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I like your headline Santa Rosa Duck.

Whereas, I like you would support the Bill its results are only a part of the needed changes. The timing is critical to begin “turning the ship” away from the looming iceberg. I do not like to see the federal government taking measures to overreach into collegiate sports which desperately need their own governing body to replace the intended and historical roles of the NCAA. I believe there should be two new bodies, if not more. College football is enough different and if a scale to require it’s own governing body. The other collegiate sports could have their own. I wonder sometimes if football should be divided further with a conference or division of the top 60 or so teams, and separate governance and regulations for the remaining D1, D2, and D3 or others. Their needs, environments, revenues and the situations of the athletes (compensation, meals, training and medical, scale, etc.) are dramatically different and one size fits all may not be the best now and the future. Evolve or die.

The benefits outweigh the concerns. Football needs some regualtory restraint before it spends itself into oblivion; at least the oblivion of non-revenue sports. With the Power 2 supporting the measure, as amended, it will likely be approved by the Senate. But the House? The Power 2 fight on the field, on the airwaves, and in the press, but when it comes to the survival of college sports, the two conferences need one another. Whether the Bill passes or not, the next thing that needs to be fixed is a crazy CFB calendar that has signing day and the portal opening during the CFB playoffs, which penalizes the most successful programs. And the season has to begin and end earlier. If Fox steps up along with other media entities not owned by Disney and comes with the money to be a CFB post-season player, a 24-team PO could be here by 2028.

With the 2 conferences on board, the Protect College Sports Act appears to have a good chance of approval in the SenateThe Big Ten and SEC have struck a deal with federal lawmakers over legislation to regulate the college sports industry. Each of the league's presidents and chancellors voted Friday evening to swing their support behind the Protect College Sports Act in a stunning and about-face development that thrusts the legislation forward. The two conferences announced the deal via a joint statement on Friday night. https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/sec-big-ten-vote-to-support-congressional-college-sports-bill-after-mad-scramble-001809916.html

Dante Moore being brutally honest in identifying areas where he spent the off season working to improve. QB Coach Koa Ka'ai a big help. Oregon Ducks On SIDante Moore Gets Candid on Biggest Area of ImprovementDante Moore may be one of the most anticipated returning quarterbacks for the 2026 season, but that doesn't mean the Oregon Ducks' leader is lacking a few skill

Big Ten Tiers, or Tears? https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-football-ranking-conferences-18-teams-tiers-2026

Oregon transfer named Ducks' biggest X-factor in 2026Koi Perich tabbed as Oregon's X-factor in 2026 https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/07/31/oregon-football-koi-perich-x-factor/91124452007/

2028 DB Legarrette Blount Jr., son of former Oregon star, eyeing DucksOregon, Ohio State standing out to son of former Duck LeGarrette Blount https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/recruiting/2026/07/31/oregon-football-recruiting-legarrette-blount-jr-ohio-state/91125821007/

CBS Sports names Oregon 'the best betting value' to win national championship in 2026CBS Sports names Oregon 'the best betting value' to win national championship in 2026 https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/cbs-sports-names-oregon-the-best-betting-value-to-win-national-championship-in-2026-288627187/

Dan Lanning embraces elevated expectations surrounding Oregon's veteran rosterMeta: Dan Lanning welcomes the high expectations surrounding Oregon’s veteran roster as Dante Moore and several key Ducks return for the 2026 season. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/dan-lanning-embraces-elevated-expectations-surrounding-oregons-veteran-roster-288626555/

Dan Lanning, Oregon studying how to reverse troubling trend in rematch gamesMeta: Dan Lanning and Oregon studied their rematch losses to Washington, Ohio State and Indiana as the Ducks seek a different postseason result in 2026. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/dan-lanning-oregon-studying-how-to-reverse-troubling-trend-in-rematch-games-288626457/

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This from a coach who assembled a group of high priced lawyers and threatened to sue his starting quarterback to keep him from leaving for a better opportunity. Sheesh!

Josh Pate: 10 Toughest College Football Stadiums

On3' JD Pickell has no shortage of confidence in Oregon's Natty chances this year. Check out the video linked below, and fast forward to the end to see what his official National championship prediction is! Hint: Green and Yellow

Top 25 X Factors - https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49317269/2026-college-football-top-25-x-factors-team

Too Much Info - In huddle, gas passing competition. Horse Hockey - UW has 10 starters returning, not 20+. Ohio State D - A lot of studs to replace on D, but Matt Patricia had holes to fill in 2025 and did just fine.

SI - Media Days B1Ggest Winners and Losers - Oregon Ducks On SIBig Ten Media Days Biggest Winners, Losers: Dante Moore,...Big Ten Media Days are over and now the real fun begins: football practices. The three-day event provided some excitement and memorable moments into arguably th

Possibly the chemical enhancement is unnecessary, considering that the fetching Jordan has, as Jerry Seinfeld put it, "many of the qualities that appeal to the superficial man."

CBS Sports B1G Media Day Three: Fact or Fiction - https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-ten-media-days-nebraskas-november/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=568648&ET_RID=52482716

WOnder which ones are getting complimentary lil' blue pills?

Last three champions 3 BIG 0 Everybody else Last six finalists 4 Current BIG 1 ACC 1 Notre Dame 0 SEC

He smoked the SEC, and Cig plans to keep Indiana smokin' - Cig will need to help new QB Josh Hoover escape the Meatloaf 2 out of 3 ain't bad syndrome. Hoover's stats in four games starting in 2023 at TCU - 9,627 yards passing, 33 TDs, and 33 Ints. 🤬 However, Fernando's stats at Cal were good, but no one predicted that he would win the Heisman Trophy. AP NewsIndiana's Curt Cignetti is 'stalking complacency' as Hoos...Indiana coach Curt Cignetti says he’s “stalking complacency” as he makes sure there’s no championship hangover now that he’s orchestrated one of the most remarkable turnarounds in college football his

Sanders-Frison Hired as Director of Player Development, Recruitment and External RelationsOregon men's basketball head coach Dana Altman has announced the hiring of Markhuri Sanders-Frison as the program's Director of Player Development, Recruitment and External Relations. The Ducks have also announced that veteran assistant coach Kevin McKenna has retired after 16 seasons on the Oregon bench. Sanders-Frison was a graduate assistant with the Ducks last season, after spending the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach at Idaho, where he also oversaw player development while helping guide the Vandals. Prior to his time in Moscow, he served as a graduate assistant with Oregon from 2022-24. Sanders-Frison also serves as the player development coach for the Chinese Senior National Team. https://goducks.com/news/2026/7/29/mens-basketball-sanders-frison-hired-as-director-of-player-development-recruitment-and-external-relations

FLOCK TALK: EMPTY CHAIRS?Who Is Missing From the College Sports Negotiations?Congress is working to stabilize college athletics, but the athletes whose compensation will be regulated still do not have equal standing in the process.The Protect College Sports Act has moved through several rounds of revisions as Congress attempts to create a national framework for college athletics. The bill addresses everything from medical coverage and scholarships to transfers, NIL agreements, direct school payments and antitrust protection. The most important story of the past two weeks, however, may not be any single provision in the bill. It may be the process through which those provisions are being written. Lawmakers have been communicating extensively with the Big Ten and SEC over changes the conferences believe are necessary before they can support the legislation. Revised proposals have included a new multimillion-dollar retention pool, changes involving women’s and Olympic sports, associated-entity rules, state-law preemption and legal protections for enforcing compensation limits. As of Thursday morning, a “best and final” version had reportedly been delivered to the Big Ten and SEC after congressional staff, White House attorneys and conference representatives worked on the language late into the previous night. Flock Talk: Empty Chairs?Oregon Ducks football, Dan Lanning, Oregon recruiting, college football, NIL, Big Ten, Pac-12, Scott Reed, Duck Sports Central, recruiting news