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Everything posted by HDuck
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A Nike Castle For Oregon?
Too many memorable plays in unfavorable weather at Autzen to ever consider a dome....
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Happy Fourth Of July!!! Today The Great One Returns...
Perhaps....the Great Gobbler....but not The Great One
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Happy Fourth Of July!!! Today The Great One Returns...
Many attempted to wear the mantle......Gretzky, etc. ....but there was truly only one Great One
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Conference Names: The Pac-12 isn't the LEAST Accurate Name...
With Gonzaga, is it now the asiNINE. or the PacSt8 and bulldog tail
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Could Any Game This Season Break Autzen Attendance Record Set Last Year VS Ohio State?
2027: The last Iowa visit to Autzen was in 1994, and the game drew about 29,000. Later that season attendance heated up as the Ducks put themselves into position for the Rose Bowl. But, early home games that season: 25,358 - Utah 29,287 - Iowa 30,678 - Cal In 1989, the Ducks visited Iowa: 67,700. In 2025 the Ducks head to Iowa City again where they averaged 69,250 last season.
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Is USC's NIL Strategy Going to Pay Off?
I thought this was a key passage: "new rules allow NIL deals to be judged partly by geographic market value. That means deals made in major cities like Los Angeles can legally carry more weight—more money—than similar offers from less commercially vibrant locales. If a USC athlete gets a major NIL deal from a company based in L.A., it’s much easier to justify that deal as fair market value under the new rules than, say, the same deal in Ames, Iowa." Now, the total value of all deals across all geographies may have to be the same, but if the folks reviewing individual NIL deals can consider market factors, then it seems it would be different potential dollars for a RB in Seattle vs one in Pullman.
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Is USC's NIL Strategy Going to Pay Off?
CFB Analyst Sees Big Win for Lincoln Riley
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Dellinger Passes
Bill Dellinger, Olympic Medalist and Pre’s Mentor, Dies at Age 91 WWW.RUNNERSWORLD.COM The former University of Oregon head coach coached several Olympians.
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Oh Brother..."New Look" Pac-12 Invites Texas State, But...
Charles is correct. The whole thing with retaining "Pac12" is money related. For example, the Rose Bowl contract is with the Pac12. As a result, OSU/WSU will receive $50M for the 2025 game, and another $50M for the 2026 game. Then, the existing Rose Bowl contract expires. That would have been money split 12 ways. I doubt there is any plan to split that 2026 game money with the new members of the Pac. There is no way OSU/WSU were going to walk away from that by merging with the Mt. West or renaming the conference. There is also some residual value in retaining the logo, web page, office signs, etc. etc. that don't have to be replaced.
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Directors' Cup Results 2025: Big Ten Shows Well...
11 - SEC (with Texas, Oklahoma) 7 - Big10 (with USC, UCLA, Oregon) 6 - ACC (with Stanford, Cal) 1 - Big12 0 - Notre Dame 0 - PacWhatever The Big12 entry is ranked No. 25. And, it's BYU. This is also a way of looking at wins in the multiple NCAA sports. Though, football is this one is based on top 4 in final Coaches poll.
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Quack Quack!! 4-Star QB Bryson Beaver Commits to Oregon, Ducks Land Elite 11 Finalist
08/30 - Montana State 09/06 - Oklahoma State 09/20 - Oregon State Home: Indiana, Minnesota, USC, Wisconsin Road: Iowa, Northwestern, Penn St, Rutgers, Mutts 2026 09/05 - Boise State 09/12 - at Oklahoma State 09/19 - Portland State Home: Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, UCLA, Mutts Road: Illinois, Michigan St, Ohio St, USC 2027 09/04 - Eastern Washington 09/11 - at Baylor 09/18 - Utah State Home: Iowa, Ohio St, Penn St, Purdue Road: Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, UCLA, Mutts 2028 09/02 - North Dakota State 09/09 - Baylor 09/16 - at Utah State Home: Illinois, Michigan St, Rutgers, USC, Mutts Road: Indiana, Minnesota, Penn St, Wisconsin
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Quack Quack!! 4-Star QB Bryson Beaver Commits to Oregon, Ducks Land Elite 11 Finalist
Today a Beaver. Last week a verbal commit from a Washington. And, the Ducks have offered a 2027 player named Troy.
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Ryder Lyons Commits to BYU
I believe the letter of intent expires after 18 months while the athlete is on an LDS mission? Not sure it is still true, but some athletes would sign a letter of commitment rather than letter of intent to provide both the athlete and the school more flexibility. That may benefit the athlete if there is a potential for coaching changes while on a mission. Remember, this guy is still out there... Gatlin Bair commits to Oregon Ducks; 5-star receiver says Dan Lanning 'is not going anywhere' - Sports Illustrated High School News, Analysis and More WWW.SI.COM During the recruiting process, Burley (Idaho) five-star wide receiver Gatlin Bair has experienced the fast-moving world of college football. Once committed to
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Ducks Connection to NBA Champ Thunder
Thunder No. 55, Isaiah Hartenstein is the son of former Duck basketball player Flo Hartenstein (played 112 games in late 1990's) Both Isaiah's parents: Flo and Theresa were U of Oregon students. Older sister Jasmine and Isaiah were born in Eugene where mom Theresa held the family together while Flo played in Germany. Then, reunite in the off-season. After playing, Flo became a coach in Germany. Isaiah moved to Germany with mom and Jasmine when he was 11.
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Wesley Commits to Longhorns...
On the other hand, Brandon Arrington chose Tex A&M, which is 90 miles to Houston. College Station/Bryan may be more diverse, but not dissimilar from Eugene in size. And, four-star defensive lineman David Schwerzel, the No. 2 recruit from Washington joins the Bruins class one week after the No. 3 recruit in the Evergreen State, Ramzak Fruean, committed to UCLA
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Wesley Commits to Longhorns...
Would be interesting to see a list of decommitments, or close but not successful commitments, the Ducks have encountered in the last six months. Is there a trend, aside from presuming a player was offered a higher NIL? Here's some I can recall: Wesley to Austin Greene to Seattle Topui to Los Angeles Williams to Los Angeles Mulitalo to Salt Lake City (Provo) Tofi to Bay Area Tafa to Seattle Colman-Brusa to Seattle I'm sure there are other names, particularly in the close but not cigar category. But, looking at that list the one common thread is city size.
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"Texas State is the Next Boise State"...Really?
"So, after spending a Saturday watching Big Ten football games… I wanna tune into the CW Network to watch Colorado State versus Texas State in the evening?" Well, it didn't work so well either when it was Arizona vs Cal on the Pac12 Network or ESPN. Or, UCLA vs Oregon State. Or, WSU vs Stanford. etc. at 7:30 - 8:00 pm starts Pacific on Saturday night. I suspect the New Pac is going to see quite a few Thursday and Friday night games starting in 2026, in an attempt to garner viewers whose eyeballs aren't glazed over from watching football since 9:00 am. Maybe even earlier Thurs/Fri starts than 10:30 pm Eastern.
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Schools are Actually Making Offers to 8th Graders?
Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks have extended a scholarship offer to Xavier Berry, a 6-foot-6, 260-pound offensive lineman from Puyallup, Wash. Berry's weight might be considered light for a college offensive lineman, but it's understanding for his age, as he will be entering the eighth grade in the fall. 247Sports shows that Berry has scholarship offers from Washington, Sacramento State, San Jose State, and the Ducks. Remember when Kiffin at USC offered a couple 8th graders? 8th-grade wide receiver accepts USC scholarship offer - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Wide receiver Nathan Tilford, who's yet to start high school, has accepted a scholarship offer from USC. He's not the youngest player Lane Kiffin has ever offered.
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Oh Beavis... Bringing Texas State to Your Bogus Conference?
Memphis last conference distribution was $11 million. But, there is unequal distribution in the AAC, and Memphis received the most. Based on performance such as Tournament and bowl participation apparently. The distribution that year also included money from the SMU buyout when they went to the ACC. I don't think Memphis can see this as a money play. It would only be if they feel it would put them in the best Group of 6 conference with a CFP possibility. Likely football only with the other sports staying east such as the Big East for basketball. And if that happened, the Pac would still need Texas State first as an all-sports member. 4 football road games in the West also would not make an easy nut to crack to win the Pac9.
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Oh Beavis... Bringing Texas State to Your Bogus Conference?
30,890 - Tex San Antonio 27,135 - UNLV 20,609 – Tex El Paso 16,771 - Memphis 5,163 – Gonzaga <2,000 – St. Mary’s
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I'm Calling it Now, Oregon State is Winning the Natty, AGAIN...
A Google search will lead to more aluminum bat stories than anyone could read in a week. But, this one was interesting because it claims one Ducks player was using wooden. Why does college baseball use metal bats? NCAA history, rules on bats heading into CWS WWW.KNOXNEWS.COM Why does college baseball use metal bats instead of wooden ones? Here's a look at the history of metal bats in college and...
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I'm Calling it Now, Oregon State is Winning the Natty, AGAIN...
Seeds to Omaha 3-seed Arkansas 6-seed LSU 8-seed Oregon State 13-seed Coastal Carolina 15-seed UCLA Louisville (from 1-seed Vanderbilt) Arizona (from 12-seed Oregon) Determined on Monday Duke (from 7-seed Georgia) or Murray State (KY) (from 10-seed Ole Miss) Don't know much about the others, but Beavis definitely has a shot. A bunch of teams who will be sitting at home looking at this field say'in "damn, it coulda been us."
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Baseball Season Comments & Stunning Playoff Results
June 8 - Arizona, the Eugene winner, just beat N. Carolina in the Super and is headed to Omaha. So, far on Sunday morning, 8 of the top 16 seeds have lost their home regional or Super Regional. If there was a year when the Ducks might have squeezed into Omaha, this might have been it. Darn.
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Could Oregon Be Seeing TWO Steps Ahead in Recruiting?
short excerpt from a column in The Athletic on June 3 USC added five-star tight end Mark Bowman, who plays for Southern California power Mater Dei, to its 2026 class on Friday. That was a significant pickup for the Trojans, who have the No. 1 class in the country. Bowman is also the third USC commit from Mater Dei this cycle. Mater Dei has long been a traditional pipeline program for the Trojans, but that well dried up in recent cycles. USC hasn’t signed a Mater Dei prospect since the 2022 recruiting cycle, which was Lincoln Riley’s first as head coach. As we open June, Texas’ 2026 class is ranked 26th nationally in 247Sports Composite. Oregon is 27th. Auburn is 33rd. Michigan is 38th, and Alabama is 45th. Each of these programs finished in the top 10 during the 2025 recruiting cycle. Oklahoma, South Carolina, Nebraska, Florida and Missouri all sit outside the top 35 of the national rankings after signing top-25 classes last cycle. Kentucky ranks 91st after signing the No. 29 class in 2025. updates here: 2026 Recruit Football Team Rankings June and July have become the most important months on the recruiting calendar. (Illinois, Kansas and Rutgers all have top-15 classes at the moment), but things don’t start to feel real until June and July, when the heavy hitters put in the most work to build their classes.
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WCWS: Oklahoma beats Oregon 4-1
I think former assistant Jimbo Fisher was 1-5 vs Saban. Relative to Lombardi, sometimes it is really hard to beat an established program when it plays less than 30 miles from home.