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What? I thought the Beavers and Ducks loved the rain. 😅🤣😂

I thought the same thing. Hope we can get some power four studs to fill out the roster.

Wow! Thanks for the in-depth research. This puts things in perspective. To think that our Ducks are mentioned in the same sentence as Ohio State and Georgia shows how far Oregon is committed to a winning tradition.

That was a very entertaining game to watch. Although I was pulling for our B1G conference Badgers to win, I was happy to see that Kyle Chyzowski scored the game-winning goal. For those who don't follow hockey, his name is familiar to Portland Winterhawk fans. He played five season in Portland, amassing 273 regular season and 56 playoff games. Congratulations to the Pioneers and Kyle.

"Fortunately, we've got some people who want to see us get back to where we've been. And we've got to make those figures match and get guys we need". - Coach Dana Altman This is a promising start. Besides Stewart and Riley IV, the Ducks have Ariza, Harrison (basketball and football) and Seven Spurlock. According to ESPN, these are four **** players. The most sought after player is Tyran Stokes. He has narrowed his choices to Kansas, Kentucky and Oregon. I don't believe the Ducks can afford him unless they get into a bidding war.

Unfortunately, the Ducks 'Achilles Heel' is their pitching. Besides that, they have a solid team.

Why would Coach 'Was' keep Clarke in the game when he was being pummeled. He's got 23 pitchers on the roster. The way I read this is that he is not confident in his relievers. Not a good look.

Just saw this...On April 7th, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (double AA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays) defeated the Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) by a score of 12-7. The Fisher Cats scored 10 runs in the second inning with only one hit. Two Portland pitchers combined for 10 earned runs on eight walks, four wild pitches, two hit batters, one sacrifice fly and a single. And all those runs came after there were two outs in the inning. Baseball sure is a strange game at times.

What about Devon Pryer and JJ Frakes? Have they also hit the transfer portal?

Congratulations to No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines for their basketball championship. And to the Illinois Illini for reaching the final four. Quite the accomplishment. Looking ahead at the way-too-early rankings for the 2026-2027 basketball season, there are SEVEN B1G schools in the top 25. No. 1 Michigan No. 6 Michigan St. No. 8 Illinois No. 14 Purdue No. 17 USC No. 18 Nebraska No. 25 Iowa. Just looking at that will give Duck fans a sinking feeling for the upcoming basketball season. In the PAC, Oregon only had Arizona and UCLA to contend with. Understandingly, attendance has been down. For B1G games, Matthew Knight Arena attendance was roughly 55% capacity. A lot of lost revenue for the school. In contrast, only USC, Washington, Rutgers and Northwestern have smaller arenas than Oregon. Switching to football, even though the Ducks fill the stadium with standing room only patrons, (59,000 plus) its still small potatoes compared to the other schools. Only Indiana, Rutgers, Maryland, Minnesota and Northwestern have small stadiums. And finally hockey. Guess who the No. 1 seed is for the "Frozen Four?" The Michigan Wolverines! How about that. And the Wisconsin Badgers are also in the frozen four. The B1G is well represented in football, basketball and hockey. For any Duck fan who enjoys hockey, here is the schedule: Thursday April 9th 2pm ESPN2 No. 2 North Dakota Bisons vs. Wisconsin Badgers Thursday April 9th 5:30 pm ESPN2 No. 1 Michigan Wolverines vs. Denver Pioneers Saturday April 11th 2:30pm ESPN Championship All games played in Las Vegas

In the last decade, the PAC-12 conference de-emphasized basketball. The focus was on Olympic sports, softball and tennis. And who was the commissioner at this time?...Larry Scott. He ran the conference (into the ground) from 2009 through 2021. He was the chairman and CEO of the woman's tennis association. The university presidents made the wrong choice when they hired him. And now were paying the price.

Unless Oregon throws money to the basketball program like they do the football program, they will be small potatoes. But as the article states, even blue bloods like Kentucky, (22 million) doesn't guarantee a trip to the final four. Coaching, chemistry, an injury free season all play a part of it. Signing players outside the power four conferences and power four bench warmers isn't going to cut it. What's needed is two studs and three very good players for the starting five and a deep bench (four players) to take it to the next level.

The last game Ryan Featherstone pitched was on Wednesday, March 11th against the Xavier Musketeers. He only pitched 1.1 innings, giving up two hits and two runs. He had one wild pitch and struck out for batters. He threw 31 pitches.

Next man up! Let the fallout begin.

I hate to see him go, but don't blame him a bit for leaving. There isn't a single player on the team that I would worry about leaving, including Shelstad. How do we know his injured hand won't require surgery later on. I have no idea what Coach Altman is going to do, but the program needs a complete overhaul. Hope to hear some positive news coming out of Eugene.