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Ty Who? Er, Ty Shoe? How did Tattoo-Gate work out for you, and a Buckeyes HC too? That was yesterday, and yesterday's gone. No longer handed shoes, you're handed a B1G check to buy the shoes, cars, and homes for Mom, etc.

I remember he delayed his choice about 6 weeks which caused some angst among Oregon partisans. Ultimately his Final Four where Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State and Oregon. His final choice was Ohio State or Michigan. This is what he said about Oregon at the time: He discounted Oregon "because it's across the country. I have a father and (high school) coaches here who can drive three hours to see me play rather than watch it on TV." Ultimately, Happy Valley was no place for a city kid either. "I don't like that place," he said of Penn State's rural location. "It's (in) the country." Because he played both football and basketball he said he didn't visit two of the four. One of the two was Oregon.

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And that is what it’s all about, and the reason why sub500 teams make the playoffs - fans in the stands for as long as they can keep them there help pay those obscene contracts.

How Close? "What these numbers do not necessarily account for is the quality of the coaching in the two conferences." GREAT point Jon, as the coaching in this conference is now unbelievable, and it will be brutally tough to win games. By all measures, we have closed the gap on many metrics to the SEC, and exceeded in others. We have only just begun!

We live today in a peripatetic, wired world. The moment is what matters; forget about yesterday. Three Big Ten (B1G) teams have won the last three college football (CFB) championships. The usual suspects, Michigan in 2023 and Ohio State in 2024, won it all. The suspect Indiana Hoosiers completed the greatest two-year turnaround in the history of CFB, defeating Miami on its home field to capture last season's crown. Move over Hickory High and Gene Hackman. So Hats Off to the B1G! But does this B1G trifecta mean that the conference has surpassed the It Just Means More SEC, the conference that dominated BCS and Playoff titles from the 1998 season through 2022? I say, Not So Fast, my B1G friends! Yes, Indiana, one of three B1G teams in the field, came through in 2025, but let's not forget that the SEC placed five teams in the field. It's also chic today to note that the B1G will likely have more first-round NFL draft picks in 2026 than the SEC. However, the draft is a seven-round exercise, and over the seven rounds, which conference is expected to have the most picks? It's the SEC, for the 20th consecutive year, extending its record from 2007 through 2025. NIL has spread the talent around, no doubt. But the SEC continues to send the most players to the NFL. On April 16, 2026, The Athletic's Dane Brugler released his fourth mock 2026 draft, predicting every pick from No. 1 to No. 257. Although the holes were rather small, I had to count them all. Now I know how many holes it takes to fill Pittsburgh's Acrisure Hall. 😁 Here's a summary of the eight Ducks expected to be drafted in 2026. Oregon Ducks On SITwo Oregon Ducks Drafted To Dallas Cowboys In New PredictionThe 2026 NFL Draft is right around the corner, and several former Oregon Ducks are expected to be selected by various NFL teams. Dane Brugler, an NFL Draft anal I was not surprised to see these Elite 8 Ducks on the list. I was surprised to see OT Alex Harkey going ahead of OT Isiah World. This is the number of players chosen from the B1G and the SEC through seven rounds. 1st Round - B1G - 11 - Ohio State - 4/ Indiana - 2/ Oregon - 2/ Penn State, USC, and UW - 1 each 1st Round - SEC - 8 - 2 each from Tennessee and Texas A+M/ 1 each from Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, and LSU 2nd Round - B1G 6/ SEC 15 64 players taken in the 1st and 2nd rounds - the cream of the draft crop. The SEC leads in the 2nd round and thereafter through the 7th round. 3rd Round - B1G 9/ SEC 15 4th Round - B1G 13/ SEC 14 5th Round - B1G 9/ SEC 10 6th Round - B1G 12/ SEC 16 Total - B1G - 69 players drafted/ SEC 75 players drafted B1G - 3.83 drafted per 18-member schools/ 4.68 drafted per 16-member schools. What these numbers do not necessarily account for is the quality of the coaching in the two conferences. Overall, the Big Ten has the more experienced coaches New coaches Whittingham at Michigan, Campbell at Penn State, and Fitzgerald at Michigan State come from Utah, Iowa State, and Northwestern programs, which they left with the most wins in program history. New coaches at Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, and Ole Miss have no regular-season Power 4 head coaching experience. LSU is the exception. Roster rankings do support the SEC teams, top to bottom, having more talent than Big Ten teams. But talent is potential that will succeed only if the coaching results in the sum of the whole being greater than the parts. Big Ten projected draft picks: Illinois 2/ Indiana 8/ Iowa 7/ Maryland 2/ Michigan 5/ Michigan State 2/ Nebraska 1/ Northwesten 3/ Ohio State 10/ Oregon 8/ Penn State 7/ USC 5/ UCLA 1/ Washington 3/ Wisconsin 1 If all draft-eligible Ducks players had entered the draft, Oregon would have more players drafted than Ohio State. IMO, that's a WOW! The Big Ten has closed the gap, but IMO the conference has yet to dethrone the SEC.

Everything Dan Lanning said after reviewing Oregon’s first spring scrimmageOregon coach Dan Lanning reviewed scrimmage No. 1 and discussed Dylan Raiola, Nas Wyatt, Jamari Johnson and more after Tuesday’s spring practice. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/longformarticle/everything-dan-lanning-said-after-reviewing-oregons-first-spring-scrimmage-281949026/

Hummm, the shoe deal although it does seem a bit blatant and in the past recruits have embellished what went on during visits ala Phil Knight stories. Ex-Ohio State QB with checkered history gives nutty recruiting story Of course, hindsight is 20 / 20 and had he had his "own shoe", selling those would allow him a lot more tattoos.

And beat the Huskies!

Good for the AD. Thanks to all who have made contributions to Ducks SB. Go Ducks.

The NBA made a rule, if you didn't play 66 games, you weren't eligible for awards. This can be a huge difference in salary. This was supposed to entice star players to play more games. The NBA allowed for extraordinary circumstances to allow Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham to be eligible, even though they didn't reach the required 66 games. Reduce the number of games from 82 to 72(?), this would eliminate back to back games and would reduce the workload for players, to hopefully get them to play more games. Of course, TV money says no. Less supply.

60 YEARS OF SOFTBALL & 10 AT THE JANE Oregon's year-long celebration of 60 years of softball and 10 seasons at Jane Sanders Stadium will culminate this weekend when Oregon will welcome nearly 100 alums and their families to The Jane. Friday night, the program will recognize the Sanders Family for their support of Oregon softball. Saturday, Oregon will honor all alums in attendance with postgame, on-field ceremony. GREIN NAMED BIG TEN PITCHER OF THE WEEK After leading Oregon to a road sweep of Maryland, Lyndsey Grein was named D1 Softball National Pitcher of the Week and Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week. This was her third career Big Ten honor and first of 2026. The senior from Mokena, Ill., went 3-0 against the Terrapins. For the weekend, she had a 0.93 ERA in 15 innings pitched. She allowed two runs on seven hits, struck out 25 and walked only two. She gave up only one extra base hit the entire series. In the game one 11-0 run-rule win, Grein struck out eight in four shutout innings and allowed two hits. She threw four hitless innings in relief in game two and struck out seven as the Ducks won 4-3 in eight innings. In the series finale, she struck out 10 in a complete game, 8-2 win. Grein, who is 21-4 on the season, leads the Big Ten in strikeouts (164), WHIP (0.94), and opponent batting average (.173), is second in wins and third in ERA (2.15). NUMBERS * 13 - Oregon is No. 13 in the current RPI rankings. * 16 - Oregon has 16 come-from-behind wins this season. * 22 - Oregon has played the 22nd most difficult schedule nationally. * 31 - Oregon leads the NCAA with a program-record 31 sacrifice flies. * 31 - 31 of Oregon's 38 games have come against teams in the top 75 of the RPI. * 6 - Elon Butler broke school and Big Ten record with six hits April 4 vs. Iowa. * 8 - Oregon is eighth nationally in average attendance per game (2,001). * 16 - Elon Butler leads the Big Ten and is eighth nationally with 16 doubles. * 21 - Lyndsey Grein has won 21 games, second in the Big Ten and third nationally. * 164 - Lyndsey Grein has struck out 164 batter this season, which leads the Big Ten. GREIN IN BIG TEN'S TOP FOUR IN NINE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES Lyndsey Grein ranks among the Big Ten's top four in nine different statistical categories. She leads the Big Ten in strikeouts (164), WHIP (0.94), hits allowed per seven innings pitched (4.35) and appearances (33). She's second in wins (21) and innings pitched (130.1). Grein is third ERA (2.15) and fourth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.00) and strikeouts per seven innings pitched (8.8). COX, MA'AKE LEAD DUCKS AT MARYLAND Emma Cox and Stefini Ma'ake accounted for more than half if the team's 21 RBI and three of its four home runs in the Ducks' sweep at Maryland. Cox hit .500 (4-of-8) with a pair of three-run home runs and eight RBI. Ma'ake also hit .500 (5-of-10) with a grand slam home run and five RBI.

I have not watched an NBA game in years, but follow from a far distance. I will not watch until home teams wear white uniforms again and these sissy's quit sitting out games and tanking. What a rip-off for the fans! The play-in for the last two playoff spots in each conference (usually with sub .500 teams) is absolutely ridiculous and the first round should have stayed at best of five. The Trailblazers will never lure a star to Portland to win a title. And the tattoos...it's all just unwatchable. Yes, I'm fun at parties 🤣

The NBA game has morphed over the years, but I am still a fan. Just like most sports, it is a lot more entertaining to be at games. Had Blazer season tickets for almost 30 years, and it can be raucous, intense, and provide plenty of drama. Playoff basketball magnifies that experience. On TV…not so much.

Agree with most of what’s in this thread, BUT, in almost every professional sports league, a sub .500 team can make the playoffs.

RB coach talks about his room. 5 Big Takeaways About Oregon's Running Backs, Including Injury Update

Dan looking for everyone to improve on one thing going into Saturday's scrimmage. Oregon Ducks looking for competitive second spring scrimmage

This may all be true, but Blazermania is back. Go Deni!

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Something I caught on video worth watching! Again, you might have to subscribe/sign-in to Youtube. For some reason something has changed, blocking watching unless you can subscribe/sign-in. Go and click on “Watch on Youtube”, bottom right corner, to watch video. Four programs left everything they knew for the promise of a bigger stage and a bigger check. The data says one of them is thriving. Two are treading water. And one got left behind the moment they arrived. Professor WildUte breaks down the actual TV Brand Index scores behind Oregon, USC, Washington, and UCLA's move to the Big Ten — built from 7 seasons of Nielsen data and a model that ESPN will never show you. What the numbers actually say: 🟢 Oregon — Arrived ready. Brand exploded. The flywheel is spinning. 🟡 USC — The ceiling is real. The consistency isn't there yet. 🟡 Washington — Lost their coach before Year 1 started. The CFP spike was Pac-12 money, not Big Ten money. 🔴 UCLA — BTN scheduling. Back-to-back coaching chaos. A 2024 average that matches their 2018 numbers. The move hasn't worked yet. Timestamps: 0:28 — The Question Nobody Wants Answered 0:59 — TV Brand Index Guide 2:24 — UCLA: Got Left Behind the Moment They Arrived 4:56 — USC: The Brand That Hasn't Backed It Up Yet 6:36 — Washington: Up And Down 9:21 — Oregon: The Only Program That Got It Right 11:08 — Pac-12 to Big Ten Index Comparison

Two Ducks projected to be drafted by Dallas! Eight in total for the draft. Oregon Ducks On SITwo Oregon Ducks Drafted To Dallas Cowboys In New PredictionThe 2026 NFL Draft is right around the corner, and several former Oregon Ducks are expected to be selected by various NFL teams. Dane Brugler, an NFL Draft anal

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Something has changed with Youtube videos. It seems you have to sign-in/subscribe in order to watch videos. You may be able to watch this, if not sign-in or subscribe. You will see bottom right corner “Watch on Youtube”, click on it to pull up this video to watch. Meet the Flock: Running Backs | 2026 Oregon Football

Looking good for us to land these boys! Bring em home Dana!

The NBA has a way of choosing the worst branch at each point in the strategic decision tree.