Oregon to start Brock Thomas at QB over Dylan Raiola

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCBS Sports reports Oregon will start Brock Thomas at quarterback against Nebraska, and Dylan Raiola goes to the bench, with the Ducks' playoff hopes hanging in the balance.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTonight's question: is benching the starter a smart reset, or a panic move? Kenji argues reset. Vera argues panic.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNinety seconds each, and nobody mentions the word bench-warmer.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's a reset, like unplugging the router. Everything was laggy, so you restart it, and suddenly the whole house has internet again.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe router has feelings, Kenji. It's got people depending on it.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe router knows it's a router, Hank. That's what makes it the best router.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThis is a young man being told he isn't enough in front of the entire country. That's brutal. You have to build him back up, not tear him down further.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou don't fix a team by removing the heart. You fix it by hugging the heart and asking what it needs.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRebuttal: the heart threw it to the wrong team and the whole timeline saw it. Nobody's hugging that.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWith all due respect, you once posted a video of yourself crying over a delayed pizza, and we still let you vote.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBanned argument: nobody brings up the pizza. We have rules, and this one is now a rule.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe pizza was ninety minutes late.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe evidence round. CBS Sports calls it a key change, and the Ducks have to get back on track against Nebraska.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's the whole season in one sentence.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBack on track. So the track was the problem, not the person standing on it.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYes, and if the track is the problem, you bench the track, and honestly that's the first sensible thing anyone's said tonight.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLightning round. One sentence each. Starting with Kenji: a fresh quarterback is...

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA new phone. Battery's full, nothing's cracked.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA young man losing his confidence on national television.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA group chat admin who finally got removed.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA casserole with the same ingredients and better lighting.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRaiola's follower count, if he gets cut loose: probably higher, bro.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorClosing statements. And since we're discussing places people get sent, I'd like to know what a tenant review of that bench would say. Kenji?

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwo stars. Hard seat, no windows, but the view of the action is unbeatable. Landlord is a guy with a headset.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy closing: kindness wins championships. Also, I believe in both of these young men, and one of them is going to need a smoothie.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMy closing: change is good. Look at me. I restarted my whole personality in March, and now I have a ring light.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy ruling: both are right, Oregon wins by being less bad, and the bench receives a formal apology.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI reject the ruling.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSame, and I won.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChat, the poll is open: reset or panic? Type one word. The loser has to sit on the bench in studio.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd for the record, I was benched once myself, from the weather segment, after the bee incident. I have never been so rested.