[Oregon Will Not Pay Top-NIL for QBs: Should They?]

On 6/6/2022 at 9:00 AM, Charles Fischer said:

That is hazardous to me, as this fall would have a completely different feel if we were depending upon an unproven, inexperienced Thompson versus Nix.

Agreed.....which is why the portal is such a safety net.  Particularly at QB where projecting prospects is so difficult.  Oregon will always be able to attract solid QB talent through the portal and I trust KD and DL's player evaluation more than Cristobal's.  If they really like a 5 star HS QB, then I trust them to spend NIL money wisely.  Otherwise, I would rather pay for elite playmakers that project more easily

[Oregon Will Not Pay Top-NIL for QBs: Should They?]

This year we have Bo Nix with Thompson and Butterfield on the pine.  No need to pay THIS YEAR.

 

Next year, different circumstances, different strategy.   NIL dollars may go further in the portal anyway.  Especially at QB where the risk is high.....why not kick the tires and go get the next Cam Ward/Bo Nix who has a track record.

 

If all of our guys flop this year and leave, then next year you spend all of your NIL money on the 5-star high schooler and let him rip from Day One. 

[Nice Piece on Payton Pritchard in Sunday NY Times]

On 6/5/2022 at 1:50 PM, Axel said:

I'm really looking forward to game 2 of the NBA Finals tonight. If I time things right, I'll tune in with two minutes left in the fourth quarter.

Highlights are good because they edit out 57 minutes of stoppages during the final quarter

[Nice Piece on Payton Pritchard in Sunday NY Times]

Can't measure heart.....

[Oregon Recruiting Under Dan Lanning]

I tend to agree with the observations that DL' s recruiting "prowess" (if I may) so far seems to supersede Mari-'s.

 

In the transfer portal, what's impressive is the deliberation in the targeting to specific roster gaps: the RB's, Gonzalez, and DL's.

 

In terms of HS recruits, MC seemed to rely on recruiting rankings to target players and a good sales pitch to reel in enough guys to rank a class highly overall with some 3 star development guys to fill in the blanks.  But, there were always gaps....one year it was RB's, the next WR's, and then QB's.

 

DL's strategy seems to be: identify position metrics for the system; target the best out there (anywhere they are) relying as much on evaluation as rankings; and then pitch the opportunity to be on the dominate West Coast team. His system seems to allow for better fit to player's talents as well.

 

Of course, DL has NIL advantages that Mari- didn't based on the program timeline.  Bottom line, DL is setting things up to have a higher talent composite, better depth, and a more attractive style of play to draw in better players over the long haul. 

 

 

[Phil Knight, Dodgers Owner Make $2 Billion Bid for Trail Blazers]

On 6/4/2022 at 6:55 AM, Flyin Vee said:

The NBA- “Superstars” costing 40% of a teams salary cap complaining about his “teammates”. Long term guarantied money that reward mediocrity between contract years.  25% of teams “tanking “ the entire season for higher draft picks. Two tiered officiating that favors the “superstars”. All this and a $12 dollar hotdog

 

the globetrotters vs the Washington nationals is more entertaining.

 

just my opinion.

My dream would be that he gets the Blazers and immediately trades them to Seattle for the Kraken.

NHL = No Divas

[Projecting Ducks Men's Basketball Starters for 2022-23]

Great point 1972.....one note though on Dior.  According to some, his ratings have dropped rather precipitously from their peak.  I am recalling this from a podcast, and could have some details wrong but he wasn't invited to the USA team tryouts and he might have struggled in some all-star tournament games against elite competition.  Further speculation included that Barthelemy was brought on for this reason to give Dior a year of seasoning.

[Pritchard Solid as Celts Take Game 1]

Payton Pritchard is the only Duck I am aware of who seems to have outworked Luke Ridnour PRIOR to becoming a Duck.

 

The stories of him dribbling the West Linn Hills in the offseason and the video of his dribbling routine are legendary.

[Phil Knight, Dodgers Owner Make $2 Billion Bid for Trail Blazers]

I would expect the Vulcan curse of bad decisions to continue based on precedent.

[West Salem Grad Holden Whipple Transfers to Ducks]

Holden.....rough name for an O lineman

[Phil Knight, Dodgers Owner Make $2 Billion Bid for Trail Blazers]

This might actually convince me to watch the NBA again after being a huge NBA and Blazers fan in the 70's and 80's

[Canzano: Sneaky Pac-12 Football Contenders are Lurking]

Judging from the look of its peak, I would say Three-Fingered Jack!

 

Or, since I got lucky once or twice at Cougar Hot Springs I am going with Mckenzie Bridge

[Will Richardson is Coming Back for Next Season]

How great is Dana's approach with his athletes?  Expect a lot, support a lot and respect their choices when it is time to move on.  Integrity still counts.

[ESPN Fifty/50 Film Short on Sedona Prince]

50th anniversary of Title IX and Year 2 of NIL.....how those two can coexist is beyond my pay grade.

[Canzano: Sneaky Pac-12 Football Contenders are Lurking]

I think some of the Husky love is based on a relatively high roster composite index....or some such metric of overall talent.  Many Petersen leftovers still on the squad, plus the 5 star legacy QB who is on travel squad, I think?  Add in some respect for DeBoer as the anti-Lake, plus basic Husky delusion (Burton is a Doog, but I agree a good analyst) and there you have it!

 

Interesting WNBA take.  I think Jobs' widow, who is rumored to be a potential Blazer buyer, has also tried for a WNBA franchise ownership in the past.  Maybe she is willing to throw tons of tech money at the Rose Quarter, like Paul Allen did?  If they get Sabrina, I might actually tune into a game or two....unlike the Blazers who, IMHO, should just admit defeat already and trade Lillard too.  They always hang onto the single aging ex-All Star too long.

[Ducks Football Adds Four Satellite Camps in Texas, Missouri]

Is this something the Ducks have done before....at this level of frequency?  

 

It seems Lanning is turning recruiting "up to eleven."

 

[Will Richardson is Coming Back for Next Season]

On 6/1/2022 at 10:31 PM, SmithRiverDuck said:

I want to see a different Richardson next season. I want to see some FIGHT in the guy. Hell, he's practically Pritchard's adopted brother! Learn from your brother! Gimme half the heart Pritchard has and we win the Pac going away..............

This^

 

I also wanna see him lead in the locker room.   Dana said last year was the first that he didn't have to kick someone out of the gym after practice.  If Richardson wants to play in the league, that's what it's going to take.

[Ducks Football Recruiting Rankings After Kodi DeCambra Commit]

Thanks for posting this!

[What are Ducks Getting in Khamari Terrell?]

2022 recruit.....does this have anything to do with Manning's injury progress, I wonder?

[Did You Hear the Latest? Mr. FishDuck is STALIN!]

Hey, Stalin made the trains run on time, right?  

[Upside of Ducks WR Transfer Caleb Chapman]

On 5/31/2022 at 3:10 PM, DanLduck said:

Staying healthy. Why does it seem like some guys get the jinx?

Cam McCormick, Patrick Herbert, Justin Flowe...

 

 

It is amazing how injuries seem to hit certain players more than others.   It's like some boxers who have "glass chin" syndrome that they just can't get over.   Canton Kaumatule was another one

 

[How Oregon Football Will EXPLODE Offensively in 2022]

Lots of great points in this thread.  I am a skeptical optimist....in other words, I wan't to see some improvements before I can confidently predict a conference championship.

 

One unit not mentioned may seem to be a strength, but I wonder:  offensive line.  Hear me out....

 

MC and mini-me were supposed to be amongst the nation's best OL coaches.  We had highly rated recruits throughout the 2 deep.  I was expecting dominance.  Instead I saw 2.5 yards and a cloud of dust.  I saw QB's scrambling to make plays as protection broke down.  Overall, an anemic offense.

 

I suppose scheme could explain all of that.  Or, as with most complex systems, the problems were multi-causal.  If it is the latter, then OL execution was likely a significant factor.

 

Now....we have a different offense that seems to require much different execution....from the same group.  If system changes aren't enough to improve results, then we had better hope that Klemm is a far better coach than the last duo.

 

 

[NIL, Lanning, AD Mullens, Knight]

On 5/30/2022 at 9:25 PM, woundedknees said:

Kilkenny made his bones in Insurance. Not sure about Morse.

Jim Morse is 3rd generation owner of Pacific Lumber

[Huffing Huskies: 'Washington is NOT Headed Down!']

Their negative opinion of Junior Adams stems the from fact that he recruited better players than were on the roster at the time.  Or, I should say maybe that he recruited guys that fit his style of play better.

 

A couple of the highly rated WR's who subsequently dropped down the depth chart had parents who started griping to one of Dawgman.com site owners who then made it public on the board, IIRC.

 

When the offense stalled out, some fans started casting aspersions toward Junior and the WR depth chart shuffle as a part of their criticism.  That's why you get a comment like the one listed in this thread today that his omission is an improvement.

[If You Could Ask Dan Lanning One Question...]

A pool or a pond?

 

Seriously, I would ask him how in the world a head football coach can also manage family life.  There is no way in heck that mine would happily not see me 80% of the time.  And I am a miserable curmudgeon misanthrope. Dan seems like a great husband and father....amazes me.