Charles Fischer

There is that "Prevent-Offense" at work! That FishDuck guy has always been annoying.....

Well, that might be my dime since he is a volunteer writer!

You know, if you play a Portland State later in the season after you have had tough games, with more tough ones to follow--a PSU game seems like a let-down. But when it is the FIRST game, and we are frothing-at-the-mouth for football...."yeah I'll eat up a Portland State game!" Having them first after waiting for football for so long is perfect to me. My Duck-Buddies....because of my prior arthritic back condition--this will be the first game in five years where I can walk into Autzen stadium and soak up Oregon football. To make a long story short--I could not get up out of a chair and walk a few steps back in January without incredible pain. (I have been dealing with this for years) Now, due to a change in diet and supplements I had never heard of before--my back pain is 90% gone. All this from what I am eating/taking in, and not eating. Crazy, and the doctors were no help. But I am grateful to our creator for guiding me to solutions, and one of the benefits is going to a couple of Duck games this fall. Writer David Marsh and I will be on the 35 yard line soaking in the wonder of Oregon football. I cannot wait, and I am so very thankful for something as simple as walking a half mile...

You can always check GoDucks.com for the answer... Yes, Pac-12 Network only.

What do I want to see? Bombs. Explosion running plays. Sacks. Turnovers created. A dominant performance on both sides of the ball. A new defense....the GREEN WALL.

The Mountain West Conference: Air Force Boise State Colorado State Fresno State Hawaii Nevada New Mexico San Diego State San Jose State UNLV Utah State Wyoming What's not to like? My Beaver and Cougar brothers--I do feel your pain.

A sad day for OSU and WSU, and for Olympic sports at Stanford and Cal. I would like to continue playing them as non-conference foes, but boy it is all so strange.

It is that time of year again...isn't it great! Hello My OBD FishDuck Forum Friends! What is your prediction versus Portland State? 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, 65-13, 3, 4, 278

Nope. He has the speed and size, but there are other components that make a great player.

Maybe our coaches were right?

Team results W-L: 12-0 Conf title: win P12 Bowl prediction: CFP Offensive results Ppg: 36.2 Ypg: 447 TOs: 9 Defensive results Ppg: 20.3 Ypg: 322 Take aways: 26

True-DAT!

Of course you never know where it shows up!

I think I prefer the promotion on the buildings...how about you? 😝

It is only a minute and a half, but I would listen, as Jerry sees what we see: "Coach, you are special..."

You make my fearless look punny. I predicted a regular season record, and let it go at that, but YOU....whew!

Absolutely beautiful...

And the new B1G is going to seriously challenge that...thanks to Dan Lanning!

Darren! So fun to have you back, and the part I loved the most? As a publisher--you cracked me up with the Mr. Bodacious in the picture caption. That is NOT our protocol, but I loved it. Pretty clever slogans, and it reminded me again of how much I enjoy all the different styles of the writers at FishDuck. Your humor is always welcome, and what a nice, "oh-yeah, that's Darren," moment for me. So great to have you back!

I can't wrap my head around it. 92,000 for a volleyball match...in Nebraska? Whew! Impressive, and that is not counting how good Penn State is...

No. Not any time soon--maybe in a few years. Or not.

As much as it disgusts me to write, I have to admit that the media loves to discuss USC, and I am certain a big part of it is catering to the massive number of fans in Southern California. This phenomenon is not going away with Lincoln Riley, because they will either be discussed for how great they are, or how they are not measuring up. But the bottom line is, USC is going to continuously be in the national discussion, and that just makes me want to hurl. 🤮 Yet it is quite evident that USC fans detest Oregon and our fans, and now that we will both be in the B1G, it should be quite an ongoing rivalry. Does all the discussion about USC help West Coast exposure, and hence helps Oregon, when we out-recruit them, and beat them on the field?

Yep, I wrote that last year, and believed it at the time. That is why, when you actually put it out there for thousands to read, it makes predicting a bit more fearless. (Because people like you come back to fry me for sticking my neck out) I have written about this before, but last year we did not have the pass rushing skills needed, and we learned that in the second game of the year. Thus, the rest of the year the Ducks were in a very conservative defense, and when added to the injuries, along with the lack of skill, we were left with the less that an impressive defensive line performance. A big difference compared to last year, is the addition of Birch and Matayo, which will free up the skills of those on opposite sides, as well as the middle, in addition to Popo being back and a healthy Brandon Dorlus. But of course, we will have to see it on the field, but then, once we do—it is no longer a prediction!