Charles Fischer

OK David, you are known for your great articles that provoke thought and discussion, and I never thought of you as a comedian....but THAT is funny!

So many thoughts....the first is the outstanding time and work you put into this. This really tells the story, better than anything else out there and I am grateful ICamel. I knew the pitching hurt, but this tells us that it is not just the starters; the relievers let us down at crucial times as well. Rather than look at raw numbers, I do look at the percentage that we descended in pitching in the different categories, and those percentages of decline are pretty bad. The other element is what we are comparing it to; in the end the difference between last year and this year is winning two more games in the NCAA Regional, yet the reason we did not is within the stats you cite. When I compare things in football analysis--I like to look at "what did the best Oregon teams do," or "what did the best teams that made the championships in our sport," or "what is our goal?" That might be the most important comparison; how far are we off our goals in pitching? What is needed in hitting, because I cannot imagine duplicating this record year in 2023 with the departure of so many great hitters? I imagine the coaches know those numbers and have the goals set? Thus far the difference between Waz and Horton is....George had great pitching, and Waz has better hitting. The fundamental coaching is there, but the biggest component in Oregon improving will be recruiting great pitchers, IMHO. This was incredible, ICamel, and I thank you again and invite feedback from anyone.

The Beavers have so few examples of this, and I am rooting for them. Canzano: Oregon State baseball is a tale of resilience and guts WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Mitch Canham's program is still playing.

Ducks are attracted to fellow Ducks....

And this is building a culture...

Geez I love this...puts all the pressure on himself over performance, not talk. Whew! (Coach Wilson Love is in this video, but he is repeating what Coach Lanning has said) Did Lanning kill-it with this staff or what?

THAT is a great example, as we may have a real gem in this player.

Duck Fan 76....that is a pretty darned impressive first post. Please share your thoughts often and WELCOME!

You can only have 85 on scholarship per year. So if you lose a ton to the portal...you can sign up to 32 to replace them up the to the 85 total.

We will be fine for three years....and Oregon will get theirs in this environment. So far....we came out ahead in the portal game between what was lost and what was gained. Our high school recruiting is going well, so let's live it up while we can! We'll still get our shots...

David...I LOVE IT when you refer to a FishDuck article as a reference source. Especially when it is yours!

I love the feedback here, and it has crystallized my thinking a bit more. I am favoring the Portal route for a starter, and loading the bench with 3-Star QBs with upside. Find out among them who can play, and perhaps become "The Man" sometime down the road? That way we pay NIL for a proven, experienced QB, and are still developing newbies? Although this transfer, Dakota Prukop was not a sure thing...

Today is when you can order extra tickets for season ticket holders, and I'm waiting on hold with some specific questions. The wait music is the typical elevator music, although it is a lovely muted French Horn or Trumpet with an orchestral accompaniment. It was not objectionable, in fact it was nice--even when played over every five minutes or so. Then...twice out of the blue the French Horn/Trumpet goes into part of the Oregon Fight Song! So this must have been recorded over the UO Music Department...cool! I laughed out loud and hummed along... We Love Our Ducks!

Tell that to the coaches!

That is true until our average QB decides to play "hero-ball" before halftime. Or you have an average quarterback that you are trying to win with, and you get beat by a great QB at another school. All of this will be forgotten as we fume at the coach... (Again, this is hard stuff IMHO!)

I am OK with this since they are below the 85 total, but boy there will be some very young teams when you take 32 in a year!

I am in agreement with that, but if you were a great QB who only has this one chance, and Oregon offers 500K over three years, and another school offers 2 million over the same time period....don't you have to go with the best chance to help assure your future? I would not blame a QB for doing that... My FishDuck Friends, I am really not trying to be argumentative, but simply demonstrate how complicated this subject is. And of course we will blame the coach if it does not all go as we want...

I would agree that this is the most preferred tactic, but it relies on a blockbuster year on offense, no injuries, etc. Once the "Oregon Brand" is re-established, then it will not be as much as a problem, but for this year--it is. (IMHO)

That is hazardous to me, as this fall would have a completely different feel if we were depending upon an unproven, inexperienced Thompson versus Nix.

I think that is an easy thing for all of us to say until we have a Jeff Lockie running the offense again... Remember the Alamo?

I would agree; get an experienced QB in the portal, but the problem there is that it destroys the QB room and the recruiting of high school quarterbacks. I mean, who would want to come to Oregon if you know the Ducks will go get a portal QB every year or two? No easy solutions...

A uniform comment here is, “we have to see how it plays out,” and that is obvious. But this is an issue that Oregon is dealing with at this very moment, as a five star quarterback is announcing his intentions in the next two weeks. It is certainly affecting the viability of the Ducks remaining in contention for quarterbacks in the 2023 recruiting class. What strategy should Oregon implement in your view?

A good list, and perhaps next year’s class may add to it eventually?

This team was not as mentally strong as I hoped either, and it showed up in hitting and pitching at inopportune times. Only 64 teams out of 299 D-1 schools get to go to the NCAA Baseball Tournament. The first year for Waz was stopped due to COVID, and both years since--he has taken us to where nearly 80% of college baseball teams don't get to go in both non-COVID years. Now for the next step up... I Love my Ducks!

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