Here is our game recap from the press box

Hard to believe how hast his time at UO is going by.

Yes -- there will still be a tailgate; it's going to be whenever I can get there approximately 4:00 (I have to drive straight from work and I will get out at around 1:30).

Where: DYS Space 223
When: 4:00-7:30
Food: I do have some brats and dogs, chips, salsa, and guac
Drinks: I have a Hazy IPA, Full Sail Amber, some micro Pilsner's, Coke, Sprite, Diet Coke

We do need some bigger backs to match the style of play the staff wants. Not sure why he's not higher rated. Maybe there's some film from this year so far? With 10 RB's offered, I wonder where he stands on the list? //n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2023/roderick-robinson-ii-274831

Oregonian article.

Oklahoma State (5-0) at Texas (4-2)
Saturday, 12:00 p.m. ET (FOX)

Texas will need a short memory after squandering a huge lead to rival Oklahoma last Saturday in Dallas. Even with two losses, there’s still a ton to play for in the second half of the year, including a possible shot of seeing the Sooners again in the Big 12 title game. Plus, the offense is rolling behind QB Casey Thompson, RB Bijan Robinson and WR Xavier Worthy. The Horns get a visit from Oklahoma State, one of just two undefeated teams left in the league. The Cowboys are rested and playing well on defense, but they have yet to face an opponent with nearly as much firepower as Texas.

Kentucky (6-0) at Georgia (6-0)
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)

Two unbeaten teams remaining in the SEC, and Kentucky is one of them. That’s a microcosm of just how unpredictable the first half of 2021 has been in college football. The Wildcats have been one of this year’s biggest surprises, beating Florida and LSU over the last two weekends. But a trip to Athens to face top-ranked Georgia represents an entirely different challenge. The Bulldogs lead the country in defense, yielding just 3.6 yards a play and 5.5 points per game. Kentucky might need points from its defense and special teams, and will definitely need to keep QB Will Levis out of third-and-long situations.

TCU (3-2) at Oklahoma (6-0)
Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

So, who gets the ball from Lincoln Riley? Fourth-ranked Oklahoma is fresh off an electrifying comeback win over Texas in the Red River Rivalry. But the stirring 55-48 victory was spearheaded by true freshman QB Caleb Williams, not starter Spencer Rattler. Now what? The Sooners have lived dangerously throughout the first half, winning all five games with FBS opponents by seven points or less. Enter TCU, which has lost seven straight to OU. The Horned Frogs have been uncharacteristically soft on D, and will look to play keep-away with Zach Evans and Kendre Miller, who both went over 100 yards in last week’s Texas Tech win.

Arizona State (5-1) at Utah (3-2)
Saturday, 10:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)

First place in the Pac-12 South will be at stake when Arizona State visits Rice-Eccles Stadium Saturday night. The Sun Devils and the Utes are the last two Pac-12 teams without a conference loss. Both schools are coming off solid wins, ASU handling Stanford and Utah winning at USC’s L.A. Coliseum for the first time in school history. Versatile Ute QB Cameron Rising played his best game in the win, but will be tested by CB Chase Lucas and a senior-drenched Sun Devil secondary that ranks among the nation’s leaders in pass efficiency defense.

The big news is what we already knew, CJ and Williams are out for the season.

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A rivalry that almost makes the Husky Duck football rivalry seem like a love fest.
I wonder how many fights are going on in the parking lot?

Preseason report had many more Ducks on the list… #InjuryBug

Miles Split ranks him the 23rd top track recruit in the class of ‘22.

Rivals ranks him 172 recruit in football.
So I guess he is even better in track than football.

I think his parents were friends with Robert Johnson. This gave Oregon an inside lane… yea pun intended.

He will be running on a 4x100 team with a US team Olympian as well as a Jamaican high school national champion. This might be a lot of fun. The blur 4x1!

Moving up rapidly.

I caught up with Trace Travers with the Golden Bear Report to get his thoughts on the upcoming game from the Cal perspective.

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I've been told Oregon is Clarkson's dream school:

SAN FRANCISCO – Oregon was picked second in the Pac-12 preseason coaches’ poll which was announced on Tuesday at the conference’s annual media day, coming in behind only defending national champion Stanford.

Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll

1. Stanford (11) - 121

2. Oregon (1) - 108

3. UCLA - 101

4. Oregon State - 86

5. Arizona - 83

6. Washington State - 70

7. Colorado - 65

8. Arizona State - 47

9. USC - 45

T10. Utah - 25

T10. Washington - 25

12. California - 16

The Ducks are coming off of a Sweet Sixteen run in 2020-21 when they finished 15-9 and 10-7 in Pac-12 play, coming in fourth in the league. Oregon returns its leading scorer and rebounder from a year ago in Nyara Sabally (12.9 PPG, 7.3 RPG) and assists leader Te-Hina Paopao (4.4 APG). Sedona Prince gives the Ducks another talented star in the frontcourt after averaging 10.4 points and 1.5 blocks per game while Sydney Parrish, Maddie Scherr and Kylee Watson all return after playing significant roles in their first collegiate seasons.

Oregon also welcomes in a talented group of newcomers made up of five transfers and two true freshmen. Endyia Rogers arrives in Eugene from USC, where she was an all-conference performer a year ago after averaging 14.8 points and 4.3 assists per game. The Ducks also bring in graduate transfers Shannon Dufficy and Ahlise Hurst Georgia State transfer Taylor Hosendove and junior college All-American Chanaya Pinto.

True freshman Taylor Bigby comes in as the No. 29 player in the Class of 2021 according to espnW in addition to being a two-time Gatorade State Player of the Year in Nevada as a junior and senior. Phillipina Kyei rounds out the group of newcomers and is the tallest player in program history at 6-foot-8.

The Ducks are the only team in the Pac-12 to have three 2021 all-conference performers on the roster in Paopao, Rogers and Sabally, while the four transfers who came from other Division I schools have a combined 331 career starts under their belts.

Oregon will host exhibition games against Saint Martin’s (Oct. 28, 6 p.m.) and Westmont (Nov. 6, TBA) before opening the regular season against Idaho State on Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Matthew Knight Arena.