Charles Fischer

Which is worse...how pathetic this is of Beavis fans, or how Washington State fans feel at this moment?

It is fun to have a guest writer, and Don has been a loyal reader of this forum, as well as a great Oregon and Iowa fan. Superb information, and thanks Don!

I completely agree with you, especially later when a certain receiver returns...

Cristobal lost to ANOTHER unranked team? Makes me SO SAD....

C'mon Mustangs! MAKE MARIO MAD!

A ton of great games today in all conferences, so let's discuss them here!

Thanks Mike, and great effort and observations. But I look at it from a bigger perspective; you are going to get gnashed by offensive teams, and in the Big-10...you are going to give up rush yards because running the ball is this conference. But in the end...we only gave up one touchdown, set up by a fluky throw downfield where Thieneman fell down before a routine pass-deflection. Seven points is nothing, and we should have had at least 35 points in this game on offense, where it not for our own penalties. It reminds me of the Purdue game last year; they rushed for over 200 yards on us, but Purdue lost 35-0, in the stat that counts. Yes, we can improve, but it is not as glaring a weakness as pass-protection by the offensive tackles, or the inexperience at QB against Simulated Pressures, IMHO.

Amen, Duck-Brother. In the end...it is just our opinions, and we are all free to share them here. Once in a while I see a post where I have to bite my lip to restrain myself, and follow my own rules. But the opposite is the norm; every day I am learning from all of you. Recently we have had some epic threads of really well thought-out, and reasoned posts. Are they right? Will their thoughts come to pass? Who knows? But it darned fun to ponder about the points that so many of the wonderful members of the forum present. Not a large community, but an elite one--especially in terms of civility and decorum. And all the great readers of this forum!

In the early season, and especially after the Penn State game....Oregon was the toast of college football. The buzz about the team, Dante Moore--all of it was now much worse than I realized at the time. It is hard to not get full-of-yourself with that kind of fawning media attention. Even though we were used to the spotlight last year...Our Beloved Ducks are not accustomed to being in cross-hairs of national media the way a few teams such as Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio State are. It is routine for them, while Oregon is still a little thrilled to be spoken of so dearly. Now...the attention on Oregon has faded almost as fast as viable HC candidates for Beavis. Well OK, not that much. But you get the idea; in the Tuesday ESPN Playoff Projection for next week--multiple pundits predicted that Oregon will drop in the Playoff standings, with a danger of not even being in the projections, as anything below 11th puts you out. (The Group-of-Six get the 12th spot) And frankly...our remaining schedule is tough, but not enough to impress--even if we win them. So already I can sense millions of CFB fans writing off the Ducks, and I think this is the perfect scenario that puts a-chip-on-our-shoulder. It can inspire our players to improve beyond what anyone could project for Oregon. It's happened before! Agree? The media has no use for us now...

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2025 CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD | @OregonTF Big Ten Sweep in East Lansing The Men and Women of Oregon are the 2025 Big Ten Cross Country champions. EAST LANSING, Mich. — Oregon swept the team titles at the 2025 Big Ten Cross Country Championships Friday morning at the Forest Akers Golf Course in East Lansing, Mich. The Women of Oregon successfully defended their Big Ten title from a season ago while the UO men won their first conference title in cross country since 2008. Individually, the Ducks also collected a pair of titles with first-place performances from Abdel Laadjel for the men and Diana Cherotich for the women. Friday is the first time Oregon has swept conference team and individual titles in the same season since 1988. It’s also the first team sweep for Oregon since 1995. With Friday’s efforts, Oregon has now won 29 conference cross country titles—17 men, 12 women—in program history. Laadjel is the 10th Oregon man to win a cross country title and Cherotich becomes the ninth UO woman to run to an individual crown at a conference meet. Dating back to the indoor meet this past winter, the Men of Oregon have won three-consecutive Big Ten team titles while the Women of Oregon also secured their third Big Ten title. Oregon has now won six of eight conference titles in cross country and track and field since joining the Big Ten. How It Happened: Leading from the first 1K split of the race, the UO men placed eight inside the top 20 including first-team performances from Laadjel, Michigan native Evan Bishop in fourth place and Aiden Smith in sixth overall. The Ducks placed five on the All-Big Ten Second Team—spots 11 through 20—with Benjamin Balazs (12th place), Connor Burns (13), Simeon Birnbaum (17), Tayson Echohawk (19) and Jack Meier (20). Meier also earned a spot on the all-freshman team. Laadjel is the Ducks first conference champion on the men’s side since Edward Cheserek won four in a row from 2013-16. Laadjel (23:11.6) held a spot inside the top four at every split point and over the final 1K ran clear of the field, crossing seven seconds ahead of runner-up Riley Hough of Michigan State. Oregon snapped Wisconsin’s seven-year run of Big Ten cross country titles. In the second race of the day, the Women of Oregon turned in a record-breaking collective effort with a meet-record 18 team score. The Ducks put their top six inside the top nine of the women’s 6K. Cherotich led the team’s 1-2-3 finish with her winning time of 19:31.3, followed by teammates Juliet Cherubet and Silan Ayyildiz in second and third, respectively. The previous Big Ten meet scoring record of 22 points was set by Wisconsin in 1985. Dalia Frias was Oregon’s fourth runner across the finish line, good for a fifth-place finish. This is her first cross country season since 2022. Mia Barnett matched her seventh-place showing from a year ago while Anika Thompson was a career-high ninth place. Big Ten Championships Results MEN (top 5) 1. Oregon – 36 | 1-4-6-12-13 2. Michigan State – 68 | 2-3-16-23-24 3. Wisconsin – 90 | 8-9-10-30-33 4. Michigan – 100 | 11-14-15-26-34 5. Washington – 135 | 5-20-29-37-44 1. Abdel Laadjel – 23:11.6 4. Evan Bishop – 23:28.2 6. Aiden Smith – 23:32.7 12. Benjamin Balazs – 23:44.0 13. Connor Burns – 23:44.9 17. Simeon Birnbaum – 23:55.4 19. Tayson Echohawk – 23:56.0 20. Jack Meier – 23:56.3 39. Jeffery Rogers – 24:17.3 61. Sergio Del Barrio – 24:35.1 75. Anthony Fast Horse – 24:46.9 77. Michael Mireles – 24:51.8 WOMEN (top 5) 1. Oregon – 18 | 1-2-3-5-7 2. Penn State – 78 | 4-8-12-25-29 3. Northwestern – 96 | 13-14-17-24-28 4. Washington – 103 | 11-15-19-22-36 5. Michigan State – 147 | 6-31-33-37-40 1. Diana Cherotich – 19:31.3 2. Juliet Cherubet – 19:46.2 3. Silan Ayyildiz – 19:47.8 5. Dalia Frias – 19:57.0 7. Mia Barnett – 20:10.8 9. Anika Thompson – 20:13.4 26. Ali Ince – 20:38.0 69. Katie Clute – 21:28.6 79. Allura Markow – 21:37.5 99. Landen LeBlond – 21:58.3 143. Hannah Seubert – 22:49.7 -- . Ella Thorsett – DNF Up Next: The postseason continues Nov. 15 with the NCAA West Region Championships in Sacramento, Calif. The top-two teams automatically advance to the NCAA Championships (Nov. 22).

We lose recruits to other schools all the time, as you KNOW USC outbid the Ducks often. The narrative about uniforms has been around 25 years, and then the narrative about Oregon being "finesse," and not physical, and now the popular narrative is "fully-funded NIL." Opposing Coaches--It Must Be Tough.

Not Me....

Oregon is EVERYWHERE! My "ex" has relatives in this town...

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025 OREGON WOMEN’S GOLF | @OregonWGolf ATLANTA – The Oregon women's golf team closed out its fall season with a win on the national stage on Wednesday, defeating defending national champion Northwestern in the championship match of the 2025 East Lake Cup at East Lake Golf Club. Facing the Wildcats in a rematch of last spring's NCAA semifinal, the No. 5 Ducks put together a dominant 4-1 victory to earn the program's first-ever win at the East Lake Cup while making their third appearance in the last four years. It was the 12th win all-time under head coach Derek Radley, and first of the 2025-26 season. "Incredibly proud of our team for what they've accomplished this week," head coach Derek Radley said. "The East Lake Cup is one of the most prestigious events in college golf and it really feels like postseason competition when you're out there on the course. To finish first in stroke play and then put together two wins in match play, including today against the reigning national champions, that's not easy to do and I'm really impressed with the way our ladies carried themselves throughout the tournament. "We had to battle through some tough weather conditions and I thought they did a tremendous job of making adjustments where we needed to while also sticking to our game plan. This is an awesome way to close out our fall season and I am so excited to see what the spring brings for this group." What it Means: The East Lake Cup is an invitation-only event featuring the final four teams from the previous NCAA Championships, and the entire tournament is broadcast live on Golf Channel. That experience on the national stage against elite competition has proven valuable for Oregon in recent years as the Ducks have reached the semifinals or better three times since 2022, and this UO team became the first to take home the title. How it Happened: Play was moved up into the early morning due to incoming weather conditions, and the Ducks sent true freshman Sophie Han out onto the course first to set the tone against Northwestern's Ashley Yun. Han did just that, taking a 1 up lead through eight holes before winning the next two to get to 3 up. A par at No. 13 got her to 4 up, and she clinched a 5&4 victory with a birdie at No. 14 to put a board on the board for Oregon. The Wildcats answered with a quick point of their own as Dianna Lee defeated UO freshman Shyla Singh, 5&4. Sophomore Tong An, who had the dramatic win in extra holes last spring to send Oregon into the semifinals against Northwestern, battled throughout the morning with Hsin Tai Lin. An pulled even with a birdie at No. 8, and then won the next two holes to get to 2 up. An was 2 up with three to play before Lin came roaring back with back-to-back wins to even the match going to 18, but An drained a par putt to win the match, 1 up, and give Oregon a 2-1 advantage. Junior Kiara Romero was last out on the course for the Ducks, but for the second day in a row clinched the match with a comfortable victory. Playing against Megan Meng, Romero won the first hole and never trailed en route to a 3&2 victory to seal the title for the Ducks. Romero's lead got as large as 4 up through seven and never got back down to 1 up after the second hole. Sophomore Suvichaya VInijchaitham won her match as well against Arianna Lau to finish off the 4-1 team victory. Like Romero, Vinijchaitham won the first hole and never trailed. #5 Oregon 4, #21 Northwestern 1 Sophie Han (UO) def. Ashley Yun (NU), 5&4 Tong An (UO) def. Hsin Tai Lin (NU), 1 up Shyla Singh (UO) def. Dianna Lee (NU), 5&4 Suvichaya Vinijchaitham (UO) def. Arianna Lau (NU), 1 up Kiara Romero (UO) def. Megan Meng (NU), 3&2 Up Next: Oregon's spring season will begin on Feb. 1-3 at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

I'd Handle it Just Fine...

Some notes.... Waz says that Oregon is not a portal team, that most of his players are developed from their freshman year onward. It is the high school recruits he mostly is focused on. He also said that the Ducks will have more options on the mound in 2026, and pitching will take a step up. (Good!) He stated that Dominic Hellman, and Drew Smith have stood out in fall practices. Great to hear that Smith is back for a fourth year, as he can fill in at third base, where he played before. I was not sure if he was going to return, and I sure wanted him to. The opening tournament in Las Vegas is going to be a DANDY. Oregon, UC Irvine, Arizona and Vanderbilt? Whew!

Great interview!

Tennessee elevated the fellow we thought to replace their HC, and Waz is safe for us at the moment. In the next post is more information...

Darren...your ponderings gave me indigestion from the thought of IU winning it all. But in the end...I agree with Jon's point above...

You don’t think we didn’t have lopsided wins last year? It is eight games, and that is a pretty good sample…

2024 after eight games: 35 points per game, net rushing total yards of 1337, for an average of 4.7 yards per rush. 2025 after eight games: 41 points per game, net rushing total yards of 1896, for an average of 6.3 yards per rush.