Charles Fischer

I wish I had an emoji for “I love you, man,” as this certainly nails, my thoughts.

Only the good ones. That is the objective here...

Articles like this assure a very intense Autzen this fall when the Trojans come to town.

Complaining again, USC? Beat Tulane first, and then get back to me…

I was looking at an article from 247, (that has been posted here) and I was stunned at the breakdown of players by academic year in school. Seniors: 14 Juniors: 28 Sophs: 7 Freshmen or Redshirt Freshmen: 41

There was a great point made at the end of the article about how this schedule has a TON of great made-for-entertainment games. That is a great selling point for a media deal, thus having this released has to help George K's leverage in negotiations. A good year to include streaming...

The principal of one of the pay sites, reported this. Not the kind of thing he would snow us about, but he did not provide the NCAA rule. I found it... "The rule they’ve been using — 15.5.1.7 — is known as the “Aid After Departure of Head Coach” bylaw. Newly hired coaches can remove a player from their 85-man scholarship roster but keep them on scholarship as long as they stop playing." Get ready for a new level of CFB roster-flipping THEATHLETIC.COM If it sounds a little too much like we’re heading toward NFL-style roster cuts in college football, that’s not far from the truth.

I did not know of this, but on another site it was explained how college coaches in their first year only, (of which is running out on Lanning soon) can remove players off the football roster, but keep them on scholarship. These newly "academic" scholarships do not count against the 85, thus the players could have been given a choice of leaving via the portal, or staying at Oregon and finishing their education. We won't know who they are until later when they are not at football practices, since they would not have announced for the portal. The rule is only good for the first year of a HC, so Lanning has to make the most of it while he can. This might also explain the tons being brought in as high school players or from the portal. New rule to me!

This article below was posted in this forum yesterday with your answer near the end of the article. Canzano: 2023 Pac-12 Conference football schedule is set WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Pac-12 ADs approve schedule.

Using "Quaaak" is a usual universal expression among the long-term Oregon sites to indicate a new verbal. Been doing that for 25+ years....so for us to do it is reasonable as well, IMHO. Now, most years, like this one--95% of the verbals do follow through and sign. Alternatively, Oregon usually flips one or two from other schools. Yet what Oregon did in addition on the December signing day with flipping a bunch, and what the Ducks are still in play for concerning the February signing day is new ground. What Lanning is doing is amazing...the best recruiting ever at Oregon for a one year HC. Better Than Cristobal? The BEST First-Year Oregon HC at... FISHDUCK.COM An elephant in the room for Oregon football fans was whether new Oregon head coach Dan Lanning could be the complete coach in all areas.

Yep, I am an old fart, who is behind the times. And that would not be the only topic! No sweat.

Well, my outlook has not changed. I will not fret about something that may or may not happen a decade from now. I will focus on what is important....

To put this into perspective... The 2023 class signed last December and now in February comes from players who are presently seniors in high school. The 2024 class to be signed this next December and February of 2024 are currently juniors in high school. This means a verbal to the 2025 class is from a high school player who is a sophomore.

Yeah, and the players supported Cristobal at Oregon. Oh well, if Justin is happy--that's good for me.

This is the first time I've seen him referred to as "Nyck."

A first chance for Coach Lanning to make his case!

I still get that on occasion (the title) in emails and on the phone with Duck-Buddies, and although I've explained it before--there are a lot of new people and the story has grown. First thing is--although a ton of our FishDuck.com articles make reference to pulling me away from a gambling site to address the article topic...the truth is, I've never placed on online bet, or with a bookie anywhere, none. I have a lot of vices, but I am not into gambling. So What Are These Gambling References About? FishDuck.com is getting paid to place backlinks into articles. Why, and what is that? Companies, (usually abroad) want their new gambling websites to be found on Google, thus their Google Rankings must go up. These new gambling site companies go to Marketing/SEO companies and pay them to raise their profile, their "SEO Juice" (Search Engine Optimization) with the Google search process. If their new site or company is linked on another site (like mine) that has excellent SEO Juice...then it helps them get found in a Google Search so much better. These links are not advertising, and not meant to generate business, they are just there to be a backlink on my site is all. They pay the FishDuck.com PayPal in US dollars, and while it is not much, it helps to pay the bills of the two sites. Global Business Never Done Before.... This backlinking business for SEO purposes is something I never anticipated seeing in my lifetime, and yet it employs thousands of participants around the world. Above is a map with a few of the locations where Ad Agencies or foreign SEO firms are located. In the past two weeks I've done business with firms in the island nation of Cyprus, in Israel, Bulgaria and even the Ukraine! Not long ago I did business a number of times with a firm in the island nation of Malta, and the island nation of Mauritius, off the east coast of Africa. I’ve worked with a firm in Hungary for a New Zealand betting site…a Hong Kong firm to a Canadian website, a firm in the Ukraine for a site in India, and quite a few in the UK for their type of football sites, and even Cricket betting sites. One order was from Derby, England, not far from where the web developer for this forum lives in Sheffield, England. We do get some American orders, such as FANDUEL from a US SEO company in New Jersey, but most are in Europe such as Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Portugal and even Albania. Working in the Middle of the Night? When they are emailing during the day (their time) it is the middle of the night for me. So usually we have a day lag-time of responses, although I have answered people in the middle of the night when I get up to go to the rest-room and check my cell phone for emails. You gotta-do what you gotta-do to keep the FishDuck.com and OBD forum bills paid. This is an enormous amount of time behind the scenes to keep the bills paid as I answer reams of emails, produce the backlink sentences they want in articles, create articles myself when none are scheduled, send invoices to their firms via PayPal, and then haggle/remind them to pay FishDuck.com. What Can YOU Do? The good news is that this Shameless Beggar no longer has to hit you up for donations--now that the advertising and backlink orders can pay the bills. My commitment is keep the bills paid of both sites, and have them available for free to the good people of this community and all Oregon fans who join us. We have volunteer writers, but can always use more who like to write for fun. All our writers work full-time, and write articles to ponder Oregon topics as a hobby. Email me if interested, as I might be training a new batch of writers (a few hours online is all) and I'd love to do it all at the same time. charles@fishduck.com Thank goodness for the volunteer Duck News Hunters, and the Moderators as their time given help to keep the sites at no charge to the public. Don't just show up to be entertained...jump in and post your opinions! Better yet, START a thread as we all have something to add to this community. I am working full-time, so I cannot be posting much on the weekdays, but I will do my part with keeping the sites up. Consider being on of the 30+ volunteers here, or simply start posting. This is an incredible community, and these two sites are truly a respite from the nastiness of the real world. God bless you all. Charles Fischer

You made me laugh, as it would take quite a number of IPAs to do that, although I may not have been far off after the Washington game. I think you make a great point about the "let-down" of other bowls, but I suspect teams will still participate and fans will still watch. With the new Playoff, the Pac-12 and Dan Lanning, Oregon is...

You gotta love someone who has beaten USC already!

Yep, the other pay sites say he is a PWO of which makes sense. With our thin depth at QB, it makes sense to bring some here. I recall how Cam Rising was hurt earlier this season, and Utah started and played a former walk-on at QB who won it at WSU on a Thursday night game. It is very low probability, but it can happen.

That is a poorly written "blah-blah" article that tells us nothing beyond the obvious. And he confuses us--is he referring at times to the '23 class or the '24 class? Regardless...USC has to win one of them?

I recorded it, and when I learned they won--watched it last night and could hardly believe it. If the injured players has not been--I can't imagine what this team could have achieved this season. They can still make the Tournament, but darn near have to win out from here. Cousinard is as advertised, and more. And I still don't understand why Soares started and was allowed to play at all. The team has a ton of upside, but I think Dana misses his long-term assistants more than even he realized at first. Well, that and the constantly changing roster....thoughts? Jermaine Couisnard

Pretty incredible portal recruit analysis, recruiting and coaching by the Oregon staff!

I love how we are going after State of Washington recruits aggressively--stick it to the Huskies too! Thanks for the update Alex!