Charles Fischer

OK...this sounds pretty good...

So Oregon has a tougher schedule than Ohio State, as proven by a terrific prior article by Mr. Joseph. But now we see that Oregon is on the third toughest schedule among the four newcomers to the Big Ten conference? That is one way to welcome the newbies to the Big Ten! Terrific research analysis and conclusions Jon! Charles

This is not good...can't even bend the leg?

See updates at the bottom of this thread... -------------------------------------------------------------- Now I understand the urgency to the recruiting of Muhammad, as Jahlil Florence may not be 100% ready for the season. Rumors of a serious injury... (Starting a new thread about Muhammad)

Is he referring to Muhammad?

Below is from a Texas board this morning, (Jan. 22nd) and both they and Alabama refer to Oregon being in it. Nail the visit this next weekend, Dano! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jabbar Muhammad, CB, Washington via Oklahoma State, via DeSoto (Texas) The pursuit of the All-Pac-12 cornerback continues after he wrapped up his visit to Alabama over the weekend. First he stopped in Austin, then Tuscaloosa, and he’ll finish his trips at Oregon this week. Texas has a lot to offer the high-level college product, including family, proximity, and a playing for a strong defense heading into 2024. Alabama might have more with the chance to be a No. 1 corner in Tuscaloosa after the Tide lost Terrion Arnold and Kool-Aid McKinstry. He also familiarity with Kalen DeBoer’s staff from his time at Washington. Oregon is one to watch. They are doing NIL at a high level and also have holes in the secondary that Muhammad could fill easily. Muhammad is looking for one more season to build his draft stock. For some transfer portal prospects, it’s about getting a new start at a new place. For others like Muhammad, it’s finding the best spot where he wouldn’t likely come off the field too much. With Oregon and Alabama, he’d likely start and rarely miss snaps. With Texas, they already have a strong cornerback room with Malik Muhammad and Terrance Brooks. His rep allocation could ultimately decide where Muhammad plays in 2024.

Not YET...Coach Stein will have him rocking the B1G!

Most accurate historically. They are consistently tough in grading for 25 years, while 247 data is corrupted by a former Husky who owned the firm before selling it to 247 Sports. It was routine in those days for Oregon verbals to lose a star, and a Husky verbal to gain a star after announcing. Thus when comparing this class to the past--Rivals allows the best comparisons. But our 2024 class is awesome, and I am not sweating the lack of 5-Stars, since what they do on Rich Brooks field is all that matters. I would be willing to bet that a couple of 4-Star LBs from our latest class will pan out better than this former 5-Star on Rivals. (It is a hit-and-miss business!) Justin Flowe | Rivals.com N.RIVALS.COM Justin Flowe - Linebacker for Arizona on GOAZCATS

I completely agree with you David; recruiting requires a flair for it, a talent that some coaches have more than others. But it also requires a strong NIL program, academic support and as you noted....a ton of hard work. When players who are being recruited make reference to all the conversations they have had with all the staff and Dan Lanning...I wonder if the poor coaches ever get off the phone! What Lanning and his staff, (because hiring coaches who can recruit is also crucial) is so exceptional, and we just gotta soak it up while we can. Lanning's recruiting is going to create this...

True, but for a long time and for the majority of recruits in Washington....Oregon had a hard time attracting them, as the link in David's article to a prior article proves.

Sorry, I do not have the time to link and quote everything he has said. You can search and read it all, or not. Just my opinion...

Whoa!

Spin from Alabama.... (This could be applied to Eugene as well)

I don't want UCLA to get a great coach, so I wish he'd stay. (Never thought I'd write that!)

I'd like a 16 team playoff, thus anyone who has a chance to win the 'Natty--will be in it, and there would be room for perhaps two G-5 teams?

My friends, I don't have as much time for this fun these days, but I try to fit it in where I can... (Quotes below from a Washington board) "I'm at six wins, and that Coug game at Lumen link looks very very iffy" "My over/under is currently set at 6.5. trending up. we have 5 very winnable games to start the season." "At least 7. I may still be in denial but I’m not ready to admit that." "We won 14 games last year, and we have about 50% of our team left, so I’ll go with seven wins right now." "I’ll say 7-5." "I'm more concerned about line play. Not too many of those guys in the portal. If we can solidify both lines, then 7 or more. In not, 7 or less." "The team currently: not bowl eligible, with a floor of two wins, and a ceiling of eight wins." "Looking at our schedule, we will more than likely start off 5-0 no matter who our QB is. We are going to end up being in the top half of the league, talentwise, by the start of the season. 9 wins I think is our ceiling." "Right now, 6-6 maybe. But we could get some pretty talented guys from Arizona and then shore the O line up and win 8 or 9 games." "One Win is UW beats Oregon by three points!" Huskies will have the Mother-of-all-Seasons!

Fisch is going to make hating the Huskies even easier, as he is clearly much more "ethically-impaired" than prior Washington coaches. This will stain the Husky recruiting, no doubt, as Jedd tries to carry out the...

I did not realize until now that we are on ESPN for the noon game, thus great exposure. If anyone wants to chat about the game as it happens or afterward--this is a good thread for it! Jadrian Tracey has really come in and given the Ducks scoring punch and energy the last two games...

...and then we have Oregon Baseball, Baby! There are a couple of us who follow the Diamond-Ducks, as the team will have a pack of pitchers who are experienced, and some good hitters to challenge a really good Pac-12 conference in Baseball this year.

Oh, this is a rich topic! Call it mean, but anyone who steals 35 million from Oregon moves up on my "hate" list to where I'd love to see Oregon State lose a bunch of games to Mountain West teams. I agree with you...I really only want to see Utah do well, not just because of the great Ute fans on this forum, but because of the integrity of their program. Of course I would love to see USC and Washington move to the B1G like...