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How many Championship rings are in our Coaching Staff? Good Grief! When you got the Bling then the smack you can sing!

That kids lower body looks like Onterio Smith. He looks like a Human Wrecking/Bowling ball.

I have no idea about this kid, however, not only can you not teach size, but you can't teach age. Adults at 21 act different than at 18. DL will also get a pass thus next year as he puts his kids in place.

....sigh.... I for one am happy for TD and his wife to be. I can't help but think that TD is NOT loyal to USC per se', but is loyal to his young family. 'do I or do I not go to the NFL?' 'what are my chances of making it?' I'm starting to wonder what that conversation brought to fruition for Travis. Is it the cold hard reality that the NFL is not in his future? If so, what would every one of us do in his shoes? Can you get enough from an NIL deal to put a down payment on a house? Can you buy yourself and your Fiance' a car? Is this where you would have gone to make your home after college? Then, I applaud you TD. I applaud you putting family first. You will always wear Greean and Yellow in my book. I know you wouldn't have left Oregon for USC if not for NIL. That means you are a family man first and a Duck second. USC doesn't mean anything more than a paycheck and being close to family. An enormous Wing, thumbs, up to you TD and to your family. Thank you for the memories!

This doesn't look good at all.

That is an awesome tool for walk-ons. I truly applaud the Portal for this as it gets these kids a scholarship. Kudos across the board on that one.

Have I counted this correctly? 11 kids have entered the transfer portal this year. These young Men have their reasons and I'm sure they cover the gambit. Home sick or not having enough playing time surely is a factor, and paydays must be considered as well. But, this latest one with DJ James? I guess I'm a late bloomer and am going to have to accept that this is the new normal. 5-10 kids entering the Transfer Portal every year and being replaced with 'Porta-Kids'. I can really see how having a down year can gut a program and exacerbate the issue. These coaches are becoming more and more beholden to the ebb and flow of the players.

Wow! Like no one ever misspoke a word. This culture is mean spirited and back biting. I agree, KT chose 'poortly' to reference an education vs NC when choosing Oregon over Alabama. And for McElroy to call 'our' someone on national television because he's really offended sounds like middle school drama. I thoroughly would have enjoyed a humurous response by McElroy. He should have responded with a Southern HillBilly drawl 'bout' his education and then shown his ring. By the way, he does have a job on ESPN....hello! But McElroy is disingenuous. Notice his take on SEC football in the Bowl season, and especially how he trounces MSU and some name calling to boot. Mississippi State's standard was NOT good enough! - Greg McElroy on the Bulldogs' loss | PBS - Bing video Maybe there is just nothing to talk about after Alabama was crushed in the NC game. They needed a fumble recovery to make the game close. That game was a beating.

I might be going against the grain, but I believe that A&M's plan isn't sustainable. You can have the #1 player at every position every single year and still never win it all. Top 10 talent at any given position can win it all any given year. Alabama is littered with top 5 Roster each year but has predominantly 4* players with a sprinkling of 5* and the occasional 3*. Talent leans to the stars, but you don't have to pay to get a playoff caliber team. With that said, it wouldn't hurt my feelings if Oregon's strategy is on the level of Belichick. Incredible QB with an above average offensive line and wildly committed receivers, Wes Welker anybody, and a premium on D line ball. Speed everywhere. Pay for the QB and the Offensive line and defensive line. All the other players will look like world beaters if the Line is NFL talent.

Whoa!!! Hold your horses my friend. KT was double teamed all year and still created havoc. Alabama has NFL talent clear across the line. You don't double team any player on Alabama's line or you are going to get crushed. So, that's not a fair comparison in the least. As far as Mr. Moss and his leanings, I wish all the kids the best. I hope he comes to Oregon. These kids want to go to the NFL, thats the first and foremost. Relationships that have been budding for over a year are a factor. But, schools and their academic program is a factor. Facilities are a factor. Oregon has the feeling of a Rocket ship fueling on the launch pad, and all these kids know it. They all know who is playing in the Championship game come Monday. They are all very aware of who the Coaching staff is becoming at Oregon. That vibration they feel in the North West is Oregon starting its engines for a powerful run. I hope Cyrus sees this enough to make the commitment to Oregon.

I thought the article was spot on. I don't like it but it's the truth. First off, if you can't beat'em, join'em is a horrible strategy. It's consolidating most of the high prowess programs thus guaranteeing that an SEC team will most likely be in the playoffs with a higher than average chance of winning it all. Oklahoma, Michigan, Texas, USC, tOSU, and Clemson all have the horses to compete, but just haven't got the coaching to rip the reigns from Saban. LSU had a nice run and Georgia looks incredible this year. I guess what I'm saying is that the SEC does get the players and Alabama tends to win the recruiting wars, however, Saban is the King of Coaching. Not only does he get the recruits, but he gets those kids to 'WANT' to run through walls for him. Pete Carroll was that at USC. The top shelf recruits combined with a Top shelf Coach. The second point I feel is spot on. Oregon is NOT in the article. Should they be? The article is about who is dominating the CFP. I want the Ducks to win it all. But, I'm not blind either. We are just now starting to get the horses to look like we can compete year in and year out for a spot at the playoffs. Our previous runs were not based on players so much as on scheme. We wore teams out with the sheer number of plays thrown at them. It was tempo and speed. Yes, we should have won a game here and there, but the argument is whether we have given a body of work worthy of this article. I have to concede, no. Oregon has NOT looked like a Championship caliber team for about 7/8 years. Shoot, we even had a losing year in there. That doesn't happen with a top tier program, a consistent championship program. This is why Oregon wasn't mentioned and quite frankly shouldn't be. But, I believe that is all about to change. The dream team of recruiters mated to an SEC defensive mind should start to reap a harvest of dominate wins and respectable entries into the CFP. This is the strategy that I think college football should employ. If you don't like losing, get better players and better coaches. The SEC tolerates NO losing. Coaches don't last with an 8-4 record. You know why all the other conferences are mediocre? Because they don't put a premium on coaching. Case in point, Oregon has notoriously had professors complain about how much the athletic department gets and how little academics get. It's only been very recently that Oregon has committed their pocket book to winning. It's only been the last 20 years. I'm not here to argue the finer points, but this shows the commitment to winning that a school has. You can have a winning scholastic program, just hire the best minds in the field you want to dominate. The smartest minds in the field of study should be the mantra if you want to be the best school for producing the best minds. Now, what we need is the same mentality and commitment to athletics on the grid iron. I believe it's been growing and we have finally gotten the right combo for it. We don't need more schools in our conference. We don't need to bolt from this conference. We NEED to commit to winning. I believe Oregon just proved they have done just that with the coaching hire and the team just assembled. Oregon has/can/will get the players. Now, all Oregon needs to do is get the Rings.

Looking West

Thankfully AB didn't throw the deep ball often, because when he did...... ugh.

I'm still trying to understand why anybody believes DD and his grades? Pure Click Bate. Reminds me of all the pundits saying Justin Herbert wouldn't pan out in the NFL because he's never taken a snap under center. WhaaaaaaAaaaaaat?!!!!!

Stunned isn't even the word. You all know what's coming next. A full roster of millionares. Yep, count on it. It's coming. You want the top player at every position? $1 million gets him. It's only $85 million a year to support that roster. Yeah, I'm being facetious, maybe, kinda, well?

I definitely do NOT want expansion. At this point it would bring nothing to the conference. We had a chance with Texas and Oklahoma schools but couldn't make that work. What school this side of the Mississippi could you call a Pacific School and be worth integrating? Nah, let's just keep it the way it is. Numerically its perfect. We play 1/3 of the South every year thereby playing them all every 3. Get 4 games in non con with one of them a high profile game. If the PAC is good then they will win. We don't need more schools to get better, we need more wins in the bowl games to be perceived as better and that in turn brings in more recruits.

I think he gives a serious look at USC since he has 3 years of play left and SC can get back to relevancy by then. But, Georgia is the Natty move.

You touch on a beautiful point and thread. Continuity in coaching is linked to mediocrity over the long term. Eventually, if you have great position coaches then somebody wants to promote them at another school. It's actually a complement, although I want excellence forever. Saban's coaches are constantly getting new jobs everywhere. Why? Because they are getting promoted, because they are good at what they do. It's the nature of the beast. Do really well and everyone wants to replicate you. But, if you have been a perennial loser for 100 years with a good year here and there then keeping a coach from leaving over 15-20 years isn't hard. And when said coach starts bringing winning seasons in succession, well now. He's the best thing since sliced bread. Brooks and Bellotti, I was more during the time of Bellotti, brought average up a notch. Bellotti took above average and labeled them 'Potential'. Still, Oregon has been above average these past 10+ years. How so? It was an outsider that did it. It was not from within. Two Natty runs followed by a losing season and then some 10 win seasons makes me grade them out as 'Above Average'. Elite? No. Coaching consistency is important. Head Coaching consistency is important. If any of the coaches would have left sans Mario Cristobal, then we would most likely not have had the Exodus for our 2022 recruits. But Mario goes and so does 2022 recruits. If we don't get a solid HC then we turn into SC. Great players but no leadership. I truly hope DL considers this a long term stay. If he does, then I believe that his stability will produce playoff runs, yeah I said Runs.

Loving all the POV's in this thread, lot's to ponder for sure. I for one don't blame MC for leaving. nor do I look ill on any person moving on, player or coach. But, since we are talking coaches, the tenure of the coach is directly Reflecting on the AD. The AD has a responsibility to identify the right person for the job. Character, discipline, knowledge of the game, application along with results is mandatory. Money along with destination is a factor as well. Let me clear with my opinion. Coaches do Not, and we should Not, expect exclusive devotion to any said school beyond what fits for both Coach and AD. We have a responsibility to give it our all when we are hired. Be the best you can be. We should expect no less from the Coach. But, if any or all the metrics don't change, then you have the right to ponder options. Loyalty goes both ways. And, it's a business. No one is coming to Oregon because of pure loyalty, except the kids who are "paying" to come here. If you are getting paid, then your loyalty is clear. It's to yourself and your family. This isn't a cynical outlook, it's simply a reality. Every single player wants to win, not lose. Every Coach goes to work trying to win every single game, not just most of them. And, every team should aspire to greatness! A National Championship should be every team members dream. If it's not, then why are you playing? My view of loyalty is not a losing season. As a fan I want a winning season. If the Coach takes us to an 8-4 season, are we loyal? How about a 10-2 season? Are we still loyal? If we are being honest with ourselves, our loyalty is in segments. Loyal to the school. Loyal to the team. Loyal to the Coach and players. We can be loyal to the team but expect greatness from the players and Coaches. If not, then they are hurting the team with their contributions. Replacing them becomes necessary. This is loyalty to the team, and be extension loyalty to ourselves. We demand a winning program. So, if the Coach wishes to stay or go, he has that right according to what he's loyal to the most, himself and his family. We should not expect any more than we expect from ourselves.

Junior Adams Appears Set to Join Oregon Coaching Staff - Sports Illustrated Washington Huskies News, Analysis and More

That QB knows how to throw a receiver OPEN!!

Anthony Brown was average at best in Q1. After throwing a pick in the first quarter, I was done. But, it wasn't entirely AB's fault. I still was muttering 'next guy up'. Q2 wasn't any better. The only thing I was muttering was 'Ty Thompson, Butterfield, anybody'! Then Anthony Brown stayed inside his wheel house. It became a beautiful thing. Q3 happened. AB owned his mistakes and lack of play making ability and then.....tuned out the noise. He ...flat...out...shredded OU's defense. His errors were nearly nonexistent. He had only one overthrow. That is quite acceptable. His other throws were on target and his receivers did their job. AB had a clear TD and our receiver decided he wasn't going to lay out for it in the end zone. I was floored!!! AB should have another reception AND TD to his stats. Oregon with 3 points in the 1st half and OU 30. But the second half? 29-17. And it wasn't even THAT close. Oregon should have 1 more TD due to a missed effort in the end zone. It should be 36-17 in the 2nd half. WELL DONE AB! I saw very good QB play from AB. And I would say that AB and Caleb Williams played about equal last night. 1st half goes to CW. 2nd half was owned by AB. What would have happened if we had anything resembling a 2 deep roster on defense and a receiver lay out for a TD catch in the end zone? Man, we are going to be real good next year.

Our offensive line is no slouch! We ran all over OU. AB actually had a good game and aired it out with some nice consistency. 2 TD's that emphasized Oregon is stinking good in the receiver dept. But our defense was running on a shoe string. They played TREMENDOUS!!! Holding OU to 6 points, and on a turn over no less, in the first quarter was a beautiful scheme to watch. I loved it! Caleb Williams is an incredible freshman QB. But he wasn't a world beater. AB played about the same. Our defense just didn't have the horses to keep up. A ding here and a stinger there and we see players we have never seen before. I have a question. How on earth did Oregon put 30+ points on OU and keep OU to 17 points in the 2nd half with all those newbies? We...Are.....Stinking...LOADED on defense with high quality players. And we have some receivers with glue and magnets on their gloves. Crocker? Oh boy!! Thornton? Good night! Yeah, I'm very stoked about this squad come next September.

Oregon 38-31 1,1,250

The beauty of writing. Thx for the reply HD. This is why I love coming here. Express your POV and have a civil yet spirited discussion. I will agree, how the coaches handled the offense over the last few years is a head scratcher at best. Our production slips over that time and one should be looking at the Coaches. Coaches develop players by identifying strengths and weaknesses. For example, if a kid is recruited to Oregon as a mid distance runner, but once arriving here is found out that he excels at long distance but never really tried it, then do we slate him in the 400m? Coaching can ruin an athlete. But the athlete has a responsibility as well. That said athlete has limitations that are exposed through practice and the season. If the athlete keeps making poor decisions, regardless of reason, then the Coaches have to make the hard decision to put the team first and reassign the athlete. I believe there is criticism to go around with our offensive play this year. In actuality, it's a 3-4 year sampling that has been adding pressure and finally come to the top of everyone's attention only after MC left. We saw the product but were hopeful with the high quality roster. And, maybe that is the rub. We have never had such talent on our roster, never. But, this roster was set up for power. It's not set up for stellar offensive numbers, at least not yet. I loved seeing the transformation and didn't second guess it even last year with a bizarre back door entry into the PAC championship game. But, this year saw a roster that was primed with enough experience and talent that everyone expected a reasonable run for the PAC. But, every game seemed to be too much of a struggle. Stony Brook was an eye opener. Fresno State I was shaking my head in the 4th quarter. tOSU was a beautiful game top to bottom with only one seeming weakness. I truly believed we were going to lose that game by 10+ at kickoff. Then over the next 9 games we saw evidence of weakness spattered through the year. Was it the run game? No. Run game did well until Utah. What is the common denominator? Overthrows, missed open receivers, not throwing receivers open. Maybe this QB play is rooted in poor schemes. I'm not smart enough to identify a team in such depth. But when the play breaks down or a receiver breaks loose, can the QB take advantage? Tonight, I sure hope so. If AB is the talent that some believe he is, then he will tune out the noise and showcase his talents for one of the best interviews for an NFL job. His play depends on it.