Charles Fischer

You are a generous soul, where I am pragmatic acknowledging that by this time, “he-is-what-he-is,” Can we live with it? Another Anthony Brown-type of under-performance would certainly be frustrating for the fan base.

For all the negative written about the portal, and all the concerns about it in this forum--Oregon killed it in the portal this year between what was lost and what was gained. Oregon will get theirs... Here they come through the portal!

That is precisely what happened this last weekend, as I had two new people sign up and violate our rules immediately--and then insult me many times in the ensuing emails! I explained that I do not need new members, but I do welcome the nice people to join us--always. And as you suggested--I told them that all the other sites out there are a better match for them. But those two were banned immediately. The good news is that none of you had to see the distasteful stuff, and the good news for me is that it is people like that duo--will continue to break the rules of being "polite and respectful," thus by removing them now--I save a ton of time in the future. And we have retained a community of nice people--so thank you for your support. But we do need to thank the moderators for catching the bad-actors quickly and hiding their nastiness from public view. It is their time given that makes this a very unique site. My sincere thanks to them!

Well, that is not my memory, as it was close into the fourth quarter and Urban Meyer added a cheap TD with less than a minute less in the game to lose 42-20 at the end of the 2014 season. (2015 was the Alamo Bowl)

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I guess what I was thinking was....what are the pitching stats of an Omaha team? How much progression will it take? And....do you think the raw material in our current pitchers is there to improve enough, or do we need Oregon State-type pitchers? Love your thoughts--thanks.

Actually...I don't think so. He would have fit in with a Jerry Azzinaro defense that utilized tall, less bulky players like Brandon Bair, but 6'6" and below 300 does not matchup with Lanning, IMHO. Lanning wants a run-stuffer, like our 330 lb. transfer from Washington, Sam Taimani, or an agile pass-rusher and it seems to me that Jones is a tweener for those categories. Or I could be completely wrong! My thoughts anyway...

One of my favorite photos of Oregon State fans is from that game.... How many words does THAT photo say?

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...