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As Charles said, Welcome and nice to have you join us. As to your question...while the idea of playing some Blue Bloods for our out of conference games is appealing. Oregon has been screwed several times attempting to schedule home and home games with teams meeting that description. I'd prefer to play good solid teams that would likely fulfill their side of the agreement. Maybe Baylor, TCU. I liked having BYU last year and look forward to Texas Tech this year. But, I feel (much like Charles) the Georgia, tOSU, or Alabama type games should be reserved for the playoff/bowl season.

As much as I like the Pac... Oregon needs to do what's best for Oregon. Pres Scholz, AD Mullens, and Mr. Knight need to be the ones who decide in which conference this may be. If it were me I would be demanding at least 40 million form the Pac to stay... and I would be asking the B1G for 45 million for the first 3 years. Then full share... But, luckily no one is asking me.

For the most part I agree. But, this team seemed to be just going through the motions all season. Its hard for a fanbase to get excited when the players don't even seem to care.

33% is flat out unacceptable. Free throws are all about muscle memory. Obviously, these players simply do not put in enough time at the gym. Dana needs to find a way to recruit players that are leaders.

My thoughts exactly. Beavers trying to lock themselves to the Duck's tails.

1) I would like to see Steins offense take root quickly. 2) I want a true leader (both vocally and physically) on defense to manifest himself. 3) and... I NEED to see constant QB pressures and sacks.

That was an interesting read. Makes one realize how much has changed in just a couple years. Thanks for posting.

From the little I have read into ION/Scripps this could be very interesting. They have a vast portfolio. I could see them purchasing the PAC12 network as well.

Good. I never want to see him in Autzen again. Which was going to happen Sept 23rd.

I agree with you. This same metric could be used when discussing the LA schools (obviously to a lesser degree) yet B1G still jumped all over them. Media negotiations are based off possible eyeballs... not actual eyeballs. The LA area does not watch college sports. Otherwise, USC would have more fans than Oregon. This tells me the visual media outlets could care less about real fans. They just want large numbers that look good when throwing proposals in front of possible advertisers. Similar to print media continuing to print magazines even though no one buys them. They need to have circulation numbers to back up their inflated advertising rates which is where the real money is coming from.

I'm hoping SMU gets cut as a candidate quickly. I would prefer to add two schools from within the current Pac footprint (west of Denver). To me SDSU and UNLV should be the only schools being considered.

Annie, For you I would recommend buying a ROKU device (fairly inexpensive) from Best Buy. It will allow you to stream even on older TV's. Also, Best Buy will have techs who will help you set it up. I believe the techs at Best Buy are called their Geek Squad. It may cost a few dollars extra to have them come to your house to set it up. But, it is a one time charge, they will explain it thoroughly, and make sure you understand how to use it. I hope this helps.

Been there... done that!

I was thinking the same thing... and move the Outlet Mall to Coburg (from Woodburn). You know the moms and girlfriends would be appreciative of that.

Maybe Harbor didn't want to play second fiddle to Pleasant on the track.

How's that Converse retirement plan working out? Ha!

Completely agree. Like it or not streaming will be HUGE in the future. In my industry (motorcycle racing) the US series (MotoAmerica) owns its own streaming service. When the pandemic hit it was the only racing available worldwide. Viewership exploded. Over half of the growth was outside of the US. We have a whole new fan base. Even now that the all the other (more prestigious) series are back the MotoAmerica series has maintained its foreign fans. This tells me it would be great for the Pac? to be the first conference on the streaming front. Once you gain fans/followers you typically do not lose them. As college football fans we need to think globally. I feel many are only worried about how it affects them.

Good for Justin! What also is truly amazing is it likely will not change his personality much. So proud of this Duck!

I'm sure much of the country agrees with this. Yet, in a playground pick... I would take Penix and Nix over Williams. Just like I would take Herbert and Purdy over Mahomes. I'm not saying Williams and Mahomes are not great quarterbacks. I'm just saying their egos are to big for me to want on my team. I feel the team as a whole is better served with a leader more like Nix or Penix.

Thank you for the great article David. I feel you were spot on. I also liked this point by Duck Fan 76. I to feel Tosh came to the Ducks to learn from Dan Lanning. Tosh knows there are small things needed for him to be a great DC. Why not learn from one of (if not) the best DC in the college game. To me it feels like Tosh is great at being a teacher. But, not necessarily great at plan development. This is what he is working on. To me it appears that Chris Hampton may have a step up on Tosh in this regard. I do not know enough about Hampton to speak of his teaching skills. Perhaps this is something Tosh has a leg up on him. Dan Lanning being the mastermind I believe him to be may be putting both of these coaches into great positions for both to learn and develop their coach acumen further. With this coaching change and the roster moves I'm not sure how the defense can not take a step forward. Lanning is building something in special Eugene. Let's enjoy the ride.

Definitely sounds like premature excuses. Like they have already conceded that their going to SUCK. But, like always true Trojan fans can't admit that they SUCK... even though they know they typically SUCK.

I see things a bit differently. Anyone on the east coast pretty much ONLY sees the Pac schools on weekly highlight shows anyway. I travel the east coast on occasion and unless the Ducks are playing a top tier team their games are nearly impossible to find in ANY sports bar. Even national chains like Buffalo Wild Wings, Hooters, and Twin Peaks do not get the Pac12 network or most network west coast feeds. At least with a streaming service those who want to follow the Pac would be able to.

For those of you glued to cable. I'll tell you my story. I have cable to all my TVs in the house except one. All bedrooms and living room have coax cable to them with cable boxes in each room. I had an addition added a couple years ago. A family room/ man cave. I never pulled coax to it. It only has wi-fi so my TV in there only has streaming services easily accessible. I have found I spend the weekends glued to my living room TV with cable to watch football. But, 99% of the time outside of football I'm in streaming something (Netflix, Amazon, or RokuTV). My point is. Once you get used to streaming. You will not miss cable TV much (if at all). Soon most sports will be broadcast via both medias. I for one am looking forward to this happening as I will then be able to drop my $200+/month cable subscription and apply that to my scotch collection.

A lot can change in two years. Especially for a 15 year old. I'm very happy he is a Duck fan... But, I'll believe this in Dec of 2024 when it officially is announced.

Maybe MC can help him with a NIL deal. There seems to be more money in Miami than brains.