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Annie
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So terribly sad. My deepest sympathy to all his family and friends.
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UC Board of Regents to discuss UCLA exit to Big Ten; questions emerge
TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COMWill the University of California system’s Board prevent UCLA’s move? Probably not … but there sure are some interesting...Can they stop UCLA from leaving?
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What worries me is ESPN's proclivity for scheduling PAC games at night. I hate night games, I hate the "PAC-12 After Dark" motto, as I've always felt it was more like "PAC12, Afterthought."
But I will cross my fingers that somehow something good will come of this.
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On 7/12/2022 at 8:06 AM, Wrathis said:
Maybe I missed something, but what 'head coaching' experience does he have that they missed?
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I believe that he has said when he was in high school he coached a third-grade basketball team.
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While I have my favorite uniforms and also some of which I am not particularly fond, at this point whatever unis they wear when they win are my preferred!
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On 7/8/2022 at 9:28 AM, Wrathis said:
I get frustrated every year with the Irish. They're constantly over-rated and living on a reputation earned when Beano Cook was still a kid.
This however brings up a question I'd like to ask people here on the forum: How long can a "blue blood" be mediocre before losing their blue blood status? The following teams come to mind;
Notre Dame, Texas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Georgia Tech, USC etc...
I'd love to hear all of your thoughts on the matter
On 7/8/2022 at 9:28 AM, Wrathis said:I get frustrated every year with the Irish. They're constantly over-rated and living on a reputation earned when Beano Cook was still a kid.
This however brings up a question I'd like to ask people here on the forum: How long can a "blue blood" be mediocre before losing their blue blood status? The following teams come to mind;
Notre Dame, Texas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Georgia Tech, USC etc...
I'd love to hear all of your thoughts on the matter
I get frustrated too. Especially annoying is hearing how the PAC is "down" during years when Oregon plays in National Championship games and USC has a poor record, including losing to the Ducks. Since 1994 the Ducks have 12 wins over usc to their 7, and since 2009, Ducks 6 wins over usc to their 2 over the Ducks.
At one time the sun never set on the British Empire, but times have changed.
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On 7/8/2022 at 7:35 AM, sad BIG12 fan said:
TEXAS(UT) should be in the PAC. If you have ever been to Austin you would agree.
I've been to Austin, and I agree!
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I love college football, but rarely watch NFL except to check in on games now and then to see how Ducks in the pros are doing. College football has tradition, history, and regionalism that makes it fun for me to watch. But with the transfer portal, NIL, and the development of ever-larger mega-conferences, college football is turning into NFL 2.0.
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On 7/6/2022 at 4:19 PM, TexasDuck said:
It may be worth considering that USC and UCLA joined the Big 10 with the understanding, perhaps even stipulation, that Oregon would NOT be invited. When all of this shakes out I wouldn't be surprised if we learn that this was the case all along. Too much Oregon success in recruiting big names in SoCal; this cuts the Ducks off at the knees.
Sounds as if, other than the big buck$, usc and ucla are moving to the Big 10 in order to escape having to play Oregon.
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On 7/6/2022 at 11:11 AM, The Kamikaze Kid said:
Howdy McDawg. To help get caught up to speed, the proper term for Oregon State is 'Little Brother". The proper term for Washington is fuskies as in "Huck the Fuskies!". Which brings us to both our favorite win and favorite phrase, Kenny Wheaton's gonna score! This one play in one game in 1994, completely altered the trajectories of both programs to this day.
That's my favorite win, but my second-favorite win is the Ducks beating the longhorns when Oregon played Texas in the 2000 Holiday Bowl. 95% of the Texans were insufferable, so sure they were going to win. But the Ducks beat them 35-30 with Joey Harrington throwing for a touch down, running for a touchdown and catching a pass for a touchdown.
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If there's a new PAC with current members plus additional teams that are west of the Mississippi, I worry that all PAC games will be night games, since the mega-conferences could suck up all the day-game hours for Fox and ESPN.
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On 7/5/2022 at 6:45 AM, noDucknewby said:
... That is of course, accepting the fact that college football as we know it is dead and we need to move on
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Yep. It might as well be the NFL. History, tradition, regionalism--gone. Soon a loss or two or three in a season won't be such a big deal, because there will probably be a 16-team playoff, leading to a college "super bowl."
I like the differences between college football and the NFL, but soon there will not be any.
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On 7/4/2022 at 12:20 PM, Steven A said:
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I think the idea of going private was tossed around a few years ago based upon less then 20% of the budget coming from the state coffers. Well, we have an alum, or alums, who could easily foundationally fund the difference.
Well, although Oregon covers 90% of its expenses and the state only 10%, the state owns the campus, buildings, etc.
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On 7/4/2022 at 12:19 PM, Washington Waddler said:
Some sports may be forced back into intramural status if the expected conference cut per school isn’t what programs are expecting.
That's certainly possible. We need a "sad" emoji.
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On 7/4/2022 at 12:14 PM, DUCati855 said:
No matter where Oregon ends up... I hope the Pac? bans USC/UCLA from all other sports!
It will be interesting to see if the PAC does that. But in some women's sport, such as acrobatics & tumbling, they have to scramble to find opponents as it it.
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This is all beginning to sound like the soap opera "predictions" where Finn might come out his coma and search for Steffy or Li could have survived her burning SUV sailing off the road into the ocean. All we can do is just wait and see what really will happen.
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I keep myself sane by reminding myself that I have absolutely no control over any of it, by remembering there actually more important things in life to be concerned about (yes, really!), and I'll sleep better just keeping those two factors in mind.
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While I think the other sports matter, yes, the presidents and ADs are considering only football (although I believe USC is somehow leaving beach volleyball in the PAC). The travel expenses for all sports will go up, and thus the non-revenue sports will cost a school more than they do now to continue them.
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On 7/4/2022 at 9:41 AM, NJDuck said:
Praising USC for this great move, unbelievable.
...Let's praise USC for bringing down the PAC-12's perception for many years because they sucked in sports. Let's praise them for giving the BIG PAC12's biggest media market. ...
Exactly! I got so tired of hearing that the PAC-12 was "down" because USC wasn't winning! Never mind that Oregon played in two national championship games and clobbered Florida State in the first championship playoff game when the PAC was supposedly down!
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On 7/4/2022 at 7:35 AM, Log Haulin said:
The arrogance. How can a athletic department be so out of touch. USC has brought nothing to the table as far as elevating the quality of competition in Pac 12 football. The B?G will regret incorporating USC into the fold. Good riddance.
Just last night I heard a radio guy (Cody somebody) saying that USC was making a good move because they had no big games against PAC-12 teams, except maybe UCLA and the Bruins are going to the Big 10 too. He pooh-pooh USC vs. Oregon games, not seeming to realize that Oregon is 11-6 over USC since 1998.
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On 7/3/2022 at 10:31 PM, AnotherOD said:
I can't help but wonder if this isn't an early sign of the writing is on the wall for major college sports?
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Yes, history and tradition have been a major part of college sports and they are both disappearing/being dismantled by NIL, portal, and creation of mega-leagues.
One thing that stood out to me in the article was the possibility that the mega-conferences might start jettisoning the teams with lesser earnings and poorer W-L records. If they do, they haven't thought it through. Sure, that would supposedly leave only "big" games each week, but with no easy wins the "better" teams would start finding themselves with fewer wins and possibly everyone ending up with a so-so records. Not the mention it would be a rotten thing to boot the "lesser" teams from the conferences.
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Here’s hoping this USC/UCLA-Big Ten merger careens off the track, crashes and burns | Jones
WWW.PENNLIVE.COMThe more I think about it, the more I hope this acquisition engineered by the bloodless weasels at FOX Sports derails and...
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Saw this mentioned in one of the I-don't-know-how-many articles I've read about conference changes, but it does kind up sum things up: "Lincoln Riley is affiliated with his fourth conference since losing to Oklahoma State last November."
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New Plans for Ducks Indoor Practice Facility
in Our Beloved Ducks
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Looks amazing! I wonder what the current indoor facility will become.