Charles Fischer

So true, and an outstanding post. You can go Tony Robbins on me anytime...

I would suggest they already have...when a percentage of fans leave you--that is a decline of the brand.

Whew! That is powerful...and while it is tough at times--I will be watching regardless. I try to remain as a loyal fan no matter how frustrating...

Completely agree, and glad to have you on-board as you are new--do keep sharing your thoughts. WELCOME!

Perhaps you are right that he is not a "gamer." I recall how when Bill Musgrave was QB, he had the least amount of talent of the quarterback room but on the field--performed the best. A gamer...

Thanks for the update. He is going to be facing some mighty-fast defenders...

I completely agree; that, and Cal might be the weakest team left on our schedule as WSU held them to six points on their home field. I am for more....freshmen receivers, freshman QB, we are already using freshmen TEs, and now let's make use of freshmen running backs with Verdell's injury. Build for the future! (And they might be pretty good right now!)

Actually....I have a "You DO Suck File," and it is pretty large. Mostly from those who I've banned, or hate me for my predictions about the Oregon offense, or now hate me because I was right! When you been at this a decade--you get a ton of feedback... Been there!

Jon! Your homework and subsequent analysis is epic! So much great information--thanks! (and I like the thought of Michigan coming to Oregon again, only this time in the winter?)

Who IS this guy? Jon...we love the upbeat approach as yes--it can happen yet. I do not rate the probabilities as very high, but teams have changed through a season and this is a whacky year. A number of us used Fresno State as a measuring stick and then they lose to Hawaii? Who can figure any of this out? Ducks...focus on Cal and win the darn game!

Whew! This throws another variable into this that leaves us guessing, as to your question--I have no idea. I get the power dynamics inside a quarterback room, but man--the impact on the program is so immense, especially with the transfer portal. And please keeping sharing your thoughts often. WELCOME! (Please excuse my anal tendency to edit a post on occasion. I like to see all-caps in a title except for the inconsequential words as they do in publishing with AP or Associated Press style. And I like to see "reading spaces" inserted so that a paragraph does not go longer than three lines to make it easier on old eyes. My thanks!)

Absolutely. My axiom..."first downs at the end of the game are as important as touchdowns earlier in the game." And if Brown would have pitched to an open Verdell on the play before half...Oregon would have been up 14 points at the end and this is all moot. And great to see you here again. The gang are all coming back!

You have no idea what a comment like that means to me. What you stated is what my mission is--what I am trying to achieve. I earnestly thank you and I will put that comment in my "You Do Not Suck" file. (Not sarcastic, as I have one!)

I have no expertise with the new surfaces at all. I played in High School on Grass/mud and on AstroTurf in Parker Stadium as Crescent Valley used that as the home field in the early days of the school in the 70s. I recall "turf-burn," but that is about it.

Powerful...whew! And true. GREAT post.

Ouch! Pocketchange...that is superb gallows humor!

You are being entirely logical on the morning after Jon, but as both you and I can attest to....it is possible for any of us to let our emotions come through the keyboard in the aftermath of a maddening game. So many times I've had to step away from the computer before I violated my own rules. It is a shame, because we went six months and six thousand posts with only two deletions, but in one day (yesterday) we had three deletions. One day, one thread had more than then six months...but it was the type of game that flushes out mistakes by people in their posting. I am not offering sympathy to them, because I have to deal with it in the background--and it sucks. Some don't get it, and that shouts to a bad ending for them. One thing I've seen recently is that the culture of a site is much more fragile than I realized, and thus why I cannot play "prevent-defense" with violations. I have to jump on them immediately, or I will see more of them soon. It is also important to set the tone now, because I suspect we may have more frustrating afternoons/evenings this year yet. But overall--I am so delighted with this community and grateful to have everyone on-board and having fun posting our thoughts again. I was talking with 30Duck about how much fun this is again, (prior to the game yesterday) and how I love the humor component returning. I missed this more than I knew, and I will really fight to keep it going and keep it true to what I've promised to everyone.

You are new Duck 68, and I wish to welcome you and invite you to post often.

Haywarduck...you are killing it with incredible comments. Great insight that I agree with...whew!

Yes, the percentage of fans becoming less forgiving and seeing through the coach-speak is growing... And duckncover....you are new, and do keep giving us your thoughts, post often and WELCOME!

This is a GREAT observation that I was going to write about later, but you beat me to it. "We will never win the big one with Chip because he cannot recruit the stud linemen needed." Now it is, "we have the talent, but not the scheme, the coaching to go with it."

Your entire post is brilliant, and I completely agree with it. Cristobal does not learn, but through the hard way, and now we realize that it has to happen many times. If your scenario happened, (I was thinking of that too) then this could be a watershed moment for MC as a coach, and his future at Oregon.

Was Moorhead really ill, or was he simply sick of coaching this offense?

From an Xs and Os standpoint--that is right. But the quality of players? It is a good debate that we will have in my Monday article, but first I have taste the bitter bile of today's game in writing a Sunday article.

Thanks, and I had no idea how valuable it would be until late today!