David Marsh

Notre Dame just needs to join a conference. Even make a short term deal with the ACC and reevaluate after 5 years. If they were in the ACC this year they probably would have won the conference and then be in the playoff over Miami. Then playing USC earlier in the year doesn't effect their playoff chances as much.

His growth this second half of the seasons has been significant. He used to either make a bug play or get 2 while running into a pile of linemen. His vision has improved considerably in games. I've been yelling at the TV for years as Whittington healthy or not has made both good and bad plays. But he is consistently getting good yardage now and that's because he's seeing the game better.

Yeah I knew we wouldn't win it. I figured we'll be finalists again next year and not win it next year too..

Need Davison and his power running and blocking. Also did anyone else notice how little Whittington played against JMU?

Oregon v Ohio State!!!! Winner: OREGON Other winners: everyone who can't stand Finebaum who will probably lose it completely if that comes to pass.

I think his completion percent is a bit lower than what Oregon is looking for.

Especially after two weeks of fairly consistent rain.

Oh I've been there! And... yeah a loss to Texas Tech would really suck.

I always find the idea of _______ or bust to be an interesting mentality. The season is a book and each game is its own little chapter in that book. If Oregon wins the National Championship this year that makes this an INCREDIBLE year and you put that book on the shelf as a part of a longer Oregon Football history. But if we fail to reach the title game or a semi final game or whatever was this season just a waste? Personally, I have enjoyed the journey so far this year (minus the one bump) and I am excited to see how it all ends, though I would personally love to see it end on a win and there is only one way that happens. Maybe I just don't get on the "bust" mentality. I want a national title as much as any other Duck fan but I know that each season brings its own story and I'm here for that.

And Jordon Davison lined up in the backfield and Dak Moore just on the field as well. Though in truth I think Johnson will be a bigger threat next year than Harrison just because he'll be more polished. But the future is absolutely bright at Oregon.

I'm not surprised. He's pretty good and works hard... But pretty good doesn't get you on the field with the Ducks. He got knocked out of the rotation this year by freshman and transfers. He got back in rotation because of injuries. And next year he'll probably be out of the rotation by some up and coming redshirts and true freshman. All the power to him in finding a place to play. He's been a benefit to the Ducks for sure and stepped up when his number was called.

Not going to lie ... I was kinda expecting black.

Green and yellow? Yes please! Quite probably the only time we wear home uniforms this post season so I'll take the green and yellow where I can get it!

They have both changed the nature of recruiting at Oregon. I put a link to one of my previous articles that was from the Cristobal era that touches a bit more on the subject. https://fishduck.com/2020/09/scott-frost-was-absolutely-right-about-recruiting-to-oregon/ But I would say the family atmosphere Lanning has created is appealing to recruits. Along with recruits seeing there is a path towards their end goals like the NFL if they are coachable. The social media games has changed greatly and the number of scholarships offers has changed dramatically as well from how Oregon recruits. In the Bellotti, Kelly and Helfrich era Oregon typically offered less than 100 scholarships. It was a rare and highly sought after get but that was also paired with their overall lack of official visits and the difficulty to get recruits on campus. Under Cristobal and Lanning Oregon gives out excess of 200 offers now (most are verbal) to varying degrees of interest. With more official visits they can get more recruits on campus and build those relationships. I honestly don't remember where these numbers originally came from for scholarship offers and I haven't been able to find them again but they are rattling around my head. As I couldn't find those data points I didn't include them in the article. But this is a forum post so my standards a bit lower. Thank you for reading, is there anything I missed you feel should be included?

I've thought about those series and I love them. I think they are one part recruiting tool and two parts fan service. I'm sure it's nice for a player to get a behind the scenes peak in the early recruitment process but I'm sure outside of that they get a way better look at what's going on for with the program and how it functions. But for fans those videos are an amazing peak into the program. I think those videos are also part of the reason why as fans we accept Lanning's general refusal to answer a lot of questions at media events. We know we'll get something special, though edited, later. Though I also wouldn't underestimate the power of those videos to get recruiting going for the Ducks.