ladies and gentlemen my name is Kaden Kubler and welcome to Kaden's Corner college football is so back and so are the Oregon Ducks Oregon along with a few other teams that used to be in the Pack 12 have now shifted over into the Big 10 and I'm expecting a big time Splash from this Dan Landing coach Squad coming into this year they're the preseason number three ranked team in the country but I personally believe they're the best in the nation now last year Oregon had one of the best offenses in the entire country they ultimately fell short in the Pack 12 championship and if they would have won they would have earned a bid to the college football playoffs but they've rebuilt on the offensive side of the ball after losing B Knicks in the first round of the draft Dan Lanning has a special culture and this defense is back and all signs are pointing to Oregon being the best team in the country this year now with Oregon's shift to the Big 10 I personally believe that Dan Lanning is the best coach in this conference he's truly built a special culture in Oregon and there's two Marquee moments that stand out to me and why I think this dude is such a stud last year in specific before the Colorado game the Buffalo were 3 and0 heading into Eugene for a big time game a video was released by ESPN before the game showing Dan Lanning addressing his team and in this video he called out Colorado and said they're playing for clicks while we're playing for wins they would go on to absolutely boat race the Buffalo and this is one of the most Savage moments I've seen now we had another great moment and it was in the off season when Nick Sabin left Alabama this job became one of the most prestigious in all of college football when this job became available there was a lot of speculation that guys like potentially James Franklin from Penn State Dan Lanning from Oregon different different coaches from Big Time programs might throw their hat into the ring but Lanning released a video of him addressing his team saying that he's going nowhere and those are only two moments that we get to see imagine the culture that he's building every single day with his team I'm all in on Dan Lanning and I think this organ team is in for a huge year as I mentioned they had one of the best offenses in all of college football last year and it was led by their quarterback Bo Nicks well he's gone he was taken in the first round of the draft but they reloaded in a big time way grabbing Dylan Gabriel in the trans for portal the former Oklahoma quarterback now Gabriel is entering his sixth year of college football and he's very experienced and he's one of the best in the nation now Gabriel is very accurate he completed nearly 70% of his passes last year and he's also a great decision maker he's never had a season in college football where he's thrown for more than seven picks and last year he led this highflying Oklahoma offense with 3600 passing yards 30 touchdowns and only six interceptions when you look at how efficient bone Knicks was for this team last year I think Dylan Gabriel is the perfect replacement as of right now before week one Dylan Gabriel is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy and he's my pick to win the award now we mentioned the talent he has the accuracy he has the anticipation he has the decision-making but he also is one of the best receiving cores in the country and we'll start with Mr TZ Johnson this dude is an absolute dog last year he lit up college football racking up more than 1100 receiving yards and scoring 10 touchdowns he was easily nicks's favorite Target last year and I see him being the same for Dylan Gabriel now in the portal they added another dog for this wide receiving Corp and Evan Stewart a former wide receiver from Texas A&M Stewart's going into his junior year and he was one of the most sought-after guys in the portal this off season coming out of high school he was a five-star recruit and the number one receiver in the class of 2022 and now you pair him next to TZ Johnson this is going to be an absolute nightmare for defenses this offensive line is also a lead it's littered with NFL draft prospects and it has four returning starters from last season now let's not get too fixated on the offensive side of the ball with this team because this defense is also nasty as of right now they have 70% of defensive production returning from last season and looking at the stats they gave up the ninth fewest points per game in all of college football last year just under 17 points a game they gave up the 11th fewest rushing yards I think the Ducks are going to be dominant on both sides of the football offensively and defensively coming into this season and I can't wait to see this Dan Landing coach team for the Ducks first year in the Big 10 for the most part I think their schedule super easy week one they take on an Idaho team at home then they face Boise State at home two easy wins then they'll go on the road for the first time this year taking on Oregon State another easy win they're 3 and0 then they'll go on the road against UCLA no-brainer here 4-0 then they'll take on Michigan State at home another no-brainer 5 and0 now this is where things get fun their biggest test of the season will come at home in Eugene against number two Ohio State I cannot wait for this matchup two of the best teams in all the country two of the best teams in the entire Big 10 a potential college football playoff spot on the line and I think the HomeField Advantage here for the Ducks is going to mean everything in this match up Ohio state is one of the best defenses in the country and this is going to be a sneaky defensive game between both of these teams but I think Oregon has the better offense here I think they have the better quarterback better weapons on the outside so give me the Ducks to pull this one out in a massive win they're now 6-0 they have a short week where they'll go on the road at Purdue on a Friday night I think they'll win this one they're 7 and0 then they'll take on Illinois at home another easy one Nob brainer 8 and0 this is going to be where things get interesting here they're going to go on the road against a Michigan team for their only other ranked opponent they'll see the rest of the year at this point it'll have been four to five weeks since they had that initial bye right after week three which is super early and this is going to be a big test for them going on the road for a true Road game in the big house one of the best environments in all of college football but I'm not sold on Michigan this year they lost Jim Hara shiron Moore is now the head coach of this team but they also lost JJ McCarthy they lost Blake Korum and I think it's really reminiscent of when TCU lost a lot of their guys a few years ago after they made it to the National Championship now I don't think it'll be to that level but I still don't think Mig is going to pick up right where they left off as a national championship caliber team I think this is going to be a really big test for Oregon but I think they ultimately pull it out they move on to 9 and0 for the final three games of their season they'll finish up their schedule playing Maryland at home Wisconsin on the road and then Washington at home three easy wins and I think they'll wrap up their schedule at an undefeated 12-0 while they'll go on and play in the Big 10 championship for a chance that number one overall seed in the college football playoffs I think one of the bigger narratives coming into this season out of the Big 10 is how great Ohio state is and can any anybody beat them how they have the explosive offense with all the Playmakers on the outside how they have just a brutal and gnarly defense but I think as of right now Oregon is a better team and I think they're the best team in the Big 10 I'm going to sit here and repeat it Dan Lanning is also the best head coach in the Big 10 I think right now the Oregon Ducks should be the favorite to win the title they're so balanced they have an amazing offense I'm super excited to see what Dylan Gabriel can do this season Distributing to TZ Johnson and Evan Stewart they have an amazing offensive line they have solid tight ends they have a great run game and then you look at this defense that was one of the best in college football last season they have 70% of that production returning I think this team's going to surprise a lot of people this year and they're going to be a true Powerhouse out of the Big 10 give me the Oregon Ducks to win the national championship this year I'm Kaden ker and that's my take [Music] [Music]