Charles Fischer

Jon, you are the MAN, and thanks for all the research for our benefit!

My many Duck-Buddies, We have an incredible new feature available to our Duck News Hunters, and to all members and readers of the Our Beloved Ducks forum. When you click on the new link on the menu bar at the top of the site where is says, News (see green arrow above) you will have a page open up with tons of links to the sites that our Duck News Hunters go to search for articles to bring to you. We also have links directly to the Topic Threads that you may want to check back, and read articles within that topic--and they are available to everyone, no membership required. Those Topic Threads have been updated in order over time, thus you can spend your whole day reading and basking in Duck Glory. There is NO SITE anywhere that provides all the news articles that we do on the OBD forum, and I know this because I personally checked all of them. The subscription sites offer a few bits and pieces, but not they, not anyone offers the incredible volume of Oregon Sports News that the OBD forum does. And we provide it for you for free? The Challenge at the Forum... We lost Kim (Pennsylvania Duck) earlier this year, and NJDuck is doing a Herculean job without her, but there are not enough hours in the day for him to continue to serve all of us. Could you volunteer to help our a half-hour to forty minutes a few times a week posting articles? It is actually fun to do, and we have figured out how to keep the commitment to the 30-40 minutes per shift, and not the couple of hours that Joe and Kim were doing. Can you help us? As you recall, the two FishDuck sites serve over a quarter-million people a year, thus your volunteer work will help thousands of fellow Duck fans stay updated, and it will be very satisfying for you as well. Email Charles Fischer at charles@fishduck.com and I'll give you more information. It is easy work, and yet impacts so many. Our shifts are early morning starting anytime between 6:00 AM and 8:00 AM PST, with the mid-day shift at 11:00 AM PST, and a final one at 2:30 PST. At minimum, we need people who can fill in for when someone gets sick, goes on vacation, etc. Can you spare some time to benefit other readers of this wonderful forum? I would like to continue providing all the news and articles, especially going into such a special season, but NJDuck cannot do it alone. Jump in, and be a part of the staff that serve so many! My thanks, Charles

Inside sources have hinted that Oregon Athletics is part of the Knight Estate Plan to provide for a long time to come...

PWO is preferred walk-on. We have 13 scholarships, but can more in walk-ons.

Recruits have to be convinced of the TOTAL PACKAGE any school offers. Oregon, Phil, and NIKE have already been there supporting Duck Athletics for a long time, but the final aspect that is putting us over-the-top is Dan Lanning. He is someone everyone is comfortable with, yet it is clear he is the boss. His hirings have been outstanding, and been a big part of this surge in recruiting. Ra'Shad Samples was responsible or highly involved in BOTH our 5-Star commits, and how long has he been here? Killer-hire by Lanning... It is not just the money, and it feels like Lanning has put together what Oregon fans would call a "Sweet Spot" for recruiting, while our opponents would call it "the Perfect Storm."

It has already been stated on other sites that Oregon coaches will call other opposing coaches to confirm the NL offer, as sometimes what the recruit is saying is simply bluster. I have to assume to assume that written within the NIL contract is a non-disclosure clause? Penalties for blabbing?

The insiders at other Oregon sites insist that we are not the top NIL bidder every time, thus why we do not have every 5-Star out there. But we do have a very organized NIL in Division Street, and even USC fans admit that their NIL program has the money but not the organization or total package that Oregon offers. The coaches emphasize to these recruits the total benefits of playing at Oregon, and it is not all money. Evidence are players who have received NIL at Oregon and playing their heart out. In fact I would describe this team as "hungry" and quite a few have a comfortable NIL, and yet will give their best. It is not so bad.

College Football Playoff dates, times & schedule announced for first 12-team playoff FIGHTINGGOBBLER.COM When the 2024 college football season begins, so does the expanded College Football Playoff when it goes from four teams...

Are you saying that "Moore-is-Less?" Sorry, I could not resist the bad joke. We all are allowed to have and state our opinions here, and I am not so sure that Moore is "less," but that Novosad could be MORE. Fun to watch play out in a year!

So sorry, such upside for his life...so young.

Recounting all of Oregon's five-star football commitments following Dakorien Moore's verbal 247SPORTS.COM Here's a recap of the 17 football prospects who've committed to Oregon with the inclusion of Dakorien Moore on Thursday.

Posted originally by Jon Joseph: Connor O'Gara has Texas in the 2024 Playoff, 'We get to beat up the G5 team," 5 spot. One spot ahead of Oregon. Like Oregon, Texas would have to win 4 games to win the title, starting with an in-Austin beat down of Memphis. Texas would then play the #4 seed in the Fiesta or the Peach Bowl. The SEC champ will play its first game after the 1st-round bye in the Sugar Bowl. The semifinal sites are Miami and Dallas; Texas could play two of its first three games in Texas. Predicting the Playoff: No. 5 seed Texas SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Will Texas make the Playoff in Year 1 in the SEC? Absolutely. All these inbound WR transfers Texas is chortling over, let's see if their portal rankings transfer to the field. And let's see who steps in for two DL studs mow in the NFL; ditto for a top-drawer RB. O'Gara let his 4-seed pick out of the bag. No. 4 for O'Gara is B12 champion Oklahoma State. Thus, Texas would open against the G5 representative in Austin. Texas would play the Cowboys in the Fiesta Bowl in 'Phoenix.' In last season's B12 title game, Texas destroyed OK St. Texas would likely play a semifinal game in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. What a difference No. 6 instead of No. 5 would make. Oregon would play Utah in Eugene. Win this and the Ducks would play the ACC champ in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. The Ducks would then be odds on to play Georgia in Miami. Upset the Dawgs in Dixie and it would be back to Atlanta for the champ game. (Delicious? 1 seed UGA to keep the Horns out of Dallas elects to play in the Cotton and not the Orange Bowl?) The game against Utah would be played on December 20, 2024. The Champ game will be played on January 20, 2025. For Oregon to be seeded No. 6, Oregon would have played and lost the B1G champ game to Ohio State in Indianapolis on 12/7/24. Wow! This format puts the B1G's Left Coast teams at a B1G disadvantage and Ohio State and the other B1G eastern teams at a lesser disadvantage. One might think that the Commissioner of the SEC helped design this.

Let's start this thread with all the information, speculation, schedules, predictions to this thread.

Amen Duck-Brother! And in my case... I Never Said I Was Noble....

"The zeroes could care less about SC, they’ve moved on to curb stomping Texas." My FishDuck Friends, I have a ton on my plate today, but I will be passing along some teeth-gnashing in Austin and LA over the weekend. (This is a good start)

Aaah, no. We stole two other big recruits from them recently, and one was truly at the last minute. That is why this third one, a home state guy, was so painful to them. This was one that stung them, and so was this one.

I've been around this recruiting game for a long time, and Oregon has never been this highly ranked so early. It is due to the two 5-Stars, and look at our average of "4" compared to everyone. We are in thin air! This is Rivals.com National Rankings...

I plan to look into this later, but I had spent hours keeping up on this recruitment between following two pay sites and posted them here, and I needed a break. I especially want to get the reactions of Texas fans, as it’s going to be juicy! Check back tomorrow…

Wide Receiver Coach Junior Adams has been killing-it! (I think I LOVE this guy...)

Overcoming the odds again!

Feeling good today....

Last year Lanning broke the record for the number of Rivals 4/5-Star players in one year. I am not sure we will beat that number because we are taking a smaller class, but right now we are No. 4 in the nation at the moment, with an average of 4.0 and this is tied for second best in the nation. Another record that could fall is the number of Rivals 5-Star players in one class. This year of 2025 has tied the all-time best....can he get one more and set the record? Twin 5-Star Years: 2025: Jordon Davison and Dakorien Moore (So Far!) 2021: Kingsley Suamataia and Ty Thompson 2020: Justin Flowe and Noah Sewell 2013: De'Anthony Thomas and Colt Lyeria 2002: Haloti Ngata and Chris Solomona Haloti Ngata

So, blue smoke for a boy, pink smoke for a girl, white smoke for Pope, and green smoke for a Duck!