We got in last night and it was pretty interesting to take a walk around last night. It was warm for the most part at 9:00pm, but there were some soft cool breezes that would remind me it was fall.

To see an occasional brown leaf drop slowly to the ground with most of the leaves still green had a strange poetry in the moment.

This morning I walked around and took some pictures which I will share later. It was quiet but the line for parking into the offsite lots which started to build 2 hours before they were allowed in -- 8 hours before kickoff.

What is strange to me is the lack of a line to get into the stadium parking. When I first started doing tailgates in 2009, that line was backed up to the bridge over I5 very early. A lot of the difference is the lack of general admission parking in the Autzen area.

You could already feel a different energy.

I did see a few Ohio State fans, but I don't expect that they will start coming down en masse until probably 3-4 hours before kickoff.

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"(Oregon) is a great school, but I'm not sure if I'm taking a visit or not."

The ducks are bowl eligible

Ryan Day has still never lost to a BIG10ish team not named Michigan .. or Oregon, a team he has never beaten

Ryan Day has two losses as a head coach before Thanksgiving. Oregon is responsible for both. added Sunday night

Chip Kelly has never been a winner in Autzen as a visitor.

Wonder if Day's seat is feeling warm. Not winning "the Big Ones" is not popular in Columbus

Quick story:

Good morning #GoDucks fans. The Sunday Morning Sidewalk is up with my personal reflection on the game, atmosphere, and what it might mean not just for this season, but future seasons as well.

There was a lot to like on both sides of the ball. Perfect? No, but a really well executed game plan.

One coming within the hour. More to follow. It is going to be a good week for Oregon

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Oregon is in his Top 3 alongside BYU and UCLA.

DUCK SPORTS AUTHORITY: How has the visit been so far, and what all have you been able to do. What is the atmosphere like at Autzen Stadium right now?
MADSEN: "It's been awesome so far. We just drove straight from the airport to the stadium, and have been hanging out there since. We were on the field during pregame, and it was humbling being down in such a grand stadium. The atmosphere is nuts. It's so dang loud out here. Great weather, close game, and a battle to remain undefeated. It doesn't get much better than this," he told me during the third quarter.

DUCK SPORTS AUTHORITY: Tell me what's going through your head. It's absolutely insane at Autzen. And a huge, huge win for the Ducks vs. Ohio State. Your thoughts on their big performance, the atmosphere at Autzen, and the program overall.
MADSEN: "Whatever way to win the game is the right way. That was such a surreal experience, and I'm just blessed to be apart of it in some way. Can't be sitting better than undefeated."

He's turned into an elite back in the last two games. Might be OPOW in BIG? Compare his stats to Judkins and Henderson. Sorry Bucknuts. It could be NFL for JJ after this season if he keeps this up. Dude has it all.

YAHOO ... !!!!!

Let's see ... Ducks vs Nuts

Start the game with perhaps your best defensive player on the bench
Take on top 5 Ohio State (can't really remember where they were rated last time, but it had to be in the top 5)
Have all the prognosticators pick the Nuts to win

check ... Check ... CHECK ... SHELL THE NUTS

YAHOO ... !!!!!

This is written by Ross Dellenger... I have been chatting with Ross for nearly a decade. Was great to see him here tonight.

What is Chip’s record vs Oregon🤔

Although many people claim that Cal lacks fan enthusiasm and football interest, I can attest that isn’t true… sometimes. It is also true a lot of times.
Here what Reece Davis said.

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Oregon did something different today with two three personn group interviews. The Dillom Gabriel and Dan Lanning videos are not up yet but here are two group interviews.

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Dan was in a pretty good mood asd you would imagine following this game:

Here is our recap of the statement win for the Lanning Era:

Hi everybody!

Good morning all, did the second episode of the Podcast last night, a couple of small technical things that we will work on changing here, but decided to just go ahead and start doing this weekly.

I wanted DSA to have a Pod as far back as 2022, but could not get others to buy in. Well, now I don't really need others so I just dove into the deep end. We will do this weekly. We are very fortunate to have former Oregon WR Drew Davis (and starting next week our recruiting writer Lee Wardlaw) be a part of our show and will work to make it grow.

Here is Episode 2 of Flock Talk: The Podcast:

https://oregon.rivals.com/news/flock-talk-the-podcast