Charles Fischer

Yet I understand...any idea how it took me to compile all the helmets over the years--for our avatars? It is quite the brand!

I've seen quite a bit written about our uniforms from, and it just keeps coming...

I understand that, and really felt bad when all of this came down. I did not want this for Oregon State at all. Then I read what those dim-wits wrote, and you have to remember....I did not include all of them, or the worst because our "bad-word" filter would not have allowed the posts to publish. After reading that so many of the OSU fans actually were angry at Oregon...it was pretty hard to fathom. Some Beaver fans did take accountability and directed their anger at the Beaver athletic administration over the years, but so many just wanted to blame Oregon and Phil Knight. We gotta save little brothers from themselves?

Like you, I felt bad about how things shook out. I wanted the Pac-12 to survive, but had to accept the B1G decision, and now am pleased with it. But to blame Oregon or Phil Knight? That is beyond wacko...how about blaming the right people? You know...the tons of incompetent ADs in Corvallis who hired one loser coach after another for umpteen years? Think of it...in 1979 the Beavers had to choose between--the ultimately most winning coach at UCLA, Terry Donahue, or Rich Brooks, or Craig Fertig. Good call, BONEHEADS. All of the history of the Ducks could have been Oregon State's had they hired Brooks...the gradual growth of the program...bring Mike Bellotti to Corvallis, who then would have brought Chip Kelly to Corvallis? Geez...orange would have been a fashionable color with all that happening! Don't have much of a brand or fan base? Whose fault is that? The lack of clear thinking really is Mountain West logic...which is where they belong.

It is a slow time and entertainment comes in many forms. Fortunately, the fans of Oregon State have given us some dandies that would snap anyone's head around. They really need to chew on a tree to let go of their frustration... I would have thought that offering an olive branch of future Civil War contests would create some goodwill? Think again... About Future Civil War Clashes... "Tell them to go fricken themselves." "Nothing less than a total break from $UO." "Unless uo is planning on splitting their B1G revenue with OSU, they can move completely on. Thanks to the ducks, we’re in different leagues. They will have superior athletes and coaches and facilities. Would be like OSU playing Portland State." "Saying "we will prioritize the long-held traditions", right after bolting the conference you've been in for over 100 years, leaving behind an historic rivalry.....is pretty tone deaf. Especially after they were the ones that ultimately drove the final nail in the coffin." "No way should we ever play the Ducks in any sport ever again. Phil Knight single handily destroyed our conference." "Agree, it is clear traditions, rivalry and the state of Oregon football don't mean anything to them." "I didn’t think I could dis-like UO any more than I do…but now I have found even more reasons to hate that athletic department. Really, really despicable." "We must not play them ever, in any sport." "Spare me. The rivalry means jack squat. They took the money. Good for them. Don't call me. Don't text me. Don't think of me." "Rob Mullins can die in a fire." "You would have to be completely brain dead to think this is a good idea." "Oregon destroyed what was left of the Pac-12 for the big time $. Good for you, but don't pretend that little brother needs you to throw us a pity bone. 1. We've always been the big brother, you know established first (More national championships) and 2, we are no longer brothers. We're not even cousins." "Screw Mullens and all things duck, the only way we ever play them again after this season is in a playoff situation." "Yes the ucks weren’t alone destroying it but they could have saved it. But decided to turn their backs and give all us the finger." "Call me an idiot then, at least I'm not an *uck. NEVER SCHEDULE THE *UCKS." "The arrogance of *uskies and *ucks on social media is just astounding. They seem shocked that Beavs and Cougs do not want to continue rivalry games with them (especially if not in another Power 5 conference). Who do they think they are that they get to pick and choose which CFB traditions they'll keep, and which they'll destroy? They can rip apart a conference over 100 years old, but still decide for us they want to play certain rivalry games. Pound sand, *ucks and *uskies. Sure, OSU would have jumped to the B1G if the situation were reversed. That's not the point. The point is OSU and WSU have a full say in which traditions they want to maintain going forward."

Isn't this when the B1G shows up and offers 10 million a year each to Cal and 'Furd? Better than "Broke Pac Mountain," and fitting academically?

I feel the same, and I believe you can kick-butt in the Big-12. I'll be pulling for you!

Starting 2024…the SEC will NOT be the best conference by default. Truly, we are joining a power conference; the chance to prove it on the field. And a real chance to prove it in a very tough PAC-12 this year…

The speed on mobile is much better as well. Love it!

Right. The perfect come-back to USC fans about anything is.... "Beat Tulane and get back to me."

I am not going to hit you guys with this all the time, but it is helpful to see the additional disrespect beyond recruiting, the school size, etc. Now it extends to new borders of denigration--in areas I would not have expected...'Oregon wins by cheating' is a common theme. We are the dark-side to them...not a worthy adversary, but truly evil. Oregon Cheats "When you're laying out payment plans to HS kids that's what happens. Lanning learned how to do so in the SEC and he also has Lupoi, a known cheater. It's not difficult to figure out. Oregon recruits better than any school who doesn't actually win or prove anything come gameday. It's no mystery." "What is great is how their recruiting won't actually amount to winning due to their coaching staff being yet again pumped up but actually do not have any sense when it comes to X's and O's or game management. There isn't a kid who truly wants to go to Oregon, they don't have anything to offer. If you take away the money the recruits are getting they wouldn't be ranked in the top 20 in regards to recruiting." "It's NIL- we aren't playing in the mud. So typical SC, it's why we have struggled for years. We pretend to be all in on winning but aren't actually. Pay Riley a ton of $, but then stop short of paying players what the market dictates their worth to be. Can't blame a kid for taking 6 figures at 18, not knowing how long his career will last, and that he can transfer at any time if it doesn't work out. We don't seem to get that." "It’s not cheating if there’s no punishment. Credit to Oregon for taking HS recruiting seriously." "As Phil nears his imminent death he will become increasingly desperate to buy his way to success the same way he bought Nike’s success on the back of child labor and unfair wages in China where he wasn’t the first to do so but does that make it okay? The Ducks have followed the model. Market a nothing product with no real advantage to the ignorant masses to sustain while forgoing ethics and fair play until you strike gold and then you don’t need to subvert." "Anytime USC loses a recruit it’s due to NIL but we land a recruit it’s due to great recruiting…lol." "Other schools trying to get him$$ but ducks still stand in the best position$. Probably goes all the way but there’s been a lot of rumors about him committing early season. UNLESS Nebraska drops a huge bag (similar to auburn for the dudes they’ve flipped) it’s not hard to see how this ends. Baker will be a duck." "Do agree about Breland, though. Heavy lean to Ducks then UGA but I doubt Ducks don’t get a $neaky last visit in for him." "I just wonder how the Big 10 react to the in your face cheating. I agree nobody goes to Oregon if cash isn’t involved. I also believe if SC goes in there and beats them by a couple Touchdowns players will see the big difference in coaching." "Oregon has Phil Knight’s money to offer recruits. Their NIL piggy bank is bigger than ours - so they choose to spend it on a certain kind of HS recruit whose primary concern is NIL that we don’t." Dan Lanning is a Poor Coach "Advanced Stats on Lanning say he is a mediocre coach at best. And I expect Bo Nix to revert back to his usual self this year. He's living of the Kirby defense and championship. Kirby didn't seem to bothered when he left." "I think the exact quote from Advanced Stats was “The last thing I’m worried about is Dan Lanning.” "Oregon will still lose games. Let’s not think that Lanning is this guru defensive coordinator when he was a co coordinator and was 2 fiddle to Will Muschamp oh and Kirby smart." Boy....there is some serious hatred there my Duck-Buddies....isn't it great?

Our little corner of the world just got WAY better with a new dedicated server just for this forum. The problems of slow loading pages should be a thing of the past! Now we can all get our Duck News that much faster, and it it going to be SWEET.

My Duck-Buddies, So, the migration went faster than thought, and our Web Developer in the UK got the new code in at the beginning of his day--late at night for us. Some posts written after 4:00 PM on Wednesday disappeared as they did not appear in the migration--as it finished before we could connect the forum with the new server. But everything from this point forward will show up. So far--the pages are loading very fast for me, and I may have to get a bag to prevent hyperventilation....as I am giddy. This will be fun to check on as traffic returns, and football season approaches! THANK YOU to all who donated in order to make this happen. This was a big step forward over the long term for this forum... Charles

They did not include No. 1 Draft Pick of 1955...George Shaw, or Norm Van Brocklin, Akili Smith, Joey Harrington, and AJ Feeley of which all played in the NFL... Norm Van Brocklin

The greatest compliment...I am blown away and THANK YOU.

He will jump into the top five by season-end, IMHO.

Nebraska? Iowa? Before Autzen? Those making this...

C'mon...you gotta admit...the top line is Funny!

Really Jonathan Smith? Well maybe we should not waste any time with teams from the "Broke Pac Mountain."

You have been a good sport, (Especially for a USC fan!) and I want to encourage you to continue. I hope you can ignore all the stuff I post about them, as it is clear--you are not the same. Please note--I generally don't say much about them because just quoting them says enough! Anyhoo--good on you for your participation here.

How USC fans feel about Oregon... Guess we better DUCK!

Something that all fan bases complain about when a recruit is lost, is how the winning team provided a "bag" of NIL for the recruit. Washington fans say this all the time, and frankly--on the Oregon subscriber sites--when we lost a couple of recruiting battles in July--our fans claimed losses due to excessive NIL. (And I do think that happens when a school goes "all-in" for a particular recruit) Oregon explains right up front, that our NIL is competitive, but not the highest, ever. We will get out-bid for recruits on a regular basis as we sell the total package of what Oregon offers, which includes a LEGIT NIL organization in Division Street. Oregon has 14 of the 4/5-Star players verballed, which trails last year's 16 by the Lanning staff, and the all-time record of 19 by Cristobal in 2021. But it is only August 8th! We have an excellent shot at the record this year...

In a year—we shall see!