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I find it hilarious that going into the week, every SEC team with a winning conference record was ranked and two SEC teams (LSU and Missouri) were both ranked with 0.500 conference records. Meanwhile, a loss to a 6-3 / 4-2 Illinois going into the weekend was considered a “bad loss”. I would love to get Illinois on the same field as Missouri. I have watched both those teams and Illinois would be the breaks off Missouri. I can’t wait for 24 teams. This is such a joke.

RJ Young COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRITER from FOX Sports. He has a different outlook, his poll has Oregon at number 12. College Football Rankings: Texas, Wake Forest Jumped As LSU, USC Fell After Week 1112. Oregon DucksRecord: 7-3 Previous ranking: 15 Week 11 game: 31-7 win vs. Michigan Week 12 game: at Michigan State The Ducks might be held together with duct tape, wood glue and pushpins, but that's good enough to get wins in four of their last five games — plus The Game Trophy (beating Ohio State and Michigan in the same season) with backup quarterback Dylan Raiola behind center. Oregon has turned itself into a team no one wants to play when it matters most. Stat to know: With his 59-yard touchdown against Michigan, receiver Dakorien Moorenow has five touchdowns of 25 or more yards this season, the second most in the FBS. Odds to make CFP: +220 (17th) Odds to win national title: +4800 (12th) https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/rankings-texas-wake-forest-lsu-usc-ohio-state-ole-miss

This doesn't surprise me any coming from ESPN. Though was so hoping for more Chaos, but I should have known USC would blunder it. ESPN's College Football Playoff prediction model drops Oregon's chances even after win over MichiganDespite an impressive 31-7 win over Michigan on Saturday, ESPN believes Oregon's chances of making this year's 12-team College Football Playoff took a hit. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/espns-college-football-playoff-prediction-model-drops-oregons-chances-even-after-win-over-michigan-292810599/

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Opening odds for Michigan State vs. Oregon present Ducks a chance to win with style pointsAutzen ZooOpening odds for Michigan State vs. Oregon present Ducks...The college football regular season is winding down, and this time of year is all about jockeying for position in the race for the College Football Playoff. Aft

Oregon opens as a two-touchdown favorite at Michigan StateOregon football will open up as a heavy favorite on the road against Michigan State. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-opens-as-a-two-touchdown-favorite-at-michigan-state-292807894/

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Iowa's record out of conference, per Yahoo Sports: Northern Illinois Huskies Win Iowa State Cyclones Win Northern Iowa Panthers Win The Hawkeyes are "Lords of the North." Oregon played a likely playoff team in Boise State and a competitive Big 12 team in intolerable heat.

I think Oregon's resume deserves a little more credit than it's getting. Three losses certainly hurt, but if we're going to consider strength of schedule, then we also have to give them credit for beating good teams. Winning on the road at USC and Ohio State, along with victories over Boise State and Northwestern, isn't exactly a weak body of work. What interests me more is how the resumes compare if all these bubble teams win out. Does an 11-1 Wake Forest or a 10-2 Iowa automatically deserve a spot over a 9-3 Oregon? Maybe, but I don't think the records alone should settle that argument. Who you played, who you beat, and where you beat them ought to matter just as much. And I agree that Oregon looks like a different team offensively. But I don't think the committee should have to justify putting Oregon in because they're suddenly dangerous or would make for an entertaining playoff matchup. If the Ducks win their last two games, I think there's a legitimate argument that they've earned consideration based on what they've accomplished, not just what they're capable of doing.

There have been loads of cringe worth resumes before. And there are a lot of duck haters out there that would love for Oregon to make the playoff and lose. So let the Ducks in for the fun of it.

In the end, I think the Ducks playoff hopes will come down to what the playoff committee really wants. On one hand, the Ducks playoff resume is extremely lacking. Not only is three losses one too many but two very bad losses to two mediocre teams should be end of story. On the other hand, OBD just looks like "That Team" this year. It seems that the OC change and OL stability have completely reinvigorated the Duck offense while the D has held a steady clamp on everybody since Stillwater. I don't think there is a playoff team in the country that would be licking their chops to play the Ducks now. Last year I'd say Miami was that X factor team that fit those same shoes and they road them from #10 seed to the Championship Game. This looks like the year the Ducks could do the same. Being slid passed Iowa and passing by a fourth place SEC team wouldn't be that crazy. The committee has done much worse over the years. The Ducks seem like a perfect low seed wildcard that could shake up the playoffs which the ratings people should love. They also have a cringe worthy resume that record sticklers may want to avoid. Two more dominant wins still have to happen for any of this to matter. We'll see.

Big Ten teams ranked in the Coaches Poll: No. 4 UCLA/ No. 5 Indiana/ No. 13 Iowa/ No. 14 OREGON/ No. 17 Ohio State/ No. 19 USC. Boise State - No. 15. OBD is 3-1 vs. the Coaches Poll Top 25.

Dude... All these decades later and just reading your dance story gives me some SDPTSD (School Dance Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). I'm pretty sure that SDPTSD now has it's own ICD-10 psychiatric medical billing code. I'm just totally impressed that you had the cojones to step out there and make that long, long, longer-than-hell, walk over to the girls, as everybody and their mother was watching you. And although, as I unfortunately could totally relate to, you temporarily, and publicly, went down in flames, but clearly you did not stay down for long. The fact is that you didn't truly go down in flames, as evidenced by the girl finally waking up and asking you out later (I like how, at least in my mind, you kind of made her beg a little ;-). This is the icing, and the cherry, on the cake. Well played, my friend. Well played. Ps. A lesser coach than Lanning could have easily gone down in flames, but Lanning allowed the fire to do some more refining in his world. And here we are now 7-3. So... GO DUCKS! I

Yep. There are not 15 teams playing better than Oregon right now. It will be interesting to see what happens this week with the CFP rankings. Oregon is going to jump Houston and Kentucky for sure. That should get them to 14. I will be interested to see if they jump Iowa as well after they demolished a common opponent.

I would love to claim it was superior knowledge. But, you all know it was a complete guess. I'll take the win regardless!

I’m not defending Taggart, but his offense averaged 50+ PPG with a healthy Herbert. Mario somehow turned that into the low 30s for Herbert’s Junior and Senior seasons. What a waste of elite talent.

Hard to win? Not hard for Dilly, even when he dallies. 😁 Hats off to Dilly and the now bowl-eligible ASU Sun Devils. ASU flew from Phoenix to Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, defeated UCF 26-13, and flew home. MERCY!

Nice work DUCati855!

I LOVE the long passes down the field. I am SO sick of previously seeing so many quick passes to a wide receiver that go nowhere. I am no football expert, by a long shot, however, it would seem the vertical game would enhance the chances of a quick pass as the DBs can't crowd the line of scrimmage.

No shade when I say that. Your analysis is correct. Taggart was a mess outside of demonstrating that Oregon can compete with anybody on the recruiting trail-forever. Mario did a very good job-particularly at the line of scrimmage. Taggart was more of a fool than Cristobal on leaving before proving himself. Mario left because he had to. He was about to be completely exposed as a coach that ruined a team's natural edge. I give him full credit for learning his lesson. But he still destroyed our best chance to that point of winning a Natty. Taggart was a complete miss. Mario simply blew his opportunity to claim a Natty. He is in the perfect place-his historical and natural home (much better than Taggart ever would or could do), and he applied what he learned. And though I don't think he'll get a Natty this year, he is on a path that gives him a very good opportunity. Which brings me back to Lanning. Imagine if Dallas Wilson actually came to Eugene last year. He is as good as or better than Dakorian. But look at the WR Group Lanning has. Still pretty damn good. Lanning is a beast. Results based on his fiasco and the fact he was always was (my opinion here) makes me question fan bases like ours and Ohio State's. Having elite players is nowhere near a guarantee you win one. It just assures you have a pretty good opportunity. That is exactly why "Title or Bust" is unrealistic. Dan Lanning is probably Top 5 if not Top 3. In my very arrogant opinion (and yes I can admit that), Dan Lanning is as good as it gets. Even Better. There will be a time when someone can replace him. Somewhere around 7 to 10 years from now. Not even close to at present. Your analysis was good. I was merely pointing out Mario really ruined one if not two title shots.

The only Duck fans I know who could possibly think that 10-win-seasons are semi-standard operating procedure, would have to be fans who have only been around since about 2008. I remember a good friend of mine telling me that his sister had been to every Duck home game for nearly 3 years... and had never seen them lose. My first thought was "not a chance that could be right." Then I paused and realized that he was right. For a long time Duck fan, that kind of thinking almost still does not compute. So no, I still don't take any wins for granted. Although admittedly, and understandably, my expectations have changed tremendously.

YES! Especially when you're trying to do more without Moore. In this world of CFB parity, take no win for granted. BTW, can anyone identify the guy disguised as Dylan Raiola who blew lunch against UCLA and Illinois? 🤪

There is no "straw man argument" being made here, and no attempts to defend anything Mario. It was only an observation that while (at the time) there certainly was a narrative Taggart leaving also sacrificed a potential top 3 recruiting class (I don't think Oregon had ever finished higher than 11-12), the reality ended up being most of the key recruits that made up that high rating that left probably go down as "busts" based on their contributions against their rankings. Even the couple that ended up doing ok were probably not significantly better than the guys who played for Oregon at their spots over the period. This "faux" top class can now be contemplated in the overall context of Taggart's stay at Oregon (often looked at as a lot of flash, bluster, empty swagger, or hype over substance). I don't know if other people waited the 5-6 years to check out how those decommits turned out? I didn't myself until one day a separate discussion got me curious and found the results interesting (it seems like the kind of small Duck tidbit I enjoy coming across). I guess that needed to be clarified?

Due to flight disruptions, the updated AP Poll will be released tomorrow. The Ole Miss at Oklahoma game is on now on the SEC Network. OBD climbs five spots in the Coaches Poll to No. 14. Indiana is correctly ranked above two-loss Alabama. On3College Football Rankings: Coaches Poll Top 25 released a...Week 11 turned into a wild one in college football amid a number of travel issues related to an FAA nationwide ground stop. With just two weeks left, the