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I thought that Utah looked like the better team tht game right up until the Bo Nix like throw for an intercetion to end the game. It was ill advised, but they were moving the ball well, had plenty of time, and still a couple of downs left. Without the interception, I think they had that game.

SouthernDawg, thanks for your post and perspective of yesterdays game. Despite the poor tackling and QB play, it was apparent early there was a huge talent gap between the two teams, as well as a disparity between the two head coaches. Watching Georgia's receivers against our DBs, and especially their DB talent , it became more than apparent we were lacking. Every player Georgia had on the field was a 5 star, or at least high 4 star, and were being coached by a smart, wiley veteran coach. There wasn't much positive to take from this game as an Oregon fan, but it was refreshing to see a different offensive style from what we endured the last two years. I liked the diversity of plays and the attempt to increase the tempo of the offense. We will see going forward just how well Lanning learns and adapts from the mistakes in this game.

QUAAAACK: 4-star DT A'Mauri Washington breaks silence, commits to Oregon OREGON.RIVALS.COM Four-star 2023 defensive lineman A'Mauri Washington made his commitment to Oregon public on Friday night.

While I, like every duck fan hopes Oregon wins this game, or is at least competetive, I realize this is our coaches first game as a head coach against the defending national champion, As much as I want Oregon to look good, I am positive our coach is a quick study, and even if it's a bad loss, he'll rebound quickly with good ajustments going forward. I think we have a very smart head coach with serious drive, who with a little experience, will get Oregon where we want them to be. I'm optomistic for this game, but also realize the coach and team need time and experience to get where we want the team to go.

We can speculate, analyze, pick apart which QB does what, but the bottom line is the coaches watch these players every day, test them, evaluate them, put them under pressure. They know who can do what, who can handle pressure, what's the potential of each of them. We as fans can speculate all we want, but the bottom line is the coaches know what these young men are capable, who fits best where, and all we as fans can do is hope they are as good at their job as we hope they are. I've decided, inspite of my opinions, that I'm a terrible armchair QB and coach, and I'm going to rely on the high power coaches we've hired to get the best players on the field and develop the others as best they can for the future of the program. As an armchair QB and coach, I see Nix as our best hope at present, and Butterfield as a really good alternative if needed. Thompson still looks to me like a deer in the headlights, inspite of my desire to see him succeed. We'll just have to see how the season unwinds.

Lanning came to Oregon with just two scholarship QBs, neither of which had played, and he had little input regarding thei abilities. Once he got an OC and knowing the opening games, they got a veteran Nix, likely the best they could find, as a security measure. Lanning is here to win, and I trust him to make the best decision in that regard, whether it's one, two, or however many games, based on who gives us the best chance to win. I don't see Lanning doing a Mario, sticking to a veteran AB, if the veteran Nix isn't getting the job done, but again, will go with who he thinks helps Oregon win. As it's only Lanning's first season, he just hasn't had time to get who he wants, and coach them to what he wants from them.

When WT dumped Oregon, the timing was terrible, and we needed a solution quick. Mario filled that spot, and if I remember, was emphatic this was long term and he'd have to be dragged out of Eugene. He was a hard worker, personable, great recruiter, and the players loved him. I think he put everything he had into the program until the last year, and unlike WT, didn't bolt for Miami the first time the position was open. While he had shortcomings as a game coach and serious stubborness, we won a lot of games at Oregon, though most in a pretty boring fashion. I've never considered Mario to be stupid, and would think he would eventually learn from past mistakes, so I'm going to go out on a limb and assume he will give a little more control to his coordinators going forward. Oregon was used as a learning experience by him, so we'll see what he has learned. I'm sure he's heard all negativity about his offense and coaching, so we'll see what he does about it. While I agree that he seemed to check out the second half of the season, about the time his offense got booed, it's hard to find a good time or way to leave a program . If he's too open about being a candidate, he risks his recruiting class, transfers and assistant coaches. If he keeps quiet until the last minute and bolts, he's ticks off fans and the athletic department. It also appears to me he didn't go looking for just any better job, he went with one that has serious importance to him for several reasons. I'll just cut him some slack, glad he's moved on, and look forward to a more interesting team to watch. On the side, I might pay a little attention as to whether he has actually learned anything while at Oregon.

Mario Cristobal, ACC rearranged his media day schedule to allow him to attend Spencer Webb’s memorial SATURDAYOUTWEST.COM The former Oregon coach rearranged his schedule to try and get to Eugene for Spencer Webb's memorial service. Unfortunately his flight was cancelled.

Nice article, thank you. From the spring game, I was much more impressed with Butterfied than Thompson. While he made mistakes, he seemed much calmer and in control, and for the most part, his passes were accurate. His mobility is the biggest issue.

Oregon walk-on QB AJ Abbott enters the NCAA Transfer Portal 247SPORTS.COM Oregon walk-on quarterback A.J. Abbott has elected to end his career with the Oregon Ducks and play his final four years of college football at a different college Maybe this has something to do with why Lanning took another walk on QB, or else this is the reason Abbott is leaving.

I believe the OT they were referring to is Samson Okuniola.

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I think McIlroy, Thomas and Rahm have pretty much said exactly that, without the easy part. The easy part only works for Woods and Nicklaus. Mickelsons main complaint was the PGA Tour making huge sums of money off the players back , not returning enough of it to the players. LIV shows up with giant sums of money, offering to pay large amounts over 2-3 years for only 8 tournaments a year, which is more than many of them have made in their total career prize money. I could see how it would be hard for many of the middle of the road and older pros to turn that down. I'm sure there will be more defectors as time goes on. Tough times for professional golf.

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I've also always liked that they must earn their money by being competative as well. Golf is a high participation sport, and is highly watched for entertainment. Is it right that a pro football, basketball, or baseball player hauls in a boatload of money whether he plays, is injured, is a backup, or isn't the best player playing? Golfers work at least as hard, if not much harder, to perfect their talent. Most put in a full day of practice almost every day. Yet they get nothing unless they perform well each week. Shouldn't the playing field be a little more level for them when compared to athletes in other sports? But I also don't have an answer how the PGA could or should deal with this.

Golf is a unique sport in that, with just a few exceptions, you only get money if you compete well. There are just a few appearance payouts, and more is made from endorsements for the most prolific players than prize money. Compare this to an NFL quarterback, or an pro basketball star. When Phill Mickelson initially talked about the LIV tour, his goal was to use it to pressure the PGA tour to stop being so cheap, and pay the players more. He got so much backlash about the human rights issues and the LIV tour that he lost most of his sponsors and he went into hiding. Because that went nowhere, he resurfaced, $200M richer, and signed on with LIV. It's disappointing that the PGA hasn't made a better effort to take care of their players. While it's helped make a select few quite wealthy, mostly through endorsements, it hasn't even come close to other professional sports at taking care of it's players financially. The new LIV tour I see as a serious threat to professional golf. More and more will sign on with them, field on both tours will be divided, weakening the PGA fields. As far as the four majors, it's not known yet how they will respond . All have a long history with the PGA, and the talk seems to be they won't hang the PGA out to dry. The USGA is the only one to comment so far, and they are saying those that are already qualified for next weeks US Open will be allowed to play. The other 3 haven't commented. The LIV wants their tournaments to be qualifying events, but that will go against the PGA, who again, have a long history with the 4 major tournaments. Right now, professional golf is becoming a giant mess, and the PGA, through some of their own mistakes, aren't in a good position to deal with it.

When Lanning took Oregon's coaching job, he had no QB he could rely on to lead his new team, so he sought out and took the best QB with experience he could find at the time. I have no doubt he will be a significant upgrade from last year. As Lanning didn't have time to find and develop a young QB when he took over, Nix affords him time to find and/or develop one. While Nix has had a mixed career, he has a lot of talent. It will be up to the coaches to develop an offense and plays that minimize Nix's shortcomings, namely interceptions, and I think that they will. I'll be fine with him throwing a half dozen picks next year as long as he also throws 20 - 30 TDs.

He's been pretty successful in his short time on the PGA tour. He's won once, and has had many high finishes.

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Oregon women’s golf defeats Texas A&M to advance to face Stanford in NCAA Championship match WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM The No. 2 seed Ducks defeated No. 3 seed Texas A&M, 4-1-0, in a semifinal of match play Tuesday afternoon at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Finals to be played this afternoon. Go Ducks!

Looking at some of the Miami forums, they think it's a given that Rashada will be going to commit to Miami based on Mario and their NIL deals. What a delussional fanbase they have. They think it's between them and Mississippi St, but they'll get him. I've seen or heard nothing favoring any of the schools mentioned.

Really though, how can game day coaching not improve? It was pretty pathetic previously, these coaches seem really motivated, and while young, they have a wealth of experience to draw from. I'm really excited to see what this team looks like and to see the enthusiasm of the players. Give Lanning a year of experience as head coach and I think we'll be more than fine.

I spend a lot of time in Texas as our kids are there, but it's pretty humid and there's no public land there. We live at the edge of Bend on some aceage, after moving from Eugene. The weather is dry, air is clean, except during fire season, 30 golf courses are close, and skiing is 25 miles away. Down side is it's growing like a weed and starting to get some of the problems of bigger cities. It's hard to beat the weather, except the 3 winter months, but I can deal with it easily over constant rain and constant dull skies. Besides, three months in Arizona to golf is a good alternative. And I agree, Durango and Santa Fe are pretty nice.

I feel a little bad for Brenner, if in fact the medical reports are accurate that he faces potential dialysis and a shortened life expectancy. Future medical bills could be extravagant, kidney disease and a shortened life seem worth more than $500,000 less a significant amount for attorneys. That said, I also don't see the liability to be the NCAAs as much as U of Os, and especially the coach and strength coach. I also didn't see the lack of an NFL career as much of a factor. There obviously must be factors present I don't know about that explain how they arrived at the settlement they did.

If , in fact , his life expectancy due to kidney disease and failure resulting from the exercise regime is a real possibility, then he does deserve some compensation . But $120M, really? He would have been a fringe NFL player at best, and no fringe player makes that kind of NFL money. My perspective from what I've read, Taggert, the strength coach, and U of O should comensate him for future related medical expenses, shortened life expectancy, and some sum for what he's gone through, but not pie in the sky potential income loss. The whole mess is the result of an overzealous, under trained stregth coach, with the okay by the head coach represented byour University. Mistakes happen, that's what insurance is for. This should never have gone as far as it has.