David Marsh

Green is a bit more subtle of a color and because of that it's our (Ducks) primary color and yellow tends to be a highlight because it really pops. The yellow button would pop a bit more and people would see it. But an apple green outline would also help it pop out to draw the eye as well.

Finally!!! I've been telling you to get a big YELLOW donate button for ages. So it better be yellow!

Makes sense... He has all the physical tools to play a major role somewhere... But just not at Oregon right now.

30 viable winners I feel is too high these days. 15-20 teams tops are viable contenders. In any given year that number is closer to 3. 2023 was an exception of viable teams at around 8.

This i feel is important. Which is in line with why I said Oregon, under Helfrich, Taggart, and Cristobal all helped prepare Justin Herbert for the NFL. Did Oregon Fail To Develop Justin Herbert? | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM Justin Herbert was the NFL’s 2020 Offensive Rookie of the Year. His first year in the NFL with the Los Angles...

You know that Lanning is going after him and will make room on the roster. I'm also sure that Division Street is going to find some NIL money for him as well.

I found this interesting though no surprising as we are all familiar with the narrative now. Daniel Jeremiah: QB Bo Nix 'Punished' by NFL Scouts, Experts for Oregon's Offense BLEACHERREPORT.COM Oregon quarterback Bo Nix has flown under the radar ahead of Thursday's NFL draft, especially compared to... However, it is worth bringing up that I wrote an article similar to this one last year. Is Oregon Flashy Enough for Bo To Win a Heisman? | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM Heisman Trophy voting changes from year to year. The trophy is supposed to go to the best player in college... Now I do believe that if Oregon had won the Pac-12, Nix would have won the Heisman. It will be interesting to see how the Oregon offense progresses next year. It's going to be good but will it be flashy for the Heisman voters or continue Lanning's trend of ruthlessly efficient?

But they will just make the mountain west super chaotic. No team is getting through the MW unscathed with the addition of OSU and WSU. Which will block them all from the playoff as no G6 team will make the playoff with any losses, as one team somewhere will go undefeated.

There might be some regulations in the B1G that need to be addressed as well. I heard something about volleyball needing it's own independent court... Basically its only unique flooring. I know in football the Pac-12 has had a ban on any fields that aren't a natural green. This would have meant that Boise State would need to get rid of that hideous blue turf if they wanted to join the conference, and were accepted. That rules will be interesting to see if it sticks around in some eventual Pac-12 - MWC merger. I wouldn't be surprised if there are some B1G rules about basketball courts.

Oregon has loads of big time donars, not just Uncle Phil. They all know they may need to kick in a bit more money if needed to weather a possible drought. Also... We all get fixated on the media money, which is big don't get me wrong, but there are a whole lot of other payouts conferences have for their teams. Oregon will be in a conference that will payout a lot more money yearly. Oregon will be just fine.

But Mario wins at recruiting! The fans are going to LOVE him until September rolls around. Then be underwhelmed and then frustrated and then angry at a season of lost opportunities. As Duck fans that's how most of us felt. Mario wins the off season. He gets big recruits, and improves his coaching roster (on paper) and it feels like everything is in place for something big. And then it falls apart on game day. Glad we have Lanning is all I can say!

What is clear is that Lanning has gotten more out of the offensive lineman he inherited. But the reality is that in two years Lanning gutted the roster of the vast majority of the Cristo al talent and it is almost all gone now. There was a post I made months ago on FishDuck that I brokedown what is left from the Cristo al roster and there aren't many. I think Tightened has the most players who were recruited by MC at this point. The offensive line has completely turned over with JPJ being the only MC recruit who started last year. Receiver had Franklin who has departed for the NFL. No quarterbacks or runningbacks from the MC era left after the first year or Lanning. Then the defense received a MASSIVE overhaul after Lanning's first year. Only a handful of players at best are left in the rotation on defense. The only two I can think of right now are Donte Manning and Kenyon Ware Hudson.

Runningback is not a position I felt Oregon wanted to pursue.

I'd be shocked if Oregon takes more than 3 guys this portal window. Lanning is not desperate and will only go after guys if super high potential. Also at this point he may be only looking at one year guys to minimize the locker room hurt.

Only teams I find remotely interesting on that list are: Clemson, Bama and TAMU. Everyone else I'm kinda meh. And even the three I think are the most interesting we'll probably end up playing in the playoff at some point soonish. Certainly no need to prioritize OOC games with any of them because it will probably naturally happen.