Charles Fischer

Good point about Lok Wur, as he has had some key rebounds on simply drive and hustle. Love it! And he hit a three in the last game!

For most of this early season--we only had three starters who could reliably score in Quincy Guerrier, Will Richardson and N'Faly Dante. But two games ago--Brennan Rigsby at shooting guard got his shooting touch back (after missing most of the early season) and then last night we saw Rivaldo Soares score 16 on 4-5 three pointers. Whew! Now everyone on the floor is a scoring threat, and that generates a good offense. This team has a high upside--especially when three more return from injury for quality depth. Let's go Ducks! Rivaldo Soares

I have a couple of comments: --Like all of you, I do not like the direction that college football is going, but I have to admit that Oregon is benefiting from the portal movements, as it frees up scholarships to bring in a plug-and-play replacement. The success of the portal transfers that came to Oregon last year was astounding, and its incredible to think how it was Lanning's first year in dealing with it. AND he convinced many key players to return from the portal... Again--Oregon is winning the portal battle. Risk is MASSIVE for Both Sides Jordan quoted a stat of an incredible 41% of players who go into the portal do not get a new scholarship and school? I've heard that the number was 48%, but no matter...it is bad. It is a terrible risk to a player to go into the portal and lose his scholarship, and clearly--most are not seeing that risk. For schools...once a player transfers in--you are locked into supplying his scholarship for the remainder of his college career whether he pans out or not. The rules state that if he transfers again--he must sit out a year at the new school, and most players won't do that. Ditto to the potential new schools considering this player; they have to supply a scholarship for two years for only one year of playing contribution? They will pass... Thus players will never leave the school they transferred to. Thus the school is screwed; they have not solved their position problem they brought the player in for, and they have tied up the scholarship that could go to a HS player. Remember...with HS players--they leave, and you can recycle the scholarship. With a portal scholarship granted--it is for the remaining years this player wants to be in school. The risk of portal scholarships to both parties is so much more than most fans realize...IMHO. Noah Whittington

For those who have read the article thus far--the political comment referring to Twitter has been removed. Editors missed it!

Khyree Jackson is an Alabama transfer at corner that could really help Oregon--replace the loss of transfer Christian Gonzalez. (I have added him to the article) A ton of our transfers have ended up at Nevada, so if that is the the trade--we get former Alabama players and send our transfer-out players to Nevada--that is a good trade. Losing a player like Travis Dye to USC, now that was a real loss at the time. But our coaches killed-it in the portal last year, we won the portal battle by a mile. I suspect we will do so again...

My apologies to all the good Used-Car Salespeople of the world...

The final score was 30-3, Oregon State making a statement. It is 16-6, Fresno State over Washington State with three minutes left in the third quarter.

Whoa! 30-0 Beavers, and still 16-0 Fresno State. (Keep in mind that both the OC and DC of Washington State left for other jobs)

Now 23-0 OSU, and 16-0 FSU

Developments like this are why a ton can happen between now and Wednesday morning...

Every year 90-95% of verbals hold true and sign, but there are always a few that provide negative drama. But our coaching staff is in on a number that could go the other way for us...

It ain't over-til-it's-over. There is also the transfer QB situation to monitor, where UCLA is hosting both Kent State QB Collin Schlee and Clemson QB DJ Uiagalelei on visits this weekend. Should either of them go to UCLA, it might make Moore reconsider his potential flip decision.

Not offered, but visiting this weekend...meaning it is serious. Texas OL Junior Angilau enters NCAA transfer portal 247SPORTS.COM A 34-game starter for the Longhorns, Angilau is entering the portal as a graduate transfer Junior Angilau is a 6-5, 280-pound Offensive Guard from Salt Lake City, UT. 247SPORTS.COM summary

Yep, in the prior type of thinking we all had. But this is the new era of QB management--Oregon will be just fine.

It's fluid, its exciting, its great entertainment.....and Oregon will end up just fine.

Cam stated in another interview that the extended years allowed him to get a Masters Degree, but he is not keen on pursuing a Ph.D with the extra year!

Pennsylvania Duck posted this below in the recruiting thread....but gadfry, this is quite a group Oregon is after...and that does not count the portal prospects!

I can tell that for some of you--this is relatively new, the whole recruiting game. As a fan who has watched it since the internet and Oregon sites began....fluid does not adequately describe what happens routinely each year. The vast majority of our recruiting class that has verballed to us will stay with us, but a few will flip and we will flip some our way. Just the way it works, and I would not be surprised or outraged when it does occur. In the end, Oregon will do fine. It can immediately change to where what looks good now--is the opposite Monday morning with a recruit. Then it changes again on Tuesday, and on Wednesday morning he goes another way and signs with another school. A small percentage of these, especially the high-profile recruits have this happen consistently every year. Just the way it is... A Duck-Buddy told me this morning, (he knows a verbal recruit and his parents) that the energy this young coaching staff has in recruiting is just so attractive and contagious--and how the Ducks will do just fine between the HS recruiting and the portal. You need to have faith in that. It is not over with Moore, and even if it was--it is not the same crushing blow that it would have been years ago. Quarterback recruiting has changed the most of any position by a mile; you will not be able to stack a QB room with tons of 4&5-Star players. If they don't start--they portal out. QB recruiting is different now, and I am not saying I like it, (see above) but we all adapt. Between all the options available and our new offense--Oregon will be just fine at QB; sell yourself on that, and consider saving your complaints for when it is not true. (Not as embarrassing) Think of how difficult and complex it is for our coaches, and yet they won BIG last year in the portal--and did well salvaging our HS recruiting class. We are in on SO MANY big recruits at the last minute...so many more than prior years. This is high drama that creates great entertainment; enjoy the ride!

This is not a new commit, but has been a verbal up to now. (Here is Oregon's 2023 verbal list) And he was offered by Texas, Oklahoma and USC, so the talent is there as a Rivals 4-Star.

Normally I am not available much at all nowadays between 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM here during the week, but I gotta take a minute to pop this in for you. It seems that a moderator on a Beaver site says former Texas QB and portal transfer Hudson Card was in Eugene quietly last weekend? And...things are unraveling at Texas A&M, as a 5-Star LB decommitted and is going to Tennessee. I personally have not been following it, but other events have apparently occurred to give recruits an unsteady feeling about the Aggies and their wonder-boy coach. Oregon is recruiting the No. 1 defensive lineman, 5-Star David Hicks hard, and if things begin to fall for Oregon and we gain momentum...and TAMU falters--Hick's father's pushing of TAMU lessens, and Oregon could benefit. So much gossip, so much fun...so many dominoes! David Hicks...whew!

If this recruiting weekend goes well, even losing Moore could still result in a monster class. We’ll just get a portal QB next year… But these other players-whew!

It's true. Thanks Drex, as it is fun to watch their growth and dream about their upside. Sweet Sixteen? Elite Eight?

The perfect TJ Bass replacement...wow.

There are times to roll-in-the-bleak-cynicism, and many can, but I am going to savor this moment of supreme Oregon entertainment. Very exciting!