Charles Fischer

It makes me ill that a national news agency was reporting this on their front page. All the political stuff, and then..."Oregon Player Arrested for Hit-and-Run." Lovely, not the way I want national press...

In the 2022 class, he was not only a top-50 player (No. 32 on On3) but also an actual Rivals 5-Star, of which is darn hard to attain. The No. 2 Safety in the entire class? He just entered the portal in this spring session. I noted it in another thread assembled by NJDuck, and was surprised considering the depth of the DB room at the moment. From ScoopDuck.com: "Matthews is going to be one of the most highly coveted transfers in the open market this Spring. He fits what Oregon needs as well. The cherry on top is the fact he’s only a junior-to-be so he’ll have multiple year of eligibility left. As we know this one early on is Oregon and Florida State so we’ll see where it goes." I guess if you have a shot at a talent like this--you stack them up? Jacoby Mathews | Rivals.com N.RIVALS.COM Jacoby Mathews - Defensive back for Texas A&M on AggieYell

I have stated that with no B1G teams in the top-25, Our Beloved Ducks could clean up and make the NCAA Tournament that much easier when in the B1G next year. Now, after looking into it--I think we can win a bunch of games, but getting a higher RPI is going to be a problem. The Pac-12 has 11 Baseball teams, (none at Colorado) and we play all ten other teams each year. The B1G currently has 14 teams and they only play eight series? What? So they adopted the SEC football formula? That won't work to build a strong RPI or SOS, thus Oregon will need to schedule some tough out-of-conference games to build that RPI. Just when I thought leaving Arizona, Stanford and the Bastard Beavers behind would help us...we may need to schedule them anyway! I did NOT see that one coming...

No, this is not Derrick Harmon the massive 330 pound Nose Tackle who was in the portal before. This Barrow fellow is only 250 pounds, and is a defensive end/edge rusher of which we are full at. We only need a Nose Tackle if he is proven and big enough... Simeon Barrow Jr. - Michigan State Spartans - Defensive Line WWW.ON3.COM Explore Simeon Barrow Jr.'s athlete profile at On3.com. Get news and insights into his playing career, statistics, and achievements in sports.

This was a highly sought out receiver, as five B1G teams offered (and Oregon) along with eight SEC teams. He is a Rivals 4-Star with offers from so many including Georgia, Michigan, Alabama, LSU, etc. Isaiah Mozee | DuckSportsAuthority N.RIVALS.COM Isaiah Mozee - 2025 4 Star Wide receiver for Lees Summit North (Lee's Summit, MO) on Rivals.com

Our own Pennsylvania Duck, Kim Paczesniak, died on this last Sunday April 14th from COVID, and treatment complications. I cannot begin to convey the feelings that I have, and especially that of Joe Perkins, (NJDuck) who worked closely with Kim to coordinate the postings of articles every day. Kim cannot be replaced in this world, or on this forum. Her love and genuine caring for everyone was present in every phone call, and the hundreds of hours of dedicated service given to the members and readers of this forum cannot be understated. I recall telling her many times at between the times of 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM Eastern time--to go to bed and we'll figure out how to post the rest of the game articles from the evening later. It was one of tons of examples of how she took her volunteer commitment very seriously, and how we all benefited from it. I am beside myself, trying to understand and accept the loss of Kim. It is common at Autzen Stadium before football games to have a moment of silence to honor those who have fallen in service of others. After posting this, I will take until tomorrow at this time to refrain from posting as my own day of tribute (From the 17th to the 18th at 10:00 AM) to this wonderful and remarkable Oregon fan. From Mark Paczesniak, Kim's Husband: Kim's life is a great American story. Born in Singapore (02/20/1952), Kim's mother took her back (as an infant) to their home village in rural south China, where her mother soon died (Mark and Kim don't know why). She was then living with maternal family members until she was smuggled out to Hong Kong when she was two years old, living there with a grandmother until she was seven years old. Arrangements were made for her to be sent to America to be raised by a maternal aunt and her husband in Salem, Oregon. Timmy and Wanda Yee raised Kim as her parents, where she graduated from South Salem high school in 1970. Working two jobs every summer (cannery and waitress), Kim paid her way through the University of Oregon, graduating in 1974. Kim excelled in customer service, and then into outside sales with Owens Corning Fiberglass, and later into sales management with Certain Teed Corp. It was very unusual (at that time) for a female to rise to such a level of authority. This led to a corporate promotion in marketing at company headquarters in Valley Forge, PA (1986). Our first son, Mitch, was born in 1990 and our second son, Joe, was born in 1992, at which time Kim stepped out of the workforce to be a full time mom. When Joe started kindergarten at at our local grade school Kim started a whole new career. For 25 years Kim worked in learning support as a teacher's assistant. This last year of illness was her first year of retirement. She was my one and only for 50 years. (Married for 47) Never a bad day. From Joe Perkins, NJDuck Kim was a wonderful person whom I got to know personally working side by side with her, bringing in pertinent news worthy informative articles for Oregon fans, stimulating many tremendous conversations on the OBD. She was kind and generous to a fault, giving so much of her time and energy to bring enjoyment to our beloved site. My life was enriched because of knowing her. I am having my helmet avatar changed to Kim’s, celebrating her life, keeping her memory alive on the OBD. Kim was one of a kind and will be forever missed!

Apparently, one fact that is quite different from my case is...the victim in this instance has died. Sad all the way around...

Oregon CB Daylen Austin arrested on hit and run charges 247SPORTS.COM Oregon CB Daylen Austin arrested on hit and run charges

I am sure Mario will figure it out...

As a corner--he had superb athletic skills, and I thought had a high upside at Oregon. He was verballed to LSU, but we turned him in the recruiting process of which I thought was a big win. We find out the facts later!

Too early to draw conclusions, but one subscription site is cautious, while the other is already looking to replace him in the portal. Many are saying it was simply a mistake, and I can relate. When I was very young...during a rainstorm in downtown Eugene I was turning and someone walked in front of me (I could not see them due to the downpour) and he shook his fist at me and walked on after I bumped him with my bumper. He was going to press charges, and the police just fried me in our meeting. (Interrogation) They decided after listening to my story that they/the victim would not go further with this. I was young and did not know that when something like this happens--you pull over and meet with the affected party. If you don't...it is hit-and-run. Anyone who knows me knows I would never do that, but I was young, did not know the law, etc. This might be case?

Pig-2: If they can't join us, then they want to destroy us.

See top post for more information and official press release.

I am surprised at Oregon pursuing both. But the coaches know the roster and their talents a ton better than I.

Great topic to ponder Solar, as you make a great point. We only had SIX players left from the 2021 recruiting class of Cristobal that had set the new record at Oregon with 19 of the 4/5-Star players on Rivals.com. Lanning overcame that tremendous hole with great portal recruiting, and some HS players helped. Don't Listen to Him! Cristobal Creates the MOTHER of all Recruiting Classes!

The good news? Ducks win 14-9. The bad news? Oregon had to bring in the weekend relievers to close it out! Bradley Mullan and Logan Mercado shut down the Zags once they came in. Let's just say that with our freshman pitchers....

12-9 after seven innings.

When Ian Unlandt finished after six innings, he had only given up two runs, but after that the relievers were a disaster. 11-9 Oregon at 6.5 innings.

11-2 Oregon, after five innings.

11-0 after four innings!

9-0 Oregon after three innings!

Ducks lead 2-0 after two innings. Oregon native Ian Umlandt on the hill!

Great point, and I believe it is an understated element in why many of our redshirt freshmen are ready in their true freshman year. They've had real game experience.