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Exactly, 4 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms, what is up with that? My house has 4 bedrooms and I can assure there isn't even 4 bathrooms. Sounds like they built a bunch of bathrooms and added some bedrooms. Do the dogs of the wealthy have bathrooms too? I suppose I do have 4 bathrooms as I have been known to use the outdoor one on occasion. I suppose with 12 bathrooms that is out of the question. The difference between the truly rich and us common folks.

Well written and thought out piece of writing. I will say the wild card is how well will/can he handle the variables which effect coaching is another question I will be watching. I think Chip Kelly handled the Blount incident incredibly well, and the team was under his control. The way Mario dealt with the airsoft gun incident, to me, was just another nail in his coffin. The little things, and big things were wearing away the program under Mario. As stated most importantly can a DC get our offense off the ground. This isn't a little thing and an O-line coach couldn't. I think this could be the most intriguing question of the season. Can we create some magic, or just out coach the opposing defenses we face. We are completely unproven on this side of the ball at qb, coach, coordinator, and most importantly scheme. I do go back to the wild card which will undoubtedly pop up with this young coach. Every leader is challenged by a situation which loudly, or quietly defines them by the players, and fanbase. I don't know what it will be, but something will create a crisis and how will Dan Lanning handle it. There are also countless little things, but we don't often see that. From calling timeouts, to the airlift incident this blindspot for Mario showed the inner workings of the dysfunctional side of Mario. He sold many on the fact that he was the field general, but we could see from his game management he didn't have it as a coach. We also thought he was an amazing manager of players, but the airlift gun incident gave us an insight into just how he managed the student athletes. All these wildcards which happen in games and while coaching add up to the 'it' of coaching. Does Dan have it to handle the gametime decisions and program management of 85 plus college students. The little things just might add up to big things, and hopefully continuing our, now, bias that Coach Lanning is the real deal. I think they will, but he is unproven in the little things that happen as a person which can become huge as a leader of young men.

Should have, could have, would have, but the ball is oblong. I have no idea, but there will be some bounces we don't anticipate. I predict one big thing we all anticipate happening won't and one thing we don't think will happen, will. That is far out as I will go.

Translation, just give the ball to any of our qb's and let him throw it and I will go get it, or block like a mother for my brother who catches it. I just want to ball out!

Wow, those who I know who had pancreatic cancer, as the headline stated, didn't fair as well. This is, or is right up there as the deadliest forms of cancer out there. All the best to Mr. Redd, his health and life going forward.

I like Noah's position, money! I also like seeing Donte slotted at many positions, one starting and a few as a back-up. There is no reason this guy shouldn't be on the field, all the time! The one concern is our kicker and punter position. Are we going to have an all campus call for tryouts for the back-up positions? We have one punter and one kicker, maybe they can do both, but they aren't listed as back-ups. We need at least a couple walk-ons working on reps. There has to be multiple guys on campus who kicked ok in high school. With no mens soccer team bring them on. There definitely seems to be a senior lean to naming them starters. Nix is the starter as the senior guy of the group. It is nice to see Cam McCormick named as starter, although still listed with an injury. Just a few observations.

Great link, thanks. It is interesting Texas has more 5* and 4*, same number of recruits but ranks below Oregon. I suppose the analysts understands just how much the Texas recruits will underperform? This is the only thing I can come up with. Also if you click on Texas A&M it will give you the total cost of their recruits, ;).

I will add if the previous staff had developed the, or a, back-up, we may not have needed Bo. Because we had nobody with game experience, and play Georgia, in Atlanta game one, the new staff was left with no other good choice. What this staff is doing isn't so much as brilliant, just what an astute coaching staff should do. You have a competition, always a competition, and develop the talent. Without a real competition and development I am astounded Ty and Butters stuck around. I suppose the fact Mario could sell ice to Eskimos is the only logical explanation.

A coach also has to put the talent on the field and put it in space to see it excel. Our previous staff had too much talent sitting on the bench, and then often running between tackles, with a qb who couldn't hit a downfield target. We should all be excited to see high level talent matched up with high level coaching. That is the match we all want to see. We are, once again, hearing what we fans want to hear, explosion plays, players in space, lots of scoring, but now we need to see it happen. Talk is cheap, let's see it happen, once again! It is an interesting stat, but I want to see the scoreboard light up again!

I was actually surprised AB lasted all last season. I am not talking about his play, just that he stayed healthy. Depending on how these guys are used we could need all three to play next season. Who knows we might even see AJ Abbott end up our starter. It may be strategic giving each of these guys reps, but it is also smart to have these guys ready. It has happened before where we go way down the depth chart, and we need depth at the qb position. AJ actually sounds like an interesting prospect, more in the mold of our qb's of old. I agree it may be the new way to keep qb's in the fold, but it also may be just the way we are developing talent, as compared to our previous staff. Anyone have news on how AJ looks? I love a good underdog!

Good points, but I am sticking to my scenario!

I just wish his stats were 11 assists per game not 2.4, this team is going to need more than one ball on the court to function, at least until they start listening to Dana. Keeshawn Barthelemy, Colorado Buffaloes starting guard, transferring to Oregon Ducks men's basketball - Scorebook Live NEWS.SCOREBOOKLIVE.COM The Oregon Ducks men's basketball program added some much-needed depth to its backcourt. On Monday, Colorado Buffaloes transfer and third-year sophomore

Wow, great observation, Riley and CK, will that be the comparison? That is very insightful, as few coaches really have what it takes to turn a team around. It is like taking over a restaurant location which has failed over and over. It is best to just turn it into a hearing aid center than trying to revive it as a restaurant most of the time. Maybe sc should just take their club soccer team, and start competing at the NCAA level, drop football if this doesn't work? I am sure these guys would love a little more love from the sc alumni.

Fear is what Cristobal seemed to want to instill into other programs, but it never happened. Unless you are New Mexico State, playing the SEC then I doubt fear is too big of a factor. This was especially true because we didn't dominate inferior teams. Now dominance and just giving up then that happens. This didn't really happen under Mario either. I don't think fear has much to do with football, unless you are crossing the middle of our defense trying to catch a pass and one of our LB's is closing on you. I would like to see dominance begin to happen under Lanning and teams just give up. That is the type of havoc I want to see. I also don't think fear played a role against sc, they just didn't care as much. The fans they may have feared going to games, and watching the team never materialize, but I don't see the players getting into a fear thing. Maybe I am off base, but I don't see fear playing too much of a role in most football games.

I know first hand a situation where a dad is contacting a school indirectly about his kid transferring. If your a parent and not helping manage your kids transfer then you aren't doing your job. There is undoubtedly some kids without parents doing their job, but I can guarantee it is going on. I have no idea what the coaches are thinking when they decide on a transfer. I would think there is some skepticism about accepting a transfer when there are freshman who don't have the baggage transfers have. Seems there are some kids who think they are still as or more desirable as a transfer and they are sadly mistaken.

The main reason 'it never rains in Autzen,' just sunshine!

How high can Lowe go! Seems like we have solved our WR problem which plagued Justin, now on to the next Justin, or just top shelf qb to continue our qb tradition. We seem to have weapons, a staff which knows how to develop them, use them, and now the qb, who will it be!

Sounded like the Ducks were working to find a spot where he fit, now Jonah will trying to find a place to fit in. I wish him well in his journey and hope he finds the best place academically, socially and athletically for him to thrive! This seems to be where the portal can provide an opportunity for a player to step into a better fit. I hope he finds that place, and doesn't become just another scholarship athlete without a scholarship. Thank you Jonah for giving Oregon a shot and keep on working towards you dreams, it is a journey with many turns!

Interesting take on Utah, but Utah last season had a special inspiration which may be hard to replicate. The two players who passed away, plus the underdog qb who took over created a unique mentality within that team. I was actually surprised, and saddened they lost to the nuts in the Rose Bowl. Agree Whit is the dean of college coaches in the Pac-12 and deserves respect. Also agree about the trojans, and I'll believe the hype when they put together a solid season from start to finish. They may be a shell of themselves by the end of the season with the lack of depth they have. Any injuries may seriously damage the ability of that team. Injuries and a culture which may turn out to be more delicate than tenacious, if history is any indicator. USC might look good like their cheerleaders, but unfortunately they also play like a bunch of cheerleaders without leadership. I'll take our cheerleaders and players over usc anytime!

I wonder if this guy can work a football game, the Pac-12 might be a good fit! Umpire missed whopping 27 calls in Athletics-Blue Jays game on Saturday WWW.YAHOO.COM Home plate umpire Jeff Nelson missed quite a few calls on Saturday.

Riley has won the contest for the nicest house of any pac-12 coach. Even this contest is nothing without the fence and security around it. Without that fence and security it would be destroyed in a week in LA. The same can be said of his program. Right now he has the nicest qb of any pac-12 coach. The problem is he has very little security for that qb. Programs will be going after his qb, I know at least Oregon will be, and they will be relentless. The O-line is weak and thin, so this security system is just like a little white picket fence, hop over and your in. Once in the security of Williams is all they got, no back-up system. The offense is a house of cards. The RB position is also weak, and thin. On defense they have no line. SC also has no culture of relentless play. Until Riley can build the nice house with a security system with redundancy sc won't be feared, nor respected, as it should be! That is actually what sc football is right now, all show and little substance. But he can always go back to his beautiful house and turn on the alarm system there. There won't be any fear there, but any coach at usc should fear for his job, as it only looks good on the outside, much like that house.

USC destroys coaches, Oregon makes great coaches. Until the patter changes, nothing else changes, go Ducks. Also agree with the pundit, Dan keeps checking all the boxes, can't wait to see the X' and O's in those boxes!

One of the truly unique competitors who made the Ducks special, love that guy!

I grew up hating the beavers, always wanted them to lose. I now have much more pity for their athletic programs and want them to beat just about anyone but the Ducks. The dawgs grew into a much greater place on my distaste scale. I don't think I will even tire of seeing this type of seen, a picture, after all, is worth a thousand words.

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