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DanLduck

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  1. I'm taking this as a good omen for our Ducks this year as we open the season in Atlanta. Maybe MM8 will be on the sideline and bring some good Hawaiian ju-ju. I'm glad to see him get another shot. I think the head coach was his OC in Tennessee one year. That was his best year there. Sure hope he does well...they need some better receivers. And stays healthy!
  2. "Internal BS alert". Love it, and so true! It is awesome to hear players are buying in to the coach. Winning over upperclassmen is key also. They are the team leaders. Thanks Charles, this made my weekend. Looking forward to the 23rd. Can't wait!
  3. Thanks Charles, that was some entertaining reading. Those fans are so delusional. It makes beating them that much more enjoyable.
  4. I don't know if it means anything really, but Marcus signing with Atlanta has to be some kind of good omen for the Ducks playing in Atlanta first thing this coming season. Right?!
  5. I know boosters have influence over coaches hiring and firing. I just was thinking about a blue-chip, big NIL kid not working out being the kids fault, not a coach. Clearly I have not been involved as a big $ donor! This will take a few years to settle out, maybe longer. In the meantime, some will do all they can to take advantage. I hope we can continue to have a quality product on the field. And as Charles so eloquently put it "keep winning" !!
  6. Marcus reunites with his OC from his best season, 2016, who is now the head coach at Atlanta. This is the opportunity he needs to have a 2nd shot at being the starter. They need to draft a good receiver.
  7. Let me add that unless it's the #1 booster of a school, no boosters will be able to fire a coach. In the pros, the owner is paying everyone. So he does have the say. High school kids are a bust often enough anyway, without NIL. I don't see coaches being terminated...but you never know.
  8. I think it is the UT Longhorns paying O linemen. I don't see coaches losing influence over players. If a guy isn't performing, he won't play. Period. As this goes along, companies and boosters will require more specifics when handing out big cash. ROI will become an issue. This NIL will become more divisive in more ways than we can imagine.
  9. It's 8 mill over 4 years. In reading his announcement as to why he chose UT, there was no mention of $$. Just a great program. Yeah, right!
  10. I have zero evidence for this thought, but I'm wondering about the NIL giving individuals on teams a bigger sense of themselves. Both coaches of our basketball teams, Graves and Altman, at different times suggested players were not all buying in to the team plan. Could earning $$ based on NIL encourage players to try and beef up individual stats? We all get influenced by the voices we are listening to. I know we have come to expect more from both men and women's bball of late, and you can't win every year... ...but I don't recall ever hearing much from either coach about players bearing responsibility for losses. Usually the coach has taken the blame. It will be interesting to watch this as NIL continues. What are some of y'all thoughts on this?
  11. I kinda agree. I think the word has become some kind of undefinable word to cover a myriad of intentions like work ethic, grit, determination, desire, teamwork, etc. It is easily over used and is such a big part of 'coach speak'. That said, it has its place for those who want to imagine they understand what is implied by its use. What other singular word can be used to cover a multitude of meanings.
  12. Don't forget the year Darren Thomas was a freshman. He was 4th on the depth chart but had to come in against Boise St. in the 4th quarter. Almost led a total comeback!
  13. The "stars" ratings don't measure intangibles like work ethic and desire. Too many kids work on physical skills that will yield higher measurables, thus a higher star rating. To me, 'ya gotta want it' often is more valuable than natural ability.
  14. This is Jay B's 3rd year. Ty T, his 2nd. They know how to prepare and practice. They know these players better, so that's an advantage for route running. Bo has game experience, a key ingredient. The QB position requires leadership, thus maturity. I'm comfortable with any of these 3 leading us. Can't wait for spring game.
  15. Thank you David. Great thoughts. Clearly you are so right about this simply being safety theater, like so many other things done these days. I was very disappointed when I read they weren't making any significant changes. My biggest gripes are 1. When the offensive player lowers his head 2. Incidental contact (like with KT) 3. And late hit flagrant fouls. They often throw a flag, but the guy stays in the game. Those also should be penalized like targeting. Those late hits often result in more injuries. Thanks again, great stuff.
  16. Mariota had a no trade clause before resigning with Raiders last year. Does he still have the ability to say yay or nay to a trade? If so he wants to remain on west coast to be closer to Hawaii. So San Fran or Seattle are better chances.
  17. Also a good place to go in motion from for a pitch in the backfield, thus becoming a running back.
  18. Yes, we in my household are indeed celebrating the end of mandatory masking. We are planning going out somewhere every day next week to celebrate. It's been a long two years. I won't say we'll get back to "normal" because these past 3 years have continued to create "new normals" for us as we have learned to adjust to multiple life changes, so I'm not sure what "normal" is. We are grateful to no longer have to wear those things and more happy that are grandkids won't have to. And now spring football practice has started!! Can life get any better here in Oregon!
  19. I sure would like to know where all the schollies are coming from...must be expecting more exits from our existing roster...asking for a friend.
  20. Excellent point. Funny, too, he just wrote about Walton. Since the arrival of Cristobal he was less caustic, to me he seemed to have a real agenda against the Belotti's. And Chip never endeared any reporter. Guess he is branching out on his own and keeping the radio show, now moved to prime time 3-6. I will admit that if I ever agreed with him, I would reread the article, and rethink my opinion, just to be sure. I do think his stories about people were great, not so much about our Ducks.
  21. Great questions JJ. Lots to ponder. 1. Mostly yes. These coaches are new as a team, but all have had valuable experience and have pretty good pedigree backgrounds. I see them being very successful, but still green as a team so errors will occur. Will it cost us a game? Possibly. I do think that coach Lanning is a true leader. Reading what I could of his past, it seems his friends and coworkers have always willingly followed his lead, going back to high school days. Being "the guy" is a big deal for a first timer, but if anyone is up to it, I believe he is. It may take a few years to truly develop into the next 'Saban' however. 2.&3. Yes. Next man up. As you pointed out, we have a very talented roster and they are young and ready. It's a positive that there is so much youth to go with new coaches and new systems. There will be less 'old' to forget. There will be growing pains that may cost a game, but I believe that this is the perfect time to start a new system on offense and defense. A huge key will be staying healthy. Huge 4. Ugh. Ready or not, the competition begins. Talk about your stress right out of the gate! Your point here is a good reminder that if for some horrible reason we start out less than 2-2 to start the year, we should not abandon ship and curse Lanning and Co. It is indeed a very tough start, and one I hope Mullens never puts us through again. That being said, we have talented players and coaches. We should anticipate success but temper expectations with reality. But our talented team should rise to the challenge and be ready to play 5. ???????????? Who knows. We have not seen enough of each player to know. For sure though, whoever does win the job will be talented. And for me, that's good enough.
  22. A great take JJ. My only addition is that WSU will be sneaky good this year. They get Utah and Oregon at home and USC and Wisconsin on the road. They will score a lot of points. I see them challenging for the P12 Nth. OSU will become bowl eligible again, just. They should get better qb play, and Smith always seems to win games you don't expect. ( If they don't get bowl eligible I'm hoping it's enough to gain my grandson back as a Duck. He is only Beaver fan in the fam and we've been working on him for 10 years! He has moved to Idaho now and is a Bo Nix fanclub member. This is the year!) I expect Stanford to surprise also. Shaw is too good a coach. Cal will have another loser year making all us Duck fans sigh in big relief that he said no.
  23. JJ, your points are solid from the perspective that college football is big business and the Pac12 is falling way behind in $$ and national perspective. Not everyone is ready to give up on the idea of 'student' athelete just yet. Most school leadership is not willing to admit that football is first. It may come to that eventually but what president can admit that out loud. The NIL and transfer portal have given players more power than ever. One of their big concerns is health, especially concussions. More games mean more contact. The movement today is towards fewer plays per game, lessen contact, practice, etc. Until there is some clarity about these issues, adding more games for a playoff is the wrong move. I also don't trust ESPN or the SEC. So voting against them is fine by me. I agree the Pac12 had more to gain with playoff expansion, but the long term health of the game requires some other questions answered first.
  24. Taking Bo was a win - win situation. A new coaching staff with 2 highly touted freshman who were in reality unknown to the new staff, so you add an experienced starter who has familiarity with the OC. This gives the new staff some assurance of getting an offense going. While we as fans might be willing to give Ty a season to develop (lose some winnable games) the new staff wants best chance of winning right out of the gate. And both Ty and Jay still have a real shot at winning the starting job. Also, the "brass ring" is now what it is all about unfortunately. 'Natty' or bust. In Bo's case, he got a new coach that didn't recruit him at Auburn, so reuniting with Dillingham makes since.
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