Charles Fischer

I believe you forgot that Wisconsin is also UW....as it was confusing to me as well in many of this week's articles.

Oh yeah, Brian has GOT THIS.

I forgot about the connection between the two, and Coach Meyer is lavish in his praise, and this is well worth the short four minutes.

I am sure Jerry and Prime would get along just fine...

Boy is that true! We were so lucky last night...whew! Portland was hitting crazy threes, and we were stuck-in-the-mud.

You know, that is funny, but is also probably true! FORGET the 2025 Season: Ducks Better Savor This Year... | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM My many Duck-Buddies…I know I should not be looking ahead, but I did so in order to provide perspective on how experienced and savvy this 2024 Oregon Football…

When has THAT ever happened? Usually the pundits are sputtering about Oregon is over-rated, or soft, or some form of undeserving. What is the Difference?

My prediction? Scoring will go WAY UP in the Playoffs because they have to. Evan Stewart will be unleashed!

Recruiting?

It cracks me up, but the activity of posting this year is less than prior years! A year that was thought to be memorable, and is turning into one and....less discussion? I was pondering it with NJDuck, and realized that it is only natural; in the past we had "Prevent Offense" problems, or major injuries, or a loss we should not have had, or something to gripe about and beat-to-death. By contrast, this year it is boringly efficient, and while I love it, I do admit there is less to discuss.

Imagine my surprise that the OBD member who has lobbied for an Oregon game with Alabama in the regular season shows up in John Canzano's mailbag on Monday? Yet the marketplace may have moved toward what our friend wants. (The answer is from Canzano below) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q: How soon do you expect the Big Ten + SEC scheduling alliance to happen, and how will it affect Oregon? The Ducks have no future games scheduled against SEC foes. — @Thomallister291 A: The Big Ten and SEC schools know they’ll begin sharing at least $20 million a year with players as soon as the 2025 season. They need to find new revenue and are turning toward each other and a possible scheduling partnership that could generate additional media rights value. There’s a lot to be sorted out, including how the games would be paired, how the money would be divided, and how soon it would start. The SEC plays eight conference games, and the Big Ten plays nine. If there’s enough money in it, the Big Ten could drop a conference game to make it happen. Or maybe they ask schools that want to participate to buy out a non-conference game. There’s a lot up in the air. I suspect the potential scheduling alliance is partly why the SEC’s Greg Sankey and Big Ten’s Tony Petitti are into strength of schedule being valued this season by the College Football Playoff selection committee. They don’t want their best schools scared to play tough games. Ducks’ Athletic Director Rob Mullens wrote a letter last week to fans. In it, the AD noted that UO athletics “will need to make strategic decisions to ensure that we continue providing the resources necessary to compete at the highest levels of college athletics with a significant new expense.” Oregon made $4.5 million to play Georgia at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Dan Lanning’s first season. I’d expect the Ducks to be all over this.

It is surprising that with all this experience...that we don't have a leader who pushes everybody to give maximum effort all the time. Perhaps that will emerge...

Oh, YEAH!

This could get scary and crazy. It does not matter how spots are in the Playoff; the SEC wants most of them!

Cool! He has been injured, so we have only heard about him as yet. We need him!

EUGENE, Ore. — With the Oregon women’s basketball team hitting the court at Matthew Knight Arena less than 40 hours after its upset win over Baylor on Sunday night, a defensive letdown might have been expected. But that was certainly not the case Tuesday against defending American Athletic Conference champion North Texas, as the Ducks defense swarmed the Mean Green in a 66-35 win before 4,344 fans. “We were ready to play,” said head coach Kelly Graves. “We defended really well in that first half, to me, that means our experience won out. They were ready … that’s a veteran team that can do that. Let’s face it, that was a huge game the other night.” The defensive end carried Oregon (4-0) in the first half, as the Ducks allowed just nine points and four made field goals over the game’s first 20 minutes. North Texas was forced into 11 turnovers and 10.5 percent shooting (2-for-19) in the half, while the Mean Green were held without a basket in the second quarter (0-for-8 FG). “They scored a field goal on their first possession and then they just got one more the rest of the half,” added Graves. “When you’re only allowing two field goals in a half, that’s getting it done.” After starting the game 1-for-6 from the floor, the Ducks offense gained traction in the latter part of the first quarter and into the second. UO shot 50.0 percent after missing its first five shots of the game, opening a 27-9 lead at the break. The nine points allowed in the half marked the fewest given up by UO in any half in program history. Nani Falatea and Elisa Mevius, both coming off the bench, each posted a team-leading 11 points in the game. Falatea knocked down three 3-pointers while Mevius added a pair of triples to go with seven rebounds, two assists and two steals. Oregon’s bench accounted for 42 of its 66 points in the game. “When your two leading scorers are coming off the bench, that’s impressive. But that’s how it’s going to be all year long,” Graves said. “That’s one of our key things that we’ve talked about as a team in the beginning of the season,” said Falatea. “It’s not going to take one or two people, it’s going to take everybody and with that comes unselfishness." How It Happened: The Ducks missed their first five shots of the game before a Sarah Rambus jumper dropped just over four minutes into the game. Rambus’ bucket sparked an eight-point Oregon run, as the Ducks closed the first quarter by scoring 14 of the last 16 points to take a 14-4 lead. Sofia Bell and Mevius each hit a 3-pointer and finished with four points in the frame, with Mevius converting on a four-point play after being fouled on her triple. UO’s defense limited UNT to 2-for-11 shooting in the first. The Ducks offense clicked at a 50.0 percent pace in the second quarter, outscoring the Mean Green 13-5. UNT was held without a field goal in the period (0-for-8), with its only points coming from the free throw line (5-for-8). Falatea logged a team-best five points after hitting both of her field goals, including a 3-pointer. Ten Ducks got into the scoring column in the first half while the defense allowed just nine first-half points for a 27-9 edge headed into the locker room. UNT was forced into 11 turnovers while shooting just 10.5 percent from the floor (2-for-19). The Ducks pushed their lead to 25 after the third quarter, 46-21. Six players scored in the third, with Mevius connecting for five points without missing a shot. North Texas went 4-for-15 from the field, and had just six made field goals in the game’s first 30 minutes. The Oregon bench accounted for 18 of its 20 points in the fourth quarter, getting six from Falatea and three from Sammie Wagner. A 12-4 run midway through the fourth inflated UO’s lead to its largest of the day at 31 points, 58-27. UO went 8-of-18 from the floor while holding UNT to 6-for-15. North Texas’ six made field goals were good for half of its game total, which tied for the fewest made field goals by an opponent at Matthew Knight Arena. Notable: Ehis Etute returned to the team after missing the season’s first three games due to international team obligations, but did not play … The nine first-half points allowed were the fewest given up in any half in program history … North Texas’ 12 made field goals tied for the fewest given up by the Ducks at Matthew Knight Arena and were the fewest allowed overall since Portland State made 12 on March 22, 2019 … The Ducks begin the season 4-0 for the seventh time under Graves and picked up their 68th win over their last 70 home nonconference games … The game marked the first-ever between Oregon and North Texas. Up Next: The Ducks host Grand Canyon on Monday (6 p.m., B1G+).

This was a surprisingly poor showing, but after being down 13 in the second half, they decided they wanted the win and played tough at the end. "We're lucky, we're very fortunate," UO coach Dana Altman said. "… Believe me I'm so happy we won the game, because I would be unbelievably miserable. Now I'm just miserable." SIDEARM Integrations GODUCKS.COM Oregon didn't play well most of the night Tuesday, but the Ducks finished strong to beat Portland in overtime. See more OBD forum comments below...

Naw, he is enjoying life and doing fine.

That is reasonable to me, but again....the media is only there for 15 minutes, effectively through their warm-ups. If Lanning was going to push them--the media still would not see it.

It was announced to the media on Sunday afternoon that all Oregon football practices this week are closed to the media. It is puzzling because the media is only allowed for the first 15 minutes of practice--that's it. You cannot tell much, you don't see anything of the offense/defense, and the only thing you CAN do is see who is injured, recovering or not. This week is not special; this is not the B1G Championship Game, nor a major game left on the schedule in Wisconsin, and after that we have a bye week before finishing the regular season against Washington. So WHY are they closed? The only thing I can come up with is there is an injury to someone crucial, and they don't want the media to see anything. That's all I got....what does this wise community pose as other reasons?

Darren, I loved the stats, and the fun of the article until....we got to the "Death Stare," as I was no longer thinking about hockey at a bar, but the looks my "ex" used to give me. I'm over it now...