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True, and bottom line. But even if the finances weren't an issue, I believe that a struggling, and this team is beyond that, is regarded at OS differently than it would be at Oregon.

This does show the stark difference between the two programs, and Beaver Nation and Oregon fans. First, I don't see a Ducks basketball team ever losing 24 games in a season, this is a bad season at Oregon. Even with that happening at OS, I don't think Coach Tinkle's seat is even warm.

Nothing shows this better than in the NBA Finals when Michael Jordan led the Bulls over the Portland Trail Blazers. Jordan is a rare mix of competitive fire, Jordan definitely believed that no team was going to beat the Bulls, and 2 three year championship runs, never playing a Game 7, backed that up. Jordan, along with talent was also a text book on fundamentals. "Clyde the Glyde was exciting, a hall of fame player for sure, but fundamentals were not his thing. However the exquisitely disciplined Trail Blazers of 1977 beat the talent laden 76ers for the championship in 1977.

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There were certainly plays that Justin and the offense could have made, but overall, as Drake pointed out, the offense finished ranked 10th the Chargers rush defense ranked 30th.

Thanks for organizing and breaking this all down. My first go at this has the Pac-12 going 20-16 overall. UCLA, USC and Utah go 3-0. Oregon, OSU, WSU, ASU, and UW 2-1. Stanford 1-2 and Arizona 0-3. Utah beating Florida in the Swamp could be a stretch, and I'm leaning Pac-12, and because it's at home over the Irish and new coach, Marcus Freeman, the Spartys will take out the Huskies, and the Ducks will make it feel like 1990 again when they beat the Cougars.

A fun article for sure Jordan, and while I much prefer Walton, to Lunardi, or CBS's Jerry Palm, I'll call foul on his call for 8 teams from the Conference of Champions to be in the tournament. Three, Arizona, UCLA and USC are in, and considering the L's, the Ducks have to Stanford, Cal and ASU, 2 times, even being on the bubble is optimistic in my mind for Oregon. When you start having Must Wins as early as the Ducks did this season, the Bubble is where you sit. Had the Ducks beaten the Trojans it certainly would have helped, but I feel that even if that happened, the Huskies and Cougars would still be Must Wins.. If the Ducks can get those, a finish in the top 4 is possible, and with it a first round bye, and then only 2 W's would be needed to get the Ducks to the Conference Final, and possibly, with the respect that Altman has garnered, to the Tournament.

Yep. If he'd gone 1-8 last night, in particular that last shot, he'd have been the hero! Instead that final 4 seconds is what this season has come down to. No other Ducks team that I can think of, or any team really, win or lose so much on whether their shots go in. And with this team it's definitely "live by the 3, die by the 3". At the start of games Harmon in particular will take it to the basket. But eventually he too, is satisfied by launching 3's. Dante is the highest % on the team, against the Trojans, Richardson played 35 minutes, went 0-8. Dante, 24 minutes, 4-6., and Dante was 4-4 on free throws. Perhaps the last play should have been to Dante at the basket?

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Yes, the defense doesn't have to go from 29th to 9th for the Chargers to be legitimate Super Bowl contenders. If next year, instead of giving up 27 points a game on average, they give up 23, they win 12 instead of 9.

My favorite sports time of the year! Got some good teams this year, through my Oregon tinted glasses, the Ducks have lost games because they didn't play well, including the games against Stanford, who of course would say they made the plays to win the games. Well, they can predict the way they want to. Arizona has been off their game recently, and I'm afraid the Wildcats won't make it to the championship game. It will be Oregon vs Stanford, and the Lady Ducks will wear the crown!

Oregon had their chances, suffer gut wrenching loss to No.16 USC on Senior Night Matt Prehm 247sports

Didn't get the D or the O.

Well, now they need offense.

Need the D, Ducks!