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This game is in sunny California, although it looks like it would have been fine today at PK Park. We owed them a series at their house when a prior one scheduled was terminated due to flooding on the eve of the series in the past. Santa Barbara....home of FishDuck.com writer Alex Heining, and one of my favorite '90s band, Toad-the-Wet-Sprocket. The pitcher for Santa Barbara Gauchos has not been announced, but I assume it will be Jackson Flora, who has an incredible ERA of 0.94 and will go up against Oregon's Will Sanford. (1.44 ERA) The other Gaucho starters also look really good in Nathan Aceves, (3.77) and Kellen Montgomery. (3.86) In terms of hitting--Oregon has the edge with more homers, and six starters hitting over .300 while Santa Barbara has four. Looks like another low-scoring scrappy game! Will Sanford

Yep, looks like it is.

Rushed and secretive coaching searches followed by the boss leaving…yikes.

Well, that is if you are and Oregon State fan. For the rest of us, too bad it happened. Scott Barnes retiring as Oregon State athletic director - ESPN

Any word from Lombardi on Elise Sokolsky’s injury?

Pre-spring practice rankings from Bill Connolly's SP+ computer programming for teams ranked 1 through 138 - ESPN.com2026 college football SP+ rankings for all 138 FBS teamsThe first SP+ rankings, plus strength of schedule and résumé SP+, for the 2026 season. Eight Big Ten teams in the Top 25 - 1 Ohio State/ 2 Oregon/ 5 Indiana/ 13 USC/ 14 Michigan/ 17 Penn State/ 21 UW/ 22 Iowa

Get Your Madness On! https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/1108363/march-madness-2026-the-best-and-worst-from-thursdays-sweet-16

Looks like a couple of teams are overpaying their QB. I'd rather pay what our player is worth, not their potential.

And for Pity's Sake, Take Off those Golden Slippers! Cig's way, or the highway. AP NewsCurt Cignetti had a welcome-to-Indiana message for transf...Curt Cignetti is not about to let the Indiana Hoosiers put flash in front of fundamentals after their first national championship.

What's the Over/Under on Laughs per Minute on the BC Bench? AP NewsBoston College hires UConn assistant Luke Murray, son of...Boston College has hired UConn assistant Luke Murray as coach of a slumping men’s basketball program that has gone 17 years without an NCAA Tournament appearance.

I hope this is a 'Tell' for tonight's basketball game. Yesterday, in the first round of the Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Michigan State defeated UConn 2 to 1. I do expect more 'points' to be scored this evening. 😁

Beware of recency bias and hubris. Leave the It Just Means More stuff to the folks in Dixie. It's B1G coast-to-coast, and the conference has a huge number of living alumni, so the media deal is financially superior to the SEC's deal, barely, when it comes to the bottom line. The SEC's broadcast deal is confined to Disney, ABC, and ESPN, but SEC football games are broadcast at times that encourage fans coast-to-coast to tune in. More folks are watching SEC football games than Big Ten games. Last year, millions of football fans tuned in at noon Eastern and 9 AM Pacific to watch Texas play Ohio State. This year, the game will kick off at 3:30 PM, or more likely 7:30 PM Eastern. There will be millions more fans watching this season's game on ABC than watched last season's game on Fox. No one markets college football like the folks at ESPN. ESPN owns and puts on the college football postseason. ESPN is the reason a 3-loss Alabama team with one of the losses to a crummy FSU team and a bad loss to Georgia in the SEC champ game played in last season's Rose Bowl. The Big Ten is having a banner year in the Men's CBB tournament. The SEC has two teams still standing, and it would be an upset if Tennessee +4.5 defeats Iowa State, and/or Alabama +10.5 defeats Michigan. Last season, with Florida winning it all, the SEC was the best at Men's basketball. Big Ten tournament wins this season over Florida, Vanderbilt, and Texas could have gone the SEC's way. All of the B1G wins have been close-run things. The B1G leads the way in Men's and Women's ice hockey, but schools located in the South and Southwest lead the way in ranked baseball and softball teams. The Big Ten more than holds its own in Track & Field, but the SEC leads the way, or at least provides the top competition. Shame on you, Mr. Reigns, for not including Oregon among the top recruiting teams in the Big Ten. But when it comes to the bottom line, which matters more today than ever, Mr. Reigns nailed it. And come 2030, the B1G's lead in money will get B1Gger. 🤑

Great article. If this is finally the year for OBD, then The BIG would win for straight titles by for different teams. They would also have at least 5 out of the last 8 championship participants. An accomplishment only the SEC could claim just a few years ago.

Thank you, Charles and Bill. I had no idea the roster was available on the Forum. April Madness! Spring Game on April 25th. 😍

ROSEMONT, Ill. — No. 18 Oregon dropped the opening game of its three-game series against Northwestern, 11-3, on a challenging day weatherwise at the Ballpark at Rosemont that saw both teams commit four errors. Up Next: The Ducks and Wildcats play game two Friday at 4 p.m. PT (6 p.m. CT) at The Ballpark at Rosemont, which is the home of the AUSL's Chicago Bandits in Rosemont, Ill. The game will be carried by Big Ten Network.

Another one to the Transfer Portal. Oregon Ducks On SIDana Altman Loses Another Oregon Duck to the Transfer PortalAlong with guard Jackson Shelstad and forward Kwame Evans Jr., Oregon Ducks forward Dezdrick Lindsay will be entering his name in the NCAA transfer portal. The

Oregon spring football practice to return next weekHere's a refresher of what to remember about spring football when it continues next Tuesday. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-spring-football-ducks-football--279165438/

Bear Alexander, A’Mauri Washington Earn Eye Catching RecognitionThe Oregon Ducks defensive line could play a crucial role in the team winning the national championship in coach Dan Lanning's fifth season, courtesy of these two top returners. Oregon Ducks On SIBear Alexander, A’Mauri Washington Earn Eye Catching Reco...The Oregon Ducks enter the 2026 season with massive expectations, as their fans are eagerly anticipating the first kickoff against the Bosie State Broncos at Au

🤔 Hmm….Bill Connelly will lay a Duck's egg on this one. Oregon Ducks Defensive Coordinator Chris Hampton Doubted By ESPNThe Oregon Ducks will have Chris Hampton in charge of the defense in 2026, and a new prediction revealed how it could impact the team's performance. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks Defensive Coordinator Chris Hampton Doubted...The Oregon Ducks made a run to the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs during the 2025 season. Oregon coach Dan Lanning looks to advance further in the

Good article. And… the Big Ten is on the verge of having 5 teams in the Elite Eight, where the SEC will be lucky to have one…

Holy Hickory! What a great post!

3 B1Gs in the Elite 8 at this point. Friday will bring opportunities for Michigan and Michigan State. The most ever single conference participants in the Elite 8 is four: 2025, 2016, 2009. Some controversy over Nebraska having just four players on the floor late in the loss to Iowa that led to an easy Iowa basket. But, close up video of the Nebraska bench has just emerged...

Good article Charles. There is much truth to what you lay out here.