Charles Fischer

I do enjoy some entertainment in the forum, and my top three right now are...Husky Humblings, Mario's Missteps, and Cat GIFs of course. I'm sure Mario will figure it out.

Pac-12 Designates Game vs. UCLA a Forfeit By Bruins EUGENE, Ore. – Due to injuries unrelated to active COVID-19 cases, Oregon’s game against UCLA scheduled for Friday, Jan. 28, has been ruled a forfeit by UCLA and will be a win for Oregon in the conference standings in accordance with the Pac-12 handbook's administrative policies, the league announced Friday. The updated game cancellation policy, announced as part of the Pac-12's basketball administration adjustments for the 2021-22 season, allows for a game to be rescheduled or declared a no-contest if a team has fewer than the minimum roster available for a scheduled contest (at least seven scholarship players and one countable coach). This policy is reserved for the unavailability of participants due to COVID-19. Per NCAA policy, there will be no adjustment to overall records. The game will count in the Pac-12 standings, but will be considered a no contest by the NCAA in accordance with the following policy. There is no forfeit of a contest until all participating teams are present and the referee or other appropriate contest official has assumed jurisdiction in accordance with the applicable playing rules. When a team does not appear (e.g., due to weather conditions, accidents, breakdown of vehicles, illness or catastrophic circumstances, shortage of players), a forfeit is not recorded unless the rules of the sport provide that option. An institution shall not, for statistical purposes, declare a forfeit for nonfulfillment of a contest. Such instances shall be considered as “no contest.” In circumstances involving institutions from the same conference, the league office has the option to declare a forfeit win and loss for conference-standings purposes only but this does not change an institution’s overall won-lost record. The “no contest” declaration came into effect at the start of the 1977-78 season.

This is a great move to build the bonds with the Oregon Athletic community, and is good judgment and leadership shown even during the midst of recruiting. I think the first question I would ask if I was the Dan-Man is, "Justin Wilcox? WTH were you thinking?"

The Miami sites are quiet and nobody is mentioning how yesterday was the date Mario promised to have both coordinators on-board. At the moment...there is not anyone new who has rejected him. How long has he been head coach at Miami and how long has Lanning been head coach at Oregon? Didn't Mario have a week head-start while Lanning was preparing the Georgia defense to win the National Championship? For those who wondered about Dan's ability to be a CEO? I think his hiring of the Chief of Staff took a load off him and was brilliant. Meanwhile the QB coach at Buffalo, Ken Dorsey, is now for certain not available. (Daboll was the OC at Buffalo who was just hired by the NY Giants to be HC) This is stunning since the media made a big splash about Mario, yet it is clear that the coaching community knows what the deal is. Mario will end up hiring someone with light qualifications, or trying to rehab a damaged career; in other words--someone desperate. Poor Mario; it makes me so sad!

Bringing BACK the Brand?

Oh, that would be a contest to me as to which I hated worse...the 400 or the 800! Of course that was 49 years ago, and I did not exactly have the right body profile. Both were a struggle...

Khamari Terrell is a three star on Rivals, but he is the fastest quarter-miler on the track in the nation. Raw with huge upside; was offered by Clemson, Baylor, Florida, LSU and USC as well.

A Duck-Buddy in South Carolina would have the answer to this question...."just how valuable is a Cristobal playbook?" Notalot. As valuable as a cat at a Yoga session?

That'll leave a mark!

It is fantastic that they are taking the football recruits over to Hayward Field to get a "big-time" feel. (Red arrow below) It is the schedule that an official visit entails... Below is the tweet it is from so you can see what the recruits see when they enter the accommodations set aside for their trip.

This has taken too long, but it is shorter than how long they investigated Oregon and ruined a couple of recruiting classes! ASU OC Zak Hill Resigns Due to NCAA's Review Findings by Hod Rabino of ASUDevils

For Dana to say that his team got "out-worked" is pretty damning; if these players want to win the remainder of their games, (and they CAN) they will need to give full effort and do precisely what Dana tells them. Anything less is a loss...especially in this wacky league. Thanks for pointing out how weird the conference is 30Duck, as I did not know that and would have thought it impossible.

Is THIS what it is like as a CFB fan pondering NIL?

I am delighted to learn of how the coaches want to stop the excesses. Thanks for posting this Notalot.

EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon’s game against UCLA originally scheduled for Friday, Jan. 28, has been postponed. Additional information will be announced at a later date. The Ducks are still set to host USC on Sunday, Jan. 30, at 12 p.m. in Matthew Knight Arena. (Official Press Release from Oregon Athletics)

OK....now THAT is funny!

Getting what they paid for at 8 million a year? Biggest con-job ever and it is legal!

EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon checked in at No. 14 in the NCAA Selection Committee’s initial release of its top 16 seeds Thursday. The Ducks are 12-5 on the season and 4-1 in Pac-12 play and are currently on a five-game winning streak, including two wins over top-10 teams in Arizona and UConn. Oregon is one of five teams nationally with multiple wins over current top 10 teams and one of six with at least three victories over top-20 teams after also beating Oklahoma earlier in the year. Additionally, the Ducks have gotten its trio of 2021 All-Pac-12 performers back in the last month as Te-Hina Paopao, Endyia Rogers and Nyara Sabally have all returned after missing the majority of the early part of the season with injuries. The trio are combining to average 48.2 PPG in Pac-12 games while Oregon is 6-1 when all three are in the lineup. The Ducks are also currently ranked No. 19 in the AP Poll and sit at No. 12 in the NET computer rankings as of Thursday afternoon. The NCAA Selection Committee will release its top 16 seeds two more times (Feb. 10 and 28) ahead of the selection show on March 13. Other Pac-12 Schools check in with Stanford at No. 2, Arizona 8, and another team Oregon played, UConn is No. 11.

He had a great trip to Oregon, but Florida has the last crack at him this weekend... 4-star RB Jordan James Sets Date to Announce Decision between Oregon, Georgia and Florida by Zachary Neel of Ducks Wire

Cool photo Steven A!

We have been discussing it here, but even some of the inside faithful at the "U" are beginning to wonder out loud about his hiring of coaches. It makes it worse that Lanning's staff is rated so much higher... "Some criticism is that despite significantly more money to spend than in past staffs, the waiting to hire coaches could hinder Cristobal." Mario Cristobal Graded Outside Top 10 Coaching Changes by Alan Rubenstein of Caneswarning

A stampede of commits?

I know as much as Sgt. Schultz because Oregon does not report anything on injuries.

Nice to get an update and we go into another big recruiting weekend; give us sunshine again! Oregon Ripping and Roaring on Recruiting Trail, Big Returns from Another Strong Weekend on Campus by Steve Wiltfong of 247 Sports