Charles Fischer

An Oregon QB, and boy is Stein busy! He is going on a Mormon mission, thus will be back at Oregon in 2026-2027. North Salem’s TC Manumaleuna commits to Oregon Ducks WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM A three-star prospect in the class of 2024, Manumaleuna announced his commitment to the Ducks Sunday night.

My FishDuck Friends, this is an amazing but true story here with the Our Beloved Ducks, and one that shocked me. It has significant ramifications going forward that generates some real pondering by all Duck-Buddies. Oregon’s Record Recruiting Class…That Never Was FISHDUCK.COM I was on top of the world as an Oregon fan in 2021, as Mario Cristobal secured the greatest recruiting class in the history of Oregon football, the best in over…

More loser-logic. What Beaver fans forget or ignore, is that Phil Knight did not help Oregon until after we had already gone to the Rose Bowl in 1994 by ON OUR OWN, and then went to the Cotton Bowl ON OUR OWN. After that, did Phil come forward to begin helping, but even then, with the new indoor practice facility, it was Ed Mosjofsky, who made the biggest donation, and hence why it has his name. Winners want to work with winners, and you have to do it on your own first, and Oregon State fans don’t realize that… Our wonderful baseball facility, PK Park, was primarily donated from Pat Kilkenny, who grew up in Heppner, Oregon, went to Oregon, and then went off and built in Insurance empire. Nobody even knew he was on the radar, but he shows up when Oregon goes to the Rose Bowl. Winners want to work with winners, and the Beavers are not. Beavers want to blame everyone else, and give no credit because it would shine a light on the failures of their own leaders.

That is so cool!

The transcript of the Lanning press conference is a perfect example of why I don’t go to them anymore. A ton of coach speak, a ton of blah blah, where he tells you nothing, and then, in many cases, will issue questions back at the reporters. You got very little from his answers. The offense did well at times, and the defense did well at times! What revelations!

In 1991 when Oregon only won three games due to massive injuries...the Beavers won the Civil War (14-3) for their only win of the year, (1-10) they actually made and distributed a video for OSU fans that was titled... "We Own the State" Doesn't that define a loser mentality?

So true, as Lanning killed it in the portal last year--which will be evident as the season progresses. It makes sense to pay NIL to proven players, versus high school players with upside. Ducks have a budget, and are probably saving for portal transfers.

Really, really good point. They need to see results, and I don't blame them.

That is a great point, and Lanning has recruited well considering he's been facing that headwind. The stability now created by Lanning's contract and the B1G is huge for recruiting.

It looks like Oregon has lost momentum for Brandon Baker, the 5-Star OL, yet I cannot help but wonder what would happen with him and a few other biggies if Oregon kicks-butt this season as I believer we will? Do you think we will flip some? Or is the largest bag, (NIL) what matters for many of the 5-Stars? As I look forward for recruiting...I have to look back at all the years of suffering, the scrapping, the great analysis and coaching-up of so many players. Of all the busts, and all the great ones... The truth is, Oregon has not been an elite top-five program consistently for a long time, and once we get back there for two years straight--then the recruiting jumps into the top-five of the rankings. I believe Oregon will finish again in the top-ten of the recruiting rankings--missing out on the tough ones. Yet with a great year--the Ducks are poised for great success in the future. We have more than enough talent to play with the best; the difference now is experience in a given year, (and this team has tons of that) and coaching. (Which, frankly, is still unproven IMHO) Thoughts? Big Sack for Popo!

My mistake! They do have marketing....I challenge all to see if anyone can make it through that video. I made it 34 seconds... "I wonder why they don't have a good brand?"

Get ready, Beavers....

A Pac-12 assistant, who went off the record with Athlon Sports put it bluntly, "The circus is in town, and you can have a real good time. But, the circus always does two things. They take your money, and they leave town."

Do Beaver fans EVER refer to their prior Athletic Directors...those who made the bad decisions? The lack of branding and marketing? No. It is Oregon's fault... It is a loser mentality..."it is not my fault...it is Oregon's fault!"

You know....I am losing every bit of sympathy I had for Oregon State...their judgment is similar to their long term record; LOSERS. Is Oregon to blame? Of course! What LOSERS. You have a crappy brand, and a poor following; whose fault is that?

Soak up this year, as we will not have as an experienced defensive line for a few more years. Not to mention Casey Rogers and Taki!

Here is a nugget to help ease the concerns, as having Popo in the middle with Dorlus on one side and Burch on the other? Whew! Full Quote: "it's something I've never seen before. It's definitely special."

Another time, another thread...sure--I need to see that. There are too many facts out there that dispute it, and we can address them all then. Keep in mind...it is not just womens sports. Mens Track & Field loses money just like Womens Track & Field, just as Baseball loses money like Softball, etc. Now many of us here enjoy so many of the 'minor' sports and womens sports, but the majority of eyeballs are simply not there. I know this from when FishDuck published articles on all sports years ago, and I closely tracked the readership of those sports. And frankly....as I consider all this--what benefit is this conversation? We can't change what is going on, and I am still going to enjoy Mens and Womens Basketball, along with Baseball and Softball. It is the type of conversation that can turn fellow fans against each other...when we all love all Duck athletes.

Oh Yeah!

Precisely. Athletic Directors have to hire winning coaches, keep them happy, and hope that football wins enough to pay for it all. Canzano is in a fix, as I enjoyed his takes on the Pac-12 Conference and would read about Oregon State. As for now?

You gotta start with yours!

I have written this earlier, but if the B1G came in and offered just 10 million-the B1G could profit, and we would all benefit from from a bigger western pod.

When asked what he would do if Oregon State had been offered a chance at going to the B1G? He indicated he would have stayed in the Pac-12, and "worked it out." Oregon State would have gone in a heartbeat, and not felt the least bit bad about it. In fact they would have considered it a double win....more money AND sticking it to Oregon! The pathetic blaming of Oregon from Beaver fans is disgusting, and indicative of their nature.