Charles Fischer

Not watching any football today…

I am still blown away by this guy...he was faster in high school than Tyreek Hill, but he is not 5'8", but he is 6'3" was one of the fastest high schoolers in the nation, and can jump through the roof. Once he gets back in shape and into form? He could be the perfect guy that turns 50/50 passes into a 75/35% in his favor by catching or pass interference. Oh yeah...he is big and strong and can out-muscle most defensive backs...whew!

Good Point...

I'm a Christian, so this is not meant as a mockery of the holiday, but for me--this is part of the fun of the season. Festivus for the Rest of Us!

Yep! And the 2010 Natty vs. Auburn, and there are others such as the disaster at Arizona in 2013 and... Who can forget the home loss to WSU?

Got me! (I gotta admit....that was funny)

Mike's concluding story about his father is so fitting for today when we spend time with family. Fun read, and THANKS to Mike for taking the extraordinary time to interview these writers and put it all together. He still has his skills from his Sports Journalism days!

Meh. Grey pants next to a white jersey looks similar, but will look off. (IMHO) Can't wear any green!

I still miss my beloved Abbie! (My favorite Christmas picture) She endured all shots I asked of her....for cheese!

Geez Darren….you read my mind, as I have been thinking about this. How we slowly unfolded the offense over last season, but the long layoff killed that. This year we have not had the complete game yet, and while that is an unpractical expectation versus the No. 4 team…a fan has to dream-right?

How you doing Gary?

A long-time photographer for many universities, Associated Press, and on occasion, FishDuck.com....Gary Breedlove, was shooting the Playoff game last Saturday. Recall the touchdown when Dante Moore ran to the near corner of the end zone for the touchdown? Gary took a string of pictures of Moore coming RIGHT AT him, and did not budge. At the last moment Dante sidestepped Gary, and went back to celebrate with the team. Meanwhile Kenyon Sadiq came up to Gary and said, "You didn't move!" Gary, replied, "no, because his reflexes are a lot faster than mine." (All us Greybeards can identify with that!) Sadiq chuckled and joined the celebrating...

You and everyone are welcome to your opinions....as I am to mine. So...you refer back to Oregon's ONLY regular season loss in two years, and it was not to a team that is 20th in the nation, or unranked, or simply a bad day; it was to the current No. 1 team in the nation. Fans are frustrated with the one loss, but I think we're better now than the sixth game of the season on October 11th.

I am stunned, as I did NOT expect this. Have you all noticed how Poncho and Dante prayed together after the games? I think they have a tight bond, and this bodes well for Dante staying.

Fifty one points, (51!) and he still catches crap. Wowsa.

Note how he had limited respect for Alabama...."very few of Indiana players were wanted or recruited by Alabama." That is more important than winning the game?

You can only hope, and I sense he's feeling the "pucker" already! (Go directly to 3:10 in the video)

Meh. I think after this year is completed and a Big-10 team wins the 'Natty for the third time in a row, that it will be shown that while the SEC is deeper? The Big-10 has the best teams.

A TON of SEC players have come to B1G in the NIL-Portal era. I did not anticipate how a couple of Big Ten teams could load up on portal athletes from the south to the degree that we have. It has been quite a leveling of the playing field between the two power conferences…

I think a highly coveted 5-Star safety (see below) coming in this winter, and one RS freshman safety ahead of him returning probably had more to do with it. And that is not counting 5-Star Safety Trey McNutt coming back from injury as well... Whew! No. 2 Safety in the US joining us soon?

As we know...before the injuries, Benson was just a fill-in option, not necessarily one I had confidence in. Now? He is a TOUCHDOWN MACHINE, and the recovering receivers will have to earn their turn because being better than Benson right now--is going to be hard. McClellan? An occasional target has now become a trusted WR who has proven to make TOUGH CATCHES. I won't say he will be a great receiver, because he is one NOW. Don't you love watching players get their confidence and blow up?

I think Dan Lanning rolled the dice, as he KNEW we had the game in hand...in the early second quarter which is when he began major substitutions on defense. I did not note everyone filling in, but at halfway point in the second quarter we had Lopa, Jackson, Gray, Green, Purchase and Offord in there. That is six I noticed right there, as it was the earliest I've seen such subbing in a long time. Dan knows...there is no substitute for experience. Look how McClellan and Benson have flourished over the last four games, and Lanning knows that he loses a TON off the defense next year, and needs to get them ready. He gambled playing them, believing he was going to win the game, and the points given up were sacrificed for the good of next year's team. But it was much more than he or Tosh wanted, and apparently both let the defense have it in the locker room later.