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A Must Read . . . Dark Money is Now Out in the Open and Unregulated. That is the Problem.
Several great lines in this article: New Year’s Day used to feel like an even better version of Super Bowl Sunday. But nostalgia is not a business model. It is not a legal framework. It is not a serious answer to the problems inside college athletics. The amount of money being spent on ever larger support staffs, head coach buyouts, long-term coaching contracts, recruiting departments, roster management departments, nutrition staffs, analysts, consultants and the continuing facilities arms race are just as big a problem as NIL spending. When schools were building palaces for football players to walk through, that was called commitment. When coaches started earning salaries that would have been unthinkable a generation ago, that was called the market. When buyouts became the price of bad decisions, that was called business. When conferences chased television money across the map, that was called survival. When athletic departments hired more staffers than most fans could name, that was called keeping up. But when players started getting paid in a way that was no longer hidden, suddenly college sports had lost its way. Flock Talk: Money Was Always the Problem ~ Duck Sports Central
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Ho Hum, Another Day in Congress on the "Sports Scoreboard"
Blake Toppmeyer of USA Today will not be getting a Christmas card from at least one St. Nick! Nick Saban's 9 laugh out loud quotes during Congress testimony
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Ho Hum, Another Day in Congress on the "Sports Scoreboard"
Andy Staples weighs in on his podcast. Big Ten & SEC vs. the Senate: Is a super league imminent? - Yahoo Sports Petitti calls super league a fabrication. Sounds like the dreaded "vote of confidence". Tony Petitti calls idea of Big Ten-SEC super league ‘a fabrication’ after Senate hearing - Yahoo Sports Notre Dame AD makes a case for a super league while downplaying it. Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua makes unintentional super league pitch - Yahoo Sports
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Ho Hum, Another Day in Congress on the "Sports Scoreboard"
Seems Senator Cruz wants to talk to Sankey and Petitti Thursday. SEC, Big Ten vs. everybody? 'Protect College Sports' bill politicians rail against Power 2 leagues in pivotal hearing - Yahoo Sports
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Oregon Ducks Practice Reports Updates, Etc. “2026” (6)
ESPN names Koi Perich among top non QBs Oregon Ducks S Koi Perich among top non-QBs in 2026, per ESPN
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Oregon Ducks Practice Reports Updates, Etc. “2026” (6)
Early enrollee Azel Banag, 5'11" 4 star DB Early Enrollee Spring Rewind: Azel Banag
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2026 BIG Info, Predictions, Etc. (4)
Three newcomers to keep an eye on. Three Oregon Ducks Freshmen With Instant Impact Potential
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2027 Recruitment, Announcements, Interviews, Etc. (5)
Mencl pushing for No. 8 WR Dakota Guerrant out of Michigan. Oregon Quarterback Will Mencl Is Pushing for One Receiver Recruit
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2026-2027 Duck Football Commits
Early enrollee review Early Enrollee Spring Rewind: Davon Benjamin
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2026 BIG Info, Predictions, Etc. (4)
The first one isn't all that big with the depth at WR. Second, no brainer, the OLine. Third, without the typo is correct (we do not have two new offensive coordinators.) Three Biggest Questions Surrounding the Oregon Ducks Next Season
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MBB: Coverage of Men's Basketball Program (3)
Duck roster rebuild, will it work? Oregon men's basketball dependent on strong guard play in 2026-27 season
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Did Utah's Private Equity Deal, $500 Mil, Cause These Layoffs?
This writer thinks it was a deal with the Devil. Utah athletics cuts staff after $500 million private equity deal
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2027 Recruitment, Announcements, Interviews, Etc. (5)
Mencl's Elite 11 Finals performance. 24/7 graded him at the No. 5 QB How Oregon QB commit Will Mencl performed at Elite 11 Finals
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2027 Recruitment, Announcements, Interviews, Etc. (5)
The twelve latest offers. Bringing the total to 72 for May. Oregon Ducks close May with 12 more offers: See them here
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SEC Files Complaint Against ESPN Over TV Scheduling.
Boy, talk about biting the hand. Can this crack in the armor get Sankey on board for a 24 team PO? SEC Issued Official Complaint To ESPN About 2026 Kickoff Times - The Spun
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The Spun Lists the Next Five National Champions
Spoiler alert, OBD not included. Predicting College Football's Next 5 National Champions - The Spun Who you got?
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2026 BIG Info, Predictions, Etc. (4)
Two September tests for the Ducks. Sorry, the Broncos will get busted. SC, yes that will be the first test . . . of Riley's longevity chances. Oregon Football Schedule Poses Two Early Playoff Threats
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2026 BIG Info, Predictions, Etc. (4)
Tuioti, Mixon, Alexander, Dante & A'Mauri Five Players Who Prove Dan Lanning’s Oregon Development Edge Is Real
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2027 Recruitment, Announcements, Interviews, Etc. (5)
"Mencl also flashed a lively personality and finally appears to be embracing the role that comes with being a trigger-man for a College Football Playoff contender," Oregon QB commit Will Mencl earns A grade after strong opening night at Elite 11 Finals
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2027 Recruitment, Announcements, Interviews, Etc. (5)
Mencl at Elite 11Finals. Oregon's Will Mencl competing in Elite 11 Finals this weekend
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2027 Recruitment, Announcements, Interviews, Etc. (5)
Same story as above, different source. Oregon hosting first weekend of official visits for 2027 class
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OFF TOPICS: For Your Interest (9)
Sorsby denied, so far. NCAA denies reinstatement for QB Sorsby; Texas Tech to appeal - ESPN
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The Civil War Returns: Oregon and Oregon State Agree to Renew Football Rivalry
Won't that be our second FCS opponent in those years?
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2026 BIG Info, Predictions, Etc. (4)
Rip Van Winkle says WTHeck (PG forum edited version of what I tried to type)
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2026 BIG Info, Predictions, Etc. (4)
Finney picked as very important to CFP run. Oregon CB Brandon Finney Jr. named as impact sophomore in CFP race