Rumors and speculation are now swirling for the Oregon Football program after USC and UCLA announced they would be leaving the Pac-12 for the Big 10 in 2024. The question immediately becomes whether or not Oregon could follow suit and leave the Pac-12 for another conference, and the administration has a number of factors to weigh into that decision. This breaking news changes how to view a listener's question "where could Oregon Football be in five years?" in a pretty dramatic way. Staying in the conference is possible, but there could come a point where it's not the best path forward.

On today's episode of Locked On Ducks, Spencer McLaughlin answers a variety of incoming questions from Duck fans. The future of the program should still be bright with Dan Lanning at the helm, regardless of which conference they are playing in. The potential landscape of playing in the Pac-12 (10?) in the coming years vs the Big 10 would be radically different options from a competitive landscape.

Two more mailbag questions conclude today's show, the first being when Chase Cota transferred to the Ducks, how important it was for Oregon to get the son of a former great player from decades past? The final question comes in on a sports topic but not an Oregon-specific one: what are the best sports movies of all-time that are based on true stories? In Spencer's view, Moneyball tops the list--but it's far from the only fantastic sports movie that has been released.

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