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Fact is we're fans. We aren't on the field, playing. Or coaching. And we probably got used to seeing the Ducks win. Seeing them lose as they have recently has triggered a lot of emotion. But there's little chance any of us will be putting on a uniform and showing everyone how an offensive lineman should operate. Those days are over for most of us. None of us will be climbing in the box calling plays, either. The only outlet fans have is talk. Talk IS our game. And shouting at the tv accomplishes very little other than sending the rest of the family into hiding. The great thing about this forum is that we can do all our talking—not shouting—among people with the same interest, the same loyalty. That's a lot better than doing it in the local bar or at work ... where we might run into SUC or SUCKeye fans. Fights have been known to break out in those situations. In a way, Charles has afforded us a safe space. And those of us who aren't coaches can get a pretty decent football education just by listening.

Maybe not. Renewing all the young players, the players headed to the NFL who stayed, and the new players from a highly ranked recruiting class may have left them short of NIL money. We cannot draw an accurate conclusion on their evaluation of the OL based on the scant facts we have, IMHO. We weren't there.... But bottom line--I agree with you that they gambled and lost on the offensive line.

Perhaps they are waiting to see which team shows up next week, the week after that, etc.? The team that showed up against USC or UCLA? The team from the first half or the second half of the Northwestern game? I gave props to the players for not giving up at the end of the Northwestern game thread. The interim OC also deserves props, based on post game analysis, it seems like he reduced the progressions that Riola had to make and let him rip it. Anyway people want to slice it, this is a lost season and it started with the hiring of the OC and evaluation of the OL room. I’m watching to see how the team improves and which young players step up.

It's back to being a beauty contest if you find yourself on the bubble. We put ourselves in this situation, so can't complain.

Thank you Charles, it's nice to have a place of respite from the "real" world. Go Ducks!

But doesn’t the job of picking apart a loss involve both negative AND constructive views? If it doesn’t, it seems to me there is no interest in finding solutions, but only blaming. It’s true that winning only teaches you two things: that you’re doing something right and you like it. Losing teaches you everything else, but you have to want to learn from it, not just vent.

The PO committee's top 12 includes a team from the Power 4. G6 No. 25, Boise State, would take Ohio State's place in the PO field. Below is an SP+ ranking of the Top 12 and Boise, and a list of SP+ Top 40 teams remaining to be played. SP+ No. 1 - Georgia - at Ole Miss, Missouri, and at South Carolina. No. 2 - Ohio State - Oregon, Northwestern, at Nebraska, and Michigan. The SEC has 10 teams ranked by the committee, but only Ohio State has four Top-40 SP+ on the schedule. No. 3 - Notre Dame - Miami and SMU. If No. 11 PO committee-ranked Notre Dame loses at home this Saturday, it could be out of the playoff. Notre Dame's best win came in the opening game against 5-3 Wisconsin. Perhaps ND should have opened against USC instead of playing BYU in Provo. No. 4 - LSU - Alabama, Texas, at Tennessee. Three tough games before the final game of the season at Arkansas. No. 5 - Miami - at Notre Dame, Duke. Miami's best win was at No. 16 Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons are also ranked No. 16 by SP+. Miami's defense was lit up by FSU's Ashton Daniels and UNC's Billy Edwards. Miami is the PO committee's No. 1 team based mostly on the Eye Test. No. 6 - Indiana - USC, at UW. No team deserves a week off more than Indiana. Nine games played before the chance to rest and heal in Week 10. No. 7 - Texas - at Missouri, at LSU, at Texas A&M. No. 8 - Alabama - at LSU. Win in Baton Rouge on Saturday, and PO committee No. 5 Alabama should finish in the committee's top 4 with a 1st -round bye. With a loss at LSU and remaining games at Vanderbilt, vs. Chattanooga (Choo-Choo!), and Auburn, a 9-3 Bama, except for the fact that the committee has a love affair with the Tide, could miss the 2026 PO. Bama's out-of-conference win over 3-5 FSU should not move the PO committee's rankings needle. But again, it's Alabama. No. 9 - Utah - BYU, at Arizona. Should be one heck of a Holy War this Saturday. The game kicks off at 10 AM local. FYI, PO committee ranked No. 3 Utah has played the 83rd most 'difficult' schedule in CFB; there are 68 Power 4 teams. No. 10 - Texas Tech - at Oklahoma State, at Baylor. Texas Tech has played college football's 68th strength-of-schedule. Why are the Red Raiders ranked 13th by the PO committee? Because of a two-point win over No. 17 Houston in Lubbock? No. 11 - Tennessee - Kentucky, at Texas A&M, LSU. I expect Lane Kiffin will receive a warm welcome. No. 12 - Oregon - at Ohio State, Michigan, UW. I'm keepin' the faith! No. 31 - Boise State - None.

After football season....I will start a thread about portal players joining us. We LOST a ton of great players to MLB, graduation, and the portal, but we added a ton as I believe Coach Waz is throwing mud on the wall to see what sticks...especially with pitching. I will say that as bad as our Baseball NIL money available is, apparently USC's is worse. We got a decent transfer pitcher from them, and a .300 hitter from them! A whole bunch of other transfers, especially pitchers to watch and follow later. Our new pitching coach has quite the reputation, so Oregon got quite a few pitchers join us! Ducks have a big tournament in February with Arkansas, Oklahoma State, and Baylor--should be fun. Will Sanford is BACK!

Davison has looked like he was fighting an injury all year and never quite had the crisp pop of acceleration and change of direction he had last year. It maybe best for him to fully heal and get ready for next year or if by some chance the Ducks make the playoffs he'd be ready to go then.

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