Charles Fischer

They never want to look inward, at who is absolutely responsible for this... From the Oregonian--Letter to the Editor: "Everyone connected with Oregon Ducks football should be ashamed of themselves. They almost single-handedly ruined Oregon State football. They could have made a stand against the unbridled greed of college football and the broadcast networks. They could have recommitted to the survival of the Pac 12; if they had, then all the other remaining schools would have jumped on board. TV deals would have eventually been worked out to provide plenty of money to those programs. Instead, the Ducks caved, mortally wounding a terrific Beavers program. It’s shameful conduct on every level. If the Ducks think they will gain more of everything in the Big Ten, they are in for a rude awakening. Karma has a way of equalizing bad behavior. Karma is coming, and I for one will enjoy every minute of it." Jim Spurr, Cannon Beach ----------------------------------------------------------------- No, Jim, you are mistaken about the karma. It is here right now, and Oregon State is experiencing it for decades of terrible management while slopping up at the trough of Pac-12 Media Revenue. Beavers are Over-Valued, Over-Paid, Ungrateful and Unaccountable FISHDUCK.COM I am sick of the pretentious articles by John Canzano and other writers who portray the Beavers as the aggrieved party in the Pac-12 dissolution… You have a small following, and a poor brand. Now whose fault is that?

Boy do I hear you David. We try to be mature, to be philosophical about it. But damn...it hurts. I do take solace in that I'm not as wacko as the people I ban each year who go crazy when Oregon loses... But I'm close...

Not to me. Bridges was a starter who improved over 2022, and then played a minor role in 2023. In the latter part of the season--he only played late in garbage time, or when there was injury. He wants to be a starter somewhere, and I cannot blame him for that. Oregon has really good corner talent emerging....

My opinion? No, I don't think we will always go to a portal QB in the future. We need a band-aid this year, and finding a great quarterback among high schoolers is hard. So Lanning will do what he does at all positions; recruit a ton of them and find our who is the best. Eventually a HS QB will develop and take the reins. We don't like Oregon going after portal QBs, yet if the Ducks do not have a good QB...we fans will be howling about how the coaches failed in talent evaluation, player development, planning ahead, etc. I think that roster management these days is a lot harder than it looks.

Often...yes. Oregon MUST have a great QB, and you don't know until you get the high school player here and see his development. Most will not pan out, thus, a portal transfer QB will be needed to fill the gaps. The rumor on another site is that the coaches are pleased with the upside of Novosad, and with Luke Moga--there is talent to develop and see how they turn out. If one of them does, (and I include TT in this) then a portal transfer will not be needed in the future. But we need one now, and a Dillon Gabriel or Cam Ward can make us a contender immediately for 2024. Or...I am completely clueless, don't have any idea what the coaches are thinking, and am just spouting my opinion, is all.

I was holding my breath as bowl selections were taking place. For Georgia to left OUT of the Playoff? And they were No. 1? I did NOT want to face them, as whoever does was going to get their wrath...whew! So they place Florida State as the foe? The two passed-over teams? That bowl matchup just elicits so much pain from me. Seminoles are in big trouble... Florida State does not know what they are playing with...

Oregon Craft Beer IPAs are always the heart of every analysis of games we lose. I spent an hour and a half with DazeNconfused tonight haggling it out. Fun and frustrating. I will have an article about the three major issues that resulted in losing that game--in the future. But I need more healing/beer first... This is really good... (And it has always been, and will always be FishDuck)

The guy who needs it is the Placekicker....

It is possible that things are already in place, and they are waiting a day or two so as to avoid the appearance of "tampering?"

I think the defense could’ve played a ton better. Washington only punted once, and our defense only made three stops the entire game.

Well, Gabriel was a Heisman candidate until he got hurt temporarily, while playing Kansas and that upset.

Well, I believe that recruiting strategy is on the table...according to another rumor. But wouldn't that clear out the Oregon QB room to the portal?

Coach, your study brings so much to us. Had a blast watching and replaying these...

From Mississippi State, one of the three projected finalists for Gabriel....

I was impressed with Cam Ward when WSU came to Eugene. I thought his numbers were better than above, and perhaps they would get better at Oregon if he becomes the candidate? If Oregon gets Gabriel...we are immediately gunning for the B1G Championship in 2024!

Ditto.

I have no idea of his credibility...

Highlights...

Below are the top-rated college quarterbacks as of the end of week 13: Look carefully at who is No. 18, No. 7, No. 3 and No. 2! Ranking Top 25 Quarterbacks in College Football After Week 13 BLEACHERREPORT.COM Welcome to Bleacher Report's Top 25 college football quarterback rankings after Week 13. The only thing that matters here is on-field production in 2023. That…

There are heavy rumors that Oregon is closing in on a new quarterback for 2024. As of this morning, one of the top portal transfer QBs available is Dillon Gabriel, who is the Oklahoma QB of this last season. He had 37 starts as the QB at UCF before coming to OU, and has 50 career starts now. He is in the same high school class as Bo Nix! He has had a medical redshirt year, and the COVID year, and thus would be a one-year band aid to allow for development of the young guns on the roster. Gabriel is not considered much of a NFL prospect at 5'11", but he is an elite college QB. At Oklahoma he threw for 3,660 yards , ran for 373, for 30 TDs and 6 picks with a 69% completion rate. He went to Mililani high school in Hawaii, was a big Oregon fan and Marcus Mariota fan, and now wears the No. 8 of his childhood hero. His OC at OU left to be the HC at Mississippi State, and Oklahoma had a young stud QB that they want to play or lose him. Dillon beat Texas, threw for 285 yards and ran for 113 yards in that game. In another game, Gabriel threw for an incredible EIGHT touchdown passes!

I have three reasons why for the subpar performance, and I am working on it for a FishDuck article.

Annie....it is OBD members like you that make me love this community so much. You are making lemonade, and we love to drink it being devoted Duck fans. BTW...I cannot say who, but females who have been inspired by you have signed up recently to be an OBD member. They see it is safe here as they read your posts and the reactions to them, and how we welcome all opinions. You were one of the founding members, and I want to publicly acknowledge how you have always been "one-of-us," yet have shown others by your posts and examples that the water is just fine in this Duck Pond.