Good pregame reading to get you set for kickoff!

Oregon up at the half, 48-40. Pretty good size advantage for the Ducks in this one. Most of the Ducks' points in the paint. Away from the basket, less successful, as has been the case. Shot 47% from the field, 36% from 3. Didn't turn it over much, only a couple. Tennessee State can hit some 3s, and boards have been pretty even. Free throw shooting better so far at 81%.

This one might be worth a watch. I don't pretend to know enough about either team to make a good prediction, but you do get the feeling UW's luck may run out on this one. I know a rematch vs and undefeated UW would be ideal, but it might not really matter. What a job Smith has done at OSU. Tick tock for the Dawgs.

Nice time of the year to visiting the desert. I know because I lived in Tempe for 10 years. People can actually now open their windows and let in some fresh air though temps in 60's have people dusting off the down jackets. I opened my heavy drapes in October after a long summer of heat and saw a museum quality skeleton of gecko standing in tact on the window still. I'm guessing he (or she) cashed in the family insurance policy and the bugs did the rest. The summers are that long and hot down there. Another interesting happening that really does have something to do with football is that the heat rising from the ground to the extent that it causes thrown (or batted) things to rise high quicker and fly farther is pretty much a thing of the past for the year. It's the reason so many kickers that you never hear of in the NFL look like supermen in college in places like that. It's also the reason so many visiting QB's throw high passes in their games down there and Arizona and Arizona State QB's feel like their arms go dead in away games. Anyway ... This is a game Oregon might lose under previous administrations but I think Lanning has them thinking football rather than predicting scores as accurately as we do. I'm going with 59-10 and might be giving the Sun Devil offense too much credit in the process.

Starting to play like the 5 star projected. Dante's absence has given him more opp's.
From the O subscriber content.


The Ducks are more confident turning to Bittle now. The 6-foot-11 junior is averaging 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks over the last five games dating back to last season’s NIT. Prior to that, Bittle had not scored 15 points and topped eight rebounds just once in his first 48 career games.

The "smack in the face reality tour" continues tonight.

(9) Missouri at (8) Alabama
Winner advances to play (1) Ohio State*

(12) Tulane* at (5) Michigan
Winner advances to play (4) Washington*

(11) Oregon State at (6) Oregon*
Winner advances to play (3) Florida State*

(10) Louisville at (7) Texas
Winner advances to play (2) Georgia*

College Football Playoff bowl projections: How a 12-team bracket looks after third CFP Rankings release

P12 network 6pm.. TSU is very good so far, 3/0, and beat Portland the other night by 10. 2 good guards who can shoot.

Cool little tool. Pick a team by clicking "a scenario" Try a couple different teams for the fun of it.

Here's the predicter tool.

Seems there are some rumblings that he might now be leaning to UW. Any credible info out there?

Right here:

In its final conference meeting with Arizona State, Oregon will attempt to accomplish something it has never done: Win in Tempe in November.

Lanning’s contract, which was extended this summer, runs through January 2029 with $38 million of guaranteed salary, plus $1 million per year in deferred compensation, and can earn an additional year extension worth $8.2 million in salary if Oregon wins either of its next two games. His buyout to leave UO is $20 million through the duration of the contract and both he and UO athletic director Rob Mullens cited mutual commitment when the contract was extended in July.

This weekend is the anniversaries of two important historical events; November 19, 80 years since the Invasion of Tarawa and 160 years since the Gettysburg Address.

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I’ve said it before, there is something special about this women’s team. They were one of the most competitive, likeable, scholarly , sportsman like, and determined bunch of athletes in the country. They were scrapers.

He will be available, not sure about Dante, yet

Pretty cool. Strange he was on a practice squad after last year's performance. Always a hard worker, good team mate.

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Was told by a source that fur-star guard Vyctorius Miller, who will announce tonight, has "been all over the place" this week but he expects the pick to be Oregon if a late push by the NBA G League doesn't sway him. I'b be cautiously optimistic if I were an Oregon fan.

Bama hosts UT Chattanooga, while FSU hosts 3/7 North Alabama. Impressive as heck man. Funny that the biggest game of the week is in Corvallis.