Charles Fischer

All the time you take to study and pass along your analysis is so appreciated. So like a great run-defender and pull him out on 3rd and long...

Great news and THANKS for passing that along 30Duck!

Losing to the Beavers in football and basketball? It makes me ill...

Hello to you and a big WELCOME to you and everyone beginning to post. Let's have fun with this...

I thought JHop on ScoopDuck reported that Alabama is full; they have 25 signed right now, and have another verbal to sign in February? I do not know how they do that as the limit is 25....

To delve into the fine points of the Coach DeRuyter defense later, you first have to start with the basics and this article is a superb foundation piece to all the articles coming later. What I love is how easy Coach Boles makes it to learn this, and we will have a section devoted to the DeRuyter defense in the Analysis Library in our sister site, FishDuck. Popo Aumavae will enjoy this new defense--I'm certain! (Is that the coolest picture ever of Popo about to make the big sack at the end of the 2019 Washington game? The timing by photographer Tom Corno was superb...)

I cannot imagine a more perfect book for you 30Duck..unless it was only about Ronnie Lee! Ronnie Lee flying over Bill Walton....how cool is that?

And there just might be an article about Cardwell on Monday!

Well, on two of the subscription sites the belief is that it comes down to Ohio State and Oregon with the Buckeyes having the edge at the moment. But you are right in that this last hire might be a "deal-maker" for a defensive tackle like JTT.

What a shame, and it is too late for him to learn safety, as he could have been a great SS or OLB, IMHO. We don't beat Washington last year without him!

Dale makes a good point in the article in that a 3-4 needs a big Nose Tackle, and those are hard to recruit as everybody wants them. Yet I am not so sure about the 4-3 because we had pretty good defenses in the 3-4 with a 270 lb. NT in the past.... And tomorrow we get a short primer on what DeRuyter has done from Coach Boles. And I guess it is pronounced, "DeeRooter" and not "DeeRighter" from what I heard on YouTube...

THAT, is a very good observation and I did not think of it. Paopao is just a freshman, and experienced players like Boley and Mikesell have not always been at the top of their games and Sabally doesn't appear to be the "leader" type, (nor Chavez) and Shelly doesn't play enough to justify being the leader. Could it end up being Prince?

Perhaps it was the only way to get him to agree to leave now, instead of a year and a half from now? Effectively it was severance pay?

"I actually hope they each get beat out for significant playing time this year." You have the best "Handle" or Posting Name ever on the forum? We love it... I am glad they are back because we need that experience at the beginning of the season, but I too hope the new young-guns coming in break into their playing time.

Eugene Omoruyi must have a great game to win! No Duarte is a killer...

"The Ducks under DeRuyter will likely run a base 3-4, but their secondary depth in the pass-happy Pac-12 means they have the flexibility to rely on the nickel package with sophomore Jamal Hill when needed." Above is a tidbit from an Athletic article by Gerald Alexander where he interviewed former players under Coach DeRuyter, yet people disagree... On Sunday, Coach Eric Boles of FishDuck will give us more information and his take on whether we see the 4-3 or the 3-4!

Oregon vs Oregon State Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview by CFN A short article that gives some good basketball points and a real prediction that I like....

I am delighted and a nice NBC Sports NW article is below with a short video from JJ. Johnny Johnson III will return to Oregon in 2021 by NBC Sports NW

Glad to see!

(Oregon's Press Release Below) (Where would the Ducks have been without Prince?) Defense Gets Ducks Back On Track OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EUGENE, Ore. — Kelly Graves expressed confidence earlier this week that his Ducks would play well Friday, as they attempted to bounce back from a disheartening loss at Arizona. The UO women weren't exactly firing on all cylinders when they hosted Washington State on Friday, but they got back to their winning ways with a 58-50 victory over the Cougars in Matthew Knight Arena. The ghosts that haunted the Ducks in Tucson seemed to follow them home to Eugene based on the first quarter. But after shooting 2-of-13 in the opening period, Oregon was 21-of-46 the rest of the way, and the Ducks held WSU to 25.4 percent shooting to improve to 10-3 overall, 8-3 in Pac-12 play. "We're going to find our moxie; we're going to get it together offensively," UO coach Kelly Graves said. "Right now it's not clicking. But as long as we get it done on the defensive end." How It Happened: Down 14-5 after the first period, the Ducks fought back within three at halftime and then tied it at 38-38 on a Sydney Parrish three-pointer to close the third quarter. Angela Dugalic scored the first two baskets of the fourth and the Ducks never trailed the rest of the way. Te-Hina Paopao had a go-ahead bucket for a 46-44 lead, and the Ducks scored six straight to open up a late 54-46 lead, with Jaz Shelley getting to the basket during that stretch. Oregon's early struggles weren't apparent from the outset, as Sedona Prince scored the first basket of the game. But the Ducks then missed their next nine shots, going scoreless for 8:02 as WSU put together a 12-0 run. Taylor Mikesell hit a three-pointer to end that run, but the Ducks trailed 14-5 after one period. Defense got the Ducks going in the second. Dugalic rebounded a miss by WSU and passed to Paopao, who fed Prince for a fast-break bucket that made it 14-9. Paopao had a steal on the next possession and finished at the other end herself to get Oregon within three. That remained the deficit at halftime, 24-21, but the Ducks had played with much better energy following the slow start. "I wanted this win really, really badly; my team wanted it badly," Prince said. "It wasn't looking so good after the first quarter, so I was just like, I'm going to dive for every loose ball and do whatever I can to get us going." The Cougars scored four times in five trips early in the third quarter to open the lead back up to 33-25. But Prince scored on Oregon's next two possessions, Nyara Sabally made it a 6-0 run to get the Ducks within two, and Parrish tied it up just before the quarter ended with a three-pointer. That shot ended a stretch of eight straight misses by Oregon from behind the arc. Who Stood Out: Prince made 7-of-12 shots from the floor to finish with 14 points along with six rebounds. Mikesell added 11 points and Paopao had eight points with six rebounds and six assists. Dugalic had six points with seven rebounds, Erin Boley added six points with six rebounds and Sabally had five points, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots. What It Means: After a scare in the opening quarter, the Ducks found some rhythm to methodically close the gap and then pull ahead of the Cougars. It was a much more mature performance than the loss at Arizona last week. "It wasn't pretty early, but I thought we did a really good job," Graves said. "That second half, obviously much better. Those are important wins. I'm glad we went through that." Notable: Prince started for the first time since Dec. 4. … Sabally went to the bench early in the fourth quarter due to an ankle injury but returned a few minutes later. … Freshman guard Maddie Scherr has been a limited practice participant this week due to an ankle injury and played only three minutes Friday. … Freshman post Kylee Watson is in concussion protocol after taking an elbow to the head in practice. Up Next: The Ducks are scheduled to host Washington on Sunday (2 p.m., Pac-12 Network).

Tasty article with tons of information about his background, and it will be fun to go back to the 3-4 defense that I was familiar with under Nick Aliotti and then Jim Leavitt.

Great article, and so encouraging about his coaching skills matching up with Oregon's talent--love it!