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The scar on Tez Johnson’s forearm is a couple of inches long, maybe an inch wide.

“It’s Bo’s fault,” Tez says. “You can tell him I said that, too.”

What is your prediction? Score?

Easy to predict a loss given the current team (Offense). Oregon needs takeaways and I think a defensive score or special teams score to have a chance.

Oregon 17
Northwestern 14

🤞🏼

Team is 4–3, just had to fire his OC, who was his friend and colleague for five years. His starting QB is out for the year, his #1 WR got a DUII, and his #3 and #4 WRs are also in trouble with the law. He’s lost 30 pounds, is playing Chip Kelly’s offense this weekend, followed by Ohio State. Our HC has been put through the ringer!

https://vimeo.com/18398834?ref=tw-share

In 2010, I was a senior at Oregon and stumbled upon this Vimeo account (Fowlplay2010) that went to a lot of the Ducks games and posted videos like this. It seems they removed all of them except the Stanford game. I wish I could find the person or the videos again; they're really well done. Anyways, enjoy.

Other people who are gonna be there, you’re planning on wearing a Halloween costume right? Right??

JD Pickell makes some interesting points here. He seems to be leaning towards Dante coming back for another year at Oregon. What do you think?

You can follow along with KVAL X account on the trial currently happening: https://x.com/KVALnews/status/2115117298076065993

EDIT:

TL;DR the hearing is now over, final outcome:

"If the court decides Samples is eligible for DUII Diversion and Samples decides to enter and complete the 12 month programming, the DUII charge can be dismissed, leaving no criminal conviction on their record.

No decision will be made today. The judge aims to provide an order by the end of week. The next court date has been set for Thursday, December 3rd at 12:45pm (subject to change)."

This has been a topic of intrigue to me for a while now, especially due to the upcoming 24-team CFP's announcement being right around the corner (albeit I'm surprised it hasn't been announced sooner as of now).

One of the new requirements the system will bring is to play a non-conference Power 4 opponent every year, and some programs which don't have any for next year like Nebraska have been doing alterations and moves for them to meet the requirement, and we're no exceptions as there's been rumors of Oregon looking to schedule Notre Dame for a 2027 neutral site game, we also have a home Texas Tech game for 2033.

But beyond next year and '33, the new P4 opponents we'll be obligated to add after favoring an easier OOC schedule for a while remain a mystery, I'm open to hearing any potential foe suggestions.

Personally I'd like for us to schedule SEC teams like Alabama, LSU or Texas, regardless if they're on campus or at neutral venues, these suggestions would be even more possible with that rumored Big Ten vs. SEC scheduling alliance.

How did nobody see the disadvantage of four hour flights. Yeah, teams need to travel far to play in Oregon as well, but it's usually their only long trip of the season.

Imagining a college kid in spending an hour, getting to the airport, flying four hours and spending another hour getting to the stadium.

Do the same thing coming back and you got easily 12-14 hours of travel for almost every road game. Of course, the players are programed not to complain about it but it's a serous disadvantage. I know people say NFL teams do it all the time, but they're not supposed to be students as well.

Do NFL teams need to see more in college from Moore?

Need? No. Prefer? Yeah, probably, especially as he’ll now likely be coming off a season-ending head injury.

Moore has started a combined 19 games for the Ducks over the past two seasons, which is plenty for NFL scouts to understand his skill set and the strengths/weaknesses he’d bring to an organization. He finished those 19 starts with 41 total touchdowns and plenty of highlights that elevated the talent around him.

Scouts like that Moore is a natural thrower of the football, with a rhythmic operation that helps him layer the ball or attack tight windows. I wanted to see him improve in 2026 when asked to negotiate pressure, but there won’t be a ton of tape to dissect — he played in just three-plus games before suffering that injury, and one of those was an 84-0 blowout win over Portland State.

Moore, 21, is still a young player, and it shows, especially when he feels the heat. — Dane Brugler, NFL Draft analyst

What would Moore’s draft stock be if he joins the 2027 class?

Right now, it is impossible to accurately gauge Moore’s draft status.

Had he declared last year, it’s generally believed he would have been a top-10 pick, likely at No. 2 to the New York Jets. But the concussion he’s dealing with and any subsequent recovery are now part of his evaluation.

Read the rest here for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7728358/2026/10/27/dante-moore-injury-nfl-draft-2027/?unlocked_article_code=1.L1E.CJ7-.Tg_O9AWMB16w&source=emp_shared_article&smid=url-share-ta

Via live stream ☹️

https://www.youtube.com/live/014E0lS-nrY?is=wC8ArkGKB7LHLnPL

At this point, get #11 out there for some serious game reps.

If we’re gonna suck the rest of the year, we may as well establish what we do or don’t have in the QB room.

We saw what DR can and can’t be.

We know Thomas isn’t the solution.

At this point, what’s the harm in seeing what he’s capable of?

8-4 is best case scenario either way. The bottom is horrendous, either way we won’t be even close to general expectations for the year so we may as well see if there’s anything positive to take from #11 or transfer portal it is.

I like Justin Herbert. Because he was in LA Chargers.

r/UofO 💚💛

Not about this season, obviously. This one’s a bust.

Still, I see a lot of reasons for hope moving forward. Been feeling that way since the Mehringer firing. Here’s my thinking:

We’re still Oregon, which is to say we still have world-class facilities, world-class recruiters, and world-class money. One bad year doesn’t change that. We got rid of the worst offender of our offensive struggles, and I’m guessing there will be at least one more staffing change by the start of next year. Oregon OC is going to be one of the top coordinator jobs available in the entire sport, and we have a head start on our search. We may lose some guys to the portal, and we may lose some recruits, but it’s never been easier to retool, and the new OC may well bring some guys with him. Not saying we’re winning it all next year or anything, but I have a strong suspicion that next year will be night and day compared to this year.

Thoughts?

So what is lanning’s back up plan after firing the OC? He must have had something in mind before he made the move. Didn’t work so well for Pete Carrol when he fired Chip from the Raiders last year. Hope Lanning’s decision stems the losses and gets the team back to where they should be.