Charles Fischer

Great thoughts Alex, and I chalk this up to how MOST of my judgements are about the program come from knowing nothing of the truth on the inside of the Oregon football program. I can have an opinion from a distant view, but I and we do not know any details. With that being said....our coaches are human and make mistakes too on occasion. This Raiola move will provide plenty of entertainment and discussion here on the OBD forum!

I think many of the conversations were probably prompted by the players much sooner than this last couple of days, since we had a slug of defensive backs who were not going to play anytime soon declare for the portal a month ago. And Dan goes out and gets the No. 1 Portal Safety.... Whew!

John Canzano has no idea how entertaining his mailbag of questions are....for the wrong reasons. Q: What’s the proactive Pac-12 move for the next cycle? — JP A: I’d stay busy seducing Washington, Cal, and UCLA. Stay in their ears. Keep whispering. Do it privately, not publicly. The new-world Pac-12 should absolutely focus on doing the best business it can do in this new era, but given that we’re going to see another round of chaos when the current media deals are up (and maybe even before), I wouldn’t stop being proactive on the expansion front. The Pac-12 is now officially a Group-of-Six league, and their media contract is 7 million a year. Oregon and Washington are going to get 54 million from the Big-10, and that is with a half share of media revenue. (A big chunk from the Playoffs, on a full percentage) Actually believing that Washington, and in particular UCLA, who is on a FULL share would leave the Big-10 for the Pac-12?

I thought Johnson, announced for the NFL draft?

Guess we just solved the "Flowers" problem?

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026 OREGON WOMEN’S GOLF | @OregonWGolf Catherine Rao Signs With Oregon Women’s Golf EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon women’s golf head coach has announced the signing of Catherine Rao, a top-100 ranked player in the world who was the unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year for Princeton in 2024-25. Rao is finishing her undergraduate degree at Princeton and will be eligible to compete for the Ducks in the fall of 2026. “Coach Krissy and I are very excited to welcome Catherine to our Duck family,” Radley said. “She has proven success at all levels in amateur golf and will make an immediate impact in our lineup. Catherine is an extremely tough competitor who is going to thrive on college golf’s biggest stage. We can’t wait to watch this superstar compete wearing green and yellow. Go Ducks!” Currently No. 99 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, Rao has reached as high as No. 33 in the world and is coming off a tremendous 2024-25 season at Princeton. She was unanimously selected as the Ivy League Player of the Year while also earning first-team all-Ivy League honors and honorable mention all-America recognition. Rao posted seven top-10 finishes in eight events played in 2024-25, including wins at the Columbia Classic and the Nittany Lion Invitational. She was also the runner up at the Princeton Invitational and placed third at the Ivy League Championship, and she finished the season with a 70.9 scoring average. Rao impressed for Princeton as a true freshman in 2023-23, earning Ivy League Rookie of the Year and first-team all-Ivy League honors. She was the runner-up at the Ivy League Championships as a freshman, one of three top-two finishes across the final four tournaments of the spring. The Camarillo, Calif., native missed the 2023-24 season due to injury prior to earning Ivy League Player of the Year honors in 2024-25. Rao has competed twice at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, reaching the quarterfinals in both 2023 and 2024. She also played at the 2025 Augusta National Women’s Amateur, as well as the British Amateur in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Prior to arriving at Princeton, Rao was a 2020 and 2021 AJGA Junior all-American and a 2021 AJGA Scholastic Junior all-American. She played in the 2021 Junior Solheim Cup with Team USA and was par t of the 2020 and 2021 Wyndham Cups with Team West. Rao earned top-10 finishes at the 2021 PGA Girls Championship, the 2020 and 2021 PING Invitationals, and the 2020 Rolex Girls Invitational.

Yep, they claim that we broke the Conference up for money, and then proceed to steal 300 million from the departing 10 teams. They claim that Oregon effectively broke the prior conference up, and yet they proceed to destroy the Mountain West… You can’t make this delusion up!

You know, that doesn’t suck! Fifteen, (15) Big-10 teams would LOVE to have that two-year conference record. Heck, wouldn’t about 120 FBS teams love to have that two-year record in their conference? (Even Beavis!)

Boy, I know I am trying to mentally catch-up, and adjust to the new approach to roster management . The strategies and the overall philosophy has changed dramatically in the past three years with the emergence of the transfer portal and NIL. Below is from a post by HDuck in another thread that illustrates my point: "Why is Ohio State losing so much? Keeping depth players sidelined for multiple years doesn’t work anymore when they can get money and playing time elsewhere. But Ohio State’s commitment to developing high school players, which has been the Buckeyes’ philosophy for years, is being overhauled right now." "Losing 29 players to the transfer portal is never good. That’s the equivalent of losing an entire recruiting class." In the last two years...I have written FishDuck.com articles warning Oregon fans to savor this year, because next year is a major rebuilding year. Yet, by the time Dan Lanning was done in the portal--we ended up with a great teams that finished in the top ten--again. I look at how so many great young defensive linemen have left in the last two days, and I feel a twinge of, "Dan is sacrificing the future years, to make 2026 a great one with the Defensive Line starters returning." And boy...those starters must be getting some tasty NIL numbers thrown at them to remain, but it worked. No, Charles. Roster management is now looking at next year only. Why? Because if you are Oregon, you can massively rebuild each year, just as the other elite teams are. The new philosophy is, "Forget Next Year and Beyond," and assemble a great team for this year, and worry about next year--next year.

"If the Big Ten and SEC leaders can't come to an agreement by the deadline, the playoff will remain at 12 teams. The field will now guarantee the Power 4 conference champions spots, along with the highest-ranked conference champion from the Group of 6, which now includes the revamped Pac-12."

Group of Six? Oh No!

I guess I have to trust the coaches on their belief in his upside, more than what my current eyes tell me. Not my first choice, but then, I was so-so about Bo Nix when he transferred from Auburn. I will hope for a similar result!

Everyone here uses good punctuation for the reading ease of others; please reciprocate the same courtesy back, as you can click the three dots in the upper right corner of your post and edit within an hour of posting. In reference to your post, it is apparent you have not followed this before. Every year we have massive portal transfers of those who did not start, and we get highly experienced great players who portal transfer in. I suggest you withhold judgment of how the program is being run until after the portal period has ended. Thanks.

Dan always recruits a boatload of edge rushers, and let's the chips fall. But Gray to me is a loss, as I saw a big future for him at Oregon.

Did you see any STARTERS leaving? No. It is routine for those who do not start to want playing time elsewhere, and while it appears to hurt our depth...we don't know the full story yet between transfers to Oregon and the HS recruiting class coming in to provide depth. Perhaps you are new at this? Funny...I do not recall seeing you post when things were great,...just when you have a complaint?

Holy crap! If he stays...the entire defense line would be returning? Whew! Frankly...even if he did not--with the other three returning, and knowing that Terrance Green and Tionne Gray are ready to step up....our situation on the defensive line would be... "Good-or-Good!"

What could possibly go wrong with Raiola running the offense?

I think this is a good choice for him...he needs to refine his pass rush. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/matayo-uiagalelei-staying-in-eugene-oregon-secures-another-defensive-cornerstone-270521613/

Thanks for taking me down that sweet memory lane. Damn.

As bad as they are, there are a BOATLOAD of Beavis players in the portal. While that memory you referred to is only three years ago…it is a generation ago in today’s CFB, and Beavis fans know it. They beat Lanning in his first year before he had time to build Oregon into a perennial top 10 team, and they know that window of opportunity for them has sadly closed. Boo-Hoo!

No coincidence I felt like wearing black today, and not as a Duck color. Crushing defeats are hard no matter what the circumstances or when it happens. But as Steven A. pointed out--we lost three times in two years, and all to the No. 1 team in the nation. No dishonor in that! We were the No. 5 national seed, and beat the No. 4 seed 23-0, and thus confirmed Our Beloved Ducks as one of the best teams in the nation. It was still an Outstanding Year...

We had five who picked against Our Beloved Ducks, and none of them were close--compared to prior games, but GODUCKS15 was the winner with a total spread of 28 points off as the winner. He predicted 30-20, and thus he is the final prediction contest winner of this season. Hey--thanks to you all for being a part of this, as it is fun throughout the season. And Congrats to GODUCKS15 for the win! Really....I'm fine with him winning this way.... (Wait for it)

OK...this is a GameDay thread, and the game is over. Let's move to other threads on the front page, or create a new thread. Thanks.

Nope. Golf clubs are only good for killing snakes.

A reminder for all? We can say anything in the GAMEDAY threads, but in regular forum threads, we remain the "Forum-with-Decorum."