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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

My family enforces the same rule for most of our gatherings...

So true The College Football Playoff Committee just gave Oregon a chance the Ducks never could've expected

The path is clear as mud, win out and hope the previous years' chaos is an epidemic. Oregon Ducks’ College Football Playoff Path Comes Into Focus After Surprise Debut

If this was next year's playoff format, we would be in! We all know the Ducks are not playing well as a team except in short bursts, but the individual physical talent is there. Oregon this year is not losing like it used to lose decades ago. LSU 2011 - Ducks got bulldozed by more physical linemen. Auburn 2010 - even if Dyer was down, Auburn was running it down their throats at the end of the game. Ohio St Rose Bowl 2009 - Terell Pryor running over defenders to get first downs. This year's problem is bits and pieces and lack of coordination - not getting pummelled by bigger stronger monsters. Oregon can turn a lot of it around by the post season - where ever they end up. By the time the regular season ends, I would think that if Oregon replayed any of the losses so far, they would win.

Coach Day's coach speak . . . I hope he didn't scare his team too much. Ohio State’s Ryan Day Doesn’t Mince Words About Dylan Raiola And Oregon

Is Rece a believer, not necessarily due to inconsistency. Rece Davis Makes Surprising Oregon Playoff Claim Ahead Of Ohio State

So, you say we have a chance . . . Oregon's College Football Playoff Hopes Aren't Dead Yet After Initial Rankings

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I don't think it is just losing, but how and why they are losing. This season's OC promotion, the offensive style with Cristobal, the Brady Hoke disaster will bring out a lot of posts and rightly so. But I totally agree that when things turn around (and they always do) that we should see the same peeps giving street cred for the comeback. Or else why are you here? It has been a tough year and the toughest game is next up. So even if the Ducks lose, if they can show they are improving the x's and o's, fighting hard, knowing their assignments, and showing pride and mojo in what they do, there should be some good posts supporting the cause. But on the other hand, if they are lost and totally unprepared like the Ok St game, then I can't expect too much from my fellow fishduck homies. Some of it is on them.

Some people just need tea and sympathy. And yes they will be back next time we lose.

Would Utah really beat 4 through 12 on a neutral field? I haven't watched them, but if they lose to BYU are they going to drop to like 15 or just few spots like an SEC team? It feels like some of these rank are playing 13 dimensional chess. Us at 23 is lining us up to make the playoffs if we win out IMO.

Jon...you're the greatest with these posts. At Ole Miss would be quite a game.... UCLA's schedule is so incredibly weak....and they caught us at a bad time. The committee is so corrupt...

I wrote a pinned post about going too far with the negative, with venting, etc. recently. And it sure appears that my contention that some people are negative people....just are that way-has been soundly proven. Some of them became innovative with their insults to the Ducks; discussing the obvious negative is fine, but going over-the-top several times? Notice all the traffic we had after a loss? Note how much it declined after a win? There are a great many people who posted after losses, but when we win and do many good things--do they post then? No. We have a number of great posters who give opinions BOTH positive and negative, and some of them are new. I hope all you will continue to do that, and as for those who we only hear from when it is negative? If We Lose to Ohio State....I'm Sure We'll Hear From You Again! (Right?) Oh my....

Thanks, my thoughts are posted in a separate thread.

The Gurus of Grapevine have spoken. Below is the College Football (CFB) Playoff (PO) Committee's initial Top 25 for the 2026 season. The best news for OBD fans: Oregon is ranked 23rd and would be in a 24-team PO field. (See below.) No. 24 Florida would be knocked out by No. 25 Boise State. In this season's 12-team PO field, No. 12 Ohio State would be knocked out by Boise State. No. 4 Indiana and No. 8 UCLA would be in the 12-team field. SEC teams: No. 2 Georgia, No. 5 Alabama, No. 6 Kentucky, No. 7 Texas, and No. 10 Ole Miss would be in. --- A few thoughts from me, and please post your thoughts. UCLA is 8-0. Utah is 8-0. UCLA is ranked 3rd in Strength of Record (SOR) and 77th in Strength of Schedule (SOS). Utah is ranked 5th in SOR and 83rd in SOS. In the committee's first Top 25, UCLA is ranked 8th. Utah is ranked 3rd. --- October 10, 2026 - 6-2 Tennessee 26, 6-2 Alabama 10. Alabama is ranked 5th. Tennessee is ranked 13th. Alabama can't catch a PO break, right? 🤪 --- Week 1 - Texas defeats Ohio State in Austin 24 to 23. 6-2 Texas is ranked 7th. Texas lost at home to No. 24 Florida and to not ranked Oklahoma in Dallas. Texas's best win: No. 10 Ole Miss in Austin. No. 12 6-2 Ohio State's other loss was on the road against No. 20 USC. Ohio State's best win: No. 4 Indiana in Bloomington. --- No. 4 7-1 Indiana, SOS 31. No. 12 6-2 Ohio State, SOS 10. Committee: Ohio State, you should have played three cupcakes out of conference like your Hoosier friends. That way, you'd be 7-1 with a win over the Hoosiers and, perhaps, ranked higher than today? Ohio State: But we beat Indiana on their home field and ended a 22-game winning streak. Committee: Yeah, but your starting QB is hurt; that's why you are ranked 12th. Ohio State: But Indiana's starting QB is also hurt, and we defeated Indiana! Committee: Indiana's QB being hurt is irrelevant because Indiana has one more win than you do. But please, keep on playing those marquee out-of-conference games. In the long offseason, it gives us something to look forward to. 🤬🤬🤬! ... Thank goodness the PO is expanding to 24 teams. Here's what a 24-team PO field would be. 1st- and 2nd-round games played on campus. No. 1 Miami vs. No. 24 Boise State at No. 9 BYU No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 23 Oregon at No. 10 Ole Miss No. 3 Utah vs. No. 22 Arizona at No. 11 Notre Dame No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 21 South Carolina at No. 12 Ohio State No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 20 USC at No. 13 Tennessee No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 19 Iowa at No. 14 LSU No. 7 Texas vs. No. 18 Missouri at No. 15 Texas Tech No. 8 UCLA vs. No. 17 Houston at No. 16 Wake Forest --- In 2024 and in 2025, three teams ranked in the committee's initial top 12 did not make the PO field. Straight off the Grapevine, CFB PO committee rankings, where you can find Logic on life support. On3College Football Playoff Top 25: First official 2026 CFP....

I find it amazing we are in the CFP top 25. We look awful. Objectively speaking, it has to be they consider our talent the factor. We couldn't have looked any worse than gifting UCLA undefeated status and making Illinois look like a decent team. We don't even know which team will show up this week. Or should I say I don't? I expect Matt Patricia will bring the house on Raiola. They are going to make him play off balance, and they have the talent to give him more problems than they gave Hoover in Bloomington. I hope we go under center more to run bootlegs, and move the pocket. An angry and motivated Buckeye team is going to do their best to embarrass us. If we actually had decent blitz packages, now would be the time. Since we don't, I really hope our Draft caliber DEs bring the juice. They will be our Obi Wan Kenobi this week.

Which 2 or 3 loss teams would you put above No. 23? 2 losses: Northwestern SMU Duke Va Tech 3: Nebraska Louisville Baylor Michigan Wisconsin Oklahoma State Pitt Illinois Washington

I'm really surprised with this. Not complaining, but still. Is this just to bolster Ohio state's resume?

https://collegefootballplayoff.com/rankings Nice to see Oregon in the top 25. The losses were pretty ugly. To be at 23 feels really good.

Thanks David. Agreed we have not found the OC answer just yet, unless it was across the field. I would think Chip would honor whatever contract he has with NWern and obviously we have no way of knowing if he was approached last year or if he would want to return. In regard to Norvell, I think he will get an HC job as soon as the firing season is fully underway.

"Maybe, at his previous stops, Johnson did not have so many talented players at the skill positions." This ^^ His best OC job was when he had running back Kenneth Walker III at Michigan St. Oregon's stacked with RB's and WR's so that has to make his job easier.

I would not rank a 4 loss Alabama over a one loss Wake because that loss to Miami would be avenged. And Wake happens to be a good team. I have seen them twice, and they are solid, don't hurt themselves and can even hurt Alabama. They could even beat Alabama frankly (and yes, I have watched Bama, whom I don't think will lose again until the CCG). Wake is actually that good. Their QB is Tua esque, and he makes very good decisions.

And fortunately, even the 3 loss SEC teams will face a challenge getting in the 24T playoff, because odds are half or more of the 2 loss teams will have 3 losses against teams in other conferences. This year, the Big 12 would probably get 4, and if Oklahoma State hadn't lost another. I like how the SEC teams are whining, and they have 10 in the AP Top 25. It's disgusting.

I looked at the AP poll and tried to make my own rankings, but couldn't due to not enough sample size. I need to wait until the regular season ends to get some competition for some of those teams. It is hard to rank the big12, or ACC due to who they play. For my money, I would rank a 4 loss Alabama ahead of a 1 loss Wake Forest. And I would rank a 4 loss Oregon over a 1 loss New Mexico. The difference is quality of players, regardless of record. Who would win in the post season? I keep thinking back to that one year when Hawaii was soooooo good and then got totally destroyed by Georgia in that bowl game. After that game, no one took any of the teams from the "minor leagues" seriously ever again. Boise St had its moments, but that was about it for the "over achievers". Oh and of course, the Beavs had a few games that shocked the world, but they were in a power conference at the time. It is good they are going to 24. Because whoever gets left out at number 25 most likely doesn't have a chance to even stay within 2 or 3 scores of a top 5 team. So that argument become irrelevant.