Charles Fischer

Husky moderator explaining Washington recruiting..... "The Oregon staff is not even within 100 miles of Seattle..." "Everything is fine, as we are winning!"

Love it. Be under the radar…hardly noticed, even disrespected. Thus we can surprise opponents, and win the big games. Respect will come then… Respect should come after we have earned it, not before.

This is from Steve Wiltfong at National 247, who is a pretty good recruiting analyst and reporter of football recruiting. On Saturday, Lanning and company hosted several other top targets for a scavenger hunt in Eugene which showed off all the bells and whistles of the school and football program along the way. “It’s the energy that Coach Lanning brings!” 247Sports’s 5-Star No. 1 offensive tackle recruit Brandon Baker said. “He has an energy about him, a strong passion and belief of greats things to come. He believes they’ll be a big-time program soon. I can see it building.” Baker was joined on campus by his Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei teammates in fellow 5-Star in defensive lineman Aydin Breland and touted receiver Jack Ressler. Oregon is near the top of the list for Baker and Breland alongside a few others and may just be the one to beat for Ressler. “I had a great time,” Breland said. “The experience was great. I felt at home in Eugene this weekend and I really appreciate Dan Lanning and his coaching staff for taking the time and explaining their plan for me as far as development. Like I’ve said before the genuine family feel I get from Dan Lanning, Tosh Lupoi and Tony Tuioti is real.” Oregon had a few commits back on campus including offensive linemen Trent Ferguson and Fox Crader along with tight end AJ Pugliano, and other prized recruits included 247Sports’ No 3 running back Jason Brown. Oregon also hosted a handful of offered prospects in the 2025 and 2026 class. “It was very great,” Spanaway (Wash.) Bethel Top247 linebacker Zaydrius Rainey-Sale said. “I liked the atmosphere of the coaches and how the hospitality was towards me and my mother, and I liked the energy and how fired up they were to be around me and my FSP brothers and it was just a good time to learn about some of things they did as a college and also off the field and how they love to help others in the community and it just made me smile and will forever be a special moment visiting there.” “My latest experience was amazing,” Auburn (Wash.) Riverside Top247 athlete Jonathan Epperson said. “I had a lot of fun. What continues to fire me up about the Ducks program is that fact our relationship is doing nothing but growing and we’re doing nothing but getting closer. I love the family feel and the effort they put in to making sure I feel at home and that I am taken care of.” “It was a great visit,” Concord (Calif.) De La Salle safety Robert Santiago said. “Every time I get up it’s something new I learn about Eugene and the Ducks. I love the coaches and I love the facilities. They make it special every time I get a chance to come up and visit.” Santiago added he liked the coaching staff and they can develop him on and off the field. “Oregon is pretty high on my list and will always be high, but I’m just trying see how far I can go with my recruitment,” Santiago said.

Uncommitted 5-Star OL Brandan Baker tell Sims on Twitter that...

Uncommitted 5-Star DL David Stone says...

We enjoyed the banter, and you are always quite welcome to chime into the conversation. You are the only "Dawgs" we like to converse with! Because Huskies are not very smart...

Husky recruiting over the long-term will put them in the top 30 for talent, but frankly--with that coach he will help them over-achieve to perennial top-15 over time. Dan Lanning's recruiting will put Oregon in the Top-10 for talent, (although this year it could be Top-5?) and with his coaching--a perennial Top-5 Elite status over time?

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — On the road from Bogle Park to Super Regionals, the Oregon softball team is in the driver's seat. The Ducks are one win away from the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament after beating regional host Arkansas on Saturday, 10-4. Oregon can make its 10th Super Regional appearance all-time and the first of the Melyssa Lombardi era with a win Sunday, and the Ducks will have two chances to get it if necessary after winning Saturday to claim the "driver's seat" at the Fayetteville Regional. "We've been talking about postseason mentality all year," Lombardi said. "To really see them come out today and for every single person on our team to have a hand in what we did, I'm just proud of them." A year after being eliminated from the NCAA Tournament with two losses to Arkansas at Bogle Park in the regional round, the Ducks turned the tables Saturday thanks in large part to an eight-run fifth inning that included a grand slam by Tehya Bird. "Life doesn't give you a lot of second chances, and we were given one," said UO senior Ariel Carlson, who was 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs Saturday. "And so we wanted to take advantage of that. We've been in this ballpark before, we've faced this team before in front of this crowd, so it wasn't anything new to us. So we were just ready." Up Next: The Ducks will look to clinch the regional Sunday at 11 a.m. PT, and would have a second chance to clinch later Sunday in the event of a loss. Ducks In Regional Driver's Seat - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM Oregon can win the Fayetteville Regional on Sunday after beating host Arkansas on Saturday, 10-4.

Washington's recruiting is not terrible, but it is more like what Mark Helfrich did at Oregon. Meanwhile Dan Lanning and his staff are "killing-it" on the recruiting trail, and it was reported that one Big-12 coach stated that "nobody wants to go up against that Oregon staff right now." Ducks are scoring in California, Arizona, Washington and Oregon, in the Midwest with Missouri, Texas and now Oklahoma? In the east in Maryland and Pennsylvania? Whew! The Husky fans are not thrilled, as their current Rivals recruiting ranking is No. 59 in the country with zero 4/5-Star players, while Oregon is No. 6 with nine 4/5-Star players, and it is only May? "I never said I was noble...."

Wowsa....

Great pitching by another freshman, Matt Grabmann, as Utah suffered the same pitching issues Oregon has been wrestling with. On to the Pac-12 Tournament! Offense powers Ducks to series win - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM Matthew Grabmann earned his first career win as five Ducks finish with multiple RBIs in the series-clinching win.

Highlights!

Unbelievable day!

I do not agree with nearly all of his “predictions.” I do not believe Jonathan Smith will ever leave Corvallis, as he is a fit, is happy there, and if/when the program slides…they will be patient with him unlike anywhere else. What he has done there is truly a coaching miracle.

Nice to see a freshman pitcher come through in a big way for the Ducks! Spoljaric steps up, Ducks even series - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM The Ducks freshman allowed just one run in seven innings

I would not say it is unpopular, because most of us are resigned to it happening eventually. But you have asserted many times that it should happen now, and you want it to happen now, and as I stated before--that is a minority opinion at this juncture. We would first like to see the total Pac-12 media package before we make our declarations. BTW...being in the minority is fine. When I stated that Cristobal's offense would not work in his first month of the 2018 season....I was hammered and insulted by hundreds of people on other sites. Yet eventually over four years, my stance went from a "fringe" opinion, to a minority opinion as others began to share my view--to eventually being a majority view. So I know what it is like to be a lone voice--thus why we allow all opinions as long as they stay within our rules. Keep discussing as I learn from you and everyone!

When college football players unionize....there will be very little money left in athletic budgets for Olympic sports, thus they will be cut by the vast majority of institutions. Hence we will see women in the courtroom demanding that their thousands of scholarships across the nation should not be lost to football players who are primarily black athletes. Who wins that one? (Both sides have compelling points...)

Tomorrow is a big day...if the two that announce--decide for Oregon...both are Rivals 4-Stars!

Injuries in total to four starting pitchers....injuries to two of the top three relievers, and now the league has figured out Mollerus and Mercado--such a shame. We are not an NCAA team right now. There will be much better days ahead, but not this year!

Smart move, and could help Oregon fans globally if we are with them?

This was posted on a subscription forum referring to the Pac-12 meetings this week: ASU AD Ray Anderson about the members of the Pac-12 looking to leave: “In terms of the ten institutions standing firm, I’m very confident in that.” In reference to the media contract, he acknowledged that that the mid 40M per school is not going to happen, but if they can get “up toward the higher 30s,” that would be acceptable. (A big ask? What if they don't?) He expects a deal to be done this summer, and thought that expansion remains a real possibility with SDSU and SMU the most likely additions. He added that the Big 12 continues to stir things up but he “is very confident that the Pac-12 is very solid”. They have done well so far!

I agree with you, Jon. We got ahead in the portal by subtraction. Ware has an "effort" issue, and we did not need that many bigs. The others were either streaky, or poor shooters. We did well with recruiting and the portal, IMHO. The writer has doesn't have great judgement...

Perfect. Let's fly under the radar....let there be no respect to what Dan Lanning has done this off-season...love it! This fall? You will hear a TON by mid-season about how Lanning how vaulted this team into the national conversation, and how he has transformed this team with portal transfers with nary a miss on them.

A brief update from a skimpy report by John Canzano... How confident is the Pac-12 that Washington and Oregon are still on board with signing a grant of rights and media-rights deal? How about Arizona and ASU? Colorado? Utah? “Confident in the 10,” a member of the CEO Group told me on Tuesday. A few minutes later, a Pac-12 athletic director at a second school told me on the media-rights front: “Just a timing thing.” “I know at least one of the partners we were talking to said, ‘We’re ready to sign today, but the optics of us announcing that we’re laying off X number of people and we signed a multimillion-dollar deal with the Pac-12 are just not the best, so we’re going to have to wait six weeks.’ “Clearly, the optics are something those folks are really worried about.” By all accounts, the Pac-12’s board meeting went well on Monday. It was characterized by one member of the CEO Group as “a typical meeting.” There was no smoke or fire. No major decisions made. Just a bunch of academics in the room, working through some important topics while drinking coffee and eating a sandwich for lunch. Sure. They know how to do this...