DUCKED

Yes

Add San Diego State now, maybe even help with the increased exit fee. SMU, too. Get aggressive. Pac-10 or 11 sounds a helluva lot better than PAC-9. Don’t just rope-a-dope…….throw some punches. Act like you care, show some heart. Enough with the empty promises, the “deal is right around the corner” nonsense. But if AZ in fact leaves, it may be too late. I hope Oregon is looking around, too. It’s the 11th round, the PAC-? Is still standing, but it needs a 12th round KO.

As far as football goes, yes, The Big Ten is a cultural fit. If the Big Ten were to invite the Ducks and offered a boatload of money, how much of a factor would cultural fit really be? Would it be a deal killer?

If Kliakoff is “merely an advisor,” he should go…….sooner than later. He was touted as a deal maker, not an advisor.

You “get no respect” Charles. That is not right!

That’s great, but I want to see the pitch!

He’s young, strong and in excellent physical shape and should make a full recovery. Hopefully, he’ll make it back for the 24/25 season.

I guess that’s why they hired Mario. The guy can recruit, we know that, and you don’t win without talent. The big question, however: Can he coach? The jury is still out. Despite his inconsistent and somewhat lackluster performance with the Ducks — considering the talent he was able to bring to Eugene —he now has a chance to prove the critics wrong. Will he?

My guess, and it’s just a guess, is that Deion knew it was being recorded, and probably orchestrated it.

I don’t think the players should have been involved in the decision, at all, and certainly not publicly. You make an excellent point about the players’ voting possibly creating a divide on the team. Sanders is the boss. He makes the final decision on everything. Involving the players may have repercussions down the road.

I think that’s wrong on many levels. To humiliate someone in public, in front of their peers, is unnecessary, and just another shameful example of Prime showboating. Not to say the player should not have been dismissed. But that is not the way to go about it.

For the Steph-Sabrina showdown you’ve got to go with the WNBA line. That, of course, gives Steph the edge….but no excuses should he lose. Not to take anything away from Sabrina, whose record setting performance may never be equaled, but my money is on Curry.

Please! Just wake me up when it’s over!

You have never seen a better effort….because there has never been one. An astounding performance!

Thank you Charles!!!!!

When coaches recruit they are selling…..selling themselves, the program and the school. And they do their homework. They know what resonates with an athlete, what’s important to them. A good salesman taps into that information.

So much fun to think about….and wish for. Getting a couple would be fantastic. And often those who do commit help recruit others. But in the end it often comes down to NIL money. That’s the world we now live in.

He’s a great shot maker, an excellent putter, and plays a controlled fade off the tee that keeps him out of trouble. Lot of golf left today, so it’s still wide open…..and Rory and Scheffler are knocking at the door.

I hope he sticks with us. As one noted philosopher once said, "It ain't over til it's over."

Stunning, if true, that season ticket sales are down. With the Huskies' resurgence last season under a first year coach, and after years of mediocrity, you would think that enthusiasm would be near an all-time high.

I certainly hope not….

I appreciate your takes Jon, and the takes of so many others who put in the time and effort so those of us who are too lazy, or can’t put our book down, don’t have to. A question, though…. Where do you find the time to play golf?

Sixkiller, an Oregon kid from Ashland, wanted to go to Oregon or OSU, but neither school offered him. Understandable for the Ducks to pass ….. they had a guy named Dan Fouts under center.

Working from behind in the count is a recipe for disaster. Pitchers start pressing and hitters are digging in, waiting for a fat pitch. I, too, was surprised at the Ducks’ hurlers inability to throw strikes.