Charles Fischer

Now THAT is a very, very good point. And I would add..."taking the offense away from Oregon that it was known for."

I recall Grinch as the DC at WSU that beat us so many years in a row... (Before he went to Ohio State and then to Oklahoma) I would have thought he would do better than the stats you quote at a place that is easier to recruit to.

Riley has Alex Grinch as DC, and that is all he needs on the defensive side. Grinch is GOOD, and add that to a high scoring offense?

For those who cannot get into the OregonLive article... NCPA Takes Next Step Toward College Athletes Being Classified As Employees by Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff disagreed that college athletes should be employees. “They are students first and athletes second. That is non-negotiable for me,” he said. “We get to a place where we talk about professional athletes and it blows up the whole model. Let’s take it to the natural conclusion. Talking about professional athletes, then we have a draft. You’re telling a kid where to go to college. If they are an employee, do I get the right to fire them?"

We had better enjoy Softball, Baseball, Track and Womens Basketball while we can. If this goes through...Oregon will not be able to afford 19 sports any longer.

It is fun, and it is great to have you on-board as a new member. Do post your thoughts often, as this is the only safe forum where you can and WELCOME!

I look forward the season, the new players and reading your articles Blackwater. WELCOME! When I look at the Softball Schedule, I am dismayed at all the games that have no television or even live-streaming. Listening to the game? What is this...1965? Anyway, good intro article by Blackwater about the Women, and if you get ESPN+ you have more options for viewing.

I am trying to get a bead on how many updates and articles to provide, as they can be fun and interesting when there is not much football to discuss. I enjoy both, so do let me know which sport you follow (or both) and how passionate are you? Do you just keep an eye on the scores? Do you go to games? Do you seek out articles about these sports? How much would you want to see? I've operated an article site (FishDuck) for a decade, but I am new at this forum business and am always interested in feedback. Tell me! Tell me! We have a killer-closer in Kolby Somers, a senior out of Hillsboro!

Now THAT is a big jump! Let's hope they win a ton and jump even more....

Me too. None of us here wear halos, as I've made mistakes in posting like everyone else. Since it was read by too many others--I apologized in public and in private to the affected party. That is why with regulars--I do understand when we make a mistake--we acknowledge it and then move on and forget about it. I have to use significant impulse control like everyone else, and I am grateful that everyone has the strength and patience to do it. Seeing posts on other sites where they are "impolite" to each other makes me appreciate everyone here that much more. And thanks PittDuck. With what will be happening with Coach Lanning--I think this is going to be a very lively place to discuss OBD this fall!

Detroit has the absolutely WORST management. I wanted Sewell to drop in the Draft...to the Chargers instead of being saddled with a perennial loser.

Yep....just as "I Love my Ducks!" Naw. I really do hate the Huskies.

Thanks for your efforts with Arizona, and I do hope you will post often here. It is a safe place to post your thoughts, as everyone is simply trading opinions and are not allowed to be impolite to a fellow OBD member. WELCOME!

Something I forgot in the original post--you see none of the discussions between the violators and I. It is done privately, so it is not a buzz-kill to a thread. But thank goodness for the moderators catching them so quickly... Without the Moderators...

Look at the bright side, when you consider Oregon has won 15 of the last 17....purple becomes such a benign color. Who cares? (But it is Fuchsia above)

No, that is Fuchsia!

Great to have you on-board SeattleDuck, and do post your thoughts often. We have quite a few Ducks-in-Seattle in this forum...WELCOME!

He was not playing yet, but we don't know his story either. He is quite a loss...

There we go...a different color to get everyone's attention!

You are new here, and you are quite welcome. I always appreciate the reasonable viewpoints of other schools fans, although I can't always say that my views are reasonable! Do chime in often... Well...when it comes to childish...I have to raise my hand with the Husky posts. But it is such great entertainment! You have been a model visitor, and I do appreciate your views--thanks.

Over the last two months...we have lost some great members who used to post extensively, and now have decided to leave us. (I did not ban them!) Why did they leave? Here is one example... Get over it! One fellow wrote that, and I understand that it is fairly benign, but does it follow the culture of this forum? Is it "polite and respectful?" It is not, and after I sent an email pointing out the violation, and how I deleted the post--his answer back was.... "Delete my account." I explained that while mild, if you said that to my face, I would not hit you, but I would not like it, as it is rude. Now keep in mind--in the email I specifically state, "I am not banning you, or even warning you. I am simply notifying you, and asking you to please be more conscious of the rules." That is it! Another example of someone who has done wonderful analysis at times, and you would recognize the posting name immediately and you would be very disappointed that he is gone. He wrote: "....(what another member wrote)....is just silly." I edited it to, "...is not something I agree with" That is it! The rest of his long post was superb as usual, and I told him in the email that what the other fellow wrote was stupid-as-hell, but we cannot write a judgement about someone's opinion. Nobody would like to be told that their erudite opinion is silly, and I know I would not. What distinguishes this forum from others is the use of impulse control by the members, as that is hard sometimes. We are "the forum with decorum," but some people want me to make an exception for them. Problem is, we had seven of those mild violations over two months; leave them up and the bar has been lowered, and the culture of the site is changed. I've learned over the last four years that, "whatever you allow--you will see again. Soon." Effectively each of the great members who left was telling me..."Remove my post? I will punish you Charles." (By not being a part of this community?) Am I Deleting TOO MANY Posts? In January, I deleted 12 posts, which sounds like a lot, but it was out of a total of 4,332 posts written, thus it was only 3/10ths of 1% is all! I think that is a very low and very cool number, and it means we all want to follow the rules and have a harmonious forum. I am happy with that number, as it will never be perfect. What is the SOLUTION? There is no solution; I have to take the violating posts down, as I am not going to cut slack for the tiny percentage and muck-up the wonderful atmosphere we have at the Our Beloved Ducks forum. It is one of those bad-or-bad decisions to lose good people who get offended because they thought I was too harsh, or I begin the descent of what has been built here as friendly place to banter-with-your-Duck-Buddies. None of these seven people who have left have considered my position for a second; I am to allow their benign, but violating posts or they leave. Losing that many people makes me very sad, but I have no choice. When the rest of you get one of those emails from me? You are great sports about it, and we then forget about it and move on. (That is in my email that goes to everyone too) "I LOVE the Rules....Until They Apply to ME!" What I have described above has happened so many times over the last four years; one fellow insisted that, "sarcasm was simply humor, and a big part of his MO." I told him that his humor was at the expense of someone else and it is not "polite and respectful." He was a GREAT posting member who left... The point? I do not like it, but a reality with the forum has turned into a slogan, "As you enforce the rules, you will lose good people." I've known this for two years, but still miss these people and wish it did not happen. But I want you to know that I will not back down, and will remain consistent--regardless of those who leave on their own accord. I love this community, and what we have collectively built; with all I've sacrificed...I am not going to buckle now. We have something very special, and I am dedicated to preserving it. Mr. FishDuck

Perhaps Savagefund--you can shed some light on this? Or anyone else? I've heard from many quarters that overall--Utah fans HATE Oregon with a passion. Can you elaborate on that? If it is true--no biggie as we are not changing their mind, but I was curious because from what I hear from some--it approaches Beaver or Husky hatred for everything green. I think you see on this board that we don't like losing to Utah, especially getting our butt-kicked twice like that, but we respect Utah and Whittingham in a big way. We also want you to keep the South from USC... Thoughts?

Yes, apparently Coach Lanning told us that in an earlier interview.

Here is a Ducks Digest article with some meat in it; he gives us standards to look for and measure speed. Now our defense is not one of the fastest until these players actually make the field... Lightning Quick: Oregon Brings Track Speed to the Field With One of Fastest Defenses in the Nation by Zachary Neel of Ducks Digest Khamari Terrell in the 400 Meters