Charles Fischer

I still watch if often again on YouTube...when I can handle the extreme realistic violence. The taking of the airport on Peleliu, the battle at Alligator Creek on Guadalcanal, were epic episodes.

If Oregon becomes as powerful as we believe under Dan Lanning, and wins the conference a time or two, and gets into the Playoffs--we will have additional credibility built in that can enable us to still make a 12 team playoff when another Pac-12 team has a great year and wins the conference. But you already knew that. You just wanted to take our happy moment and... You will not be seeing Rufus for a couple of months as I've placed him a "time-out" for excessive negative and needling. (If you are having trouble taking the hint....PM me)

To me, this news is huge because it states the priority of making the Playoffs is more important than a large media contract. Obviously they have access to metrics/numbers that we do not that enter into their decision-making process. It is evident that making the Playoff benefits more for Oregon in terms of the Brand, visibility, recruiting, and ultimately...money. To be clear--I am not saying that beating Washington, Utah, Oregon State, etc. is an easy task. But it is not as daunting as Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, USC, and someone else on a given year, such as Wisconsin or Iowa. If the Playoff is the goal--then the Pac-12 is the clear choice, and again--they must have calculated the massive B1G contract into the comparison. Yet...this could also be a massive lift for Oregon over the next five years to build our audience so large that we can name our price to any conference later. We will have leverage no matter where we end up. It is a good day to be a Duck!

Below is what Canzano wrote in a column today, and it confirms what the No. 1 priority for which conference Oregon will be in... "The Ducks hired a high-profile consulting firm and charged it with conducting an assessment of its options. It quickly determined that access to the College Football Playoff mattered more to the Ducks than just about anything. Booster Phil Knight is the great equalizer, after all. Having top-notch facilities, the branding power of Nike, and the wealthiest donor collective in the conference positions Oregon to matter regularly in a 12-team postseason. That the Ducks don’t have to deal with Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State to get there is an advantage. As UO athletic director Rob Mullens told me in a 1-on-1 interview: “If you win your league you’re in.” For that reason, Oregon remains on board with the Pac-12."

Not favored playing at Washington? To quote the famous WWII Marine General, Chesty Puller... "All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us…they can't get away this time."

Coaches AND Fans...

90-95% of current year verbals stick--I've noted this over time. Verbals for a year and a half later, (2025)....are not very dependable!

He is a lock to announce for Georgia; we are just a hat on the table with this one...

I love it. Oregon and Lanning are underrated, so, pundits, get back to me after the 2023 season!

The PAC-12 has shown the bottom line numbers, and will when everything is announced, but I do not have the prior ones memorized. They showed us us net from all revenue and all expenses, and I am sure they will again.

I believe in truth in advertising, and you have not been taking my hints. PM me if you wish to discuss.

Right. None of us know or understand anything since we are not in the negotiations, do not know what the different parties want and when....etc. When it is announced it will all become clear; until then we are just speculating. Nobody is speaking from fact; even those quoted from the room is still hearsay.

Geez...this guy has an incredible offer list...Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Miami, Penn State, USC and Washington among them all. Dylan Williams | Rivals.com N.RIVALS.COM Dylan Williams - 2024 4 Star Inside linebacker for Poly (Long Beach, CA) on Rivals.com

Dylan Williams, a Rivals 4-Star linebacker has declared that his verbal will be announced on Friday, July 7th, time TBD.

Justin Williams of Conroe, Texas has his pick of the top teams such as Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State...and now Oregon. He is making his decision yet this summer, and most think it is an Georgia-Oregon battle in the end. Few in the US have the track record of Dan Lanning while he was with the Dawgs, and he wants to make Williams a centerpiece of what he is building on the west coast. Note he is not large, but athletic and fast, the trademark of the Bulldog linebackers who were the freaks who made the 4-2-5 MINT defense so difficult for opponents. Keep in mind that the players that Georgia have committed, and are in the thick of for their verbal is simply crazy...what we would dream about. But Dano has us in this, as he does so many other 4/5-Stars out there. The mods and Dawg fans on the Georgia On3 site seem to be getting less and less confident than they were even a week ago about Justin Williams. Most admit that it is razor thin, but Lanning's relationship might be edge; interesting quotes from him about the two locations: “Two different places. Hard to say which one is better.” “Oregon is like family. Georgia is a tough atmosphere, but you can live your life.”

Really?

My Duck-Buddies...I have a special pit built with firebrick in the backyard with unique racks created to cook chicken at the perfect height. Thus with the smoke salt, and basted with butter, we have a tasty-salty crust with a moist center--and often the chicken just falls off the bone. Add to that a departure from my diet for some Potato Salad...and we have a fantastic 67th birthday, and 4th of July celebration. Someday...I'd love to do this for some OBD members!

B1G Expertise on the 4th...

Competition in the B1G? Maryland Rutgers Illinois Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Northwestern Purdue Indiana What’s not to like?

Of course the B1G-FOX Hack would write that. Red meat for the haters!

I would "go-long" on OC Will Stein as well... Bird-Bombs Baby!

It will be beyond epic....and the crowd will be jacked!

The Pac-12 is Doomed, as we are creating the "Mother-of-All-Conferences."

To summarize Canzano's new article today, (and I highly recommend subscribing to him) is... 1. San Diego State is on an island of limbo between not being with any conference at the moment. 2. The Ducks have been operating for months under the guidance of two interim presidents. John Karl Scholz was hired in March. He officially took his post on July 1 and holds the Pac-12 CEO Group vote for UO. I am told by sources in Eugene that he is up to speed on the media-rights front. 3. The College Football Playoff is expanding for the 2024 season and the new TV deal is going to bring a windfall. Does the Pac-12 want to split those first-year CFP shares 12 ways or 10? At this point, SDSU would probably agree to join as early as possible and forgo the CFP money in year No. 1. 4. The Pac-12 doesn’t yet have a completed and signed media-rights deal. I continue to be told that the presidents and chancellors like the numbers they’ve seen and feel good about where this is headed. One member of the CEO Group told me “the pressure is off.” (??) ----------------------------------------- My Duck-Buddies...the Presidents are acting like there is tremendous stuff going on behind-the-scenes that is positive to the situation--of which no one has any clue about. That part of the drama will be so interesting later when things are announced because if the deal is not good--then Canzano and Wilner get a credibility black-eye. If the contract is good, then all the positive vibes about the upcoming media contract were justified after all. There are some journalists who are not going to look good regardless of how this turns out.