Charles Fischer

Excellent information from an executive who knows. B1G may not be in the cards for Oregon...

Only 13% of the total UO budget comes from the State of Oregon, but the Athletic Department receives none, as they have been self-funding for years. We can only hope they don't stick their nose into this...

He will do all he can to keep the Pac-12 alive, and that means he has a responsibility to the conference to do whatever it takes to keep Oregon and Washington in the conference. I sure hope Oregon is getting good advice...because I don't think a university president knows squat about this.

My reaction....at least it is the right color...

Ya think it would go this way?

Unfortunate, but true. It is all about the eyeballs, the size of the market now, and not the recent success. Otherwise...Washington would be out of the picture when you consider all their sports. The biggest 18 markets among the two conferences for the "Big-Pac?"

First of all...we enjoy having reasonable fans of other schools join us for rational, measured discussion. Your post was a great start, so WELCOME! My merger, the Big-Pac, are at least enough to have 18 teams in total for two divisions of nine teams each. Play eight conference games as the SEC does, and four non-conference with an assumption that we will not have the same funding as the two Super-Conferences, but we can still be relevant. I speak only for myself, but I do not like any of the options staring at us. I do not want to join any conference, even the B1G, but the time for a relevant independent Pac-12 has passed with recent events. BTW....the Pac-12 is the Conference of Champions. We were the first and only conference to have 500 National Championships among all sports, the first conference to have a school with 100 National Championships, (UCLA, USC, & Stanford) and the first conference to have 200 Womens Championships. Oregon is tied for 13th among all NCAA schools for National Championships, while Baylor is not in the top 40. (We have a lot to offer besides just football and basketball.) List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

Or.... Where is my Maalox when I need it?

So we could clean up...and be the final nail on the Pac-12 coffin? REPORT: There Is ‘Confidence’ Notre Dame And Oregon Will Eventually Join The Big Ten | The Daily Caller DAILYCALLER.COM It sounds like the Big Ten might be adding Notre Dame and Oregon. Will the Ducks and Fighting Irish join the Big Ten?

I'd like to shake his hand, but I'd get 3rd degree burns.

Thank you for that, as I love the savvy community on FishDuck, people like you.

So do we when he lied about continuing the offense that made Oregon known because "it’s a brand of football they love to see and support." I was at that press conference and stayed afterward 15 minutes after everyone left and he spoke to me privately about the Oregon offense, and what to expect. The feelings you think he had? They should have been shame, for his management decisions, and how he deceived the Duck faithful. He deserved the boos...

Well...look here for the offers. D-1 yes, but big time?

Well, UCLA and USC are among the top three in the entire NCAA for National Championships in all sports.

What if UCLA has to stay in the Pac because of legal issues, and Notre Dame joins the B1G and invites Oregon...and we accept? How would you feel about Oregon leaving the conference being the final nail on the Pac-12 coffin?

This sucks, but it is important information to know. Notre Dame may be final puzzle piece before Oregon can join Big Ten DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM It looks like Notre Dame is the next team to make a decision on joining the Big Ten. After they decide, Oregon steps up to the plate…

Groan. So true, and if they don't get their way--they have the mic and can shout down everyone else. Not only is what Axel wrote true, but he is actually nicer to the Suck-Up media than I would be. They are despicable. (Another EPIC post Axel!)

If the B1G or SEC does not want us...of which is probable...we have hard decisions.

I really want the money of the B1G, but not the travel or playing Iowa, Wisconsin, and Purdue instead of Washington State, Cal and Oregon State. Raid the Big-12 and take eight teams; create the Big-Pac, and have two nine team divisions with eight conference games like the SEC does. We would NOT generate the same revenue, but to retain the Pac we have to cut sports...a lot of them. That means my beloved Baseball team would be on the chopping block. If we have to do it to retain the Pac...then I say "yes." What about you?

Something is going on internally....wow.

No. In the end thousands of athletes will lose an opportunity for a college education, and it will be a disproportionate number of minorities and women. IMHO...if Oregon does not go to the B1G, then our revenues will drop and we will have to discontinue a number of sports. From 19 down to...?? Minority football players want to be paid, and women want an equal number of scholarships, and there is not enough money for all. So we'll lose more money arguing it in court... There is our attorney...

You are throwing shade at people who know more of the facts. Did you see the recent analysis article that put Oregon's fan base nationally at 5.5 Million? We have a larger fan base than anyone in the Pac-12 including USC, and have a larger fan base than Alabama! This is not about 200K in Eugene/Springfield....the astute OBD members here (those that have been posting here in the last six months) know it is about eyeballs across the nation that deliver a big television contract. Where are the Oregon Ducks in study of largest college football fan bases? | Ducks Wire DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Ducks have one of the biggest fan bases in the nation. But where do they stack up among the most beloved teams in college football?

Do they add to the revenue? Adding teams that reduces the slice that their current conference teams receive, will not work. All these people are brutal, as it is only about the money.

It takes years to build relationships, and Cristebal had built one with Williams. Meanwhile Lanning was only on the job a few months, and so we will not win them all. We will get ours.

I don't like how this is shaping up for half the conference either...Cal being one of them. I LIKE our conference as it was... Teams like Oregon State will eventually have to cut sports, and Cal may cut sports they've won National Championships in with less revenue due to the loss of the LA market. If Oregon does not join the B1G, then I predict we will have to cut most of our sports as well. We'll end up with Football, M&W Basketball and Track. Time to hit some tasty Oregon Craft Beer IPAs...