Charles Fischer

I think the Baseball Bucket story is stuff of life, of passing it forward. And I think the Oregon State offensive line coach is one of the best out there, and dramatically underpaid relative to talent available and his results. Canzano: Summer begins with laughter -- and a reminder WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Cherish the times.

I may have misunderstood your post, as the rules say nothing about us deleting posts because they were ignorant or uniformed. I want all opinions from everyone on every topic, as only then do I learn from others. This means I end up reading stuff on occasion that makes me shake my head and mutter under my breath how a particular post is, "stupid-as-hell." That is the price for seeing all views; you see the dumb ones too. And I admit to how hard it is at times to stop myself from replying...."good-grief, pull your head out!" But we cannot get nasty or personal, and the absence of that is what makes us all feel safe when we post. It is not a perfect system, but the only one I can arrive at that encourages more discussion from the great people of this forum. So many have told me that this is the first forum they've ever posted on...because they feel safe here.

I was never a big fan of having Texas teams join the conference because travel there is not just an hour or two--but a whole day. I never really thought about the Colorado situation in terms of current benefits until this article, but felt they fit the Big-12 better than the Pac when joined. The point to many of us is....we already blew our opportunity to expand. I think our best chance for higher revenue is via the Alliance now. Great stuff David!

I remember the recruiting luncheon in Eugene the year that Ifo was signed. Chip told us that he watched the film of Ifo for just two minutes, turned it off and told the assistant coaches, "he can play."

That is precisely what I told them; everybody loses in this. But the end result is worse if I do nothing.

Amen CFB-Buddy.

Made me laugh...again!

For those who do not have a subscription....and yep, this sucks. Riley Williams, No. 2 Tight End, Is Down To 3 Schools - The Spun: What's Trending In The Sports World Today THESPUN.COM Riley Williams will soon pick from one of three college football programs. On Tuesday, the 6-foot-6, 230-pound tight end revealed Alabama, Ohio State, and

In the thread about "Four Keys to Beating Georgia" was a comment by a Dawg fan being concerned about the "crazies" in the Georgia fanbase showing up here. Yet we certainly have our own "crazies" among Duck fans, and because of the superb work of the moderators--you almost never see one of the crazy posts, and if you do--it is not up for long. We hide violating posts immediately, and it is so refreshing to have a clean forum. With great sadness--I had to ban two long-time OBD/FishDuck members in the past month. They were not crazy, but simply could not apply consistent "impulse-control" when posting. These are handles/names you would recognize in a moment, and while I will not discuss their names/situations in public--it was a sad day, and it makes me sad every time I think about it. Both go a long way back with me... Our post deletion rate is less than half-of-1%, and thus if someone cannot operate within the 99.50%+ of the others, then the problem is not with the rules or Charles Fischer. Now, ALL OF US mess-up once in a while, including yours-truly, but we recognize it, learn from it and move forward. It is the multiple violations that take up too much of my energy, hence a short hook is now being used, as I do not have the time any longer. I am not concerned with occasional slip by the good people on this forum, but one of the fellows had nine violations in one three week period, and the other had six violations in 40 days....which got him banned for the fifth and final time. That many violations? That is crazy... But that does not pertain to any of you reading this; I mention it because there is a difference between a crazy fan, and an undisciplined fan. And I mention it because these guys were my friends, and repeatedly put me in a tough spot that I am still sad about. I've lost friends before from those who wanted "special" treatment, and it happened again. Preserving the culture of the forum is always the top priority for me, but it can be costly on a personal basis. I knew the day-of-reckoning was coming with both fellows, but had tried to stave it off. I know at least a few moderators thought I gave them far more slack than they would have, and these wise moderators were correct. The good news is that the last of repeat-offenders are now thinned out, and we have 25 new members during May/June...sign-ups even during this incredibly slow time! I kinda thought I needed to address the elephant-in-the-room, and express my sadness about it. One thing it does--is make me grateful to the massive majority who are so fun to banter with, including the fans of other schools. It is going to be an incredible fall! Banter-Buddies

He will give us stats like Thibs in 2022…without the hype.

Hey...you are not the only one who does not think it makes sense. Think of it...they put Miami's future offense higher than Oregon or Utah? At least he is wearing the right color...

“I’ve have time blocked out on my calendar for pondering. I’ve built blocks of time to read, view things, consider stuff. More often than not, that turns out to be some of my most valuable time of the day.” Sounds like he would fit in with this community just fine! Canzano: George Kliavkoff's first year on the job was a doozy of a win WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Commissioner officially hired last July 1.

NOT a good "ad-lib?"

Was this skill refined because he was running for his life so often?

Richard Young would be the equivalent of another Jonathan Stewart--big and fast. Come to Oregon!

Oh that's right! Someone asked me in your forum if we had a thread about 2026 recruiting, as a measure of intensity of interest. I pooh-poohed it, but clearly...I was wrong, as it is a thing. You Georgia fans sure have been fun to have here with your thoughts--great people. (And yes...I will feel that way if you kick-our-butt, as I enjoy the Utah fans who kicked our butt this last year--twice)

George is working on the Pac-12 Media rights deal already? Cool! Canzano: What I learned over the weekend... about the Pac-12 and more WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Monday musings...

These baby-steps are the beginning of solutions, and a rescue ultimately for college football. It will not be as bad as some have asserted... Lead 'em George!

The rapid emergence of the sophomore receivers will make-or-break this offense, and in turn the team IMHO. If they gain separation and Nix hits them--it opens things up for the tight ends and the running game.

Actually Oregon did that for the baby son of a Duck quarterback, John Harrington, and Joey was worth the wait!

Better them than us!

OK...you have to admit this is funny...

We have a backup occurring on a regular basis, as I don't want to lose any articles. It is funny that the two countries trying the most to break into my sites are Communist China, and Ukraine! Smart IT guys over there! You gotta stay diligent...

Humorous to you perhaps, but you don't have to pay for the software and web development expertise to keep these bastards out, and from ruining the free site we all enjoy.