Charles Fischer

So, at this rate Texas is going to do real well in the SEC?

Amen Duck-Brother. "Hero-Ball" is not needed.

On offense the key question is, "is there great speed at receiver and running back?" In my mind, I think we might have at least two running backs who have breakaway speed we did not see last year by the two starters. At receiver...I think Thornton, Franklin and McGee are much faster than who we had starting last year, and we saw evidence of that in the second half of the bowl game and in the Spring Game. My perception anyways!

I think you make a good point that this thread went off on a "weather" tangent, away from the original topic of an ASU defensive lineman transferring. That is what we call in the biz as "thread-hijacking," and while it happened gradually--I agree with you that we should have stayed on topic. But on this forum...we can discuss anything, especially in the off-season when there is not much Oregon football news, and these other subjects are ones of human interest and actually can pull the community closer together by knowing one another better. As long as we don't go into politics or religion, or slam the current coaches and players on a personal basis--our rules allow for discussion in other areas. You have seen topics in the past about the weather, my favorite seasonal craft beer, big fish caught, etc. I actually want to encourage that... In the future...if you don't like a post--just send me a personal message or a text, or take 30 seconds to write an "Inappropriate Post" report that lets us know you object to something, and then the moderators and I can look at it. We like to keep these kind of things off the forum, as it is a buzz-kill, and privacy for all parties is preserved. My thanks!

GREAT POINT. Now either he is an inexperienced coach who just leaned out too far over this skis, or he will cement the trust of the fans when we see an exciting offense on the field in 2022. I'm hoping for the latter...

I thought I would bump this up again because there are many who did not read it before, and it would answer a BIG question for them.

I cannot decide who is the better recruiter....the WR coach, or the Defensive Line coach! This has been stunning already...

You make a good point as Dillingham wants to make his case by scoring, and not by "being tough?"

But this is very positive in the right direction...between the NCAA, the federal legislation AND the discussion to limit portal entries to a couple of times a year...the combination can begin to reign in the Wild West of Recruiting that exists at the moment. In that article they are appearing to recognize the problems and how the delays can no longer happen. NOT a solution yet, but in the right direction! The new rules CAN'T end this bad...

You know you have made it as a humor writer when I see simply an "Axel Top-Ten" and LOL without even reading it yet! An involuntary bodily reaction created from so many epic ones in the past...

If....if he actually does it and the HC lets him. After getting burned with Mari (I don't include it because he doesn't know what to do with the "O") I am more inclined to believe it when I see it.

Somebody wrote here that he is buying the former mansion of Mark Helfrich of which is pretty big....probably a while before it closes and they move out?

I know many were asking this and John Canzano found out! (I do believe this is an "interim" home until they move into another....) The team gathering was charming. It appeared to feature food, card games and some backyard corn hole. Lanning’s wife and children were present. The scene was really cool and unifying. It also sparked a tangential discussion in our home given what we’ve learned about celebrity homes in the last couple of years — how many bathrooms do the Lannings have? Mario Cristobal and his wife, Jessica, recently closed on a 8,829-square-foot estate in Coral Gables. Purchase price: $7.9 million. The new home of the Miami football coach includes six bedrooms and seven and a half bathrooms. Russell and Ciara Wilson purchased a home in suburban Denver last month for $25 million. It has 20,060 square feet, four bedrooms and 12 bathrooms. Lincoln Riley’s new $17.2 million home in Palos Verdes sits on 3.17 acres and includes seven bedrooms and also has 12 bathrooms. I don’t mean to focus so heavily on the number of bathrooms here, but I grew up with three siblings (including two sisters) and we shared a single bathroom. A dozen bathrooms feels like a modern-day homeowner flex. When former Oregon coach Chip Kelly arrived in Eugene in 2007 as offensive coordinator, he bought a 2,500-square foot home for $525,000. After a promotion to head coach, Kelly sold that house at a $100,000 loss and went bigger — buying and quickly renovating a 6,281-square foot home in Northeast Eugene. Kelly’s new place in Eugene included six bedrooms, five bathrooms and an indoor meeting space where he could gather as many as 80 players for a sit down. I always thought that meeting-space area was brilliant and the most Chip Kelly-thing ever. Incidentally, when Kelly took the job as football coach at UCLA, he bought a home in Encino, Calif. that had 10 bathrooms and nine bedrooms. Then, Kelly sold the home to Dodgers’ outfielder Mookie Betts for $7.6 million. Kelly told me last summer that he and his wife, Jill, moved closer to the beach and he pointed out “I’m the least famous person in my neighborhood.” I reached out to Lanning on Thursday via text message. That backyard BBQ scene from his new home looked like rich and connective team building. It casts the entire Lanning family as approachable and down to earth. Still, I wondered, how many bathrooms does the new estate have? 6? 10? 12? Lanning humored me. “LOL… 2.5 bathrooms!!!” So now you know.

Fantastic news for Oregon fans--thanks for posting it!

That is ME to a "T." I, so, WANT TO BELIEVE! Such a cool screenshot off an episode....

I don't think he will change at all, I mean why would he? He has been positively reinforced for what he did at Oregon to the tune of 8 million a year. He is smarter than everyone else, and he has the checks to prove it!

80 plays is not a “must” for me either, but with all the talk from the two coaches—I would hope high scoring returns again.

Placing USC ahead of Oregon just makes me ill. Didn't see that coming! Four opponents on our schedule is in his top 25...

I agree with you and would assert he did not trust his assistant coaches either. I do not believe we saw the "real" Joe Moorhead or Tim DeRuyter...not when their track records were so much better than what we saw.

OK, there is an assumption in your post that they WILL carry out the offense as we anticipate--due to what they have said. It is just that...there are lots of things they could say later as to "why" they did not carry it out, both real and imagined. I hope they stick to the impression they have given us...

Thanks! I always wonder if people notice some of the extra work I go through on an article, as I found myself saying over-and-over..."I want to believe," and realized it came from X-Files. Then it took a LONG time to find the right photo that was not copyrighted and available for an article. For the forum--we can bring in any photo, but for a published article--much more difficult.

He is very skillful at duping the alumni, and I should know. The phrase, "I Want to Believe" applies to 'Cane fans and to some Oregon fans....and more will be revealed in Friday's article on FishDuck written by you-know-who about what to believe from coaches. It might ruffle some Duck feathers, but the good news is I cannot be fired or "cancelled" by anyone who disagrees since I have my own sites. But it needs to be said...

Good gosh...where have YOU been? What a great first post! You gave your opinion respectfully, and backed up with researched facts. Please post often, and WELCOME to this community!

EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon head coach Dana Altman announced today the signing of transfer Keeshawn Barthelemy, a 6-2 guard from the University of Colorado. Barthelemy spent the last two years with Colorado and started 28 of 33 games for the Buffaloes last season, averaging 11.1 points (.420 FG%, .826 FT%), 2.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 25.8 minutes per game. His 82.6 percent free throw percentage ranked fifth in the Pac-12, making 76-of-92 attempts on the year. Barthelemy reached double figures in 18 games and notched 19 points, five assists and four rebounds in the Jan. 25 game at Oregon, his highest scoring outing in conference play. “Keeshawn will add valuable Pac-12 experience to our backcourt, and we are really excited to add him to the team,” said Altman. “He has shown tremendous improvement in his first two seasons, and we expect him have a real impact on the team.” From Montreal, Quebec, Barthelemy represented Team Canada in the U17 FIBA World Cup, helping the team to a fourth-place finish. A graduate of Thornlea Secondary School in Toronto, Barthelemy and new teammate Quincy Guerrier were AAU teammates at Brookwood Elite in Montreal.

Good gosh...this writer's attitude is that we are to genuflect to the Trojans....before they have done anything!