I've tried so hard to be a good sport.

I'm afraid that I am not one now.

It is painful to me to watch our QB play.

I cannot do better and apparently, nobody else can either...but...wow!

I know we can still get to the Rose Bowl....but...wow!

I'll probably be nicer tomorrow.

Ya know, Brady Hoke didn’t work out for us and had a tough go at Michigan but he’s got San Diego State back in a groove and playing good football. Smackin’ Avalos’ Boise State right now.

TOS reporting his decommit.

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Where’s the thread about who brings home the next Natty? FB, MBB or WBB… #Yikes

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VIVA LAS VEGAS: UTAH’s win on Saturday over OREGON clinched their spot in the 2021 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, presented by 76®, as the South Division Champions. It’s Utah’s 3rd appearance in the Pac-12 Championship Game in the last 4 years. The North’s representative will be determined in the final weekend.

• IF Oregon wins, they will win the North Division outright
• IF Oregon State wins AND Washington beats Washington State, then Oregon State will win the tiebreaker in 2-team tie with Oregon because of their head-to-head victory.
• IF Washington State wins AND Oregon State defeats Oregon, then Washington State will represent the North having the advantage in a 3-team tie with a then 4-1 record against North Division opponents.

For tickets to the 2021 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, presented by 76®, visit pac-12.com/tickets.

CFP RANKINGS: Thanks to their big win on Saturday, UTAH moved up four spots this week in the College Football Playoff rankings to #19. It's the highest the Utes have been ranked in the CFP since they were #11 in the final rankings of 2019. OREGON, who had been in the Top 4 the previous 3 weeks, dropped 8 spots to #11.

BREAKING BARRIERS: For the 2nd straight season and for the first time at the Apple Cup, the Pac-12 will have an all-Black officiating crew including the officials, position supervisor and game evaluator. Last year, the conference made history with the Stanford at UCLA game with its first ever all-Black officiating crew.

AWARD TOUR: UTAH’s Devin Lloyd was named a finalist for the Butkus Award as the top LB in the country for the 2nd straight year. OREGON had 2 players named finalists this week with DE Kayvon Thibodeaux a finalist for the Bednarik Award as the nation’s top defense player and S Verone McKinley III a finalist for the Thorpe Award for the top defensive back. Finally, the Joe Moore Award for the nation’s top OL group named their semifinalists this week with both Oregon and Oregon Stat making the cut.

On the weekly side, UTAH Head Coach Kyle Whittingham was honored as the Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week with the Utes also collectively selected as the Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week.

LAS VEGAS – After a slow start, the Ducks never got it going offensively and fell 62-50 to Saint Mary’s on Tuesday.

"Bad turnovers,” said head coach Dana Altman. “Bad ball movement on the offensive end. We just didn't make plays for each other. The ball is getting stuck, we are really having a difficult time getting it moving."

How it Happened: The Ducks struggled early, but held their own defensively to keep the game close. Oregon scored 15 first half points but trailed by only eight after forcing nine first half turnovers. Franck Kepnang got his first start of the season and scored five early points to keep the Ducks in contention.

The Gaels started strong in the second half and pushed the lead to 16, before the Ducks fought back and closed to within eight points. A potential and-one situation for Jacob Young was called an offensive foul with seven minutes remaining, which proved to be the turning point in the contest. Saint Mary’s kept their foot on the gas and hit key shots down the stretch, to keep the Ducks at a distance until the final buzzer.

Who Stood Out: Kepnang finished with nine points in his first start of the season and blocked three shots on the night. Eric Williams Jr. again led the Ducks in scoring with 13.

Up Next: Oregon will face Houston in the third place game of the Maui Invitational at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The game will air on ESPN2.

Very possible.

1) Utah offensive line against Oregon defense was man vs boys. Oregon state better offensive line than Utah, and also better running back. Oregon state also tougher minded, much better coached, and much better QB play. Ducks have a chance but Beavers should win.

2) Ducks play in a crappy, meaningless Bowl against Purdue or some such nonsense. In bowl l games its all about who wants to be there. Ducks probably lose no matter who they play in a bowl game if they lose to OSU

3) Ducks open with Georgia next season. Physically overwhelmed by Utah and Oregon state .Lose to Stanford, who is one of the worst teams in the history of this conference? So no chance in hell they can play with Georgia

This Duck team capable of playing well. Everything changes if they beat the Beavers. I give them about a 45% chance to win next week because Beavers are simply a tougher, more physical program, but I won't be shocked if Ducks pull off a minor upset. If they do win, they are in the Rose bowl against a quality opponent like Michigan who will get their attention. In that scenario they are ready to play and have a decent shot. Bottom line is if they beat the Beavers they could go 2-1 next 3 games. I(f they lose to Beavers it will be a 4 game losing streak

As an aside, I am absolutely disgusted that Mario did not get his freshman QB's some experience in the 4th quarter of this game. No reason to have Brown in the game. Not just because he was terrible, which he was, but why not give Thompson or whoever is the present back up, some experience in a game that is a blow out? Its looking more and more like none of these freshman QB's can play dead. If there was any hope for any of them, you would think they would give them some experience. Number of stars a kid has in high school doesn't mean Jack s...t. Looks like there is no QB in the program that can play

Wow, I would think it was on purpose how bad of shooting just happened in the first half!
7-27 for 25.9%. Scored 15 points in a half….that is hard to do! Only down 8 but I am not sure I can follow this much longer….lol.
Will has gone three halves without scoring a point……not good!

Not taking anything away from Utah as they kicked our butt in every part of the game. But trying to come up with a reason for what we saw tonight in such a big, important game my question is......
Could all the Pittman drama from this past week have had a bigger influence on the team than any of us could have imagined? I mean, look at all the body language issues and what seemed like guys kind of giving up some. Williams was very expressive with his displeasure in some of the passes tonight.

by being a really good QB.

LAS VEGAS –Behind 14 second half assists, Oregon took down Chaminade 73-49 in the first round of the Maui Invitational on Monday.

How it Happened: A slow start for both teams saw the Ducks play most of the first half with a slight advantage. Oregon got their first double-digit lead following a Franck Kepnang dunk that put the Ducks up 15-5. Eric Williams Jr. carried the team offensively in the first half, hitting three three-pointers, but slow shooting overall left UO with a seven-point 29-22 lead heading into the halftime break. Despite shooting just 29 percent in the half, Oregon maintained the lead over Chaminade by holding them to just 24 percent shooting on the half.

“I did like how hard we played. I thought we were a little more physical in the second half, took the ball to the basket a little bit more like we wanted, had more assists in the second half,” said head coach Dana Altman. “So I thought our ball movement was better. We've got a long ways to go, but I thought we made a step in the right direction tonight.”

A 9-0 run got things headed in the right direction in the second half, the Ducks pushing it to a 38-24 lead to force a Silverswords timeout. Strong defensive play and teamwork were the stories in the second half, with the Ducks shooting 61 percent on 14 assists, holding Chaminade to 34.6 percent. De’Vion Harmon played a key role in stabilizing the team, netting 10 second half points. The Ducks pushed the lead to 20 and never looked back, giving some reserves a chance to see valuable minutes. Sophomore Gabe Reichle scored his first points of the season with a second half three-pointer, while Isaac Johnson finished with a career-best eight points on the night.

Who Stood Out: Eric Williams Jr. led the team with 14 points, followed by Harmon with 13. A balanced effort all around saw 10 Ducks score in the contest, seven of which scored eight or more points. Richardson dished out five assists to lead the team.

Up Next: Oregon awaits the winner of Notre Dame and St. Mary’s, the matchup taking place at 5 p.m. tomorrow at Michelob ULTRA Arena.

EUGENE, Ore. — Kayvon Thibodeaux has been named one of four finalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award, while Verone McKinley III was announced as one of three finalists for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award.

The Bednarik Award is presented annually to the top defensive player in college football. The first Bednarik Award finalist in program history, Thibodeaux is also a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, another prestigious national defensive player of the year award.

The Thorpe Award goes to the top defensive back in the nation. McKinley is the second Thorpe Award finalist in program history, joining Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (2015).

The other finalists for the Bednarik Award are Will Anderson Jr. (Alabama), Kyle Hamilton (Notre Dame), and Jordan Davis (Georgia).

The other finalists for the Thorpe Award are Coby Bryant (Cincinnati) and Jalen Pitre (Baylor).

The winners of both awards will be announced during The Home Depot College Football Awards on December 9 on ESPN.

DE Kayvon Thibodeaux – Chuck Bednarik Award Finalist
» Tied for No. 3 in the Pac-12 with six sacks this season despite missing multiple games due to injury.
» No. 5 in the Pac-12 with 10.0 tackles for loss.
» No. 12 among FBS edge defenders with a 90.8 pass-rush grade by Pro Football Focus.
» Dominated at UCLA with a career-high nine tackles and 4.5 TFLs, plus two sacks and a forced fumble.
» First Duck since 2007 with at least nine tackles, four TFLs and two sacks in a game.
» First Oregon player since 2017 with at least four TFLs in a game.
» Recorded his second multi-sack game of the season with two in Oregon's win vs. WSU.
» 37 total quarterback pressures and 24 hurries, according to PFF.
» Tied for 10th in program history with 18.0 career sacks.
» 33.5 career TFLs, fifth-most among active Power 5 players since the start of 2019.
» Walter Camp Player of the Year Semifinalist.
» Chuck Bednarik Award Semifinalist.
» Two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player and Defensive Lineman of the Week.

S Verone McKinley III – Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Finalist
» Tied for the national lead with five interceptions.

» Second among Ducks with 61 tackles, third-most among Pac-12 defensive backs.

» Four of five INTs came in a three-game stretch in September.

» Two interceptions vs. Stony Brook, the second multi-pick game of his career.

» First Duck with an interception in three straight games since 2012.

» Tied for fourth among active FBS players with 10 career interceptions.

» Two interceptions away from cracking the UO all-time top 10.

» Game-sealing interception in Oregon’s historic win at No. 3 Ohio State.

» Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week after Ohio State game.

» Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week following two-interception game vs. Stony Brook.

Even more than Miami, this is the potential landing spot for Mario Cristobal: salary, history, recruiting base, nearness to family, broad base of generous boosters, opportunity to build for a national championship and compete in the SEC.

Not saying he's going, but guarantee they'll consider him.

In some ways it's a better fit for his style and vision.

My wife works in mental health support. Their organization has a saying: "crisis is opportunity."

Third game in three days, once again with 8 ladies. No Sabally, Paopao, Rogers or Bixby. That is a top contending group with another anybody in most leagues!
Anyways, ran out of gas and an outrageous 25 turnovers led to the 71-62 loss. If we get the ladies back soon we are going to be good. Just nobody to handle intense defensive pressure w/o the two guards and of course Sabally is a huge miss!

Any gamblers running to take the Beavs and 13? Be truthful........
It's going to take a much better effort as IMO OSU has as good of an OL as there is in the Pac and a very good running game. Nolan can throw it some also. They also have the 240 pound "hammer" on short distance to move the sticks downs. Hopefully the general is okay for the game.....injuries have passed the "unreal" stage!
One thing you can bank....the Beavs will play hard every play, can we match that?
Any possible way Thompson plays? I doubt it at this point, just asking for opinions.

The Beavers rotate about six guys in at WR with Bradford, Beason, Flemings, Harrison getting the most snaps. Beason is the technique weak link but overall they are not bad.

The Duck defense will have its hands full with the Beaver OL who have been really good this season, particularly in run blocking. They play basically the same five or six guys every game so far. Take a look at their season grades. Lots of good green and blue for their starters.

Gray – LT

Brewer – LG

Eldridge – C

Eobounnam RG

Kipper – RT

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Huge comeback last night to win a game (in the 90's) against Oklahoma where they trailed most all of the game. Played w/o Paopao, Rogers (both preseason all Pac-12 players) and super frosh Bixby. Today they are playing S.Carolina, number 1 in the land and add no Sabally (all Pac-12 player) to this list as I think she is just resting on the back to back after a huge game yesterday. Anywho.....we are getting trounced 44-26 at half. We can't match their quickness at all w/o PaoPao and Rogers. Lot's and lot's of turnovers. Only 8 ladies suited down...makes for a rough scenario!!

GO DUCKS!