Charles Fischer

We already had one thread about this issue with TONS of information in it, including my decision last evening of how I am proceeding, and why. I will let you read them right here, and of course we have to start a whole new thread about this topic, and people will miss items in the first one because...it is your experience, after all! Canzano had another article today about this today, and the bottom line, I believe is that Comcast/Xfinity will NOT pay the fees the B1G Network (primarily owned by Fox) wants. The fees are between triple and quadruple, and not just for those who use the B1G Network, but ALL subscribers. Between the Oregon Brand, the Seattle market and the massive LA market between the four teams blacklisted...it would be ENORMOUS fees that Xfinity/Comcast would have to pay. I do not believe they will. What I am doing for this game is detailed at the end of the thread linked above. Oregon Sports are my major form of entertainment, between the events themselves and this wonderful forum with so many great people. Whatever it takes...I will do it and pay it. I can be frugal about many things, but this one is not in that category. Not going cheap when it comes to Our Beloved Ducks.

I must say, I am very impressed with the channel line-up of both Fubo and YouTube TV. I made an extensive list of channels that I watch on Comcast/Xfinity, and checked both Fubo and YouTube TV to see the best compatibility of favorite channels. Both were excellent for all the sports needs, but YouTube TV had a few more stations that I like to check into and the tiny few not available were not deal-killers for me. So, YouTube TV is what I'm going with, and I am getting mine set up before the game on Saturday. I'm taking advantage of their four-month sale of $53.00 a month and then going up to $73.00 a month thereafter. I have an older TV, and thus I am using a Roku devise to attach the streaming service of YouTube TV to what I have. (Ok...the tech guy did it!) I will actually have both Comcast/Xfinity and YouTube TV for the next four months to determine how well I like it, and I might cut the cord after the football season. What I like about YouTube TV is an unlimited game/show storage in the cloud, but what I do not like is NO slow-motion as I do with a TiVo DVR with Comcast/Xfinity. For football--that is crucial, so I might end up getting screwed by doing both--because I need the slow-motion for analysis and better enjoyment. But I cannot be blacked out of Our Beloved Ducks in any sport, and my gut feeling is that 1) this is going to go on for a while, and 2) other snags will emerge that YouTube TV can solve as a backup. I waste money like crazy on my Oregon-obsession....and I love it, so what is a little more?

You WISH it was cheating...

"The quarterback doesn't have to be great, just manage the game."

Discussing an upcoming game with possible outcomes...but... "We'll see." No kidding we'll see. Isn't that the most obvious thing in the world?

That third row looks pretty spicy...

We got Jordan, Alex, Darren, David and yours-truly writing during the season...all is right again!

The stations we need to watch B1G games are... CBS NBC NBC-Peacock Streaming B1G Network Fox Fox Sports 1 Fox Sports 2 (Many don't think we need this, but when a prior game goes late--they may push ours to FS2 until the other game is done on FS1. Then we move back to FS1) Something I am looking closely at, is how Fubo is focused on Sports, and has a bunch of smaller networks that carried Oregon Baseball games. I had to subscribe for a month on a few to get the weekend series in Houston and at California school that was not in our league. What I am also seeing is how many other stations these carriers have. I might just cut the cord myself if I like the total lineup.

They and our neighbors to the north are Rat-Bastards....

Unbelievable. I am blacked out in EUGENE! I need a game recording for analysis purposes, and will be scrambling between now and Saturday for solutions. I am on hold right now after yelling at Xfinity...

Frankly, I’ve seen enough of DeBoer to last a long time.,,

So sweet to have Jordan writing again for the football season! He is the epitome of our writers...who do it for the love of writing. He is a Managing Editor for a small newspaper in SoCal, and has a family with two small kids. And he writes for FishDuck? David Marsh is in a similar spot, and both these guys are FishDuck Heroes!

Goodness. All people have to do is a Google Search! Must we provide EVERYTHING here?

Amen my Duck-Brothers and Sisters, as I learn so much from all of you. This feedback, frankly, is surprising. My sense was that we were posting too much, so it is good to ask, and great to get responses.

I NEVER thought the day would come....someone pinch me!

The BEST compliment, as that makes my-world-go-round. Thank you!

We have been wrestling with conflicting issues concerning posting all the news articles that you see everyday. On one hand, they are incredibly handy, and prevents having to go to 20 different sites to see Duck News. Yet I worry about too many crowding out discussion, of which is THE objective of a forum. I want discussion, and not to become another news source or data aggregator. It is also a very careful balancing act of how many articles to provide. Too many and we don't read any of them? Our objective originally, a year ago was...."bring it all here." But now we have been thinking of just getting you the majority of the major news per day, which might only be about a dozen articles. We do have all the major site links up in the "News" page at the top of the site in yellow letters if you want to go check out other sites for news. So We Need Your Feedback! --What percentage of articles posted do you read? --Are there too many posted? --How many is an ideal amount? Just the most important? --Do you even want them at all? You can answer below or email me charles@fishduck.com for privacy if you like. THANK YOU!

He is a Rivals 4-Star! Vander Ploog | TheDawgReport N.RIVALS.COM Vander Ploog - 2025 4 Star Tight end for Troy (Fullerton, CA) on Rivals.com

Oregon looking for a flip Tight end is a position of need for Oregon as head coach Dan Lanning and the Ducks work on a class that ranks No. 12 nationally. They’ll be one to watch moving forward with Fullerton (Calif.) Troy On300 tight end Vander Ploog following a scholarship offer this week. The 6-foot-6, 210-pound Ploog is tabbed by the On3 Industry as the nation’s No. 12 tight end and No. 206 prospect overall. He gave the Huskies a verbal in June.

Remember...Our Beloved Baseball Ducks have finished No. 12 in the nation two years in a row! Jacob Walsh

This article discusses the four that made the top 100 list, but the Ducks have a bunch of other transfers as well. Big news in that the All-Time Home Run leader, Jacob Walsh is returning for his senior season at Oregon! And the most promising pitcher to transfer in...came from Washington! Four Ducks land inside Baseball America's top 100 transfer portal additions 247SPORTS.COM As the transfer portal season for baseball wrapped up, Baseball America released a list of the top 100 players with four incoming Ducks making the list.