Charles Fischer

"In a first-of-its-kind and, perhaps, a precedent-setting move, Wisconsin is seeking unspecified financial damages and a declaratory judgement deeming UM’s actions as wrongful for interfering with a binding revenue-share contract between UW and Xavier Lucas, a former defensive back who left the program in January to compete at Miami." "It was a groundbreaking decision in which Lucas transferred without entering the portal (it had already closed) and after signing the contract with the Badgers." Wisconsin files suit against Miami for poaching Xavier Lucas while he was under contract with school SPORTS.YAHOO.COM In a landmark moment in college athletics, one university has filed suit against another over tortious interference, according to documents obtained by Yahoo Sports. CFB has provided ANOTHER new revenue source for attorneys!

Last year's class was pretty good... For the Eeyores...

He is a good one, a Rivals 4-Star, and his list of offered schools is long, but to summarize...Oregon, Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Georgia, Penn State, Texas....doesn't that cover the top echelon at the moment?

Good idea, with 4:00 PM PST starts--their viewership would be much better, as watching Utah State vs. Washington State is better than nothing.

Only Beavis does that...

So, after spending a Saturday watching Big Ten football games… I wanna tune into the CW Network to watch Colorado State versus Texas State in the evening? Right.

Or in two years…

I love the article, David, and the research and quotes to support your points. I agree with this strategy, (especially at QB) but I also acknowledge that, 1) this is probably a short-term strategy until the underclassmen develop more, and 2) while it is an innovative strategy, it is an unproven one. But my bets are on the rest of the elite teams copying this strategy within the next few years. (Then Oregon will shift again?)

Gotta pull for Coastal Carolina to keep the SEC out!

Oh little brother... John Canzano interviewed the retired commissioner from both the WAC and the Sun Belt, and he gave us that quote. So that is what Beavis aspires to? That they and Texas State hopefully become the next Boise State? Then he quickly added, “It never happened — but maybe this is the time.” 😆

My Duck-Buddies...the above article is a "pay" article where they paid my ransom to get a lame article published here. I used to publish a bunch of gambling articles, but not any longer as I did not like the vibe. My silly inserts are one thing, but a flat-out gambling article was a bit much. But once in a while--between the AI, their writer, and my editing--an informative article about Oregon is published when they pay my high price. (Trying to pay for the site migration in a few weeks) I actually learned some things from the article, and it did not drone on...so I give them that. I've got some cool pictures in the article, and it reminds me of how blessed I've been to have such high quality photographers available for FishDuck over the years.

Yep...it cost us a 'Natty.

A position with the Cowboys is more coveted than the Ducks?

Oh wow Beavis...what a conference! The bottom of audience size in the old Pac-12 with Oregon State and Washington State, but you add Utah State, Colorado State, Texas State,...etc.? Yikes. Sure, they know what they're doing...

Jon Canzano was writing this as well, as Texas State has to give notice to the big conference they belong to in the next two weeks for departure to the Pac-12. What conference are they coming from? Why the powerful Sun Belt conference, of course! That is who you choose from? Media contract is estimated to be between eight and twelve million a year to the "new" Pac-12, per school. Beavis would have been so much better off to remain in the old Pac-12, and taken a reduced payout to keep us retained. But they knew better! As Oregon is going to get 54 million this year and climbing from our media contract... Boy I'm glad we made the change! Report: Texas State 'heavy favorite' to join Pac-12, could start realignment ripple WWW.ON3.COM .

Football and BASEBALL!

Getting to Oklahoma? The MCWS is in Omaha...

"Can't Lose Games For Dan Lanning in 2025" Northwestern and Beavis? It's called "Desperate-Writers-for Topics" time...

Hoo-boy...if they want half of everything?

Throughout the baseball season--all you saw on the major sites was articles and drooling over SEC baseball. Yet the eight teams of the Mens College World Series is only made up of two SEC teams from an original 13 that began play in the Regionals. Top seeds of Vanderbilt, Texas, Auburn, Georgia, and Ole Miss went down with a stunning five of eight national seeds not even making it to the Super-Regionals. Either that is bad seeding, or massive overhype... While the SEC has more in the MCWS than any other conference, (two) it is a routine number, and not one that matches the over-the-top-stuff written about them through the season. Arkansas is considered the most talented team remaining, but as Oregon knows...it all depends upon how your pitchers are doing on a given day. The FORGOTTEN Group... Very quietly a group from the West Coast....where little respect is given, outperformed the SEC by the trio of Oregon State, UCLA and Arizona. Didn't they used to be in a good baseball conference that was routinely dismissed in RPI and rankings? These teams out west stunned everyone, and yet Our Beloved Ducks hold SIX wins over two of them...but not at the right time of the season. I salute these other teams because they peaked at the right time, while Oregon peaked just before season end and tailed off. Between these observations, and how two national regionals were hosted in the State of Oregon...I'd say that baseball out west is looking promising, and Oregon will have their say in future tournaments. The deepest group of top teams are not in the SEC or the ACC, but OUT WEST!

And there are pitfalls, costs and risks to that strategy too. What if you had a former 5-Star QB who you knew would be super when it was his turn...and it did not turn out that way? And it cost you a 'Natty? Naw...Georgia fans wouldn't know anything about that! 😉

As you all know...in the off-season we only have one article a week on FishDuck.com scheduled, although we sometimes get more when blessed with a guest article by Jon Joseph. Thus, I am grateful for the writers, and to Alex Heining for the fun read that gets you pondering... I was pondering the WR issue, and realized that I might have overlooked an important element with a couple of receivers. When you are a junior as Justius Lowe is, or a SENIOR as Malik Bennett or as Gary Bryant Jr. is... you have something to prove. Often we have seen players really emerge when in their final year--to where we hardly recognize the player we knew before. In particular--I have the gut-feel that Gary Bryant Jr. is going to have a B1G year!

I'm Calling it Now, Oregon State is Winning the Natty, AGAIN... Yeah, I'm good with it...