Charles Fischer

I cannot copy the entire paywall article, and I would certainly subscribe to John's work, as it is worth it. With that, there are some tasty nuggets in his writings... --The Disney CEO announced how the company is looking to sell an equity stake in ESPN to attract a partner for it's direct-to-consumers streaming game-plan. --Canzano is wondering out loud how this all might be meshing with the talks between ESPN and the Pac-12? Could this be a reason for the delays? --A member of the Pac-12 CEO group admitted to John that, "Not a reach. Disney and others going through serious shifts in last months.” --Canzano suggests that ESPN could end up in partnership with Apple, Amazon or Google, companies that have the needed funding--that are already streaming live-sports programming? --Couple the fit of the Pac-12 Network infrastructure with a streaming partner such as Apple or Amazon...and this might match up well for all parties involved! --Is the selling of ESPN equity and the major shift going on between cost-cutting at Disney and ESPN a good or bad thing? The Pac-12 CEO Group member felt that this shift and delay is “eventually good," and "will be worth the wait.” A ton to digest... This might just work out well for the Pac-12, and leave the other conferences wincing!

I love it! Waiting for our moment...

RoboDuck? What's not to like?

I think the Oregon-USC game is going to get pretty spendy before long...

I understand about the home uniforms, but I thought the away uniform was one of the best ever for the Ducks.

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So, it is happening faster than at Oregon? That was a short honeymoon.... Did they just admit that last year's recruiting was due to Bags of NIL money?

We are supposed to wear black for the USC game; perhaps a throw-back to the Halloween game?

Always loved this throw-back....

Not this uniform! Keep it buried...

Coach Boles is in Ohio...

Agreed. Just once a year--give us throw-backs!

I liked that pant with the thin stripe that has the white inside, and the green of the uniform of 1994... Lew Barnes!

I told Mike Bellotti during Husky week years ago after Oregon Club...."you know, putting 70 points on the Huskies is OK?" Always the gentleman, he smiled and took the next question. (He's got WAY more class than I, but then, I never claimed to be noble)

My heart remains in OREGON! That shade of green from 1994 was perfect.

Boy I sure do...

And rightly so!

He brings up a HUGE point about how streaming could change game-times, (Earlier) and thus improve game attendance. Not to mention the massive number of PAC-12 fans around the globe that would now have access to games through streaming—even if delayed. We could double our audience over what the PAC-12 Network has now!

But they claim they will "flip" him to Seattle... Sure. That'll go well...

Quotes from an On3 article... “I love it up there,” Mothudi told On3. “I feel very comfortable there. Relationships have already been formed with coaches, players and other recruits. It is a genuine feeling of home up there for me.” “What I really like about Oregon is how genuine the vibe is — it is about family there,” he said. “I know the coaches and the players care for one another there. That is how the people are there, and that has always stood out to me." “I believe in those guys and they all care about me not only as a player, but as a person. Coach Lanning is a coach I am excited about playing for." "Once I truly got to meet him, I saw Coach Lanning loves his players, loves the game and loves Oregon. All those things stood out to me.” -------------------------------- Does it get any better than that?

No sweat! We can say anything we want about our opponents--goodness knows I've had some fun with the Huskies!

We gotta to remember to watch for his choice in a few hours!

Yes, that title caught my attention to John's article today. The summary I can give you is... --In June, there was "feeling no time pressure" to the Pac-12 Media contract. But on Tuesday, one member of the CEO Group told John on Tuesday: “The room just shifted.” --What does that mean? Canzano admits he has no idea, and we are all just guessing. --He does not expect any announcements before, or during the Pac-12 meetings in a week. --One member of the Pac-12 CEO Group about the media deal: “All good, but our timing is not being driven by media narratives or others’ deadlines.” (SDST's deadline, I'm sure) --Canzano: "It feels to me as if the Pac-12 knows something the rest of us don’t." (Well, no kidding, John!) Anyone can spin the above either direction, but I remain optimistic. (The Ducks will be fine)

Hello My Duck-Buddies, I am thinking about putting together a place, a restaurant separate room or at a hotel in Eugene/Springfield for those who would like to meet these great OBD community members. This would be on the Friday night before the USC game, thus on November 10th. We would open it up at 4:00 PM, so that anyone who wants to come down from Portland to meet others--has the time later to drive back before it gets too late. (Old farts like I think of stuff like that) The party would last as long as we do! We have some people coming from the east coast for this game, and thought it would be fun to put some faces with the handle-names and share some laughs and lies with one-another. I'm thinking of having some food, (sponsored by FishDuck ads) and a no-host bar. 1. Are you interested in coming? 2. If you live locally--if I need a hand--can you help? 3. We might have a short analysis presentation to spur some discussion as well--just pondering. What say YOU? When I gave an analysis presentation for a group years ago... This could be great fun! Charles You can answer on this thread, or email me charles@fishduck.com

Great article, and an incredibly deep RB room. Thanks David!