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LADuck

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  1. Thanks 1972. LOL ... I just thought it was funny that there are articles about kids down to 15 schools. I never said it made me angry or I didn't like it. My opinion is I just find it funny (I hope others can respect that as the rules indicate) and if others think these are interesting articles to read that is great too. Really not sure how joking around became such a big deal to some.
  2. The process is pretty easy to understand and I in no way meant for my comment to be demeaning. It was not intended that way. Just think it is funny articles are written about a high school kid that narrows his possible college selection down to 15 schools. If you think that is interesting that is totally cool. To me it is funny that is all. I want to read the post because I started it and wanted to read the replies.
  3. I get the process still funny to me that it is news when it is down to 15 schools. Is there a minimum to get an article? If a 5 star said I am going to a school west of the Mississippi is it still a headline?
  4. I love this forum and check Ducks info out all the time but I saw an article about KJ Bolden putting Ducks in TOP 15! I know that the Ducks are done playing but seems desperate when a possible recruit gets news at that point! What is next headline? Elite 4th grader says he has heard of Ducks and really likes birds that fly a lot? Parents say he is only playing flag football at this point but are having him go to personal trainer to prepare him for tackle at the high school level. Will also give him lots of positive affirmations to help him reach his goal of being an elite athlete.
  5. Agree it is much better to stay composed and I personally would not want my kid playing for a hothead. Think in the past some of the great coaches were allowed to lose their tempers more than is accepted today. I think of Earl Weaver, Mike Ditka, Vince Lombardi, Woody Hayes, Jerry Sloan, Bobby Cox, Greg Popovich, Tom Coughlin, and Lou Pinella when I think of winning managers that had a hard time controlling their tempers. How could I forget Billy Martin? Maybe the worst temper of the bunch.
  6. LOL ... "inured to negativity." No ... just know that humans sometimes lose their tempers and can move on from it. Sometimes things happen that piss people off and they temporarily lose it.
  7. Guess I grew up in a different era that let things like this go. My Little League coach was too tough for today's kids but I think he taught me a lot about the old fashioned word "hustle." Not saying what Sark did was right at all just saying I have seen people lose their temper and it isn't a big deal to me but the world has changed. Wonder if guys like Mike Ditka or Vince Lombardi could coach today? Speaking of Ditka came across this video you all might get a laugh out of:
  8. Oh well ... he lost his temper. Move on as far as I am concerned. Not a big deal.
  9. Lots of negative comments coming from jealous fans of other teams. Especially around the topic of NIL money. Since did when money become a non factor in deciding where to go to work? It isn't the only factor but it is a big one. Do people badmouthing these young kids not consider compensation when deciding where to work or start their careers? If so, they are a distinct minority. Plenty of hypocrisy out there!
  10. Thinking if I were 17 years old and was offered significantly more $$$ to play at a great university like UCLA in a beautiful sunny climate I am throwing my stuff in a duffel bag and hitting the road to Westwood. Can you imagine being that young and somebody offers you an additional $200K a year (just making up numbers) to play football? For that money I would take a lower probability of making the playoffs. I was happy to have a $20 in my pocket for the weekend when I was going to the U of O. Of course pitchers of beer were $1.50 and the Dairy Queen special was something like $1.49. Slices of pizza were a buck at Sy's so things were definitely different!
  11. Simple to me. Oregon is a great option as team is going to be national contender for many years coming, he could learn from Nix, NIL money is probably pretty good, awesome facilities, and Eugene is a great college town. UCLA great school, Westwood nice pocket in LA, Chip knows offense, and beautiful weather. See how this would be a tough call for a teenager coming from the midwest. Hope whatever he does works out for him in the long run.
  12. Well if he does goes to UCLA the Ducks can take the NIL savings and invest it on one of the elite defensive players still up for grabs! What a world recruiting has turned into ... amazing.
  13. Worth checking out UCLA from his perspective. Nice year your round weather and excellent academics. Plus playing for Chip has some benefits and Dante could be the replacement for DTR. That said Eugene is a great college town with better facilities not to mention more passionate fans. Plus he will be surrounded by superior talent as a Duck with a higher probability of going to the playoffs. Hope he sticks with his commitment.
  14. Hope you keep this site going as there are a lot of good people posting on here and some football knowledge that easily passes mine. On top of that it is part of my morning ritual to check out what new stories are out there. Plus, I check the site frequently during the day as a break from virtual work! Charles, this is a great site and I appreciate all of your hard work but understand if you just burn out on dealing with the negatives. The good news is that the very high percentage of people follow the rules and enjoy politely talking about our Ducks. If some get their feelings hurt because they didn't follow the rules I think that falls under the "oh well" category in life. Thanks again for all of effort you put into this forum.
  15. I think you want to find the most athletic talent with the desire to be great ... hard to find and everybody else wants them to but those are the majority of players that end up at HOF levels. "I think the ability to hit - some guys have it and some guys don't - but I think how dedicated you are to trying to get the most out of yourself, I think kind of determines how good you are and for how long. I was born with the ability to hit, but my work ethic has taken it to the next level." Tony Gwynn When my son was about 11 years old we went to a baseball card shop and Brooks Robinson (HOF Orioles 3rd baseman from the 60s/70s for those too young to remember him) was signing autographs. Very nice person and it was great to meet him. Always looking for coaching opportunities for my young son I asked him about how hard he worked to get so great. In a very low key way he told my son and I that "to be honest it came pretty easy to me. Ever since I was a little kid I just had really good hand/eye coordination. I didn't have to work too hard at it." Not the coaching opportunity I was looking for ... LOL...but some people are just born with superior talent.
  16. Free tickets from an advertising company so most likely going. Not a fan of football fields jammed into a baseball stadium but can tough it out for one night. Man are we spoiled in modern life or what? My Dad was hopping freight trains at age 13 during the depression and I have to ponder being too far from the field. He used to say "if that is the worst thing you have to worry about you got it pretty good." LOL!
  17. Well the game is free to view and I am a Duck fan so will definitely watch the game. Whoever ends up playing will pull for them to have a great game. Sounds like there is a good chance Nix would play. Be great if he is healthy and ready to go.
  18. Last time a college football game ended in a zero - zero tie was 1983 and it was the Ducks vs Beavers slugging it out in laugher. It was dumping rain and overall just a miserable day. Very few of us there but I stuck it out to the bitter end. Not sure if that is loyalty or stupidity but I have never been one to give up on the Ducks no matter what is going down. I also traveled from Indianapolis in 1989 for another miserable bowl game versus Tulsa in Shreveport. Freezing rain and a crappy stadium and the city isn't much. The Ducks did get a win so at least that part was good. For both basketball and football there used to be years where the hope was that we would at least be competitive against the stronger teams. It was still a lot of fun going to games and being part of the college experience. I also remember students being excited to watch the Ducks play Santa Clara in the 1984 NIT. It was a loss but still fun to be part of and Mac Court was awesome. Rambling but point being that the players are giving their best and I formed a tight connection to the U of O while going to school there. No matter what happens will always support the Ducks win, lose, and hopefully never a tie again.
  19. Ironic same thing killed SC that brought us down. Once Caleb got hurt that was it. Plus both teams need lots of help on D. Very similar teams. Would have been fun to healthy Nix vs healthy Williams. Would have been plenty of points put on the board.
  20. They definitely should be playing tomorrow night but overall feel this program is going in the right direction. You need elite players and DL will get plenty of them. As John McKay said ""There aren't many secrets in coaching. Well, there's one secret: Get a guy like Warrick Dunn, throw him a screen pass and watch him run 52 yards with it." (been reading John McKay quotes ... funny dude). Some questionable coaching calls but people learn and evolve. Dan seems like a smart guy that is open to learning. The biggest thing to me is that if Bo Nix doesn't get hurt TV viewing would be a lot better Friday at 5 PM.
  21. Somehow this old John McKay quote connects to me now: On a loss to Notre Dame: "I told our players there were 700-million Chinese who didn't even know the game was played. The next week, I got five letters from China saying, 'What happened?' "
  22. I like to keep a realistic view of the talent level of these kids. To land on quality D1 team like Oregon these kids are so much more athletic and talented than the high percentage of us commenting on their ability. Are the players or the coaches perfect? No they are not but they are certainly top performers in life and put a lot of effort into their sport which I repect. The company I worked for had a lunch time basketball league where we played against other companies. We had a few guys that were pretty good high school players but that was about it. One day we hire a tall athletic looking kid and ask him to join our team. He shows up and is flying up and down the court. Couple dunks and some beautiful looking jump shots. I talked to him and asked where he played ball. He said he was a walk-on at the University of Tennessee and truthfully did not see a lot of playing time. It put the disparity of talent in perspective for me if he is that much better than the average Joe and hardly ever saw the court!
  23. How about this guy ... Western Kentucky University Athletics WKUSPORTS.COM WKU announced the hiring of Zach Kittley as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Dec. 14, 2020. One of the great young minds in the gam...
  24. They could have hired Jerry Narron as Accountability Coach for Urban. He did a good job with Josh Hamilton. I think DL was a good hire and that to win it all you have to have elite talent. He will get the 4/5 star players needed to give the Ducks a chance to succeed and his coaching will improve. Plus I think he is a high integrity person. I didn't rent an $11K suite but did invite an SC friend and his wife over to our house to watch Oregon vs USC. Now stuck providing dinner/wine and listening to how amazing Riley is and that Caleb is going to win the Heisman Trophy. Damn.
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