Charles Fischer

This short video is fun!

Looks like some speed!

That is GREAT!

Every year.

Well done, because they all make me want to hurl. Axel's post making fun of Travis Dye's announcement was epic; using his words and attaching them to traitors in history--awesome. This post of yours Kurt--in the same vein, but a different form of humor that was a riot as well. I'm glad others are feeling what I am when they announce...

I think this interview told us for certain....Ty was not ready.

Axel, I do not know how you come up with such great material...but when it comes to humor....your mind must be a raging torrent...

EUGENE, Ore. – The University of Oregon athletic department will host an equipment Surplus Sale, presented by Fanatics, on Saturday, May 7, at the Moshofsky Center next to Autzen Stadium. The sale will run from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., or until all product is sold. As an exclusive benefit, current University of Oregon season ticket holders and Duck Athletic Fund donors are eligible for priority access to the Surplus Sale and may start lining up at 7:30 a.m., with the sale starting at 9 a.m. A random line drawing will be held to determine which customers will enter first. All season ticket holders or donors with a priority Surplus Sale ticket in line by 8 a.m. will be entered into a lottery, which will determine the order of entry. Season ticket holders or donors may not line up prior to 7:30 a.m. The priority access line will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the northwest doors of the Moshofsky Center, near the Duck Store entrance. General admission fans will be admitted at 10:30 a.m. As with season ticket holders and donors, a random line drawing will be held to determine which customers enter first. All fans in the general admission line by 9:30 a.m. will be entered into a lottery that determines order of entry. General admission fans may line up beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the southeast corner of the Moshofsky Center, facing Autzen Stadium. The lottery process ensures that all fans who arrive prior to the listed deadline will have an equal chance of gaining the first entry. Lois wears a former jersey... Priority access tickets can be secured by current season ticket holders and DAF donors by logging into their account HERE. The deadline to claim a priority access ticket is Monday, May 2 at 5 p.m., and each account holder will be able to claim two (2) entry passes into to sale. Tickets can be shown on Oregon Gameday app and will be scanned at the door. Season ticket holders and donors who claim a pass may view, and forward their pass, through the Go Ducks Gameday app. Only one entry will be allowed per pass, and no re-entry will be permitted. Additional Surplus Sale Rules and Information » NO CASH. Only Visa, MasterCard, Discover or Debit Cards are accepted. Please have ID ready. » Some items may include a purchasing limit and will be designated by signage inside the venue. » Camping is strictly prohibited and is of no benefit due to the random line drawing. Campers will be asked to leave. » Only small personal purses will be permitted inside the sale. Bags will be provided for shopping. » Parking is available in the east gravel lot of Autzen Stadium. Vehicles parked in other lots are subject to ticketing and/or towing. » Shoplifters will be prosecuted by UOPD on site. » Hoarding of items is prohibited. Only take product from tables you intend to purchase. » Line tickets will be used for entry into the sale and may not be transferred to others. » Individuals with line tickets will be admitted in the drawn order before those without tickets. » Only one line ticket per person age 16 or above. » No food or beverage will be permitted inside the Moshofsky Center. » All sales are final, no returns or exchanges. Follow @GoDucks , @Ducks_Equipment and @OregonDuckTix on Twitter for further information on the Surplus Sale.

Geez, those stats and that picture are impressive! Future Oregon Duck Kel’el Ware to play in Nike Hoop Summit WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM The annual basketball showcase will give Oregon fans the chance to watch a future Duck in action.

Some very good stuff here... Oregon Ducks show another first-team QB in 11-on-11 drills DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM We got to watch more 11-on-11 drills Thursday. There was a new QB taking the first reps, and a potential wrinkle in the offense we got a glimpse of.

Thanks. The hours that went into it--whew--and the probability is that few will ever look at them is something I try not to think about, but I had to do it.

By John Canzano Nate Costa played and coached at Oregon and is now at Nevada as the quarterback coach. Nate Costa has seen some stuff over the years in Eugene. The former University of Oregon quarterback played for Chip Kelly, helped coach Marcus Mariota and Justin Herbert, and found himself inside Mario Cristobal’s program last season working with the Ducks’ quarterbacks. Costa, now at Nevada as an assistant, joined me on Wednesday for a wide-ranging interview on a variety of subjects. Our conversation was candid, authentic and helped answer some questions about what we saw — and didn’t see — last season in Eugene. UO went with Anthony Brown Jr. as the starter in 2021, but Costa said the coaching staff had extensive discussions and debates week to week about whether Oregon should be playing Ty Thompson more. “I think Anthony did just enough — just enough — to hold onto that position,” Costa said on Wednesday. “He won us a lot of football games. The quarterback standard at Oregon is very high. It’s a high bar for a guy to try and reach. I don’t think Anthony reached it on a daily basis and the fan base let him hear it from time to time.” How close were the Ducks to giving Thompson more playing time? “We had those conversations. We had them early on, we had them midseason, we had an extensive one at halftime of the bowl game against Oklahoma,” Costa said. “We almost made a move (at halftime).” Thompson, a five-star recruit, now finds himself in a spring football battle with Auburn transfer Bo Nix. If you’re looking to identify Oregon’s biggest sin of the last decade it is the failure to recruit and develop a quarterback. After the wild successes of Mariota and Herbert, UO turned to a line of transfers, experiments and stop gaps. Costa has been there for it all. He said first-year coach Dan Lanning’s decision to bring Nix to campus creates a “sticky” dynamic for a position group that includes Thompson and Jay Butterfield. “They essentially shot a round across the bow of every quarterback in that quarterback room,” Costa said. Still, Costa understands why Lanning did it — Nix has played in 34 games in his college career. He has extensive game experience in the toughest conference in the America. “Bo has seen those things. He’s seen it at the SEC level and has a better feel for the speed-of-the-game challenges,” Costa said. “It doesn’t mean Bo is going to be the guy, but it’s a slight advantage for Bo Nix.” I spent a lot of time last season observing Cristobal’s program, wondering about scheme, and wondering how the head coach’s personality might grind on his staff. Also, I wondered why we weren’t seeing more of Thompson in games. Said Costa: “Anthony did a serviceable job.” Costa helped answer a variety of other questions… On Ty Thompson’s strongest skills: “Big arm. One of the biggest arms I’ve seen in a quarterback. I used to do a thing with the QBs at Oregon where I put them on a radar gun like an MLB prospect. It gives you a general understanding of arm strength. He was putting the football above 60 mph. If you look at the NFL combine numbers that’s an elite number. For a kid that is 18-19 years old to be able to generate that kind of velocity is impressive.” On where Thompson struggles: “Speed of the game. He played at a smaller level in high school in Arizona. Adjusting to the speed of Pac-12 football is an adjustment for anyone and he’s still working on that.” On quarterback Jay Butterfield: “Butterfield is a coach’s son, understands offense and has a photographic memory and can build plays in his head. What Ty (Thompson) has in arm strength, Jay has in accuracy… he’s one of those guys that you don’t notice in year 1, 2 or 3, but in year 4 and 5 you’re going to be ‘Oh my gosh, who is this guy?!?’” On the impact of offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead missing the Stanford game: “Massive… I was the quarterback coach for that game. But ultimately I’m not the same as the coach you have there every day… Anthony’s play that game struggled a little bit because of Joe not being there… we were in the game and we weren't sure Joe was going to make it.” On the toughest defensive match-up in the Pac-12: “Cal — I think Cal is probably the best coached team in the Pac-12. I think year in and year out Justin Wilcox does more with less. Overall they recruit hard-nosed, intelligent kids and get them to play really hard. They play a sound scheme and the coaching staff in general puts players in position to make plays. They beat us in the Covid year, beat us in 2020 in Berkeley. That never should have happened but they did it with superior scheme and coaching.” Costa on what he learned from Mario Cristobal: “Work ethic, he’s one of the hardest working men in college football. He wasn’t just sitting behind a desk, guarding his desk. He was constantly working; text messaging recruits, Face Timing recruits, hitting me up about what game plan I liked on third down, hitting Joe Moorhead up and asking about the install for spring football, he was constantly on top of everybody in the building.” On defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux: “I have text messages and missed phone calls on my phone every day after practice from NFL scouts — 49ers, Eagles, Tampa Bay Bucs — every one of them asking me questions about Kayvon… I think he’s a dual threat. I think he’s a very intelligent young man and he’s going to align himself with the right people off the field. He’s going to make himself a boat load of money both on the field and off the field.” On the questions about Thibodeaux’s motor: “I get the questions about his motor. I think he can take plays off from time to time. But when you’re in a position being like him and you have a 320-pound left tackle trying to rip your face off I think everybody can take a play off from time to time. I think he’s a sensational player. I hated matching up against him in practice because he made it hard for my quarterbacks to get a pass off.”

Some fun memories in that short two minute video!

It is people like you that we want to attract here--the community is that much stronger. Great to hear that USC did not like something our coach said!

He "shouts" future head coach someday, at somewhere...

Look....I think this is GREAT, as it is rewarding the true "Student-Athlete" and will pay the equivalent of $500.00 a month which can help with extra food and things an athlete needs. This is another example along with what Adidas has announced that can help take the pressure off of the need to pay so much NIL to a player. Thus, the calamitous things feared may not be as bad when these and other development emerge over time.

My friends...if you look at the Navigation Toolbar near the top of the site just under the logo...you will see new additions. On mobile, the Navigation Toolbar is three horizontal lines at the top and on the left side, and you would touch the lines. On the far right is the new "Directions" page, and all you have to do is click on "Directions" and it will take you to a page of links of directions on how to do EVERYTHING in the forum. Wonder how I add formatting like this, or color to text, or add a GIF, a picture...any of it--very simple directions are now available. This is something that I've wanted for everyone for a long time, and was untold hours in the making. On other sites, I could see people doing things, but I am not tech-intuitive, could not figure it out, and there were no directions. Well at the Our Beloved Ducks Forum....you have directions available now for everything. You will find that it only takes two minutes to read the directions on something, and then only takes seconds to do it--when you know how. It is all easy...take a few minutes and learn! I did have directions up there once, but the links stopped working and frankly--there was a ton of updating to do on them. I was going to create videos, but I don't have time, and would be pretty redundant next to my simple instructions. There are other new listings up there, such as how to contact Mr. FishDuck, and a new category for Moderators that anyone is welcome to read. Want to know what I am telling moderators? Want to see real-life examples of what "not" to do from this forum? All there! Of course the rules are there along with the Drop-Down menu of the Oregon Football Repository for easy access to the depth chart, the Oregon Analysis Library and other selections. I cannot tell you how much work went into all of this--at no charge to you. It is just another way our community is different than the others, but the biggest difference is YOU. The members of this forum want civility, and it is so refreshing to have it! Do take a few minutes on a regular basis, and learn how to make all the hours here in the forum that much more fun for you! He followed my directions...up to a point... The directions have pictures, arrows and are very simplistic--everyone can benefit!

This is a very cool two minute video...I dare you to try to watch without feeling some pride, gratitude, nostalgia and your eyes glistening a touch. What a path! (Be sure to have the sound turned on in the video)

A lot to unpack here....and as usual, Mike Leach has a great quote that has truth to it. And George Kliavkoff is doing a lot of things right? I am too busy shaking my head to find another Cat-GIF...

Some Wednesday Musings by John Canzano A stripe of Washington Husky football fans are in a tizzy this week. Not about the trajectory of the football program or the cost of a gallon of gasoline. Nope. They’re hopping mad at Twitter. The social media platform recently assigned the hashtag #GoDawgs to the University of Georgia. Utilize it in a tweet today and what automatically pops up alongside the hashtag is the Georgia Bulldogs’ helmet logo. Bulldogs’ fans are delighted with the development, of course. They’re using it liberally. Some UW fans, who have also used the hashtag for years are now irked. They’ve complained to Twitter and debated Georgia fans on the platform itself. One UW user even created a poll asking which fan base has the better claim to the “#GoDawgs” hashtag. The poll generated 13,240 votes. The results weren’t favorable for Washington, however — 89.9 percent voted for Georgia. Maybe Bulldogs fans just have the numbers right now. They’re coming off a national championship football season and a 14-1 record. Washington went 4-8 last season and fired its coach. Or maybe this falls into the SEC’s, “… it just means more,” branding. One SEC fan replying to the poll offered that the Bulldogs’ should own the right to the hashtag because Georgia was founded in 1785 — 76 years before UW. Washington fans shot back, pointing to university trademarks and licensing policies. UW controls licenses for: “Washington, Huskies, Dawgs, University of Washington; UW, UDub, and logos such as the block ‘W,’ the Husky mascot marks, the Husky football helmet and the official UW seal.” I think there’s more to this, though. The University of Washington, located in Seattle, already has to deal with some minor brand confusion with the NFL team located in Washington, D.C. Also, I wonder how the Seattle Seahawks’ long-time fight with Texas A&M over licensing for the “12th Man” term may factor in the dust up. Six years ago the Seahawks agreed to pay Texas A&M $140,000 for limited rights to the “12th Man” trademark. That included a royalty of $18,000 a year for using the mark and another $10,000 a year to help support the Aggies in their fight to defend it. Also, the Seahawks had to stop using the “12th Man” term on its social media handles and signage inside the stadium. Washington Husky fans, I do feel for you. Really. All you want is to be able to use Twitter in peace and quiet. You’re just there to support your team, use a hashtag, and go about your business. You’re hopeful that coach Kalen DeBoer is going to end up a great hire and deliver UW to a major bowl game in the coming years. Then, you wake up amid spring football and find your timeline has been hijacked by a bunch of unhinged Georgia fans who know way too much about the team’s back-up long snapper. I’d normally suggest UW should pivot to using, “#GoDogs.” However, Fresno State is already using that. I’d offer, “#GoHuskies” but the University of Connecticut, the University of Southern Maine and Northern Illinois are all using it, too. Unless Washington can lobby Twitter to offer the “UW” logo as the default pop-up, you’re still dealing with some brand confusion. The continued use of “#GoDawgs” is off the table, too. Unless the Washington fans can get somewhere with Twitter it feels like the hashtag is now Georgia’s to lose. I reached out to Twitter support and marketing folks for comment. I’ll update when/if anyone replies. I also contacted UW athletic director Jennifer Cohen, who I’m pretty sure has better things to do than talk hashtags. Cohen told me she’s been in meetings all morning and doesn’t have enough information to speak on the topic. In the meantime… #WinMoreGames and this will be moot. COACH SPEAK: Count me among those who smiled and shook my head when Oregon Ducks’ offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham recently fired some verbal shots at the rest of the conference. He was asked by reporters about his early impressions at UO. “This place cares about football,” Dillingham said. “I say this is the only place west of Texas that has a mindset of the South when it comes to football. This is a southern school. When it comes to football and when it comes to sports, it’s a true college town that can win championships. And if you’re out west, this is the only real college town that can win championships." “It’s pretty cool.” Eugene is a college town. Dillingham has that right. Also, relative to some others, Oregon has tremendous resources. But his comments invite a deeper analysis. What are the college towns? Among them is Oregon really the only contender? Rival Oregon State couldn’t have liked what Dillingham said. OSU markets itself using “the Best College Town” branding. Forbes recently ranked Corvallis as the No. 4 College Town in America. But OSU isn’t a title contender in football right now. I have to think Washington State (Pullman), Colorado (Boulder) and Arizona (Tucson) would also be put off by Dillingham’s remarks. They’re all located in college towns. But I don’t see an immediate College Football Playoff contender among them. I don’t think USC, UCLA, ASU, Cal, Stanford, Washington or Utah are located in true college towns. As Mike Leach told me years ago, “There’s a real shortage of common sense and college towns in the Pac-12.” I like the swagger in Dillingham’s game. He’s got some confidence and he’s right — Oregon very much cares about winning and has invested heavily in football. But I’m not ready to anoint the Ducks as a contender and I don’t happen to think of Eugene as home to a “southern school.” Still, I smiled. As media members we ask subjects to be authentic and speak candidly. What we typically get in return is coach-speak and tired clichés. Dillingham gave us something to think about, talk about, and debate. Nothing wrong with that. I just hope the guy can call plays. OPEN INVITATION: George Kliavkoff is doing a lot of things right. The Pac-12 Commissioner has some good early ideas and has felt far more accessible and relatable than his predecessor. That was never more apparent than when the Arizona football Twitter account invited the commissioner to its spring game this week. Arizona will hold the spring game on Saturday in Tucson. Kliavkoff now has an official invitation to attend. I don’t know if he will go but the conference commissioner already feels like part of the fabric of the conference. Kliavkoff told me on the day he was hired that he planned to do a “listening tour” of the campuses. He met with coaches, athletes and administrators as a high-priority item. He didn’t fly in and out on a charter like his predecessor. He stuck around the universities, stayed overnight, ate meals, shook hands and listened to people. Kliavkoff said at the time, “I feel its important to connect with the people on our campuses and do some listening.” Funny how that works.

I am surprised we did not have more reaction to a little humor...

Way to call it for the truth Joshua, as yes their fans are fervent--but that is not the major reason for the success of the SEC.

Maybe he should be doing the decathlon?

Ducks Add Veteran Guard Taya Hanson EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon head coach Kelly Graves announced the addition of graduate transfer and Pac-12 Conference veteran Taya Hanson, who played four seasons at Arizona State. “We’re excited to welcome Taya to the Oregon family,” said Graves. “Taya plays with a ton of toughness and energy and is going to bring a veteran presence to our team. She has been one of my favorite guards in the Pac-12 the last few years, and her leadership and ability to defend at a high level will be a major addition to our program.” Hanson did not miss a game during her four seasons at Arizona State, playing in all 114 games while making 62 starts over that span. She comes to Eugene with 739 career points (6.5 per game) to go along with 296 rebounds and 144 made three-pointers during her time with the Sun Devils. Hanson started the final 51 games of her Arizona State career, getting the nod in all 50 games during the last two seasons. As a senior at ASU, Hanson averaged 8.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game while leading the team with an 88.7 free throw percentage. She connected on 33 of her final 34 attempts from the line to end the season, including a streak of 32 made free throws that stretched from December until the season finale at the Pac-12 Tournament. An All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection in 2020-21, Hanson led the team with 12.6 points per game while finishing third in rebounding with 4.3 per contest while coming away with a team-high 1.4 steals per game. She reached double figures in scoring in 18 of the 24 games, scoring 15-plus points eight times. Hanson also led the team and finished tied for second in the Pac-12 with 62 made three-pointers, going 62-of-180 from long range, hitting a three in all but one game and multiple threes 16 times. Hanson played in 64 games while making 12 starts over her first two seasons in Tempe, averaging 3.5 points per game in 16.9 minutes per contest. The Kelowna, B.C., native was also a part of Canadian Junior Women’s National Teams a number of times prior to arriving at Arizona State, helping lead Canada to a gold medal at the 2015 FIBA U16 Americas.