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I think I remember posting last year or so that i fully expected the four West Coast schools to be quite competitive in the B1G. Yet i admit that, even with the travel hassles involved, they have more than exceeded my expectations. Thanks for the updates Charles.

Yeah isn't that a he-- of a name for a QB? Allegedly he was named for his grandfather or great-grandfather who was a tail gunner on a WW2 bomber.

Ohio St: Men’s soccer Women Swimming & Diving Men’s lacrosse Women’s tennis Men’s tennis Oregon doesn't have teams in the first three.

My Duck-Buddies...I was WRONG about what I wrote above concerning UCLA getting an advantage with pitching. I called and talked with the Sports Information Director for Baseball in the Athletic department, and I've talked with him often over the years, and he writes up the press releases that I insert into posts after the games. When I voiced my concerns...he told me that I was misunderstanding a couple of items, and it starts with the Pool format itself. He explained that all the conference coaches help design it, and vote on it of which Waz was a part of. The second point is pitchers being used on Tuesday and Wednesday by the Bruins will NOT be used on the weekend. Why? Because at the end of a season--they give their starting pitchers a full week to rest...not four or five days, as I thought. The third point was how everyone will not mess up their pitching for the NCAA Regionals the next week. UCLA, nor Oregon will run a starter on Sunday, and pitch him again on the following Friday or Saturday. The focus is on the Playoffs, and winning the B1G Tournament is a bonus. He said that ALL teams will be short of experienced pitchers, that we are all in the same boat. I feel a TON better now, and he emphasized that we want to win the B1G Tournament, but not at the expense of a Regional game. But we are certainly going-for-it in Omaha this week... We'll see Jason Reitz...

The Harbaugh's thought it applied to them when they said, "Who's Got it Better Than Us?" Well, nobody has it better than Oregon fans!

It's fun watching the early days of the B1G Baseball Tournament...

The New B1G...

Here only nine months, and the Ducks captured EIGHT B1G Championships? Oregon has eight championships, USC and UCLA have three each, and Washington has one, for a total of 15 championships for the four West Coast teams. The rest of the Old B1G have 18 championships among the remaining 14 teams, with Ohio State leading them with four.

So...(above) we are new, and you give us less revenue, so we will fight for more! Fourteen teams that KNEW last August that they will keep Oregon in its place...

Based on his name alone, I would be optimistic.

The state of Oregon's QB room following the conclusion of spring Here is a rundown for what the Ducks have at quarterback entering the 2025 season https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-football-quarterback-ducks-football-dante-moore-austin-novosad-luke-moga-250089396/

What Kelly Graves had to say about Oregon's three transfer portal additions Oregon coach Kelly Graves offered comment on each of the team's three transfer portal additions this offseason. Here's a recap of what said about each of them. What Kelly Graves had to say about Oregon's three transfer portal additions

Oregon football extends offer to talented 2026 four-star CB Jeron Jones The Ducks are in the mix for a new cornerback prospect in the 2026 class. Here is what we know. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-football-extends-offer-to-talented-2026-four-star-cb-jeron-jones-250091481/

It sure felt like a curse after the grand slam in the 1st, but The Jane had had enough of that! Whatever it was that Lombardi and the team summoned to take that GS, before they even came to bat...the game would have been a great movie! and Stanford,

Football, then Basketball, and now Softball?

About our opponent in the Super-Regional...

After the game...

Oregon working on a rally...

When Oregon was down 4-0....

We gotta call it for what it was...and have some fun with it...

By the time of the world series it's going to be blazing hot and muggy I'm sure. The stadium is really nice, but every time I see it I think how much it needs some kind of roof, it looks miserable at times there due to the heat.

All of You Duck Softball Fans Listening to the First Duck-Stanford Game, Many of you may be texting from The Jane while others are listening to the radio and/or BIG network. My brother and his wife are seated in The Jane behind the backstop and to one side. He has passed on to me via I-phone that the Home Plate umpire is calling an extremely small strike zone for this game between the Ducks and Stanford. He is also calling a very inconsistent strike zone. This strike zone seems to begin at most players' crotch and moves up to their chest; how wide is it? It is about half the width of most of the players' upper body. Hard to believe, but if so, this would explain many of the balls & strikes being called. Justify the calls? No, If he is accurate, this umpire has to be rotated out or just go. Regardless, that won't happen until the game is complete. My brother, Dave has noted the Stanford coach has been closely observing the batters' box and has talked to one of her Asst coaches and the batters after watching how the umpire is calling the pitches. She has apparently coached her players to tighten up to the plate and box; then, lean in (to the right or left based on which side is dominant). Do I know this for a fact? No, but this is what my brother is seeing and describing. The above paragraphs may serve or assist to explain some of the odd things that are taking place during the first game between the Ducks and Stanford. I cannot verify the accuracy of my brother's comments, but he has been one heck of a high school baseball coach. He's not perfect, but he has a keen and knowing eye. He loves the Ducks, but he knows people very well, and that includes softball and baseball umpires and the rules. Take my comments for what they are worth - not much. VR, KCDuck1