Charles Fischer

"Cristobal clearly has a vision of how he wants his team to play, and it’s not throwing the ball all over the field, whether the quarterback is Anthony Brown, Tyler Shough, or Justin Herbert." Ritchie: Why UO’s Joe Moorhead May Jump to Akron by Steve and Eli Ritchie of SportsPac12 Do you think Mullens would have hired Cristobal had he known of the massive drop in offense that was coming? So...Moorhead was also sold one thing, and then surprised with something else? People have been unhappy with me for suggesting that Cristobal snookered Mullens in his hiring interview. But the day of the Cristobal introductory press conference that I attended....I stayed afterward and spoke privately with Cristobal for 20 minutes. When I left...there was nobody in the world who had a better idea of what Mario planned on offense for Oregon. And it was not what we have seen. Akron is not a coaching destination.....it is an escape.

A ton of Oregon there...

This is great technique analysis, although I would rather see it published in an article!

Fun to watch if you have not seen it already...

Yes, that IS Oregon legend Dan Fouts in their short video below! WATCH: Noah Sewell and Duck Legends Give Tour of New Storytelling Home by Max Torres of Duck Digest

Good to read, as they certainly can influence others... Report: Pair of 4 and 5-star Oregon Commits Confirm Intention to Sign with Ducks by Zachary Neel of Ducks Wire

"This particular game is such a mental one in my view, as opposed to what the coaches will say about it being a physical showdown. In fact I do not know if I have ever encountered such a “mental” Oregon game as this one in all my years as an Oregon fan." GameDay Thread of Pac-12 Championship: the MENTAL, Not the Physical Side Will Win by Charles Fischer of FishDuck The "One-Thing" Oregon Needs to Win...

Hello My OBD Forum Friends! Lets get these predictions started and remember I look for the spread with then the closest score that has the spread correct. The data I need from you is: (entries without all the information are invalid, and predictions on other threads don't count as I am not going to hunt them all down) --the winner --the score, and the tiebreaker information needed from each of you is... --the amount of turnovers Oregon creates --the number of sacks Oregon records on the opposing team --the number of passing yards. My guess is: Oregon 27-21, 2, 3, 260 (C'mon Anthony Brown...have a GREAT GAME!)

So very true; could alter the discussion of Oregon AND the conference!

Actually...I am wondering the opposite. Oregon still "gets-theirs," but the other conference members suffer more from Riley's arrival?

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Follow me through on this my friends, and I'd love your thoughts on this. The impact of Riley might be felt much more by OTHER conference members than Oregon? In business...the big companies that ceaselessly market (that would be like Mario relentlessly recruiting) will always get their larger share of the pie. The majority of top recruits on the West Coast go to USC and Oregon anyway, and the addition of Riley means Oregon will lose some more head-to-head recruiting competitions, but overall...won't Mario "get his market share" anyway? It seems to me that USC will get more initially with the "Riley-Buzz" but with Oregon's success--we will get our Top-10 class anyway? It might mean fewer SoCal players and more nationally? Wouldn't this mean that with USC getting more than before--that they will take from the other conference members such as Arizona State, UCLA, etc.? It has been a long time since my business marketing and management classes at Oregon; perhaps those who are more versed in this kind of business strategy can chime in? (Or anyone's opinion is welcome for that matter!) I love to ponder this stuff!

Why not start the game at 4:00 PM and get more EST time zone CFB fans watching?

I am surprised by this...as yes they refer to Mario, but is Miami better than Ole Miss? Kiffin has 10 wins there and they have not had that since...Archie Manning? I think they will really open the wallets to retain him. Is the Hurricane job that much better and is Kiffin the top candidate? Bruce Feldman Gives an Update on Lane Kiffin, Miami Situation by Nick Schultz of On3

I have great respect for the subscription sites for Oregon football, (even if they let their members trash and disparage me) and I generally do not like reporting any inside reports of theirs until a day has passed so their subscribers who pay for immediate access--do get the information first. That being said--one of the sites has reported yesterday that they are not worried in the Athletic Department about Mario leaving for Miami. Why? Because he gets full control of the football program and gets everything he wants in funding for important projects and hires. There are not any "sticking" points for him to demand or leverage for change because...he has what he wants. The one exception is updating his contract to reflect the new reality of what winning coaches are being paid, and apparently that is happening RIGHT NOW, as they are working on it behind the scenes. This is very good news, and although Miami fans bluster quite a bit--the chances of Cristobal leaving after his new Oregon contract is announced is quite low. Rest easy my friends, as I am letting a long breath out too! BTW....check out the fellow in neon behind Mario...that is legendary FishDuck Photographer Tom Corno!

The SEC is fighting it...what a surprise? They want to hose-us at every opportunity... SEC's Greg Sankey Against Automatic Bids for P5 Schools in CFP Expansion Talks by Scott Polacek of Bleacher Report

Fentress is right about this one!

I usually like their thoughts and they did predict we would win by four against Oregon State, but for this one... Pac-12 Championship Prediction and Preview: Oregon vs. Utah by John Coon of Athlon Sports

The rumors are that Donte burned bridges with Cristobal when he left...and the terrible negative recruiting against Oregon while at USC has not helped that situation.

This is so superb, as I was trying to figure out what Dye was doing on the touchdown play. His spacing did not look like "pitch-zone" and as he went into the end zone--he was looking back as if he could get a pass? And thus you nailed it. The second example was such a good find....as I wondered at the time if Shough wasn't just faking the run, and then pull up...almost like a jump-pass. But no--you figured out that he was truly reading a defender and making his decision based upon that. Outstanding research and conclusion Coach Boles--thanks!

(Press Release from Oregon Athletics) EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon made plays at both ends down the stretch to hold off UC Riverside in a 71-65 nonconference victory Wednesday at Matthew Knight Arena. After the Highlanders pulled ahead 56-55 with 9:10 to play, Eric Williams Jr. made a three-pointer to get the Ducks back in front. Moments later Williams hit another bucket that was followed by two from Will Richardson and a three-point play by De'Vion Harmon, which all came amid a series of UO defensive stops in which UC Riverside could only muster desperation three-point attempts late in the shot clock. The win was Oregon's second straight following consecutive losses in the Maui Invitational. The Ducks shot better than 60 percent combined in wins over Montana and UC Riverside to put the previous week's offensive woes behind them. "We needed a win, and we found a way to get it," UO coach Dana Altman said. "Lotta things to improve upon, but there's gonna be those games where you just gotta scratch out a win." How It Happened: Two days after making 12 straight shots early in the first half against Montana, Oregon opened Wednesday's game by connecting on eight straight field-goal attempts. The hot start was capped by consecutive threes from Quincy Guerrier and Richardson, putting the Ducks up 21-13. Oregon struggled to keep UC Riverside away from the rim, however, as the Highlanders scored 14 straight points in the paint to stay within striking distance at 21-17. Jacob Young scored seven in a row for the Ducks as they extended their lead to 32-24, but UC Riverside countered Oregon's 65.4 percent first-half shooting with 63 percent shooting of their own to trail just 42-37 at halftime. "We're just still not there yet," Williams said of the overall defensive effort. "We gave up 42 points in the paint and had one blocked shot. … I think we'll get better as the season goes on, but we can't keep giving up points like that." The Highlanders rallied just after halftime to tie the game 49-49, and though Rivaldo Soares quickly regained the lead for Oregon with a three-pointer, UC Riverside managed to take the lead at 56-55. The next UO possession saw the shot clock dwindling down before Williams created space for himself and knocked down a three-pointer, kicking off Oregon's late-game surge. It was 59-58 when Williams took a pass in the corner, drove the baseline and then cut into the lane before putting up a turnaround jump shot for a 61-58 lead. Richardson scored the next two buckets for Oregon, and Harmon completed a three-point play with 1:52 left for a 68-63 lead. Three times in that stretch, UC Riverside was unable to create an open shot at its own end, ultimately throwing up three-pointers that missed the rim entirely for shot-clock violations. The Ducks continued to play tough defense in the final two minutes, and they knocked down enough free throws down the stretch to hang on for the win. Who Stood Out: Richardson followed up his 18-point performance Monday against Montana with a team-high 17 on Wednesday, plus five assists. N'Faly Dante finished with 12 points and five rebounds, and Williams added 11 points with eight boards. Harmon scored nine and Guerrier added eight as the Ducks leaned heavily on their starting five. What It Means: Coming off a disheartening two weeks of road games, Oregon seemed to recapture some momentum this week at home. That will be put to the test Sunday in the conference opener. "The competition we've faced has been pretty good, we just haven't handled the adversity well," Altman said. "But conference play is different — guys are more locked in, people know you a little better. So our guys will have to get ready." Up Next: The Ducks host Arizona State in their Pac-12 opener Sunday (4 p.m., Pac-12 Network).

Boy...I was hoping to see a throwback color combination of yellow pants and the yellow helmet. The one good thing I can say about the Eggshell uniforms? We won in them! And good catch Southwest Duck, as I was wrapped up in something else--I so appreciate people posting articles and news.

Not viable. We would have to grow to 10-15 times larger than we are now, IMHO.

Great stuff Jon...and someday Oregon...