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45-17 Oregon 2 to 4 sacks 318 pyg

Ducks Do It 45-17 3 2 315

I just asked ChatGPT how many points was Oregon favored by in 2024? The answer was 18.5. I expect Boise State to bring their game. DUCKS WIN! 31-21 2 2 284 yards

The season's prediction contests begins! Guesses on other threads don't count--only those here, and only those completely filled out as before. Let's have fun with it as we have so many years in the past... Let me know: --Which team wins: --Score: --How many turnovers created by Oregon? --How many sacks by Oregon? --How many passing yards by Oregon? My prediction of Oregon vs. Boise State: Oregon 48-20 3 3 292

Virginia is an interesting team--one of the oldest and most seasoned teams in the country. Where have we seen that formula for success the past three years? Let's not be too quick to write the Cavs out of ACC contention (or the playoffs) at this point. They could well surprise us all.

No disrespect meant for Dante, but preseason QB ratings are notoriously inaccurate when compared to postseason accomplishments. But, hey, we have to have something to wonder about before the first KOs of the season. Go Ducks

In today's game, that kind of hit is: Over the Line! 😁

Depth chart? We don't need no stinkin' depth chart! Dan is not releasing a depth chart, and I get it. So, here goes: 10-2 39 points per game average. 22 points on average given up by the defense. PO 7th seed. Defeat 10th seed LSU in Autzen. Georgia in the Peach Bowl, and Mario and Miami in Las Vegas to capture Natty Uno. BEAT BOISE!

The Justin Wilcox special....aka, why Justin never got a sniff of the UO sideline as a coach.

“We worked hard all the way to this point while nobody was watching. … What we did in the dark will eventually come to the light.” — Bear Alexander Fall camp is over. Now we find out what actually carries onto the field. 🏈 My Week 1 Practice Report: Practice Report Week One 2026: The work has to showFall camp was about building options, creating competition and finding out who could handle more. Now Oregon is narrowing those options and preparing to see which ones hold up against Boise State.

ROC Boys Football - Four Things We Need to see vs Boise State

That’s a good question. If universities/colleges do cross that line and cede control of football student-athletes to become paid employees, where does that eventually lead? What can of worms does that open, and what long term effect might it have on the role of these institutions as educators? More immediately, what effect - by setting such a precedent - might that have on other student groups looking to the courts to open their way to the same relationship with those institutions? By once replacing the educational model of open inquiry with the role of ‘Me First’, you may have introduced the potential for an unexpected and long lasting domino effect on our institutions of higher learning. Nothing and no one is not vulnerable to the effects of unfettered greed once that door is legally opened.

Dante Moore is ranked No. 1 in CBS Sports' ranking of the 2026 Top 50 QBs. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-qb-power-rankings-dante-moore-oregon/ Someone at CBS Sports must have noticed that No. 2 Golden Archie Manning finished 38th in the 2025 QBR rankings. Auburn WR Cam Coleman transferred to UT and has been proclaimed as 2026's top transfer. In 12 games last season, Coleman had a drop rate of 6.7%. In 14 games last season and with more throws targeted in his direction, Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith finished with a drop rate of 1.8%. Other Big Ten QBs in the top 50 and when Oregon will play against them if their team is on the 2026 schedule. No. 5 Julian Sayin - Week 10 in Columbus The 2025 Heisman Award finalist who finished 2nd in 2025 QB Ratings is ranked behind Miami's Darien Mensah? Dante is No. 1, in part, because of his receiving corps. Ohio State doesn't have a good receiving corps? I'll give you Baby J and match him against Jeremiah. But unlike Sayin, Mensah will not play against six teams ranked in the preseason Top-25. --- No. 7 Jayden Maiava - Week 4 in LA. In front of 54,00 fans (🤪), Maiava got off to a good start against a bad opponent. --- No. 8 Josh Hoover - Indiana - Hoover enters 2026 with the most career passing yards in CFB. --- No. 17 Demond Williams - Washington - Week 13 - Autzen Stadium Why is a QB who put up over 3500 yards of offense in 2025 ranked this low? --- No. 24 Bryce Underwood - Michigan - Week 12 - Autzen Stadium One of 2026's BIG questions: Under the leadership of a functional, post-puberty coaching staff, including OC Jason Beck, how much will Bryce improve? Michigan has a tough schedule, but if the offense improves, eight home games give Michigan a chance to finish 10-2 and make the 2026 PO field. --- No. 25 Rocco Becht - Penn State Coming into 2026, Rocco's 26 career victories are the most in CFB. --- No. 26 Anthony Colandrea - Nebraska - Week 7 - Autzen Stadium Will the 2025 Mountain West Player of the Year have similar success in the Power 2? --- No. 27 Katin Houser - Illinois - Week 8 - Champaign-Urbana, Illinois In 2025, Houser led East Carolina to a 9-4 record with a bowl win over ACC Pitt. --- No. 31 Malik Washington - Maryland Considering the support, or lack thereof, that Washington received from his teammates in 2025, the true freshman and now sophomore had a very good season. --- No. 35 Nico Iamaleava - UCLA - Week 6 - Autzen Stadium In 2026, with a better surrounding cast from Bob Chesney on down, I think Nico will perform better than this ranking, and UCLA will finish 8-4 or 9-3. --- No. 36 Drake Lindsey - Minnesota Another B1G QB who is ranked too low. The deeper conference? Interesting test when Mississippi State visits in Week 2. --- No. 41 Colton Joseph - Wisconsin The Badgers open the season against No. 4 Notre Dame and No. 6-ranked QB CJ Carr. Joseph and Wisconsin will have a chance to prove themselves against the toughest Week 1 opponent a Big Ten team plays. --- Also on the schedule: No. 15 Drew Mestemaker - Oklahoma State - Week 2 - Stillwater, Oklahoma The waters will be anything but still in the Cowboys' home opener when Oregon comes to town. 2025's FBS leading passer Mestemaker is joined by 18 North Texas teammates who followed coach Eric Morris to OK State. --- And a HUH? for: No. 19 Keelon Russell - Alabama - Russell has never started a game for Alabama. No. 30 Lincoln Kienholz - Louisville - Like Russell, Ohio State transfer Kienholz has never started a game. No. 24 Louisville opens the season vs No. 9 Mississippi and No. 3-ranked QB Trinidad Chambliss this Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee. If anything, Trinidad, the best dual-threat QB in CFB, may be ranked too low. BEAT BOISE!

QB, or not QB? CBS Sports has Dante ranked at the top of the 2026 CFB QBs. Someone at CBS Sports must have noticed that Golden Archie finished 38th in the 2025 QB Ratings. And perhaps someone at CBS Sports noticed that new UT WR All-Universe Cam Coleman had a 6.7% drop rate last season. Jeremiah Smith played two more games than Coleman, and with more throws coming his way, had a drop rate of 1.8% https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-qb-power-rankings-dante-moore-oregon/

If the B1G isn't already tough enough - You can have the best recruiting classes and the most draft picks, but without solid coaching, you will not ipso facto have the best teams. As to the SEC being deeper than the Big Ten, I'll match a down Auburn with a down Wisconsin. And Week 2 sees Oklahoma at Michigan, Ohio State at Texas, and Mississippi State at Minnesota. A small but interesting sample of what should be more games between the Power 2. Why not more? ESPN and its water bearer, Greg Sankey. [ Sorry, Badgers QB Colton Joseph, but Cortes didn't burn the boats; he scuttled the boats. I'm hoping Wisconsin doesn't s(t)ink this season. 😁] AP NewsMichigan coach Kyle Whittingham is a man of discipline, l...Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham will turn 67 in November while preparing to play rival Ohio State, but the 6-foot, 220-pound former linebacker looks fit enough to play some snaps for the Wolverines. AP NewsWisconsin reaches out to its past as it attempts to recap...Wisconsin reacted to back-to-back losing seasons by tackling the dual challenge of restocking its talent base through the portal while making sure those transfers understood what it takes to win.

Early on, Mahomes knew that Bo had 'IT.' AP NewsPower shift: Mahomes saw it early: The moment Bo Nix sign...The Denver Broncos ended the Kansas City Chiefs' nine-year reign atop the AFC West last season. Patrick Mahomes sensed the power shift even in mid-November 2024.

New sponsor being added to the field. Oregon Athletics’ New Partnership Part of Nearly $34 Million Agreement

More good rumblings on frosh RB Smith Dierre Hill Jr. sees shades of Saquon Barkely in freshman RB Brandon Smith

How our recruits did this last weekend. Which Oregon football commits stood out in first big high school weekend

The Bear is locked and loaded. Oregon’s Bear Alexander Wants to Accomplish Something Historic

We know this game is on CBS. This means it will be streaming on Paramount +. For those of you who can stream and have good equipment, the Paramount + picture will be noticiably better. GO DUCKS!

Dierre Hill Jr.'s improvement will help the Ducks and also allow him more onfield reps. Oregon Ducks On SIDante Moore Gets Candid on Dierre Hill Jr.’s Big ChangeOregon Ducks running back Dierre Hill Jr.’s true freshman season played a key role in the program’s College Football Playoff semifinal finish in 2025. Hill drew

Here is the first edition of From Both Sidelines featuring Dan Lanning, Boise State HC Spencer Danielson, DC Erik Chinander, and OC Nate Potter talking about Saturday's game: From Both Sidelines: Oregon and Boise State See the Same...Listen long enough to Dan Lanning, Spencer Danielson, and both Boise State coordinators, and the normal game-week coach speak starts revealing a pretty clear picture of where Saturday will be decided.

Thanks for the awesome update. Great weekend to finish my summer projects, excluding Sat. afternoon of course. Go Ducks!

Bowling Green? I recall that Novosad was looking for place where he had a high probability to start when he entered the portal. In addition to Baylor and Oregon, he held offers from Colorado, Houston, Kansas, Louisiana Tech, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Rice, SMU, Stanford, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas State, Texas Tech, UNLV, and Vanderbilt. Novosad was rated the 13th-best quarterback by 247Sports in the class of 2023 and the 12th-best pocket passer quarterback by ESPN, earning a 4-star designation by the majority of outlets. Perhaps he knew Dante Moore intended to announce he was returning for another season.