FROM THE O:

https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/20...uestions-prediction-with-a-utah-reporter.html

Papa...I hope you are at home imbibing....I'm having a Bombay Sapphire martini right now on your behalf. And the victory of course!!

Recap from today's game with the Ducks going into SLC and making a statement.

Sounds about right. Well prepared and coached. The staff is improving for sure.

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Looks like KS is giving Okl all it can handle. It would be nice to weed out more undefeated teams and this looks like the most realistic chance of that today. 1 point game in the 3d.

In state Combo G from CCHS. 2025. Top player in the state in his class.

And here we go…

Pretty funny.

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Interviews well too. I'm with him on music.
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Brandon, Scott and Aaron make their predictions for today and tackle the key storylines of the matchup here:

Jacob Hamre covers his top storylines of the week here:

Sir Mells' mom heading to Salt Lake to cheer on Oregon. It really says something that there is no bitterness from the family following the departure.

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From what I read it's hard to imagine Harbaugh didn't know about this, and it may not matter. Captain of the ship and all that stuff. Is the NCAA picking on Harbaugh? Strange times for UM. Is Harbaugh on his way out after this season?

If I tone down my expectations a little maybe I can get into the mix for the top spot this week. The voices tell me 38-17 but they don't watch a lot of football so ...

Molden

Per Crepea, paid content

"Oregon expects running backs Bucky Irving and Jordan James and cornerback Khyree Jackson to play this week against Utah.


Dan Lanning said Oregon’s top two running backs and best cornerback practiced on Monday."


“I think those guys will be good to go this weekend,” Lanning said Monday night. “They were all out there with practice today.”

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The Texas commit tells me that he'll be visiting Oregon for the weekend of Nov 4 when the Ducks host Cal. However he did say that he remains "100% committed" to the Longhorns. Still, obviously something that is worth monitoring down the stretch of the cycle.

We are entering the age of depth. Add a larger, longer playoff and it's gonna show in spades. Constant rotation, 2-3 deep, that's what will win champs going forward.

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Oregon is going to rise some this week from an already high ranking in run defense (I think)

I like what I have seen with this year's version and think they'd be even better in overall D had they not faced a couple of QB's who threw some GREAT long passes. I'm not sure some of those could have been defended short of pass interference.

My interest is in discussing whether they are that good or maybe haven't faced any strong running teams, yet, and will they meet a real challenge before post season matchups.

Rice-Eccles Stadium is still one of the toughest places to play in college football; the Utes are 29-1 over their last 30 home games with the only loss coming to USC in 2020. The last time Utah lost at home otherwise was Sept. 15, 2018, against Washington.



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https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/20...eccles-stadium-sneak-peek.html?outputType=amp

Sitting here in "lockdown" (not really) as the Maine shooter is not very far away, or at least the spots he did his shooting aren't. Pass through very close by each time I go up to the VA. Might as well get this done.

Scott almost picked up the top spot back-to-back but Ram grabbed the stick from him as a handful of guys avoided negative numbers. Grave and 10Duck were "just a little outside" but, what the hell, Ram actually missed by a single point from getting the first perfect score . 37 is a little tougher to get than 38 but I'm not a math major either.

Ram +9
Scott +6
Gray +3
Wing 0
Adam 0
Corky -2
Shark -4
Fish -7
Quack -10
Rope -10
100% -11
ME -11
Tar -18
10Duck -34
Grave -46

OSU & WSU filed an injunction seeking confirmation that they are the only remaining members of the PAC’s board of directors. Wilner reports the details, including sworn testimony from Kliavkoff that:

“USC and UCLA … were removed as Board representatives under the Constitution and Bylaws following their notice of withdrawal from the Pac-12,”

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There are even more explicit sworn statements and supporting evidence to buttress the position of the PAC 2. Interesting developments…

Another early start, which most of us love. Time to shine!

Not picking on LR...just reporting interesting articles.

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...-football-week-8-takeaways-big-12-usc-clemson

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Caught up briefly with priority 2024 OLB/DE Solomon Williams. When asked how the visit went he was pretty positive.

"Visit went great, really enjoyed myself and the game! The young guys in my position balled out," Williams said. "And with the message Coach Lanning and Coach Lupoi left with me was the best of the best will play no matter how young."

When asked where Oregon ranks in his top schools after the visit, you guys will be happy with his answer.

"Oregon ranks top two in my list right now," Williams said. "They really opened my eyes and showed me if I want development this is where I need to be."