Charles Fischer

With change comes opportunity. As Andy Avalos leaves Oregon to take the head coaching job at Boise State, there is an opportunity for Mario Cristobal to evaluate the Oregon defense and elevate the defense to the next level. Coach Eric Boles was kind enough to give us his most recent list of top five defensive coordinator candidates, which shows us ... Read the full article here...

The hardest question at that position in a long time, and we have a long off-season to discuss it. Spring football could be fun to see some of the new faces and if they shine right away...

That is GREAT to hear from an attorney, so THANK YOU for the informed post. Whew!

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2020 EUGENE, Ore. – The University of Oregon men’s basketball program has paused all team-related activities because of COVID-19 protocols. As a result, the Ducks’ games on Thursday, Jan. 14 against Arizona State and Saturday, Jan. 16 against Arizona are being postponed. Rescheduled dates for those contests will be announced when finalized.

As Coach Graves said, "she makes the defense shrink and then kicks it out to our good shooters!" How ABOUT that background picture!

I am in agreement with David on this one! Lots of questions, but that is the fun of watching the drama play out...

Fun stuff, and sure...that fellow would fill a need at Nose Tackle!

Interesting topic Haywarduck, and thanks for getting it going. (Everyone start a topic!) I am leery of promising other sports because it dilutes the player's potential in both. However offering some fullback/running back opportunities as we've spoken of with Sewell makes sense. I think your idea of tight end is a good one, and he would actually last longer with less body damage, although Cam McCormick might disagree with that. Yet if he can become a dominating defensive tackle--big paychecks await, and I think he should focus entirely on that and become the best that he can. But I see your reasoning for recruiting...interesting stuff to ponder.

No. Now is not the time, ... because the right time was two years ago! So the answer from me really is yes.

You made me smile. Trust me...if you were that guy? You would certainly know it with the email discussions we would have had by now. Moderating is done privately, but not in a knee-jerk reaction. It is a discussion of conveying our MO on this site, and rarely do I have to blacklist someone off the site. Usually they decide that this site is not a match-up for them and leave on their own after they have learned we are serious about our rules.

Whew! Big questions that frankly--the future of Oregon football is hinged upon IMHO. --Will Cristobal realize you have to score a boatload of points to win the big games? --Will Cristobal let the Coordinators do their job and he focus on recruiting, culture and PR? The difference between being nine-win team and a 12 to 14 win team is dependent upon how he addresses those questions. Great stuff, and fantastic first post Massduck! Welcome!

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The 2021 Oregon Ducks may not have finished well on the football field, but they certainly are an exorbitantly talented bunch. Several of the Ducks’ best elected to opt out of the season in favor of preparing for the NFL Draft this April which certainly had a lot to do with the lacking production on the field. After looking at ... Read the full article here...

And it was his birthday as well?

30Duck....would you do the honors of adding the very special GIF that fits for Washington? You know...we have so many doubts and concerns about Cristobal...but what you see above feels pretty good!

I don't which is better....the award or the perfect Husky GIF! My gosh this is fun....and 30Duck...you gotta save that GIF as it is pertinent so often!

I have never seen that term used before...

You make a very good case, thanks for all the information. Great stuff.

OK...I am shamed by your placing time perspective to those points; would the Fab Five doubled up Cal? Doubt it, but your point demonstrates that I did not give them enough credit. Good catch and THANKS.

You have great research and I respect your conclusions, but I will politely disagree. I am a big believer in "Greatness and Weakness Emerge Early" as we saw with Freeman, Barner, LMJ, Droughns, (first game vs. Saban and MSU) and the list continues. If we had a great, elite running back between those two you mention--we would know it by now. Dollars looks good, but he does not have breakaway speed of Barner, LMJ or Droughns for example. We do not have an elite RB IMHO, and it is a recruiting whiff that is unexplainable to me. I wrote about it before right here.

I am very grateful to all the views and all the information presented in this thread. And Jon--that is helpful for so many of us to be aware of. THANKS.

Sweet pic! He is killing it right now...

Yep, there is another fellow going to Boise with Avalos, and many in the program thought he was a real loss. But change happens...

Good catch my friend, as I went up and edited the title to reflect that it is not cancelled. Thanks!

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2021 EUGENE, Ore. – Due to recent COVID-19 developments within the Arizona State program, the Oregon women's basketball team's game in Tempe this Sunday, Jan. 17, has been postponed. The Pac-12 Conference will work with both programs to attempt to find a mutually agreeable date to reschedule the contest. No. 10 Oregon will face No. 11 Arizona on Thursday, Jan. 14, at 4 p.m. PT in Tucson. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN.