David Marsh

So apparently Anthony Brown had a pretty good preseason game. Titans vs. Ravens - Game Summary - August 11, 2022 - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Get a summary of the Tennessee Titans vs. Baltimore Ravens football game Herbert was stunted for multiple reasons between scheme and not having a stable of receivers to throw to. But Brown had some good receivers available and the scheme, even with Moorhead, didn't do him any favors. But I this preseason NFL game Brown had some good plays and went 10-15 passing. And some of those passing plays were vertical throws. So Maimi... You all better look out. That prized quarterback you have on your roster now, and your 2023 5 star in Rashada who your boosters are paying 9 mil for, may not turn out to do much of anything. Though they may make the NFL despite Cristobal so who knows.

Flowe is going to cause problems for opposing teams by himself. However, think how much more effective he will be with Sewell next to him??? Then throw in DJ Johnson and Bradyn Swinson and Brandon Dorlus... And that is going to be a nightmare to scheme against. Especially when it's Lanning's defensive scheme that is deploying all that talent.

One of the reasons why conferences that can't play round robin schedules are annoying. Part of me wants to say if it's a two team tie breaker then you just need to put those two teams in the field as a sort of semi final championship game and just be done with it. Multi team tie breakers ... Well presumably at that point two of those teams already played each other and eliminate the loser.

I hope this is good and productive weight loss. By the sound of it it might be. I just remember Jordon Scott lost a ton of weight before the 2020 season to be more explosive and instead he became rather ineffective. Howey, that was with the old strength staff.

Ten years this year. 2012 was the year o became a die hard duck fan. Even though I already graduated from UO... Weird, I know.

Trash talk isn't always a problem going out... It's a problem when it comes back and the players don't know how to not engage in it. When they engage in trash talk by dealing it out they have less control staying out of if it later. Don't engage from the start and it's easier to stay out of it.

Stanford has wrecked many Oregon seasons... And Oregon has gotten some revenge as well. Stanford ruined Oregon's shot at the natty in 2012 and Oregon ruined Stanford's shot at the playoff in 2015. In the same vein Oregon and Utah have both wrecked each other's shot at the playoff as well. Oregon destroyed Utah's shot in 2019 and Utah destroyed Oregon's shot last year... Though Oregon was such a battered and broken team by the end of the season I don't think they could have completed.

Oregon is actually 1-1 with pink uniforms. In 2013, Oregon defeated WSU while wearing pink, most notably with the pink helmet. Then in 2014, Oregon lost to Arizona while wearing a uniform with pink highlights. This is the only regular season loss of 2014. I still think the pink is better than any of the grey uniforms if I'm being perfectly honest. The grey uniforms suck in every variation.

I have mixed feelings on this. On the one hand crowd sourced funding is completely normal today so why not have people directly fund their favorite athletes. However, this doesn't feel like a place where fans should shell out more cash towards our team when we already prop up the backbone of college football as it is so why should we feel the need to directly pay the players? Yes, I'm aware of the obvious that it is all about getting the best players by offering a competitive amount of money at the very least but it doesn't feel right when media deals worth billions (with a b) are being signed and yet we as fans still feel the need to directly pay the players. Also I only glanced at the site but is this money going to bind players to Oregon in some way with a contract that they'll have to stay with the school in order to get paid or is it just throwing money at players that could transfer if they think there are greener pastures elsewhere?

Negotiations are about to actually mean something. A few weeks ago I used the football analogy that we were all just sitting in a tie game and both sides were happy to punt. Well now it looks like someone is going to have to make a move and put forth some real effort. Early stages in negotiations always feel pointless because there is no pressure to get anything done. Well now the pressure is mounting and we get to see where it goes. Conference expansion talk will heat up but there will be something more real behind it now and the survival of the PAC is in play.

This can also be said for a particular starting quarterback with the Chargers. Didn't a lot of NFL pundits say Herbert wasn't going to be any good and questioned his fire and passion for the game? I think a lot of people just question the Ducks players and are looking for reasons to make us look bad.

I will say I am thankful for all the editors Charles as brought on board at FishDuck. They are a pleasure to work with and make my writing look much better. Most places don't bother with editing, besides spell check that doesn't catch everything. I see typos even in bigger publications like 247sports and even Oregon Live all the time. This is the age of getting something out fast for the clicks rather than something out that is good and polished.

Looks like there will be a breast cancer awareness pink thing going this year again. I know there was a uniform that was not rolled out last year because it was a home color jersey for the pac-12 championship game or bowl game and in both Oregon wore white. So there is another possibile surprise there. Otherwise the jerseys look the same as last year. Even the pink one is the same look as last year but with some hints of pink. I'd assume there may even be a black version of it as well.

Oregon does have TWO starting quarterbacks in the NFL right now. Herbert is pretty much a lock for stardom if he continues has he has. Mariota has all the skills if the right fit is there. Here's hoping for those two quarterbacks staying in the NFL for years to come. And maybe adding a third to the mix... Nix? Thompson? Moore?

Those Utah losses were the cause of two things. One Oregon was super injured by that part of the year. I think one stat was basically like there was only two games that had the same defensive starters and that was it due to injuries. And two... Poor coaching. Simply put Utah was the only team during the regular season that figured out how to beat Oregon and execute it. Sell out to stop the run and provide enough secondary coverage. Brown then panics and plays hero ball... Which is a massive failure for the team. Basically... What Utah did was challenge Cristobal on his single minded run the ball mentality and challenged him to pass the ball. Cristobal responded by trying to run the ball harder up the gut and it didn't work. I feel confident that Lanning isn't that single minded and has a much much better plan in place. The Utah games were an embarrassment but it wasn't because of the players but the scheme and game plan they were forced to commit to. Well... Maybe Browns inability to see and pass across the middle didn't help... But still. Coaches need to put their players in position to succeed not fulfill some single minded idea of toughness.

What is really amazing is how FEW injuries there are in total. Like two and both players are close to full go. Last year there were injuries heading into camp and then they kept piling up. It makes you wonder about the strength and conditioning program.

Nothing exciting for day one but it never is... It's just good to have football starting up again.

This is how I treat the Oregon State Beavers. I have some good work colleagues who are Beaver fans and I'll flip the channel to see how the beavers are doing. I tell my Beaver friends every year that I want the Beavers to win 11-12 games. They must lose to the Ducks but otherwise I'm happy with them winning. Unlike the Huskies ... Who must always lose 12 games if possible.

SDSU is all but a lock for expansion... And I feel this is regardless of whether or not the PAC is able to retain UCLA, though that is a long shot but I do feel the powers at be are going to squeeze them pretty hard. SDSU isn't as big as UCLA or USC but will be a decent addition and over time I do feel like they will probably help elevate and establish a bigger and better market. Beyond SDSU ... Oklahoma State is probably the next best option but getting them would be very difficult. They are looking at the opportunity to be a big fish in the pond and if they think they have a big enough pond to be comfortable in then they are not moving. Next options would probably be UNLV or Nevada, it's weird that so much for the PAC goes on in Vegas and there isn't even a PAC team in the state. Neither really offer much in terms of sporting value right now but being in a better conference will elevate them over time. The media market is kind of meh but we really don't have a whole lot of great options. Colorado State and Utah State I think could be interesting options. Neither are as good as their big brothers in Colorado and Utah respectfully but at the same time it does feel like in a way throwing those two distance PAC schools a bone. This would allow Utah and Colorado to have another couple games in the season that are rather local and not require much traveling. BYU would probably be a better option but overall BYU has always been a school that likes to dictate terms and they aren't always a team player. There are a couple reasons why they only recently decided to rejoin a conference. 1 ease of scheduling and 2 the big-12 is desperate enough that they were probably happy to give BYU some reasonable terms. Right now the PAC needs team players.

Even the LOI doesn't seem to matter too much any more. More and more players are actually getting out of the LOI for any number of reasons. That and the transfer portal has kind of made them obsolete.

Gotta have fun in the game. Yes, college football is a job for the players. Let's not start on the competition debate... This is a job and has always been a job. But this job should be fun. Not ever job is fun, but when work is actually fun, everything about that job is better, including performance. It's good to see Lanning bringing back the fun. I don't think this roster would have lasted under Cristobal. It will be interesting to see what happens in Miami. Not just this year but the next three. He seemed to have brought in top talent and then sucked the life out of it.

It would be hilarious if UCLA comes back into the gold and leaves USC trying to figure out what they should do. Part of me thinks USC has the arrogance to believe they can be the sole West coast member of the B1G and they can still come out on top. The other part of me thinks they'll come groveling back. I think if UCLA stays in the PAC, then USC is going to embarrass themselves in some way.

This should read... "The B1G interest in Pac-12 schools has coolee.... For Now" This isn't over. Just the current phase is over.

And here's hoping that Mariota plays within a system that enables him to play to his full potential with his skill set. He is not your typical plug-n-play quarterback for the NFL. (Herbert really is actually) And for MM to succeed he needs to be able to use his legs and get in space.

These articles are usually fun because you get some candid points. The ones in Cal and Oregon State are both good. The points on Oregon scream of "we know nothing about the program right now and this is what we've read." So not much on what other coaches think about Oregon. We know much of the pac-12 hated the Cristobal era in terms of recruiting and they questioned his coaching ability... That's a shocker. But they know nothing about Lanning.