Charles Fischer

Agreed. As Jon Joseph explained to me about why Cal and Stanford were NOT invited the B1G...."they would not be accretive to the conference." Would their revenues add to the revenue share each B1G school was getting, or would everyone's revenue share drop because of the addition of the Bay Area schools? It is the latter, hence why the ACC got a sweetheart deal in taking them. Thus the Coug-Its and Beavis have nothing to offer a Power-4 conference....

An article by John Canzano reminded me of how incredible the final season (2023) of the Pac-12 was with quarterbacks. Bo Nix, Oregon, picked in first round by Denver. Michael Penix, Washington, picked in the first round by Atlanta. Caleb Williams, USC, picked in the first round by Chicago. Cam Ward, Washington State, about to be picked as No. 1 pick in 2025 Draft. Noah Fifita, Arizona Shedeur Sanders, Colorado, about to highly picked in 2025 Draft. Fernando Mendoza, Cal. DJ Uiagalelei, Oregon State Every week was tough on defensive backs...whew!

With that many LA fans...UCLA should be filling their 100K Rose Bowl, as other B1G teams are. But effectively they were acquired "low," and have a ton of upside. If either or both become good again--the numbers with their games with OBD should be superb. Indiana? I still cannot get over how Indiana has more living alumni than Ohio State or Michigan? Boy the B1G is huge, and has much more upside remaining! And it suggests that our home game versus the Hoosiers could be sold out! And they traveled really well to UCLA last year...

What? No SEC teams? Denver? Western Michigan? For those of us in the west--who knew?

The most stunning statistic in that article are the teams with the most most living alumni. I would assume Michigan and Ohio State, but to see the top one is Indiana? And to see that UCLA is one of the top ones as well, means they are highly under utilizing their fan base.

I actually gave some notes to Rich Brooks at Oregon Club about how the research at that time showed that the color pink would drain energy, and this was quite a deliberate tactic to help their home field advantage. My understanding, is that Oregon took poster and construction paper, and managers taped it up in the locker room when they got there. You’re welcome!

This game SHOUTS a tough-gritty-lucky-to-win-like-Wisconsin kind of game. We will have shoot-out in September with Penn State, but this Iowa game in November? NOT Good...

I received a text yesterday from a very loyal Oregon fan who told me that he saw in Instagram that Oregon State is now going to the Big-12? I started thinking about all the ramifications, of all the Pac-12 money going to the Cougars, how Beavis would drop all their work done when a good offer came their way? (Just like Oregon, who they condemn?) Then I did a Google Search; nothing came up. I checked with one of the largest Oregon State messages boards....nothing. But I did learn that SEVEN players of the Beaver Mens Basketball team are in the portal, and word was--the women in Corvallis are leaving their team as well, and leaving HC Scott Rueck in a tough spot? Holy Crap! Then I checked on that, and found that EIGHT members of the OSU Womens Team are transferring out! So Beavis, do you believe in KARMA, NOW? (Good gosh, I enjoy being brutal on Beavis....)

Jon gives us a ton to ponder about Iowa, and I agree with 30Duck-this is going be a very tough away game.

In both major polls, Oregon is now the No. 4 team in the nation, and UCLA is No. 7 or No. 8, while Nebraska and Ohio State are between No. 21-25 on the two polls. Pretty cool!

In an email I received from either The Athletic or On3...they reported that Brock Huard is forgoing Fox Sportscasting this fall in order to coach Tight Ends at his son's high school team. Upon reflection--if Brock has the money to do that, then good for him. Your son is in high school only once... But losing to the Ducks is FOREVER....

Oh my! With such an outlook...I'm heading to where the Ducks are going...the CRAPPER. (Ya think it is a bit early to be negative?)

Interesting trip down memory lane Darren, thanks for the info.!

Over the next month...Oregon is getting a game a week on television,...FINALLY! We are at Maryland this weekend, and the Saturday game is on the B1G Ten Network at 1:00 PM PST. Then Monday, April 14th at 8:00 AM vs. Georgetown on the CBS Sports Network PST. Then the following Sunday April 20th at 2:00 PM PST vs. UCLA on the B1G Ten Network. And we play Beavis, Tuesday April 29th at 5:30 PM, PST, on local KOIN TV. Of course I will let you know before each game because I Might as Well Face it...I'm ADDICTED TO DUCKS. More of Our Beloved Ducks headed for Home!

Yep! Especially when it is Oregon...we bring the worst out of opponents! So Duck-Buddy...I agree with you...WHO CARES?

Amen, Duck Brother...

The B1G is becoming very aware of Oregon!

A huge domino, as there is no replacement for experience...

Michigan wins 12-11. I am too distraught to discuss, but I will get back later in the week with my updated thoughts about the team.

12-10 Michigan after eight innings, as Cole Stokes came in for Oregon...and was awful. He loaded the bases with walks and hit batters, and then Ryan Featherston walked home two runs before finishing the inning. Drew Smith was subbed in, who then hit a three-run homer to close the gap to two....can Our Beloved Ducks pull this out over the Wolverines?

10-7 Michigan after seven innings, as the Ducks stranded two on base again...

10-7 Michigan after six innings, as Umlandt was replaced by Santiago Garcia, who was then shelled for a Grand-Slam. To add insult to injury--Oregon stranded bases-loaded to end the inning. My Kingdom for a Pitcher!

7-6 Ducks after five innings, as Umlandt got tagged for a two-run dinger by the Wolverines, but Oregon got the bats going! A massive two-run blast by Jacob Walsh was a great start... Then the Pride of Springfield, Maddox Molony hit a sweet single to score two! But wait! The Ducks did a double-steal of second base, and home to score Molony!

4-2 Michigan after four innings. The bad news is that Oregon's Sanford has given up four runs in four innings, and the good news is that the Pride of Sherwood Oregon, Ian Umlandt, is coming into replace him in the fifth inning. Ian Umlandt

2-2 after three innings. Oregon's Sanford got shaky, but so did Michigan pitching, as the Ducks scored on a wild pitch. But we had bases-loaded with no outs...and only got one run? Waz does not like bunting down the first base line as I do for a sacrifice to score, as I'd trade an out for a run all day when you have 27 outs in a game. I am really looking for the highly acclaimed Will Sanford that we've heard about from fall practice. He has an ERA over 5, and has not done well the last couple of outings. It is said he has four great pitches, but I'd settle for a couple right now! The Throw-Back unis are cool...