Charles Fischer

Boy, 2025 looks pretty tough for non-conference....and add nine Pac-12 games?

Look...even with my bias--I can't make this stuff up! Someone pushes back and gets clobbered by Pate... How should I feel? "The evidence is there, as Mari is a great recruiter, but lacking as a Coach." Sorry Josh...but I don't buy your upside. Will he improve Miami? Sure, but like Oregon...the bar was low when he takes over. If Cristobal stayed at Oregon this year--there would have been a MASS EXODUS of players, and there already was among offensive linemen and running backs that Lanning saved. The majority of the wide receivers would have entered the portal... The point is--it is not just now, but after the fourth year--how does everyone feel about the future then? Mari can elevate them initially as he did with Oregon for which I am grateful, but he is not a big winner over the long term. I believe this year at Oregon would have been the beginning of a decline that only would have ended with him leaving--one way or another. I am happy with Lanning, very happy.

As Coach Chuck Smith (Smith72) will tell you...."fresh legs matter!" Congrats to Devon!

All you need...

This thread did not age well, and it was my mistake to bring this in. I am locking the thread, as it is a bit too uncomfortable. Sorry to all! I didn't see this coming...

This explains a lot…

OK...trash-talking is one thing, but the final word by Hout?

And more! Whew!

Some more...

As I go over the Spring Game, (and there will be a couple more analyses coming up this summer) one thing I noted is how badly the safeties got burned and how often. Bridges had a pick-six because the pass was thrown behind the receiver, not because of the coverage. However, it was an incredible acrobatic catch to pull it in and stay on his feet. Bennett Williams was trailing a ton of plays or simply could not stop some TDs. I am going to hope that it is because of the offense exploding due to matchups and schemes. But the experience in the defensive backfield is comforting, and gives me hope for the fall. Williams in a showdown with a Buckeye Running Back... (For those with desktop or pad...the picture below is the background photo at the top of the forum!)

Seven new transfer QBs in the Pac-12? Gee, I wonder if we have a trend? Canzano: Pac-12 transfer QBs jockey for position WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Some Sunday musings...

Hopkins over at ScoopDuck is certain he is not coming to Oregon...but other favorable 2023 QB options are still available for the Ducks. He thinks Rashada will be a Gator...

"It was a disappointing weekend for our men, definitely a tough way to end the season but it's something we'll look at, and always look at win or lose, as we evaluate the year. I mentioned taking our lumps but this weekend is not the expectation and we'll bounce back. We had several first timers on both sides, men and women, in terms of competing at the NCAA Championships so some of those things take time to figure out." "Everyone that qualifies for the national meet wants to do well when they get here, and sometimes you have a bad race or a bad weekend at the worst time, or sometimes it's just an off day. Now you go back and figure out what didn't work this time so that it's better the next time." "I can't thank the fans enough for showing up like they did this weekend to support the meet and all the team and athletes. This was definitely a truer experience of Hayward Magic compared to last year's meet, and I'm glad that our team got to feel that."

I do have a "thing" for Oregon helmets...

Bottom left is Snee, and he is listed now on the fall roster right here!

Canzano: Mailbag mulls Marcus Mariota, a mountain of LEGOs, and Pac-12 expansion WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Your questions, my answers.

As nations...none of us wear halos. Some efforts at being "woke" has some public benefit, while some other "woke" efforts might be objectionable. Bottom line....let's not go there on this site! Drives me crazy trying to figure it all out!

He was a 3-Star with Rivals, and while Oregon offered a scholarship....my understanding is that he was a back-up alternative to the Ducks major targets. Not a lot of big programs there in his offer list... Aidan Chiles, 2023 Dual-threat quarterback - Rivals.com N.RIVALS.COM The definitive source for all Rivals news.

This means more to me than you know. The biggest part that makes it a success, is the fact that you and so many others have been a great sport when they make a mistake. And as you saw recently, I am not immune to that either. And a big difference is that we do it privately and it is not front and center to destroy the atmosphere that we have here. Thank you.

OK...no more of "what not to write" please.

Thanks for posting this! We'll be OK, as now you truly look at it year-to-year.

Thanks for posting these articles!

You can't make this stuff up...

Well, you were higher on him than I was when the transfer was announced. I really thought it was a waste of a scholarship, and it goes to show how wrong I can be at times!

I think your selection and the one from the article are super, as they both could be huge. But considering how young the WR room is…Chase Cota could be THE clutch player needed on the big 3rd and 8 plays. I was completely impressed and blown away by his spring game performance. Even if he is not open, he shows the ability to come down with the catch regardless. With the loss of Verdell and Dye—coupled with a new quarterback, this is the guy who could make it all happen in the early part of the season while the rest of the receiver room becomes accustomed to the bright lights.