Charles Fischer

Not Scrap-12, but still fun...

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

You KNEW you would begin to see stuff like this!

I'd bet that the last two the Scrap-12 goes after is Nevada, to make a UNLV move easier, or if they can move them without the Wolfpack, then San Jose State and they will cite the Silicon Valley audience. (Right!)

I will admit that I am getting to that point as well, and that is saying something! They are a G-5 team, and there is no amount of lipstick that will change that. We know it, and everyone knows it; let them pretend--who cares? But we should not lose money any further playing them in Corvallis, let alone Eugene. The originally scheduled game against Texas Tech would have pulled a TON more eyes to Oregon's game that week.

Ditto for Bryon Addison, a safety at UCLA. We sure could have used him playing Washington in 2022, and 2023...but while he would have played a ton, he wasn't starting. So now he gets to start for the Bruins. He sure showed us!

I am becoming a bit more entertained by it all. While they will not admit it, the problems of the Pig-2 came from bad athletic administrative decisions over decades. Now they are on they own?

Wow! The difference in ratings between the B1G and Big-12 games versus anything with the G-5 teams? Whew! Thank you HDuck, as that tells the entire story of why the Scrap-12 will never be more than just a new G-6 team. And we lose money playing them versus a P-4 opponent!

No sweat, it took seconds, and do know that you edit a post up to an hour later. Just click on the three dots in the upper right corner of your post and you’ll see an option to edit. I fix stuff like that often, and titles that others write that don’t tell the reader enough about the thread. Web behavior is readers want to know what is in a thread before they open it, and I’ve told people umpteen times how to do it, and nobody does it, so when I have time, I just fix them. It’s all about the reader, as I would like to know what’s in a thread before I open it as well. Not a big deal, as we love your comments here, and look forward to seeing a Georgia victory this weekend!

I like Friday games, in particular because you have the potential of an incredibly massive audience watching your team. I do not know what the numbers were, but I have to think there was a pretty good audience for that Illinois and Nebraska game. I am much more open to a Friday game, then I am an 8 o’clock start at home on a Saturday night!

It's been done before!

Incredible article with a ton of juicy quotes!

I suspect the Storm trooper look will be saved for at Michigan. How about this one? We don't have stripes on the new version, but you get the idea.

Check again. Where I am in Eugene, the Oregon game is on Fox, and the Washington State-Boise State game is on Fox Sports 1.

Not demeaning enough!

I think we all had an awakening when learning we don't even start our game until 8:00 PM Saturday night. It is insane, and yet now I see it was part of the plan by Fox. Any other conference playing at night out west will not compete with a late B1G football telecast. Great ratings for Colorado State versus Fresno State? I don't think so... The B1G games at night will dominate ratings in that time slot. Especially when it is the LA market, the Seattle market, and the Oregon Brand. We will bring tons of eyeballs to daytime games, but really B1G numbers on the west coast at night. I'll bet you're all getting that sinking feeling, (as I am) that when we play the LA teams or Washington....it will be at night. It makes perfect sense for Fox. My FishDuck Friends...we got played, big-time, by Fox. Yet knowing that--I would still take the deal to be with the B1G, and all the benefits that come with it. Would you?

Big Sky teams!

Actually, I did not come up with the word, "Scrap" as 30Duck did. I give full credit to him! And he has a track record of coming up with innovative names for things. For example, it was he who was the first to label the Cristobal offense at Oregon as, "the Prevent Offense." (So perfect!) It was also 30Duck who came up with our favorite slogan for this forum as he coined, "the forum-with-decorum." Thus why I give credit where due, as he has a flair for these titles!

Well, if they reverse merged, then the Pig-2 only have claim to 1/12th of the Pac-12 assets, versus getting half each the assets and future revenue flow off the photo/video archives if they retaining the Pac-12 name.

That is a good article posted above by Jon, but other points to consider of the Bruins... --Their corner, Davies, from Oregon had three pass interference penalties in the last two games. Send Stewart long for Bird Bombs! --The Bruin offensive line has given up a ton of sacks, and this might be a good game for turnovers by Our Beloved Ducks.

Rejected by AAC teams? Adding Utah-frickening-State? Wow, how much more confirmation of your value do you need? No, instead of accepting the blame of their prior administrators in building their audience and brand, Beavis decided to blame Oregon. Through it all, they believed they could build an adequate replica of the Pac-12. Truly, they are the Scrap-12 now, and it has been shown to the world. No hiding, no spinning it, and not even Canzano can ignore reality. Their media contract will be 10 million a year, while Oregon's averages 49 million over the next 10 years because of the difference in value from audience and brand. THAT is why they were left behind; we did not leave them behind, but Fox and ESPN left them behind without an offer through a conference. The numbers were not there... What is most astounding to me, is how they are spending all the stolen money retaining a brand that will be synonymous with the Mountain West within a few years, if not already. They are continuing what got them into this mess to begin with... So, are they going to blame all the recent rejections on Oregon too?

This was posted in another thread, but I wanted to point it out. Florence is also still out... EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon coach Dan Lanning told reporters on Monday evening that offensive lineman Matthew Bedford had suffered an injury setback during bye week practice. "He actually got dinged the other day in practice, so just trying to be aware of where he's at," Lanning told reporters. "If he's able to help us this week, he will, but always we'll put our players first and see where they're at in that process." The team's projected starting right guard has yet to play meaningful snaps this season. Bedford suffered a right knee injury the second week of fall camp and has been in the process of working his way back ever since.

And the Scrap-12 along with the Mountain West will compete with B1G games on Saturday nights like Oregon vs. UCLA with their huge LA and Duck brand audiences.

Wow. It SHOUTS of G-5!

So, it was announced in a posted article in the "Pac is Back" thread here on the OBD forum that Memphis, South Florida, and Tulane have decided to remain in the AAC conference, and the Mountain West is adding financial incentives to keep UNLV and Air Force in that conference. In the end...the financials weren't there for the AAC schools because...."the financials are not there!" So Boise State narrowly lost to a top-ten team on the road and plays Washington State this weekend, and Oregon State later in the season. If the Broncos win both as a current G-5 conference member--wouldn't that be the indicator that truly...this former Pac-12 is nothing more than just another G-5 conference? It would be hard draw to pull teams to the Pac-12 when clearly--it are not what it used to be. Truly calling it the Scrap-12 is fitting.... Would this begin the Reverse Merger with the Mountain West?