Charles Fischer

There is that OSU education at work!

Sad, funny and true...

Well, my new leaf did not last long...

"As much as I love the PAC, I cannot wait to dominate the B1G and finally prove those Mid-West chauvinists wrong." Amen. I believe we will move into the B1G top two on a perennial basis. (After 2024)

The top six announced tonight had four of the six who will be in the 2024 B1G! And to think they got Oregon and Washington at a discount!

I will admit that I am having concerns, and his highly confident statement made me gasp. Whew! Let's do it Ducks!

We have 18 of the 4/5-Star players verballed to Oregon for the 2024 recruiting class. We will probably beat the record of 19, and will know in a few weeks. The point is--add this class, and we will have most Blue-Chip roster ever at Oregon.

Oh my...I cannot enjoy a single moment of joy. Not when there is so much negative to find!

It is not just how generous the praise is, but how we are hearing some things that has NOT been described of our team in the past. "Physicality, tough defense, off-the-charts offensive efficiency." That is Dan Lanning, my friends! Boog McFarland: "They're playing some of the best football in the country. I just love the physicality on the defensive and offensive line. Oregon is a team nobody wants to play right now." Greg McElroy: "As complete as you'll find and as dangerous as you'll find in the entire sport. But their resume' is terrible. They do not have a win against a single team in the current top-25." Boog McFarland: "We have to give Oregon credit for the ferocity in which they play." Kirk Herbstreit: "You could make the point that they have been the most consistent team from the beginning of the year. They have Bo Nix, a veteran leading the way, you have speed all over the field, and you have Dan Lanning coaching the defense with Tosh Lupoi. They fly around, and are playing with confidence. If Oregon wins both their next two games...they will be in the Playoffs." Which quote is the biggest surprise, or brings you the most pleasure?

But...we could be a conference champion and still left out. Ohio State-Michigan, B1G Champs Georgia, SEC Champs Florida State, ACC Champs (Could happen...even with their QB out) Texas, Big-12 Champs Oregon, Pac-12 Champs Five champions, three undefeated and Texas has a better win on the resume at Alabama. It is crazy that a conference champion could be left out...

The lady Oregon State fan screaming in the background really made this for me!

Holy Toledo! What amazing stats! A ton of red during the Cristobal years, and a lot of green the past two years under Lanning. Now I recognize that you are the one assigning colors, but in my world--rushing for 200 yards a game is pretty darn good. Ditto for scoring over 40 points per game, because not many teams can do that. Fun to see--thanks.

Thanks David, as I think S&G Coach Wilson Love is a secret weapon that is now reaping benefits. This is the healthiest we have been going into Civil War that I can recall in a long time. (Knock on wood!)

What has been interesting is the massive readership of that article, and the "hate" emails I've received. You would think that if they were actually going to write me personally that they would have their Ducks lined up? Nope. They are idiots, who, in a few cases had not even read the article. (You can tell by banal nonsense they spout that was already well covered in the article) But they are Beavers...

I disagree. They are overpaid millions for decades, and now this?

I did not say they shouldn't try it. But it will quickly be seen for the sham that it is. They are trying to cheat Oregon out of 35 million. I have no such sympathy for them.

Nor will it fool the consuming public, ESPN or Fox.

Stealing should not be rewarded.

When it involves Our Beloved Ducks....I can get passionate. I have been waiting for other journalists to call out the lies, and deception. So I thought that Civil War Week was a good time for this... Yes, but this the biggest attempted theft in NCAA history, and I think people need to take it serious and not get sidetracked thinking about two years ago. We are talking about 35 million to Our Beloved Ducks, and a ton more over ensuing years. Nobody else is calling this what it really is...

Within this whole discussion is the attempt to fool everyone about the future of OSU/WSU, yet the entities who will be paying for media rights will not be fooled at all. There is no Pac-12 brand any longer, nor is there actually a Pac-2. What is the bottom line of the Pac-2? It is the Mountain West with two new teams who have been valued by the marketplace as Mountain West teams. Do you think Fox or ESPN will pay this new Pacific conference more than an Mountain West contract? No, of course not. Their viewership and brand is the same as other Mountain West teams, and for them to pretend that they are going to create a new conference....with Mountain West teams and try to assert they deserve more money as a result? ESPN and Fox will laugh in their face. It is a lame attempt at....