Charles Fischer

Oh....details! (Kidding!)

My FishDuck Friends, I am taking a late lunch break while I keyboard this, but Wowsa....some big new prospects entered the portal in the last couple of days, and a few could be game-changers for Oregon. I know we have a separate thread for this, but thought I'd start another for discussion. Post on either or both! You've heard about Evan Williams at Fresno State, the younger brother of Bennett Williams at Oregon. He is 6-0, 185 and a two-time All-Mountain West safety, someone who is savvy, experienced and could help us in 2023 incredibly. (he was an unranked player at Rivals) The one that has me frothing is Jordan Burch, and edge rusher at South Carolina who has two years more to play. My friends, he was a Rivals 5-Star, is 6-5, 275 and had 60 tackles, 7.5 TFLs, and 3.5 sacks last year. This guy still has a high upside, and is someone Dan Lanning recruited hard to Georgia. Oregon has contacted him, and the Ducks have a legit chance with him. Another edge rusher is Anthony Lucas at Texas ATM, who was a Rivals 4-Star and is 6-5, 285 and while Oregon is in it for him--this might be a tough pull. The Kentucky defensive tackle, Justin Rodgers, 6-3, 311 has a ton of suitors in primarily LSU and Miami, and this player was a Rivals 5-Star as well. Oregon is pursuing a couple of linebackers from LSU, Bowling Green, etc. but not much information on whether they are coming for a visit. Whoa Baby! Oregon is in on some good ones, and is going to get theirs, and that doesn't count the LOIs the Ducks are chasing yet. Lanning is killing-it at recruiting! Jordan Burch

You are very kind, and I appreciate your reply. Two of the three mentioned in the top post wrote publicly that, "Charles, you are breaking your own rules," and they were right. Just because they break the rules does not excuse my conduct; at the time, (because of all I go through dealing with people) I felt justified in my response, and then later--a cooler head tells me to stick keeping things private, and don't ruin it for everyone else. And there is another component involved for me; I HATE the hypocrisy that exists in the current media, in politics, in social media. I do not want to be "one-of-them" who tells everyone else how to behave, but will not do it on my own. A third element is how unusual this all is....a GREEN REFUGE, where tough rules are enforced immediately, and dealing with people in a way I never have before. At times I am stunned at the range of human behavior, and the logic/reason or lack of it present at times from some people. We had a new member recently break our rule twice about not getting personal in his posts concerning current coaches or players. After the second email--he left the forum for good. Not banned, but since "he can't have it all his way," he left. Such is the selfish culture we have these days. Thanks again for being a part of this wonderful community.

You nailed it. It is entirely a leadership/guts issue.

How can any recruit feel confident beyond this year playing at Michigan? (Harbor....are you listening?)

Boy...we could have a completely experienced offensive line, but boy--I don't know if there is a scholarship for him.

"I thought Austin Novosad, the Oregon signee, continued to look very solid at quarterback. He was comfortable, seemed to be able to handle pressure and got the ball out on time accurately. He has pretty good arm strength and was the top QB in the morning session."

I don't think we will get that from freshmen; portal transfers--possibly, but I think this is a longer term overall then we would prefer. (But it will be worth it) I have some theories I will be writing about in the off-season...

Actually that was taken by the FishDuck photographer immediately after Cota caught the winning touchdown. It was more of his own personal celebration, but I don't have a problem with that. Over half the people who read this forum are on mobile, and do not see the background pictures I line up due to spacing issues on mobile. It is a shame, as there have been some dandy ones and will be more in the off-season.

Some sweet highlights.... 6'4 240LBS DEFENSIVE END WWW.HUDL.COM 6'4 240LBS DEFENSIVE END

After reading many articles--it is becoming clear to me that players take all five visits to not only check out the schools and make sure they have made a good selection--but to have portal options later as well. Coaches that players have relationships with at other schools really matter if their first choice of school does not work out. I am getting the impression that players take the full five trips even if they know where they are going--a free trip is nice, but they are also building a safety net for later. Boy does this add to the workload of the coaches!

If anyone sees another recruit to add--put it in this thread. I've taken off Porter, since he is in the house! Thank goodness he doesn't have to wear orange!

Looks pretty good to me!

This moves Oregon into the Top-Ten in the nation with Rivals. (And yes, it has been consistently harder with Rivals for over 20 years) Ashton Porter is a Rivals 4-Star, who was offered by four SEC teams, and Oregon beat out four B1G teams, including primary competition of Michigan State. The Ducks pulled him from other Texas schools that offered such as SMU, TCU, Texas Tech and Texas. You can see the full list right here, as this is a big recruit for Oregon.

My US Web Developer felt that I could become a consultant for civilized discussions on bigger forums. But the truth is--they don't want it.

I wish I could run Facebook...as I've lost control of my own account, and they will not let me prove I own it. Bizarre stuff.

Not mine! A great article by Joshua, as always.

Let's not go any further with this. We are not responsible for what other writers create, but some people find such articles interesting, thus why they are posted here.

This did not age well....

Yeah! USC is going to WIN!