Charles Fischer

Somebody asked John Canzano if he could wave a magic wand and change one thing about college football...what would it be? He stated that he would go back in time and convince the Pac-12 to take the 30 Million ESPN offer, and keep the conference alive. What do YOU think...agree with that? It is funny, but my answer back then would have been, "heck-YES!" But not now. I like the Athletic Department getting 54 million this fiscal year, and that is with HALF a media share that will go up gradually. I LIKE being in a Super-Conference, and being a major player. I like having Dan Lanning, as I doubt he would stay with us in the Pac-12--being on the outside of the Super-Two. I like the exposure on major TV channels, the building of the brand even further. I LIKE where we are....which do you prefer? Is that a damn pretty picture or what? FishDuck had a photographer there!

Thank you David for the information about our defense, as I had watched this QB and Rutgers in two earlier games, and while I thought the 'Knights' pass defense was lacking....that QB was pretty good. Our defense made him look average, and I was pretty surprised. I love the article, as everyone is thinking offense without recalling the impact the defense made on this game. IMHO...the interception by Aaron Flowers was actually caused by another tipped pass at the LOS. Sometimes a defensive lineman doesn't block the ball, but touching the football as it is going by and he tips or pushes it slightly upward. I believe this happened as I noted the ball path and trajectory changed and sailed high past the LOS, which allowed for the Flowers pick. Flowers did not make an extraordinary play; the ball came to him. I say this to give the defensive line that much more credit. They had a heck of a game!

I have made reference to him a few times on the forum, as I believe he is the classic diamond-in-the-rough that could shine for us. And he is a state of Oregon player, of which makes it more appealing. For those who are thinking it....yeah, Coach Waz knows all about him and would love him to play Baseball. But he came here for football! These walk-ons might be THE quarterback recruiting strategy in the future; get experienced portal transfer QBs and back them up with savvy walk-ons. I mean honesty...if your stud QB goes down--you are screwed anyway. I will also admit that a quarterback recruiting strategy is still evolving for coaches, and for us to understand.

We have a Preferred Walk-On Quarterback redshirting who could blow-up for us in the future. It is Wilsonville's Mark Wiepert, who was the State of Oregon POY on Offense this last season. In the State 5A Championship game he was responsible for EIGHT touchdowns between throwing three and running for five. (New State Record) The year before? He was the State of Oregon 5A POY on Defense. An extraordinary safety... But wait! He was also an incredible receiver for them. Beavis is not happy about his joining Oregon because he has originally verballed to receive a BASEBALL scholarship to Oregon State. He was first team All-State in Baseball for both his junior and senior year while batting .554 as a senior. Good Grief...is this guy an athlete or what? Here is his very interesting bio at GoDucks.com for you to consider... Wilsonville SpokesmanThe Super Man - Wilsonville's Mark Wiepert - Wilsonville...Wilsonville's Mark Wiepert is named Athlete of the Year for 2024-25. Whew!

Speaking of Oregon and Mario....

Think the natives are restless?

Take note my Duck-Buddies, as this was a masterclass...

It is a good thing I never said I was noble, because there is too much good stuff to withhold about our favorite former coach.

SD has been toxic for years, but not quite the cesspool that OregonLive used to be.

Do we want that? At first I did, but then we might lose Stein to Seattle, and that thought revolts me, but it is a great job. They used to think highly of Jonathan Smith at Washington when he was their OC years back...

4:00 PM Pacific, on Fox Sports 1!

OK guys...this is a TERRIBLE thought, but I will share it for your reactions, and thank goodness I am on a site where people cannot attack me personally. What if...both Moga and Novosad have told the coaches they are leaving in the portal at the end of the season? Perhaps Dante has already told them that he is returning next year? So, the coaches are playing the only QB who might be back next year? But the two QBs understand that they will be playing if Dante gets hurt? Meanwhile Akili Smith Jr. is using a redshirt, and only has four games to use this year. My understanding is that he was not on the travel squad, which makes sense if you are already taking four QBs on the trip.

This would have been so cool for Bill Walton... Turn up the background music!

OK...maybe this is not so bad. It is good to have some fun on a game that will not be too challenging--right?

Never seen this before at Oregon! Both backups have used their redshirt year, and both are in uniform on the sidelines...but don't play in garbage time? No facts or explanations on the other sites, except the same speculation as we have here. Just that thread on ScoopDuck alone is enough to make me very grateful for the community here. There are a ton of attacks on each other for simply disagreeing, or scolding each other for bringing up the question, etc. Civility is highly underrated.

BeaverStateDuck! With a final score of 56-10, and his guess of 52-9 was only FIVE points off the total! Pretty darn good, and it was GREAT to see a Duck fan rewarded for being super-positive, instead being a bit hesitant as most of us are prone to be after tough loss. Thanks to all who had fun with it, and CONGRATS again to BeaverStateDuck! I Was Almost Right There With You!

The list of surprises is long, but for me--it was great to see the offensive line get angry and dominate a so-so program's defensive line. No playing down, as we had hat-on-hat often, and saw superb extended blocking. On the flip side...I saw a few holds by us that were not called, and would love to clean that up. What surprises were there for YOU?

It is the question of the day...

OK, let's transition to new threads after the game. Start one!