On 1/7/2025 at 4:49 PM, Charles Fischer said:

Wives often don't like men to have hobbies, and will discourage them from taking part or at the minimum--frown on the "wasted time."  

 

 

 

 

Hey! Overgeneralization here!

On 1/5/2025 at 6:12 PM, Intravenus de Milo said:

“There’s nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you”

 

Xichigan’s defense kicked the hell out of tOSU’s offense, poor game plan or not.  It appears tOSU has responded appropriately.  I’m one of the few that thinks losing that game was a good thing, admittedly, I didn’t think it at the time.

 

OSU to the surprise of most of us, just kicked the hell out of Oregon.  I would imagine the entire staff/team will be using this for motivation all offseason.  You guys have a good staff and a good roster, I don’t think this will be anything but an experience they can use to their advantage in the years to come.

While this is probably true, I think the coaches, players, and fans would rather not have had our souls cleansed and gained experience in quite such a fashion. 😉

 Ari Wasserman said that, "In the end, Ohio State had more really good players than the Ducks had."

 

I think DL is on the road to changing the sooner rather than later.

 

 

On 1/3/2025 at 10:02 PM, Nevada Dawg said:

I actually take mild offense to the statement that it is hard for UGA fans to be civil. I am trying to be right civil at this here moment and most UGA fans I know have absolutely no problem with civility at all. Just my opinion and I'll comment no further on the above statement.

Certainly judging by all of your posts that I've read, I believe the UGA fans to be most civil.

There are things in life that you never really get over. The deep despair will go away, but the sadness will linger.

 

Can't change the past, but we can look ahead. Right now I am eager for spring practices to start and to watch the spring game.That won't erase the RB loss, but it will help me to move forward.

 

(It helps that, at heart, I am an optimist.)

On 1/2/2025 at 3:43 PM, Gotcha said:

Going into this game I thought ND was going to beat Georgia, I just refused to say anything because of the amount of dislike I have for ND. If they do hold on and win they will likely be ranked too high for the next 10-15 years...again.

Yep. Sigh.

On 1/1/2025 at 6:56 PM, Solar said:

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We are still in the transition to DL's HS recruits, and won't see the full benefit of this 2025 crew for 3-4 more seasons.

 

Just wondering, how many HS recruits are on the team (or about to join)?

Evan Stewart had been ailing and suffered an injury during pre-game warmups, so did not play.

On 1/1/2025 at 6:56 PM, Solar said:

This game, and our secondary vs. their WRs, shows why you need to recruit HS, versus relying only on 3 stars that blossomed into solid contributors from the portal. The physical differences set a lower ceiling.

 

Donate Manning was a five star which is the counter argument, why you still need portal players, some don't pan out as the best.

 

You recruit the best out of high school, and develop them, then you plug gaps with the portal.

 

We are still in the transition to DL's HS recruits, and won't see the full benefit of this 2025 crew for 3-4 more seasons.

 

Dan did say, when he first came here, that you "water the bamboo" for 5 years before you see the results. We're close to that.

When I was a little girl I was a fan of the Brooklyn (yes, Brooklyn) Dodgers, and the expression "Wait until next year" was heard often--until, ta da, they won the World Series (while still in Brooklyn!).

 

So...just wait until next year! 🙂

Not surprised. I'm sure there will be a thorough sweep of the stadium, parking lot, and surrounding areas. 😢

Saw on the local news that it has been repainted yellow. 🙂

On 12/28/2024 at 3:02 PM, Augduck said:

Not watching but please tell me Feld is running around acting like his usual idiotic self. I'll feel even better about Mario and his band of go of balls being gone.

Saw him running around on the sidelines!

 

On 12/23/2024 at 7:34 AM, Desert Duck said:

Yeah... the nearly 4 weeks off (25 days) is just too damn long.

 

But, if anyone can get these guys fired up and ready to rock-n-roll from the get-go, we all know that it is Dan Lanning.

 

And they will be ready from the get-go. 

Somehow I don't think there will be any problem getting the Ducks fired up. I'm guessing they've been fired up since the B1G Championship game. 🙂

My usual response to this sort of thing is, "Oh, what do they know?!" 🙂

For those of us who do the work to make Christmas  happen, being able to skip parts of the four games to tend to that work was a nice solution. 🙂

Mighty Oregon Tailgate at the Rose Bowl - University of Oregon Alumni Association

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Fits right in with Christmas for me--it's fun to look ahead with anticipation! ❤️💚

On 12/14/2024 at 2:14 PM, DrJacksPlaidPants said:

My personal favorite. Bama whining about paying players. 

NIL ruined their under-the-counter advantage...

It's such a big leap from high school to college, so it's hard to know what 5 stars mean sometimes.

 

 

Back in 1995 I think each school got 40,000 tickets each. Then by the next Rose Bowl it was down to 20,000 tickets each--most of the rest going to corporations. Now only 12,000? 😞

 

So tickets are probably out there--for a price$$$.

Woo! An inspiration to all walk-ons, I'm sure!

On 12/8/2024 at 8:57 AM, OregonDucks said:

 

 

Remind me again why the Pac had to dissolve? 

Apparently to show that the PAC teams were better than others thought.

On 12/6/2024 at 10:17 AM, peterfish55 said:

I liike it, how about the Bigfoot Bowl?, or the Sasquatch Cup?

There could be a concrete form of a Bigfoot footprint as the award for winning the game! 😄

Let's hope there are a lot of Duck fans living near the playoff bowl sites!