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Apparently it wasn't enough to lose yards every time we run a player into the flat to catch a ball with his back to the defense, we can knock them out for the season too. I called these plays the "sitting duck" play for reason. I feel bad for Jordan.

Rumors are flying that since he is out a couple of weeks, that he might decide to be done for this year.

Doctor, enjoy No. 21 South Carolina vs. A&M. Except for Georgia, ranked 2nd by the AP Poll voters and the committee, the other nine SEC teams are collectively ranked 19 places higher by the committee than by the AP voters. The five ranked Big Ten teams are collectively ranked 5 places higher, led by Oregon moving up from AP No. 27 to committee-ranked No. 23. Oregon has three SP+ top-40 teams remaining on the schedule: Ohio State, Michigan, and Washington.

I self-censor. Meaning, if we lose or I disagree with a playing philosophy, I don't post for a few days while I meltdown. If we win, I figure I don't want to jinx the team, so I don't post to celebrate, or boast. But...I am always lurking and reading.

I’ve certainly had my pessimism given how the season has progressed, but I actually avoid all media for a few days after a loss. Media and social media overall go heavily negative after a loss, and I find disengaging to be healthier for me than wallowing in it. It’s easier to wait out the wave of catastrophizing if I never engage with it.

Normal behavior around here is pretty much unique to this site... We agree to to avoid the rancor of the world around us.

It was great to see the Ducks come back after a 14 point deficit. To me that is the mark of a good team. Win or lose Ill be a fan until they burry me.

I love the interaction of the positive and negative. It makes for great discussions in the threads. It is the very part of the fabric woven into a true forum. The foundation for a great forum. One simple rule drives this Forum. Respect for others! There are plenty of sites that allow posters to denigrade, criticize and crush other people's posts. The more negative the better. The team losing, playing poorly or not bringing the A+ game makes it easier to criticize. That criticism is fueled by passion and sheer disappointment. I cannot stress my absolute and heartfelt disappointment over the course of the season. To make it worse were the fans jumping off the bandwagon and the vile criticism toward the players and the coaches. Many posters expressed those feelings on the Forum. And did it within the rules. Including Duck homers, honks and those that live and breath all things Ducks. And I love that and look forward to all those posts. This is where the rubber meets the road. IMHO some of those, who criticize the Ducks, absolutely want no criticism sent back in their direction. If you can't take it, don't dish it out comes to mind. Perhaps there are those that only want to post when the Ducks fail or lose. This Duck fan loses no sleep if they don't post. My concern is over those who don't post because they might have gotten their feelings hurt thru well presented, differing view points. Those differing view points are so welcome, as long as they are respectful of others. Support your view points and refute the view points that disagree. No reason to stop posting. There have been some viscious, hateful posters on the Forum over the years that Charles and the moderators had to block from the site. They didn't like the rules. I hope those who only like to criticize and complain keep posting. Play nice, take your medicine and strengthen the conversation. I wonder would it hurt you to find and post something nice and positive about the Ducks. There was a great deal of positive from the Noryhwestern game. The duck coaches and players improved in alot of areas that many of you NegaDucks were complaining about. Just saying!

Wednesday War Room: Ohio State’s stars remain dangerous, but a quarterback change creates a different challenge for OregonOregon must contain Jeremiah Smith, force freshman QB Luke Fahey into difficult situations, and find offensive consistency against an elite Ohio State defense to keep its postseason hopes alive.Wednesday War Room: Ohio State’s stars remain dangerous,...Oregon must contain Jeremiah Smith, force freshman QB Luke Fahey into difficult situations, and find offensive consistency against an elite Ohio State defense to keep its postseason hopes alive.

While I agree that Oregon still has a shot at the playoffs, I think they will have to win games in a more consistent/dominant fashion to impress the playoff committee. That means #8 will have to play the rest of the season like he did against USC, The run game and the O-Line will have to perform the way they have the past two games (5.6 and 4.9 YPC), and the defense will have to hold their opponents to 14-21 PPG.

I'll just say, yay, no more political commercials day and night on TV (at least for a while).

CBSSN - Top-25 Rankings Winners and Losers. The Big Ten is a B1G Loser. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/cfp-rankings-winners-losers-notre-dame-alabama/

Pause for flaws. Someone, please tell Heather Dinich that Halloween is over. 😁 https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50359655/cfp-rankings-fatal-flaws

1st PO ranking winners and whiners. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2026/11/03/cfp-rankings-first-winners-losers-college-football-playoff-2026-analysis/92592037007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usatbaseline&utm_term=Content%20List%20-%20Stacking%20-%20optimized&utm_co

See the post above, (No. 5) as you are new here and have not been through what the rest of us have with venting. And we have a rule against it because it has been such a problem in the past. What we see is normal behavior....it is human nature, and it is interesting to watch it play out, hence my observation.

Even discussing the negative on that is fine. This is a very astute group of people, but I have a hard time conveying the difference between discussing negative, versus going over-the-top negative and venting. We have a rule against venting No. 31, and suggest people read No. 31a, also, 31b especially, and 31d. My concern is that those who have great observations that are negative will not post, as they don't understand that I want the negative posts, but not the innovative insults and the venting. We've been through this before with the final year of Cristobal, and the year of losing to the Huskies twice....was quite a meltdown for some. Again negative is fine, as that is what we do in a forum. And I have certainly not only participated in posting negative, but made jokes in the process. You are a great example of posting both ways, and I appreciate that. It gives you much more credibility with your negative posts when you post positive along with them. And I understand that some years, like this one, we are going to have a ton more negative posts. It is the way it is, and I've tolerated a TON more than I prefer, but since they did not break the rules....I let them all stay. It was observation on my part about human nature, as being a moderator for thousands of posts--I've learned a ton about our tendencies over the years.

Many are questioning Bama at No. 5. SISI:AM | The Very Weird CFP RankingsAlabama got some extra love from the committee, of course, but that wasn’t the only thing worth grumbling about.

I am glad they are going to 24 teams, because they just can’t seem to get this right. Who you play has to mean something. The Indiana / Ohio State example is the perfect example. In my opinion, Ohio State should be above Indiana. Their body of work is much better and they beat Indiana head to head. The committee needs develop something like the RPI or NET from basketball. They need to consider SOS, Quad wins and losses, margin of victory (or loss), home or away, etc. They need to stop looking just at wins and losses.

Absolute farce of an initial CFP ranking. The tea leaves have been read. The tarot cards have been turned over. The kangaroo court made it clear that the college football landscape is not P4 and G6. It's P1 and G9. Only the SEC teams are allowed to lose games and not be penalized. If Georgia, Ole Miss, Bama, Texas and Kentucky lose a conference game, i wonder if they would fall out of the top 12? SEC teams, currently outside of the top 12, are readily positioned to move up by winning. The SEC may have multiple 9-3 teams make the CFP. Could certain, blue blood SEC teams get in with 8-4 records? 10-2 teams in BIG, BIG 12 and ACC may not make it in, unless they win their conference championship. ND will not get in if they lose to Miami. If BYU loses to Utah they may not make it in. I wonder if a 10-2 UCLA or Iowa would get in without being the conference champion? OBD's makng the BIG title game would not be enough. They would need to win out, then win the BIG title. Even winning out does not get them in the title game without help. Every game OBD's play the rest of the season is a playoff, single elimination game. GO DUCKS!

Ohio State's defensive front is dangerous. Ball security needs to continue to be stressed and improved. Oregon Ducks On SIWhy Ohio State’s Defensive Front Has Dan Lanning’s AttentionThe Oregon Ducks (5-3 overall, 3-2 Big Ten) are facing what many thought would be the programs' biggest game during the 2026 preseason: a trip to "The Horseshoe

Solar, I'd like to think so, but ... Ranking Ohio State 12th doesn't help. How far will the Buckeyes drop if they lose at home to Oregon? And Michigan, Michigan State, and UW will not be wins over ranked opponents. A 9-3 Oregon is far from a sure thing. The only sure thing would be if chaos somehow sends the in-conference 8-2 Ducks to the championship game, and Oregon wins, securing the Big Ten's automatic bid. I don't think a 3-loss Oregon will be ranked ahead of 2-loss SEC teams ranked above Oregon that suffer a 3rd in-conference loss, and 3-loss South Carolina is currently ranked above Oregon. The committee's love for the SEC is apparent, and not unjustified.

Things we learned, according to ESPN - I think we learned, again, that the process is a farce and CFB needs to go to a 24-team PO field ASAP. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50360739/cfp-playoff-2026-bubble-watch-week-9 Anger Index? Perhaps ESPN should look in the mirror? https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50372396/cfp-2026-anger-index-week-10