Charles Fischer

The list of defensive linemen out is astounding, and sorry...you can spin the positive here about him being physical, etc. But a freshman who has never played the position at the college level is not what you want against Oklahoma. Oregon Will Lean on Offensive Lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson on Defense in the Alamo Bowl by Matt Prehm of Duck Territory, 247

Thanks for posting it Red Eddy Green!

OK...I've heard all the negative, but look at the positive here and it is important; if you want to recruit players who can play later in the NFL, it helps to have a coach who has COACHED in the NFL? Who is Adrian Klemm and Why is He a Great Hire for the Oregon Ducks? by Shelley Lipton of Ducks Wire Below from 247... "In 2014, UCLA set the record for the least amount of sacks allowed in a season in program history and featured the leading rusher in the PAC-12 Conference in Paul Perkins. In 2015, Klemm was responsible for recruiting the No. 1 offensive line class in the country which featured four four-star offensive line signees led by guard Josh Wariboko-Alali. Klemm coached two All-American offensive linemen, eight All Pac-12 Conference players and several Freshman All-Americans, as well as Morris Trophy recipient Xavier Su'a-Filo, while a member of the Bruins' staff."

Cristobal's answer....was terrible. Wow...

This comes from a subscriber-only article with OregonLive, but I saw the title. More will be reporting it soon, but the bottom line is what we needed and have...sweet!

This is incredibly important for the February Recruiting LOI day, and this means he could be joining the Ducks next week. REPORT: Jaguars DL Coach Tosh Lupoi Added to Oregon Staff by Jared Mack of Duck Territory 247

1) Please keep posting articles as we cannot keep up with all of it at times, so THANK YOU! 2) We sometimes tweak a post because Google will more likely notice it with the changes...and when we do that TONS more people will come to read your thread. Our posts are showing up in Google Searches and that of BING, Duck-Duck-Go and Firefox, and it is because of the extra "juice" we have. Sometimes our post with a link to an article is listed higher on the Google page than the actual article! It is because of these "tweaks" we are applying. So please don't be offended, in fact please keep doing posting news articles for the benefit of all those in this community! We have come a long ways in the past ten years my FishDuck Friends...

He known as a great recruiter, and this is important with a month to go before the National LOI Signing day in February.

This is an experience that few coaches have, so I am glad he will get the extra "seasoning!"

Washington State would have been fun to watch and since they don't go to bowls every year...this is too bad for their players.

Travis has given so much for Oregon, and I wish all the happiness to him. Nice practice notes too! Thanks Annie!

It does depend upon how you view it, as high expectations at elite programs are the norm. Calling continued success "spoiled" sounds strange to those accustomed to usual success. We have had OBD members in the past tell others that Oregon fans are "spoiled" from the Chip Kelly years. It was meant as a pejorative, and actually an example of "Throwing Group-Shade" upon those who disagreed with the low-scoring, ball-control offense of Cristobal. I think it is "Okay" to expect good quarterbacking when we have watched so much good coaching identify high-upside quarterbacks, and then develop them into NFL Draft picks. Raised expectations based upon delusion is silly, but raised expectations founded upon so many years of proven performance is not spoiled, but reasonable IMHO.

This was sent along by a Duck-Buddy, and I have qued it up to begin the video right where the question is posed to our center... Could this bring back Ryan Walk and TJ Bass?

Good article, and goes to show what a crap-shoot it is with hiring coaches. You really do not know what you are getting, and I guess that applies to Oregon as well! And THANKS for finding and posting it!

OK...this is not an official public press release, but just what I gathered from an official who was helping me get set up for photos from the Alamo Bowl. When he asked about how many photos are needed...I explained that it depended upon if we won. When Oregon wins the game...the writers at FishDuck can use photos from the game for years, while if we lose (like the Utah games) we will never use those photos again beyond the first week thereafter for reporting purposes. Nobody wants to be reminded of a loss in a future article. So I told him that the likelihood of needing a lot of pictures is probably low...because I think we may get our butts-kicked. Then he responded with quite a surprise... "I thought that too at first, but after being around the Oregon coaches and players this week--we all might be surprised. They seem to be unified and bonded and 'in-it' for each other." I told him that you could knock me over with a Duck feather and he responded with, "I understand, but the vibe I'm getting is that they are going all-out." He went on to say the he personally is "all-in" with Oregon at this point! Wowsa. Did all this adversity create a "bunker mentality" that pulls them together into one purpose? This could be more interesting than we thought! (We are not a reporting site, but this is a FishDuck scoop that was tasty, and if you had been on the call--you would have been stunned as I was.) Whew! This was a fun Alamo Bowl...

As I've written about--this is a real chance for Moorhead to show that the 31 points per game average under his time as OC was not entirely his fault!

And THIS opinion above is what our rules are for; on other sites you would get insulted and bullied into silence. Here, I want to see this--even if painful and not in agreement with the majority of my own view. You bring up some excellent points that make watching for them in the future all that more interesting. You should copy-and-paste your post and save it for future reference for all of us. I want to protect the minority opinion because....my opinion in the early days of Cristobal was quite the minority opinion that grew into the majority. OregonRich...I am glad you feel that you can post your thoughts in safety, and I hope it is an example to everyone. The Duck water in this pond is just fine, so dive in!

OK...that is not a pleasant visual, but pretty darn funny!

You know what I wish I would have asked for? Everyone to post a picture of their Christmas decorations, as I really enjoyed the pictures of the snow and decorations in this thread. Next year!

What are the probabilities that this hiring of Dan Lanning is not an upgrade to what we've had with Cristobal? Vote and give us your thoughts if possible. (I have not done a poll before)

We had a similar light dusting in North Eugene... Nice decorations Wounded Knees!

On Christmas? Nice touch on the gut-punch... After I let it soak in...I realized that this is probably because our new OL coach is not available for recruiting until after his NFL team, Pittsburgh, is done for the season. That won't be until January 3rd, but if the Steelers are in the Playoffs--it would not give the recruit enough time to check out other teams if he does not bond with the new OL coach. So he has to act now... (But he could have waited until the 26th?)

Cool. Welcome back and do post often. As you have seen--we work really hard to protect everyone so they can post without any concerns of getting nasty backlash.

It is a good thing I disabled the negative response emojis, otherwise my own impulse control would be severely tested...

idontrollonshobbas! You returned yesterday for the first time since last January! (Yes, my administrator control panel tells me all that stuff) Great to have you back, and I must confess that there are tons of people like you who signed up during the first three month life of this forum in the first quarter of this year. And many of you would not know it is back, and I have not yet sent emails to everyone. How did you find it alive again? And WELCOME!