David Marsh

Learning to get the reload down can be difficult for some coaches. Lastime Georgia made the national title game they needed a rebuild... Though very minor compared to what most programs call a rebuild. They didn't bounce right back into the playoff right away. The only two teams to consistently rebuild without much if a blip is Alabama and Clemson... And last year Clemson had a few struggles. Georgia will certainly have the raw talent, but will they be able to put it all together?

Exactly this... he doesn't have the body type to make it in the NFL, at least not make it for long. He needs to get paid for his football ability now and I can't blame him for that. Granted... if he does transfer I would like him out of the Pac-12 footprint so I don't have to feel torn when playing him, but I doubt that will happen.

It was an upperclassman heavy team... I think they are going to have some real difficulties next year. They were going to have some growing pains regardless next year but that was without the transfers. The transfer portal and NIL are gutting teams faster than anything. There is so much movement that I honestly don't know who is going to be good... besides Bama... We have seen Oregon take some hits but nothing like what is going on elsewhere.

Don't undersell it... 3 yards.. two yards after contact. And usually tackled from behind too from those pistol plunges.

Our average ranking is pretty good.. our number count is less good. Locking in a few more recruits and hopefully some splashy ones too should rocket us right up the rankings. Not expecting a top 10 finish this year but I would love a top 25 finish. Also transfer portal players don't count to rankings for better or worse.

I think this is a glimpse into what the OC search may have looked like for us if Cristobal had stayed at Oregon. I am pretty sure we would be hand ringing and questioning whether Cristobal deserved the bump in pay. I think we are all going to be thankful he left when he did and got Oregon paid in the process from Miami paying the buyout.

Let's also get real about recruiting rankingd this year... There are a ton who are underrated this year because many to most are lacking high school junior year tape because of shortened or canceled seasons. So Lowe may be a bit raw because he missed out on some junior year development and he may just not have that much tape so he is underrated in terms of his star ranking. So many players need to be developed in college anyways so he may need a redshirt year but he could be a real find.

This would be a different issue than what happened during and after the game between teams and coaches. This is a pretty cut and dry don't criticize refs or pay a fine sort of deal. It is also why Pac-12 coaches across the board dance around reffing issues rather than out right saying it when things are bad.

Possible... but I doubt it... so far Oregon is turning into an Auburn and FSU pipeline .. 3 to Auburn and 2 to FSU. Still 0 to Miami.

One year in reality... he was on a LDS mission one year and he joined the team this last year. I think he was a bit injured as well. I think he ends up at a Utah school to be closer to home. Oregon is undergoing a culture shift right now and he might not mesh with the new culture.

I think Dillingham knew that Pittman probably couldn't come back to Oregon, he probably hurt the locker room far too much so encouraging Pittman to continue to go to FSU was the right decision. Dillingham didn't need to create a locker room problem when he didn't have one.

This one is huge! Thanks for bringing it up. Cristobal was basically THE hire at Oregon after Taggart left to save the recruiting class. This year Washington State hired Jake Dickert basically to save the recruiting and try to keep the ball rolling for the program. It was an easy hire for multiple reasons for WSU. Other instances... Helton was hired as the guy as USC to maintain continuity at the program and maintain recruiting.. he failed at both in the long run. Washington choose to hire Jimmy Lake for recruiting and maintaining the classes there... we all know how that ended...

NIL and the transfer portal both interact with this problem as well. I just didn't have the energy to tackle all three components of this recruiting maddess at the same time. Though out of the three huge problems with December recruiting right now... Eliminating the early signing period is by far the easiest and quickest thing to fix. The biggest downside to ending the early signing period would be how many transfers portal kids take spots from lower star scholarship kids. Other problem is that recruits who just want to sign and get it over with have to wait longer... Some coaches keep recruiting and keep contact when a kid is firmly committed and I could see that being annoying potentially but this is pretty minor.

They may think that now.... But I look forward to seeing Lanning beat USC in the coming years. But yes... Absolutely agree... All the former Oklahoma people probably truly believe USC will be easy enough to restore to greatness and will walk all over the conference again.

I think it is about the money for Riley along with not moving into the SEC where he knows he won't be able to win the conference as easily as Oklahoma. It is also pretty likely that there was been some back channeling between Riley and the players joining him at USC. This is a new age where players can follow their coach... that isn't even possible in the NFL but it is now in college football with the transfer portal.

Hey if both sides were acting badly like that then both should get a warning.

The NFL has it figured out this year... next year different story. But it is always nice to have a truly competitive year, especially in pro sports. Now if only the NBA can figure things out. You can pretty much determine the final 4 by the end of the year due to statistics alone. The playoff for the NBA feels more like a formality than an actual playoff. The NFL has the right thing going for their playoff. Dare I say one of the few playoffs that is formatted better than College equivalent? Yes... I dare say it.

A lot of walk-ons are entering the transfer portal in search of scholarships. Many don't get scholarships but a few do in the end so for walk-ons the appeal of the transfer portal is pretty simple... get a scholarship and maybe some meaningful playing time. Especially walk-ons from the larger programs like Oregon.

If it is meeting with high school coaches and admin that is still a huge aspect of recruiting us building those relationships. Those are the people who can get out the early info and get coaches in contact with students. We usually just don't hear about this part of recruiting.

Remember the Titans .... I also think that is probably the only football movie I have ever seen more than once.

I think he is still a solid Duck... This came out later today. Not directly from him but seems a little coincidental to come out the same day. I think he is locked in and I think there is some money heading his way already.

It feels like they are really just looking because Oregon is high profile and more importantly NOT in the SEC.

The announcers did seem to say "Boogie" what felt like every three seconds...

Not on the UCLA budget... if there was a real strong desire to build they could make it happen. Universities also own a TON of land that isn't even being used but they are projecting out 50-100 years when they might need it. I am sure UCLA probably has the land available but I am sure it is slated for other projects in the distant future.

I do think the culture was falling apart at Oregon. Those two Utah games had it on full display where the ducks just didn't look like they cared... And they were the no. 3 team for the first game and they were playing for a pac-12 championship in the second game... They had EVERYTHING to play for and they didn't show up? This season on the whole had that feeling with with 6/10 of the games Oregon won this year were by 10 points or less. I mean come on... It was a constant frustration for fans this year that we couldn't put opponents away. That had to have put the squeeze on the culture. That and Pittman leaving probably soured things pretty badly, that is a mixture of Pittman and Cristobal I feel because he or someone else probably should have seen that coming. I read somewhere that there was just a lack of energy in the program and under Lanning and new strength coach Love that there is already new life and energy back in the building. If MC had stayed I think there was going to be an off season with a lot of transfers. Also take note how many transfers from Oregon are going to Miami... Currently zero. How does that speak to the culture that was developing in the Oregon locker room at the end of the year?