Charles Fischer

A Rivals 3-Star who was offered by Miami, Michigan, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, USC and Washington. Matthew Johnson | DuckSportsAuthority N.RIVALS.COM Matthew Johnson - 2025 3 Star Weakside defensive end for De La Salle (Concord, CA) on Rivals.com

Funny how Williams transferred there from Oregon, so he could play more, and he has blossomed.

Do they have a good Nose Tackle? That would finish my wish list…

Dumb move by Ohio State. Prediction: he will not average over 35 points a game with the Buckeyes...even with all that talent. His best years, his peak years were at Oregon. He has been .500 coach since, and Mora was much better. BTW Chip...you still have to recruit! The real question is this....who would you rather have as your OC? Chip or Will Stein? My choice, (in a heartbeat) is below...

Beating the Huskies in any sport is sweet, even if it is ugly. Bastards. My apologies to all; I have not posted much at all in the last couple of days due to my moving out of my home. I sure appreciate others picking up the slack...

I like Mike's idea, but I would want to expand it to 16 teams with eight at-large teams. Too many times you could have a potential national champion who came up short in one game due to injuries, etc. Or take the top two teams in each conference?

Can't enjoy it for long?

Tosh...Good Call!

Updated Rivals ranking puts Oregon at No. 6 in the nation with not many points from fourth. The difference is that all five teams above the Ducks have some Rivals 5-Stars, while Oregon does not in this class. Good-or-Good. Recruiting right there with Ohio State! (Never thought I'd ever write that!) 2024 all-teams football recruiting team rankings N.RIVALS.COM 2024 all-teams football recruiting team rankings by Rivals.com

He is a 5-Star only on On3, but the bottom line is that he is someone we wanted. Troy Franklin was a Rivals.com 4-Star, and he turned out to be 5-Star for us! Gatlin Bair - Burley Senior - Wide Receiver WWW.ON3.COM Explore Gatlin Bair's athlete profile at On3.com. Get news and insights into his playing career, statistics, and achievements in sports.

Or...a riot breaks out as Swift and Kelce seen in public, and chased into some kind of terrible situation....and the All-State man appears as the crowd ringleader, and reminds us to avoid mayhem like him! Better get your liability insurance too...

My opening post had NOTHING about Taylor Swift making more money off this, or anything about a ruse to help her in any way. My post was whether the NFL would do something to 1) make more money off advertisers, or 2) increase the NFL audience. You are making a judgement on something that was not written.

That video has some incredible quotes by a fellow who worked at Oregon for a year, and now can compare what Oregon does versus the other national programs. The first 20 minutes or so is pretty amazing...

You know, it is funny you mention that because I forgot all about it. Why? Because I have not watched one in 20 years, if not longer. I believe I watched one and thought, "this is stupid," and would fast forward through them every year since. I take that back; I did watch one, Tom Petty, and came away highly disappointed. Love his music, and RIP Tom.

Chad Simmons the National Director of Recruiting at On3 reported that highly coveted 2025 recruit Nasir Wyatt postponed his planned trip to visit Florida this weekend, in order to visit Oregon in this big recruiting weekend. This was due to a personal visit by Dan Lanning, who convinced him of this change in travel plans. This is pretty powerful stuff, that while appears minor...is NOT something we have seen at Oregon in the past. Not even from Taggart or Cristobal in recruiting. Then I saw a post by Flyingsouth on the On3 site that described what might be going on quite well: "Lanning is a Rock Star who is still rising in College Football. With Saban and Harbaugh exiting the scene, there is a vacuum at the top. I can’t think of another coach with more swagger, cachet, and name recognition right now. Smart has the great record but Lanning has a more dynamic personality to cash in on any successes on the recruiting trail and in season success that Oregon achieves. His relatable youthful personality coupled with Oregon’s innovative brand and Social media and marketing department is a winning combination. Throw in CDL’s willingness to never miss an opportunity to promote the program, see the only visiting coach to be on set for College Gameday, and CDL being the main coach pregame of the National Title Game, and the Bama coaching rumors (If you are worried about your coach leaving?) as prime examples. The future is Bright and Green in Eugene! Wowsa. I think that is an observation that few of us thought of...that two of the most powerful recruiters in college football are gone, and that is a wide-open opportunity for Oregon and all up-and-coming programs to fill the void. I do not see the new coach at Michigan, Alabama or even Ohio State keeping up with Lanning over the longer term. Look at the final top 25 for 2023 and think of the coaches who can challenge Lanning as the best recruiter? While there are no guarantees in this recruiting business...this new void at the top assures to me--that Dan Lanning is going have an even better chance at a top five recruiting class every year. Kirby is formidable, but he does not have Lanning's warmth, charm and energy. Good gosh...everything lining up well for Our Beloved Ducks!

While I am repulsed by the camera shots to the stadium box where Travis Kelce's friends and family are after a KC score....would TV executives try to capitalize on that further? I mean, if they announced in advance that cameras will be IN the box, along with mics....wouldn't that pull millions of Taylor Swift fans to watch the telecast? Now I get how pulling in millions more viewers helps the ratings, and that much more mega-charging of advertisers....but it also could enlarge the NFL audience among her fans? Become KC fans at the minimum? Look, I know you're feeling a gag-response as you read this, but I am often fascinated by marketing angles. Seems to me that promoting this is a no-brainer, that there is tremendous upside for the NFL, and the downside, well, we can look away. (I simply fast-forward on my DVR) Think this will happen?

"If you’re one of those people who thought Sanders would have learned something from his first season as a Power Five coach, you were wrong." "...this is the same man who said he wished they 'had a little more privacy' last season." You can't make this stuff up! Isn't he the opposite of Dan Lanning? Truly playing for the clicks?

Going head-to-head with Ohio State in recruiting? Lanning is incredible...

David, I think this was a brilliant call on your part, and now it all makes much more sense. Lanning was looking at the weak spots on the team, and at the coaching staff to see how to improve. Once he saw the skills of how Hampton was coaching corners, and Brian Mich. for linebackers...that made corner coach Meat Martin expendable so Lanning could have direct coaching to the inside linebackers. Great call. This also may be a preference by Lanning, as he sees the inside linebackers as crucial in his blitz packages--from what I've studied, thus they have a tough set of assignments between stopping the run, defending the pass, and being skillful at blitzes. A coach dedicated to inside linebackers might be more crucial to his defensive philosophy, than a dedicated corners coach. Under Bellotti, Helfrich and Chip....I recall how we had separate linebacker coaches, (Pellum) and how Nick Aliotti managed both the safeties and corners as "Defensive Back" coach. Effectively, Lanning is adjusting his coaching staff to his 4-2-5 MINT defense, and their respective skills. Lanning has known Mich. for a long time, and Dan has shown an ability for finding great young coaching talent. Green Blitzes: Lanning Begins the New Mint Defense at Oregon |... FISHDUCK.COM For the first time in nearly a decade–watching the defense at Oregon is going to be highly entertaining again due to the new Mint defense and pressure packages…

Preach it Josh! I believe!

Good gosh Lanning is Killing-it!