Charles Fischer

(Press Release from Oregon Athletics) EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon took the floor for the first time in 15 days Sunday at Matthew Knight Arena, and used a balanced attack offensively and active defense in an 88-57 win over Carroll College. The Ducks were as close to full strength as they have been all season, as Te-Hina Paopao played for the first time since November while Nyara Sabally and Endyia Rogers each played their second game in a row after missing extended time due to injuries. “It feels really good to be back,” said Paopao. “Just being out there with my team, having fun and picking each other up. That’s what you want to do as a college athlete.” How it Happened: The Ducks (7-4) jumped out to a big lead from the get-go behind Sydney Parrish’s hot shooting start. Parrish scored Oregon’s first eight points and hit a pair of three-pointers to spark a 17-3 run over the first four minutes. Paopao came off the bench and scored six points on 3-of-3 shooting to help UO go up 29-15 after one. Carroll would cut into the Oregon lead in the second quarter, pulling within eight at 37-29 with four minutes to go in the half. UO however would go into the break on a 9-2 capped off by a five quick points from Endyia Rogers to lead 46-31 after 20 minutes. The Ducks continued to be efficient offensively in the third, stretching the lead to 61-42 with just under four minutes to go in the quarter. Sabally and Sedona Prince did some damage in the quarter, as Prince scored six and Sabally added five as 16 of Oregon’s 25 points in the frame came in the paint. UO put the clamps down defensively in the fourth, starting the final quarter on a 13-0 run over the first 7:34 while holding Carroll to just five points in the final 10 minutes. Who Stood Out: Sabally led a group of five Ducks in double figures in scoring, finishing with 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting in 13 minutes off the bench. Paopao, Rogers and Parrish each scored 12 points while Sedona Prince put up 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting. The Ducks forced 30 turnovers as a team, scoring 42 points off of those takeaways while coming away with 21 steals. Up Next: The Ducks open Pac-12 play at No. 2 Stanford on Friday at 7 p.m. on Pac-12 Network.

We fans are at the mercy of the Athletic Director, and we have to live with their mistakes or rejoice in their selections. For all the shade at Mullens....we have been quite fortunate to have HIS decisions, and not that of the Washington ADs who hired the string of bad coaches to bring about a 0-12 campaign and now brought them a former Jimmy Lake. The current hire is less than impressive compared to Lanning, and we have to thank Mullens for having Oregon in the position to attract him. Rob has made mistakes, but hiring coaches is a lot harder than it looks, and setting up the right kind of contract only looks correct after-the-fact. IMHO!

Agreed, but we don't see that for a while. For now I'd like to celebrate what he is doing, and doing FAST. Plenty of time for "Critical Analysis" later...

I completely agree; this Lanning guy is quite the mover-and-shaker!

I am not ready yet for that....I want more time to see what new commish has in mind. He blew it, but can recover?

WolfDuck....this is an outstanding first post, and I would hope you share your thoughts with us often. WELCOME!

Thanks for reminding me! Cross my fingers for good teamwork...

It is a nice wish, but we cannot monitor ourselves. One OBD member who posted often and wrote good stuff did make a mistake two days ago, and wrote something that was not "polite and respectful." I sent the "reminder" email, and he then told me to delete his account as "he did nothing wrong." We all make mistakes, but he refused to accept that. Some people want a license to write whatever they want and will try to manipulate you into caving into them--when they are the offending party. I did as he asked, but it is too bad; we all lose, but it was his choice. The rules apply to all, as the moderators find the violations and I enforce them. Without that we descend into chaos quickly... I am committed to keeping this the "forum-with-decorum!"

The cat-chirp...had one like that too when I grew up. Fun stuff....

Nope two months until Spring Football, and 7.5 months until fall camp, and eight months to the first game. Let's not stretch this out!

It won't be long before Husky fans find this rebuild...."DeBore."

Don't touch Dan Lanning right now...you'll burn your fingers as he is HOT!

Offered by EIGHT SEC schools, including Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, USC,...and Washington! See the long list here..... He is a 4-Star with Rivals too! Four-star CB Martin commits to Oregon: Video Interview by Adam Gorney of Rivals.com Oh...he is related to a new Oregon coach! 4-star DB Cole Martin Commits to Oregon Ducks for Class of 2023 by Zachary Neel of Ducks Wire

I thought it was 12 more needed to tie? Washington leads 60-48....as I see it here. Maybe by the time I'm 80 we catch them for the long term, and boy the short term would be impressive.

I am sorry if this is a bit much, but I have NEVER seen anything like this in my years of being an Oregon fan. First we turn a couple of their verbals to us, then recruit their players leaving them via the portal, and now take their elite recruiter WR coach? It is so rare that I have to savor it while I can, and yeah...I appreciate alliteration! (Below is from a major Husky forum) If you leave UW to go to UO... "You were never a Dawg. There is no way any self-respecting Dawg would have anything to do with UO. This is true whether you're a coach, who are somewhat mercenaries, or even more so if you were a player. You've now been expunged from Husky history and will henceforth no longer be considered a Dawg, only traitorous pond scum. Fan speak to be sure, but it's how I feel. Screw them." "Position coaches are strictly “climbers “, of course he wasn’t a “dawg”…. Having said that, defecting to that school is nauseating and shameful." "Leaving UW for Oregon is an act of treason. There is no higher crime." How it Looks for Washington... "It’s bad optics to continue to get our lunch taken by the chief rival (see: Roberts, Mells, etc.). Perception drives reality, whether he’s a good coach or not." "Find this very difficult to believe. But if it does play out and Adams leaves, UW needs a new athletic director." "Is he (Adams) that great a recruiter? Not sure about that." Answer: "McMillan, Rome, Puka and Germie all would agree with me. Those 4 are better pulls than any other WR coach we’ve had in decades. All from out of state too." How can we NOT have fun with this?

That is an INCREDIBLE article....as I had no idea how great a recruiter this guy was. He brought in a ton of 4-Star WRs, including many that Oregon was after at the time. "Washington is clearly being made to look like the little brother in the relationship." "We’ve already seen Bynum enter the transfer portal and it would not be a surprise to see either McMillan (and potentially Odunze) enter as well. Germie Bernard was set to enroll this week but now it would not be a surprise in the slightest to see him enter the portal and enroll at Oregon instead." Thank you Ktmguy2018!

I cannot even imagine what the Huskies are thinking!

Actual Points scored by Michigan: 11 Michigan Rushing yardage: 91 Michigan Passing Yardage: 237 Turnovers by Michigan: 3 Sacks by Georgia: 4 Axel: 13 72 177 2 4 Woundedknees: 13 123 147 2 2 Talk about close! Both had the closest number of points that Michigan would score, but Axel won three out of four of the tiebreakers. Congrats to Axel, and thanks for playing!

You know, he never did nine wins with the Bruins....Mora-or-less. Report: No Guarantee Chip Kelly Returns to UCLA by Zach Barnett of Football Scoop

This comes down to what the writers want to write, and I don't tell them which topics to cover since...they are volunteer. But I doubt you would see much more since we are all feeling ready to move on. Today's writer had a good message to deliver and it did help me as well in the process. I can promise you that tomorrow's article has nothing to do with him. (Since I am the writer!) No sweat.

I think a ton of teams could have made a tougher game for Alabama, but Cincy won the popularity contest to join the Invitational. Thoughts? Alabama could cruise...

This is why I reported it.

We have a starting five right now of Bass, Walk, Forsyth, Jones and Sala right now. Add Jackson-Light and....

You are welcome. The idea is to be informed....and we are putting time and work in for free to provide information. Is this something important to know, even if nothing comes of it? I would say so... If you don't like it--ignore it instead throwing shade on the messenger.

With Jackson-Light returning as well...this gives us a complete experienced offensive line for 2022! Stoked! Way to go Ryan!