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Every year they serve out the SEC hype train and proclaim them lords of the game, then the B1G shows them how football is really played. Hope it’s not long before we Duck fans are able to say, “It just means Moore!”

Thanks to all who commented. I knew you guys would give me food for thought! I agree, CH and CL were products of a different era, where maybe the coaches really had to take them, and their baggage. I also agree with Charles, that DL would have given both a better chance of successs. At the end of they day, each of us is responsible to control our own demons, nobody else can do it for us. And AnotherOD, thank YOU for the Colt Lyerla inside info and Tight End comparison! Great Stuff!

I don't think a week or maybe even a two-week bye would have hurt the Ducks. The EXTENDED bye hurt all the top four seeded teams. The Ducks played their last regular season game on November 30 against Washington, then beat Penn State in the Championship game a week later on December 7. As the #1 seed, they got to chill out through the holiday season, and 25 days later, on January 1 they got to play in the Rose Bowl, against tOSU2. Ohio State, a team who lost their last regular season game with Michigan, got a bye during the B1G Championship weekend, then played Tennessee on December 21, getting a 10-day bye going into the Rose Bowl. I think one long BYE hurts a team significantly more than two short byes.

Ponder Point: Getting ready for the season and watching some old games, I find myself wondering something, and I would really appreciate feedback from this Most Incredible Forum With Decorum. Given Dan Lanning's enormously successful recruiting strategy with an emphasis on Team, character, authenticity, strong relationships, with a focus on family values and building a winning culture, I have been wondering if you guys (Oh Most Learned Fishduck Aficionados) think that Dan Lanning and crew would have tried to recruit Cliff Harris or Colt Lyerla (or any other wildly gifted former Ducks who self-destructed)? I personally thought both of them were exceptionally talented, but felt they were a little more "it's all about me" than the Dudes who Dan has recruited. Thoughts?

I remember him as a liar.

That is all of their Academic Prowess in action! 😂🤣😇😉😉

Methinks it is gonna be hard to keep him after this year…

Mediocre! This is not opinion. This is not hyperbole. This is fact. In the last 16 seasons USC has recorded double-digit victories five times. During that same time span, Alabama has recorded double-digit victories 15 times. The Oregon Ducks have recorded double-digit victories in 11 of the past 16 seasons!

I will remember Mark Helfrich as the guy who recruited and coached Oregon’s first (and so far only)Heisman Trophy winner. Mariota attended an Oregon football camp in the summer of 2010, which allowed Mark Helfrich, Oregon's then offensive coordinator, to be one of the first recruiters to discover Mariota.[8]After the camp, Helfrich visited Mariota in Hawaii to watch the somewhat unrecognized quarterback practice going into his senior season.[17] Helfrich called Chip Kelly during the visit and they made the decision to immediately offer Mariota a scholarship, despite never starting a varsity game.[17]

I am thinking Texas (and Arch) will hear a lot of opposing crowds chanting O-VER RA-TED this year!

Happy Birthday Sir Charles! I will tip an OREGON micro brew in your honor today!

So, if we take a varsity football team and fill it with junior varsity players, we can the expect to compete at the varsity level, right? The state university conference is more than a little bit delusional and clownzano sucks it up.

I seem to recall another 3-star recruit out of Hawaii who went on to become Oregon’s first Heisman Trophy winner! Seems like Koloi Keli is in pretty good company.

Is barfy beige really a step up from hooker gold? They both look puke-worthy when matched with putrid purple.

Thank you Charles for the incredible updates during games! Your very timely reporting is impeccable and is making me a fan of a game that was never high on my list.