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    OK, Let's Slow Down and Think This Through...

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    Playing the devil's advocate, Oregon could more than hold it's own in rhe B1G and prosper there. Didn't the Ducks just put a beat down on tOSU in the 'Shoe? Didn't our new head coach just throttle the Michigan offense as Georgia's DC in the NC semis. Those two teams were hands down the best the B1G had to throw at the rest of college football last year. Yeah, traveling to Ice Capades land for November away games isn't all that appealing, but think of the fun of having Penn State, Michigan, Wisconsin or tOSU in our house. Thise last three teams might feel.like they owe us some payback. Autzen would be rockin'.

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    Recruiting Breather After All This Realignment Stuff

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    favicon.ico Everything 247Sports Director of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong said on Friday's Autzen Audibles podcast

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    Nice 24/7 recap of Dante Moore's performance and recruitment after Elite 11. We've seen the pic of him with MM during his last Oregon visit. I'm hoping we see JH make an appearance as well. Moore is described as smart, humble, exquisitely skilled, a great playmaker that cares about teammates. A lot like the two Oregon alums leading the Chargers and Falcons, who are doubtless role models. 

     

    Ta&m looks to be the main competitor and I doubt old man Tannehill will be hanging out for a photo op. Or that Fan Controlled Football league dumpster fire named Manziel for that matter.

     

    I suppose oodles of NIL $$$ could sway the decision, but this kid seems to have real character, and following in the footsteps of Marcus and Justin might be more important than a little extra scratch. 

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    Good Gosh...Trojans and Bruins Have Officially Left the Pac-12

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    My humble take. This has been in the works for some time. Riley gets told that you come to USC you don’t have to go to SEC country, no Jimbo, no Nick. We will scoot you to the Big10. And you get to live in la-la land. In a big crib. UCLA goes for the $$$ and it's relevance for hoops. The Pac12 gets to pound sand.

     

    I can't believe that Oregon was not aware of what was about to come down. The report earlier today that Oregon was not invited to the party I don't buy. National brand, Uncle Phil and a big fan base. What conference would not want a piece of that?

     

    I lament the demise of the Pac12. I grew up with the Pac8, then the Pac 10. I watched my alma mater Cal suffer at the hands of the University of Spoiled C*********s (thank you, Axel) far too many times. But it's a whole new ballgame, sports fans, and Oregon needs to pivot. Recruits will not be enticed by a match up with San Diego State or Arizona.

     

    It's not all about market size. Tuscaloosa isn't exactly Long Beach or Pasadena. It's what the entire weight of the SEC brings to the table. So the LA market has some pull but the Ducks are a gravity sink all to themselves. Oregon likely needs to jettison the Pac12 for greener pastures. The Ducks need to remind everyone that Justin Herbert, Penei Sewell, Marcus Mariota and the Kayvon Thibodeaux have all been birthed here and that Mighty Oregon is the place to thrive. 

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    New Era in Ducks Running Backs

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    On 6/21/2022 at 1:23 PM, shawnski said:

    Heard DL wants to bring back the Wishbone! 

    Maybe the Ducks put in a play or two against the Fuskies with McGee, Cardwell and Jones or Dollars behind Nix.

     

    DL can shake his fist at the UW sideline and yell "Don't you just WISH you had this BONE!"

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    Did Oregon Just Offer a SEVENTH GRADER?

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    I'm waiting for a moment of conception offer. Let's see, mom was a track star at University of So-and-So and dad got drafted in the second round by the Falcons. Incredible push off and stroke on that flagellum. The ultrasound shows the potential for 6'4" and 230# lean body mass with a 37" vertical and a sub 4.5 sec 40. Sign that kid up for the class of 2040.

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    The Countries of FishDuck...

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    Maybe there are a lot of Duck fans in Beijing. Or Xi Jinping digs his JH #10 jersey and wears it to the CCP informal Friday bar hops. And let's face it, the Ukranians could use something to take their minds off the shirtstorm going on in the Donbas right now. That said, thank you Charles for the efforts you must make to keep OBD forum hacker-free. 

    MariØ CristØbal

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    I have to agree with stormrider on this. We can all see MC's shortcomings as a head coach looking back over the last few years. Great recruiter and iffy in game manager. Limited offensive creativity with an overemphasis on brute force and 'physicality'. Even the Rose Bowl season was a study in untapped potential for Herbert and the offense. The defense kept Oregon in that game and a few others, ASU notwithstanding. I've become convinced that MC going back home to Miami was good for him, and good for the Ducks. No ill will. He left us in better shape than when he got here. I'm ready to move on and embrace the LanninEra, for as long as it lasts.

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    OT: Mike White Flipped The Duck

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    White was just saluting the OSU fans with a little Kiwi greeting, "Oi, mates, tell yer Mum I said g'day".

     

    Texas just beat OSU to advance to the finals at the WCWS. Though White got the Ducks close, he never made the finals. Oklahoma is a juggernaut this year so I doubt it will be White's first natty.

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    Oregon Will Not Pay Top-NIL for QBs: Should They?

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    Right now the hype and NIL paydays seem to be going to the 5* QBs who maybe are more important to the college game than other positions. But what does every 4* and 5* kid really want? To get a hug from Roger Goodell on the big stage day one of the draft and put that franchise hat on. That now means elite edge players, OTs and CBs as much as QBs. NIL money pales in comparison at that level. DL and Georgia put a ton of defensive players in this year's 1st round and won a NT with a decidedly 2-3* QB,  who while an absolute gamer, will likely never sniff the NFL.

     

    My point is that blowing the NIL bank on a 5* QB right out of high school doesn't necessarily pencil. Defense still wins championships and spreading NIL around may be a better approach. The QB transfer portal has paid dividends (Burrow at LSU) when other talent is there to complete the puzzle. It strikes me that Oregon under DL and the current leadership is doing just that.

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    Did You Hear the Latest? Mr. FishDuck is STALIN!

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    Amen to these responses. Posters on OBD Forum are insightful, informed and occasionally very funny. We are all passionate Duck fans but try to keep our pie-in-the-sky impuses under control. We may show apoplectic, rabidly hydrophobic and irrational hatred of everything Fusky, but I say, why not?

     

    Stalin did make the trains run on time. Usually to the western front, the gulag and the Molotov cocktail factory. And he coined the quintessential phrase about communism, "You pretend to work, we pretend to pay you."

     

    Charles, you are not Stalin. Or Marx. Or Lenin. Or Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo, Gummo, John, Paul, George and Ringo. You run a good website. 

     

    Go Ducks!

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    Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

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    My uncle served in the Army in WWII. My dad was a quartermaster in the Navy at Huntington Beach. He wanted to be on a carrier but had TB as a child and got stuck portside for the war. He was a damn good quartermaster. I remember going fishing in Tomales Bay as a boy with Dad and his best friend, who lost a leg at Guadalcanal. No one ever pissed and moaned about their sacrifice. They did it because they believed it was their duty. I was fortunate to have them as my role models and I am here because of the grit and the sacrifice those men were willing to make in the cause of freedom. I never forget that. 

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    Quote From Our New Commit--Exciting

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    Helf may have let Tua slip thru the fingers, but consider if he had come here. There isn't a snowball's chance he would have led the 2017 Ducks to a NC and I don't think he would have been an improvement over JH given the system MC installed. Instead either Tua or Herbie would have ridden the pine. So who would Oregon fans have been happier with in the long run? And which quarterback are we proud following in the NFL as the hometown boy?

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    Kenjon Barner: 300 Yards 5 TDs vs USC

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    I watched that game in an Irish sports bar in Jerusalem with a small group of fellow pilgrims from Eugene. Started at 1am local time and they had to kick us out at 4am, just as the 4th qtr was starting. Missed all but the last few minutes of the 4th when we got back to the hotel and wifi, but what a great ending and game it was. Against USC. Be still my beating heart. A copy of it has never left my DVR.

     

    KB was such a joy to watch. Great competitor and person, to boot. Patiently waited his turn behind LaMike. He has had a better pro career and three Super Bowl rings as well. 

     

    Thanks for posting that, Smith72

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    Canzano: Payton Pritchard is Doing What He's Always Done--Winning

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    PP has become an integral piece off the bench for the Celtics. Makes plays away from the ball and sets up his teammates. That stolen offensive rebound with the laser dish to Smart in the corner for the follow up trey was a hustling thing of beauty. His defense alters shots of bigger players. Fearless on the three point line and beyond. If Boston plays the rest of the way thru the Eastern semis like they did last night, we'll get to see Prichard match up with Curry in the Finals. Not bad for a second year in the NBA.

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