Charles Fischer

Wowsa. We lucked out there…

Hello My OBD FishDuck Forum Friends! What is your prediction versus Arizona? Take your shot and let's have fun with it... Lets get these predictions started and remember I look for the spread with then the closest score that has the spread correct. I need all the data from you! Entries without all the information are invalid, and predictions on other threads don't count as I am not going to hunt them all down. I am no longer going to PM three or four people who don't read directions each week. Please follow directions, as I need all that is below for tiebreakers: --the winner --the score --the amount of turnovers Oregon creates --the number of sacks Oregon records on the opposing team --the number of passing yards by the Ducks. My prediction is: Oregon 45-23, 3, 4, 254

Another incredible Spoof by Alan...whew! There are so many jokes, so many swipes at the Wildcats that I suggest reading more than once!

Yet a fellow performing pretty well for the Ducks was once a two-star receiver with only one offer and signed by Western Kentucky... Noah Whittington, 2020 Wide Receiver - Rivals.com N.RIVALS.COM The definitive source for all Rivals news.

Yikes. I was quite suspicious when I searched for information on Boulton and got "no rating," and then he was not listed among our verbals for the longest time? Now he is listed....as a two-star! Bryce Boulton, 2023 Offensive Guard - Rivals.com N.RIVALS.COM The definitive source for all Rivals news. Damn, now that is a project!

That is very kind of you...wow. Now I have to root for your team tomorrow!

You have been a friendly Wildcat fan, but I do wish to warn you in advance to NOT come here tomorrow and read the "Saturday Spoof" article by Alan Lohner. Alan has skewered every opponent in his articles thus far this season, and his evisceration of Arizona in his article tomorrow is priceless. (I've read it already and both howled with laughter and winced) I always like to warn the nice fans in advance because if you do...

And that is why you are a great Oregon fan....

If UCLA and Oregon win this weekend...then perhaps ESPN GameDay will come to Eugene for our big game with Chip Kelly. But if Oregon and Utah remain undefeated in league play...then perhaps ESPN GameDay would come to Eugene for that November game! Good-or-good?

We will get highly rated O-linemen with Klemm in the future, but you also do need the project players as well. As pointed out--we have done well with those projects, such as Ryan Walk for example.

I do not know if this was posted before, but this article makes some superb points about how the Pac-12 Network could be a perfect fit, and an asset for a streaming company to buy. It would help us as fans as well as the buyer, and I had not thought of these points before. Good stuff to be aware of for when the decisions/announcements are made. Canzano: Hate for Pac-12 Networks could turn to love WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Former Fox Sports Networks president speaks out

A project, a player with upside.

He has not got it all figured out yet, but is miles ahead of most new coaches and our prior coach. I give him an A- since I am delighted, and yet see extensive upside left.

Great stuff Alex, and I look forward to your updates tonight! A game like is this is what Oregon needs. We will face other great passing attacks, (like UCLA next week) but those teams will be not have the weakness or two the Wildcats do. Use this as a game to improve and get better on pass defense!

1. Arizona is not the worst team in college football, not by a mile. (You could make that case for Colorado though) 2. You are welcome to do as you please, but I am a loyal fan no matter what. I have resolved to have this forum for Oregon fans through it all, as there is a reason loyalty is a virtue. 3. Oregon has a winning Baseball team for those who want to follow Our Beloved Ducks. 3. If you apply your same approach later as a Beaver fan....doesn't that mean you will be back?

Mic, I think you are guessing on that? Again, Coach Boles and I did extensive research on Taggart and his offense at South Florida when he came here, and I linked all the articles (above) yesterday. The offense of Taggart was one he created, (and he was criticized for being too "hands-on" at the time) and it was a combination of the original Oregon Spread, his Gulf Coast offense that included the Counter play and a little bit of Pistol that Cristobal wanted. The Oregon Football Analysis Library by FishDuck.com FISHDUCK.COM Charles Fischer of FishDuck.com introduces the Oregon Football Analysis Library of over 280 Analysis articles created on FishDuck.com over many years.

And credit the offensive line for creating the holes and Dillingham for an offense that creates cut-back lanes for the RBs!

When Taggart was at Oregon for one year...in the games Herbert was not hurt, Oregon averaged almost 50 points a game. Even with the other games, he still averaged more points than Cristobal. His offense was explosive and we did a number of analysis articles (below) about it. (Arroyo was the OC and Passing Game Coordinator and Cristobal was OL Coach and Running Game Coordinator, although Taggart called the plays) So yes...I would take his combo Spread/Gulf Coast offense if Dilly ran it. Fundamental Plays and their Derivatives (Mario Cristobal) FISHDUCK.COM Charles Fischer assembled many of the fundamental plays of the Mario Cristobal, Marcus Arroyo and Willie Taggart Oregon Spread Offense to share with fans. OFFENSIVE STRATEGIES (Mario Cristobal, Marcus Arroyo & Willie Taggart) FISHDUCK.COM Charles Fischer of FishDuck.com has assembled analyses about the Offensive strategies of coaches Mario Cristobal, Marcus Arroyo and Willie Taggart at Oregon. PASSING GAME of the Mario Cristobal, Marcus Arroyo and Willie... FISHDUCK.COM Charles Fischer shares analyses created by the coaches at FishDuck.com about the passing game of Mario Cristobal, Marcus Arroyo, and Willie Taggart. Many believe that Oregon would have done better under Taggart than Cristobal over those four years... Would Willie Taggart Have Outperformed Mario Cristobal? FISHDUCK.COM These are not two of your favorite people to contemplate right now, but I would ask for your indulgence and fantasizing along with me. I understand how people...

He will not win the SEC, or anything major with his offense. You cannot win big without the balance of a running game, IMHO. Plus he does not burn clock, which gives teams time to mount a comeback. He had one 11 win season at Texas Tech, and three nine win seasons, and the best at WSU was 11 wins once, 10 wins once with seasons of winning nine, eight, six (twice) and three games. He is 15-14 at Mississippi State, and I aspire for more for Oregon. You can have Leach's offense, and I'll take what Dilly is serving.

I will take that bet.

One of Stanford's touchdowns was a wheel route by the running back that Sewell was late/slow on...

It was the entire first quarter...

(From Oregon Athletics Press Release to Credentialed Media such as FishDuck) EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon set a program record with nine former Ducks on Major League Baseball rosters during the 2022 season, including four players on teams that have advanced to the playoffs. Tyler Anderson (2009-11) highlighted the former Ducks finishing the regular season 15-5 with a 2.57 ERA while helping the Dodgers finish with the best record in baseball. The former first-round pick wrapped up the season with the fifth-best ERA in the National League while ranking 10th among all big league pitchers. He allowed just 57 runs (51 earned) on 145 hits in 178.2 innings pitched while striking out 138 and holding opposing batters to a .221 average. Anderson became the first former Duck selected to the All-Star game since Hall of Famer Joe Gordon in 1949. Cole Irvin (2013-16) spent the entire season as a member of the Oakland A’s rotation making 30 starts while finishing 9-13 with a 3.98 ERA. Kyle Garlick (2011-14) played in 66 games for the Minnesota Twins while battling injuries that required four different appearances on the injured list, while former first-round pick David Peterson (2015-17) spent a bulk of the season on the big league roster helping the New York Mets to the playoffs. Anderson and Peterson will be joined in the playoffs by former Oregon closer Garrett Cleavinger (2013-15) who joined the Tampa Bay Rays in late August after being acquired at the trade deadline from the Dodgers. Jake Reed (2012-14), another former Ducks’ stopper, spent time on the rosters of three different clubs. He started the year with the Mets before the Dodgers claimed him in July and the Baltimore Orioles then claimed him in early September. Tyler Anderson Stephen Nogosek (2014-16), the third former Oregon closer to play in the MLB this season, split time between the New York Mets and the Triple-A Syracuse Mets. He had a dominant season posting a 2.45 ERA in 12 appearances for the big-league club and picked up his first career win on Oct. 4, while finishing with a 2-0 record with four saves and a 2.30 ERA in Triple-A. A pair of Ducks who last played for the Ducks in 2019 made their MLB debuts four days apart in early September. Spencer Steer (2017-19) joined the Cincinnati Reds on Sept. 2 with a bang posting a 4.000 OPS in his first game, the highest OPS by any player making his MLB debut in the modern era. Steer reached base in all four of his at-bats in his debut with a home run, a double and two walks, while also scoring the winning run. Ryne Nelson (2017-19) got his first big-league start on Sept. 5 and tossed seven scoreless innings with seven strikeouts. He became just the second player in MLB history to throw at least seven scoreless innings and fan at least seven batters in his debut. Overall, 26 former Ducks played professional baseball during the 2022 season. Kyle Kasser (2015-18), Matt Krook (2014-16) and Mitchell Tolman (2013-15) all ended the season in Triple-A. Johnny DeLuca (2018-19), Tim Susnara (2015-17) and Aaron Zavala (2019-21) were at Double-A to end the season, while Robert Ahlstrom (2019-21) and Gabe Matthews (2017-21) spent the year playing with High-A affiliates. David Peterson Five former Ducks completed their season at the Single-A level. Pitchers Hunter Breault (2018-21) and Cullen Kafka (2018-21) spent the entire season in the California League, while Josh Kasevich (2020-22) and Brennan Milone (2022) were assigned to the Single-A level after getting drafted in July. Kenyon Yovan (2017-21) also ended the year in the California League. Yovan started the season in High-A Tri-City as an infielder but moved to the mound late in the season for the Los Angeles Angels’ Rookie League and Single-A affiliates where he struck out 39 hitters in 20.1 innings while posting a 1.77 ERA in 17 games combined at the two levels. Yovan started his career at Oregon as a two-time All-Pac-12 pitcher but suffered arm issues that kept him off the mound during most of his final three seasons in Eugene. Three members of the 2022 Oregon squad – Christian Ciuffetelli (2019-22), Anthony Hall (2020-22) and Adam Maier (2022) – spent the summer in the Rookie League after the college season ended. Scott McGough (2009-11) continues his career pitching for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the Japanese Central League. He also became the first former Duck to pitch in the Olympics when he was a part of the 2021 United States Olympic Baseball Team.

My FishDuck Friends, something that made me very excited about the Stanford game was how Coach Dillingham not only pulled out the Counter from the old Taggart playbook, but then did Zone-Reading off them and flipped who follows the pullers, and who would run to the naked (no blocking) side. (As Chip Kelly and Mark Helfrich would do) Pulling out an old play is a strategy we have not witnessed with the Ducks for six years, and when the OC does that--the opponent is caught off-guard and it creates a ton of yardage. Then set up constraint plays off the original play, (as Coach Boles showed us today) and you shred them for more. Another return to the high-scoring days of the past is the Bubble Screen threat you saw in the analysis by Coach Boles. In the screenshot above, you see the handoff/mesh taking place in the blue circle, but below (red arrow) is the threat of the Bubble Screen. Note how it effectively pulls three defenders out of the box, thus helps the running game. If that safety (on the yellow 'O' in the screenshot) slides up into the box, then all it takes is one good block and one good open field move for an explosion play from the Bubble Screen threat. This is underlying stuff that helped those previous offenses run the ball so well and create explosion plays. I have been stating for years that these plays can still work if executed well, but as you see--it is more than just execution...it is the underlying strategies associated with them as well. I was critical for "Mari" moving away from what worked for so long, and note that when we begin to adopt those tactics again...what happens? We score boatloads of points like before. (Averaging 40 points per game thus far in 2022 including the game vs. Georgia) God love Dilly.

By his own admission he runs about seven plays, but does so with precision and timing.