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There, fixed it for you!! LOL!! I hope our guys are focused on the Holy Grail, and that they will put the cougs away in short order! We have more big games to come!! Go Ducks!!

I enjoyed the commentary by Jordan and Ernie. I am a huge fan of Jordan Kent. I was aware of him when he was a Ducks athlete, and have been watching him on Talkin' Ducks for several years, and appreciate the show as he has presented it. Now, I am up here in upper NW Washington, and since CSNW has crashed and burned, I have lost my opportunity to watch this show. (If Jordan is now working for PAC12 Net, maybe he's not there anymore?) Anyhoo, I enjoyed the Jordan & Ernie show (I like Ernie a lot better now that he's analyzing our Beloved Ducks and not coaching them... 🙂) and hope they will pair up for many more Ducks Basketball games.

Ah, but #22 got some solid minutes... Frank's back, baby, Frank's back!! Looking forward to his grin and enthusiasm again!!

I understand where you are Charles.... Mrs. Olcodgerduck and I lost our 2 kitties a few years ago, and like you there are certainly days and times of the year when the loss is a little more poignant... Thanks for sharing the story of the little girl kissing your Boxer, it made me smile! Enjoy the memories, and hope your day is bright with the reflections of yesterdays win!

I am not much of a fan of any of the pro sports, but I am feeling strongly drawn to watch Justin and the Chargers this year. A big part of the attraction is watching a great quarterback do what a great quarterback should do to run the field and win games (unlike our unfortunate current Ducks situation). During the Ducks games this year I am finding myself sitting on the front half of my chair with my guts in a knot hoping we "don't lose" again..., but the couple chances I've had to watch Justin play this year, I can sit back in my chair, and enjoy the game. Wishing Justin and the Chargers good luck!

I was expecting the headlines this morning to look something like this: "Ducks manage to not lose once again..." What a frustrating game to watch. I know it's horrible human behavior on my part, but every time AB took off on a blind run and ended up under (it seemed like...) 11 other players, I kept thinking (involuntarily of course!) that maybe this is the play where he gets hurt and we finally get to try out one of our young, athletic quarterbacks... To be fair to him, I do think he made better choices on his runs in this game than the last couple of games - not quite so much of the scramble for 2 yards and collapse at the bottom of the pile... It was awesome, however, to see KT come storming in and totally create havoc behind the line of scrimmage! I am looking forward to seeing him play the rest of the year. For me, that may be what it takes to keep watching the rest of the games this year. Go Ducks!!

Thank you Charles, for the time and dedication you pour into this forum. I had kept the site bookmarked even after it had been taken down. I was hoping against hope that every time I checked it that it would be live again! I am grateful to you and my fellow forum members to have a place to come and enjoy Ducks comradeship without the negativity accompanying so many other sites. Go Ducks!!

Thanks for posting this. I had bookmarked it to share today if no one else had. An excellent look into an Oregon Athlete that to me exemplifies the best of what we want our athletes to be - incredible performers on the field of play, and an even better student/citizen with a vision of life beyond the sport itself! Go Ducks!!

I couldn't agree more! No matter how bad the Ducks were playing, these 2 clowns made it exponentially worse!

Go Ducks!!

Go Ducks!! (not beavers....)

No excuses for our Ducks, but a couple notes from my extremely lay person's point of view... 1) Our Ducks have played a lot of games in the last 2 - 3 weeks, looked to me like they just didn't have their legs under them, possible fatigue. 2) We got to where we were in the season due to (among other things) Duarte being the fire cracker, getting things started, dishing the ball, nailing 3 pointers and stealing 2.0 balls per game. The last couple weeks, especially the last week, as Richardson is coming on stronger, I sense Duarte is backing off from being the play maker. I think the last stat I saw on his steals is that he is down to 1.7 steals per game. That seems like quite a drop-off in just a few games. I think there is some uncertainty between Will and Chris as to who is running the offense, and that uncertainty is causing Duarte to back off - not a good thing for us!! I think Coach Altman needs to get his arms around this and get Duarte back to being involved 110% like he has been all season. Just my .02 worth... Go Ducks!!

Sometimes I like Canzano... Go Ducks!!

I don't care what metric you use, it if shows Ducks winning, I'm good with it!! LOL!! Go Ducks!!

I think a big part of the reason Coach Altman is so good is that he appears to be here for the journey, not just the trophy at the end. From comments following the UCLA game, he stated that he was just wanting the guys to have fun playing. I think that was in the context of the seniors enjoying their last games as Ducks, but to me it speaks overall of his objective as a coach. Also, if I understand the after game comments correctly, the players were the ones that wanted to crank up the defense and go man-to-man in their efforts to shut down the Bruins (which ended up winning the game for us!) Any Coach that cares more about the players than the trophy, and puts that together with a great coaching schematic is certainly going to have some level of success. I think Coach Altman adds something special through his personality that takes it over the top. We are truly blessed to have Coach Altman on our side! Go Ducks!!

And, he always says it in the most sarcastic way possible... I do sometimes enjoy listening to his hyperbolic gushing when he is going on and on about how Oregon is owning the conference of champions, and also enjoy his "Eugene from Eugene " nickname for Omoruyi, but a lot of times I just have to tune him out. Oh, yeah, I also enjoy knowing that Duarte is going to continue to be right handed for the rest of the game... LOL!! Anyways, Go Ducks!!

With the current talk of relocating our game with Ohio State to a neutral site since we lost the game at Autzen, I was thinking this could make a great "neutral" site! Imagine... 5pm start so we are prime time on the east coast, stands packed with the Oregon faithful, sun fading from view as we are on our way to winning our 2nd game of 2021! Could it happen? 😀

...to quote the one who shall remain nameless... LOL!! 😀

In case anyone was trying to figure out why we're looking for a new Conference Commissioner... 🙄

RIP Gar! Thank you Charles for posting this tribute to Gar Pearson. Some of my best memories of Duck fandom come from the early 2010's as UO resumed varsity baseball in 2009. One of my former co-workers is a huge baseball fan and a fellow Duck Fanatic, and together we followed Ducks Baseball in the Spring of each year, finding a nice compliment to our shared fascination with what was happening with Ducks Football. Due to conflicting work schedules, we were never able to make it to any games in person, but spent hours following the games at work via radio whenever a game was broadcast. During these years I found FishDuck, and in Baseball season tremendously enjoyed the writings of Gar. I followed the link you posted Charles, to find Gar's archive, and have enjoyed re-reading some of his work. In so many ways, he is like a poet in his treatment of the game and PK Park. Here's the one I re-read this morning: Duck Baseball and Clam Chowder Magna Cum Laude! I too am missing Gar, and although I never knew him personally, I enjoyed the look into his heart he shared with each article. Thank you Gar!!

Thank you Charles, this has given all of us a way to stay connected with the Ducks and each other, and in a manner that promotes free thinking and conversation! Thank you!! Go Ducks!!

Thanks Charles, for posting the pic of Franck! He is quickly becoming a force that our opponents have to go around, as they cannot go through. Love to see his hustle! Go Ducks!!

What a great read! Of course, given my affinity for maps, I had to look up Alma, Quebec... Boy, that burg is a long ways away from downtown! Glad to see Chris doing well, wish him all the best going forward!! Go Ducks!!

I'll be watching! Looking forward to some satisfaction in this rematch!

Thanks RatherBe, we appreciate the time and skills you put into this map!