Charles Fischer

Unbelievable. A game Washington should have won, almost easily. Three missed field goals, (when they lost by only three) a dumb celebration penalty after they blocked a Rutgers FG, then the Knights score a TD on the next play? Then TONS of dumb penalties that killed their drives. Of course they won't play that way when they come to Eugene...

Boy the scores are all clustered around each other....I can see it will probably be tie-breaker time later!

THAT is one great title for a thread...LOVE IT!

(Before you castigate me, please reread my first sentence.) dksez...you are new here, and thus expect it to be the same as other sites. People can disagree here, heck I WANT disagreement, I want to see all views on a topic, and thus I learn from others and we all become better fans as a result. But nobody can go after anyone on a personal basis. Disagree with your opinion? Sure, but everyone has to be "polite and respectful" to fellow OBD members. How do you safely post here? Just what you did...give your opinion, your facts, your rationale with the topic and that is it. Nothing about anyone else or taking shots personally, and you were perfect. We have a ton of women on this forum because it is the only safe place for them to express their views about Our Beloved Ducks anywhere. They know we have 14 moderators who hide offending posts immediately, and the violator will hear from yours-truly. I have pages of people banned over the last three years because they could not control themselves. Bye. We manage it for safety and civility; it is the only GREEN REFUGE out there, the forum-with-decorum, and it does not fit for the majority of fans. But for this community--it is perfect. Welcome, and do keep posting!

Damn. The King-of-the-One-Liners comes through again! Thanks for the hearty laugh...

We do not play Rutgers, and we do the Bastard-Huskies, thus Washington winning could help Oregon's ranking at the end of the season. But Washington losing is never a bad thing either.... For Oregon Fans, it is Good-or-Good! Who do you want to win and why?

Hello My OBD FishDuck Forum Friends! What is your prediction versus UCLA? Take your shot, and let's have fun with it... Lets 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. 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 52-17 3 4 282 We did well in Los Angeles last time... I LOVE this picture from FishDuck.com Photographer Tom Corno... ...such vivid background color, and a cool sack coming!

In the past, the Mountain West has actually done pretty well in the NCAA Tournament between San Diego State and Utah State, thus the Scrap-12 might be a little stronger Basketball conference? It does put the OSU Baseball team in a tough spot, because only Beavis, the Cougs, SDST and Fresno State have a Baseball team...not enough for a real league schedule. They would be better served to be a part of the Big-West conference for Baseball, IMHO.

This is another offsetting component in our favor, and it is a B1G one. Yet when you do not have a single 4 or 5-Star in-state, and I consider all the talent in the south that the biggies hardly have to travel for....it is really a tall barrier. Again, the success is remarkable considering that handicap. But the question is whether we can break into the "elite" recruiting status, and that is yet to be seen, IMHO.

Agreed. There are years where you need a ton of new talent, and thus sign more players and get more in the rankings as a result. But when you need fewer, and get super-high quality that fits your objectives--you are not as rewarded in the rankings. BTW, the 4.13 average recruit ranking is No. 1 in the nation at the moment. Ahead of Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, etc.

Your summary was perfect, Now we can laugh about how pathetic the Scrap-2 have become, or mourn the incredibly rapid descent of the conference of champions. Lower than Mountain West? Whew! That did not take long!

I shouldn't be so harsh...I'm sure the smart people in Corvallis, and Pullman know exactly what they are doing.

The title was sarcasm, as the Mountain West is thinking, and playing in a different playground than we are. Perhaps they were making a move before the Scrap-12 tries to move in on those heavyweights? (Toledo was always on my list)

They will looked at as not just G-5, but G-5 idiots. (Maybe that is why they are G-5?)

They wanted to call attention to themselves for the tough spot they are in, and what they are trying to build. They got everyone's attention all right....

This is one of the very rare instances where Rivals rates a player a 5-Star, when the others put him at 4-Star. To make matters more interesting...he is on the offensive line where we need the quality help! We know that besides Oregon and Tennessee--that this young man was also offered by Washington, (Ha!) USC, Penn State, Oklahoma, Michigan, Alabama, Texas A&M, Georgia, Miami and Ohio State. Whew! Douglas Utu | DuckSportsAuthority N.RIVALS.COM Douglas Utu - 2025 5 Star Offensive tackle for Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) on Rivals.com

I should feel disgusted with the glee, and enjoyment I am getting from this. It is a good thing I never said I was noble… Fantastic entertainment during the bye week! Their own stolen money being used against them? You can’t make this stuff up!

This is too funny; rejected by Air Force? The sports world is laughing, and the Pig-2 know it!

Whatever decision they make, I am confident that it will be...

Same uniforms as the epic battle in 1998 with Akili Smith...

Uniform Reveal!