Charles Fischer

"I don't think his ceiling is higher than any other backs on our roster other than Limar." Well, I think two years experience at game-speed is everything. Knowing what you can do and not, head faked the linebacker into the wrong gap, etc....all this done for 1,300 yards a year? A Duck in Hand, versus two in the bush,...roster....

“As soon as he got to Oregon, I knew he was going to blow up because of the resources they have and they always have good players,” Carter said. “Where else would you want to call an offense other than Oregon? Where else would you rather play offense?” ---------------------------------------- THAT is our national reputation? Whew!

Whoa! The plot thickens....from another site! ------------------------------------------------ "Of note, Makhi Hughes' brother, 2025 class five-star CB Na'eem Offord, signed with Oregon earlier this month" "Google confirms that Offord and Hughes are brothers. Hughes had 1400 yards both his freshman and sophomore years at Tulane He has 2 years of eligibility left. Haven't watched him play, but his stats and starting as a true Freshman suggest that he's a gamer." ----------------------------------------------- Watching those 2023 Highlights above suggest that he has Bucky Irving-type wiggle, and makes people miss, but he does not have huge breakaway speed. Probably similar to Jordan James in that respect, and I do not know if he has Jordan James power. But 1,300 yards a season? Over 900 yards after contact?

Only three minutes....tasty!

See bottom of thread for information. He is also the brother of 5-Star Corner Na'eem Offord who was just signed. ------------------------------------------------------------------ It was unknown if Oregon was pursuing one, but perhaps that was dependent upon what was available? Word on other sites is that the Ducks are checking him out below... See posts below for more information...especially post No. 4 because of a special connection to the Ducks!

Shocking, just shocking!

For that offense focused on running...Mariota was ideal. He was so fast.. Gabriel is a good runner, but he is not "Mariota-Fast," but then I believe Dillon is more accurate passing than Marcus. And yeah...LaMichael had that 4.30s breakaway speed that would create explosion plays for us. We have a recruit coming in next year to watch... Dierre Hill has run between 4.27 and 4.40s; he is the MaxPreps Illinois State Player of the Year, and ran for seven touchdowns in the State Title game.

He goes through primary run and pass plays on offense, and defensive issues as well. You may say, "Charles...it is 21 minutes!" I say, "we got a TON of time to blow!" (It is a long ways to Wednesday afternoon)

Whew!

My impression is that we tried for a number of the top defensive tackles, but missed. Because we have so much extremely young depth at defensive tackle, I am assuming that they wanted only top-tier or none. However, they may be going to the portal, and the new JC Transfer rule in another thread could impact whether Jamaree Caldwell returns.

A little alcohol will calm things down...

This week the NCAA Board of Directors granted a waiver to permit student athletes who attended a junior college for one or more years, eligibility to compete in 2025-2026. However, this waiver only applies to student athletes who would have otherwise used their final season of competition during the 2024-2025 academic year. Duck players impacted are starting safety Kobe Savage, starting defensive tackle Jamaree Caldwell, offensive tackle Georgia Silva and cornerback Sione Laulea. This will not only impact those players who may return, but also who Oregon targets in the Portal and/or saves room for. Those first two defenders listed could be a B1G impact if they return next year. Effectively we would have safety covered between Savage and the Purdue Safety transfer. The departure hit on the defensive line would be highly softened by the return of Caldwell. When asked about it, Lanning offered nothing. Just that they have not addressed it yet, and probably won't until after the Rose Bowl. No. 90 Jamaree Caldwell Attacking...

I believe that our QB and OC are better, and that will be the slight edge in the Rose Bowl!

As you recall, Rivals is the toughest of the rating services, and has the most consistent historical data and thus why I refer to them. Oregon lost a signed WR recruit to Florida recently, Dallas Wilson, who was reported as a 5-Star. Perhaps on other services, but he is a Rivals 4-Star, and losing him did not change Oregon's No. 1 Ranking for the 2025 Recruiting Class. Why? Because Rivals looks at your best 20 signed recruits, and this way a team that signs 29 recruits is not rewarded more with a bunch of 2 or 3-Stars than a team that signs 22 recruits of high quality. In Oregon's case, we signed 20 recruits, and our average per recruit is still the best, hence why we retain the No. 1 Recruiting Ranking on Rivals. Having a record Four of the 5-Star recruits on Rivals is why, and is just astonishing. For the complete list of Oregon's signed recruits, you will find them right here, and the team rankings are below. 2025 all-teams football recruiting team rankings N.RIVALS.COM 2025 all-teams football recruiting team rankings by Rivals.com So when you hear nonsense about Oregon being No. 2 or No. 3...know that on the toughest ranking service...Oregon is No. 1! Now this could change after the February signing period, and I will revisit it then, and update everyone. (But I doubt it will change) Rivals 5-Star Running Back Jordon Davison Coming to Oregon!

You know, I think I am in favor of 14 or 16 teams now so that all conference champions can get in, and we destroy the old Pac-12 team in the first round. Plus the SEC can get their undeserving teams in the Playoff and... Have Them Show Us How to Do It...

Great article David, as you present logic that I can swallow, and understand. Many people forget that the first round of any Playoff is supposed to have blow-outs. That is what the correct seeding does, as in the "March Madness" you have No. 1 Seeds playing No. 16 Seeds in the first round, and they usually win by 30 points. Everyone is used to it and it seems routine now. If the football seeding was done correctly, the blow-outs may have been worse and they should be in the future.

Harper was in the game in the second half against Penn State, and was key on a couple of plays in our final TD drive.

The endless string of analyses, the tons of articles stating the same things, my trepidation about the massive implications of this upcoming game....and nearly another week to wait? I am going to be a muttering-mass-of-protoplasm by the time the game gets here. I will be so nervous about winning, that I won't even be able to actually "see" what action is going on from an analysis standpoint. This is one of the worst build-ups for me in a long time, if not ever. If it were not Ohio State again, and if they did not look so darn impressive in their pasting of Tennessee--I would not be as wacko. Anybody got a tranquilizer?

Bizarre wish? The ultimate compliment? Hurl inducing?

Screw Ohio State, all their National Championships, and their entitled fans. Given a choice they would tell us "thanks" for adding to their media share, and then pat Oregon on the head, and tell us "you have a nice little team there." Then they would tell the Ducks to go out and play, and let the B1G boys conduct business that a former Pac-12 team would never understand. We will not be "in the club" for 30 years, if ever. How long has Penn State been in the B1G, and they still regard them as "the new guy?" Screw 'em. Take no prisoners...

Their hubris (Ohio State) going into the first game was the edge Oregon needed. With all this stuff said and written...I'm thinking Oregon just may have that edge back again. Ohio State and their fans are sounding the same as they were coming into Autzen in October...

The respect is clearly not yet there...