Charles Fischer

Funny, but it WAS found in a closet at Mac Court...

2027, and receiver? No problem...

Rutgers looks smaller on defense, but has a pretty accurate QB. Iowa is rounding into form, but not many play-makers, IMHO.

BTW...wasn't he one of those who wanted it changed originally?

He has written this twice in the past week, that he ready to move back to Civil War, from Rivalry Game. He cited a history professor who acknowledged that one side did, in fact, fight the war to continue slavery, and the other side fought to end it....and won. He feels that 1) that is how it should be considered, and 2) Nobody actually thinks of the real Civil War when we refer to our football game. And ESPN GameDay is doing a short clip on the return of the Platypus Trophy, so watch out for that Saturday morning.

What I meant was....if they each have one tiebreaker, and the third one is a tie? First entry wins. Thanks for the heads-up, as I need to rewrite that and make it more clear.

30Duck predicts... (He has a tech issue, and will be rejoining us soon) Oregon 56-14 3 TOs 2 Sacks 267 yards passing

Hello My OBD FishDuck Forum Friends! What is your prediction of Oregon versus Beavis? Take your shot and let's have fun with it... Let's get these predictions started, and remember I look for the differential between your predicted points with both teams from the actual points. I will use the tiebreaker information when needed, so provide all the data below! Entries without ALL the information are invalid, and predictions on other threads don't count. We Have Two New Rules: If two winning scores are the same, and each wins one tiebreaker with a tie on the third tiebreaker? The first one who posted is the final tiebreaker to determine the winner. TerryM9 gets 42-6 locked in every time as his. (I love this guy!) Please follow directions, as I need all that is below for tiebreakers: --the winner --the score --the amount of turnovers Oregon creates --the number of sacks Oregon records on the opposing team --the number of passing yards by the Ducks. My prediction is: Oregon 48-13 2 3 251

It occurred at Monday practice.

30Duck brought this up on the phone; a bye for Penn State, after playing three cupcakes, doesn’t help them. On the other hand, playing Beavis has dubious value, as an intersquad scrimmage would be tougher. I think the Bye is worse, but I’m curious if other Duck-Buddies feel the same? So he posed that question to me—which is worse? The Bye or Beavis?

This one is longer, but explains a ton using Oregon's Jamaree Caldwell as the example for defensive line performance. Good stuff!

This first one is Jon Gruden explaining "techniques" on defense, and is quite helpful.

It is fine, but please....EVERYONE check your post when done. Are sentences broken up? (Like Yours) Do you have huge spaces below your final line of text? We can all edit our posts within an hour of posting; click the three dots in the upper right corner and click on "Edit." Simple!

Amen Duck-Brother...now I know that Scott Frost is not popular here, but when he was receiver coach...our WR blocking was superb, and really helped spring explosion plays. The perimeter blocking this year is the best since then, IMHO. And yes...having a Bubble Screen as part of a RPO goes back over a decade with Chip... TAKE AND GIVE: Oregon’s Bubble Zone Read Philosophy (From 2013)

Gotta love how he referred to the students in Corvallis as, "Aggies." Historically, Never Quite Good Enough...

I am curious as to what others want from the team in this game against Beavis? Sure, win handily, get the young-guns some playing time....but what would YOU sell the team on in preparation for this game? My theme would be "Precision," as we want great technique applied, and when done--the results will be great stops on defense, and great blocks that create explosion running plays. Precision on running passing routes, precision in delivering the ball...thus it is not outcome-based, since we know where that is going, but based instead on the process? Thoughts?

Here is the latest from a pay-site... "At the moment its just a deep hip bruise or hip pointer. Even if for some reason he doesn't play this weekend, which appears likely he will play, but even if they are precautionary he will be good to go for Penn State."

It is amazing to think that "Animal House" was meant to depict the mid-60s, and this episode actually happened about a decade earlier.

My FishDuck Friends, this story above is wonderful, and was written by Bob Prall at current age 89, recounting his time as an Oregon student. So many references to a time when things were a bit more pure, and a story that is just good fun. Do pass this one along to your Oregon State friends, as I'm sure they will enjoy it too. Charles

Alex, I think your numbers are very compelling...yet Mixon was given B1G Defensive Player of the Week. I think it was our own Mike West who told me that he thought Mixon's instincts in recognizing the play to getting to the gap was superior to Devon Jackson, and certainly it appears that Mixon has superb anticipation in the passing lanes! To me...it is "Good-or-Good." Is Beavis Ready for His Beat-Down?

Rarely do I accept a submitted article by one of the SEO companies around the world, as they generally cannot provide anything new for our savvy audience here. But once in a while, (like the one above) they give us something new to ponder, as yes...I think we WILL break the draft record at Oregon this next year. There were some names in his article that I believe will be drafted, but the writer in Dubai, (yep!) did not mention. Bryce Boettcher is one example...can you come up with more?

I admit that I do like that helmet, and thus I will have another new helmet for avatars!

Boy...I did not see this upside development coming at all! Can you believe his PFF numbers below? Mixon Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon inside linebacker Jerry Mixon was announced as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Monday for his performance in the Ducks' 34-14 win at Northwestern last Saturday. It is the first career Big Ten honor for Mixon and the first for a Duck this season. Mixon continued his breakout start to his junior season in Oregon's Big Ten opener, recording an interception for the second game in a row while matching his career high with five tackles and adding a tackle for loss. He returned the interception 36 yards to set up the Ducks' fourth touchdown of the game. Mixon became the first Duck since Khyree Jackson in 2023 to pick off a pass in back-to-back games. He is tied for sixth nationally and first in the Big Ten with two interceptions and his 62 interception return yards are No. 12 in the country. On the season, Mixon is No. 1 among qualified FBS linebackers with a 91.5 overall defensive grade from Pro Football Focus, and his 92.7 pass coverage grade ranks second among all linebackers. The San Francisco native owns a career-high 10 tackles through three games, and he made his first career start in the season opener against Montana State. Mixon and the No. 6 Ducks (3-0, 1-1 Big Ten) will wrap nonconference play with an in-state showdown against Oregon State on Saturday in Autzen Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. PT and will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.

My sincere apologies to David Marsh, as I started another big thread about this topic yesterday, before the publication of his article. I did not know the subject of his article until well after I began the other thread. But, what I like is how he brings more facts and information to the topic, to make the case stronger versus what I was writing. The basis of every defense is to stop the run, but in some cases....we may have to outscore teams. But it is hard when the opposing B1G team can grind the ground and the clock, and severely limit the number of possessions Oregon will have to score. My curiosity is whether our issues come from technique at the LOS that can be improved, the scheme itself, or simply a ton of defenders playing together for the first time? In the defensive backfield, we have three starters from the portal, along with two corners who are RS and true freshmen. We have three new starters on the defensive line, so perhaps there is some learning curve with the whole defense...that could grow into something special? However we cannot measure progress against Beavis this Saturday, as they are not a good indicator.

Thanks for giving me a big laugh, and for the humorous homework. Good one!