1 hour ago1 hr No. Admittedly, I'm someone who ABSOLUTELY HATES the idea of a 24-team playoff. But, it's official that we'll be stuck with one starting in 2027.But, at least one silver lining is the Big-10 will finally agree that all teams have to play at least one Power-4/ND opponent in the out-of-conference schedule. Notably, Oregon has no such opponent on their 2027 schedule as of today. There are currently three other Power-4 teams (outside of the Big-10) that are also missing a P4/ND opponent:Texas TechTCUMissouriSo which team would you like for the Ducks to add? I'll give three options:Drop Western Kentucky on 9/18, which then becomes a bye week. Add TCU as the new opener on 8/28 (TCU would drop Sam Houston State on 9/18, which would also become a bye week for them).Drop Coastal Carolina on 9/11 and add Texas Tech (Texas Tech currently doesn't have a game scheduled on 9/11)Add Missouri as the new opener on 8/28 and then drop Western Kentucky on 9/18, which becomes a bye week. (Mizzou would also drop one of their current OOC games, which would become a bye week for them)Any of those options would be ok with me. Personally I'd prefer matching up against Missouri to potentially get a win against a SEC team, but I'd settle for a Big-12 matchup as well.But what would you guys prefer?
36 minutes ago36 min No. Play the best opponent available and learn the most about our team. Regular season losses don't matter any more. Take the upside for strength of schedule. If you lose, you can lose another couple times and still make the playoffs.
10 minutes ago10 min No. 23 minutes ago, mikethehiker said:Play the best opponent available and learn the most about our team. Regular season losses don't matter any more. Take the upside for strength of schedule. If you lose, you can lose another couple times and still make the playoffs.What you say makes sense and sounds logical, except there is zero evidence that SOS has ever, or will ever matter.It's all about wins and losses.Play somebody weak, run up the score, play backups. That's the way.
8 minutes ago8 min Administrator No. 1 minute ago, DanLduck said:What you say makes sense and sounds logical, except there is zero evidence that SOS has ever, or will ever matter.It's all about wins and losses.Play somebody weak, run up the score, play backups. That's the wayAgree, let the first two games non-Power 4 games, let the third game be the Power 4 game.
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