Charles Fischer

Thank you for that, as yes....everyone was outraged that I had the gall to question Cristobal in his first month on the job. When I stated, "this offense will not take us to the promised land," the hatred was pretty vile toward me, simply because I was a minority opinion and disagreed with them. In the San Jose State game of the first month of his first football season (2018) I noted how a slanting defensive tackle was catching us in the backfield repeatedly. Mari (He is Mari because he doesn't know what to do with the "O") had one of the best offensive lineman at Oregon ever in Calvin Throckmorton try to do a seal block in an impossible scenario. So if they are going to slant on the defensive line--will you adjust? He did not/would not and that was one of my many subtle clues back then. I know I've brought it up often, but just last August...the article below brought about over 300 posts on 247, and 97 of them would have been deleted here because....they were not "polite and respectful." And that was just last August! Does Rob Mullens feel he got SNOOKERED by Mario Cristobal? | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM ve often wondered what Athletic Director Rob Mullens was expecting of Oregon's offense when he announced Mario Cristobal as head football coach in his news...

This is a great example of what I am referring to; on 247, Oregon is ranked No. 16 and on Rivals Oregon is ranked No. 33, thus much tougher rankings on players and process. Plus...their listings historically are consistent. But yes, if he reclassifies...it will raise both rankings. Keep in mind...I have consistently stated over the years that a good recruiting class is one that has at least eight of the 4&5-Star players on Rivals. Right now for 2022 we have six, and Kasper would be the seventh. Trying to stay consistent in my "Critical Analysis!"

I've been following them for over 20 years, and often a 4-Star at 247 is a 3-Star on Rivals. My reasons for using Rivals.com are... Why I Use Rivals.com over 247 for Recruiting Comparisons | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM So many people ask why I do not refer to the CBS 247 Recruiting analyses and rankings and use the Rivals.com rankings instead? It is because I often am looking... Or we can disagree...no sweat.

What did Gomer Pyle say? Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! (To the Miami fan)

He is also a 4-Star on Rivals.com of whom is usually more difficult to qualify for. The list offering him is pretty impressive...Georgia, LSU, Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and USC! Kyler Kasper | Rivals.com N.RIVALS.COM Kyler Kasper - 2023 4 Star Wide receiver for Williams Field (Gilbert, AZ) on Rivals.com

Oh, that is what I'm hoping for, as the disappointment is going to sting that much more--especially since we warned them!

Mario Doesn't Know What He's Playing With...

Sounds good! Oregon Football: Dan Lanning reveals format for Ducks spring game DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM We now know the format for Oregon’s spring game on April 23. Fans of traditional scrimmages will be thrilled.

This won't be the first time!

Projected at 8.5 wins? Miami Hurricanes rank 22nd in 2022 ESPN Football Power Index CANESWARNING.COM The Miami Hurricanes are ranked 22nd in the 2022 ESPN Football Power Index that was recently posted. ESPN projects Miami to have 8.5 wins and 3.8 losses. ... Mario Doesn't Know What He's Playing With...

Not USC!

Less than a week before the Spring Game! Defense prevails in Oregon Ducks’ second spring scrimmage WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM The Ducks held their second scrimmage and 11th overall spring practice Saturday at what eventually became a cool, windy and wet Autzen Stadium.

Eight of the nine Oregon starters against Washington were batting over .300 of which is crazy... Strength of Schedule

SEATTLE — Colby Shade delivered a two-out RBI single in the top of the 11th inning to score Gavin Grant and then Christian Ciuffetelli got the last three outs to give Oregon a 6-5 win over Washington on Saturday at Husky Ballpark. The win clinched a series sweep for the Ducks, their first in Seattle since the 1976 season. Oregon also won its first series at Washington since 2010 when the Ducks picked up wins in games two and three after losing in extra innings in game one. How It Happened: Oregon took the lead in the top of the second scoring three runs. Sam Novitske picked up a pair of RBI with a triple to right field scoring Josh Kasevich and Anthony Hall. Novitske made it 3-0 scoring on a wild pitch. Washington cut the lead to two with a third inning run before the Ducks responded. Brennan Milone got it back with a solo homer over the left-field wall. Washington got within one with a pair of runs in the sixth and then tied it on an eighth inning solo home run pushing the game into extra innings. Tanner Smith put the Ducks back on top with a leadoff solo home run in the top of the 10th inning. Oregon turned to closer Kolby Somers, who had saves in each of the first two games of the series. Their wouldn’t be a third save, thanks to a Johnny Tincher leadoff home run to tie the game. Somers rebounded from the home run. After two reached base on a walk and error and moved to second and third on a wild pitch with just one out, the Ducks’ closer struck out a batter and got a pop out to end the threat. In the 11th, Washington reliever Bryce Armstrong retired the first two batters he faced before walking Gavin Grant. Smith kept the inning going with a single through the right side to put runners on first and second. Shade the lined a two-ball, two-strike pitch into right center scoring Grant from second. Inside The Box Score: Novitske’s triple was the second of his career, and first since March 8, 2019 … Milone’s home run was his eighth of the season, tying Smith and Anthony Hall for the team lead … Smith regained the team lead in homers with his solo shot in the 10th … Smith (2-for-6, HR, RBI, R) had multiple hits for the second time in the series, the 17th time this season and the 54th time in his career … Shade (3-for-5, RBI, BB) reached base four times … He had multiple hits for the second straight day and the 15th time this season … Somers (3-2) was credited with the win … Ciuffetelli’s save was the first of his career … Oregon moved to 2-0 in extra innings this season. On Deck: Oregon wraps up its four-game road trip at Portland on Tuesday with a 5 p.m. first pitch.

So we are supposed to feel sorry for the incompetence that has hurt us so many times? Did you watch the Oregon-Stanford game last fall John?

Oregon State’s spring football game was held on Saturday at Reser Stadium. CORVALLIS — I was minding my business on Saturday, watching Oregon State’s spring football game from the end zone at Reser Stadium, when an interesting thing happened. David Coleman, the Pac-12 Conference’s Vice President of officiating, waved me over from his position near a corner pylon. Coleman is a pleasant guy. He’s been in charge of the conference’s officials for seven years. But it struck me as we talked that the former United States Army officer is facing a critical season as the supervisor of Pac-12 officiating. A report surfaced late in 2020 revealing that Coleman’s on-field experience as a game official was limited to two major college football games. The conference is now led by George Kliavkoff, a commissioner with fresh ideas. And a Pac-12 source told me there’s a special emphasis this spring on training and improving the football officials. Coleman reports to Merton Hanks, the Pac-12’s supervisor of football. Hanks told me near the end of last season that he thought the officials had a good year and said, “Officiating is a tough job and we can never rest on our laurels.” None of the Pac-12 football teams qualified for the College Football Playoff invitational last season. The bowl teams went 0-5 and the Pac-12 had its worst non-conference performance in football since 1983. Is it possible the officiating was improved amid all that carnage? It sort of felt that way. Or maybe we were all just happy to be back inside stadiums. But certainly what was absent last season were glaring and embarrassing in-game officiating errors that require the Pac-12 to issue a public statement. A lot of us know the 2018 season was a disaster for the conference officials. A well-documented instant-replay scandal involving former executive Woodie Dixon rocked public confidence in the officiating. The mess prompted the conference to introduce new protocols and commission an independent review. In 2019, the Pac-12 had three occasions in which it had to issue public statements related to large-scale officiating miscues. In 2020, that happened only once. Last season? Zero. On Saturday, Coleman wore a blue “Pac-12” trucker-style baseball cap to the Beavers’ spring game. He observed from a vantage point near the corner of the end zone. Jack Folliard, a long-time Pac-12 referee and prominent retired trial lawyer in Oregon, was present and in street clothes. Folliard held a notepad and pen and jotted down notes. The crew working OSU’s scrimmage warmed up and treated it as if it were a live, regular-season football game. Afterward, the officials walked off the field together. As they passed by, one of them looked up, smiled and said, “Be nice to us.” I’m trying. Seeing the officials work the scrimmage helps. Because it’s evident that the football players weren’t the only ones getting reps on Saturday. At one point, for example, a Beavers’ tight end caught what appeared to be a touchdown pass in the corner of the end zone. The offense celebrated. The sideline erupted. The closest official blew his whistle, came sprinting in, and waved off the catch — incomplete. He ruled the ball was juggled as the tight end went out of bounds. Players complained. The crowd jeered. But I was a few feet away, and despite the protests, it sure looked like the official got it right. The Pac-12’s training program for officials includes video review, detailed reports and analysis after each game and weekly evaluation meetings with officials. Also, it includes offseason training sessions and spring scrimmages. Said Hanks: “We are constantly training our officials.” What the conference has to get real about, though, is how vital it is to retain the best officials. Too often in recent years the Pac-12 lost top officials to other conferences. That can’t happen if the conference wants to be at its best on the field. Coleman’s predecessor, Tony Corrente, quit because of chronic meddling from former commissioner Larry Scott and Dixon, per a source. Said one person with knowledge: “Those two weren’t qualified to weigh in but never let it stop them.” Kliavkoff won’t make that mistake.

Comments from the Skipper... (He is much more gracious than I)

I am not sorry, although I should be ashamed at having so little nobility in victory. But sweeping the Huskies in Baseball really helps our team stay up in the standings. Later tonight...the Ducks will tied in the number of losses with Oregon State and the two of us will be at the top of the conference. Sweeping Utah when we did was HUGE, because they are catching fire now. (Beat Arizona two-out-of-three!) And sure....we needed a little luck to pull out the last game with the Huskies but... Huskies SHOULD be on the WRONG END of things...

Epic..fun stuff!

This was an awesome interview, and thanks for posting it Coach!

Actually…that is a GREAT idea…have a Utah writer pretend to be as indignant as USC fans…”being ignored as your primary opponent is bulletin-board material for the Utah players!”

It is a labor of Duck Love for him…

That title is EPIC alliteration, and I LOVE IT! So much thanks to ICamel! Down 5-1 and they come back? These are FIGHTING DUCKS!

We always have his depth chart available at the top of the site and it is now updated for Spring Football! For mobile...touch the three lateral lines at the top left of your phone and a drop down menu will have all the options, of which the "Repository" is one of them! New ones added for Spring: Jahlil Florence No.6 DB - Fr. Justius Lowe No.10 ILB - R-Fr. Noah Whittington No.22 RB Chase Cota No.23 WR - Sr. Kilohana Haasenritter No.24 RB - So. Devon Jackson No.26 ILB - Fr. Donovan Dalton No.30 DB - Sr. Harrison Taggart No.34 ILB - Fr. Malachi Hannah No.71 OLB - Fr. Michael Wooten No.77 OL - Fr. Cole Brosterhous No.81 WR - So. Malachi Russell No.85 WR - So.

Gets me energized...Coach Lanning is checking all the boxes...