Charles Fischer

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."

Wow. Thirteen wins for each of the last two seasons is constant disappointment? I think the strain of the day is tough on us right now...

What Cignetti did has never been done, and while it is amazing...I don't think we should compare our progress to the biggest outlier to the norm ever. We will have our turn...

Hey look at this! Indiana beat Alabama by 35 points....Indiana beat Oregon by 34 points.

As much as I despise Beavis, one thing I admire about so many of their fans is that they are loyal-no-matter-how-much losing they do. Our Beloved Ducks do a ton of winning in football, and while this is not a great day....we will have many more winning games ahead of us. Our turn will come...

Baseball starts in just five weeks, (Friday, Feb. 13th) and Our Beloved Ducks are going to do a lot of winning this season!

Trying to keep up!

The post of the year! (2026)

I will keep an eye on these GameDay threads to start new ones sooner with the malfunction going on...