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Doesn't seem possible. A part of Portland for decades who won't be forgotten.

Uh-oh...this sounds very much like the (still ongoing?) FIFA bribery scandal. Where did those $50 million in over-payments go? Larry Scott? I bet the 2 PAC officials know. In soccer it has worked like this for years: media rights were purchased by bribing the equivalent of Conference officials. The broadcast rights were sold for - say - $10 million, with - for example - an extra $2 million going to the corrupt officials who made the decisions on the broadcast rights sales. All sorts of byzantine wire transfers, offshore LLCs, lying, and lavish living were involved.

It appears that roster building in pro sports is easy, compared to the scene now in college athletics.

Is there a worse fan base in sports?

The scholarship winnowing continues. Wish him the best wherever he goes.

If I were Tosh Lupoi, I would be getting a strong message from this hire.

Good on him, good for the Ducks. He is the master of the left upright.

Isaiah Brevard enters the portal. Oregon Recruiting: WR Isaiah Brevard to enter transfer portal DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Isaiah Brevard announced that he would enter the transfer portal on Friday. In two season, Brevard...

Git 'im! He just finished his freshman year. But, maybe Georgia (and the Ducks?) are too hard.

That's a great piece, thanks for posting it. All that incredible talent, so thoroughly suppressed by Cristobal. Given what the article lays out, it would seem that Herbert didn't really care that much, though; he just wanted the Ducks to win, regardless of his role in the process. He's the opposite of the "me first" athlete.

Wait…I thought they deserved to be in the playoffs.

Prediction that it will happen from Scoop Duck.

The PAC...the conference of quarterbacks.

Yep, it's gotta change. The early-signing period, the portal opening, assistant and head coaching changes, bowl game prep...it's nuts and it's too much to do well.

Better hope they stay together.

Goody!

Revolutionary self-criticism! That's really hard to do, Charles, shows great self-awareness, and is deserving of praise. Well done.

Every time USC loses, an angel gets its wings.

PAC needs to rid itself of crummy teams such as USC.

USC lost to Utah, Utah lost to Florida, Florida lost to Oregon State...therefore the Beavers obviously should have been in the playoffs. You can play this game all day long.

That is the best thing I've seen in a long time.

Yes, absolutely, you take the chance. Kids don't pan out for all sorts of reasons, but there's no reason to ignore such incredible football talent on the chance he may decide to prioritize track.

Bridges, for at least one, has developed, so that he's turning around to track the ball. That way, when he makes contact with the receiver, he isn't going to automatically draw a penalty. He did that at least a couple of times in the Holiday Bowl. Whereas, the NC defensive backs never turned around, made contact, and were penalized.

So, maybe we're already really happy, but we just don't know it yet?