Charles Fischer

The contract they have with the ACC for playing five games a year in football with the ACC conference. (They played and beat ranked Syracuse last week, and play Clemson this week)

I respect your views airspace, and really appreciate the information you have brought to us. But in the end--most of us do not want to join the B1G, and would prefer for the Pac-12 to survive. This might mean at Oregon we spend the same on football as B1G teams do, but have to cut other sports. But so much is yet to be learned: --What is the 12 team playoff going to pay? --What is the new TV and Streaming contracts going to pay Pac-12 schools? --If the team going to the Playoff or bowl game gets 50% of the take with the rest divided 11 ways--the winners are rewarded. We have yet to learn if this will happen in our conference. --It will be easier to make a 12 team Playoff in the Pac-12, and receive that extra money than being in the B1G, IMHO. So, you could be correct eventually, but if I'm going to play in snow--I want it to be in Pullman, and not Minneapolis or Madison, or..... This whole episode has made many of us value our traditions on the west coast, and our connections with the schools in our conference.

Many reports have parties watching to see what Notre Dame does once a number of contracts are announced, thus perhaps then they will decide to join the B1G. But extraordinary FishDuck Editor Bob Rodes, (who is a big ND fan) explained to me--there are two major factors that most of us are not aware of. 1) If Notre Dame joins any conference in football....it has to be the ACC, as their contract states that and it runs until 2035. (Whew!) 2) There are significant risks to the 'Irish joining the B1G, in that new policy in the future could violate their stances on some religious grounds. In view of some of the recent political/religious battles taking place in the courts and legislatures--I would view this as "when" those disagreements between the conference and the 'Irish would occur, not "if." 3) When you consider the flush position they are in with a rumored upcoming 75 million TV contract for home games at renewal...the risk is not worth the reward for joining the B1G, not to mention legal costs with the ACC. They have the money and their independence, so why would they take on those additional problems when financially--they will do just fine? For that reason it helps us with the whole "if we join the B1G," discussion. I would not count on Notre Dame being a part of the rumored "20 Team B1G."

I see Dilly as the ASU coach...in two or three coaching cycles from now at ASU.

There is nobody like Alan anywhere writing about college football. Another masterpiece, with digs in so many directions...whew! So much fun!

Wowsa. There is some superb "priority" stuff in that interview, and after listening to his relationship with Lanning starting at the 9:30 mark....I am not the least bit worried about Dilly leaving anytime soon. I urge everyone to post great stuff if it has not been already, and thank Flaps2 for sharing it with us.

Something smells fishy here. You know how it works with programming football games; the best games that could have the biggest audiences get on the biggest channel venues. So when I saw that Oregon was playing not just the worst team in the conference, but maybe in all of college football--if there was ever a game to be stuck on the back-burner with the Pac-12 Network at 7:30 or 8:00 PM at night....this was the game. But placed on ESPN at prime-time of 12:30? This goes against everything we know, and while I want to delude myself into saying, "the Oregon Brand is back and everyone wants to watch it,"...I can't sell it even to myself. Is ESPN trying to work their way back into the streaming negotiations by throwing the conference, and in particular the Oregon President a bone, with this game? It is all a bit too suspicious to me.

Hello My OBD FishDuck Forum Friends! What is your prediction versus Colorado? Take your shot and let's have fun with it... Lets get these predictions started, and remember I look for the differential between your predicted points with both teams from the actual points. I will use the tiebreaker information when needed, so provide all the data below! 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 55-20, 3, 3, 323

As I checked the photos from week to week by our photographers....what Lanning wears on the sideline changes.

L0hunter....you are new and I like your posts already. Do keep sharing your thoughts and WELCOME!

Coach--fantastic as usual and you make it so easy to learn!

Lame article. He states the obvious...."UCLA vs USC is a big game....as is Oregon vs. Utah." It is amazing what people get paid for writing crap...

Marcus Mariota was 6’3”. Akili Smith was 6’3”… How tall was Vernon Adams?

A 35,000 capacity stadium? Geez, do we need another Reser or Martin stadium? (This is part tongue-in-cheek) Just not very enthusiastic about it...

Great stuff David, and it sure ties into the "shortening the game" element I discussed, but also is a part of the "efficient offense." We are seeing some high-caliber coaching at Oregon!

Beavers win 37-24 Beauty or Beast?

Dufur! You go way back to commenting under FishDuck articles...WELCOME!

EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon baseball team will play 55 regular-season games in 2023, highlighted by 35 home games at PK Park. “We are very excited about our 2023 schedule,” head coach Mark Wasikowski said. “Featuring the 2023 University of Oregon team at PK Park 35 times including against traditional conference champions and high-RBI schools will give fans a tremendous opportunity to see the best college baseball team in person here in Eugene. Every week of our spring season will have at least one home contest. We really like our 2023 Duck baseball team and are looking forward to playing against the nation’s best here at PK Park.” The Ducks open the season in Eugene on Friday, Feb. 17, with a four-game series against Xavier before embarking on a four-game road trip at UC Santa Barbara, the defending Big West Conference champions. After the UCSB series, Oregon returns to PK Park for eight of its next nine games, including its Pac-12 opening series against UCLA (March 10-12). The Ducks also host West Coast Conference power San Diego in a four-game series during the homestand (March 2-5). In all, Oregon will host eight weekend series with five of them featuring Pac-12 Conference opponents. In addition to UCLA, UO hosts Oregon State (April 6-8), Stanford (April 14-16), Arizona State (April 28-30) and Washington (May 12-14) in conference play. The Ducks other weekend home series is a four-game nonconference matchup with Northwestern State (March 24-26). Oregon’s home schedule also includes six midweek games, including a pair against defending West Coast Conference champion Gonzaga (March 26-27) and Utah Tech (May 9-10). The Ducks play single home games vs. Niagara (March 15) and Portland (April 4). In addition to the UCSB series, Oregon will play five Pac-12 Conference series on the road. The Ducks visit Washington State (March 17-19), Arizona (March 31-April 2), California (April 21-23), USC (May 5-7) and Utah (May 18-20). UO also has single midweek road games at Portland (March 14) and at Oregon State (May 2). Season tickets for the 2023 season are currently on sale and can be purchased at https://am.ticketmaster.com/oregonducks/buy. Oregon Schedule Highlights 55 game schedule featuring 35 home games 23 games vs. teams that advanced to the 2022 NCAA Tournament including 15 at PK Park Four home weekend series against NCAA Tournament teams (San Diego, UCLA, Oregon State, Stanford) and a two-game home midweek series vs. a NCAA Regional qualifier (Gonzaga) Five home Pac-12 Conference series (UCLA, Oregon State, Stanford, Arizona State, Washington) 44 games against teams that finished the 2022 season with a winning record At least one home game every week of the season

Absolutely. This is the only place where you can state something "out-there," and people still have to be nice to you!

Ducks only have a 13% chance of winning the rest of our schedule and the Pac-12 Championship? (Article above) I would like to think our odds are higher than that!

Somebody should help Bill with punctuation....other than that it is great, and I'm glad for his passion. For a minute he did not divert into books read, trips taken, or insulting Dave--so that is a good thing too. Ronnie Lee over Bill Walton (thanks to 30Duck for the photo!)

Oregon has been in the Red Zone 46 times, and scored on 40 of them (only seven field goals) for an 87% percentage of total conversion. That doesn't suck...

Fantastic research Drex, and it makes us feel that what seems to be true by the eyeball test is true from the stats. Thanks so much...

I gotta keep this thread alive!

Really good point. We have something special going...let's not let one malcontent change the vibe....