Morning everyone,

Not a happy article and also I didn't post anything after the game. After a loss, especially one that bad, it takes time to process.

Also I don't have cable or a streaming service that has ALL the ESPN variants needed to watch the game. But I saw enough for this. Let's hope we start to see some life out of this team.

Where’s the Team?

Seriously, where are the Oregon Ducks?

Thank you, David.

Oregon should have this weekend to get right before a program-defining game in LA. Is Oregon still the King of the Coast?

SC is at Rutgers on Saturday, and I imagine the SC coaching staff is focusing on the Oregon game while not overlooking a road trip where SC, under Riley, has underperformed.

Laugh at the competition, but the SC schedule with three home games against inferior opposition was the perfect way to have a young team integrate with the most returning starters in CFB and be prepared for conference play.

The same can be said for the Indiana schedule, which has given QB Josh Hoover the chance to settle in. Meanwhile, and it isn't fair, Ohio State has burned a PO mulligan. Based on what happened to Texas last season, the Buckeyes and the Ducks now have to go 8-1. Especially Oregon, with what could be a "Bad Loss" in December. Come on Cowboys!

There is no preseason in CFB. With NIL, every year every team will have to integrate transfers with returning but inexperienced players and returning starters. Roster management is crazy-making, but it's the name of today's CFB game.

The 2026 OOC scheduling by Rob Mullens was far from artful; however, and you nailed the question: Where in Hades is the team? Where is the on-field leadership? Does Lanning have control over this group of athletes?

I'm not surprised the outside world is asking if Oregon is this season's Penn State. In 2025, Penn State didn't play well against inferior competition in the preseason, and after the Oregon loss, if not before.

With a road loss at UCLA and a home loss to Northwestern, there was no question that the veteran team had quit on James Franklin.

Get right Friday night. Then comes a crucial game in LA.

Thanks again, David, and Go Ducks!

Where's the defense?

The defense may still be at one of those retreats here in Central Oregon that we see on the hype videos.

Maybe the jet lag from the Japan trip?

Maybe the weight of all the NIL money?

Shoes too tight?

Just trying to think of idea here.