Charles Fischer

It will take some time to find an identity at Oregon? Hmmmm.

I love the matchup possibilities Seven presents, but I do worry about injury with him. I believe he needs to be used primarily as a receiver, and sparingly....

And....we will have the link to ESPN+ later in the week. I like Todd, and he is killer on the stats, but this is how they think up there.... So he says, "so you must think that Basketball Tournaments are wrong as well, Charles?" You could tell by the tone of voice that he thought he got me on that one. I told him,.... "yeah....basketball conference tournaments are a crock....just another way to scam another team in after 20 conference games? How dumb is that?" He says,..."I could not disagree with you more, Charles..."

I just got off the phone with Todd Miles, the Assistant AD of Communications for Baseball. He acknowledges there is no money in the tournament, and that in the end...it gives the Pac-12 a chance to get another team into the NCAAs. So I asked him, "just because everyone else is scamming the system...that means we should?" He said that yes.. if it gets another conference team into the NCAAs. He said that now, for the first time, the nation is watching Pac-12 Baseball during conference tournament week, when nobody did before. I said, "baloney, as everyone is watching their own team and their own conference and is not watching the Pac-12. Win in the NCAA tournament, and that will make them notice." When I asked about the pitchers getting their arms burned out...I got the same answer about everyone else having the same issues over that week in other conferences. When I told him that if a team wins the Pac-12 tournament that shouldn't....that will downgrade the best teams in the conference. Oregon moving up would come at the expense of someone else, and thus a Top-8 ranking could be lost. He said to me...."I could not disagree more with you, Charles." I'm not getting anywhere with this...

In the Canzano article, he brings up a really good point about pitcher and team burnout from the Pac-12 Baseball Tournament. But what about ALL the conference tournaments? You play a 20 game conference schedule in Mens/Womens Basketball to have the automatic berth go to the tournament winner? You play 30 conference games in Baseball...for what? The only reason I can come up with is...the conference tournament is a scam by all the conferences to possibly get another team into the NCAA tournament? You can't tell me that the gate receipts and TV contract offset the travel costs of 11 or 12 teams? Exposure on TV? Everyone is watching their own conference, their own team--that's it. Helps your ranking? If the top team does not win the tournament...then it gets graded down, and thus the tournament hurts the regular season winner. In the end...Oregon would be hosting a regional, were it not for the tournament. And Stanford and Oregon State were at great risk of losing their high seeding if Oregon and UCLA had a hot day. The pitchers are burnt, and no profit? Why are we doing this?

I think he completely nails it; the administration makes you or breaks you. You can have good hires as Mullens has done, or you can have hires such as USC, Washington and Oregon State for so many years. Many here hate Canzano, and I used to as well. He intentionally stirs the pot on occasion, but most do not remember all the positive articles in general and those about Oregon. I relate to it because I write opinion articles as well, and on other sites...they only remember the negative ones articles I've written, and not the positive ones, of which are the majority. Canzano: Pac-12 in pursuit of national championships... without USC baseball WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM What's up with the fall of the Trojans?

The final one listed had a pretty impressive NBA career, and we had a great article about him on FishDuck. The writer, Jim Maloney, passed away in 2021, and I am very grateful to him for all the great articles about Oregon football, Baseball and Basketball. My thanks, and that of thousands who read your articles Jim! Bio: Jim resided in Ellensburg, Washington where he has had the opportunity to watch former Ducks such as NaDerris Ward and Scott Grady play for Central Washington University, Jim’s alma mater. However, Jim was born in Eugene and attended Howard Elementary School, and what then called Colin Kelly Junior High School before moving to Washington. Jim began following the Ducks during the 1957 season and had the opportunity to watch a number of games at Hayward Field. Over the years, Jim has developed a wealth of knowledge about Oregon sports history. When not editing on Fanbase.com or working in his garden, Jim managed to find time to practice law.

Ten points, my friend, ten points! I don't expect a win, but I do believe it will be closer than most think.

First of all, it is never time to move on from Cristobal as far as I'm concerned! 😝 Keeping tabs on him over the next couple of years is going to be highly entertaining, IMHO, and I regard it as entertainment as I would the stuff about the Huskies. So thank you for posting this! This article was written by someone looking to create an article out of quotes...without knowing anything about Mari's time at Oregon. Questioning his recruiting is truly nuts, as one thing I am very grateful for is how he left the cupboard full for Coach Lanning. Comparing the move from a program standpoint is interesting and comforting for Oregon fans to read. But the absence of discussion about his coaching abilities makes that article sadly lacking. If you are going to report what has happened....then report it all and accurately. Sheesh!

This stuff never gets old...

The good news is that all five return next year! Ducks Bank Final-Round Experience - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM Oregon saw its season end Monday at the NCAA Championships but learned plenty that will benefit the team a year from now.

Yes, and at FishDuck we have created over 600 analysis articles over the last decade with yours-truly responsible for at least a hundred of them.

He ran it to DJ for a key first down, and unveiled it in 2020 at Washington State throwing for a key for us down. On second thought, that might have been for a touchdown, and it actually might have been first introduced against Stanford.

I think in many of those examples, you were adding this year as a year, when for example the two sophomore tight ends have not been here two years, they played last season and that was it. If we’re going to talk about experience, we have to look at the actual years they played, not the years of eligibility in total, adding a Covid year, etc.

He has not been perfect, but he has done an outstanding job hiring coaches and achieving at a high level for just 19 sports. He made some mistakes with the football contracts, and that is for another time. But he may have just made the "hire-of-his-life" with Dan Lanning.

Ducks open with Michigan in Louisville Regional - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM First pitch on Friday is 4 p.m. (PT)

It is a triple option, and works well with a QB who can run AND throw. Hard for a defense to cover all three options... (Doesn't Bo Nix fit that description?)

No. 3, Johnny Johnson's block was incredible, but No. 6, Seven McGee's block helped Oregon score as well.

A Husky getting smarter is unusual, and should be celebrated!

He is a Rivals 3-Star with upside... Safety Kodi Decambra

Fun Contest: Which statement above is the most crazy or delusional? Saying that current Husky WR coaching is 200% better than Junior Adams? Wackos in Washington!

I would like to think the defense will give us more turnovers, and some short fields?

My FishDuck Friends, I should be a bit more noble than this, but I really enjoy this stuff. Remember, entertainment comes from many sources in the off-season! Below is from a major Husky forum... (Whew!) The delusions never die! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I see an enthusiastic staff who have always been winners & most importantly the players are buying in too because you can it see in the videos. And recruiting is much more positive than the last 2 years for sure, just read the reports. Also, we are starting the generate more interest with the higher rated recruits." "But let's not distort the facts about recruiting. The fact is that UW missed out on virtually every blue chip recruit in the 2022 class that was offered. Most will dismiss that class because of the coaching transition-okay. But what is the 2023 class looking like so far? They have 2 commits so far. Neither is a blue chip recruit, and one has only one other Power-5 offer. That's not the kind of start that would indicate that recruiting is going to be any better in 2023 than 2022. And UW just received a Crystal Ball for another recruit, Devan Bryant. He also isn't considered a blue chip and doesn't have a lot of Power-5 offers. And what hurts more is that a few in-state blue chip recruits do not appear to be even considering UW at the moment. I'm not willing to state that "recruiting is much more positive" until there are actual examples of that and not just reports." "Here’s the thing: Nobody has bitched about NIL more than me. Nobody hates it more than me. I am gonna love when our kids that play for the love of the game are wiping the field with a bunch of Prima-Donna Ducks that are more worried about their new Ferrari and their three girlfriends." "When you look back at last year we were competitive in every game except two. That team, as poorly coached as they were, easily could have won eight or nine games. Much of that talent is still on the roster and nearly all of it has bought into the new coaches." "Regarding our 4-8 season last year: As dismal as the record, the offense, and the rush defense were, I think we should consider that 5 of those losses were by a combined 24 points. Point is, we were a LOT closer to a 9-3 year than folks want to admit." "Being brutally honest, the talent level is down. Way down. I'm not seeing many NFL guys on the roster unless they take big jumps in development. They're not going to out talent many of the good teams. They'll win by scheme and better coaching." "I do not have any real doubts at all about the essential quality of DeBoer and his coaching (and analysis) staff. They are top notch COACHES, based on their track records. We upgraded the WR coaching position by 200%! But if DeBoer and his coaches could come within a few plays of taking down UNike in Eugene last season with FSU talent then I really, really like their chances with the talent that is on the UW roster right now." "We were a 4-8 team last year, with our best players leaving for the draft, a tepid recruiting class and a handful of transfers, and I see 8-4 being passed around quite a bit (including me!) This board has plenty of people with purple shades on." "If we’re only 8-4 I’ll be disappointed. We should win 9 in the regular season, be in the P12 championship game and win our bowl game. No reason why we can’t win every game in the North." "Oregon also has new coaches and systems. More importantly, the Ducks HC is an Asst. Coach with no HC experience. The last time the Ducks tried to turn an asst. coach into a HC ( MH) their program imploded. We have also have had our last 2 assistant coaches promoted to HC fail bigtime (Lambo & Lake). If I was a betting man I’d give you 2 to 1 odds we kick Duck A$$ next season."

So UCLA, Arizona and Oregon State are in! Pac-12 and Big12 had three teams each and the hyped SEC had....one. These 8 teams are headed to 2022 Women’s College World Series WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM The WCWS is set, with the event set for June 2-10 in Oklahoma City.

Well, I do not expect 400 yards passing in a game, because I believe Oregon wants to have a balanced offense with a superb running game balanced by a downfield passing attack. It only takes a few long-balls in the early games to open up all the routes, especially for these tight ends, and it will help the running game that much better. I really don't think Nix has to be a Herbert; just better than we had last year?