Charles Fischer

Huskies cruise in the second half winning 38-10.

It's not FOREVER, it will just SEEM that way...

I wish people would give a score when they post for everyone else... 24-3 Washington at half, as the Huskies look MUCH more talented than Boise State in the trenches, and also with the skill people. Run blocking against the Broncos is much easier than against Oregon, and Husky receivers are getting open easily compared to a few weeks ago vs. OBD. Washington defenders are overwhelming BSU at times, and the talent difference was quite a surprise to me. Damn...Fisch is going to have NINE wins in just his second year? Pretty impressive considering the tire-fire he got handled to him... Put Some Ears on Him and He Kinda Looks Like a RAT?

Problem is....we won't know if Dante is leaving until after the CFB Playoffs, but the portal closes before then and many of the top portal QBs will have already decided. It could put us in a tough spot....

I'll bet Poncho made Bear better in practice, and vice-versa.

This is a "good-or-good" kind of game for me. If the Huskies win? Good for the Big-10, but if Washington loses? Good!

And....I have just confirmed that FishDuck.com and the Our Beloved Ducks forum will have two photographers on Rich Brooks Field for our first home Playoff game, and will have former local TV Sports News Anchor Mike Ostrom reporting for us up in the Press Box. Mike is a long-term veteran of advertising and sportswriting, who has set the valley on fire in the past with articles like this one. Whew!

Last summer in July we had to move the forum to their new platform, and so much of the customization we had before was lost and had to be reapplied to this new platform. The challenge was that my web developer has had too difficult a personal schedule to work on them...until now! OBD Members....See If You Notice... We have two small changes done, with many more coming. The first is when you want to delete a post that is a duplicate, or you just decided to start over later? Just click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the post, what they call ellipses. We use that drop-down menu to edit a post done in the first hour, but they now have also added a "Delete" option when we want to remove a post. Yay! The second one is a small one, but bugged me anyway. When you want to add a emoticon to a post, a thumbs-up, a laugh, etc....the ones used the most used to be the closest ones to the Duck on the right that you click on. With the change in July....the order was reversed, and the most common emoticons used were at the end and more cumbersome to add. The order is right again, and it was great a moment ago for me to place one in a post so easily again. When you donate--you help these changes to occur, so those who have lately....THANK YOU.

The Athletic reports that he is open to new coaching gigs outside of Utah...

You read my mind; with NIL being so high and rightfully so for an experienced player--many who are juniors may decide to return as this announcement and Dante Moore's decision could encourage others to stay and improve their draft stock.

Actually, what I read elsewhere was that he was leaving Utah, but could still be interested in a coaching position. Michigan?

This is astoundingly good news! This will be a massive difference on our defensive line next year, to have a very experienced defensive tackle coming back since I expect Washington to head to the NFL. Wowsa.

Lanning has been able to see Mehringer in meetings, coaching, and listening to him on the headset at games to know after three years if Drew is up to the job. I too, and curious to see upcoming offensive tweaks.

I had to go over and check their board after our game with the Bastard Huskies, and I am seeing the same changes of attitude I saw from USC fans. They claim that Oregon is doing it because of money, (no surprise) but Washington fans acknowledge there is great coaching going on in Eugene. The absence the extreme level of malice that I used to see for years...is astounding. Frankly...it was hard to find much, and it was all pretty routine and underwhelming. Such a change from the past! "If Demond had a played a good game, not even great, we probably win." "UNike has a $40 million roster this season and the UW does not. Ohio State has far more blue chip talent than the UW does. The UW simply does not have that level of support in $$$ from its big wallet guys. Both OSU and UNike will be Top 5 in the CFP rankings..." (When USC and Washington fans complain about money...I laugh. There are more multimillionaires in the Seattle metro area than anywhere else in the US...other than Silicon Valley. All those tech companies? Huskies are lazy at raising money...) "For us old timers, how the Ducks did it was identical to what we would do to them under Coach James back in the day especially down in Eugene. It is the same formula the casinos use with their slot machines. Set them for the houses advantage, turn them on, and eventually after enough times and button pushes the house always wins." "This why I felt that there was very little chance that the Huskies could beat UNike yesterday. The talent difference is still just too great." "I said last week that I hate Oregon. Nothing changed after this game. The simple fact was Oregon was better than us Saturday. It kills me to say that. But they beat us in every phase of the game: Offense, Defense, Special Teams, and Coaching. They made plays when they had to do it. It’s a shame because this was a winnable game, we simply didn’t perform well enough to win and they did. I don’t see Oregon as a top team going into the playoffs, but they did what really good teams do and were able to finish us off." "Let’s go win a bowl game and carry momentum into 2026… and root for any team that plays Oregon in the CFP." "I used to think Tosh Lupoi was a slimster, but it today’s world he barely moves the needle on the slimo meter."

Micro...you are very kind, as my needling of Beavis and the Bastard Huskies carry quite a bit more antipathy than the good natured fun the JMU site is having.

So great to have an article contributed by a core member of this forum, Steven A.! I had not thought of where he was going with this, but he makes good points and conclusions. Our thanks for the article!

Then don't read the "real-life" posts. People are just reporting the news...

Oregon State are our brothers? No, we're NOT related....

You are a new OBD forum member, and you noted in your bio your Oregon sympathies. But when I saw your handle name...while it is not something we usually condone--I thought it captured the spirit of how we love our school, and how we feel about the Bastard Huskies. Pretty clever! Welcome, and I look forward to your thoughts.

What a great first post! Welcome, and do post often...

Darren...you are so right. Oregon would have been hosed in the four-team system, just as ND was this year. Perhaps this will speed us to 16 teams, and no byes to open the Playoffs? No. 1 plays No. 16, and so on as usual seeding takes place. Yes the G6 teams can have a slot or two, but the big babies (SEC and ND) would have had all their wishes granted. And I love your writing style!

Not many great coaches left and available...

Our record speaks to good coaching on the offensive line, but it also speaks to fantastic recruiting out of the portal. It is easier to tweak an experienced O-Lineman, than the years it takes to develop one, IMHO.

Originally, I did not want to remain a No. 5 Seed, but as it turned out--this was our best scenario and I cannot complain. Let's go win!

Well, connections both good and bad. We have been attacked by global spammers from Russia, Pakistan, Vietnam and Germany recently. They have tried to register to mess us up, but my manual approval system now allows me to enjoy declining their application. On the positive side...I really appreciate everyone reading FishDuck.com articles, and ignoring the backlink sentence that helps to pay the bills. You know the sentence...something like, "Our Mr. FishDuck took a break from his degenerative addiction to a gambling site to weigh in on this topic." Know that I've NEVER actually gambled on any of these sites; I have vices, but not that one. We have THREE backlink orders this week, and they are global as well, from Sweden, Philippines, and Andorra. (Small postage-stamp ski-resort nation on the border of France and Spain) And....I do not allow backlinks to ADULT sites, but I have to admit that a site that invites you to create an AI girlfriend? I was tempted, simply for the timeliness and novelty of it. Just Giving THANKS to EVERYONE...