Charles Fischer

I am with you on this OC, (and great to see you posting, WELCOME) although if one gets a hot hand--staying with him makes sense. GREAT observation and memory David. I should think there are quite a few plays via the Wildcat or simply a shotgun where having two experienced quarterbacks on the field could really stress a defense! BTW, Everyone....notice how: --I just did single space by hitting the "Enter" or "Return" and the "Shift" key at the same time. --I was able to bring just a sentence of the original post as a quote. How? I highlighted the sentence or sentence fragment and a little box appears when you are done that has the word "Quote" in it. Click on that box and the shorter quote appears in your post. --I was able to bold the quotes just I can anything in my post. For more directions (unlike any other site) go to right here for using the Posting Box; everything is easy and just a couple of clicks, but I did not know the steps and now I do and have passed them along to all of you! I might be going a little crazy with using all the new features...but once you know how it is fun!

We have already discussed this subject at length, and while I don't mind doing it again--I would rather focus on the bowl game for the next two days, and haggle about the players getting paid in the long off-season when there is nothing else to discuss. Suffice it to say that for one of the few times--I disagree with my friend BigDucksFan, in the biggest way possible. Let's not get off in these weeds yet... My thanks.

John is a man-with-a-plan, and this is one time I sure agree with him! What say you?

OK, the Wizard’s crystal ball has suffered a few cracks since the Wizard went public. I’m starting to feel odd, fellows. Mr. FishDuck called on me to come forth with my picks. Since coming out of the dark, I have gone 2-3 in week one and 2-2 this last week. Apparently, I do better as a mushroom? In the dark, ... Read More Source View the full article...

EUGENE, Ore. – University of Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens announced today that the University has reached an agreement on a contract extension with head women's basketball coach Kelly Graves. The extension runs through the 2028-29 season, and the incremental increases are funded through private athletic gifts. In his seventh season with the Ducks after being named the program's head coach on April 7, 2014, Graves owns a record of 162-54 (.750) and has led Oregon to three consecutive Pac-12 regular-season championships as well as two conference tournament championships in the last three years. "Kelly Graves has built a tremendous culture and family atmosphere within Oregon women's basketball program that has created a first-class experience for our student-athletes," said Mullens. "He and his staff have elevated the standard in our program to consistently competing for and winning Pac-12 championships while also competing at the highest level nationally. Kelly and Mary Graves have formed a strong bond to the Eugene community and all Duck fans, and we are grateful for their continued commitment to our student-athletes and the University of Oregon." "I am extremely grateful to President Schill, Rob Mullens, Lisa Peterson, and the entire administration for their continued support and trust in me to lead this program," said Graves. "My family and I absolutely love being a part of the Duck family and the amazing University of Oregon community. We are building something special here in Eugene, and this is a testament to the hard work and dedication of all of the tremendous student-athletes we have had the privilege of working with over the years, as well as the commitment of my incredible staff. I also want to thank the best fans in the nation for their unbelievable passion and support of this program; we can't wait until the day we are able to pack the house at Matthew Knight Arena again." The John R. Wooden Pac-12 Coach of the Year in each of the last two seasons, Graves guided Oregon to the program's first-ever Final Four appearance in 2019 while also leading UO to three consecutive Elite Eights. The Ducks set a program record for wins in 2017-18 with 33, a total equaled in 2018-19, and Oregon went 31-2 in the COVID-19-shortened 2019-20 season to become the only team in the nation with 30-plus wins in each of the last three campaigns. The Ducks – 7-0 overall and 5-0 in Pac-12 play to open the 2020-21 season – have won a program-record 26 consecutive games dating back to last season, the longest active winning streak in the nation. Oregon also owns current win streaks of 23 consecutive in conference play, 21 in a row at home, and 13 consecutive on the road, and the No. 8 Ducks have been ranked in the Associated Press top 10 for 64 consecutive polls. In his 24th season as a Division I head coach, Graves owns a 544-216 (.716) career record with 13 total conference titles, and his 162 wins as Oregon's head coach rank second in program history. Graves has coached and recruited some of the greatest players in women's college basketball history, including the only two players ever to record 2,000 career points and 1,000 career assists in Oregon legend Sabrina Ionescu and former Gonzaga star Courtney Vandersloot. Ionescu is the undisputed NCAA triple-double queen with 26 during her incredible career, and she was the unanimous national player of the year as a senior in 2019-20 before going on to become the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft. Under Graves' tutelage, Ionescu teamed up with fellow All-Americans Ruthy Hebard and Satou Sabally to form one of the most lethal trios in the history of the game. Sabally followed Ionescu as the No. 2 pick in the WNBA Draft and Hebard went at No. 8, becoming just the seventh trio of teammates ever to go in the top 10 of the same draft. Despite losing the "Big Three" as well as a fourth starter from 2019-20 in Minyon Moore, Graves has maintained Oregon's status as one of the nation's premiere programs in 2020-21 with the addition of the nation's No. 1 recruiting class as well as multiple talented transfers. The top-ranked freshman class – made up of five McDonald's All-Americans – is the first in program history.

I share your concerns OC, as I don't know what generated more stomach acid for me; watching Texas score again or hearing more praise and tribute to the Longhorn QB. I figured it had to end at some point, and finally just muted the darn thing...

Interesting article about the Iowa State defense that also includes a video of Joe Moorhead talking about it right here. As a side-note...the writer, Ashley Young, got her start as a sportswriter right here at FishDuck while at Oregon!

I cannot link it because it is a subscription site, but today's Register-Guard has an article about Demo Lenoir considering a return to the team for next season since 2020 is an eligibility mulligan. On one hand it says he is considered one of the top 15 corners in the next NFL draft, (??) yet he says there are things he can still learn and improve. I don't know if this is just talk to stir up Social Media, or if he is serious. How would that alter our thoughts about the secondary for next year? (Or should we withhold our comment until after the Fiesta Bowl?)

Perhaps you do not understand; we will be posting articles, tweets, videos and GIFs from all websites off the web, and a FishDuck article is one of them each day that we will be posting in here because we soon will not have comments below the article at FishDuck. Thus to comment on the FishDuck article...we do it here. Or you did not click on the link? It takes you right to the article at FishDuck, or anyone can read the article at FishDuck without the link. I guess I am not sure of the question, or I am the one confused...

These are new and fantastic to see!

Super-Ducks to the Pac-12 rescue again? It is up to Our Beloved Ducks to save the pride of the Pac-12, after that ugly beat-down on Colorado by a mid-lin Big-12 team? That was a worst scenario outcome for the conference...

Great article by David Marsh about a topic we thought we would never see at Oregon; an emerging defensive tradition. Read the article right here, as there are some really good points-to-ponder! Thoughts?

This year was marked by an underachieving defense from the outset. However, it is worth reiterating that a great deal of the defense’s underachievement came as the result of Jevon Holland, Brady Breeze and Thomas Graham opting out. At the end of the season, though, we can say that this is the start of a new era for Oregon’s defense. Mario ... Read More Source View the full article...

I wrote of this before, and boy is this sweet; five sports events in four days! Thursday, December 31st, Mens Basketball, Cal at home at 7:00 PM at 6:00 PM on Pac-12 Network Friday, January 1st, Womens Basketball, USC at home at 6:00 PM on Pac-12 Network Saturday, January 2nd, Football-Fiesta Bowl at 1:00 PM on ESPN Saturday, January 2nd, Mens Basketball, Stanford at home at 7:00 PM on ESPN2 or ESPNU Sunday January 3rd, Womens Basketball, UCLA at home at 1:00 PM on Pac-12 Network

Very cool; the Men are No. 21 and the Women are No. 8 and I think both are going to be rising!

This would not be good for Oregon, as this is what was said in the Cristobal's Press Conference. Of course another tease about Cam McCormick; even if he did play--there is two years of rust to knock off and I'm happy with the play of Kampmoyer and DJ Johnson. (Below)