Charles Fischer

24-13 with seven and a half minutes left...Louisville!

This is from someone on another site... "I heard a really interesting clip from a Michigan State radio broadcast on 1080 The Fan in Portland this morning. They are NOT happy with Jonathan Smith in Lansing. Said he doesn’t recruit, not good with the portal, and doesn’t work with the donors/boosters. They actually called him a “Weirdo”. They also claimed that when Oregon State was left without a conference he felt he had to go and that he really didn’t want to leave Corvallis. Supposedly his agent strongly encouraged him. He has a $31 Million buyout and apparently, MSU is considering giving it to him. So “why not” Smith returning to Corvallis? He loved it there. OSU can’t get anyone better. Before you say “no way”, remember, Mike Riley left and was welcomed back. It could be a win-win for both parties."

Jordan, you always are quite entertaining to read, as who wouldn't gag at the mental image of eating a "hair-salad?" The additional facts are very helpful as well. We are grateful for you!

No, Oregon got THREE fired. Gundy of Oklahoma State, Bray of Oregon State, and Franklin of Penn State. We DID help one get a massive raise and extension! (Cignetti) Is Oregon the new measuring stick these days?

30Duck sent his prediction along and it is: Oregon 38-17 1 Turnover 1 Sack 249 Passing Yards

Hello My OBD FishDuck Forum Friends! What is your prediction of Oregon versus Rutgers? 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? The first one who posted wins, automatically. 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 45-20 2 3 251

The original post... (You can't make this stuff up!) Some narratives never change...

Thanks to our friends at Message Board Geniuses who capture the best trolls, rants and wild stuff. He is suggesting the next replacement for the current Missouri coach....

For coaches who remain loyal to the school who gave them a chance...I salute it. Dan Lanning has stated many times his loyalty to Oregon for giving him, a coach with NO head-coaching experience, a chance. Two Loyal Men...

Third highest salary in the nation...just as his Hoosiers are No. 3.

Dale Bliss did not give proper attribution credit; the article clearly states Mike Ostrom as the author.

Wow. The helmet is NOT white, but "white-marble." "The Ducks wills also wear a new helmet combination featuring a white marble base with black wings and black face cage." Cool! Kinda reminds me of gravestones?

I love two aspects of it: --the jersey number is black, but when the light hits it--it turns to green. Cool! --that helmet ROCKS! I may want to change my avatar to that soon! Leaving Huskies in the dust...

Amen Duck-Brother. Most of what they suggest is stupid-as-hell. The only yellow anyone has are T-Shirts, so suggest yellow EARLY in the season, when it is warm and the clothing fits the climate. Fans wearing black just drowns out the color in the stadium, and is just plain dumb.

Mike, I thank you for the guest article, and the points you brought up about the track record of Dan Lanning after a rare loss. Lanning does not lose to teams he should not to, such as Cristobal teams playing down to their opponent. An opponent has to be GOOD to beat Oregon, and when they do--Our Beloved Ducks bounce back extremely well. Great to have those stats, and opinions of notable podcasters as well. And ANYONE can offer a guest article for FishDuck.com...just email it to me charles@fishduck.com and I will provide the pictures and publish. We have had many outstanding articles like this over the years from Mike, and new perspectives are always welcome here.

Amen Darren....now we will Oregon's Eye-of-the-Tiger emerge!

Passing the ball is not the problem, IMHO. Leaving the pocket too early, and not seeing open receivers downfield was the passing game problem.

Considering the track record of Indiana's offense...holding them to 27 points is a good result, and it should not have been too much to ask the offense to score 28 or more. I noticed they tested the other freshman, RS freshman Iffy, and while they caught him with some interference...overall he played much better than a RS freshman would be expected to. We played senior Theran Johnson at corner often, (Northwestern portal transfer) and he had his difficulties with the Hoosier offense, but also made some plays. Thanks Alex, for a reminder about Brandon Finney Jr., (below) and I'd like to think that our newbie corners made some strides in technique and experience from what they learned from such a big game. It will help for when they face the upcoming passing games, such as Rutgers this week.

Now, now. I am just trying to comfort my Duck-Buddies. Let's play nice...

Disagreement and discussion is good, but I've learned not to appoint any of the experts as "right," because I imagine the Oregon coaching staff might have some disagreement with their analysis. Remember, Geoff blocked in Chip Spread offense, and Wrightster was under Bellotti? Things in CFB have changed since then. For example, they did not have to deal with "Simulated Pressures" back then.... https://fishduck.com/2023/10/keys-to-the-wsu-game-that-fishduck-is-watching-for/ Pressure can come from unexpected directions, as these “Simulated Pressures:” are an overload on one side.

That was a hard loss, but whenever I want a laugh and be amazed at the talent of the University of Oregon a cappella ensembles' award winning performance from 15 years ago...I pull this up. It is only five minutes, but I promise you will be impressed with the talent, and how can you NOT laugh at some of the antics? They remind us that there are things worse than losing a football game....like a bad romance!

To so many of you who disagree with me: Good. I love to see other opinions, as we hash it out and all the feedback gives everyone a better perspective on the topic. I still believe in having an experienced portal QB, especially considering that moving that way would not be an experiment for Oregon. It has already been a proven strategy here and other places. How good would Indiana be if they had started a young QB who they had been developing? Great discussion, and again--it is so nice to have a community where we give strident opinions, but not take shots at each other. Refreshing.