Log Haulin

Ok... Bucket list check off: Cordon Blue cooking lesson... check.

Yea, I don't know how to cook neither but my waste removal skills are blueblood for sure.

Ops! Posted this on wrong thread. My two rescues, Sunday and Shadow.

Lol, not at all. Someone has to put the helmut on the bears. Might need your help with the shoulder pads though.

No worries, I am used to doing the heavy lifting for others. Someone has to stand in the gap.

Not a lot, but when they do fan sure seem to love them.

High density living? Never heard of it.

My wife can take a cube steak, fry it in a pan and blow your mind. I don't know how she does it but the woman can cook. I buy a cow every year. Grass feed with a little corn feed and you get some of the best tasting meat on planet earth. Haven't eaten pink slime in years. Living life the way life was intended.

Unless you have NFL calibure secondary. Ducks were down a solid corner and an absolute Dude in the box. But it was the safety position that was exploited the most. Laulea should be a huge help.

Oregon is capable. Ducks have the staff, infrastructure and talent. A lot of that talent is young. Lanning has seemed to have reloaded this team for 24' with another TP window in the spring. Back to back top 10 classes is a big deal. If Lanning can continue with what is becoming a trend, Oregon will reload year to year. Is it probable? The only thing I can base an opinion on is the fact that they never have won the NC. I would have to say mostly improbable. Many here, including me, thought this would be the year. The word special was often used to describe the 23' Ducks. Oregon had a good season but didn't win the conference or make the CFP. Lanning needs to prove he can win big games before I jump on the "probable" bandwagon. So far he hasn't won one. Hopefully Lanning sticks around and becomes a Kirby, Sabin, DeBoer type of coach. I definitely think he has that type of ceiling. Ducks need to start with winning that elusive first big game imo.

Right! And your earlier post is valid and needs to be taken seriously as well. It is essentially the off season. And with it came toughts and feelings I didn't anticipate. Many more of us will come to these same feelings on the subject. I agree this thread topic is layered far beyond recruiting alone. I immediately went there almost involuntarily. I didn't expect that. Thanks for your thoughtfulness with your posts. Very well done and your insights have a unique quality to them that helps me fully form my thoughts and insights even when we disagree.

We can celebrate the fact that Lanning is doing a great job acquiring talent. We can also celebrate that players are profiting off NIL, wich they themselves own. We can celebrate more parity across the board with TP. Mike makes great points for sure. But there doesn't seem to be any guidance in any of this. Anything goes free for all never ends well. This won't either unless some adults step up and set some boundaries. More 100+ year old conferences will be disolved. womens college athletics will be put at risk. Non-revenu sports will be put at risk. Players will be pushed out with nothing to show for it, promises of an education from the university that pitched these players to commit will be broken. And on and on. All for what? Power and wealth. Sorry to rain on anyones happy day but we as fans have skin in this game as well. I have purchased tickets, bought merch and cheered this sport for almost a half a century. I have a lifetime invested and it's foolish to discount that. I am not the only fan that feels this way. A lot of people are going to be hurt in this trasition to profesional football. And if they destroy it... then what? Everyone loses imo.

Yea, I feel this way. I try not too but finding it difficult. Two years ago it seemed all I heard was "We don't want him, play our guy!". Now what I hear is " our guy is a bum, throw him out!". I admit it probably isn't an accurate depiction of what is said. But it is what I hear, what translates from ear to brain. It sucks and is a huge turn off to me. I fight it but can't seem to shake it. I love college football. Been a fan for over 40 years. Since a few weeks ago and "throw the bum out", I have struggled being passionate about the game I have loved for years. Connection it appears, is being severed. Thanks for bringing this up. I have been trying to say the same things and have been pushed back on pretty hard. This is just my thoughts and opinions. It's how it feels to me and I don't like it. In no way is it an attack on anyone on OBDF or OBD. I can't be alone and I think a lot of folks are going to walk away from college football. I am really struggling not to. Sad!

If UGA has to replace Kirby? Lanning is probably taking that job imo