Charles Fischer

So this is why he was so highly rated? I look forward to seeing him rounding into form, and I'll bet we see some big tackles and plays from him this year. That's going to leave a mark!

As a FishDuck writer over the last dozen years--a nightmare is remembering how to spell some player's names, and since I often can't...with my old-fart brain, I will usually have the roster open in another tab/page when I'm writing an article. Even tougher are pronouncing many of the Hawaiian/Samoan names that are often on our team, and this year--we have a bunch of them. Already I am having difficulty in discussions with Duck-Buddies when referring to Matayo Uiagalelei. And I better figure it out, because this guy is good, and has shown more in two games than Burch. I receive a massive PDF each week as credentialed media which contains a page that has pronunciations listed, and I thought I would share some with you. Matayo Uiagalelei: muh-tay-oh / ooh-ee-ahn-guh-luh-lay Teitum Tuioti: Tay-tum / TOO-ee-oh-tee Faaope Laloulu: fa-oh-pay / la-low-ooh-loo Iapani Laloulu: ee-uh-pawn-ee / la-low-ooh-loo (Yes, they are brothers and you can call him Pancho) I am going to the game with Our Beloved Ducks Forum Moderator, Kamikaze Kid, and at our seats on the 34 yard line--we will practice these names out loud several times to set the memory templates in my beer-starved brain. It is my final game in person this year, and great fun to attend with a Duck-Buddy from the sites. You have to admit--seeing the names written out like that make it a ton easier? Now practice with me....

This "us-against-them" mentality will work for a while with the team, but not after this season. Maybe even not the entire 2023 season?

Oh, my friend DazeNconfused! I love how we chop up the games, but this is one time that I am in significant disagreement with you--which is rare. First...our recollection of the Cristobal rushing era is quite different. I will not pull up ALL the articles I wrote during that time, but the bottom line is that rushing yardage dropped significantly from the Chip Kelly/Helfrich/Taggart years to Cristobal. He changed the offense, and the blocking schemes in a big way. He wasted an offensive line that sent four to the NFL, (recruited by Steve Greatwood) but again--that discussion is for another time. Please look at the rushing yards cited in this article... Has Cristobal's "Physical" Offense Worked? Will It? FISHDUCK.COM ve never heard as much about "a tough culture" or "being physical" from any coach at Oregon as I have from Coach Mario Cristobal. There was a feeling of… Second...it was reported by another analyst that some of the "Toss" plays were recorded as passes by the TT stats guy. So, since I am media credentialed--I looked up the official play transcript the AD sent me to see. There are three plays recorded as passes that were clearly under-handed tosses to the running back when I went back and looked at every single 'pass' to a running back. We all know the difference between an overhand flair pass to a running back, versus an underhanded toss where you also have offensive linemen pulling. Those three plays totaled an additional 39 yards, which brought the rushing total from 113 to 152 yards rushing for the game. Still not great, as I look at 200 yards as the measuring stick of a "good" rushing game. But still--it was not quite as bad as it initially appeared, and it was adequate as a balance to keep the passing attack working. Their interior defense was MUCH better than I anticipated....they were STOUT. Third...Lanning acknowledged in an interview that, "I thought our efficiency in some runs was really good, and our efficiency in other runs was really bad. And I thought they (Texas Tech) had a great game plan for a lot of our primary runs. (Plays) You know, we've had a lot of success in the past with our counter plays. I thought they had some good schematic answers for that." So, our opponent had a ton to do with it as well, I have to salute their big defensive tackles, and their plan to stop our favorite run plays. Perfect practice for us to prepare for later in the season... Fourth...Oregon anticipated trouble with their defensive line and our game plan was to run outside often with the toss plays, the wheel routes and the flair passes to wear them out. We did not run inside much by design, IMHO. Fifth...this is a completely different group of players that Adrian Klemm would have had to deal with as well. We cannot be certain that he would not have had the same first-real-game mistakes and jitters that Coach Terry dealt with. The O-Line players last year too, are a reason for last year's success, and that 2022 group was super, and they are GONE. I think it is unreasonable to expect even Coach Klemm to duplicate last year's success in just the second game for this new group, IMHO. Oregon scored on this inside running play... Sixth...Oregon averaged 38 points per game last year--and we equaled that in Lubbock, thus not a step down on offense as you predicted, thus far. While a TD came from the defense--last year's scoring included defensive TDs as well. This was pretty good considering how difficult that environment was, and again...perfect practice before going to Seattle and Salt Lake City. Seventh...this is really a one game window, and I believe it is too early to draw conclusions yet. I do believe very strongly that this group will improve, and both Lanning and Terry have voiced that confidence as well. Fun to watch for in upcoming games!

Some good things to ponder from this...an article from DazeNconfused! Ducks Offense: Klemm's Entire Line Gone and Lost Forever? FISHDUCK.COM Oregon escaped Lubbock, Texas with a hard fought 38-30 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders, but the unit that was the heart and soul of the Ducks last year was… ...but the unit that was the heart and soul of the Ducks last year was MIA. Oregon’s offensive line that was one of the best in the nation last year, is now a major concern and possibly a limiting factor to their success this season. What happened to cause this collapse of performance you might ask?

Naw....Coach Lanning just made a mistake is all. Like the rest of us--he could not possibly have known what would happen in football season a few months later.

I have to admit that Sanders would be a better fit for USC....as LA would love him.

That is such a PERFECT example of internet trolls!

Oh we haven't got started with it, IMHO. It will be ongoing, endless, and makes me grateful Oregon is going to a new conference next year!

More info. about the Bru-haha.... WATCH: Deion Sanders responds to 'bull-junk' from Jay Norvell WWW.ON3.COM .

So by now everyone knows about CSU Coach Norvell putting down Coach Sanders for showing up at a press conference with a hat and sunglasses. So what does Deon do? He gets sunglasses for his entire team! Love him or hate him....you gotta admit that his response is funny!

GatOrlando: The good news is that Oregon fans have dealt with that type of fan quite a bit already in USC fans, and the bad news is that now it will be amplified joining the B1G. But I do have two other observations that I have found to be true: 1. Oregon fans do not wear halos. We have a subset of fans, (some fans at other schools say is the majority) that are horrible. 2. Every school has both classy and trashy fans. It is human nature, and I am sure that LSU has some classy fans, but I did not have the opportunity to make their acquaintance. Bottom line is that I assume that I will encounter a large number of culls on a free football forum, but I will also make new friends with reasonable people like you. I know that I will be banning a bunch of what I call, "Drive-by Trolls" next year, but I also know this community will meet some great new people. Since I like to both meet new people, and also put-the-hammer-down-and-ban-trolls....2024 will be fun.

Hello My OBD FishDuck Forum Friends! What is your prediction versus Hawaii? Take your shot and let's have fun with it... Lets get these predictions started, and remember I look for the differential between your predicted points with both teams from the actual points. I will use the tiebreaker information when needed, so provide all the data below! Entries without ALL the information are invalid, and predictions on other threads don't count. Please follow directions, as I need all that is below for tiebreakers: --the winner --the score --the amount of turnovers Oregon creates --the number of sacks Oregon records on the opposing team --the number of passing yards by the Ducks. My prediction is: Oregon, 55-23, 3, 4, 304

Nicely done. Thanks.

I am on a couple of other boards searching for news that sometimes does not make it here. As a courtesy to all the good people here--I share it, even if silly, and especially if there is some humor involved.

I think it is a great observation. Prime and Lincoln would fit better at each other's locations.

Thank YOU. I hope that the B1G fans that make their way here next year are as nice as you and so many Georgia fans we have visit. My SEC experiences online have been a mixed bag; So far, Florida and Georgia fans have been superb--they are new friends. Tennessee fans were wonderful both in Knoxville and at Autzen. LSU fans were pretty toxic, and frankly the worst ever encountered. Years ago, I made a video (below) that Tiger fans took offense to, and boy did I get some of the most vile stuff thrown at me. Although one fellow had such innovative insults--that he had to have taken a lot of time to ponder and craft such epithets. I read them out loud to my wife and daughter who just burst out laughing. I did give this guy my salute, but between all sources--I had over a hundred nasty comments. Hey...we disagree, and it is only football!

I felt that way for a long time, and even wrote disparaging articles about him... What Not to Do at That Time... How John Canzano Inspired FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM How John Canzano inspired FishDuck (Charles Fischer) to make the fan site, FishDuck.com a santuary for Oregon fans from the cesspool of the usual sports media.

I've been saying it from the beginning about the Stein offense; power plays and pulling to get good running yardage. The running threat pulls defenders in the box which then leaves one-on-one matchups on the perimeter, thus throw long. Then, the medium range drag routes are open all day. Technically....just throwing the Bird-Bombs achieves this with even just completing one every game. The threat opens it all up... Tez scored on a nice wheel route due to vacated DBs who went deeper...

Wowsa. That is a great question, and I'm sure keeps coaches awake at night. How do you overcome the self-centered nature of social media, of temptations that did not exist before? Really hard to straddle the fence of discipline, motivation, coaching and caring. Really hard job coaching these days...

I don’t really sense the snobbery being projected within the Lanning staff, and in fact, I sense the opposite. I believe he’s trying to build a hunger within everyone, and he has stated to the team often the goal of striving for a national championship. I would agree with you that there are presently too many mistakes. I do think he’s going to work pretty hard at cleaning them up, with yesterday being called a day to visit the doctors office to fix the ailments! And I certainly do want to welcome you to this forum! Great to have you posting, and do share your thoughts often!

Bingo. Focus on Oregon, Washington, and the B1G, and those writers will attract HUGE B1G audiences. But THAT is probably out of their comfort zone, however it would be the most likely way to prosper as an independent. But WOULD Canzano dump the Beavers to write about Oregon’s B1G opponents, of which would then be interesting to Duck fans? This is a new form of journalism, with a big cross-road in it already for these two writers, and that’s why I find it’s so interesting.

I wouldn’t call it pushback so much, as simply polite disagreement. With all that you have written, and entertained us with over the years, Darren, I can’t help but smile, when writing, even when disagreeing with you! I do think you are going to see a lot more Bird-Bombs in the future, and we are going to get better at throwing them and catching them.

I think we would all feel differently if we were in the position of a five star. So few are 5-Star, and while so highly coveted, and there is no guarantee of their future. They could bust long before the NFL, or get injured. If you were offered enormous money…wouldn’t that give you pause as well? I wish this were not the case, but frankly, I do not blame them or their families. You have to take some guaranteed money when you’re that young, and in such a precarious position with their life ahead of them.

I don't think enough credit is given to Stein for making adjustments, whatever it takes to win the game. We did not see that on offense with Mario, and it is refreshing. Stein had a terrible, injury-ridden offensive line last year, and yet was scoring a boatload with UTSA. He has a very high upside here as he learns the talents and adjusts to this level of game. What was our average last year with Dilly? 38 points a game. How many did we score in this game? 38. Now granted, the last TD was on defense, but last year's average was based on defensive TDs as well. We won in a very tough environment, and thus GREAT preparation for going to Seattle and Salt Lake City later. What I saw was a raw team with a ton of upside left, and Lanning pretty much said the same in the locker room afterward.