Charles Fischer

This is VERY big, and important news. Thank you for sharing it!

There is not a signed agreement that is known in the public sphere. Canzano reported that the schools have all verbally agreed to the Grant in Rights, and will sign it when the media deal comes out and they approve of the media deal.

Precisely. I was going to write about how people shouldn’t post when they don’t read the article that I shared of Canzano. But I thought it would not be very nice, especially with the way I was thinking of writing it. People do that all the time, as they will give an opinion about an article, they have not read. Years back when I would post a FishDuck article on other sites, you would have 5000 views of the post on that site, and 80 comments in the thread criticizing my article. Then I would come look at the analytics of FishDuck, and see that only 37 people actually came over from that site to read the article! People do it here all the time as well with your and my articles, David. You can tell when they write a comment making a point that you or I had already covered in our article. They didn’t read it! A ton of people will post, without reading the articles, or, as we saw this instance, without even reading the post. (It’s too long!)

Actually, they play Shout at the baseball games during the seventh inning stretch, and everybody’s dancing!

I think this weekend SHOUTS to us fans as Party-Time!

(Press Release from UO Athletic Dept.) EUGENE, Ore. – Because of significant demand, this weekend’s NCAA Baseball Super Regional games between the University of Oregon and Oral Roberts University are sold out. In the event temporary bleachers are approved or unclaimed tickets from the visiting team become available, there may be additional tickets on sale Friday morning. Duck fans are encouraged to wear green all weekend. To enhance the fan experience before the Super Regional games on Friday and Saturday, a new and exciting PK Park FanFest concept will activate in the area between Autzen Stadium and Pape Field beginning three hours before first pitch, 2 p.m. on Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday. FanFest will include food trucks, a beer garden, tents and televisions to watch games, a live DJ, shaved ice, photo opportunities, Kids Zone inflatables, and appearances by The Duck and the Oregon Cheerleaders. All fans are welcome, and a game ticket is not required to attend PK Park FanFest. The Oregon-Oral Roberts game will also be shown on the back of the Autzen Stadium video board during each game as well as in the FanFest area for those without game tickets. There will also be a dedicated FanFest area for UO students that includes food, free T-shirt giveaways, face painting, and the opportunity to make posters to take into the game for those with game tickets. For more information, please visit www.goducks.com/SuperRegional.

Coach Waz talks about the matchup, the impact on the program and many of the players. What a special time! (The first in ELEVEN years!) It would be nice if a certain sportswriter could ask a question that is shorter than the answer....

Not much there, but my guess is that Shade is "iffy," while Stoffal and Ayon remain out for good. Shade came in to pinch-run, but his left wrist was in a brace, and I do not know if he can use a mitt or bat with his wrist now. Big loss at the plate if out.... (One of our .300+ hitters!) Mark Wasikowski provides injury updates on three key Oregon players - On3 WWW.ON3.COM As Oregon prepares for its most significant postseason series in over a decade, it's unclear if three of the Ducks' key players will play.

Outstanding post, as I believe you really nailed it. As many of you know--I am a Daffy, Delusional, Devoted Duck beyond all reason. I enjoyed and WATCHED the Beavers on TV win their Baseball 'Nattys, and was very indifferent about bringing Oregon Baseball back. I did not want it back at Oregon because of the OSU success, as I regarded it as "their" sport, as Track was ours, etc. You are right HDuck, in that it was a couple of major players who spearheaded it back, and one behind the scenes that few know about, (I did not know until recently) is that Penny Knight wanted Oregon Baseball back. Even Phil knows, "happy wife-happy life."

"It will include performance/merit based revenue sharing." Now THAT is big news...if it is true. Sorry for the skepticism, but I do not believe any source right now outside of Canzano and Wilner. I was just talking with NJDuck about that point--that Oregon must be rewarded for making Playoffs, Tournaments, etc., with an extra share size of the payout. Oregon has put a ton of money and time into building our brand, and it is time that other league teams no longer piggy-back off that with a reward for not putting in the same resources.

Nobody has said a deal is in place--Canzano stated that the league teams are in agreement on the Grants in Rights, and that has not been reported before. Thus NOT misleading, and I find the accusation amusing coming from the Big-12!

(Below is the article by John Canzano) The remaining Pac-12 Conference members have finalized the terms of their Grant of Rights, sources tell me. That contract includes a variety of elements that all 10 schools needed to agree on — and it appears they have. Among other items, the Grant of Rights includes what sponsorships are Pac-12 centralized vs. left for individual campuses to sell, what sets of rights the conference can sell, and how the revenue will be split among the 10 member schools. Even shares? Postseason incentives? “Over the last few months,” a member of the Pac-12 CEO Group told me, “we have negotiated all of these issues and the Grant of Rights is ready to go.” The length of the contract will be dictated by the length of the Pac-12’s yet-to-be-finalized media-rights deal. But I’m told all 10 schools are ready to sign the Grant of Rights once the media deal is concluded to their satisfaction. A few things while we wait: • When will the Pac-12’s media rights deal be done? I thought it would get done by last Thanksgiving. Then, by Christmas. Then, by March. The Pac-12 presidents and chancellors are now being careful to preserve the “late spring/early summer” timeline they reset a couple of months ago. Summer officially begins on June 21 — in 12 days. • What about San Diego State’s timeline? The Aztecs are viewed as a strong expansion possibility. If they want to join the Pac-12 for the 2024 football season, the Aztecs have until June 30 to inform the Mountain West Conference they’re leaving. If they miss that deadline the $17 million MWC exit fee doubles to $34 million. A Pac-12 source told me last week: “We can’t really control their deadline. Need to get our deals done so we can tell them what they’d get.” I suppose San Diego State could just inform the MWC they’re leaving on June 30 and figure the details out later. The Pac-12 could also invite the Aztecs without the media deal fully completed, but I find it hard to believe SDSU would commit without knowing what the offer is. San Diego State is being very patient. SDSU is being told by the Pac-12 that the conference “feels good” about the impending media deal and is just “trying to wrap things up,” per an Aztecs source. Stay tuned on this front. • What do you make of Colorado’s Board of Regents meeting this week? The sad souls out there rooting for the demise of the Pac-12 saw “legal advice on a specific matter — athletics matter at CU Boulder” on Tuesday’s meeting agenda and jumped to a lot of conclusions. Apparently the “matter” was not a move to the Big 12. “It was just a status update on the Pac-12 media rights negotiations,” an involved source told me. Those same regents now have added a “special board meeting” scheduled for Friday. • What about other Pac-12 members? Washington State also has a Board of Regents meeting scheduled for Friday. The Cougars are knee-deep in an athletic department budget crisis. The agenda for that meeting outlined department revenue, expenses, and the plan to bring the budget in line during the next fiscal year. But it was “Action Item No. 4” that jumped off the page to me. It would give WSU President Kirk Schulz the authority to “execute contracts or other agreements related to the University’s athletic media rights.” Schulz isn’t just a member of the Pac-12’s CEO Group, he’s particularly tuned in as a member of the executive committee along with Washington president Ana Mari Cauce and Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne. Schulz currently only has signatory authority on matters up to $5 million. Beyond that, he needs to consult with WSU’s regents. Resolution No. 230609-684 would give Schulz authority to sign deals in excess of that cap. “It is highly likely business necessities will dictate that the execution of said contracts or agreements will need to occur on an expedited basis, a necessity difficult for the Board of Regents to manage as a body,” the request noted. I don’t want to make too much of one action item, but this is definitely an important step toward putting ink to paper. • How do conference media-rights deals get finalized? Bob Thompson, the retired Fox Sports Networks president, was on the other side of the table the last time the Pac-12 sold its media rights. Thompson told me on Wednesday that he didn’t remember individual schools having to consult with their regents. “Basically, we told the conference they were responsible for acquiring the necessary grant of rights approvals from the schools and to represent that they had those approvals,” he said. “How and when they did that I have no idea.” I asked around. Each campus has a different process. Private schools, such as Stanford, have different protocols than public schools. Some of the universities have already granted signatory rights to their presidents and chancellors. Others, like Oregon, are going through a change of leadership. It’s working with an interim president until July 1, when John Karl Scholz takes office. Said one Pac-12 CEO Group member: “Each campus is doing whatever it needs to do to be ready to approve when the time comes.”

Agreed. So many "hate Oregon more than they love Oregon State."

It is a joy often unappreciated by us Oregon fans, because as we bask in the glow of a victory...we are not appreciating how much frustration it causes Beaver and Husky fans.

Some great observations here by the press corps...

The question in the title was posed to Beaver fans on one of their forums and below are the responses. If you are unsure of what "FTD" means, just complete the statement of "_uck the Ducks." (I often had to add punctuation and complete sentences because....they ARE Beavers, after all.) "I'm pulling for Oral Roberts." "Hell No. F_ck the ucks." "Just never thought Oral Roberts Baseball's success would be important to me, but it is... Go Golden Eagles!!" "We should pull for PAC teams. But I’d rather have a colonoscopy than see any uck success. Go ORU!!!" "While I certainly wasn't rooting for the ducks to win their regional, them making the Supers I could stomach because we needed some Pac-12 teams to advance. I don't think I can stomach seeing them in Omaha so go ORU. I'll definitely root for Stanford though." "Stanford chill but FTD." "Have to say I'm looking forward to what golden eagles can do to a a small group of ducks. Eagles have talons, ducks have big mouths and poop slugs." "This shouldn’t be difficult… hell to the NO! Never. Go Stanford, never Oregon. There’s so much OSU hate on the duck board. They don’t like us, we don’t like them. I’m so grateful they’ve beaten us 1 time out of the last 9 matchups. It’s making this fluke of a run a little more tolerable." "About to go online and buy an Oral Roberts Baseball shirt to wear this weekend. As always FTd!!" "Not even a dilemma for me. FTd Go ORU!" "ORU pulls a Kent State at PK…….FTd!!" "I can’t believe I’ve found a worthy adversary to match up with my hole hatred." At an Oregon-Oregon State Baseball Game...

A pretty good quote in there... Oregon Baseball: Ducks vs. Oral Roberts among best Super Regionals DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon vs. Oral Roberts is quickly picking up steam as one of the most intriguing Super Regional matchups in the nation this weekend.

I expect to have a few comments on Friday, but it is nice to learn additional items about Oregon's opponent. Oregon Baseball: FAQ’s and answers for Duck fans ahead of world series DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Ducks are 2 wins away from the College World Series. Are you just tuning in? Welcome. We’ve got answers to all your questions.

The article about this Blue Chip ratio on 247 had the following quote... "Oregon is consistently moving up in the blue-chip ratio. After not making the list in 2019, the Ducks jumped to 40% in 2020, to 56% in 2021, to 60% in 2022, and to 67% in 2023. Head coach Dan Lanning has continued to increase Oregon's success in the blue-chip ratio, as the Ducks have 14 commitments in the 2024 class, with 11 of them being four-star recruits. For the 2023 blue-chip ratio class, Oregon is one of two Pac-12 teams in the top-16, with USC joining at 52%. By 2024, Oregon will be the only Pac-12 program in the blue-chip ratio as the SEC and Big 10 will combine for 12-of-16 teams."

Look...I don't know how he does it. His recruiting rankings are so-so, and he did not bring much in through the portal this year, so... It is truly a miracle coaching achievement in Corvallis.

My question has been...."DJ can't make it with Clemson talent, but he's going to do it at Oregon State?"

Some of us feel that it was his Cristobal's inability to develop that talent? Ty might be an example if he comes through this fall...