Charles Fischer

I look at the teams listed below USC and just wince. That is the majority of the "powerful" B1G?

I guess it makes sense, as none of these players who sign this next December and February will ever play in the Pac-12. The updated B1G ranking is quite interesting....look where USC is, and then look at the teams below them. Talk about a low bar to surpass! Then for hoots...look where UCLA is ranked-whew. At least some things don't change regardless of conference! 2024 Recruit Big-Ten Football Team Rankings 247SPORTS.COM In order to create the most comprehensive Team Recruiting Ranking without any notion of bias, 247Sports Team Recruiting Ranking is solely based on the 247Sports Composite Rating. Now, Oregon will not be focused on being the best in Pac-12 recruiting, because we will be by default. No, the target is the top of the national list for Dan Lanning!

My feathered friends--below is from another pay site and I have no idea how legit it is. But it does fit into my FishDuck-Fantasy World, where anything that is sunny for a Duck fan, is worth taking a look at. ------------------------------------------- My phone has been abuzz the last couple days from some of a older families contacts in the Sports Media World. The league will come in solidly as the third best paid P5 league afte BIG and SEC the last few days. That is now sounding like just about an guarantee. It appears our new commissioner may actually do the impossible, as well as can play chicken with the best of them an win. The deal has moved beyond the $31-$33M that was being floated out the last couple weeks by people outside the league (Likely either ESPN or BIG12). Take this with a grain of salt, but it appears our deal is going to be insanely creative and might come in much closer to BIG money than BIG 12 money, once all the i's are dotted, the t's crossed and incentives and creative avenues added in. Also looking like SMU will pay their way into the league, i.e., they pay the first year WITHOUT distribution. Had heard this was a possibility this week, but now Canzano just went on the Locked on Pac12 Pod and stated it too. Also at least two streaming options onboard, ie., Apple and another in addition to ESPN, and some other partners. What I like most about what I'm hearing is we are leveraging our Basketball games with streamers, giving ESPN top picks, and getting significantly more cash than the Big12 who had to sell ALL RIGHTS to their Basketball games to ESPN to get their deal, which translates into a Tuesday and Wednesday Night Big 12 games of the week on the mothership. Listen to the Locked on Pod with Canzano. He's seems really dialed into what is going on in real time. -------------------------------------------- You have to admit...if this stuff is true--we won't have to buy breakfast for a long time. Just get the eggs off the face of the Big-12/SEC/B1G blowhards we have read on this site... It makes the announcement later that much more interesting!

I like that....

That picture above is from the 2019 victory in Seattle, and Popo made the sack on this play that set Washington too far back for them to complete the comeback. So cool...

As mentioned in other posts--I think we have a perfect combo on the defensive line this year of veteran talent from transfers that will improve the pass rush, along with so many freshmen who will gradually make their place for the future. I felt that Burch and Matayo could set up Dorlus and Rogers with the pass rush, but I forgot one other senior returning who is a proven talent....Popo! We are going to have a very deep and talented defensive line in 2023! (Great article Alex!)

Now that range of the polls was from No. 12 to No. 19, but D1 Baseball had us at No. 12, and that is who I follow. The highest finish in over a decade? And we are just getting started my feathered friends... Our Beloved Ducks have SIX Pitchers in MLB!

Boy, I don't know about that. I love the energy, but he says we have the next Adrian Peterson? I see Cole Martin and A'mauri Washington getting some good playing time...

A lot of information is in this browser search, as it has been a popular place where Oregon sports groups have met. I gave a presentation there many years ago about the Oregon Offense, and the food was fine, and the beer was great.

What is the ultimate objective? To achieve what has never been done at Oregon before…win a ‘Natty! Forget the finances-focus on the next five years; which league gives Dan Lanning the best chance to win it all? To win a ‘Natty, we will face the best of the SEC and B1G in the Playoffs. If we beat them…will we care what league we were in? All that matters is winning it.

China has the "Great Wall" and perhaps Oregon can build the "Green Wall?"

But, I have to give the Huskies credit....they do have seven verbals now, and three of them are 4-Star at Rivals, so that was a good weekend for them. (Oregon only offered three of the seven)

Did Oregon offer him?

To me, that is precisely right. When you are blitzing six against Eastern Washington with no results--yikes. It is then the coaches went to a safer defensive philosophy that matched up with what we were doing with burning clock on offense. I suspect we also did not have the pieces in place in the secondary as I believe we will this year, (in particular at the STAR spot) and we did not have any star edge rushers. I believe Jordan Burch and Matayo Uiagalelei fit that bill, and the attention given to them will free-up Brandon Dorlus and Casey Rogers, I believe. I also think there will be another new edge rusher or two who will emerge over the season....Blake Purchase? Johnny Bowen?

That is inaccurate. Most see how it is inevitable, but wonder why so many are insisting it must happen now? The B1G has big problems right now, and they are not inviting anyone; this whole discussion is moot for five years.

Nope. It will be on-going for five or six years, a subject of debate on a regular basis--even when we get a media contract. But in the end for Oregon....

Lanning is recruiting WAY MORE Edge rushers than needed--by design; he is finding out who is best and the others can move on.... He knows that if he has a number of elite rushers, than he blitz at times, but also only rush four other times and create havoc with the various "simulated pressures" where the offensive line does not know where the pressure is going to come from. Overload a side with a couple of skilled pass-rushers, and someone can get through. Meanwhile, you have seven in the secondary--which makes it harder for the QB to squeeze passes into tight windows....especially if he is running for his life! Amen Duck-Brother!

National writer for On3, Josh Newman gave his prediction, as did a Georgia On3 mod after Baker's visit recently to Athens. A big 5-Star that could boost the class!

Is Oregon OC Will Stein telling us we will get verbals from four of the visitors this last weekend? Guesses are Frazier, Tauma, Mothudi, and McRoy? Can you break the code?

Thank you for posting that David, as I was going to. In my article, is a screenshot of the worried expression on Chip Kelly’s face, as he knew he was screwed. There was not enough time for him to score enough to win…

With Burch on one side, Matayo on the other and Dorlus rushing from the middle…we have weapons on defense unavailable last year! Throw in tighter coverage from the secondary, and the result will be a pass defense that is much, much better than 2022.

Unfortunately it is the brains behind the SEC that have the most wisdom on this. The reasoning in the article above illustrates the value of the Oregon Brand beyond the location.

No sweat. We can say anything about any writer, unless it is a FishDuck writer, of course. Thanks for the concern for our conference and this site.

I think Kirk was trying to stir-the-pot by referring to opposing coaches as being "anxious," to play Colorado in 2023, when a better description would be curious or interesting. Everybody will keep their eye on the 'Buffs until they get their butt-kicked the first time, and I'm hoping it will come from Our Beloved Ducks.