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I signed a NLI? I thought I was signing my NIL deal.
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Will The SEC and The Big Ten Ruin College Football?
jrw replied to FishDuck Article's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
Currently, there's a enormous money bubble that's inflating, among other things, big-time college football. When that bubble bursts, which is surely will, things will look much different. Different how I'm not smart enough to know, but what we have now is not sustainable. -
College Football Playoffs - B1G and SEC Demands
jrw replied to Jon Joseph's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
I look back fondly on the time when we had to worry only about what happened on the field. -
Is College Football's Great Coaching Exodus Finally Here?
jrw replied to NJDuck's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
It seems like a lot of older coaches are leaving as the relentless, year-round grinding of the job only gets more intense and burns them out. Recruiting is a constant, and now NIL and the portal make it so coaches never really have time off. Is the really a quiet period any more? It may be that college coaching is getting to be a younger man's game, as the constant pressure takes a toll. Sure, they get paid a lot, but that's not all there is to a job. I suspect that right now is the time of maximum flux and uncertainty, and that somehow rules will be imposed on the portal and NIL that will make a coaches life a little easier, but it's a meat grinder of a job, being a big-time college football coach. -
247Sports Crystal Ball Pick: West Coast Safety to Oregon
jrw replied to NJDuck's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
Book 'em, Dano!- 1 reply
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Sweet Rumor: The Oregon Brand is at WORK!
jrw replied to Charles Fischer's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
If you want the Oregon brand to continue to work, you let the Nike designers have their way. They're the ones who developed the uniform thing, and they're the ones who are in touch with design trends. Sure, there were some uglies along the way, but Oregon uniforms have consistently been, by far, the best in the nation for years and years. This is what Nike does; let them keep doing it, and if throwbacks are the thing, go with it. Throwbacks don't do much for me, and I'm an old fart. I'd rather the uniforms appeal to the kids who want to play for Oregon, now and in the future, kids who were a long way from being born when the old uniforms were in use. -
Chip Kelly Leaving UCLA For OC Job At Ohio State!
jrw replied to Babyjesus615's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
Given the evidence from most all of Chip's post-Oregon career, I can't help but think he's past his sell-by date. -
Update: Jan. 22 News on Lock-Down Corner Transfer Jabbar Muhammad
jrw replied to Charles Fischer's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
It’s a monumentally cool name. -
It's appearing that neither DeBoer nor FIsch left behind much goodwill with their former programs. Nor does it seem much goodwill is awaiting them at their new rungs on the ladder.
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There's a Bluto quote in here somewhere.
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Crazy Weather? Try ICE SKATING at Hayward Field!
jrw replied to Charles Fischer's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
Here in Portland, spent 52.5 hours without power, with outside temperatures below 20 and a roaring wind. Really a drag. Now, we get ice this afternoon. -
Alabama Slides to Their 5th or 6th HC Choice?
jrw replied to Charles Fischer's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
It's a whole new world out there, and Paul Finebaum is not going to like it. I love it. -
For me, the best part of that video was Lanning saying (and I'm paraphrasing here) "college football is changing quickly, and we're ahead of the curve here". That...a thousand times that. Change, with respect for the past, is at the core of what Lanning brings to Oregon. Lanning is young enough to not be entrenched in the old way of coaching, recruiting, hiring, relating to players and families. He's media-savvy, extremely on-line, and good on tv. He is also honest, and modest. Maybe he kicks his dog, but I doubt it.