Charles Fischer

It is quite relevant and thanks. You are always welcome with analyses of other Oregon commits.

Not Putin, but a new Oregon tennis player! (Oregon Athletics Press Release) EUGENE, Ore. – Head coach Nils Schyllander has announced the signing of Romanian standout Vlad Breazu to the Oregon men’s tennis team. Breazu will join the team next fall. Breazu ranked as high as No. 2 nationally in the Romanian U18 rankings last year and won the national championship in doubles. “We are beyond excited to welcome Vlad to the Duck family,” said Schyllander. “Vlad is an extremely hard worker and will fit in perfectly with our culture here at Oregon. He has had tremendous success over the past year, and we are thrilled to see what he can accomplish at the next level. Oregon just added some serious horsepower to an already talented team.” A native of Bucharest, Romania, Breazu has represented Romania in European championships and reached the fourth round of the U18 European junior championships last year. In doing so, he defeated the No. 11 ITF junior world ranked player and has a win over the No. 427 ranked player on the ATP world tour.

For more information about the stat he is referring to...the "Havoc Rate" see this article on FishDuck. (Created by you-know-who) Dan Lanning: "If you're good enough, you're old enough." - Footballscoop FOOTBALLSCOOP.COM Lanning talks about "havoc rate" for his defense and why time spent on campus won't be a defining factor in their playing time.

Nix's percentages will up because: (IMHO) 1) Dillingham, 2) Super-experienced, and 3) this ain't the SEC. Add 5-7 percentage points for playing in the Pac-12!

The only team with orange we can discuss....is your Clemson!

Don't care about stinkin' rodents!

It is only 30 seconds, but tell me it isn't funny!

I wish Baseball could stay in the polls despite losses! Oh well, we have to earn that respect, and we gradually will. Hubba-Hubba! Oregon State has become a top 25 Softball team? Whoa!

Wicked Green....welcome to the forum and DO post your thoughts often! And....love your handle! Could that be a good name for the new Oregon Defense?

While it is over-used, the culture from the previous coach is different, and the players have stated as such. And it matters... Good article David!

“Lanning-Lethal”

OK, maybe a little silly, but for Oregon fans--we gotta love it.

You gotta admit--he has great feet, good speed and while his arm is not like Herbert...his passes very catchable and yet accurate. He can do the Zone-Read too! (There is blah-blah at the beginning, so go to 3:05 to start the highlights, although the first game sucks.)

NEW YORK – Nyara Sabally was selected with the fifth overall pick by the New York Liberty in Monday’s WNBA Draft, becoming the fourth Oregon player in the last three years to be selected in the first round of the draft. Sabally will join Sabrina Ionescu on the Liberty, as the two will reunite after being teammates during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons with the Ducks. All of Oregon’s four first-round picks have come since 2020, a number that is the most of any school in the country. Sabally joins Ionescu, her sister Satou Sabally and Ruthy Hebard as Ducks to be taken in the first round, while she becomes the 12th Oregon player to be selected all-time and the third in the top five. “It feels amazing,” Sabally told ESPN’s Holly Rowe after being picked. “This has been a dream ever since I can remember – sharing the court with Satou. Playing against her is going to be a lot of fun and I can’t wait.” The Berlin, Germany, native averaged 14.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game during her two years on the floor as a Duck while shooting 53.6 percent from the field. Sabally finished her career with 12 double-doubles and scored in double figures in 38 of her 47 career games. She spent four years with the program, but missed each of her first two seasons due to injury. Sabally earned All-Pac-12 honors for the second straight year in 2021-22 after leading the team and finishing sixth in the conference in scoring, averaging 15.4 PPG. She also led the Ducks and ended the season third in the Pac-12 in rebounding, averaging 7.8 per game while finishing fifth in the league in field goal percentage, shooting 52.7 percent. A CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, Sabally turned up her production down the stretch, leading the Pac-12 in rebounding from Feb. 6 on with 9.3 per game. She also posted four of her eight double-doubles on the year in the last five games and averaged 18.6 PPG, 11.0 RPG and 3.6 BPG over the final five games. Sabally’s turned in seven 20-point games, highlighted by a career-high 31 against Belmont in the NCAA Tournament to match a UO tournament record.

EUGENE, Ore. — Pinch hitter Tyler Ganus broke a 6-6 tie with a bases-loaded single scoring Jacob Walsh to give Oregon a 7-6 series-clinching win over Ball State on Sunday at PK Park. Ganus drove the ball over the third baseman’s head landing just inside the left-field line giving Oregon its third walk-off win of the season. How It Happened: The Ducks (21-11) jumped out to an early lead scoring three runs in the bottom of the second inning. Anthony Hall started the rally with a single to left field, stole second and moved to third on a Josiah Cromwick base hit before scoring on a wild pitch. Cromwick came around to score on a Gavin Grant single after Sam Novitske walked and moved to third, escaping a hot box, and allowing Grant to move to second. Tanner Smith made it 3-0, driving in Novitske with a RBI ground out. Ball State (18-12) rallied to the lead with a four-run fifth inning, but Oregon responded with a run of its own in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game. Oregon opened the inning with back-to-back-to-back hits, but Colby Shade was thrown out at home trying to score on a Jacob Walsh single to left. The Ducks got the tying run when the next hitter, Josh Kasevich grounded out to second scoring Brennan Milone. The Ducks added single runs in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings to build a two-run lead. Grant gave Oregon the lead in the sixth with a solo home run over the right-field wall. Oregon made it 6-4 with an unearned run in the seventh when Kasevich scored on a Cardinals’ throwing error. Ball State tied the game in the top of the eight with back-to-back solo home runs, setting up Ganus’ heroics. Series Notes: Smith led Oregon in the four-game series batting .429 (6-for-14) with a home run, four RBI and four runs scored … He also walked five times finishing with a .579 on-base percentage … Oregon hit six home runs to run its season total to 51, five shy of the school record … The Ducks homered in all four games, running their home run streak to seven games, the second most in school history behind the 17-game streak the Ducks set earlier this season … Grant’s home run was his fifth of the season, giving Oregon five players with five-or-more home runs … The Ducks stole 10 bases in the four-game series. On Deck: Oregon returns to Pac-12 Conference play Thursday at Washington.

I did not know Dollars was taking a step up and that is great to see! Oregon Football: Ducks RB Sean Dollars makes a leap in spring practice DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Not long ago, Sean Dollars was considering a transfer away from Oregon. Now he’s making a strong case to be the RB1 for the Ducks.

Nice first post, and welcome to the forum! Do share your thoughts often, as we want to see all opinions on all topics…

I’m happy for Robby Ashford, as he would NOT have been a contender to start in the fall at Oregon as he is at Auburn.

There is no better way to start the day then one of Axel‘s humorous post. The best!

My Friends, I had to share this with you to lighten the mood a bit around here! (From five years ago) 10 Reasons Why Oregon Spring Football is Better Than Sex | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM Abbie the Official Mascot of FishDuck.com discusses 10 Reasons Why Oregon Spring Football is Better Than Sex. The photo at the top of the article is now in the Smithsonian, as they wanted it for a specific section illustrating college football! I couldn't believe it when I received the phone call...

By John Canzano Oregon's Biggest Win of Dan Lanning Era Sparks Collective Cheer Dan Lanning has enjoyed some nice off-field victories since he was hired by the Oregon Ducks. But getting a commitment from Josh Conerly Jr. is easily Lanning’s biggest win yet. The five-star offensive tackle picked Oregon on Friday. In doing so, Conerly Jr. spurned USC and hometown Washington and skipped out on Michigan, Oklahoma and Miami, too. Hurricanes’ coach Mario Cristobal won’t be happy about any of this. The Ducks are thrilled. Conerly is 6-foot-5 and 283 pounds and attends Seattle’s Rainier Beach High. He ranks as the best high school player in the state and is the No. 1 offensive tackle in the nation. Lanning already had a commitment from the state of Washington’s No. 2 high school lineman (Puyallup High School four-star recruit Dave Iuli) but getting Conerly is a next-level win for the Ducks. One that I’m certain doesn’t happen without an assist from the Division Street collective. The entity was founded last year to assist Oregon student athletes in monetizing their name/image/likeness (NIL). A group of UO super boosters provided the seed money and business connections. The group includes Nike co-founder Phil Knight, insurance-czar Pat Kilkenny, beverage-king Ed Maletis, lumber-lord Jim Morse and the Papé Family. What did it cost to land Conerly? That’s the question being asked across the Pac-12 footprint today. One insider told me that Conerly Jr. was influenced by the six-figure deals that Kayvon Thibodeaux enjoyed during his college tour in Eugene. Another conference source wondered if the hulking lineman might be the Pac-12’s first seven-figure endorser. I left a message with Division Street, Inc. The collective is run by Rosemary St. Clair, former VP and GM of Nike Women. Ex-Nike VP of Sports Marketing, Rudy Chapa, is the Chairman of the Board. The UO boosters involved will tell you that they have no oversight and prefer it that way. Speaking of — isn't the murky, unregulated feeling of the NIL world exactly what fuels everyone’s discomfort? Athletic directors across the country are lamenting how woeful and inadequate the NCAA looks in this new world. The governing body of college athletics has asked some questions about policies and procedures at a few universities (including Oregon) but isn’t at all positioned to regulate the landscape. What we have in that void is a free-for-all dominated by those who have the means and motivation. Said one prominent Pac-12 booster: “The NCAA had a chance to get ahead of the oncoming mess. No leadership.” Greg Biggins is the national recruiting analyst for 247Sports. He’s been tuned into the recruiting world for years and is one of the best around. On Saturday, as everyone absorbed Oregon’s big win, I asked Biggins how collectives such as Division Street, Inc. have changed what top recruits value. “It used to be relationship with staff, early playing time and depth chart, winning program, culture, stability of staff,” Biggins said. “Those still matter but NIL is now right near top.” Biggins told me NIL is now a top-three item on the menu for elite athletes, “and one of the first things brought up on a visit.” The money is out there. It’s a free market. I don’t blame Conerly Jr. one bit if that was a major factor. He’s welcome to participate and profit. I also don’t blame Division Street, Inc. The collective is simply doing what it was designed to do. But I wonder where this leaves major college athletics. Ducks’ assistant Adrian Klemm was the point person on Conerly Jr.’s recruitment. Beating Lincoln Riley for a high-value offensive line recruiting target can’t be overstated. These are the kinds of nice offseason wins that turn into even bigger regular-season wins. The University Washington, meanwhile, did all it could to keep Conerly Jr. in Seattle. The Huskies fell all over themselves recruiting him and even hired Courtney Morgan from Michigan. Morgan was the director of player personnel in Ann Arbor who recruited the five-star lineman on the Wolverines’ behalf. UW also had the “Montlake Futures” collective working in the same space as Division Street, Inc. USC was busy pursuing Conerly Jr., too, and appeared by all accounts to have the inside edge. What ensued was a recruiting tug-of-war and Oregon’s third-party NIL arm apparently had enough muscle to win it. How important is that in college football? “Huge,” said one recruiting-world insider. “Word was (Conerly Jr.) was going to whoever was giving him the best NIL deal.” Endorsement opportunities are part of the calculus now, like it or not. By picking Oregon Conerly Jr. chose a Nike-influenced football program that has recent success and an energetic coaching staff. It’s a manageable trip to Eugene for his family and friends to come see him play. Playing time, check. Coaching relationships, check. Winning football culture, check. Where Oregon really stands out, though, is with Knight and friends backing the collective and pushing the endorsement and marketing envelope. He and the others involved all built empires in their respective industries. They know how to win and have deep connections. Few universities will be able to match that. “It was tough deciding between Eugene and LA,” Conerly Jr. said minutes after announcing his college decision. “… it’s the best thing that is closest to me and my family and I’m going to be able to thrive there.” USC can’t happy about this. Michigan must be ticked. Washington has to be wondering what more it could have done. I’m happy for the kid and his family. It sounds like he made a good choice. I remain uneasy, however, with the lack of NCAA oversight these days. We’re knee-deep in an era of full-blown, unrestricted free agency in college athletics. Getting a commitment from Josh Conerly Jr. goes down as the biggest win of Dan Lanning’s young head coaching career. Huge victory for the Ducks. Game ball to Division Street, Inc.

Yep, money is the only reason recruits choose Oregon...right? (The world according to Huskies)

My thanks to ICamel for his posting, and let’s get another win on Sunday at noon!

Good stuff, and thanks for posting it Coach.

I don’t get to do this very often, but hearing the banal blusterings of USC fans is fine whine meant to be slowly enjoyed…