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Good stuff, but was hoping for some more bad news out of dawg land. I suppose the fact that Akili was 2-0 against the dawgs will have to do. Love it when the dawgs are miserable, I must say.

Seems like we saw this before, right? Mel Tucker came to MSU and in his second full season took D1 football by a storm, with a lot of transfers. He then signed a massive contract and the next season went 5-7. Prime may catch lightening in a bottle for a season or two, but in the end it won't be a sustainable. He also may have reached his level of incompetence. I love all the excitement, but call me unimpressed until I see a longterm product. I doubt Prime is longterm, nor will any of his playersbe who have success. Much like like Kenneth Walker III did at MSU after winning the Doak Walker Award, he left. My bet any player, and or coach who has success will be gone in no time. I will be surprised if there is too much success, especially sustained success. Of course I have been wrong before, but that doesn't stop me from coming up with these opinions!

Not sure, but from where I sit it doesn't look good.

Your contributions are missed, but most importantly the fact you aren't well is of great concern to all. You are like family and I am sure we all wish we could do more than send words, and thoughts. We do hope those help you and your loved one recover, and thrive going forward!

Agree the talent level is exciting, probably most at receiver. It is crazy the talent level we are amassing there, like never before. The rest of the positions we have had better, but then it is all about the teamwork, culture. Another question, can the coaches develop the talent, and is there on field leadership to bring us to a new level? Talent is just potential, until there is action! Great topic for discussion!

Agree, who is going to be the next Bo, Gonzo type transfer? Hopefully the transfer portal is used less and less, but as effectively with impact players ready to reach their potential. Last years impact transfers were Bo, Gonzo, Bucky, Coda, Riley, Williams, and few more. Who will they be this year? The easy picks are Burch, Jacobs, Tez, and who else?

Well we missed on recruiting the legacy Luke Musgrave back when Mario was chasing stars, maybe this kid has more talent than his star rating too. One of the transfers who will be on the roster for four years, rated #1100 recruit nationally. Played well on defense so maybe he will be a great blocker too? Interesting side note, he might be a preferred walk-on. Welcome home and make yourself into something great!

You bring up the elephant in the room and something, over time will be resolved. There is no way, over the long haul, Missouri and Vanderbilt will be making more than other elite programs playing D1 football. It is like advertisers paying every program on CBS top dollar because NCIS it is the top show. The college football money game is far from over. I will say it looks like George is in over his head right now, pathetic really.

Seems like the Pac-?, and even the ACC are like student athletes who are in the portal and can't find a program who has as high of an opinion as they do of their value. Unfortunately Larry put us in the portal years ago, and we can't get out!

I wish I could say it is a beautiful story, but sadly no.

Interesting topic, and how is it being distributed? I imagine the big guys are getting more, but are all the athletes getting to learn about spending money while at college. I know I learned how to survive, financially, in college. Once I graduated and began to make real money I learned how to spend and save. Not coming from lots of money I didn't head off on spring break, have a car, or really much extra spending money. Summers were spent working, and I worked while in college. I think it is good these athletes are getting some money. I wonder if there is much guidance about how to spend, save and just counsel on what to do with money? Also players with money, some more than others sets up another dynamic within a team of players. Some programs like Texas A&M seem to have blown it by giving a bunch of money to potential, freshman, while the rest were expected to carry the team. How much is spent on NIL, is the tip of the iceberg as to how teams and programs are affected. The effect might be easy to see in the parking lot, with some new cars, but lots of money for college students opens a whole new dynamic. I guess the question of NIL money and the new world of college athletics will be something to study over time.

I have confirmed Ron Burgundy is breaking news on the Pac-8's tv contract and the dawgs and buffs leaving the conference. I don't want to spoil it but here it is. The dawgs are moving to the U Football league, the oldest football league and fittingly with much grandeur. Joining the Canadian college football league should allow the mens program to finally win a national title, granted it the Canadian title, but when has the school up north worried about that kind of thing. They are looking forward to many Vanier Cup Championships! The Buffs are going it alone. I mean with Neon who needs a conference. They still need players, but that is also a very small detail. As far as a conference tv deal, many won't like this but, Larry is coming back and reigniting the Pac-? network. He is going to report the network is now worth $5 billion making all the university presidents happy again.

Nice, I'll sleep better tonight knowing dawgs fans are upset, thanks for that! I might even sleep better tomorrow, I'll make reeding that piece part of my bedtime routine.

Great article, once again, and I agree the upgrade at LB is critical. If we are to beat the good for nothing mutts from up north this has to be corrected. I wonder what you think about more stunts, and blitz's? The picture you feature also shows 4 D-lineman against 4 O-lineman, and none of the lineman are beating their man. With the shown defense if is easy to give the qb time, and the receivers have an easy time getting open. Maybe Burch can be more of a disruptor, but it would also seem we need to be less predictable. One on one match-ups on the line of scrimmage, and soft coverage has to end! I would love to see somebody who is effective at the blitz, has speed, and knows how to lay the wood let loose on the qb on an obvious passing 3rd downs, every once a while, please!

The problem was written all over their name!

Not happy at Oregon, can't blame him, not happy at FSU, take a guess at Utah. I too wish him well and it can't be easy coming from a family where Dad was an NFL star, brother is in the NFL, and the expectation is he should be there soon. I hope he works hard and makes the best of his chance. Probably more importantly gets a good education.

Pretty amazing to see an elite athlete from across the country commit to the Ducks after seeing all the other top programs. The young man could've stayed close to home, or gone to any of the other schools, but chose Oregon. This is another huge indicator on just how effective Lanning and staff are at recruiting. It is also another signal of what the student athletes are seeing with the culture Lanning is developing. Commitments like this make me less iffy in my believe Lanning is the real deal, and the future looks bright. Welcome Ify, keep working hard toward your dreams!

He has checked all the boxes, filled most of the shelves, now just how good is the soup he is putting together going to be. I do think we have to keep in mind this is his second season as a head coach. It should be interesting to see how he adjusts in season two. I like what I saw, but will he learn anything from season one, and what will the adjustments be? We should see improvement based on him having more of the players he wants. A big question for me is what has he learned, and how will those game day decisions shift, or just what does he have up his sleeve this season. Connecting with alumni, and seeming to embrace Oregon for the longterm is a huge step.

Wow, an even better take on the season!

Love his athleticism, plays baseball, and can catch the ball at 305! Worse case scenario, put him in at TE, and let him continue to develop as a DL. If Lanning likes him, I all in.

Looks like he has a pretty quick 40 time too, he pulls away early against some very fast guys. Wow, we have weapons on offense like never before. Our wide receiver group is something our previous qb's could only dream about after getting to the NFL. Also important speed, legitimate track speed is coming back to the football field. Well done Coach Lanning and staff.

I want them all to earn 6* for making it to the 6th game in the NCAA tournament, and winning that game. Those are the only stars I care about! Congrats to the young man, I look forward to seeing what he brings to the program.

Pretty sure Ty won two state championships and has looked good at the camps, and all-star games. Dante is water under the bridge, and will have to prove himself over the long haul. Fortunately for ucla Dante seems to be the back-up. I am just watching how Stein does with Bo, and his qb development. Bo looked good, needs to look better, Ty also needs to improve. We have a lot of work ahead of ourselves at the qb position if we are to really, recruit and develop qb's, again. I think the smartest move we are making is building the weapons around our qb's. Back to the point guard analogy, if you have guys who can score and dominate their position, the pressure comes off the point guard. You can have one of the most dominant NFL ready qb's, but if your receivers can't catch the ball, he doesn't dominate the college game.

The problem I see is I am not sure Ty's issue is nerves. He just doesn't go into the game like a point guard in charge of the flow and dynamics of the game. He doesn't seem to see the game like a highly skilled point guard would, should. He seems to be a skilled guy who when asked to do specific things amazes those watching, in practice, or against lesser talent. The problem is those things have to be in ones back pocket in D-1 football, and you need to be able to pull any of the skills out at any time, and know when the right time is. You also need to know, and be able to do so many other things to be a truly elite qb. I know I bring this guy up all the time, but it was obvious in high school he (Brock Purdy) had all of those traits, beyond the measurables. You need to be the brilliant field general, not just the guy with the big gun. I would say being the point guard type of qb is more important than the big gun, something I think has been proven over and over, at least in the college game. So unless Ty is able to channel his second half of the spring game self from here on out I think the staff is going to have to get somebody else to ensure the season doesn't balance on one play where Bo's decision making, or a defenses game plan is questionable. I can't count on Bo to make all the right choices, and I don't think all the coaches and players will be beyond trying to take Bo out. It is painfully obvious how to beat Oregon. I think it comes down to an elite program needs two guys who can start at qb. Right now we have one and a half. I agree with Charles and others, unless Ty, going forward improves on his second half performance, we need another guy backing up Bo.

Agree about the first half Ty, but the second half Ty could win, or help win a few games. I will agree a qb can't come out and not be the man, leader on the field. That was what was so evident in last years spring game, Bo owned the team, Ty was a bit player. This was the first time I saw Ty starting to own the team while on the field, that is critical! I just hope we don't ever see the first half Ty again. I will also say receivers can make or break a qb. Qb's have won the heisman because they had NFL talent to throw too, not because they were the best qb (Johnny football). We have that kind of talent now, and if we land Zahkari even more guys who make qb's look great. Guys who can make 50/50 balls theirs are invaluable, huge. On defense I do think we have recruited, Devon Jackson, along with transferring in talent, Jacobs, Burch, and developed enough talent, Popo, Bassa, Funa, Hill, to have a pretty decent defense. Next year will be another step forward too, but this year we have more talent which fits the defense, knows the defense, and seems to have the mentality to create havoc!