David Marsh

It feels like the Lanning era has been a long time at this point... but it's only been TWO years! Maybe it just feels longer to me because the Lanning era is as long as I have had children and having young kids distorts all sense of time. Putting Lanning’s Second Year into Perspective | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM This football season was a success for Oregon football. Now, it doesn’t feel that way because it was just a few points short of... Remove the Georgia loss and all of Lanning's losses have been by less than 7 points each. So much of that is fine tuning his game management and getting is rather young staff to learn those tough lessons in defeat. This could very well by the year he puts it all together!

"Lit" or "fire" are closer to the terms high schoolers are using today. But as a high school teacher I only start to hear the new words when they are already hit peak usage and thus on the way out. So I think both of the previously mentioned new terms are already uncool. So sorry for that.

I don't think he would have made it at Oregon. He just lacked the intangible of confidence and leaderships. He never really seemed in control of the offense. You look at how Nix, Adams, Herbert, Mariota or any of thr Oregon greats run the offense they always looked in control. Thompson only started to look comfortable out on the field a couple times last season... The big one being against PSU but that isn't a ringing endorsement. The Cristobal offense didn't do him any favors but Moorehead has a decent track record as a QB coach and I feel Thompson just lacked the "it" factor. I wish him the best but I don't think he was beating out Novosad or Moore... Let alone Gabriel.

Thompson was a flop. Suamantaia could have developed into something special at Oregon but opted to transfer and was basically in the portal once he didn't get a starting spot.

I doubt Oregon gets to no. 1 because this class won't be that big. On3's metric doesn't care about numbers. Other recruiting services care more about numbers. So depending on the service will depend if Oregon has a chance.

Manning isn't going to stay a 3 star. That size is going to get him a 4th star with just a season's worth of development.

This quote is telling. "Obviously, Oregon was at the forefront of NIL. We don't have to dance around it. You also have to do it the right way. You have to do it in a smart way, and you have to have a good working relationship between all parties involved, and it's pretty clear that Oregon has that." Oregon got some flack by some fans early on in the NIL world that they weren't paying enough for recruits and were getting beat because of it. Turns out that Oregon was just a few steps ahead of everyone. You also get a sense of how good Oregon's NIL is not just with who they get but also who they lose. I can only think of two players we have lost who were true assets to the team. Players who either started or played meaningful snaps.

Wow... This wasn't even on my radar for today. Crazy day and a good day to be a Duck. Let's hope we keep on winning this weekend.

Orange and purple are awful colors. Clemson went with both which is why I dislike them by default. Otherwise I have no issue with them.

Also... How is USC'S defense rated ahead of their offense???? Even with a defensive scheme overhaul they still lack line play. Oh wait... Line play doesn't factor.

2nd year coaching staff is injecting new energy into Stanford right now. But they have a bulk class right now. Mostly three stars and a lot of them. But it is amusing to see them ahead of USC. Keep in mind with Stanford that they can't use the portal too effectively due to their academic requirements and grad students need to be accepted into their program first regardless of sports scholarship.

Apparently line play doesn't matter. If that were the case then these scores could make sense.

It will be interesting to watch going forward. All the recruiting services update recruit rankings at different times. It will be interesting to see if he stays a five star with rivals and then gets a fifth star with 247.

I feel the elite 11 does a fine job of measuring tangables. Which do matter. But not the intangibles which matter more.

This one was a surprise. Ir sounded like Oregon was really on the outside of this until commitment.

The number outline looks like it comes from the jumpman uniforms worn against UCLA in 2018. One of the earlier videos about the uniforms also said there is some desire to have the colors carry through from the other uniforms to make it easier to mix and match parts of uniforms. There might be some green pants a similar color.

I'm sure there will be at least one shade of green, probably two. Then highlighter yellow and white.

I just wonder what else is left to be done? Oregon uniforms have redone the shoulder design, helmet design, gloves, shoes and even the numbers. I guess they could work on pants. But that seems silly and would probably create an insanely busy looking uniform. Oregon even dressed up to look like the duck. It was a silly look but they did it for a game. I just don't know what else can be innovated upon in terms of aesthetics and design that would be seen as revolutionary in some way. Sure they can change the style of the wings and that sort of thing but that's a design change not something new.

They have the wings on the shoulders back. They actually look like a mashup of the uniforms from the last decade. 2012 - winged helmet though with a 2020s style where the helmets don't have the liquid metal look. 2014 - style of winged shoulders 2018 - bigger numbers 2021 - a callback to the 2007 uniforms with those sheet metal looking crosses on the shoulders. Overall... They're good. Part of me was expecting more but I think there is only so much design they can do these days. It feels like it's all been explored.

Cristobal got Oregon on that list for the first time. Remember this is about talent on paper, not on-field coaching or ability. Oregon made the national championship game twice with rosters that were below the blue chip ratio but couldn't finish the deal. There are always teams that have a blue chip ratio but never sniff at the title.

I'm sure it did ... And I'm sure it may be part of the reason we got Donte Moore via the transfer portal. I think he originally flipped to UCLA was because they would be in the B1G. These B1G footprint kids can now come to Oregon and know they'll be able to play in front of family at least once or twice a year without them coming to Eugene. A lot of the B1G schools are only a few hours from each other. So in Finny's case, located in Maryland, Oregon will play games at Maryland, Penn State, and Rutgers. Ohio State is a longer drive but certainly not far. That means that Oregon will have a game rather close at least once a year. That sort of thing matters and shrinks the distance a little. Whenever Oregon goes to playing California there is always a lot of families of athletes that go to the games. Now the same will be true across the B1G.

It's bold. And it kinda has a new school-old school vibe to it. The trees being the new... But just have bold blocks of color gives it a bit of an old look to it. Personally... I like it. Though I think I would have liked it just as much without the trees and just the bold green. One thing is for certain... Everyone is not going to forget where they're playing.

And the anti Oregon League is led by USC, Michigan, Ohio State and Washington.... Because the Huskies can't help themselves.

Mariota is such a good example of the disconnect between college football, NFL scouts and coaches. What made Mariota special at the college level was the spread offense and how he worked in space. What he basically got at Tennessee was a series of coaches who wanted him to fit a pro style offense that didn't use his skill set. And then their offensive line was so bad that he was sacked do much that his confidence took a massive hit. The NFL just assumes at times that college will make plug and play players for their industry. These are the worst coaches and programs. The best evaluate the talent and adapts the scheme and coaching to maximize the talent. I wish Mariota the best. At least he is still getting paid better than the majority of us.

Someone should tell Dabo Sweeney that it's that easy. I think the portal is a little harder than how it's usually precieved as a shopping trip. It's still recruiting and finding the right fit. The biggest difference is that you have film that shows you what you're getting at this level of play. Regardless... I think it's a do or die season for Kelly. He either gets the women's program back on track or is done. What does back on track mean? I think they just need to make the dance. We'd like more than that but the women's basketball program has been such a disaster in past years that making the tournament would be a major achievement this year.