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Flock Talk: The Work Has to Mean Something
Dan Lanning drew a line before the Big Ten, SEC and Big 12 did. Oregon’s fall camp may explain why his strongest argument was never about amateurism. It…
 • Scott Reed
Wednesday War Room Premium: Where Oregon’s offense can actually make the jump
The 2025 Ducks were already one of the country’s most productive offenses, but the deeper numbers show where there was still room to grow.
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Take Two: Messages, Margins and the Fourth Phase
Dan Lanning’s public messaging may be as much about keeping Oregon focused as informing us, while history offers a reminder that even championship teams…
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Sunday Morning Sidewalk: Home From the Hill
Some journeys take us somewhere new. Others remind us what it means to come home. Oregon is reaching that same point, turning possibility into…
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Flock Talk Premium: Oregon is recruiting the culture it wants to inherit
Rashad Wadood called this the most bought-in team he has ever coached, a roster filled with players who want to become better for each other. That kind…
 • Scott Reed
Wednesday War Room Premium: Oregon’s roster squeeze has begun
The first scrimmage did more than create film. It moved Oregon toward the point where depth, development and competition collide with the finite number…
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Sunday Morning Sidewalk: Avenoir
We move through life like rowers, facing the past while moving toward a future we cannot see. The challenge is recognizing the beauty of where we are.
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Poncho Laloulu became Oregon’s rock long before anyone called him one
Before the All-America honors and national award lists, there was a teenager in Honolulu who could not play and found another way to help.
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Wednesday War Room : Oregon’s offensive line is taking shape, but the hardest decisions are still ahead
Our spring projection had clear anchors, an emerging left tackle and uncertainty everywhere else. Fall camp has narrowed the questions while making…
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Take Two: Oregon should expect a championship, and the Dan Lanning “big game” narrative needs to die
The Ducks have reached the point where winning it all is a legitimate expectation. That is very different from pretending their fifth-year head coach…
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DSC Inside Read: 3-2-1 after Week 1 and why one Oregon recruiting read has not changed
The first week of fall camp brought answers, questions and one recruiting situation that still requires patience.
 • Scott Reed
Sunday Morning Sidewalk: Made for Cooperation
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