Charles Fischer

Our Beloved Ducks currently have 10 verbals with half or five, being 4 or 5-Star rated recruits at Rivals. If this trend continues, (and I believe it will) then when Oregon gets to 25 verbals, we should have 12 of the coveted 4 or 5-Star players. If that happened, then the Ducks would break into the Top Ten ,or be pretty darn close if you look at last year's final standings or those of 2021. Now my preference would be closer to 14 of them, but if we have a 5-Star or two among the 12--we could break in there as well. I believe that the longer Lanning and this staff are here--the higher we will rise in the rankings no matter what conference we are in! Jurrion Dickey

Good! Former UNC-Greensboro pitcher Morgan Scott commits to Oregon softball WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM Scott went 25-12 with a 2.28 ERA with 286 strikeouts over 249 innings this season at UNC-Greensboro

Can merging/joining the Big-12 improve our current projected income of 30 million a year? If so, it should be looked at. If not, then what? I don't see how things for the Pac-10 can continue this way...

I am warming to the idea of some type of merger with the Big-12. Although I am fatiguing of reading and discussing the hundreds of variables, and am now ready to accept whatever comes along and make the best of it. If it is the Big-12...then I think we could have some great games of superb entertainment. But I am sure we would have to cut some sports, especially with a travel budget that will go through the roof whether we are with the B1G or Big-12.

This was a 4th down play at the goal line just before halftime that was stuffed in the National Championship game of 2010. Had he gone outside as the play was designed for--we score and change the game. He went inside...(orange line) And if the QB pulled and went left--I think he would have scored as well. The coaches can draw up the play, but the players need to execute. (And Dyer was down)

That was funny and accurate!

This is a great start for DazeNconfused, and you can look to many more articles from him in the near future. Great to have him as a FishDuck writer--welcome!

The only solution I see to that is pouring the same amount of money into football that the B1G/SEC teams do, but that means we have to cut sports. We would go from 19 sports...way down. It would be the only way to stay competitive in football I believe, and boy will our travel costs go up!

Alabama, Georgia and Oregon! In pretty good company... No more lovefest?

You are the KING of OBD one-liners!

This is BIG, BIG, BIG! Between him and Cole Martin...we have two really good lock-down Rivals 4-Star corners in this class! He was offered by Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas, UCLA, USC and Washington! (He is from Washington Power program Rainer Beach! Whew!) He might end up being the best of this class...

Let's not make any further references in this thread to politics please, as it will just start a forest fire. Thanks to all.

There is a ton of very good information here....how much we lost when the LA schools left, why we will never partner with Boise State, and where Oregon is trying to go. And yes...Phil is active helping us!

Thank you, as that means a lot to me. I am very fortunate that so other great people wanted to join me in forming a community based upon civility and kindness toward each other. We debate the topic and not go after each other... My thanks again.

So supremely written that transmits our feelings of betrayal like no other. Thank you for the humor and the catharsis. (Part of the healing!) It seemed like a good idea, but the LA schools may find B1G is not a good fit...

Smile through those tears! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! And so true...

ICamel…Lois drinks Coors, and I’m having a Widmer Hefeweizen from Portland. Good times!

What I'm doing right now... If it is not the best Bar-B-Que Chicken you've ever had ....it will be in your Top-3!

Think of it....Lanning is going to completely do what he wants, without Kirby's control. Between him and Dillingham...we might just have quite the compelling story no matter where we go!

And OBD will be here no matter the outcome, to remain a GREEN REFUGE. Amen, Duck Brother.

You spin it in your head as you need, as I will do in mine. That is my fantasy, and I'm sticking to it.

This shouts for the "Shameless Beggar" to appear, and here I am! To help pay these costs...go to this page, scroll down to the bottom and click on the "Donate" button. Everyone here thanks you!

Those babies have degraded badly; I've got to convert them to digital!

Look....I am a muttering mass of protoplasm at times talking about this. And I really think I've gone through the stages of grief for the Pac-12, and have come to "acceptance." This is my own spin, the mind games I apply internally to retain sanity as an Oregon fan... "I will make the best of whatever happens. If we go to the B1G...then the travel sucks, we won't win as many games, but we will have more prestige and money to stay relevant for the top recruits. If we go to the Big-Pac, then the travel sucks and it is not one of the Super-Conferences, but we have a chance to win more games and still have an impact on the national discussion." In other words... "It is good-or-good." (Or I will make it that way internally) Are you there yet? No, I'm still not feeling quite myself yet...

I resemble that! (And THANK YOU!)