David Marsh

Still early in the cycle. Never underestimate Dan. I'm going to keep that faith. Remember when it comes to NIL the Ducks don't get into bidding wars until the end of the cycle.

Best line of the article. "We're on the plane ride home and I told my mom like, ‘I want to go to Washington,'" Mariota said. "I had got an offer from Washington. Steve Sarkisian was up there and Sark was like, he rolled out the red carpet. I was like, ‘I'm going there. I'm settled.’ So we're sitting there on the plane and my mom's like, ‘You really want to go to Washington?’ I was like, ‘No.’" I can just see a teenager being upset and saying something out of spite and then verbally realizing that they don't want the thing they said they wanted.

I'm completely with you here. Keep the number around. It already has an almost sacred sense to it. Gabriel called Mariota to ask his permission. That's the Mariota legacy. Mariota would have said yes to whoever called to ask but you could tell he was honored to be asked. That's what the Oregon program is all about. Honor the player not the number and honor the player by keeping the number alive.

Now that would be a B1G regret from the other programs. We were supposed to be a filler program and not a contender. How soon until we add the rest of the B1G schools into our tears bucket? Husky and Trojan tears are constantly filling that bucket but I'm sure we can make room.

Only if some special talent becomes available. Lanning and co seem super happy with their guys right now and I think there is some real concern of anyone joining could disrupt the chemistry. If someone becomes available who is like an automatic first rounder and is a perfect pick for Oregon I'm sure Lanning will take a look. But beyond that .. doubt it.

Well to be a bit more clear. A charged timeout if the ball is spotted by the officials and THEN a player goes down and medical staff has to go on the field. Which is better but it still feels underhanded and the appearance makes it feel like player safety isn't being taken seriously. However, I'd say at least 95% of injuries are addressed before he ball is spotted and those would not incur a time out or penalty. Additionally, the Lanning rule has gotten some clarity in the rules update. Gotta love how Dan in year 3 with his 12 man brilliance has put a permit any mark on the sport with a rule change.

It's most likely the reason why he lost his job to Anthony Brown. Granted... I feel Cristobal did Shough a major disservice with how the 2020 season played out by throwing Brown in as a the starter for the Fiesta Bowl.

I was hopeful that Pleasant was going to put it all together. He has some amazing speed. But speed isn't everything and he didn't put the rest of it together. In a way I am happy to see that we have enough talent to push players out and that's how we lose players from the program. They get passed up on the depth chart and look for greener pastures. I wish him the best.

That's been working for Colorado. So... it holds true.

Looks like the opposite happened where it is rumored that Dan is the one who outed Nico's dad for shopping around. Lanning doesn't want him.

Every conference needs some punching bags. The bad things for the Beavs and Cougs is that they are already becoming that in their newly formed Scrap-12.

Again... Oregon State and Washington State both should have used that Pac-12 money to buy their way into the Big 12. Take no TV revenue until the next contract and throw some money to the rest of the big 12 as an entrance fee and live off the rest of the pac-12 coffers for a few years. I would imagine that would be preferable to their current situation.

To be honest... I wouldn't hate it. It puts an emphasis on a different skill set. In truth I think it would be kinda fun. Granted... As fans we'd learn even less about the team during a spring game than we do already. And yes... I know today is April 1.

Right now... I'm going with Riggs. I think he's going to have a breakout season. And I'll call my shot right now. He's going to be the No. 2 back for this team. I think Hughes will probably get the no. 1 job and Whittington will be a change of pace back and might even start the season as the no. 2 but I think Riggs takes that spot. This season hurt without a true one-two punch. It was James and then... Whittington but outside of a couple games Whittington never felt like he was on James' level. 2023 the Irving, James combo was fantastic as they really did compliment and elevate each other.

I remember reading a year or two ago about one of the big reasons for Altman's struggles in recent years. In short he hasn't had that many leaders who have to be told to go home at night. I remember in this interview Altman was saying that what made some of his best teams great was from the leadership of his gym rats that he'd actually have to tell to go rest. Players like Pitchard and Brooks who would just work. Part of that I feel is the culture of NIL and high ranked players when paired with the one-and-done mentality. Part of that I feel is a post covid world. I have noticed the years after 2020 that my high school students are wired differently. There just seems to be less motivation and resiliency on the whole. It's getting better but it's taken a long time.