Charles Fischer

Agreed. ASU will win...

Completely agree. I want freshman receivers, freshman QBs and freshman RBs playing to go along with our freshman TEs.

In three and a half years....all of Cristobal's offensive systems have not worked to the level of the two offenses he dumped... What a great decision.

I think everyone would, but I sense that he is so well loaded that he is looking for the next challenge. College football? He's won multiple 'Nattys with two teams...punched that goal ticket. I really don't think he leaves the NFL until he is fired.

BTW...Duck Territory is killing it for basketball recruiting reports in both Mens and Womens and this is condensed from them. (A verbal is public knowledge) 5-Star 6' 3" Forward Grace VanSlooten of Ohio verballed to Coach Graves, the 13th best player in the US, went with a gut feeling in the end over Gonzaga and Arizona as the final two other suitors. She has played extensively on the AAU tour with fellow 5-Star from Ohio, Chance Gray, and thus good chemistry already beginning. She was also quite attracted to the new NIKE NIL program at Oregon and wants to win a 'Natty in Eugene. Four players visited after the recruiting restrictions were removed June, and all four verballed to Graves? Whew!

Chris Hansen of the Eugene R-G is reporting that Bennett Williams is lost for the season as Verdell is. Bradyn Swinson will be back for Cal, and Joe Moorhead is now recovering in Eugene and it is unknown if he will be available for Cal. And Cristobal has declared his confidence in Anthony Brown for Cal. 😱 Talk about a mixed bag....

Amen. Perhaps a FishDuck writer will create an article of tribute to this warrior.

Thanks deschutesduck for the tweet. I do not like the contents, but appreciate seeing it.

Crushing. Well, we will see some freshmen running backs now! (And THANK YOU UtahDuck for reporting it)

GREAT information, and I appreciate it for all of us. While Oregon is not good in a number of those stats, it does show the impressive rise of Oregon State. So many stats we should be better at and are not, thus it...

Good information Jon, and boy--nobody saw that coming.

Whew! Tough question that I don't think we are going to get our answer to...

Great stuff Jon!

Wowsa.

Whew! And most reasonable people watching the Ducks would agree completely with those two sentences....

I am trying not to think negative....

Great point Knobby, and do know that the fellow in your helmet Profile picture is a well-known Bobby/Ahmad Duck from the past...and WELCOME. (For those who have not loaded their own Profile Picture...I insert a helmet. But anyone can replace theirs anytime, and just go to the menu at the top and click on directions and everything is in there!)

Loyalty versus getting the results you want....that is his dilemma.

Another excuse is gone for later? What an opportunity we have had this year!

An excellent question that you and a few others are starting to ask. Coach Radcliff is nationally acclaimed, and Cristobal dumped him like he did the two high-scoring offenses that existed before.

I didn't say no...as I like it!

It is one thing to express your view in an Op-Ed article, but it is another thing to back it up with well-researched facts as Joshua has done. I stated before the season that Sewell needed to be better in pass coverage, but had no idea it was that bad thus far this year. A powerful article, and one that really makes you ponder... Thank you Joshua, and I would hope that as the season progresses and when it finishes--you give us the updates and the bottom line based upon your thoughts and research. (And welcome back!)

Going for a pass was not so terrible in my mind, but the pass itself was terrible and had no chance. My philosophy at the end of the games is...."first downs at the end of the game are as important as touchdowns earlier in the game. You need both to win." I am reminded of the Cal game in 2014 when we had the slim lead with nine minutes left and Chip did something he's never done--he burned nine minutes of clock and finished the game taking a knee at about the Cal ten yard line. So to answer your question--you go for the first down, but pull out all your innovation to get them. It is crazy when you think about it....we can't make a first down when it matters most?

In nearly every example....there were other big reasons for the loss as well. For example, when Zeke went crazy in the 'Natty--we had so many injuries at ILB, that we had a redshirt freshman playing who was terrible and never played again. That was not on the defensive line. I could spend time on the other examples, but do not wish to write it all out. We can settle on disagreeing, and that is fine with me. As for this year? I stated up front that our D-Line was undersized, and then add injuries to it and you have freshmen-replacing-freshmen. Not a winning scenario, IMHO. At times the offensive line has been good, but could have been better. But they are not the reasons for the loss, again IMHO. Look them up....they are all very young...

Too early for me to ponder that, as we haven't played TT yet, and do not know if he has the "it" factor, or gets hurt, or is replaced by Jay Butterfield, etc. All three have talent I would like to see stay...