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The Seahawks made a pair of additions prior to the start of training camp, signing rookie cornerback Kam Alexander and nose tackle Justin Rogers on Monday. Alexander, who went undrafted out of Oregon, participated in a rookie minicamp with the Seahawks and the Falcons. 10 Ducks were drafted, the most ever. 12 Ducks signed quickly as free-agents (7) or received minicamp invites (5) like Alexander. That's 22 guys who got NFL attention that won't be on the 2025 roster.

Got to feel happy for her. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/drama-heartbreak-and-transfers-inside-oregon-softballs-upheaval/ https://www.registerguard.com/story/sports/college/softball/2018/12/07/kleist-latest-to-leave-oregon/62943999007/

“Telling a wealthy person who owns a business that they can’t pay a student-athlete $25,000 for advertising because some other third party tells him that he’s overpaying and the student-athlete is only worth $10,000, you know, that just doesn’t feel appropriate to me, personally.” That's what I've been saying too, plus part of the "review" is supposed to be based on "market." So, a kid considering UW is told a car dealer in Seattle will be allowed to pay him $50K, but one in Pullman can only pay $10K based on "market?" How is that going to work for USC's recruiting vs the same kid considering Fresno State?

And Memphis ain't exactly beating the doors down to associate with the Pac. Yesterday's news was that they were willing to part with Big Dollars to buy their way into the Big12. What are they offering the Pac? Coupons for one free dinner at the Cozy Corner BBQ? https://cozycornerbbq.com/

If Memphis was willing to buy their way in with that much $$$ behind them, and get rejected, imagine the $$$ threshold that UNLV, OSU, WSU would have to offer to get a sniff from the Big12.

I doubt either "comes back." But, for the Beavis folks who believe that they will, they assume that when they come back they will still have the same status as when both were members of the 2023-24 Pac12. That is an error in logic, in my opinion. If they come back they will have accepted the notion that they no longer care about being a Power 4 level program. They will not bring prestige to the new Pac because they will no longer be evaluated to be at that former level. It will be akin to saying, "we are now at the Fresno State and San Diego State level." Rather than, Fresno and SDSU claiming they have increased prestige from their association with Cal/Stanford.

Looks like they have their goals set a bit higher than the Pac-12... https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/memphis-proposing-lucrative-offer-to-join-big-12-but-it-lacks-support-from-conference-leadership-sources-175519540.html

clevelandWhich team did media pick to win the conference in the 15...For the first time ever, Penn State is viewed as the favorite to win the Big Ten conference.

Wowser on film...

The Bulldogs employ 18 staff members in recruiting and personnel, led by a whopping 9-member operations/administration department....currently No. 2 in average recruit rating for 2026. FootballScoopExclusive: Georgia football operations, recruiting staff...There are many ways to build a winning football program, but every winning football program has one thing in common: organization. The next championship-caliber football team that

One of the "fun things" about road game attendance is near-stadium atmosphere. Personally, a visit to The Grove at Ole Miss would attract me. There are other on-campus stadiums, near campus business districts, that are attractive. One aspect of Iowa's on-campus stadium is that it is close to residential neighborhoods. Season ticket holders often rent parking spaces on the front lawns of homes nearby. If you are invited to a tailgate, your host may tell you, "we're at 223 Melrose Dr." The home owner rents the space, and may provide a porta-potty as part of the annual rent for the Saturday renters, water, electricity hookup. The stadium is "walking distance" from downtown for those reasonably fit. But, if you are going and have a car I would suggest you do some research on parking. A lot of these B1G stadiums are so old they are surrounded by other development rather than being at the edge of town with parking lots. The last two November 8's in Iowa City were 55 degrees. But, you can't count on that.

Woody Hayes, Ohio State, 1951-78 (205 wins) Kirk Ferentz, Iowa, 1999-present (204) Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago, 1896-1932 (199) Bo Schembechler, Michigan, 1969-89 (194) Joe Paterno, Penn State, 1993-2011 (162) Hayden Fry, Iowa, 1979-98 (143) That's total wins as a Big Ten coach, not total Big Ten conference wins. Nor is it career wins at all coaching stops. Average wins per season would be a different list.

Nostalgia can be an addictive drug. What I periodically think about is where Oregon would stand in recruiting today if Taggart hadn't shown the Ducks could recruit nationwide, and Cristobal showed it wasn't just a Taggart thing.

Mason Neville is headed to the National League Central. The Oregon Ducks center fielder was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the fourth round with the No. 114 overall pick The third unanimous All-America selection in UO history, Neville tied for the national lead in home runs (26) and hit .290, had a program record .724 slugging percentage and tied for the school record with 67 runs scored. Neville is the highest selected UO player since Sabin Ceballos went No. 94 overall in 2023. A slotted value of $667,700. Oregon’s Jason Reitz is headed to the Minnesota Twins organization. The Ducks’ 6-foot-10 right-hander was selected by the Twins in the fourth round with the No. 119 overall pick. The pick has a slotted value of $635,700, according to MLB.com.

"Two Big 12 teams play 11 power opponents, nine in their league and two as nonconference games: Baylor and TCU. Zero Big Ten teams scheduled nine plus two." Oregon: 9 plus Oklahoma St and Oregon St Washington: 9 plus Colorado St and WSU now and future Pac12 ouch