Charles Fischer

This "Havoc-Rate" stat has been around a few years and most coaches are aware of it, especially now with Georgia's success. But trying to implement it is another thing and only one man knows best in how to do it, because he's done it.... And we got-him!

That is GREAT! Trapped by Ducks....

That was an outstanding article, but frankly....it makes me MORE concerned about the former players meddling with the program. Donate big money and THEN talk, (And I doubt they do much more than talk) but in the meantime....the schmuck who has been a small donor and season ticket-holder for 35 years should have more input, IMHO. You know...the people who actually pay the bills now and when the former players were at Oregon. We hire Mullens to make the decisions, NOT former players who have gone 0-2 in the last two years with the majority of Oregon fans.

CAT HAVOC? Only DUCK HAVOC could be better! Made me laugh...thanks man.

OK...now I like that expression much better than the "dogs" of war....

Something that came up in my research surprised me, and it is how this approach will make you take a step back in some statistics, but it creates a larger margin of victory or a better chance at winning. For example, if we have more explosion plays on offense that creates short TOP (time of possession) of a number of drives...then the opposing offense will have more TOP than usual and more possessions during the game to score with. (This is crucial for us to understand) A Havoc-Defense can add to that....create short fields for the easy offensive scoring from turnovers, as well as the occasional fumble returned for a TD, or a pick-six generated from blitzing pressure which forces a bad throw by the opposing QB. *****Thus, the opposing offense could actually end up scoring MORE than on a prevent-defense because of the extra possessions, but the winning margin is much bigger for the victor with the game not being in doubt in the second half. This is a concept I did not "get" for a long time, and one that most Oregon fans are not aware of either.

My FishDuck Friends, below was written this morning by a Georgia fan, meansonny, about the Havoc-Rate questions I presented to their forum... "When I think of havoc, I think of all of those small things a defender does that add up to opportunities over the course of a season. Eric Stokes (3 star CB) was long and fast. He was coached up to play the receiver's hands. You see him getting his arm or his hand in on passes (even completions) ripping down in an attempt to dislodge the ball. Players at UGA seem to be coached to their strengths. You see zone defenders cracking on the ball to separate the receiver from the pass. You see defensive linemen squeezing the pocket but keeping one hand free to contain a scramble or bat down a pass. The technique matters, but it may also he tailored to the player's strengths and natural athleticism. When a running back gets hit, you see 10 other bodies flying to the ball. You see ball-carriers being stood up with extra defenders ripping like lions for the ball. For the players who buy-in, it is a batting average. The more chances you create, the more success you have accumulated over the year. But you have to create those at-bats. It isn't baseball where the batting lineup gives you those chances. The most impressive view in our 2021 defense was defensive linemen on the hoof. Having depth helps a ton. But seeing Travon Walker rush upfield towards a QB and then turn around and get in on the tackle against a wheel route (not his man) 30 yards downfield may be one of the most awe-inspiring hustle plays (that hardly anyone notices away from a board like this). We constantly see Jordan Davis, Jalen Carter, or Devonte Wyatt running down the line of scrimmage and either making the play with their strain or being the beneficiary of a cut-back when an edge player does their job, too. We are going to see an impressive amount of defensive players drafted this year. Non-starters may be going in rounds 2 and 3. From afar, the football IQ of these players is sky high (see awareness for havoc plays). Conditioning and effort have been elite as well."

How could there be any more opportunity than at Oregon? Book 'em him Danno!

Then you are a goner! Depend on your Buddy!

Jon...I don't think that HTBAD above was referring to your writing being boring, but the article that you posted here from somewhere else. I love the writing from both of you!

Please forgive me in that I am NOT knowledgeable about the sport at all but have some observations that I'd love feedback on from those who DO know the game. Paige Sinicki was a highly rated player, but it sure seems that Coach Lombardi sure saw "Star" and was right from the very beginning. She is developing players, such as Scappoose senior Hannah Galey and I am seeing pitching changes unlike former coaches. A bit more like what you see in Baseball? I am noted "strategic" hitting where they are attempting to hit the holes when runners are in scoring position, as opposed to hitting for the fence. The players appear to be well-coached on how to pull the swing to hit those gaps in the infield? The Baylor pitcher ate our hitters alive in the first game, and it seems that Lombardi (being a pitching coach) was able to coach the players on how to hit her and relegated the opposing pitcher to the bench by the third game? Whew! Prettay-prettay good coaching to me! Am I seeing this correctly, or is it my green-tinted glasses again?

"He's a killer....he'll knock you into tomorrow Rock...."

At the beginning of the week....they were ranked one spot ahead of Oregon as they were No. 11... Not now!

I disagree with just about everyone on this, as not only did he snub us in recruiting, but enjoyed it. Now he is going to come back and take important PT from the young-guns who need on-the-field experience? No thanks.

Mike, Mike, Mike,.....MIKE! Good gosh you should be analysis articles for us again! BTW....remember that epic game with USC in 2009, when Pete Carrol had to stop the Zone Read game and put an extra man in the box, thus left a slot receiver open and Chip had Masoli throw the ball to him immediately? Oh, the memories of good coaching...

This is an outstanding post Southern Duck, and I thank you for sharing these thoughts. It has been a long time since you posted, and would certainly want to encourage you to post again!

Ducks Score Seven in the Seventh WACO, Texas – No. 12 Oregon scored seven runs in the top of the seventh to defeat Baylor 10-4 Saturday at Getterman Stadium. The Ducks (8-1) won the three-game series with the Bears (6-2) two games-to-one. How it Happened: Oregon scored a run in the first on Allee Bunker’s RBI single. The Ducks added two more runs in the third inning when Paige Sinicki scored on an errant throw by the shortstop and Bunker scored on KK Humphreys’ double to right. The Bears scored once in the third and twice in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 3-3. In the seventh, the Ducks used their speed to break the game open. Hannah Galey led off and reached on a third strike that got past the catcher. Kai Luschar bunted for a base hit. Then Hanna Delgado put the Ducks ahead for good when she slapped a single back through the middle that scored Galey. Sinicki was hit by a pitch to load the bases before Bunker shot a single into right field to plate Luschar. After a pitching change, Humphreys drove in Sinicki and Delgado with a single to left. Rachel Cid was hit by a pitch to once again load the bases again. Vallery Wong rolled an infield single into the hole between third and short that scored Bunker. Following another pitching change, Luschar singled to score Humphreys. The Ducks seventh run of the frame came when Cid scored on a wild pitch. Jordan Dail got the win in relief to improve to 4-0 on the season. Noteworthy: The Ducks’ first four hitters combined to go 7-for-17 with six RBI and scored seven runs. Delgado was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Sinicki was 0-for-2, but stole two bases and scored three runs. Bunker was 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Humphreys was 2-for-4 with three RBI. Luschar had another productive day at the bottom of the lineup, going 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Wong was 2-for-3 with an RBI. The Ducks scored seven runs in an inning for the second time this season. Oregon also scored seven runs in an inning Feb. 11 at CSUN. Prior to this weekend, Oregon and Baylor last played in the 2017 Women’s College World Series (7-4, Ducks). Quotable Head Coach Melyssa Lombardi ”We found a way to win today, but still have a lot to work on.” On Deck: Oregon heads to the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, Calif., Feb. 25-27. Oregon opens the tournament with games against No. 17 Missouri and Northwestern.

The Ducks won 10-4 over the Baylor Bears in Softball as Allee Bunker went 3-4 at the plate with 2 RBIs and KK Humpheys went 2-4 with 3 RBIs. Ariel Carlson also had a good day going 2-3 batting and pitcher Jordan Dail got the win to go 4-0! More information when I get the press release! (Ducks went 3-1 on this Texas road trip, and are 8-1 on the season)

Ducks Split Doubleheader at Baylor WACO, Texas – No. 12 Oregon bounced back from its first loss of the season to win the nightcap for a split of a doubleheader Friday against Baylor at Getterman Stadium. After falling to the Bears 3-0 in the first game, the Ducks (7-1) scored seven runs in the final three innings in an 8-4 victory in game two. ”We definitely needed to walk away with a split,” said coach Melyssa Lombardi. “Before that second game, as coaches we challenged them and what I like about this team is that any time we’ve challenged them, they have always answered.” How it Happened: After managing just four hits in game one, Lombardi went to a speedier lineup in game two and it paid off. The Ducks moved Hanna Delgado into the leadoff spot, followed by Paige Sinicki. At the bottom of the lineup. Kedre Luschar made the most of her first start as a Duck. In the third inning, Luschar and Delgado led off with bunt singles and Sinicki reached on a fielder’s choice to load the bases. After a couple of runners were forced out at the plate, Sinicki scored the game’s first run on Vallery Wong’s ground out to third. The Ducks used small ball again to score twice in the fifth inning on only one hit. Delgado led off with a walk and beat the throw to second on Sinicki’s fielder’s choice. Allee Bunker then had the Ducks’ only hit of the inning, an infield single to short, to load the bases. Delgado was forced out at home, but Sinicki scored on an infield error on Wong’s grounder. Jasmine Williams’ RBI ground out to second base brought Bunker home. After Baylor (6-1) scored a run in the bottom of the fifth to make it 3-1, the Ducks doubled up on Sinicki’s first home run of the season. Hannah Galey walked and was forced out at second on Luschar’s fielder’s choice. Delgado bunted down the first base line for a base hit. Sinicki then sent the first offering she saw from Rachel Hertenberger deep over the left center-field fence with Luschar and Delgado scoring on the play. “Those you don’t feel off the bat,” said Sinicki. “Those just go off the bat and it’s just an amazing feeling to go back to home plate and celebrate with all my teammates.” Oregon’s veterans helped add two runs in the top of the seventh. Williams walked and then scored on Rachel Cid’s first hit of the season, a double to left field. After Cid moved to third on Galey’s grounder to the right side, Luschar ended her day with a sacrifice fly to center that scored Cid. Jordan Dail proved to be a steadying force in the circle following the Ducks’ game one loss. She went 4.2 innings and gave up one run with five hits and struck out five in improving to 3-0 on the season. “I loved how (Dail) settled in. She got some key strikeouts for us,” said Lombardi. “Just again, giving us an opportunity to win the ball game.” Oregon was held to four hits in the first game, two of them belonging to KK Humphreys. Noteworthy: Stevie Hansen was a bright spot in the circle. She threw 3.1 innings in relief and struck out six in game one. She came on to record the final out in the seventh inning of the second game. With two runners on, Hansen struck out Ana Watson to earn her first career save. The Ducks had a couple of web gems in game two. In the fourth inning with a runner on first, Aliyah Binford hit a ball to deep center field. Delgado got a glove on the ball as she crashed into the wall, but could not hold on. The ball rolled to Williams, who saw that the runner from first thought Delgado made the catch and was retreating to tag up. Williams swiftly got the ball in to Sinicki who stepped on second base for the 9-8-6 force out. In the sixth inning, Watson sent a line drive down the left field line that Galey gloved on a diving catch. Wong was 0-for-4 in game two but had two RBI. Oregon and Baylor last played in the 2017 Women’s College World Series (7-4, Ducks). Quotable Head Coach Melyssa Lombardi “I was really impressed with Kedre (Luschar). She’s just been patiently waiting for her opportunity and she got it in that second game. She did a wonderful job of turning the lineup over.” On Deck: Oregon wraps up its four-game Texas road trip with a single game at Baylor on Saturday (10 a.m. PT, ESPN+).

Pac-12 Women's Basketball Standings TEAMS CONFERENCERECORD OVERALLRECORD LAST GAME NEXT GAME STANFORD RANKED2 STANFORD 13-0 22-3 W 87-63 ORST @ OREGON2/20ESPN2 CLICK TO SHOW MORE INFORMATION OREGON OREGON 10-4 18-8 W 52-47 CAL VS STANFORD2/20ESPN2 CLICK TO SHOW MORE INFORMATION ARIZONA RANKED8 ARIZONA 9-4 19-4 W 51-42 WASH @ WASHINGTON STATE2/20P12N CLICK TO SHOW MORE INFORMATION WASHINGTON STATE WASHINGTON STATE 9-5 17-8 W 65-58 ASU VS ARIZONA2/20P12N CLICK TO SHOW MORE INFORMATION UTAH UTAH 6-6 15-9 L 62-83 USC @ UCLA2/20P12L CLICK TO SHOW MORE INFORMATION COLORADO COLORADO 6-7 17-7 W 67-54 UCLA @ USC2/20P12M CLICK TO SHOW MORE INFORMATION UCLA UCLA 6-7 11-10 L 54-67 COLO VS UTAH2/20P12L CLICK TO SHOW MORE INFORMATION OREGON STATE OREGON STATE 5-7 12-10 L 63-87 STAN VS CALIFORNIA2/20P12N CLICK TO SHOW MORE INFORMATION ARIZONA STATE ARIZONA STATE 4-6 12-10 L 58-65 WSU @ WASHINGTON2/20P12A CLICK TO SHOW MORE INFORMATION USC USC 4-10 11-13 W 83-62 UTAH VS COLORADO2/20P12M CLICK TO SHOW MORE INFORMATION CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA 2-7 11-9 L 47-52 ORE @ OREGON STATE2/20P12N CLICK TO SHOW MORE INFORMATION WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 0-11 5-14 L 42-51 ARIZ VS ARIZONA STATE2/20P12A CLICK TO SHOW MORE INFORMATION

EUGENE, Ore. — On a night the Ducks didn't make a single three-pointer, the Oregon women's basketball team took advantage of its size off the bench Friday to beat visiting California in Matthew Knight Arena, 52-47. Sedona Prince had 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks off the bench, and Phillipina Kyei added eight points as the UO reserves finished with more made field goals than the starters, 11 to nine. The Ducks (18-8, 10-4 Pac-12) have won four of five entering their regular-season home finale Sunday against Stanford, even if Friday's win left a bitter taste in their collective mouths after a 35.1 percent shooting performance. "Obviously it's not the game we wanted; we wanted to have a really good win we felt good about," Prince said. "But it happened the way it happened, so we're going to refresh, get our minds right for (practice) tomorrow and then get ready for Stanford." How It Happened: It was apparent from the outset this wasn't Oregon's night offensively. The Ducks were 1-of-9 shooting to open the game, and trailed 6-2 before getting a basket by Prince and two from Endyia Rogers to break the cold spell. The second basket by Rogers sparked a 7-0 run to close out the quarter, and Oregon led 13-12. Buckets from Te-Hina Paopao and Ahlise Hurst early in the second made it an 11-0 run overall. After Chanaya Pinto scored for a 19-14 lead, Oregon went 4:54 without a field goal. But the Ducks were stout on defense in the period, with Hurst recording five steals in the second quarter. Rogers scored to end the streak without a basket and Kyei added another just before halftime as the Ducks led 25-19 at the break — despite being 0-of-11 from three-point range. The third quarter featured another extended span without a basket for Oregon; after Prince scored for a 29-27 lead, the Ducks went 4:47 without a field goal and Cal took a 31-30 lead. Kyei got Oregon back in front, and later she rebounded a missed free throw and put it back for a 37-32 lead entering the fourth. Oregon finally looked to be on track starting the final quarter, getting two baskets from Prince and one each from Kyei and Paopao for a 45-39 lead. Yet again the Ducks went cold, a scoreless stretch of 3:04 during which Cal closed within 45-43. Paopao scored to get the Ducks back on the board and Rogers made it a 49-43 lead, and the Ducks got enough stops down the stretch to hang on. Who Stood Out: Prince and Kyei each finished 4-of-6 from the field and Hurst and Pinto provided three more field goals off the bench. Rogers was 5-of-10 shooting for 11 points, but the other four starters combined to go 4-of-28 from the field. One bright spot for the Ducks was their defense on Cal's Jayda Curry. She came into the game as the Pac-12 leader with 19.2 points per game, but she scored just eight Friday on 2-of-12 shooting. What It Means: There's not much time to regroup for Sunday's matchup with Stanford. That will be Oregon's ninth game in 20 days, thanks to three midweek make-up games due to earlier postponements, a pace that could be wearing on the Ducks. "We need some time to work on us," UO coach Kelly Graves said. "And we don't have that luxury." Up Next: The Ducks host No. 2 Stanford on Sunday (1 p.m., ESPN2).

Meh. I'm not going to get very excited over it... What?

I completely understand and fear the outcome you present Axel, but my attitude at this point is...."it is what it is" and I cannot change it, so I am going to hope for epic showdowns with the Trojans that WE WIN. Besides...we have not seen a full year of recruiting from the Lanning team, nor have we seen what they are going to do, scheme-wise on offense and defense. If USC gets huge press, and then we beat them? Making the best of it...I'd rather a Husky hire at USC as well. Oh...here comes one now...

This is something I wrote about when Chip left.....that he did not realize how good the staff was he fell-into, and he has shown NOT be good at hiring assistant coaches. It was OK to give Azz the chance to be DC, but once it was not working...a "Pellum" type of downgrade needed to happen and he would not do it. Mora actually had a pretty good staff there before... (Which included Adrian Klemm) A skill of massive importance is being to recognize, attract and hire great assistant coaches; Mario was pretty good at it, but it looks like Lanning is GREAT at it. Whew! What an important element to success!

Made me laugh! (Again!)