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I don't know which pitcher Oregon will face, but it will be between Nathan Aceves, (3.77) and Kellen Montgomery (3.86) of the Gauchos. We counter with Collin Clarke, (2.79 ERA) and it figures to be another low-scoring affair unless the Ducks can get the pitch count high enough to get their starter out. It is hard to know if the offensive woes yesterday by Santa Barbara were due to a batting lineup in a slump, or if the pitching they faced was that good. Their starter was impressive, and our runs were scored on relievers. I do believe today, as yesterday, that we have a better batting lineup who can break through sooner in the game. But you know how it goes...it all depends on how that pitcher is doing today. Sometimes we get snuffed by a pitcher in the high3s for ERA, and other times we have beat them up. And that is what makes the game so interesting to watch! Today you will see a ton of a pitch you rarely saw yesterday; the change-up, and Clarke has a few variations that are darn hard to hit. He has a tendency to give up home-runs, but often--that is all they get, hence the low ERA. Collin Clarke

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And throw in most hated FB teams and the year they are recognized. College football's 10 most hated teams of all-time: Miami, USC, FSU crack the list - CBS Sports

Toss in the women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey and the threesome may be untouched in college history?

The combination of injuries and playing in a tough conference combined for a disappointing season outcome. Level of competition shouldn't be overlooked. Ducks Elite 8 opponents 71-81 vs Michigan 66-84 vs Iowa 64-68 at Purdue 54-80 at Illinois Elite 8 in the Final AP regular season ranking 1- Duke 2- Arizona 3- Michigan 7-UConn 8-Purdue 13-Illinois 23-Tennesse NR - Iowa – was not even in others receiving votes, total 39 teams with AP votes, top 25 + 14

LSU in a landslide. usc just in a free fall. Will Wade, Lane Kiffin give LSU most hated pair of coaches in America - Yahoo Sports

Two biggest questions: How does transfer WR Hooks fit in and LBs Two Biggest Questions Surrounding Oregon Ducks as Spring Practice Resumes

"I read it as “from the original 10” which allows for a non-inflated, apples to apples comparison to what happened in 1985." That's the way I read it too. IF the women's Elite 8 includes Texas and Oklahoma they would be non-legacy. Of course, they have to beat Kentucky and S. Carolina (not likely for OU). Though S. Carolina didn't join the SEC until 1991. I think the writer may have just been expressing the general Big Ten malaise in recent years has been overcome this season by old members. Didn't have to rely upon new members.

Travel eastward, and the further you get, the deeper and stronger the pull of old tradition grows. And, by comparison, B1G bias pales the further east you get (how’d they accept us in the Ivy League?), and the south is on a completely different planet. Pretty simple formula: the less time you’ve spent together, the less time you’ve had to develop bad habits. Give them 20 years and maybe we’ll get a few smiles. Prefer being west.

Spring “Game” calendar: Mar. 28 – Nebraska Video clip for Huskers. Allow time for camera to pan the crowd. https://www.instagram.com/reels/DWby8QlEX8m/ Crowds in the past have reached 80,000 Apr. 4 - toejams Apr. 11 - Purdue Apr. 18 – Michigan Apr. 18 – Michigan St Apr. 18 – Ohio St Apr. 23 – Indiana Apr. 25 – Iowa Apr. 25 – Maryland Apr. 25 – Minnesota Apr. 25 – Oregon Apr. 25 – Penn St Apr. 30 - Wisconsin May 1 - UW May 2 - UCLA

Chicago dropped football in 1939 because the game was becoming too professional. 🤑 I don't expect we'll see Phil the Phoenix, the University of Chicago mascot so named after Chicago recovered from the Great Fire of 1871, on the Maroons football sideline anytime soon. In 1898, Michigan's 12-11 victory over Chicago, which won the conference title for the Wolverines, led to Michigan music student Louis Elbel composing 'The Victors,' praising Michigan for being the Victors Valiant, the Conquering Heroes, and the Champions of the West. Chicago, under coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, was a national power in football. In 41 seasons at Chicago (1892-1932), the Yale All-American went 244-211-27. Referred to as 'the father of modern football,' Stagg's innovations included the huddle, man-in-motion, and numbers on the jersey. Stagg is behind only Kirk Ferentz and Woody Hayes in the number of career wins, 314 wins over 57 years of coaching. When college football was king, and the pros a barnstorming afterthought, the University of Chicago was one of the top programs in the sport. No matter how successful a modern program may be, including Nick Saban's terrific run at Bama, you cannot match this kind of tradition and the influence that echoes into today.

I read it as “from the original 10” which allows for a non-inflated, apples to apples comparison to what happened in 1985. Almost nobody thinks Rutgers, Nebraska, or Maryland when someone says B1G. I still have to remind myself Maryland isn’t in the ACC and that happened 12 years ago. There is definitely bias against anyone added after PSU imo, but I don’t think it’s a west coast thing. We might not be as special to everyone else as we think we should be.

As my coworker (Michigan fan) is all too happy to bring up about the "Couch Burning" Michigan State fans that their membership could theoretically be revoked at any time if the University of Chicago would want to rejoin the B1G. Apparently Chicago put some contingency plans into their leaving the conference if they ever wanted to return and MSU only got in in part because Chicago left. At least that's the story my coworker tells. I have not been interested enough to independently verify.

I'm not surprised. It was SC that called a lot of the shots in the Pac-8, 10, and 12. One example was when the conference added Utah and CU, so Larry could save face after Texas told him to take a hike, and SC insisted on the Cali scheduling model so their fans wouldn't miss the annual trip to San Francisco. (Scott adding CU and Utah and taking away SC's preferred revenue share led the way to the cratering of the Conference of Champions.) Ohio State and Michigan have called the shots in the Big Ten since its inception. Other teams on occasion made their mark on the field, including Indiana, which went to the Rose Bowl in 1967, and garnered well-deserved publicity over the last two seasons, but the rivalry game between the Buckeyes and the Wolverines is called The Game for a reason; it is the most-watched Big Ten game year after year. The two programs with the most wins in CFB history: 1 Michigan, 2 Ohio State. When the general public thinks of Big Ten football, it's the games played in the Big House and the Horseshoe that are on the public's mind. Oregon's 2024 conference title and Indiana's conference and national championships in 2025 have not changed the overall perception. While fierce rivals, the two programs have been in unison on almost all B1G things. Michigan's holding out on the private capital deal was the exception. USC joining Michigan in its objection to Petitti's fundraising, if noted at all, was treated like an afterthought. If CFB goes to a 32-team CFB Super Conference, you can bet that the B1G Two will have more influence than OBD and USC. Even when the Patriots were on their Brady roll, Jerry Jones and not Robert Kraft was the media's NFL go-to guy. When the Pac-12 legacy schools win national titles in football and men's basketball, they may move up in the pecking order, but they will not surpass Michigan and Ohio State in the Big Ten's pecking order, even if the titles are won by the Ducks. All animals are equal, except for Wolverines (and Buckeyes 🤔) that are more equal.

The resentment is strong, and the fact that Oregon won the most Big-10 championships in all sports, (considering we only have 18 of the 28 B1G sports) enhances that bias against us. The recent baseball polls with three west coast teams on top of the B1G...

Yeah, I read that, too, and had that momentary thought, "Wait...what? Hey, he's referring to OBD." What a d*ck. (Not Duck.) On a more upbeat note, maybe he was referring to Rutgers.

West Coast Bias is alive and well...

They did not have videos available during the game, so a couple are now showing up. Good Stuff!

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I could hardly believe my eyes reading an email from The Athletic, as he was writing about four Big-10 teams making the Elite Eight, and he wrote... "The basketball conference of the year: We’ve mentioned a bunch of Big Ten teams in here, haven’t we? Since 1985, this is just the fourth time a conference has taken up half the Elite Eight. Guaranteed one Final Four spot, and could have three. Pleasingly, these are all traditional Big Ten members, too. So … is this the year the B1G breaks its quarter-century championship drought (2000 Michigan State)?" Pleasingly? How do YOU read that? The new West Coast teams are invaders? The Vikings from the West? That only pure members, those who founded the conference count? How much more can you diminish new conference members? Especially when we have brought so much WINNING to the Big-10? What say YOU?

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026 BASEBALL | @OregonBaseball Ducks Blank Gauchos to Take Series Opener GOLITA, Calif. — After six scoreless innings, No. 20 Oregon was finally able to break through for four runs over the final three innings to claim a 4-0 nonconference win over UC Santa Barbara in game one of the series on Friday night at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. In a matchup between two of the top starting pitchers in college baseball, both teams threatened into the middle innings but neither team could come through with a big hit to push a run across the plate. Oregon (22-4) ran up UCSB starter Jackson Flora’s pitch count in innings two through four, forcing the No. 2 starter in the country according to D1Baseball to throw more than 20 pitches in each of those innings. Despite the high pitch count, the Ducks stranded six runners in the first four innings including three in scoring position. UCSB (15-8) had similar frustrations against Oregon starter Will Sanford, the No. 19 starting pitcher on D1Baseball’s list. The Gauchos (15-8) stranded 10 runners in five innings against Sanford, including leaving the bases loaded in both the third and fourth innings. Will Sanford at UCSB Neither Sanford nor Flora factored in the decision with both leaving the game after five innings without allowing a run. Sanford gave up two hits with five walks and four strikeouts. Flora also allowed two hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Oregon’s bullpen ended up besting the UCSB bullpen leading to the Ducks’ win. Luke Morgan (1-0) picked up his first career win, tossing two scoreless innings. Tanner Bradley and Devin Bell also chipped in a scoreless frame. The Ducks’ scored four runs against the Gauchos bullpen. How It Happened: Scoreless heading into the seventh inning, Jack Brooks changed that with one swing of the bat with one out in the seventh. Brooks crushed the first pitch he saw 443-feet with a 110 mile per hour exit velocity over the towering scoreboard beyond the right-field fence. The Ducks tacked on three insurance runs in the top of the ninth, sparked by a Gabe Miranda leadoff bunt single. Brooks moved Miranda to second with a sacrifice bunt before Ryan Cooney reached on an infield single moving Miranda to third. After fouling off a squeeze bunt attempt, Jax Gimenez ripped a line drive double over right-fielders Max Staggs’ head to score Miranda and move Cooney to third. A New Star Reliever? Luke Morgan gave Oregon two scoreless innings. Cooney scored on a balk when Stunner Gonzalez tripped while starting to deliver a pitch for a 3-0 lead. After a Drew Smith intentional walk, the Ducks stole a run when Smith intentionally got caught in a rundown long enough for Gimenez to score from third to make it a four-run game. Box Score Notes: The shutout was Oregon’s fifth of the season, including the Ducks’ second on the road trip … Gimenez extended his hitting streak to 13 games, matching the 10th longest in Oregon’s modern-era history … The two teams combined to leave 22 runners on base (UCSB 13, Oregon 9) … They combined to go 3-for-24 with runners in scoring position with only one of those hits scoring a run, while going 1-for-21 combined with two outs. On Deck: Oregon and UCSB play game two of the series on Saturday with a 3:05 p.m. first pitch (ESPN+).

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