Charles Fischer

Originally posted by GatOrlando...and I fixed it.

Amen, Duck-Brother, and the real question is how the B1G feels about having a real tough game added with Oregon on the schedule? With what Dan Lanning is building....isn't the onus on them?

Below is a question from Canzano's mailbag that I thought would be interesting for discussion. I think it is very relevant, and my reaction is below it all... Q: Looking at the upcoming Big Ten football schedule for Oregon I am reminded of the story of the dog who caught the car. Who wins in this version? The dog or the car? — @KdickeyKeith A: I spoke with some insiders at Oregon in the days before the decision to go to the Big Ten was made. The school spent extensive time studying the possible transition. This was not a knee-jerk move. It was done with a 10-year and a 20-year window in mind. I asked a well-placed source at UO if they’d considered what happened to Nebraska after they joined the Big Ten and Texas A&M after it went to the SEC. The response from my UO source came: “Texas A&M fell off because of poor hires” and “Nebraska became less relevant when they weren’t the only one recruiting at a national scale.” Agree? Or nah? I’m fascinated to see how this works out for Oregon. The Ducks may hit the ground running, win a bunch of games, and replace Michigan and Ohio State as a Big Ten power. Or the Ducks may get a rude awakening and discover that it’s tougher than they thought to win games against Purdue, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State and Iowa on a consistent basis. I’m here for it. I’ll bet you are too. ---------------------------------------------------- FishDuck Facts: If I was Washington (with their recruiting and upcoming teams) or UCLA...I would have the concerns John refers to. But we have one huge winning factor he did not count on...

I would go to a Google search, although there is the possibility you can buy a ticket from a scalper outside the stadium. BTW, we are University of Oregon or UO, not OU of whom is Oklahoma University. But we still welcome you as a fan, and you are invited to post your thoughts here often. At Husky Stadium? You should be dancing....yeah!

Understood. I was not projecting them, but I could see a few going with NFL agents in their ear, even if they are not NFL talent yet. We have seen that often... Perhaps with NIL...many will return to add to their value, as Bo did.

My concern is that we only play in LA three years in the five year rotation...and that sucks for recruiting. But each school has to give up something to make it work... Big Ten Announces Conference Matchups For 2024-28 - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM Oregon will host Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State and Washington at Autzen Stadium in 2024.

You are a good sport, and a great fan!

I know this was in another thread, but I wanted to celebrate it here with all of you! Oregon Ducks: Fans react to ESPN College GameDay’s trip to Seattle DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon fans react to news that ESPN’s College GameDay will go to Seattle for Duck game

That is how I feel, and to me....this hire was the most important thing Rob Mullens ever did. If he did nothing more--he's done enough hiring Lanning and signing him to a long contract. This feels like it will be a happy arrangement for all parties...

I never thought I'd say that I just love Dawg fans, but the Bulldogs here sure made me distinguish between them and the Huskies. May you make history with your three-peat, unless you face Our Beloved Ducks! You have a ton of fans cheering for your team in all other games...

I cannot give you the entire article from The Athletic, but you might be able to subscribe for a year at only a buck as I did recently. Some tidbits below to give you more of the scheduling logic used... In Preserving History, Big Ten Scheduling Model Gets it Right No growing conference has mastered navigating the confluence of providing electrifying high-profile national matchups yet perfectly retaining historical rivalries like the Big Ten. Thursday, as it unveiled conference opponents for the next five years, the Big Ten never wavered from its tenets or what made it special, even as it adds four schools from the West Coast. The conference that boasts the most revenue also does the best job of preserving its history. At 18 teams the league faced an either-or situation for its primary objectives. Every school could have one annual opponent, and then cycle through the rest twice every four years. But that would end important rivalries like Michigan–Michigan State and Minnesota-Iowa. Or, the rivalries can stay in place but extend the four-year frame beyond most playing careers. Wisely, the Big Ten chose the latter. “It takes a five-year rotation to make sure that everybody plays at least once home and once a week against every other Big Ten opponent,” said Kerry Kenny, the Big Ten’s chief operating officer. “That was a principle that was really important the last time around to our ADs and our coaches and still remains at the forefront of those conversations." “We also wanted to make sure that the 12 protected matchups that we have will occur all five times and then all the rotational opponents that occur between two and three times that there was balance. So that if somebody was playing somebody else three times that the cadence was away-home-away or home-away-home that it wasn’t repeat locations of the same matchup within this five-year snapshot.” The Big Ten has shown the right path. Keep the games that matter and cycle through the other games on a regular basis. What is above came from the article, and after reading it fully--I now understand how we cannot have another team listed as a rival (like USC) and play them every year. Everybody has one rival for certain each year. Beginning next year--there will be a ton of blockbuster games every week, that you will want to watch as a fan. Boy the schedule is tough going forward! Danno--you better keep building, as we will need it to prosper in this new home!

This is a really, really good point. I used to fear the off-season! How he can be both caring and connected with the players, and yet tough on discipline--whew! It is hard enough with children, but with adults in a high testosterone environment? I always thought about the difficulty of that...

Amen my Duck-Brother. I had many Oregon fans join the forum last year just to vent their frustration on us! They were not here in the off-season discussing the new coach and staff, and were not here during the wins. Nope, they simply wanted to join to complain, and I ended up banning a couple of real Duck fans over their excessive over-the-top negative. You may recall that brought the image below into posts often for those types of fans. Oh my....the program is going to the crapper, so I guess I'll go there too.

Junior Adams on Lanning, from ESPN "Literally, he's the best at what it is, no knock on anybody I've ever been around," Oregon wide receivers coach Junior Adams told me this spring. "Dan Lanning does it all. He can coach receivers if he wanted to, he can coach the outside linebackers, he could probably call plays on offense, he can call plays on defense." "And then he can sit at the head of the table and give you the practice plan, the philosophy, the structure of what he wants with the program, the culture, and then, boom, and then he can go here and then he can go recruit. It's pretty special." Junior Adams Standing Next to Lanning...

This is one of the best interviews of him--and provides more insight. I agree with the above--all parents of recruits and fans should hear this interview.

When Oregon lost to Washington last year, and then Oregon State....games we should not have lost, we had quite a few people lose-it over those losses. We even had a great writer here who wrote just over-the-top stuff actually encouraging people to never support the Ducks again! (He and I parted ways over it) A number of others broke so many rules, and then not only had no remorse but tried to justify their behavior to me? Sheesh! After watching that incredible video of Dan Lanning Unfiltered and realizing how special he is--it got me to thinking about these people. It was Dan's first year, and yep--he made some dumb errors. Yet unlike Cristobal--who did the same thing year-after-year...these people were ready apply the scorched earth treatment on a coach who did not have enough of "his" guys yet. I thought the defense would be a three to four year rebuild, but he went out into the portal and solved our defensive issues immediately. In the nation top ten in both scoring points, and scoring defense? Who'd of thunk that a year ago? But you have to have some faith as a true Oregon fan. It is evident we now have a special year going, and I cannot help but wonder what all those people who melted down are thinking now? Do they regret their over-reaction? The door here is always open here for them, but more important--it makes me appreciate this community that much more! These fans are true...

Got another tomorrow to generate some pondering!

He was a primary target for us last year....and now there at garbage time? That is depth...

And yes...I will do a short video presentation reviewing some of the fine points that make the big plays work so well. The small stuff Our Beloved Ducks are doing that are really hard to see unless you watch them in slow-motion with no blur. (I have special equipment that allows me to create it on plays that the networks don't) I will be sharing some of my favorite moments with huge impact that nobody sees, (I don't even see them unless I run the plays in slow-motion) and I will point out some areas to watch for when we play the Trojans. By that time I will have plenty of film to note the areas where USC is weak, and we may attack. And of course I would love football feedback as I'm presenting, as so many of you point out items that I miss. It will be great fun, and we'll all learn from each other....as we do here on the forum!

The more I look at film of prior games....the more I think that senior Taki Taimani at 330 pounds versus a Husky redshirt freshman center at 275 is the matchup of the game that could change everything. As discussed in other threads, Penix is not mobile, is fragile in terms of injuries, and they want him to throw the ball away quickly. But if our secondary has receivers locked down, (and the focus by them in this game will be huge) then Taimani can blast the over-matched center back and collapse the pocket. This will disrupt the Washington offense that relies on 80% of their production from the passing game. This is not a matchup that happens very often, and it is ideal for us. So interesting to watch for... Nose Tackles Have Made Big Plays in Seattle Before...

I remember a quote from Coach Lanning when asked about the pressure he wants to put on defenses with his MINT 4-2-5 defense, and he said, "I want the opposing offensive line coach to have to WORK, and feel stress when playing us." Pocket is collapsing!

Yes, and we would go into game crossing our fingers, hoping for a career performance from a backup. It still fascinates me, that we lose two secondary starters before and during the game at Stanford, (Bryan Addison and Khyree Jackson) and we did not have a bit of drop-off. That would have been impossible for nearly every other Oregon team in the past. Yet they are all playing enough to stay sharp, and everyone is rested enough for the tough stretch ahead of us.

Watch for a FishDuck article about precisely that topic on Saturday…

Is that a technical term? I love it!

Hard to post it without turning to spit.... How the Huskies' 14 New Transfers Are Faring This Season