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THIS, is all 🐂💩! Wasn't "consolidating" conferences, thus TV contracts, suppose to have streamlined the ability to stream/broadcast college football in order to institute NFL-LITE??!! OH YEEEEAH!!! The consumer is ALWAYS at the Bottom of the "feeding frenzy" and we tend to forget about the multiple layers of "profit sharing" that always goes on behind the scenes between the consumer and the "delivery" of the final product! I guess "capitalist" are going to "capitalize" when the money, odds, and public sentiment (Outrage!) is on their side. (And we wonder why there is such a thing as a Billionaire!) Now don't even get me started on the hoops and hurdles and outright Lies I had to deal with SPECTRUM'S customer service to ensure they were delivering the B1G10 channel that was listed, but not broadcasting. (Thankfully as of August first it became available). Here's hoping Comcast/Infinity gets their "contracts" in order....much sooner than later. Good Luck subscriber's! Until then...Go Ducks!

Yup! The realignment shift has automatically set each season up with meetings between several top 25 teams throughout the season, especially in the Big 2 conferences. With the expanded playoffs and number of games played to reach and win the championship game, there's no incentive to schedule teams that you will most likely see in the playoffs (to be expanded to 16 teams in the 2027 championship season). Before it was imperative to schedule a "marquee" game each season to bolster SOS in order to be considered as a "playoff" team. "Marquee" games now fall to simply scheduling each seasons conference slate. OBD should focus on scheduling "West Coast" teams during the non conference games, especially with teams that were part of the conference formally know as the PAC. I would be fine with no longer scheduling FCS opponents from here on out. Regardless, we as Duck fans are in for a run of highly competitive and entertaining football in the new "NFL-lite. (And YES! SEC Needs to go to a NINE game conference schedule AND until they do they need to be "punished" by the selection committee by lower seeds and further travel requirements during the playoffs, until they do so!.....yeah right!) GO Ducks!

"Let’s see the Ducks have a great week of practice, a great day in Autzen, and a great start to a historic season." YEAH! What he said! GO Ducks Football!??!

Ok...threads like this is one of my favorite aspects of the FishDuck Forum. Instead of posting HAHA'S (😆) on each comment just need to let y'all know I am literally laughing my butt off at most of these...to the point my dog is looking funny at me wondering if I have finally, indeed, lost it! Keep us laughing Duck Ppls!

Hmmmm...I always thought that was a PREREQUISITE, in today's "click based" media sources?!?! 🤣

Yes, but Boise State next week WILL be a much better measuring stick. This week work out the kinks and see what you truly have, at game speed, on both sides of the ball. Much better to start the season with than say....Georgia?! Can't frickin wait for our season to begin! 🦆🏈🪨's

Because we Haven't! Can't wait to rectify that fact in a couple of weeks! And I don't want it to even be close! (56-20 would "taste" nicely)! GO Ducks!

One-Stop-Shop for ALL my "Duck Fandom Compulsions"! All without any of the negativity and bravado; nor is anyone trying to constantly "sell me" on subscriptions to enjoy "opinions" about our OBD's. Love the info. Love the discussions. Love the FishDuck Forum. Keep up the good work to all who regularly contribute and participate, especially the forum manager Mr. Charles FishDuck! GO Ducks!

If it will draw enough eyeballs to make enough "dinero"...you better believe it will happen. Our Beloved Ducks ARE an international brand after all. And, yes I will be up and "quacking" at whatever time the kickoff may be! GO Ducks!

Way to go Bo! Congrats. Now Ball The Hell Out! GO Ducks Alum.

A "lookin' over you shoulder" type of season coming up for Sir Lincoln Riley". He Really NEEDs, that opening season win against LSU. AIN'T going to get it! 😁

Absolutely, Men of Oregon! Right?!

Looks like they got "the band back together". Wonder if that is going to translate to the court? One can only be hopeful. GO! 🦆🏀

I swear if Gabriel wins the Heisman, while wearing number Eight; then Oregon Football needs to Demand that all future starting QB's wear that number. (Even if they have to swap the jersey when subbing out!😋). GO Quackers!

Yup....but I hear the same thing being said by other "talking heads" about the Oregon program, so talent depth I think we compete well there also. 😆👍

Fair enough Opinion. The B1G has always believed, or at least strived to be, The Ground and Pound O VS the Big N Beefy Monsters of the D. "That Team Out West" has always been that flashy, speedy, quirky team that is good for wins against 90% of opponents, but fail when tasked with "larger" offensive and defensive teams. Well D. Lanning has addressed that "size" issue on both sides of the ball, and the B1G has rarely seen an offense as potentially prolific as what is coming their way this year. Honestly, we don't actually know how the new members of the B1G will compete in their new league. But, I do believe that with Oregon leading the way that the fundamental approach of the B1G will have to evolve. I'm two to three years this same "pundit" will very probably have an entirely different Opinion on the validity of the Oregon Ducks competitive abilities in the B1G, and the landscape of college football. At least this one "fan"atic truly Believes so! GO Ducks!

By being up 45-10; with Gabriel's stat line reading 17 of 22 / 340 yds. / 4TD / 47 yds Rushng / 1 TD. THUS keeping him fresh throughout the season. Limit chance of injury. Get Moore, and others, additional reps under GameDay Stein offense. Intimidate current and future opponents with our Gabriel led, unstoppable, offensive juggernaut. Yeah, do that for eight games this season and "Gabe" will be A lock to visit New York. (Other four games, Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Maryland, Gabriel will be in for the entire game....sorry Washington we will have our revenge complete by the time "Shout" is echoing through Autzen!). Which will only "up" his stat lines even more. Remember the Ducks have an eight game conference stretch without a bye, two of those games have the opponent coming off of a bye before playing us. So roster management will be more significant than usual and giving rest to your starters is one of the best ways to do so. I swear I definitely give Waayyy to much thought to the nuances of something I have absolutely no control or effect on. Naaahhh, I don't have Duck Football living 24/7 in my head! Oh yeah.... Fandom! GO Ducks!

Ok...Great way to feed the fire of anticipation for the upcoming season. I know only two of four episodes of "That Team Out West" have been released, but they are definitely on par, or exceeding, the weekly game recaps from last season. (Hats off to the UofO A/V and marketing department) My absolutely favorite "clip" out of the entire "Physicality" episode was in the last minute, when whom I believe is Jordan James (#20), showing the definition of Physicality while carrying half the Oregon Defense (big and beefy Oregon D!) for a few more yards! And I do think the placement of that clip at the end was premeditated for that exact reason. Now I need one of those motivational posters from the late 90's, early 2000's of that last clip with the word PHYSICALITY printed below. Damn, I wish the first game was Saturday! GO Oregon Ducks Football!

"What-if 's" are a significant reason why one of my mantra's in life is: "Life is what happens while your busy making other plans". Not that we should just resign ourselves to an unknown future fate; just that we recognize the ability to assess, and make changes as necessary, to even our "best laid plans of mice and men". The University of Oregon "Ducks" Athletics have done a Masterful job, the past quarter century, of doing Exactly This! 2024 may, just may, be the cumulation of all the efforts! GO DUCKS!!!

Insights into opposing teams strategies, along with said organizations own perceived strengths and weaknesses, can give a Huge advantage on and off the field. (Defending Michigan National Champions are currently under the "scope" for sign-stealing). I remember the years before Chip took over as HC when you could watch the players practice when visiting the Duck store at Autzen. Also remember one of Chips first priorities as Head Coach was window filming those very said windows to prevent any advantage of his "blur" offense from getting out. Point being, press and fans want information to "cuss and discuss" about their fan favorite team. Those same teams are looking for every competitive advantage they can harness and will feel no shame in gathering information about an opponent, while at the same time holding close to their vests any information about their own team. So, CoachSpeak is expected from any program. And it will Not change anytime soon. But, we still gotta ask! Cause how did that ad campaign go for that national "rag" magazine back in the late 90's-turn of the century? "Inquiring minds...want to know. Uh... yeah.

Well just judging from the small "Samples" size...it is another great "get" for Oregon! (Yeah "Dad" jokes are still alive and well in my world)! 😋

Ahhh the eternal optimism of every football fan before any games have been played. I myself sit here and believe an undefeated season lies before us. However, sporting competitions can never be won...on paper. That's why we actually play the games. And when we play the games there is this little thing called...intangibles. Too many examples to list of athletes or teams expected to win handily just to have those "intangibles" rise up and bite them in the arse and snatch defeat away from the arms of victory. (Kenny Wheaton's going to score...Kenny Wheaton's going to score!) Point is I will relish the victories as they happen and "cope" with the "intangible losses" when I have to, remembering that those losses happen to ALL sports and athletes and they too have to "cope" when they lose a competition they were expected to win. Sounds a lot like "Life" to me. Go figure. Go Quackers!

Allioti did wonders with the personel Oregon was able to recruit (No transfer portal). I bet he absolutely would have LOVED to coach a defensive team, with the players, that Oregon is able to field now. We probably would have seen some schemes, from that top defensive mind, that he could never, confidently install during his time here. But, yes I do believe we will be "surprising" a few teams in the B1G, this year. When they discover that our defense....bites back! Go Ducks!

Well if it is any consolation it is my, unverifiable, belief that we have been involved in an escalated "cyber warfare" for most of 2024. Just not widely "suggested" or "reported", since it is a real good way to cause Digital Panic, in a society built around and dependent upon, the digital world. That being said THANK YOU Sir Charles for being that "Guardian at the Gate. Allows us to submerse ourselves in our OBD forum and for a little while get to "forget" the external powers being wielded, that directly effect our lives in so many impactful ways. Justa letsa messa "Duck Out", and let the rest of the world "fall where it may". After all, isn't "sports" that universal "release" that satisfies our ingrained, natural, competitive nature in All of us? I think so. Go Ducks!

Wow. In no way shape or form would a media rights deal for the conference formally known as the PAC12 would have even come close to the MINIMUM that will be made through these varied revenue streams, the half share only being one of those revenues. Duck Football is positioned, quite well, to "cash-in", Now and into the near future, on the several additional revenue streams available by Being "in" the B1G. Hate as much as the next guy about the conference formally known as the PAC12 being "gone"; but cannot blame the "program" for acting in the best financially responsible way to continue to meet or exceed the longterm goals or plans. Yeah, the half share thing is not nearly as B1G of a financial issue when you take these other revenue opportunities into account. Go Ducks!