DuckHeart

Ducks' ox gored; Beavers' ox gored; it's a matter of perspective. I was an attorney for 40 years. If I learned one thing is that perception of justice is in the eye of the beholder. I haven't done a deep dive in the Pac 12 to 2 debacle. My take: The Pac 12 was going to die. The networks wanted it to happen. WSU and OSU got screwed in the process, U of O and the other departing teams owed them something. U of O and the other departing teams surely gamed planned their departure; they would have run it by advisors including high priced attorneys----the 10 knew what they were doing. There were contracts and bylaws, rules and regulations along with financial and public relation issues. Those 10, again being fully advised, apparently reached an agreement. Good for them. There was not theft in the legal sense. There also weren't thefts in ethical and moral realms. Just a bunch of entities doing a work out of a difficult problem Now, back the Merry Christmas! Jerry

These days it's not about having another hat on the table for drama; it's about having another team in the auction.

No failures. Two head coaches and three offensive coordinators (I think that's right) saw him in practice and in games. And I bet all of them saw pretty much the same thing as we did. We all wanted Ty to do well, in fact we all wanted him to do great things on the field. It didn't work out and it is best for him to move on.

He was joking----and seems to be a good guy and likely headed for the big time.

One G5 team gets to play in a New Years game every year. Liberty has the pleasure of being this year's choice. Examples like Beavers vs ND aren't relevant as they aren't in a New Years game. Sure Oregon got the short end of the stick but that doesn't mean corruption etc.

Bo's decision to play is totally within character. Sure, other players make different decisions and that is totally fine. (Some of you on this board would make a different decision.). But he loves football, loves Oregon and loves his teammates. I think he made his decision based on those feelings----and based on the code that he lives by. Don't forget, Bo is really intelligent. 3.9 GPA, got his degree magna cum laude from Auburn. He knows the risks, he also knows himself; good for him that he does.

Refs do sometimes get in the way. This time he was in the way of the ball. Sometimes a defender gets rubbed off a ref. It happens and when it happens it doesn't mean anything other than it happened. The ref is considered part of the field; no replays or do overs.

Lot's of talk that a successful college QB will get $1 million to $2 million in NIL money. What's the market for Moore? He flashed talent but also showed he wasn't ready to start at UCLA. He has the upside to be great. Our staff knows him; recruited him; had him but lost him. I think the Ducks go after him.

Beavers are ranked 10th----the highest two loss team. That seems pretty darned respectful.

Win out and the Ducks are in the playoffs. It's really pretty simple.

23-16 Ducks win. And this is the game where Lanning calls for a FG when its 4th and goal from the 3.

Convert on 3rd down. Ducks do that and they win.

Wasn't Nick A working on Saturday? (I don't see him in the pic.)

Sione Vaki is an absolute stud. He reflects the Utah program and the toughness which is built into that team by its coach. Vaki plays two ways, a great safety turned into a dynamite offensive weapon. If he gets going on offense then it will be tough. Stop him and the Ducks win big.

When has a one loss Pac 12 not made it in? Hasn't happened. Worry about Utah if you want to worry.