Charles Fischer

With our starting times--the majority of America did not have visibility of our games anyway. So whether they are streamed, or starting at 7:30 PM Pacific--we are not/were not visible to most. Our deal may not be what we want, but we will make the best of it.

The timing for a new Media contract....

Knock me over with a Duck feather....a Husky agreed with me? We welcome fans from all schools so long as they follow our simple rules about being polite and respectful. You were, offered a great opinion, and we encourage you to post often. (Although you will have to look away once in a while)

Something that we all love as Oregon fans of all sports is watching players develop and have "the" moment where they realize...."I can play at this level. Maybe even excel at this level!" Watching Bittle grow to where he is now is so fun, and makes you happy for him. Interesting how he suggested in interviews how playing the 5-position, and not the stretch-4 is a better matchup that he prefers. But just being on the floor has given him confidence. Watching the development of Trikwese Bridges at corner in football was also rewarding to watch...

There are currently 14 teams in the B1G, and there will be 16 in a year and a half. Based upon our global fan base, Oregon would rank No. 4 in the B1G if Oregon joined them, that is fourth among 17 teams? Seventh largest fan base size among all conferences? Bigger than USC, UCLA, Texas A&M, Auburn, LSU, Georgia and Alabama? Add to that is how Oregon has been under-viewed due to our terrible TV contracts (or lack of them) and our starting times. With streaming--our viewership could double considering how we've been held back by the current media contract, and prior management. Who wouldn't want Oregon?

Agreed. All part of what we learn in this six year trial. I do NOT want to leave, but if the revenue gap continues--we may have to leave for survival of all sports at Oregon.

Boy when it was 7-1...I checked out for a while but came back to see ten runs scored. Whew! Waz had made reference to the high upside of this team, and that is evident in both hitting and pitching. Keep improving! In the meantime--it is fun to watch!

Instead of rewriting it, the article explained it…

That is a bit much…I bet many of us would want to do the same thing if we were in an NBA player’s position. But the FD rule is—once they leave Oregon—all protections are off.

Dan did not really give us what his MO is...only that he is not restricting them and continuing to recruit them. I think some kind of line should be drawn by Oregon sites as to what is a verbal? If the offensive tackle who verbaled to us is taking eight visits in the future? That is not a verbal, that is a current preference is all. A Verbal really isn't in hand...

Well, I think I will discuss the actual topic that began the thread and not divert elsewhere... First--I did not know that the conference is paid out over a five year period for a team being in the NCAA BB tournament. News to me.. Second--again, the team that is in the tournament should get 50% of the revenue with the rest split. Winners have to be rewarded, especially if we are taking a 30 million hit per year to remain in this conference.

When it was 4-0 (Cougars) at the end of two...I was thinking of working on something else. Glad I stuck around! Great to see the bats get going, but geez...where are those pitchers?

Or a Beaver. Ralph Miller lost to powerhouses such as Ball State and Lamar.... Not that Lamarr...

Nope. Back then his 'tude lifted the team, and Dana kept him in check. (Perhaps Payton too?)

Check out ChileDuck's updated depth chart; it is at the top of the forum. With a desktop/laptop, you click on "Repository" and then click on ChileDuck's Depth Chart. For mobile, you touch the horizontal three lines in the upper left corner, then touch on "Repository," and then "ChileDuck Depth Chart." He has 12 positions listed, (two OLBs) and I understand the confusion that most have, because we run a 4-2-5 defense with the Outside Linebacker on the line of scrimmage and he is called the "Jack" linebacker. Oregon only has two inside linebackers in this defense, the "Money" and the "Mac." He is showing 76 scholarship players, and 32 walk-ons for 108 total. Looks a lot different! Byran Addison making a nice interception

Perfect!

There is no solution; it takes a few seconds for tweets to load for each post. Considering all the content, and how someone else (Pennsylvania Duck) is doing tons of work for us all...

Clearly Robbins is trying to create his own "cult of personality" and make Arizona a bigger player than they actually are. He talks a lot for someone who has not been here before...

Look, I've been humbled a ton over the years, but yesterday was another prime day of examples. Oregon was going to romp in Baseball over Niagara, right? I never even knew there was such a team...and we lose at home? The Mens Basketball team playing without three starters, (stars) was going to get their butts-kicked by an Irvine team that already owned them in December....right? Usually as I get older I get wiser, except for with sports. Good luck with your March Madness Bracket!

Monmouth is pretty close to Corvallis, (where the sponsor of the bill is from) and this looks like a way to protect "Corvallis College," (one of their actual names in the past) I assume. Are the Beavers scared?

Thank you McDuck for the article, as it seems that Canzano and Wilner are slowly raising the bar for both readers and other journalists. This below caught my eye... "So where is the hold up? I’ve been told the Pac-12 is currently negotiating with both Amazon and Apple TV on the streaming end and because it’s new territory the process takes longer and involves more lawyers than simply negotiating with one of the classic TV powers. There is a general precedent in contracts with classic TV powers such as ESPN, Fox Sports, etc. and the various athletic conferences, there isn’t one with streaming services and that makes drawing up a contract more complex and therefore more time-consuming." We already heard the streaming was going to be a more difficult contract to sort out, but the fact it has never been done before at a CFB conference level--increases the "pucker" factor for the Pac-12.

Why did Dana accept an NIT bid when he knew about the injuries? Did he want to finish the season the way it began with a butt-kicking by the Anteaters?

A 4.66 in the 40 yard dash by Bennett Williams...that's too bad.

No, many of his articles are now subscription only. I am a subscriber as I feel his time and work have helped us more than any other journalist, thus I never know if an article is subscriber only or not when I get the email from him. I will not be posting these on an ongoing basis, but thought this one reinforced many of our discussion points yesterday.

I think Lanning supported our thoughts yesterday..."Stage one is acquire the talent needed, and then Stage two is training and install." Two more years needed to get to 85% of what he wants, with the defense fully "arrived" in three years, 2025? If that should happen and we have a defense that gives up below 20 points a game--and Lanning has the explosive offense? We will be in the elite of college football; this can happen.