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Culture is paramount to the success of champions. Retention of talent is, IMHO, more important to success than portal acquisitions. Players who are recruited to top programs and spend their careers there are typically much more successful at getting to and staying in the NFL than program hoppers. Case in point: 26 of the 32 first-round selections in the recent NFL draft spent their college careers at their original landing spot. This is not possible without strong culture that emphasize player development. The Ducks have reached the point where they can rely on this model, stressing to in-comers that development is everything and to start grinding early, to learn from the older players, and to do anything to contribute before reaching the status (hopefully) as a starter and/or regular rotational piece. For many players at Georgia, they don't regularly see the field (except for special teams) until late in the second or the third year. But if they have embraced the "development" mantra and are ready to ball when opportunity knocks. One of the major reasons that both Michigan and OSU won nattys the past two years is that the coaching staffs had been very successful at retaining the top talents, whi, in turn were very experienced and "developed players who knew how football is supposed to be played.

4-2 Beavis after five innings, Oregon's Jaxon Jordan pitched a good inning and shut the bad-guys out.

4-2 Beavis as Featherston stumbled during his pitch, got a balk and scored a run for them.

3-2 Beavis after three innings, as The Pride of Portland Oregon, Ryan Cooney, sent a pitch over the wall! Ryan Featherston took over after a couple of walks by Sanford, and faced a bases-loaded and NO outs situation....and got the Ducks out of the inning unscathed!

Of course, the Pac-12? broadcast is biased, it's also very boring. $$$$ definitely helps the production.

3-1 Beavis after two innings. A pitcher Oregon needed to regain his confidence--Will Sanford, is struggling. He walked three in this inning, gave up a hit that scored, and then gave up another run on a wild pitch. Yikes!

1-1 after one inning as both teams had home runs. Oregon's Jacob Walsh did it again!

Ducks softball team has the best record -- best winning percentage -- in all of Division 1! Go Ducks!!

He athletic department does it up right! VID_20250426_125857069.mp4

What if I told you I believe the best thing to do for the game is keep the current playoff format? What if certain changes enhances interest in the game? I agree with Jon. I don’t believe the playoffs will expand. I believe the pool will increase, and specific changes will make the regular season count like never before. I believe ESecPN will agree to the changes. I believe the B1G will as well. I could be completely wrong, but just before the season, I will explain my reasons why. Some of this hinges on what ultimately happens between the schools and the players, because like Jon, I don’t believe the House settlement will solve the NIL/Portal issues completely. It’s a great time to be alive. The P2 might be waking up to reality.

Whenever I hear this, I think of "The Pit" Just imagine the video of the Kamikaze Kids with this in the background!

It doesn't even matter that they're from Seattle, Heart is that good!

Tuesday Ted Talk: Luke Moga, Dillon Gresham could play vital roles for Ducks Tuesday Ted Talk: Luke Moga, Dillon Gresham could play vital roles for Ducks - On3 WWW.ON3.COM An interesting connection took place late in Saturday's Spring game leaving some of us wondering if we could see it again this season.

Oregon's younger backs make spring game impressions, readying for bigger roles in 2025 With their top rusher gone from 2024, Oregon will lean on a new collection of running backs this fall, and they're ready for the opportunity. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/jayden-limar-dajaun-riggs-oregon-ducks-football-dierre-hill-249437335/

Dan Lanning details the order of business for the Duck football program post-spring football What's on the table of the to-do list for Oregon's football program following spring football? https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/dan-lanning-details-the-order-of-business-for-the-duck-football-program-post-spring-football-249432045/

5-Star Recruit Brandon Arrington Schedules Commitment Date After Oregon Ducks Visit The Oregon Ducks hosted five-star recruit Brandon Arrington for the Spring Game, and the elite athlete announced that he will be making his commitment on July 5 between Oregon, the USC Trojans, Alabama Crimson Tide, Penn State Nittany Lions, and Texas A&M Aggies. 5-Star Recruit Brandon Arrington Schedules Commitment Date After Oregon Ducks Visit WWW.SI.COM Five-star recruit Brandon Arrington visited the Oregon Ducks for the program's annual Spring Game inside Autzen Stadium, and he has scheduled his commitment dat

Our position-by-position breakdown of Oregon’s spring game

The Ducks will show the Rodents what to do when you reach No.3. Michigan St. is heading to The Jane! Run Rule Ahead!

Tony, Ohio State had 14 players drafted, one short of the record 15 held by Georgia. I'm sure the Ohio State culture had much to do with the Buckeyes winning the national championship. However, large NIL payments to players who were draft-eligible in 2024 also helped. No offense, but what was your take on the Buckeyes culture the day after the 4th straight loss to Michigan? Ohio State was fortunate to have the chance to overcome the loss, and hats off to Ohio State for a tremendous PO run.

More on The Power 2 Dominating the Draft Tuesdays with Gorney: NFL Draft proves Power Two is here to stay SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter was selected third overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

WR Trebor Pena transferring from Syracuse to Penn State will help the Nits at a position of need. Pena was 2nd team All-ACC last season. 84 catches, 941 yards, 9 TDs. Penn State's $2 million portal pickup gives them a 'real case' to open as top team in nation WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Penn State just added to an impressive portal class with Trebor Pena, giving them a huge chance to start as the No. 1 team in the country. Like Michigan in 2023 and Ohio State in 2024, PSU has opened its NIL wallet to keep quality draft-eligible players on board and pick up players from the portal to fill positions of need. And picking up DC Jim Knowles also took opening up the wallet. OBD plays two Blue Chip Roster teams in 2025, USC in Eugene and PSU on the road. https://247sports.com/article/oregon-ducks-football-trip-to-penn-state-football-season-defining-espn-245899164/ GO DUCKS!

And now I see 15 Buckeyes were drafted into the NFL. What a lesson. What a year for the Buckeyes!

I think the 4-4-2-2-1-1 format would be great if it were accompanied with a conference post season pitting 1 vs 8 2 vs 7 etc with the winners of those match ups moving on to the playoffs. That way 8th place teams in the power 2 conferences still have a path to the playoffs as would 4th place teams in the B12 and ACC. That would also mean even lower ranked teams would be in contention for that final spot late into the season. This would provide that March Madness type magic that keeps basketball riveting without expanding the playoffs that much. If a 5-8 ranked team in a conference can't win a road game to make the playoffs, then they wouldn't deserve to be in the playoffs anyway. If they can't get that win on their home field, then that higher seeded team showed that they didn't really deserve that spot as well. This system seems perfect to me and I really hope it happens at some point. As for conference champions, that could be declared after the highest seeded team in the conference playoffs wins. If one loses to eight and two loses to seven but three defeats six, then that's the conference champ for that year. This seems like the best path forward to me both in entertainment value (highest viewing ratings possible) as well as for fairness to all the teams in the conferences. This format could help keep conferences from getting too top heavy (same 2-3 teams at the top every year) and let even average teams feel as though they still have a shot.

Hmmmm. Take a Flyer on Dante at +3500? Way-too-early 2026 NFL Draft odds: Arch Manning or the field for No. 1 overall? - Saturday Down South WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM Arch Manning is the early favorite to go No. 1 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft. But is there a better bet to make on the opening odds?