Charles Fischer

Don't let USC win the conference in 2023, and UCLA in basketball this year and next. Show everyone they actually did not win titles that often in the last 20 years in the Pac. Don't schedule any sport for non-conference contests; make them figure their own west-coast pod out. I am sure they will make a GREAT jump to the B1G...

So you admit there were coaching errors, but you don't want to call out the coaches? I think that is fine for you, if that is what you want...but don't expect the rest of us to do the same. At FishDuck we are not "suck-ups" to the coaching staff in order to gain access. We give credit where due, and give grief when it is deserved. And it is deserved... Dazed did not say he was giving up on the coaches, nor I. However it makes sense to point things out, ask some major questions, and watch for that progress and write about it here. These questions will add to the drama and our entertainment this spring and fall, and I'm grateful for all the writers who do Critical Analysis at FishDuck.com.

Even when they let Herbert run...was it designed between the tackles? No. It was a Zone-Read, and if he pulled--he was running to the outside. (Where he can slide or go out-of-bounds)

On rare occasions, like the first 10 yard quarterback, run up the middle for a touchdown against Washington that caught them completely by surprise… Then, yes. Running that same play three times in the same game was only asking for trouble, and we got it.

You do not understand how the media works at the Oregon Athletic Department; they only want complete suck-ups asking snowball questions. As it is now--I am very lucky to have photographers at all the Oregon games to supply pictures for articles for the rest of the year. It was truly in doubt whether that would happen this season, and I was stressed out about it. Why is this happening? Because of all the articles I wrote about Mario Cristobal. This one for example, set the Oregon world on fire going into the 2021 season, and they did not like it. I doubt that.... 1) they would grant the interview, and... 2) that Lanning or Lupoi would actually admit to anything. So we are better off speculating as we are.

You make a good case, and I can understand how they are using him. But to use a Heisman-contending quarterback between the tackles when you have an explosive offense with tons of other plays, and running backs built for between the tackles? I have a couple of responses: 1) The QB will get hurt, as it is only a matter of time. 2) It is stupid-as-hell, IMHO. 3) We will disagree--no big deal. (Just be prepared for more lost seasons if we continue doing it)

So a portal LB to replace Flowe leaving, and a receiver to replace Cota--a portal WR transfer last year. Seems like we are winning the portal battle so far!

He was offered by Ohio State out of HS, and was pursued by the Buckeyes for this transfer as well. He was a high Rivals 4-Star out of high school. Jestin Jacobs | HawkeyeReport N.RIVALS.COM Jestin Jacobs - 4 Star Outside linebacker for Iowa on HawkeyeReport

I am giving this a bump to see if anyone is knowledgeable about recruiting for 2023? Got some thoughts?

90%+ of verbals end up signing. A one or two flip away from us, and we flip one or two our way each year--nothing new. (IMHO)

Recruiting this year seems to be flying under the radar--more than any year in recent history. Yet it could turn out to be something very special... Iapani Laloulu (High 4-Star Rivals 357 lb. OL)

The Ducks have represented the Pac-12 well, along with Stanford. It would appear that there are a ton of Ducks returning for 2023, and I will have to resolve to keep a closer eye on them next year, as the coach has it going...

Pennsylvania Duck...what you did in posting was just fantastic--this match and the others before. THANK YOU!

My FishDuck Friends, I was pondering Oregon football recruiting and all the players still out there who are seriously considering Oregon. One pay-site principal believes that 5-Star Kadyn Proctor will flip to Oregon later, and between two 5-Stars (Rivals) and the rest that could sign among all the recruits that the Ducks are pursuing? A Top-Five high school recruiting class is possible. Forget last year as TAMU bought all those recruits, but look at the 2021 recruiting class as an example and you can see that if things fall, (as they have a decent probability of)...Oregon can do it! Now add the all the possible killer portal-transfers....and Our Beloved Ducks have the potential for the biggest/best recruiting class in the history of Oregon football. Are you with me? Jurrion Dickey Calm down, Charles...

This is one time I wish Mike Leach was still in the Pac-12. Imagine the trash-talking taking place between he and Deion before and after their game? Who else wants that entertainment?

Usually with the business world...we are dealing with older adults. Not so here, and especially in this new culture? In the business world today, if you give a negative referral for someone--they can turn and sue you. I have to imagine those same risks exist for football programs, and then there are privacy laws... Not trying to argue, but bring up other points. I thought the same--just call the other coach...but can he really tell you anything? Will he? In my view, it adds to the risk factors of portal transfers.

I cannot agree more--a big shout-out to those who post great thoughts and follow our rules to make it so FUN to read things here. I actually had someone email me as he was very mad about the lack of human touch toward those who violated rules. (When the new system is begun) I explained that I really don't want to deal with all the fighting and insults with so many of the emails I receive, hence why notifying people of violations will be automated. (Moderation, the process of deciding what is a violation is still done by humans) He responded with a flurry of insults and his anger continued about my new upcoming policy. So let me see if I got this right...."you are mad and emailed me your wrath because I no longer wanted to receive emails where people are mad and email me their wrath?" I can't make this stuff up. This is how it feels sometimes, and I am not the Dragon...

Me too. I thought they did superb last year with the portal, in fact I wrote how they WON the portal game in previous articles. One former OBD member gnashed his teeth several times a day at how the portal was another nail in the coffin of college football, and how Oregon would be hurt by it. Nope...we won the portal battle in 2022. I never stated I did not have confidence in the staff, but simply stating what I believe is the obvious; a scholarship that is tied up via a portal transfer is inherently more risky than a HS scholarship.

No disagreement...as I wrote in the article. I would like a few portal transfers this year to plug some holes, but they gotta work out. Otherwise we are screwed; we have not solved the problem and we have tied up a scholarship.

Then we will disagree--no sweat. The difference is the nature of the scholarship as I wrote at the beginning of the article. A HS scholarship is not tied up, and can be quickly recycled if things don't work out. Not so with a portal scholarship.... as you are stuck with the player regardless of results. That, to me, is a lot more risk.

I did not say that we do NOT take ANY portal transfers, but plug some holes where recruiting has not worked out. (I believe that was in the article?) The majority of the Oregon players transferring out played very little, hence very little data on them. Even worse is a very small window of time to get acquainted with players who are putting their best foot forward and behaving for a while as schools court them. The "Bad-Attitude" players are going to be harder to sift out. Meanwhile you have had reams of conversations with HS players over a couple of years. IMHO, there is much more data going that direction. Keep in mind that we had TONS of data on Bo Nix coming here, but there were still quite a few doubts and concerns about him--even after the Spring Game. Bo Nix's Picks: Can You Live With Them? FISHDUCK.COM Right now Oregon fans are almost swooning in a classic "honeymoon" phase with new head coach Dan Lanning before any games are played. To a degree...

Good gosh, that is the epic line that has to be attached to him in this forum always.

I am not going to dig up all the dirt, but the more I read about him--I cannot imagine this will go well for Colorado. Opposing coaches were not wild about him... To summarize? (This might be the only time I do that!) "It is all about ME." On the other hand...he might just fit in just fine!

Yep, we did see it under Dilly, and you didn't see me get wacked out over it. As you indicated, it is not the formation, but how it is used. For me...under Mario...

Totally blown away from that ranking! It felt different than that!