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Bellotti was Brook's O-coordinator during Brooks most successful years, 1989-94. In 1988 it was Bob Toledo. 2008 was Bellotti's last season as head coach. There were 9 coaches including Bellotti on staff. When Chip took over in 2009, he took the Bellotti slot and hired Helfrich to replace himself (Chip). The other 7 guys were the same in 2009 as they were in 2008. Chip had Bellotti's choices as assistants. I believe all 7 of those guys were still with Chip in 2012 - his last season. Chip did increase the staff from 9 to 11, but as I recall, 7 of the 10 assistants were the same. Over his four years, Chip hired Helfrich, Azzinaro, Frost. Interesting to contemplate whether Bellotti would have hired those guys?

It might be interesting to make a comparison between the names listed so far, and the number of NFL seasons by each Duck who was in the NFL? 8 years for Chad Cota, as an example. Or, 14 years Gary Zimmerman who is in the NFL Hall of Fame. Yes, I understand, post-Duck career is different than contributions while a Duck, but seeing an NFL list might refresh some memories?

A bit of history from 2017 https://www.thespectrum.com/story/sports/college/southern-utah/2017/09/02/suu-football-smoky-skies-put-oregon-game-doubt/629448001/ https://archive.ph/362Tm Dates this Fall 2026: Sep. 5 - Boise State - 12:30 Sep. 19 - Portland State - 7:30 During the day, the sun warms the ground, allowing warm air and smoke to rise and disperse. At night, the ground cools rapidly, creating a layer of cold air near the surface that is capped by warmer air above. This acts like a lid, trapping smoke and stagnant air near the ground. Wind speeds generally decrease at night, further preventing smoke from blowing away. Why does the smoke get worse in the morning? Cool air gets trapped near the ground overnight, trapping wildfire smoke close to the surface. That’s why air quality is often at its worst around sunrise before improving later in the day as temperatures warm and the air begins to mix

https://www.iqair.com/air-quality/usa/oregon/eugene https://aqicn.org/map/eugene/ Above 160 today, Wednesday, in the unhealthy category. Appears it will be improving by Friday. Remember 2017 when the Ducks went to the Oregon coast to practice prior to the Nebraska game?

So, the only two in one day appears to be Oregon and Washington.

Notre Dame is opening a new $100 million dollar football facility. USC officially opens their new gazillion facility August 5. The Oregon facility opened in 2018, as I recall. Would USC spent that much, for that elaborate a facility, if Oregon hadn't been making recruiting in-roads in So. Cal?

One thing that probably doesn't get noted enough was Oregon's decimated running back situation going into the second Indiana meeting. Not only was there in-experience in playing time carrying the ball, but inexperience in blocking. The two running backs vs Indiana were Hill and Harris who ranked No. 3 and No. 6 in season rushing. Davison, Whittington and Limar were 3 of the top 4 running backs the game earlier against James Madison. Harris was the 5th running back with one carry vs James Madison. Indiana had one of those magical seasons from an injury standpoint. And, of course, those missing running backs for Oregon weren't missing from the defense.

"The defense in the Peach Bowl just melted and didn’t look anything like itself, even compared to the previous game against Indiana. It was predictable and just lacked any new wrinkles." Likewise the season earlier in the rematch with Ohio State. That game in particular it looked like Oregon's defense expected Ohio State to make no changes in the Rose Bowl from the regular season meeting.

When do practices start? The Oregonian column said there is an on-campus media day on August 3, with practices starting August 5. Oregon's participation in Big Ten Media Day in Chicago was July 29.

After opening that "view" link, another thing to keep in mind is if you are sitting in a low row in those sections you will not be able to see the full scope of the endzone because your view will be blocked by that white tent behind the endzone.

Not to say you shouldn't prioritize tickets in the visitors section for fan connection, but be aware if you do you'll feel like you're watching from a spot halfway to Disneyland. https://aviewfrommyseat.com/photo/324138/Los+Angeles+Memorial+Coliseum/section-200/row-21/seat-37/

re: that Rose Bowl 8-3 score Maybe good for a bar bet? Most people will remember Mariota was QB and was 26 of 36, for 338 yds (and remember perhaps Winston had more yardage passing), but will they remember who passed for the 2-pt conversion to make it 8-3? Taylor Alie. Because it was a PAT play, his name does not appear in game's passing stats.

yes, originally the coaches order had Lanning at 10:15, it is now scheduled for 10:45 as the order was flipped a bit. Lanning will now be the last coach up in the order.

ESPN/ABC has the broadcast rights for almost all of the SEC games on TV. Want to boost your viewership/advertising revenue to be able to make payments for that TV contract? Create an "analytics ranking" which places all the teams in the conference in the Top 20. Last bowl season: Miami (Fla.) 10, Texas A&M 3 Iowa 34, Vanderbilt 27 Wake Forest 43, Mississippi St 29 Houston 38, LSU 35 Illinois 30, Tennessee 28 Virginia 13, Missouri 7 Indiana 38, Alabama 3 Texas 41, Michigan 27

1) Get a TV, and talking heads, contract with ESPN 2) Get ESPN to promo your conference 3) Create a ranking which presumes no loss is a bad loss because you played a conference member

Big Ten media day coverage on Tuesday. Nana, nana, nana...SEC. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49472040/big-ten-commissioner-petitti-boasts-league-dominance-sec

"....best of 5 FGs for each team to decide the game?" Nah, start at the 10 and keep backing up 5 yds with dual attempts until one opponent misses. Alex "Mongo" Karras of the Detroit Lions used to mimic them, calling out in falsetto: "I keeck a touchdown! I keeck a touchdown."

Interesting column in today's Register Guard...not behind a paywall...which provides the author's ten Oregon football individual player records unlikely to be broken. Not sure if any will never be broken because of game rule changes, but it is something to consider as we reflect on game/individual records. What was the context of rules at the time? For example, in 1989 the use of tee's on FG and Xpoint was discontinued. The Div I FG record is 67 yds...3 players share the record...all before 1989.

"Corral the Cowboys..." That will be the first home game for Oklahoma State with their new coaching staff and a bunch of transfers including QB Drew Mestemaker. The Ducks better take along plenty of rope.

I would probably replace Leinart with Steve Emtman if there is a limit on Pac players. I also knew Bronco Jr, son of the legend. Bush was a phenomenal player.

Thanks. Those of us who are "sidewalk superintendents" but live too far away appreciate the post showing the progress.

“Pac-12 begins play with six new teams, a fun flex-week idea…” Huh? It’s my understanding that final week “flex game” is considered non-conference for standings. Tentative opponents would include OSU at WSU so that both would have 4 Pac home games. Unless one of those two needs to play a different opponent to burnish their record for a potential CFP slot. Likely a 9th football member won’t be added until 2028 season which theoretically OSU vs WSU could happen 6 times from 2025-27. And, what if OSU goes 7-0 then loses to WSU, while Cougs go 6-1 then beat OSU? Does that mean the two play again in the conference championship? 7 games in 3 seasons? Brings a whole new meaning to marrying your cousin in Corvallis.

An interesting piece (July 7) in The Athletic about the Oklahoma State rebuild....87 total new players. But, key ingredients transferred with the coach from North Texas including the nation's No. 1 passer last season. It will be the first home game for the new staff and players and they will not want to disappoint their fans. Parallels to Indiana and Colorado recent rebuilds. Interesting insights in the column about how Coach Morris has worked it. I recommend The Athletic for college football coverage. It has basically become the modern Sports Illustrated for those of us who can remember the halcyon days for SI. It was purchased by the NY Times so their writers often detour into political theatrics but generally speaking their college football writers avoid that, thankfully. And, you can subscribe/unsubscribe based on the college football calendar.

Interesting to open that link and read the state that some are associated with. A lot of rural backgrounds. I probably would substitute Eaton for Prefontaine on the list. Or, 5A and 5B. Elizabeth Brenner? Anna Maria Lopez?

Older brothers: https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/keon-sabb/17478 https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/amari-sabb/17419 the latter picked ‘bama on Feb. 3, 2026, over an offer from Oregon