Charles Fischer

Amen my Duck-Brother, and congrats on joining us and posting! Do share your thoughts often as the water is great in this Duck Pond...

How else is a smaller team in a sparse geographic area, (like Oregon) lacking in resources, or a losing brand, (as Colorado had) supposed to compete with all the big elite teams? Their recruiting of high school players is what keeps them elite, and those players are not available to most teams. Thus the portal is a great equalizer, where a good coach can turn things around quickly and compete with elite teams as Oregon has done with Dan Lanning. Like most--I did not see all the beneficial aspects of the portal that we Duck fans are experiencing. And what about the players? Trey Benson was never going to break through the log-jam at running back at Oregon with CJ Verdell and Travis Dye ahead of him. So he transfers to Florida State and had over 200 total yards yesterday, thus he had a new opportunity to play and show his talents. Ditto for Khyree Jackson who was not a starter at Alabama, but now is flourishing into a true potential NFL Draft pick at Oregon. If I choose to look at the negative--I could go the route that you are. But when I look at the positive aspects for the football programs, and the players themselves--there is a lot to like. Transfer Tysheem Johnson has played more snaps than any Oregon defender.

Ah, thank you Ryan,....we have not had a history article, or an article even looking at Oregon football history in SO LONG. It was sweet to read, and reflect upon how far we have come. And the best is yet to be!

Weak in the NCAA tournament In basketball? Yes, but in football the new B1G will seriously challenge the SEC for top conference next year. If you look at the final top 25 at the end of last season, and project the new SEC, and new Big-Ten, you would find there are seven teams of each ranked in the final top 25. And the B1G would have ranked higher… I believe we are going to have some very healthy competition at the top, and the Big Ten will have more blockbuster games on a week to week basis than the SEC, IMHO. it is a new mental paradigm for those in the southeast, but it is going to be incredibly tough, and incredibly entertaining competition for all to watch.

If the B1G would not take Stanford/Cal and the Bay Area at a major discount… then Cornvalley, and the Palouse will never get an invite, IMHO.

Not meaning to offend, but on paper...2024 is currently a rebuild. But I also wrote..."forget about 2024 as the future is now." He may make it a "reload," but we analyze that in the off-season. For now, I do not want to get off-topic, and that is....this year is special and we should savor it.

Time to 'fess-up. None of these were my creation, as I copied them from a pay-site where they had a thread inviting AI images of Ducks vs. Huskies. I took my favorites and made them better with captions... Mr. FishDuck

She knows....

Facts....

Face it Huskies...only a Duck gets the babes.

Now THIS is a RoboDuck my Duck-Buddies!

Has this got a bit of the Japanese anime vibe to it? (Not that I would know for sure!)

Wait Cliff...I thought you smoked it all?

Stopping all that is wrong here takes a green tint....

My Duck-Buddies....the force is with us.

We can't lose to a bunch of clowns!

Ted Bundy was a Husky.... (For those who are not an old fart--click here)

Good gosh this one below is ominous....I love it!

Great example of how the portal can help the players. As a reserve--he was not going to move ahead of CJ Verdell and Travis Dye, and thus with transferring his playing time and value has exploded. Ditto for Khyree Jackson from Alabama to Oregon.

Because it is 21 players, (See article) not just Bo. That is how it looks right now, but after portal season--we will see.

Huge point. Some Duck-Buddies in the mid-west have really taken time to explain to me how it will be easier to pull recruits from highly populous state in eastern time zones due to all the TV exposure, and the ease of parents going to their son's games. It would be nice to pull tons of recruits from Ohio and Michigan the way those teams do on the west coast?

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Originally posted by GatOrlando...and I fixed it.

Amen, Duck-Brother, and the real question is how the B1G feels about having a real tough game added with Oregon on the schedule? With what Dan Lanning is building....isn't the onus on them?

Below is a question from Canzano's mailbag that I thought would be interesting for discussion. I think it is very relevant, and my reaction is below it all... Q: Looking at the upcoming Big Ten football schedule for Oregon I am reminded of the story of the dog who caught the car. Who wins in this version? The dog or the car? — @KdickeyKeith A: I spoke with some insiders at Oregon in the days before the decision to go to the Big Ten was made. The school spent extensive time studying the possible transition. This was not a knee-jerk move. It was done with a 10-year and a 20-year window in mind. I asked a well-placed source at UO if they’d considered what happened to Nebraska after they joined the Big Ten and Texas A&M after it went to the SEC. The response from my UO source came: “Texas A&M fell off because of poor hires” and “Nebraska became less relevant when they weren’t the only one recruiting at a national scale.” Agree? Or nah? I’m fascinated to see how this works out for Oregon. The Ducks may hit the ground running, win a bunch of games, and replace Michigan and Ohio State as a Big Ten power. Or the Ducks may get a rude awakening and discover that it’s tougher than they thought to win games against Purdue, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State and Iowa on a consistent basis. I’m here for it. I’ll bet you are too. ---------------------------------------------------- FishDuck Facts: If I was Washington (with their recruiting and upcoming teams) or UCLA...I would have the concerns John refers to. But we have one huge winning factor he did not count on...