Charles Fischer

I have deleted three or four posts this morning because people went ahead and began discussing the name change in spite of what I wrote in my article. You would think that with the way we quickly enforce rules around here unlike anywhere else, that people would know I mean business when I write/say something. You address precisely what Beavers fans were telling me on the phone; that the game is "uncivil." This is as far as I want to go with this sub-topic because again....this is not the topic. The influence of the former players on the AD is the topic, and the only reason I am leaving your post up is because of what you wrote below. This is precisely what I would advocate...is get the people who pay the bills involved in decisions that affect us all. You could take a poll of six different Oregon websites to determine how people feel about a name change or a particular coach. Real easy to do and does not have to come from the ADs office...but it would give feedback to the AD in how the unwashed masses that pay for everything feel. Instead they are listening to people who do NOT represent us fans, and have led the ADs office astray.

Jon...the topic was about the influence of the former players on the Oregon athletic program. We will get into your topic on Wednesday. And like you...I like to forget bad losses as soon as I can, but the team went 10-3 and not 11-2. I have those moments too!

But the fans on TV bring the great ratings....we ALL matter, as it is us who pay the bills...

They are fans who have a TON bigger impact than you and I. Again...what they did is NOT in the interest of the majority of Oregon fans. We will disagree, and that's OK.

Unlike FishDuck...most of the writers for Oregon football sites are quite young and do not have our "Greybeard-age" perspective and courtesy.

You joined, you posted and it is always great to add someone new to the community. Do post your thoughts often and WELCOME!

You signed up today, posted immediately and it is a dandy. Great to see you join the conversation, do post often and WELCOME!

Captaincane....Oregon had a OC that had one of the best national reputations, certainly better than the rumored hire of Coach McClendon for Miami. Yet Cristobal trashed his reputation as an OC, and now he has recovery work to do. It actually will not matter who is OC...and please see the sixth post in this thread. You will see, my Florida friend...you will see. How about a Gentleman's bet? I will bet a case of Oregon Craft Beer IPAs vs. two boxes of premium Florida oranges that your quarterback's stats will decline next year under Cristobal. ???

My fellow green friend...I never, EVER said that recruiting is not important. But it is only the base; you must have players develop once you get them, and there must be a strategy to use them effectively. Had Mario stayed....we would have had an exodus of player out via the portal. But hey--I wish you the best!

Oh my gosh....you have no idea how funny that is to yours-truly and a Duck-Buddy of mine. If it was not so late on the East-Coast...I would call him and howl about this nickname. I wish you had shared it sooner! Great stuff MaiTaiDuck!

Thank you for the reading spaces in your post my friend, and I too am excited about the future!

Captaincane....you have been a reasonable poster, and a great representative of Miami. But please take note...I am a 35 year season ticket holder and the owner of a site that covers/analyzes Oregon football for the last ten years. Mario Cristobal is the worst in-game manager I've ever seen as a coach at Oregon. (He was actually booed at a home game this season!) His offense only averaged 31 points per game this last year, and you may want to read my article from yesterday right here. It blew up yesterday for over double the usual pageviews, and our Sunday writer could not come through...so my article from Saturday continued as the lead article today. Even today it got a typical great day's pageviews....so two days in a row. Guess the subject? The player development under Cristobal has been the worst of any coach in memory, and do note the mental mistakes covered about halfway down in this article for a preview of what you will see. (Remember that this critical article was written before Cristobal left for Florida) You think he will change...but after four years we know he will not. He is not the greatest recruiter at Oregon, as Willie Taggart had a higher class going until he decided to leave and Mario saved most of it, but not all. I give both Taggart and Cristobal enormous credit for breaking the recruiting glass ceiling at Oregon. But if your name is not Saban...you have a flaw as a coach. For Diaz and Helfrich at Oregon...there was a recruiting weakness, among many others. For Mario...it is in a ton of places. but not recruiting. You will want to check back in two years and keep us updated, as there is much more to coaching than recruiting.

That's what we said too in the beginning. Remember...we've been waiting four years for him to truly "get-it," hoping he would change. You will wish for Diaz in terms of game management, and enjoy Cristobal for recruiting as we did. You will be restless with him in three years, and if not--come back and remind me! Good luck...he's yours now!

Think of it...teams in Utah won two conferences this year! Pac-12 and Mountain West...

Good point that I had not thought of...a new trend of moving to opportunities in "that wasteland?"

Sorry, for the Bo Nix interruption, but we do need some recreational reading! Oregon State Showed Up for 58 Inspired Seconds in LA Bowl Loss by John Canzano of OregonLive It did not go as Planned...

Please...not another season like 2021!

My friends...the single biggest impact on the record is the play of the quarterback. I do not like a QB transfer, but then...I am not in the QB room or at practices. Dillingham knows this guy and what he can do, and I will need to have faith in that. The much maligned Anthony Brown was 64th this year....(Yikes!)

Brutal article, but the Tigers did want Nix to stay...so that's not so bad. Did you know that..."the Pac-12 is a Barren Wasteland" according to this writer? Five Reasons Bo Nix Shouldn't Have Transferred to Oregon by Lance Dawe of Auburn Wire

It feels like we got the Auburn version of Tyler Shough?

Perfect bye week scheduling is right at the halfway point, and before the UCLA game....

Haywarduck....I apologize for hijackings your topic for some humor on a Sunday afternoon when some of us need it. I understand your point and agree with you, but boy...being an OC for Mario? And does McClendon really believe he will get something better from there? It's a big jump....

Haywarduck my good friend....I think this is one time you have a mistaken perception on the situation. Think about it...who in their right-mind would want to be an Offensive Coordinator for Cristobal? Can you say career killer? Don't believe me? Ask Joe Moorhead... (31 points per game?!) What a horrible fate, perhaps THE worst OC job in America? We must change our attitude and feel sorry for the poor guy! We should let him cherish his last chance to truly be a leader! Because he will roll-over to whatever Mario wants...

Reddit College Football ran this tweet highlighting what Anthony Brown did. Interesting short video...

I am locking this thread because I do not want to get into a COVID discussion that almost always turns political. Sorry.