All Activity

Thank you, Mr. Smith. And another tip of the hat to my much-needed and much-appreciated editor, Mr. Fischer. Preseason rankings are profitable. They are superfluous, but they make money. Thus, in today's world of college football ... Greg Sankey pulled the automatic qualifier 16-team playoff format out from under B1G commish Tony Petitti. However, Greg and the SEC went to nine conference games, certain that the B1G would support a 16-team field with five automatic and eleven at-large bids, the format favored by the SEC, ACC, B12, G6, the Domers, and every journalist without a lick of business sense (100 per-cent.) Tony - 👍👌😁😍 Greg - 🤬🤬🤬🤬

Two former Oregon Ducks represented their alma mater on the world stage in previous Winter Olympics; both being women a part of the Team USA Alpine Skiing squads of their eras. The Last Time an Oregon Duck Competed in the Winter Olympics

Thanks Jon, the jury is in, the verdict: Pollsters are prejudiced by favoring the SEC. Another win for the prosecutor Mr. Joseph!

I thought the Aflac Duck was the commish...

What do the early preseason college football polls tell us about college football (CFB) and the CFB Playoff in 2026-27? Are we CFB fans going to see more nonsense after all the changes that have occurred in our favorite sport? Our own Mr. FishDuck had to take a pause from his gaming fun at Pinco to share his apprehension about ... Unbelievable...Same SEC Stuff, Different Day

I was flabbergasted to learn that there is a Pro Disc Golf circuit in this country. We had a player and family member of the couple I was visited in the greater Boston to dinner one night and he told us all about it. He wasn't one of the big winners in the league (a raw rookie playing that summer before entering his real job in the fall after graduating from college) but he easily made expenses and was having fun. When he told me he was living in the extreme western part of Virginia, I remarked "Sounds like you live out in David Baldacci ( a famous popular novelist) country". Nonplussed, he said "Yeah he lives about a mile from me and is a pretty fair disc golfer himself".

Saint Nick. To the rescue? Sounds good. But what good are rules and regulations if they are ignored without consequences? EssentiallySportsKirk Herbstreit Joins Matt Rhule and Other Coaches in Nic...Kirk Herbstreit sparks a bold idea involving Nick Saban as college football voices quietly push for real national leadership.

Seahawks win 27-14 2 to 3 sacks 238 yds

He should give hockey a try. Anyone think anyone would be able to out skate him once he learned how to do it? But at any rate, he did far more than most of us who played high school football. Wherever he goes, he will be a role model.

In olden days, a glimpse of stocking Was looked on as something shocking But now, God knows Anything goes Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose Anything goes We need a little Cole Porter on this forum.

This team looks a lot different when Etute is not in the game. Good to see Fiso dishing out more assists. Jacobs is the "glue" player. Bell and Long are solid players and the bench is pretty reliable. Etute is a sneaky-good athlete. These ladies are worth watching.

Oregon begins national championship chase with hard work in the early morningsAutzen ZooOregon begins national championship chase with hard work...Everybody in college football does them, but few programs approach winter workouts with the speed and intensity of the Oregon Ducks. The pursuit of the 2026 Nat

Oregon Ducks Winter Workouts Show Why They're DifferentThe Oregon Ducks began their winter workouts at the start of February. The Ducks continue their attempts to separate themselves from other Big Ten and college football programs under Oregon coach Dan Lanning's guidance. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks Winter Workouts Show Why They're DifferentEUGENE – The Oregon Ducks are already beginning their preparations for the 2026 season in February. The Ducks started their winter workouts less than a month afEUGENE – The Oregon Ducks are already beginning their preparations for the 2026 season in February. The Ducks started their winter workouts less than a month after the 2025 season ended. The program posted a video on Thursday, previewing the winter workouts that said, “The work starts now.”

We invite you to always explore the “News” on the menu bar in the header. When you click on the word “News,” you will see an index of multiple links to sports news sites for your enjoyment! From now on, except for a very few circumstances, our threads will be just one page. Advertising only appears on the first page and we want to make as much money as possible for the site. The bonus in doing this is that it will be easier for everyone to move around the thread. You will always be able to refer to the previous thread for reference. To see the previous thread for this topic click Here This Thread is for News Articles ONLY. You can always start a new thread with any of these articles for discussion

Next season will sure tell the tale.

Seattle will win but...... Patriots 50 Seahawks 0 Obviously I dont like the Seahawks.

OK...I do not follow the NFL much, but I HAD to post this...

Max comp for a college player should be set at $250,000 per year-all other profits should be donated for academics which college is REALLY all about.

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | FEBRUARY 4, 2026 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | @OregonWBB Fourth-Quarter Dramatics Give Ducks Fourth Straight EUGENE, Ore. – Wednesday night's Oregon women's basketball game had a bit of everything: A dominant first half, a demoralizing third-quarter collapse, then a dramatic comeback by the Ducks, who've come to be known by their coach as the "cardiac kids." Up 21 points at halftime, the UO women gave up all of that lead and more to Illinois at Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks trailed by eight midway through the fourth quarter, but rallied back to take the lead on a Katie Fiso drive with eight seconds left before hanging on to win, 76-73. The Ducks won their fourth game in a row, and completed their second fourth-quarter comeback in five days after Saturday's win at then-No. 16 Maryland. "In the end, we got the win, and that's what's most important," UO coach Kelly Graves said. "We showed some poise when we fell behind by eight. I know it wasn't looking good, but that's kind of when we start to make things happen. It's crazy." Mia Jacobs had 23 points and nine rebounds to lead the Ducks, Ehis Etute added 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting with nine boards, and Fiso finished with 16 points plus nine assists. The newest "Big Three" for the UO women not only combined for 59 of the team's 76 points in the game, they scored 22 of 25 in the fourth quarter. "It's a good, tough win," Jacobs said. "It's gonna help us in the long run. So it's good to have that under our belt." How It Happened: After making two-thirds of their shots in the first half, 18-of-27, the Ducks opened the second half by going 2-of-16. The Ducks led 45-24 at half, and Fiso got the lead back to 21 at 49-28 with a layup early in the third quarter. But the UO women would miss their next 13 shots — the last eight of the third as Illinois rallied to tie it at 51-51 entering the fourth, and then five more to open the fourth. Jacobs finally ended that cold streak with a couple of layups early in the fourth quarter, but Illinois matched them and more to lead 66-58 with 4:25 left. That's when the "cardiac kids" found their footing. First, Etute made a bucket. Illinois missed at the other end, and Fiso hit a turnaround jumper. Then, after another Illinois miss, Sofia Bell — whose trio of threes Saturday at Maryland gave Oregon the lead for good — was fouled on a three-pointer that dropped; she missed the and-one, but the Ducks were back within 66-65. "It felt like we were back in the game at that point," Etute said. "It was our game again." Etute answered an Illinois basket with a layup for the Ducks, and it was 68-67 with 2:04 to go. Jacobs then hit from three to put Oregon up, but the Illini answered in kind. It remained a one-point lead for Illinois at 73-72 in the final seconds when Fiso missed a jumper, but Etute collected the rebound. The Ducks called time out with 12 seconds left. On the ensuing inbounds play, the ball found its way to Fiso again. This time, she drove across the lane; Etute was camped out in the post, and Jacobs was set up on the arc for an outlet pass. But Fiso saw a path to the basket, lofted a high-arcing bank shot with her left hand, and it fell to put Oregon up 74-73 with eight seconds left. "When I'm driving downhill, I see, like, a straight line," said Fiso, who followed that bucket with two game-clinching free throws after an Illinois turnover. "If I see that straight line, I'm committed, and I'm going. If I didn't see that, Ehis was right there to get the clean-up. But I trusted my work. I put a lot of work in, and I ended up making a shot." The dramatic finish took the sting out of an equally dramatic collapse by the Ducks coming out of halftime. There was little indication at the time it was looming — Oregon led 23-14 after the first quarter and 45-24 at the half, having shot 66.7 percent in the first half while holding Illinois to 34.6 percent. "We had (a few) goals coming in, and one was to limit transition points; that's how they won the other night at Washington," Graves said. "They had zero transition points at the half. The other was blocking out; no second chances. They had zero second-chance points for the first half. So we had done what we wanted to do, and that's why we had the lead we did. And then we suddenly kind of forgot about that." Illinois shot 9-of-19 while outscoring the Ducks 27-6 in the third quarter. The UO women made two of their first three field goals in the half but then went ice cold, as Illinois put together a 21-0 run to tie the game. "They just came out, they were more physical, they wanted it more, and they executed better," Graves said. After an Etute free throw to open the fourth, Illinois scored to take its first lead of the entire night, 53-52. Etute followed with two more free throws to put Oregon back in front, but the Illini countered with an 11-2 run to go up by eight. That run was capped by a bucket for a 64-56 lead with exactly 5 minutes left in the game. Graves took a 30-second timeout to stop the momentum, and huddled his team to deliver a message. "We've been there before," Graves recounted later. "We've been there, done that. You know, there's no quit in them." They proved that over the final five minutes of Wednesday's game. The "cardiac kids" may have caused a few palpitations in the process, but in the end the Ducks got it done. Up Next: The Ducks host Ohio State on Sunday (noon, B1G+).

I also am at the edge of the envelope. Players being fairly compensated? I'm down. But some of today's demands, as revealed on The Athletic: $1000 to $5000 for an official visit; control over the player's jersey number, even if a number has been retired; first-class travel for my folks and posse to home and away games, limo with a full bar if they live within driving distance of home games; a paid for 1st class apartment, and a car and driver at my beck and call; oh, I also want a luxury vehicle and reserved parking for practice and class; a low exit fee payment in case Miami, LSU, Ole Miss, and other good-hearted folks who understand my truw value, want to up my deal after I've signed what some fools without the benefit of my counsel, would call a contract? 😒 CFB has completed a 180. Schools used to be in charge, now? The NCAA? Chip and OBD were dinged by the NCAA for using 'runners', a/k/a 'agents,' to assist with recruiting. Like the big boys in the NFL, CFB billionaires decide to get along or more folks will be turned off and sign off. Colleges and universities are paying athletes directly; how about calling them what they are, 'employees' and negotiating rules that even the scu..... 🤬 will have to follow? Or, cut to the chase and have a 32-team CFB Super League. All good for OBD, but what about the left behind CFB fans? On The Other Hand, CFB attendance and the number of folks who are remotely watching CFB football and basketball continue to increase. And the number of 'Us' who watched college sports back in the day? Well, we continue to decrease. I'm mad as hell, and oh well, Beat Boise!

Hello My OBD FishDuck Forum Friends! What is your prediction of Seattle versus New England? Take your shot and let's have fun with it... Let's get these predictions started, and remember I look for the differential between your predicted points with both teams from the actual points. I will use the tiebreaker information when needed, so provide all the data below! Entries without ALL the information are invalid, and predictions on other threads don't count. We Have Two New Rules: If two winning scores are tied, and tiebreakers tie? The first one who posted wins, automatically. TerryM9 gets 42-6 locked in every time as his. (I love this guy!) Please follow directions, as I need all that is below for tiebreakers: --the winner --the score --the amount of turnovers Seattle creates --the number of sacks Seattle records on New England --the number of passing yards by the Seahawks My prediction is: Seattle 34-17 2 3 211

Ducks new coordinators open up about their new opportunities: Oregon Defensive Coordinator Chris Hampton opens up about promotion Drew Mehringer opens up about promotion to OC at Oregon

Dan seems to like the entire team. We've created some awesome expectations here, and we strive to get better every single year. Oregon Coach Dan Lanning’s National Signing Day Comments Speak Volumes

DL: “We're going to get a lot stronger. Put on some weight, good weight. Make sure we maintain our flexibility and prepare ourselves for what's coming.” Oregon Ducks Winter Workouts Show Why They're Different No time off for DL “We haven't had any time off. Straight into recruiting. (The team) got some time off. I was in 14 states last week,” Oregon Coach Dan Lanning Reveals How He’s Spent Time Since Playoff Loss

https://247sports.com/college/oregon/longformarticle/remembering-the-last-10-oregon-duck-football-signing-classes--273329912/ Kinda a cool look at recruiting the past decade. Go Ducks!