DrJacksPlaidPants

Maybe. But, it will always end like this.

That’s because they had Helton and he couldn’t recruit. Riley will have them in a much better position.

I will say this. As a football fan I look forward to the USC/Ohio State conference championship games. I have bothered to watch a Ohio St/Sacrificial Lamb Big 10 championship game in years.

By staying in the Pac 12 (if there is anything left of it) Oregon can be the Oklahoma of the past 5-7 years. Win an easy conference and slide into the playoff. The only problem is Oklahoma got beat down every time because they weren’t battle tested. But, at least they had a chance. It would depend on how they’re ranked in the pre-season. I know I stated earlier that Norte Dame needs to join the ACC to survive, but after looking at their situation critically, they’re the only team that has made the playoff without the burden of playing a conference championship game. If they join the Big 10 they’re likely to have long waits between playoff appearances.

At the end of the day, the college football Gods/Goddesses will final a way to get the “big money” teams pooled to maximize TV revenue. Just like the NFL. Where does Oregon football fall in this scenario? Probably somewhere North of the Cleveland Browns.

As I have state before. Why not take the whole West Coast TV market? It’s not about records or skill. Rutgers and Maryland proved that.

Hopefully a Duck alum lands him.

Riley and Wilcox are probably like this dude.

I think Oregon and UW go to the Big 10. Wilner has Tweeted that they’re not done expanding. Both teams basically give the Big 10 the entire West Coast TV market. If they can nab Stanford and ND then that gives them The Bay Area and Chicago. This would make two super conferences. ND has to see the writing on the wall. Join a conference or be left to rot. It would also put them in the same conference as two of their big West Coast rivals.

I have to agree with you here. He pulled Oregon out of a very dark place following the 2016 and 2017 seasons. He put a Rose Bowl trophy in the case and loaded the roster. There’s no good way to leave your former team for another school. It was disappointing, but at least he didn’t clean out the roster like a certain Oklahoma coach did. That said, every coach who has left Oregon has failed at their next job (Belotti included). I think Miami will be nationally relevant again because they have made a financial commitment to football. However, I think the guy who follows Mario will be the one who takes them to a championship level.

UGA is a lot like Alabama in that they just re-load. They’ve been like that for a while, but they’ve been somewhat overshadowed. I think now that they’ve broken through we’ll see them put a few more trophies in the case. I think Kirby has done a good job of developing talent on his coaching staff as well as his players. The big thing UGA has going for them next year is Bennett. Not having to replace a championship QB and team leader is huge.

I’m not ready to give up on Butterfield just yet. He may not start the season, but I think we’ll see him at some point.

I was at the U.S. Women’s Open last week wearing an Oregon shirt. Some guy comes up to me and says “I hate your shirt”. I looked at him and said “You must be from Washington “. He then lifts his foot up to show me his purple shoes with the big white W on them. I didn’t need to see his shoes. I could smell him. We had a good laugh about it, though.

Even if Hout didn’t say anything racist I still agree with the punch. For no other reason other than I am a sore loser.

The original mallard head helmets from 1999 season started it all. Every evolution after that was “copy cat”

The Ducks have done more with less. I hope this young man fulfills his dreams of a 2nd place PAC 12 finish.

There are a ton of great points on this forum, but here’s another opinion from me: I think the PGA’s tradition is right up there with the NCAA’s tradition. Meaning, the sports world has evolved and they had better catch up. I don’t see the majors immediately siding with the PGA tour. They’re smart to play the waiting game. It’s in their best interest to have ALL of the top players in the world at their tournaments. Anything less would be a watered down version of their past greatness. One thing that hasn’t been brought up is television revenue. I would look for a media company like Fox to jump on LIV. They have a history of taking chances, so this is right up their alley. If LIV gets a television deal then we’ll see the PGA start to make some changes.

If you look at it from an economic standpoint LIV golf stands a good chance of competing pretty well with the PGA. I say this for a number of reasons listed below. 1. Money talks. LIV is guaranteeing contracts like every other pro sports league. No need to earn their way into the league. No need to keep their tour card. Right now they’re targeting established players, but they will attract a lot of youth with their guaranteed $$$. 2. The PGA has been notoriously cheap with their payouts. No guaranteed money. Pay your own way to the event. I could go on. 3. LIV can attract the youth. If they target hot, young up-and-comer’s (I.e. recruit the amateurs) with good money then they control the future of the game. They have the right guy with the right plan in Greg Norman. He may have missed on Tiger Woods, but everybody knows he offered him “high nine figures” to join. I promise you that number didn’t go un-noticed by other PGA tour members. 4. The PGA Tour doesn’t own the majors, so they can’t stop these golfers from competing in them. There is still a chance for glory among the LIV golfers. That is, unless the USGA prohibits them. Very unlikely. 5. The PGA looks churlish with their hard line stance against these player. It’s not a good look for them and being greedy doesn’t help them. They look like the NFL owners. Just imagine if a new pro football league started and offered guaranteed contracts to the NFL players to jump ship and join them. There would be a mass exodus. Unlike the USFL, the KSA has the money to sustain their salary and operations as long as the oil still flows. Hopefully, this new LIV tournament opens the eyes of the PGA tour because their “loyal” players also have one eye on LIV. You can bet on that. If you think loyalty is still a thing you need only look at college football.

Beware of Sofa King. As in “Those refs were Sofa King terrible.

Fuskies won 21-70. This was Herbert‘s first start and the game that sealed Helfrich’s fate as “former” head coach.

Let’s say Oregon wins the Rose Bowl or loses in the playoffs if VA isn’t injured. My guess is 2016 would’ve been a little better. Even with Pellum still coaching the defense. However, I think Pellum would’ve been the sacrificial lamb and Helfrich would’ve stayed around to coach in 2017. Pellum’s defense would’ve still been familiar to the team. Even though the defense would’ve still been pretty bad, I think they might have squeaked out a win over Nebraska, Colorado or beavis. Maybe all three. The loss to the fuskies may have also not been as brutal. However, 6-6 or 7-5 would’ve still gotten him fired, but Helfrich would’ve survived. As it was, Hoke’s new 4-3 scheme was horrific and ultimately led to the 70-21 debacle in Autzen. That game alone was the nail in Helfrich’s coffin. It was an unforgivable result. He was a lame Duck (pun intended) coach after that game. Now, had Helfrich ultimately coached in 2017, we may have never seen the likes of Taggart or Cristobal. However, Oregon would’ve had a new head coach in 2018. I always wonder who it might have been.

A loss to UGA can be overcome. Utah is pretty late in the year and before the Civil War. It could hurt the team before a visit to Corvallis.

Currently, my goals are to see the Daytona 500, the U.S. Open and the Masters. The U.S. Open is in my hometown in 2 years, so that should happen barring any sudden changes. Other than that, I’ve been to Autzen and Texas Stadium. I saw the Zags play in Chapel Hill, NC a couple of years ago and have been to a few of their games at the MAC in Spokane. I also saw the Midnight Sun baseball game up in Fairbanks, AK back in 2011 and I highly recommend it. I’m pretty satisfied so far, but if I ever visit Boston in the Fall then I would like to visit Fenway..

I can’t find a team on this list who hasn’t “jumped the shark” at least once by copying Oregon’s style of wearing alternate uniforms. It’s a proven formula for getting the kids’ attention, so why not do it.

I like the idea of the occasional throwback uniform. My only question is why haven’t the Ducks gone back to the uniforms that started the insanity? I also want to know what happened to the “mallard head” helmets that were specially painted. They were the talk of college football back in the day and I haven’t seen them in over a decade. Word on the street is there was a “disagreement” with the company that painted them.