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The sheer potential of a Dante Moore/Jurrion Dickey passing offense is just too tantalizing not to speculate about, it's going to be a wild ride watching these guys develop!

If he could trim down to around 330, he'll be a nightmare in the conference.

Samu Taumanupepe's athletic ability reminds me of Jordon Scott when he committed to Oregon. Similar fire hydrant body type. Jordon ultimately lost some weight during his freshman year to shape up and be a great NT (his last year not withstanding).

I hope the Ducks dedicate the upcoming season to his memory. It would be a small but meaningful silver lining to an otherwise awful event.

Aw jeez you hate to see something like this happening to these kids. I feel terrible for his family, such horrible tragedy...

+1000 To me that's the ceiling for Oregon next season. Will they reach it? Maybe. Would it be a horrendous failure if they went 11-2 or 10-3? Nope. A double digit win season in the first year of a coaching regime change is a big win in my book.

Utah is probably the most important game because they're the current Pac12 champs and the road goes right through them. That being said, Georgia is the most important for setting the tone of the season. If Oregon plays the Bulldogs competitively and stays within a TD or two in a loss, it sends a message to the rest of the conference that DL and his staff aren't messing around and have the Ducks already performing at a high level right out of the gate.

Given the huge amount of market penetration by streaming services like Amazon Prime, Netflix, Apple+, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if GK is using that as a backstop in negotiations. ESPN very much knows that the other streaming providers will eat their lunch if they're not careful.

SOURCES: Remaining Pac-12 Schools Expected to Announce Sticking Together UTAH.RIVALS.COM Sometimes the best move to make is not making a major move at all. As USC and UCLA accepted invitations to the Big 10… Obviously these "sources" aren't revealed so no one can really say if they're legit ones or not. But assuming for the moment that it's true, could GK be planning something big by buying time for a year or two?

I wouldn't mind him coming back to Oregon as the OC but I don't know if his ego will allow that.

Doesn't change the calculus for me. I think believe the Pac12 should form a super conference in some form with the ACC and at least some B12 teams. The combined entity should be competitive enough to get at least a couple times into an expanded CFP or at least one team into the current CFP.

Admittedly Dillingham has a low bar to hurdle when it comes to improvement given the last couple years of sub-par QB play/development. So I think no matter what, we'll see a visible improvement in QB play for the upcoming season. Whether it's a step or a leap forward will also depend greatly on the skill positions as we'll have new/young starters at WR and RB.

That's a fantastic pickup for Oregon T&F! I can't imagine there are many things more inviting for recruits than a coach who can legitimately claim that he coached 28 olympians, not to mention multiple NCAA titles.

This should make for an interesting competition for the upcoming season. Dante's been a starter from freshman to senior in high school and is considered a very polished recruit compared to other high school kids. It's possible he could push the rest of the QB room in the Fall, not saying he would start but he could conceivably leapfrog at least one of the other QBs in the pecking order.

Now we can all breathe! lol

I believe Cristobal and his staff did break Shough's confidence precisely for the reasons you state. It was really disappointing given that he had all the tools necessary to be successful but was driven downward by what we now know to be the lack of development coaching by that staff. It also is likely the reason why we haven't seen more out of Ty Thompson and Jay Butterfield during that era. TT and JB are basically starting from scratch with Kenny Dillingham and likely reaped more benefits during Spring practice under him than an entire year under Cristobal...

Multiple crystal balls say he's likely a Duck but you never know.

Very nice summary! This one is by far my favorite of all the official UO logos.

Saddling up with the ACC would probably work IF George gets things in writing this time. The whole "gentleman's handshake" thing with the "alliance" was, at best, foolish. If that were to happen, then perhaps the snapping up Baylor and maybe Houston would make sense given their prime location for Texas recruiting. After that pick up SDSU and Fresno St. to recover at least some percentage of the Southern Cali media market (forget Boise St, they just can't bring in enough money from Idaho). Then you have a pretty decent super conference that stretches across to both coasts with enough good teams to create some interesting championship match-ups. I'd love to see an Oregon/Clemson game some day.

I believe Alabama already has Eli Holstein Jr. committed at QB for 2023, he's pretty close to being a 5-star.

Cristobal's slow, plodding "power" run offense vs Lanning's chaos-factor Georgia style defense? Someone pop some popcorn and get ready to laugh hard!

Good article and reinforces what I think about a triple conference merger. It's harder to do but results in a much more bullet-proof entity with a lot of negotiating power with ESPN/Fox Sports/etc.

Personally I'm thinking maybe the Pac12, Big12, and ACC should merge into the biggest super conference and beat the Big10/SEC at their own game. Go big or go home.

Yeah I hear that. OSU and WSU are just stuck in really small markets and very little success on the field. Cal has some of the SF market but the school's support of its' football program has always been lukewarm. I don't see any of them surviving in any scenario other than a Pac12/Big12 merger...

Report: The Big 12 in “deep discussions” to bring in six Pac-12 teams WWW.YAHOO.COM It appears the Big 12 is not done with expansion. At this point it's just impossible to tell if these are just rumors and gossip so I'm treating it as such. This article states that the Big12 is in significant talks to bring in Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and Utah. It's not saying that the Big12 is talking directly to these schools, they may be just internal discussions within its' board of directors. That being said, this could hint at a possible Pac12/Big12 merger in some form as discussed in other threads. Other rumors had only the first four teams being discussed to try and jump ship to the Big12 but this is the first time I've heard Oregon and Washington being talked about by Big12 brass.