Charles Fischer

Micah Banuelos, an offensive lineman out of Kennedy High has removed the Huskies from his top three.... For those who enjoy Wailing at Washington from a Husky forum as I do... UW out of the picture. Final 3 of Oregon, USC, A&M. Have to say this one hurts. Not even getting an official from him and losing out on a very talented local kid who had strong ties to the program is a bit of a gut punch. This is tough one to take as a Dawg fan. Local Kennedy kid and not even an official visit. Local kids are not high on UW right now. Many of them actually look down on UW. Lake destroyed our reputation among local kids. I have already stated that we are behind on 2025 recruits and people laughed. It is true and if we don't win on the field the next 2 years and have an exciting team we are likely going to struggle with local talent until 2026. If we struggle on the field then it could take longer. Holy crap. I thought this guy was in the bag, wasn't he crystal balled to UW since the jump? But another highly regarded local kid not going to UW.... Concerning. It makes you want to cry... This is very concerning. Even our top DL transfers to UO. To me there is no spin you can put on this. I really don’t see how 1 bad season under Jimmy Lake can cause so many issues. There is wayyy more to the story then that and if you don’t believe me you are not thinking as deeply as you should. Brutal. Just brutal. I get losing 5 stars to the payola game, but this one just hurts. In state recruiting is a dumpster fire. No way to sugar coat it. We all know the long list of reasons/excuses why we can’t get kids but it is still painful, especially losing them to our bitter rivals who also have new staffs. Tired of waiting for next year… Our recruiting for a variety of reasons just sucks. UW is and will continue to lose virtually every recruit, whether local or not, to schools that pay. It's not complicated. It's why Connerly is at Oregon. And why Pressley probably ends up there too. Good luck unless you wear green and yellow with a swoosh, in that case hope you get a free degree. It's all about Oregon. It hurts me to see the Huskies suffer... ANY top program can come in right now and poach from UW when the program has fallen off a cliff the last few seasons. There is likely money under the table but that is pure speculation. Oregon sells itself pretty easily anyway. Get NIL money and have beat UW 16 of the past 18 years. Played in several huge games recently and has a talented roster. They are close to home so family can still drive down and watch them. The bigger question is why would you go to UW when Oregon is so close? UW fans need to be honest. Oregon has been a better program for these kids entire lives. They have better fans who filled Autzen Stadium for spring ball while we had maybe 1000 people in a 72,000 seat Husky Stadium. Unfortunately right now we are behind Oregon in every category. Oregon tried to hire Wilcox (a guy well down the list for most UW fans), and he turned them down. Lanning was a fall back plan when they were unable to hire a coach with head coaching experience and a connection to the program. Hiring a young coordinator from Georgia where he works for a big time head coach and has all the talent and money to win is a big risk that I am glad UW did not take. Surrounding him with recruiters not known for being quality coaches is another big risk Oregon took. Phil and his $ are the recruiter at Oregon no matter who they have as coach. Let’s wait and see this Oregon staff prove themselves on game days. Even Oregon didn’t want to go this direction with their coaching hire until Wilcox turned them down. It makes me SO SAD for the Huskies!

Sabrina! Sabrina!

There is a bit of fun and confidence in him that I cannot help but enjoy. He will have a blast doing SHOUT. (I bet he likes Cat-GIFs too)

The vibe around the program right now is really heating up, and I really believe in this staff. Is it just me feeling it?

Coming to recruit Richard Young alone is a wise move. Get that running back on-board and your passing game just got easier!

I need a reaction emoji that is a fist slamming on the table...even better than a mic-drop. Now I wish we had the full collection of Axel's third-degree burns on the Huskies...so many epic ones already!

This guy is a legit 5-Star on Rivals as well, and perhaps he is coming to visit (on his dime) again to bond with future players...and help recruit them? Film a commit video? At least that is my fantasy, and I'm sticking to it! (If he commits...it could open the floodgates of other 2023 verbals!)

Hey! He is a 4-Star on Rivals as well and a good one! Offered by Arkansas, Baylor, Michigan State, USC, Texas and Oklahoma! Fierce tackler...whew! Oregon Football: 4-star S Tyler Turner commits to Oregon Ducks DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Big-time get for the Ducks, who add 4-star S Tyler Turner to an impressive 2023 recruiting class.

I would take advice from this man....

I would delete your current membership, and you sign up again. No big deal. PM me or email charles@fishduck.com if you decide to.

Charles, you referred to this 'loaded option' back in November 25, 2014. Time for a revisit! Oregon's New "Loaded Option" is Surprising Opponents FISHDUCK.COM Oregon has unveiled a play that has it's roots in the Wishbone Offense of the 1970s and 80s and allows for more flexibility in their Spread Offense attack.

Presley is a 4-Star on Rivals as well. If we got both Washington players--it would be beyond just sweet from so many angles. We really need lock-down corners, and elite pass-rushers; come to Oregon!

At the risk of sounding arrogant to fellow conference members....we need a top-heavy conference for a while. We need at the minimum....Oregon and USC to be great, and have epic must-see-TV games, and a third team such as Utah would make it that much more interesting. But we need all the 4 and 5-Star players to flow to those three schools--to make us ready to win in the Playoffs, but that would require us being top-heavy as a conference. Not that we have any control over that...

Agreed. If you want to get players ready for the NFL...

I miss the two Duck-Buddies I banned, and will for a very long time. Thanks to everyone for your support, and your kind words written. It helps me get through the tough-stuff.

An addendum to what is above: The decision (above) changed how I deal with new people who join and immediately give me grief, as well as multiple violation offenders. Since I cannot monetize...and we currently have as many people as I need to have fun discussing OBD...I realized I don't need new members. Now I do welcome new members who post well, and blend in with this community, but I do not have to suffer those-who-demand-special-treatment-right-out-of-the-gate. I banned two new people in one weekend, because of that new short hook. I've learned over the years that those who argue the rules and push-back in the beginning--will take more of my time in the future. And I don't need them! Hence the shorter hook with multiple offenders, and with new members who fight me on the rules. BTW...consider yourself lucky to not have to read the stuff they send, and deal with them. I would not wish that on anyone, and hence why I do not notify anyone in public about post violations. It can get ugly...

An OBD member here wrote in public and to me privately that, "unless you loosen up...you will never achieve the critical mass needed to monetize some day." He has made a fortune in the web-publishing business, knows what he is talking about, and I believe him. That meant I had a choice....and I reflected upon it for a long time. I decided that to have the safe place to post--I must forgo the potential he referred to, because that safe place that does not exist anywhere else. That is my decision, and I am OK with it.

In the distant past....I was a Troll, and a very good one. I changed my ways when it all caught up with me, and those experiences have helped me to see through what some people are trying to claim to me in emails, versus what their actual intent is. Been-there-and-done-that.

I've received quite a few emails that share your sentiment, and I completely understand--and don't disagree. But if any of you walked my shoes on this one--you would feel differently. When I began over 10 years...we had no rules. I mean, why would we need rules? We are all adults, right? Everything in the rules, everything I do from the rules is based upon experiences; hours and hours of emails and phone calls with hundreds of people. I could give a Master-Class on human behavior in a group situation, and how to moderate a forum. Tons of things I never would have thought true before this OBD experience... And I certainly admit to stricter rules to create something different/better than all the other forums. If I loosened up to be like the others...why have this one? In the end...I just want a safe place to "Banter-with-my-Buddies."

While I wish an Oregon-boy would stay home, I am not sweating this as I would in past years. I believe very much in the recruiting savvy of this coaching staff, and thus I think we will get ours! You don't want to waste time chasing unlikely outcomes... I do love my Cat-GIFs!

I think the Baseball Bucket story is stuff of life, of passing it forward. And I think the Oregon State offensive line coach is one of the best out there, and dramatically underpaid relative to talent available and his results. Canzano: Summer begins with laughter -- and a reminder WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Cherish the times.

I may have misunderstood your post, as the rules say nothing about us deleting posts because they were ignorant or uniformed. I want all opinions from everyone on every topic, as only then do I learn from others. This means I end up reading stuff on occasion that makes me shake my head and mutter under my breath how a particular post is, "stupid-as-hell." That is the price for seeing all views; you see the dumb ones too. And I admit to how hard it is at times to stop myself from replying...."good-grief, pull your head out!" But we cannot get nasty or personal, and the absence of that is what makes us all feel safe when we post. It is not a perfect system, but the only one I can arrive at that encourages more discussion from the great people of this forum. So many have told me that this is the first forum they've ever posted on...because they feel safe here.

I was never a big fan of having Texas teams join the conference because travel there is not just an hour or two--but a whole day. I never really thought about the Colorado situation in terms of current benefits until this article, but felt they fit the Big-12 better than the Pac when joined. The point to many of us is....we already blew our opportunity to expand. I think our best chance for higher revenue is via the Alliance now. Great stuff David!

I remember the recruiting luncheon in Eugene the year that Ifo was signed. Chip told us that he watched the film of Ifo for just two minutes, turned it off and told the assistant coaches, "he can play."

That is precisely what I told them; everybody loses in this. But the end result is worse if I do nothing.