The 2026 season has finally arrived! While the Oregon Ducks are still a few days away from kicking off the season, it’s finally game week, and the fanbase can focus on hating Boise State. Given the high expectations the Ducks enter the season with, winning this game could set Oregon off on a magical run.
It’s always hard for the fanbase to get up for a game where everyone universally believes that your team is going to win big, but it always helps when it’s the game that starts the season. While the fanbase may look past the game, Oregon fans can feel confident that Dan Lanning is going to have the team amped up to go out and play their hardest.
Oregon must avoid the rat poison in Week 1
Coaches always have a difficult job when their team is playing a game everyone expects them to win by a wide margin. Dan Lanning’s job becomes exceptionally hard with the fact that everyone has anointed his team as a National Championship front runner, and it’s almost impossible for the players to block out the noise in this era.
Almost every Oregon starter has made the watch list for a major award, and both major polls have voted the Ducks as the No. 2 team in the Country. Even the oddsmakers think this game will be a cakewalk for the Ducks as according to the FanDuel Sportsbook, Oregon opens as a 24.5-point favorite (-110) over Boise State, while the Ducks are -4000 favorites to win the game. The total for the game is set at 52.5 points…