Charles Fischer

Very cool--thanks!

I am just concerned about how some may react to the-end-of-the-spectrum-views of others.

Agreed, and our run defense has not inspired my confidence....

I am thinking about posting a contest later in the week that would very difficult for all of us. It would be...."predict the final record of Oregon." We do it right now before the UCLA game, with the last half of the season and whatever postseason you believe will occur. But I think this contest could go south on us....with the amount of pessimism, of which would add to our down mood. Let's NOT start it yet, but I am asking you--should we do it? There are many impacts of it, as we may shock each other both ways. And this one could be considered easy to predict, or incredibly hard for a devoted Duck fan. It is almost like....I do want to know your prediction, yet at the same time--I don't. Give me feedback everyone...should we do it, and again... do NOT start giving predictions yet please. It's an itch that could backfire...

And thank you Jon for posting it as being VERY important going forward. Washington State...with their passing attack could very definitely out-score Oregon IMHO. And they held Cal to six points in Berkeley. Jon's point is big.

Boy pretty balanced--good stuff. Thanks!

I think the majority of fans have the same gut feeling you do...

Amen. Jon does great research and brings us great information for future pondering. Thanks Jon!

And I told him your expression and he laughed out loud at how accurate and innovative that term is describing the current Oregon offense!

Agreed. Under Cristobal it seems it is so much harder to score, and that Oregon has to work so much harder at it. Stats may disagree, but it is simply the view a fan has. I quoted you on the phone yesterday again and the Duck-Buddy certainly agreed...."Mario Cristobal has held the Oregon Offense down better than any defense since Auburn of 2010!"

Aren't you having a bit too much fun with this? (I'm feeling snookered....)

Thanks for participating and being a part of it. It has taken off much faster than when we opened it up originally, and I figured the majority posting would be the "regulars" who were here before. But we have had 68 new people sign up in just 17 days, and I did not expect that. If everybody jumps in and posts--it means we should have some good discussions in the future as well. (It would help if the Ducks did well!)

Very cool! Thanks to you all for reporting it.

I am going to have quite a rebuttal to his article on Monday....so he shames the fans for wanting more? I am as sick of his self-righteous indignation as I am with receivers and DBs showboating after every little play. And thanks 30Duck for bringing this article to us!

THAT is the line of the day!

It is hard to imagine, because the team does not look good enough on offense to beat many teams...but what IF the nature of this team is "just enough to win" and that also applies to our tougher games as well? What if they somehow stay in the game with UCLA and win in a fluke...and similar things happen with other games? It is a low probability, but some teams are like that. Is this one of those strange teams that does that and can still pull it off? Can you figure it out?

Unfortunately the article is correct; Cristobal has left the door, the opportunity wide open for USC, Arizona State...any of them.

A big positive? We got to see the Inside Blitzes that I wrote about before the season, and the best one was the last play!

That is an interesting subject that we rarely have to deal with at Oregon, and I am going to delve into it for my Monday article. (Nearly a page of bullet-points for writing already) I may not agree with you. (Wait for the context...) (And I was at that 0-0 game too)

Yep....I am at that age. That is actually what happened....as I had to get up to go to the rest-room. Since I've been dealing with this guy lately and knowing that he will post at night--I decided to check on my phone and see if he had. Then I read it, groaned and went downstairs to deal with it. (AFTER I went to the head!)

That is a great description of how I've felt at those sites after I post a strong opinion. Get the flak jacket on!

Count Our Blessings, Our Beloved Ducks Forum Members...because this is the only place right now that is SAFE to post, regardless of your opinion. At other sites right now? People over there on both sides judging the Ducks' performance are being ridiculed and belittled for their opinions. Sure...there are many here on the OBD forum that I don't agree with, but I am glad they have a safe place to post...as I do. It is times like these is when you want to discuss it all, but dealing with the topic and not each other. Sorry to keep belaboring it, but when you have had 97 disparaging posts about you on another site as I have....you come to appreciate safety all that much more. And all the more reason to disagree and debate here, because regardless of how you feel? People still have to be nice to you! Love-it! Isn't it lovely we can all coexist? Buddy-hug!

Yep. I was at his introductory press conference and he promised to continue playing "the style of entertaining football that Oregon fans have grown to love."

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Damn that hurts....but true.

There we are!