Charles Fischer

I cannot imagine making the top 25 simply because of a much smaller class taken due to fewer scholarships available. The transfers from the portal takes away scholarships too, and while this will be a smaller year--we'll be OK, IMHO.

Whew! A BIG-BIG recruiting piece for this year. That's right...COME to Oregon!

Wowsa. I ignored this article this morning, but you should check it out and the pictures of what they are building? Whew! UO ATHLETICS BUILDING "THE JAKE" TO BENEFIT GOLF PROGRAMS from GoDucks.com

This is usually a "honeymoon" period for a new coach, and for Cristobal at Oregon...it was for a couple of years. (Only a pesky FishDuck was quacking) Now analysts of Canes football are having concerns, and rightly so. Impact of Miami Football Losing WR Coach Bryan McClendon to Georgia by Alan Rubenstein of Caneswarning The two best recruiters on the staff among assistant coaches were a defensive back coach who left to Alabama, and now McClendon to Georgia? Let me see if I got this right.... Cristobal only has three assistants; two he brought with him. (Joe Sale'ave' and Minnie-Me) One is a running backs coach. He has no OC or DC and signing day is in two days? How long has it been since he was hired? Mario knows how to get out of this situation...

For all the great things he has done....it was his moves that sunk the Chiefs; the throw to end the first half, the picks, and some other bad throws. Even the best have a bad day...

He was the only one who predicted both LA and Cincy, which I applaud. We will have a contest for the Super Bowl in a week and a half, and I think this may be even harder than the last ones to select. Too bad Johnny Mundt is hurt as LA is down to their last Tight End...

These interviews give us more and more confidence in Coach Lanning every day. 'He treats you like a human;' 4-star RB Jayden Limar finds connection with Dan Lanning on visit by Zachary Neel of Ducks Wire Portland's 4-star WR Joey Olsen talks Dan Lanning, Oregon Ducks visit by Zachary Neel of Ducks Wire

Well, I would agree with you that more players will hang in there longer, but I also think we will have many players that will say almost immediately, "Hell-no," to losing their current status within the team. Thus we are going to be very disappointed with many who leave after Spring Football, hence I think the transfer number in the end will be a bit higher. Thanks to everyone for the kind thoughts and discussion, but do consider sharing the article on your Social Media and send the link to anyone you know who is a Duck fan. I think this is important information for the fans to know about Coach Lanning!

To Cristobal, the worst betrayal is that of loyalty, thus why the booing was the beginning of the end. Of course unless it refers to his loyalty....

If he was a starter....great. But I am not keen on getting a reserve, somebody's Sloppy-Seconds. Perhaps he can be coached up? Oregon Ducks Land Commitment From Former Nebraska Defensive Linemen Jordon Riley by James Crepea of OregonLive

Looks like he has quite a leg, but was this a need? We had a great one transfer out...

We are going from a too-full running back room to one that is dangerously sparse...

Coaches making the jump to Miami...

We have our answer already! Georgia is Hiring Miami Co-Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers Coach Bryan McClendon by David Lake of Inside the U So, just being a WR Coach at Georgia is better than WR Coach and Co-Offensive Coordinator at Miami with Mario? Huh! Whoops! Changed my mind...

It turned out the best for Oregon by a mile, as I don't even want to take the time listing all the reasons why. But I do have a new one... His saga at Miami is going to provide some entertainment for me over the next three years!

Hard to believe, but true. Just how do we interpret Mario's move to Alabama after only one month on the job at Miami? Al Golden gave him a chance with the 'Canes to resuscitate his career after being fired, but... Mario Cristobal Spurns Miami After A Month On The Job by Lt. Philip Nolan of State of the U Bryan McClendon faces the same situation at Miami. Does he leave for Georgia? Would you? Here is a fictional phone conversation sent by a Duck-Buddy. Imagine this uncomfortable lose-lose conversation: McClendon's agent: "Mario, Bryan wants to be the full OC position. He doesn't want to be Co-offensive coordinator or just the WR coach." Mario: "MC Agent, I hear you. You want Bryan to take full OC responsibilities." McClendon's agent: "Right, Mario. We have the offer from Georgia to be their WR coach, and just like you bolted Miami after a month as TE coach for 'Bama in 2013, Bryan can bolt to Georgia. Bryan wants the OC position. Clearly, you're having problems filling it." Mario: "First, MC Agent, I'm not having problems filling the position. I am being thorough. Second, What happened last time Bryan was OC?" McClendon Agent: "You mean South Carolina?" Mario: "Yes, what happened there?" McClendon Agent: "What happened in your first head coach position, Mario? Did you learn anything?" Mario: "I did. I learned I couldn't gamble on coordinators." McClendon Agent: "Yet Oregon gambled on you when you were just an offensive line coach." Mario: "Just an offensive line coach? Alex, did you hear that?" Minnie Me: "I'm not listening." McClendon's Agent: "Listen, Mario, Bryan got demoted, that's true. You got fired as a head coach." Mario: "They didn't renew my contract." McClendon's Agent: "They didn't renew your contract. So after not getting your contract renewed as head coach, Al Golden hired you at Miami as Tight Ends' coach, then you know the whole thing with Stoutland at Alabama going to the Eagles with Chip, and the OL position opening at Alabama and you bolted your alma mater for a position that was better." Mario: "I got to work for Nick Saban." McClendon's Agent: "And Bryan has a chance to work for the guy who just beat Nick Saban at Georgia. Soooo....?" Mario: "So what?" McClendon's Agent: "Bryan wants to be the Miami OC position today." Mario: "Or he will bolt to the Dawgs?" McClendon's Agent: "It's our option." Mario: "Not very loyal, Mc Agent." McClendon's Agent: "Just as loyal as you were to Miami in 2013 when you bolted after a month to Alabama, Mario. Bryan has an opportunity to coach with the No. 1 program in the nation right now. So what is it?" Do you lose McClendon to Georgia or do you give him the OC post? Mario when he was at Miami before...

Let's have some fun with today's games. Two scores--what do YOU say? Mine are... Kansas City over Cincy 37-27 San Francisco over LA 34-31 Arik Armstead from Oregon

Thanks for bringing this here Log Haulin, and hope you don't mind me adding some juice!

Thanks for posting it! If our coaches like him...

Oh Geez. That is a bit much?

This would be so awesome. Yet I believe he had to enroll yesterday to be at USC?

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Please buck the trend often, as this is the only place you can assert a minority view and people are required to be nice to you. It feels great to "be safe" no matter your point of view. Wilcox has not put together a staff in five years like Lanning already, nor has the recruiting chops, IMHO. Cal is ranked No. 58 on the Rivals site for 2022 with two 4-Star players. Oregon has two 4-Star players in a handicapped year...and is not done. I would disagree about calling Wilcox the next Whittingham; perhaps Dan Lanning is the young-gun who will grow into that?

If he gets Miami to the Playoff, then that will mean that he changed enormously from his time at Oregon and he will have deserved it. But remember...he meddled with his coordinators, and while we do not have absolute proof, it is easy to connect the dots as we've done many times in this forum. Had he stayed at Oregon, he would have received a massive raise to seven million a year, and he settled with eight million a year from Miami. This means, (in his mind) that he did it right at Oregon, and he was being rewarded for the prior decisions and behaviors. Heck at eight million a year--ANYBODY would think they did it the right way. Why would you change when you have just been massively reinforced for prior decisions? So, if he does not change--he will not be in the Playoffs, and I think betting against both is a prettay, prettay safe bet. It's easy to follow the dots with Mario...

Viking Duck, you are new here and I do appreciate your thoughtful writing and would want to encourage you to post often. WELCOME!