EastBayDuckDad

Au contraire to the U$C fan's declaration. In our heart of hearts we of OBD will never tire of, nor limit our enjoyment of Oregon's curb-stomping, birch-slapping and rent-free occupation of the cranial vaults of the Troyboys. I for one have decades of built up schadenfreude when it comes to the University of Spoiled Children. An itch that I have only begun to scratch.

I went to that 1994-5 season Rose Bowl game. Aside from the final score it was an incredible experience. My then wife gave me this jacket for my following birthday. It is really well constructed with leather sleeves and serious weight. I still wear it for games that will be cold and dry. I get some admiring looks and comments at those games, mainly from old-timers like myself. That marriage didn't age well but that jacket sure has.

2022 college football coaching carousel grades: Lincoln Riley an 'A+' with Brent Venables an 'A-' replacement - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Dennis Dodd grades each team for their hires during the college football offseason Remember this take from Dodd in 2022? Lincoln Riley to USC......A+ Mari(no)0 Cristobal to Miami.....A Dan Lanning to Oregon.....B Some had the hire as low as a C+ Some takes just don't age well.

I have found that when it comes to expressing an uninvited opinion about politics, Biden my time and deferring will always Trump opening my big fat mouth.

The TV coverage of the trials yesterday was first rate. Great camera angles of the track and the athletes with incredible perspectives of the Hayward architecture. The Swoosh and University of Oregon logos prominently displayed. Motion cameras that followed the runners on the straight and at the tape. All state of the art. Also several overhead views, presumably drone, that showed the McKenzie/Willamette rivers on a beautiful day. Talk about advertising to the sports world and any prospective recruit that Eugene is a great place to be and the U of O is at the pinnacle for facilities. Go Ducks!

Heard they are making a movie about this. They are calling it: "Coachless in Seattle"

College football teams with most Top247 signees: Georgia, Oregon boast nation's best 2024 freshman classes 247SPORTS.COM These recruiting powerhouses are set up for success in 2024 and beyond. Georgia led the pack with 18. Oregon next with 15 and tops in the B1G. Better than every SEC team not called the Bulldogs as well. Ohio St at #4 with 12. Pretty well established that you don't win a NC without a blue chip roster. Those other ex-Pac12 teams that were prematurely gloating about Oregon losing their coach to Bama? U$C.......6 Fusky........0, Zip, Nada, Bupkis

One or two broken strands of DNA and they become the Oregon State Nutria.

I'm certain that Fusky will embrace their newfound B1G academic and recruiting prowess by proudly declaring: "We are the Rutgers of the West!"

Not to nitpick, but I believe Ducked has it right, the listed players are the all-portal team. I'd be interested in seeing a preseason all-B1G offense. I would imagine Gabriel, TFerg, Conerly or Cornelius, Tez and Stewart would be strong candidates.

Ok, so the pitching didn't deliver when it needed to. Yeah, this sucks and I figured heading into the 7th that Oregon would tie the series and the rubber match tomorrow would be a toss up. Do not forget TA&M is a very good team, #3 if I'm not mistaken, and Oregon put 9 runs on them today. Not many teams have done that to them. Waz got the Ducks to the super regional two years in a row. Getting tanked by Oral Roberts at home last year actually bugged me more than getting bull rushed by a superior Aggie team on their home field this weekend. Oregon is close to getting to the CWS. I like the odds of it happening once the Ducks get to the B1G. Give the SEC it's due, they will likely have half of the teams in Omaha. But I will keep the da*n faith as far as OBD are concerned.

Holy moly, that got a bit edgy once Seitter hit 115 pitches and then he had the corners filled. Talked Waz and the pitching coach into letting him finish. That was a helluva performance!

UCSB beat USD 4-2 in the elimination round and the Gauchos will meet the Ducks at 6pm in the championship game. Oregon gets two shots to win one and move on to a super regional. Sir Charles FD noted that Seitter will be on the hill as the starter. The pen is full of healthy arms. Just keep the free passes down and let the boys in the box limber up the timber. Go Ducks!

Ordinarily this below Journalism 101 level article wouldn't receive much attention on OBDF, but it is the off-season and we do need something to chuckle about. I would say that it was largely AI generated but I give AI more credit than what this word salad exhibits. It does illustrate the concern that Oregon's entry into the B1G has generated with the tOSU fanbase. This kind of unenlightened drivel comes when a biased writer (I use the term writer loosely) starts with the 'let's diss Oregon' headline and then superficially cherry-picks the facts they need to make other Columbus homers happy. Oregon has been living rent free in Trojenz's head for years and now it appears they are tunneling into Buckeye craniums as well. All the more reason to make Autzen on October 12 a bad place to be for them.

Oregon goes to the Santa Barbara Regional in NCAA tournament DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon baseball stays on the West Coast and will head to sunny Santa Barbara to play in... The baseball team has been slotted in a west coast regional hosted by UCSB that includes Univ of San Diego and Fresno State. They are apparently the 3rd seed as they take on the USD Toreros first. Tough match-ups but it's a winnable regional if the bats that were AWOL in the Pac-12 tournament come back out to play.

Recall that we are in the dead season after the spring game and before fall practices. What the heck else have we to do, aside from Duck baseball, softball, track and recruiting news? I for one really don't care other than hating the little beaver paw that is rummaging around my pocket and pulling out tax dollars. Now bashing those entitled, tanned, white powder addled, surgically augmented Maserati driving tools from the university of spoiled children, that is a different matter entirely...

The crowd views of fans (nearly men only) looking like Woodrow Wilson in suits and ties is hilarious. You do have to appreciate the 30 foot set shots. Why no one thought to try and block them is beyond me. The technique last saw NBA mileage when Rick Barry hit them underhanded routinely from the foul line. N'Faly Dante would have been gravity defying and quite a shock to 1930s sensibilities. Thank heavens the game has changed.

"There were blanks in that gun!" D-Day to Flounder "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son" Dean Wormer to Flounder

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/usc-trojans-ucla-bruins-in-for-tough-transition-to-big-ten-oregon-washington-expected-to-compete Another brutally honest review of Riley's coaching at his last two stops and the rude awakening awaiting the LaLas in the B1G.

I love how Li'l Lincoln has his index finger inside his partially closed fist, mimicking what Oregon is doing to U$C in the recruiting battles.

Charles, thank you for being such a terrible sport and sharing those warm, heartfelt and inspiring Trojenz posts. And thanks as well for the money saved by all OBD fans as we get to live rent free in those sunny SoCal heads. "Plenty of room to stretch out in here!" Getting Harmon while keeping him away from U$C is absolutely priceless.

A bit of a surprise that Ben Roberts hit the transfer portal. I thought he had a pretty good Spring game. It makes one wonder if there isn't a defensive lineman nose tackle coming in the portal, hopefully Harmon.

Loved the comments about DG donating unis to his Oahu high school team with NIL funds. Also getting a minivan to shuttle visiting family around Eugene. Not much bling there. Pretty high character stuff.

I was in Jerusalem on November 3, 2012 with a church group and found an Irish sports bar (yep, they've got them and it served Guinness. I bought our pastor a pint ) that put the USC-Oregon game on for us. It started at 1am local time. We watched most of Kenyon Barner's record setting rushing performance and the high scoring seesaw until they kicked us out at 4am. We then hoofed it back to our hotel where we watched the last 5 minutes on someone's laptop. Memorable. So it doesn't matter what time a game starts for the rabid Duck fan. 9am is just fine by me. I am hoping that there will be fewer 8pm starts, but I imagine we will still get stuck with one when we play USC, UCLA or the Fuskies.

Thanks for the clarification and correction.