Jon Joseph

Whose next? Please, not Flounder!

Another great take. Thanks Joshua. Fertile recruiting ground, money and sorry, but it does kind of mean more. South Carolina, a mediocre at best CFB program, sells out close to a 100,000 seat stadium for every home game. This, in Columbia, SC, a city roughly the size of Eugene. In general, folks down south give more of a whip about HS football and CFB than do folks out west. The SEC has far more 4M+ viewer watched CFB broadcasts than any other conference. The SEC leads year after year in recruiting as you so noted, and also leads year after year in the number of players who move on and up to the NFL. I do agree with the coach's take, Oregon is located in a small city where fans give a whip and fervently, since Oregon became a big time brand, support Ducks football. But would the Ducks consistently sell out a 100,000 seat stadium? Sell out for a game versus The Citadel? Utah and UW fans care and show up. SC fans show up when SC is winning. Stanford can't sell out its 50,000 seat stadium when Notre Dame comes to town. The Rose Bowl was full when LSU played UCLA. Why? Because of the number of Tigers fans who tripped west for the game. I ponder over what the 'SEC mentality' is today? Watching the UGA D last season was to me, watching old time SEC brute force football. But watching Ole Miss on O and D in 2021? More like the old B12 rubric, all O and no D. Completely agree with you when it comes to recruiting. To win a title you must have a Blue Chip roster; 50% or more 4 and 5 star recruits on the roster. And in reality, you need closer to 70% of the players to be 4* plus guys. It was tough enough to win a title when you had to win 1 game vs a quality opponent. Now you have to beat 2 quality opponents in a row and this # will expand when the playoff expands. At least 1 of the elite teams you will have to beat to be a champion will more than likely come out of the SEC. Thanks again, always enjoy reading your takes.

The Wazzu president is one of the front-runners to assume the job, as is UW AD Jen Cohen (?) and the usual suspect, Oliver Luck. Does Bowlsby's resignation give the Pac-12 an opportunity to increase market-size?

Spot on regarding Chip. But was Chip the only guy using a 'runner' to help out with recruiting? Oregon was an easy target. The NCAA did nothing regarding two decades of academic fraud at UNC so UNC is a squeaky clean program? The NCAA practices selective investigation and enforcement. Teams in the west and the Midwest, like the 'Kansas City Jayhawks,' are more likely to be slammed than teams down south. When investigations take years and years and years, like the SC/Reggie Bush investigation and the Kansas CBB investigation now into its 4th plus year, something is fundamentally wrong with the investigators. If I used the NCAA as my moral compass I likely wouldn't be able to back out of my garage.

Thank you for the information.

As Charles' has pointed out the portal taketh away but also giveth. I am encouraged by how Dan Lanning and crew are 'working' the portal. Roster building matters via both recruiting HS players and recruiting out of the portal.

Mai Tai, I get it. But these types of 'committees' are being established across the country and to my knowledge, have been established to help with Oregon recruiting. I'm not certain that people understand what these committees do? And I hope I am not of bounds here regarding the re-hash of NIL. These committee's in return for the promise of a recruit to play at 'their' school are assigned the player's NIL rights. They are taking a risk that the recruit will not only add wins to the ledger at their school but that they will be able to market the recruit's rights for more than they are paying the recruit via the initial NIL deal. Phil Knight's generosity has been unprecedented. But Phil's contributions have been via facilities for the most part and not encouraging a young man to come play for Oregon for the money. Again, I get why you would want nothing to do with 'this' but I would be happy to chip into a collective that could help attract a player to decide to play at UO.

Doctor, I get your point. But's what new since James Naismith hung up a peach box on a stanchion at Springfield College? Win one for the Gipper? ND won with the Gipper when they could find and drag the Gipper out of a South Bend pool hall.

Sooner or later all of us are history, but I wish Travis Dye would have concluded his college CFB history in Eugene. How sweet would it be for the Ducks to take down Travis' Trojans in the Pac-12 champ game? For this to happen SC likely has to win in SLC and the Ducks will have to defeat Utah in Autzen. Both are doable.

Has anyone on OBD contributed to or been asked to contribute to 'the' or 'an' Oregon 'recruiting' committee? A committee designed to help with NIL transactions. I know at Florida for example fans can contribute a minimum of $9.99 up to $999.99. Perhaps there is a state cap on what an individual can contribute? Or perhaps, some king of 301(c) charitable cap? Regardless, to help Ducks recruiting I'd like to contribute a modest and not a Texas A+M-like sum. Appreciate any information I can get on this.

Know when to buy them?

The NCAA vs KU basketball is going to be a donnybrook. Self's new contract contains a clause that he cannot be fired for NCAA violations! The NCAA has been investigating KU for 4 plus years. Something about justice delayed? KU will take on the NCAA in federal court and Oregon will, again, have to chip in to help pay the NCAA's legal fees. (In the world we live in today one wonders if Tennessee will be sanctioned for its pre-NIL CFB pay for play cheating?) The NCAA is a regulatory dinosaur that should be put out of its misery sooner rather than later.

Thanks for the clarification; I stand corrected.

Scoreboard? Ethics in big time CBB may be an oxymoron? He brought it upon himself but it is amazing for KU to win a title when recruiting under the NCAA gun for 4+ years. Not a lot of these KU guys will be playing in the NBA. Question his ethics? I get it. But Self is one of the best coaches in CBB bar none. The NCAA runs him off and many the NBA team will be ready to sign him up.

Thanks. Great to have this information. Lots of polls as we know will be authored before the season starts. Who knows if UCLA's top 2 guys come back? Who knows what rosters will look like at the beginning of next season? Altman has proved to be masterful in bringing in new guys and producing good to excellent results. I'll be surprised if Oregon does not finish in or close to the top 25 and is invited to next season's tournament. Like the CBS poll I see a lot of love for the SEC, a conference that did not have a great tourney this season, in the ESPN poll.

Cards dealt? In today's world the hand you hold can change and change dramatically at any time. May 1st is the deadline for transfers to sign with a new school and be eligible for 2022. I expect that at the conclusion of spring practices around the country, a lot of players will be coming and going. I also expect for the reason Canzano noted, that many the starting position on paper at least, will remain open until fall practice. I expect many the post-spring roster to have player X, OR player Y, listed as the starter.

As CBS notes, with the transfer portal in play the following is subject to significant change. 1.UCLA 2. UNC 3. Kentucky 4. Baylor 5. Houston 6. Arkansas 7. Gonzaga 8. Kansas 9. Duke 10. Tennessee 11. ARIZONA 12. Michigan 13. Auburn 14. Creighton 15. Villanova 16. TCU 17. Texas A+M 18. Michigan State 19. Indiana 20. Colorado State 21. USC 22. Alabama 23. Dayton 24. Purdue 25. Oklahoma State NOTES - Dana Altman's old school Creighton is ranked, Oregon is not. Same 3 Pac-12 teams as made the tourney in 2021/22 are ranked. Little love for the ACC with only 2 teams, UNC and Duke, ranked. After back-to-back tourney meltdowns, the B1G is not getting much respect. On the other hand, the SEC, 7 ranked and the 'new B12,' 5 ranked, are in this ranking, looking good. Emphasis on rosters today are not likely to look nearly the same as they will at the start of next season. Hats off to Kansas for an all time comeback win. Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk!

The biggest comeback in tournament history. Happy for KU and Self, a guy whose Dad passed 2 months ago. No a whole lot of love for some very good CBB coaches on the OBD.

Great stuff.

Unfortunately, in regards to No.7, and on behalf of moi and my ancestors' who have departed this mortal coil, I have to reluctantly agree that a Natty for the Rockets has less than a scintilla of a chance of happening. If Nick Saban couldn't bring a title to the Glass Bowl, who can? Maybe, Les Miles? I mean, Holy Toledo!

AMEN!

Thanks Charles for your well articulated thoughts in regards to not accentuating the negative. However, I am a bit confused. (Nothing new here.) Dye especially, and guys like Pittman entering the portal is 'news' that directly impacts on the strength of the Ducks roster. However, you made the necessary response; look at the guys Lanning is bringing in from the portal. I expect more players will transfer in and out before the May 1st eligibility deadline. I believe transfers are a viable and meaningful point of discussion. I agree that the Pac-12 decided not to expand, next case. But I don't believe pondering about how the Pac-12 could expand to secure a better media deal and perhaps save the beleaguered network should be out-of-bounds? If the thought is presented in a non-hostile manner and if comments that disagree are also presented in a respectful matter. I along with many others am extremely excited about what Lanning and the new staff potentially bring to the table. But the proof is in the pudding and a large part of the proof has to do with the recruits Lanning wins and others that he loses; especially, if a targeted guy decides to play elsewhere in the conference. I think we want to accentuate the positive here, but also should not ignore the negative. This August, CFB at the G5/P5 level may or may not radically change based on the what comes out of the Transition Committee's recommendations in regards to to how CFB should be regulated, free of NCAA involvement. I want to know what people on the forum think about how these changes will affect Oregon football? Why? Because I very much respect and value the opinion of those on this forum. And this is certainly not an issue that Oregon can (sorry) duck. I also note that a $50K deal for each OL guy in Austin, Texas, has a ripple effect that riles the CFB waters from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Make no mistake, the volatile condition of CFB today should not ipso facto prevent anyone from enjoying Ducks sports. The same playoff format is with us through 2025. The teams Oregon puts on the field deserve our support, as well as a responsible critical evaluation of how the teams, coaches and players perform. One thing I hope will not be eliminated from the forum is a topic akin to the discussions had on the board regarding Mario Cristobal. A number of folks felt that Mario in 1 more season, would 'get it' and Oregon would win a playoff title. A number of us believed that Mario was over his head as an HC and while being an excellent recruiter, his style of play was destroying the Ducks brand. Those of us who believed the latter were often criticized as not being 'true Ducks fans.' NIL and the transfer portal matter. How CFB is to be regulated in the future matters. The B1G deciding to stay at 9 conference games matters. The structure of the 'new B12' matters. And all of these and many other national issues matter to Oregon and the future of Oregon football and other Oregon sports. While cheering on Oregon, I hope that in this forum responsible debate and discussion will not be quelled. Sooner or later 'your speech' is going to tick someone off and vice versa. In general I support the points in your article. No need to wear any subject out. But I for one do not want anyone who feels that a comment is not rah-rah enough in the Ducks favor having the right to call for such a comment to be deleted. Censorship in regards to decorum I applaud. Censorship in regards to content is a very slippery slope.

A little OT, but my Dad watched John Wooden play at Purdue, waaaaaaaay back in the day. The day of tip offs after every basket and 2 handed underhanded set shots. No shot clock, no 3 point line and a game that finished 40 to something else in the 40's was a scoring fest. No dunking the ball, but who could dunk? And yes, racism had much to do with 'this.' John Wooden like all great men has skeleton's in the closet. Spot on. Reporters back then were more promoters than they were journalists. And this continued well into the 70's. Folks back then would have been shocked by what what we routinely see on 'social' media today. I'm not certain that myths back when were not better than what today passes for 'truth?' Sorry, I need to go lean on my cane.

Gambling Sir, is illegal at Bushwood! And I never slice! Right?

But the Ducks need the guys on the radar to flock to Eugene. So far, lot's of buzz but few guys picking Eugene as the hive. Whole lot of top guys with Oregon in their final group of schools, let's bring them in.