Charles Fischer

More testing, as we had issues placing pictures in posts....

"We may sport a 'B1G' badge on our uniforms, but make no mistake, we are interlopers in this conference and we are not welcome here." The officiating highlighted the above quote from your article. Inviting Oregon to the conference would help everyone's bottom line, (most important) and the Ducks would be an entertaining new complement to the B1G. Oregon was assumed to simply be a shiny new object, a novelty to the conference. Then the Ducks go and win the conference in football, win the most Big-10 championships in all sports over the Blue-Bloods in 2024...our first year? NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. A flood of delayed reactions are being directed at Oregon, from the other conference members, and...

Well, we just blew up the "Oregon isn't physical enough for the Big-10" nonsense, so they have to move to a new denigrating narrative.

The Pride of Portland Oregon...Ryan Cooney! The second baseman from Jesuit HS says, "the sky is the limit for us this year."

The Pride of Sherwood Oregon....Ian Umlandt!

Too much to take notes of...enjoy! Wow...near the 16:20 spot....Waz explains that SEC teams should be Oregon fans....such they like to "DUCK" us. SEC teams do not want to play Oregon on the nonconference schedule! Even if we go to their house!

I certainly don't think we were sandbagging during the Iowa game; with three top receivers lost....we were fighting to win a game, IMHO.

Some interesting discussion by John Canzano and Oregon fans.... Q: Is it possible that Lanning’s team is pacing itself? Is that the secret buried in the flow of this season? A: I spoke with offensive coordinator Will Stein a few weeks ago. Something he said in our conversation stood out. Stein mentioned watching Ohio State play its best football in December and January. We talked about the art and science of that run. I wondered if UO’s plan this season was to slowly rise to meet the challenges and moments each week, but keep its cleats on the turf for when it counts. Q: Do you think the Ducks are sandbagging games to disguise, disrupt, and obfuscate future game opponent strategies? A: There’s no “sandbagging” going on. But I do think Oregon is pacing itself better this season. The substitution patterns with the defensive backs caught my eye earlier this season. You can tell UO’s coaches are playing more players, looking to distribute the snaps, and trying to build toward playing their best football in December and January. It’s what Ohio State did last season.

And none of the finger-pointing is at the prior athletic ADs at OSU and WSU who did not build their brand, and in fact were massively overpaid in their revenue share when looking at what they brought to the conference.

More Fun Facts about Our Beloved Ducks... Never mind...we have a tech issue going on that I have to work on...

Poor Beavis...

A ton of great information to give us updated perspective. I love one of the comments..."Oregon out-Iowa'ed Iowa." So true, and it is another rite-of-B1G-passage for Our Beloved Ducks. Oregon had three offensive linemen with good grades: Emmanuel Pregnon 82.2 Isaiah World 73.0 Poncho 71.2 Going into the week--Iowa had the best run-blocking grade in the nation, and as PFF said, "Iowa is the best, by far, offensive line in the nation and likely to win the Joe Moore Award." Three best offensive linemen averaged better grades than the Ducks: OG Bean Stevens 90.8 C Logan Jones 80.0 OT Trevor Lauck 77.7 Yet Iowa only averaged 3.5 yards per rushing play, while Oregon averaged a mind-bending 7.2 yards per rushing play. Insane! In the freezing rain, at Iowa, and against a Hawkeye defense? To put this in even better perspective, Iowa was No. 1 in the nation going into this game for the lowest amount per carry given up, only 3.3 yards per carry, yet Oregon averaged 7.2? Whew! The Oregon offensive line averaged 2.9 yards per rush before contact, and 4.4 yards after contact. The Iowa offensive line averaged only .8 yards per rush before contact, and 2.7 yards after contact. Perhaps our offensive line is better than we fans have felt? They reported that Oregon had the most efficient offense in the nation in terms of EPA per play going into this game. On Defense: Brandon Finney Jr. has the highest overall grade for the season of any freshman corner in the nation, and he created the crucial fumble that stopped a Hawkeye drive. Oregon only had four missed tackles the entire game and continues to lead the nation in fewest missed tackles. The job that the Duck defensive line did to stop the offensive line of the Iowa was....amazing. A low yards-after-contact number (2.7) points to superb linebacker and secondary response, and tackling. Perhaps our defense is better than fans are giving credit for? Lots to ponder...

I think he is playing both sides beautifully; he reports really well on Oregon, but does so also for Beavis. The way he brings out how Oregon is the only former Pac-12 team doing so well....which implies conspiracy, and feeds into the insecurities of Beavis at this time? Oregon doing well is bad?

By a mile...

I cannot copy the whole article, but some interesting tidbits about the position that Oregon currently has. My "CF" references are my comments to his thoughts. "The move to the Big Ten has been a resounding success for the Ducks. They’re a well-funded and highly ranked contender. The UO brand has never been healthier. But Oregon creates its own ecosystem, and that makes me wonder how much regret there will be someday in the Pac-12 footprint. The new-world finances pencil out on paper for some. It’s why the Los Angeles schools bolted to the Big Ten, after all. Those two schools were chasing larger media rights distributions and more TV exposure on FOX, but I wonder if USC and UCLA would have been better off leveraging their large TV market and negotiating a lopsided ($50 million? $55 million) media rights share in the Pac-12. Those two schools might have thrived with that advantage, but they may never be viewed as upper-echelon schools in the Big Ten. CF: Sure they will...when they WIN! Oregon and Washington are only getting partial Big Ten media rights distributions in the current agreement. The Ducks don’t seem to mind. They’re well-positioned, but they’ve got Phil Knight, the great equalizer." CF: We didn't have Phil when we went to the Rose Bowl and Cotton Bowl on our own. Winners want to work with winners, and you have to prove-it first. Has Beavis? Oregon is expected to earn 54 million this year in a partial media payout, with the excess coming from B1G portions of the Playoffs, March Madness, etc. John...it was all the idiot Pac-12 Presidents that put us all into this position, and now you are taking a side-swipe at Oregon because we are flourishing in the Big-10? You lament about not taking 30 million from ESPN...who decided that? And Apple's offer of 22 million with severe stipulations? Oregon had a financial gun-to-their-head with those options, and our subsequent success has been EARNED.

Yet in the Coaches Poll....we remain at No. 6?

We go from sixth to seventh? Ohio State and Indiana are No. 1 and No. 2, with USC at No. 17 and Michigan at No. 18... AP NewsNCAA College Football Rankings: AP Top 25 Football PollThe official page for the AP Top 25 college football poll, a tradition since 1936. Keep up to date and view the latest ranking updates each week.

As someone who collects pictures of Oregon helmets over the years for forum avatars...this green helmet at Iowa is pretty cool. Like it better than with the "O?"

Not at All! We Need to be More PHYSICAL!

To win in the Playoffs....we need a balanced attack, IMHO. Effective passing downfield will make it easier to open holes for the offensive line with one starter down...