Charles Fischer

He grew up a USC fan, as his father had season tickets that they sat in.

Our own NJDuck and his family are seated on the 40 yard line, mid-way up at this game. Good for him!

Here we are my Duck-Buddies, the thread for pondering the actual game as it happens. Let's discuss before, and during the game! I have made a major change in how we will moderate our GameDay threads. Bottom line, is that you will be allowed to spew your frustration, to vent, as you wish. But Note the Parameters: --This is for GameDay threads only; you have to behave in the regular forum threads as in the past. --You cannot take shots at those who disagree with you, just like in the forum during the week. Remember how we discussed this upfront in this thread. Let's Have Fun Posting During the Game!

So the Huskies and Wolverines at tied at half 7-7, and Vanderbilt leads LSU 17-13 at half? Something to keep an eye out for...

You are my-kind-of-fan! Not everyone would agree....

24-13 with seven and a half minutes left...Louisville!

This is from someone on another site... "I heard a really interesting clip from a Michigan State radio broadcast on 1080 The Fan in Portland this morning. They are NOT happy with Jonathan Smith in Lansing. Said he doesn’t recruit, not good with the portal, and doesn’t work with the donors/boosters. They actually called him a “Weirdo”. They also claimed that when Oregon State was left without a conference he felt he had to go and that he really didn’t want to leave Corvallis. Supposedly his agent strongly encouraged him. He has a $31 Million buyout and apparently, MSU is considering giving it to him. So “why not” Smith returning to Corvallis? He loved it there. OSU can’t get anyone better. Before you say “no way”, remember, Mike Riley left and was welcomed back. It could be a win-win for both parties."

Jordan, you always are quite entertaining to read, as who wouldn't gag at the mental image of eating a "hair-salad?" The additional facts are very helpful as well. We are grateful for you!

No, Oregon got THREE fired. Gundy of Oklahoma State, Bray of Oregon State, and Franklin of Penn State. We DID help one get a massive raise and extension! (Cignetti) Is Oregon the new measuring stick these days?

30Duck sent his prediction along and it is: Oregon 38-17 1 Turnover 1 Sack 249 Passing Yards

Hello My OBD FishDuck Forum Friends! What is your prediction of Oregon versus Rutgers? Take your shot and let's have fun with it... Let's 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. We Have Two New Rules: If two winning scores are the same? The first one who posted wins, automatically. TerryM9 gets 42-6 locked in every time as his. (I love this guy!) 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 45-20 2 3 251

The original post... (You can't make this stuff up!) Some narratives never change...

Thanks to our friends at Message Board Geniuses who capture the best trolls, rants and wild stuff. He is suggesting the next replacement for the current Missouri coach....

For coaches who remain loyal to the school who gave them a chance...I salute it. Dan Lanning has stated many times his loyalty to Oregon for giving him, a coach with NO head-coaching experience, a chance. Two Loyal Men...

Third highest salary in the nation...just as his Hoosiers are No. 3.

Dale Bliss did not give proper attribution credit; the article clearly states Mike Ostrom as the author.

Wow. The helmet is NOT white, but "white-marble." "The Ducks wills also wear a new helmet combination featuring a white marble base with black wings and black face cage." Cool! Kinda reminds me of gravestones?

I love two aspects of it: --the jersey number is black, but when the light hits it--it turns to green. Cool! --that helmet ROCKS! I may want to change my avatar to that soon! Leaving Huskies in the dust...

Amen Duck-Brother. Most of what they suggest is stupid-as-hell. The only yellow anyone has are T-Shirts, so suggest yellow EARLY in the season, when it is warm and the clothing fits the climate. Fans wearing black just drowns out the color in the stadium, and is just plain dumb.

Mike, I thank you for the guest article, and the points you brought up about the track record of Dan Lanning after a rare loss. Lanning does not lose to teams he should not to, such as Cristobal teams playing down to their opponent. An opponent has to be GOOD to beat Oregon, and when they do--Our Beloved Ducks bounce back extremely well. Great to have those stats, and opinions of notable podcasters as well. And ANYONE can offer a guest article for FishDuck.com...just email it to me charles@fishduck.com and I will provide the pictures and publish. We have had many outstanding articles like this over the years from Mike, and new perspectives are always welcome here.

Amen Darren....now we will Oregon's Eye-of-the-Tiger emerge!

Passing the ball is not the problem, IMHO. Leaving the pocket too early, and not seeing open receivers downfield was the passing game problem.

Considering the track record of Indiana's offense...holding them to 27 points is a good result, and it should not have been too much to ask the offense to score 28 or more. I noticed they tested the other freshman, RS freshman Iffy, and while they caught him with some interference...overall he played much better than a RS freshman would be expected to. We played senior Theran Johnson at corner often, (Northwestern portal transfer) and he had his difficulties with the Hoosier offense, but also made some plays. Thanks Alex, for a reminder about Brandon Finney Jr., (below) and I'd like to think that our newbie corners made some strides in technique and experience from what they learned from such a big game. It will help for when they face the upcoming passing games, such as Rutgers this week.