EastBayDuckDad

No dilemma, Charles. Even in baseball the SEC gets nod nationally. I would love to see Oregon v Washington in the super regional, but it's looking much more likely that the Fuskies will get eliminated by Dallas Baptist (who are those guys?) today and Oregon will move on. 8db1b0cb-8d48-4450-8fbf-93efcf1789dd_text.mp4

Xavier on the brink of ousting Vandy 2-1 in the top of the 9th. Then lightning hits close enough to Nashville that they've delayed the last inning! Oregon will play (if the bad weather holds off) one or the other tonight, but I love the idea of only needing to win one of two against Xavier.

Maybe a super regional for Oregon at PK? Just win one more!

Hoo-wee, they sure tried to give it away with that HR in the bottom of the 9th, but hung on. After being up 8-4 in the 7th. Like Yogi said, "It ain't over till it's over, no matter how over it looks".

Ditto here. Thanks Charles, for the video highlights. I had to miss the game and didn't tape it. ".@ColbyShade goes high off the left-field wall to tie the game. #GoDucks" Watch that one again and see Shade wait on that high hanging inside breaking ball. Woulda been a dinger twenty feet to the right. As one who always had trouble with that pitch in high school, I greatly appreciate the eye and patience of the hitter who can send it for a big ride. On to the winner's round for the Ducks!

As Charles notes, it will come down to healthy arms and if the Ducks can hit really good pitching, particularly from Vandy. I'm hoping they still have some magic left in the bats and we get either Stoffal (optimal) or Ayton back for enough innings to make a difference. The PAC tournament showed it can be done even without those starters. Coach Waz and crew have been coaching their fannys off and managing games well. They've got a decent punchers chance to make the super regional. Go Ducks!

Awesome game! Pac12 champion Oregon Ducks. Let's hope they get a regional NCAA berth at PK.

Ducks up 4-3 bottom of 7. Great game, really good pitching, inside the park homer by Romero of Arizona and a towering HR by Walsh over the R centerfield wall. 6 outs to go. Go Ducks!

Ducks won 12-7. 20 hits, so the bats were blazing. Ceballos with a dinger and 6 ribbies. Tanner Smith was big with his bat and glove. Grinsell is the new closer, just shut Washington down last 3 innings. 5 strikeouts, I think. Sweet revenge for that abysmal home series a few weeks back. Great team victory. Gloat amongst yourselves!

With the post talent Oregon has coming back, that is exactly the type of guard the Ducks need. Kudos to KG.

Duck Dive: Utah Football 2023 Preview WWW.ADDICTEDTOQUACK.COM Going deep with the Utes’ scheme, returning personnel, and unknowns For a bit less fluffing and a bit more stuffing, here is Hytholday1's in depth review of the Utes. Weekly he looks at each of Oregon's future opponents from an analytics, scheme and personnel perspective that is pretty comprehensive. Worth a read.

It may be apostasy to some Oregon fans, but having bounced to different locations in the PAC and UC system for my education (Cal to UCSF to UCD to Arizona), then Oregon for my career and kids' education, I'm a PAC/west coast homer.. So when I root, it's: OREGON!!! Then: Cal, OSU, Stanfurd (wife's alma mater) Then: The rest of the PAC, and even UCLA (for another year). And heaven help me, the cur leg lifters when the pride of the conference is on the line and there is no alternative Maybe once or twice several years ago, but never again: U$C

Dang. Walk off grand slam by Carlson in the bottom of 5th to run rule Arkansas 14-4 in their house. On to the super regionals. Lombardi has this team churning on offense.

If this all comes to fruition, college sports will become indistinguishable from the workplace, an amalgam of public-private spheres of labor management. Think AFSCME and NFLPA/NBPA all wrapped into one. Players will unionize and collective bargaining will become standard. Strikes and walkouts will occur. Coaches will not be able to bench kids for labor conflicts but will be able to 'terminate contracts' if a position group needs an off season 'modification'. The portal will become free agency for the best players and a graveyard for the rest (I guess it's like that already). 'Student-Athletes' will be a quiant old saying from the history books. Ditto the NCAA. As such, scholarships should be paid full freight by the now employed players. Wages will be wages. The 4-5☆s will get the NIL deals. If they want to spend it on tats, face jewelry and sick rides instead of tuition, that's on them. They can apply for grants and loans at usurious interest rates to cover expenses like every other shlub student that can't run a 10.5 sec 100m or dribble two basketballs simultaneously while balancing another on their head. Title IX will protect some, but not all, women's sports. Low revenue sports will get dropped or severely reduced. ADs will become true GMs. Figure bake sales to support baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, lacrosse, gymnastics and water polo. Also anticipate higher ticket prices for football and hoops to fund this juggernaut. This is just a starting point for the changes that will occur. I'm certain I'm leaving out a million other factors. What started as a legitimate effort to reimburse college athletes for their efforts and bankablility has morphed into something else. Some positives will likely come of this but right now it sure looks like there will be significant negative unintended consequences and the end of college sports as we know them. Don't forget that since the suit is being brought by the NLRB, the government will have it's bureaucratic sticky fingers in every aspect of the process. All in the interest of fairness, transparency and accountability. How could that not work out for the best?

Went to the game last night. The freshman (Jackson Pace) pitcher for the Ducks got shellacked in the 1st for 9 runs without an out before he was pulled. His FB hovered around 85-90mph but hung in the zone with no wiggle and the Fuskie batters were able to tee off on it. Kid got rattled and popped one batter then walked another. I feel bad for that young man and hopefully he'll grow from it, but jeez, I never saw a college game get so out of control so fast. Oregon's pitching staff has been decimated by injuries and they'll be fortunate to win a regional match-up with the current group of underclassmen. It's a shame considering how well they were doing earlier in the season when they had good pitching, sharp bats and defensive play.

Word is, they were betting on cow tipping and trying to fix the corn commodity markets.

He will be a solid option for Rising and the Ute offense this year. He honestly wasn't particularly missed by Oregon last year (neither was Dye for that matter, nor will Thornton be this year). The current WR room with Franklin, Johnson, Holden and Hutson is largely an upgrade. Wish Pittman well at Utah. Except against Oregon, where I hope he spends the game picking chunks of the Rice Eccles synthetic field turf out of his face mask after smack talking our DBs and LBs

It is a bit of tradition for us native west coast folks, particularly if you attended a Pac 8-10-12 college. It's also how the new 12 team playoffs will shake out if Oregon stays as a top dog in the revamped PAC as opposed to joining the BIG.

Dang if he doesn't look like a taller version of Ifo on film and resembles him as a quiet leader. A great get for the Ducks.

All of the inherent noise about having LeBron's kid on the Ducks aside, he would have been a decent addition as a 2-guard. Provided he could still shoot 40% from three with a talented Pac12 6'7" defender's hand in his face. He would have ultimately been a distraction, particularly when Dad and Dana had a difference of opinion on his playing time, coaching and role in the offense. And the pressure from all sides for Bronny to be a one and done. Oregon will have enough young 5☆ talent to mesh together with Shelstadt, Evans and Cook. Add in the returning veteran bigs in Bittle and Dante, guards Barthelemy(?) and Cousinard, and quality transfers (particularly Tracey) and an undersized shooter really isn't a need. A 6'8" wing that can draw a defense out and drain the trey is. Avoiding the King and Son show frees up a scholly slot to find that kid and reduces the drama factor for Altman and crew.

Don't blame Oregon if U$C boosters got skinny on NIL funds after they bought Riley's $15M crib and private club memberships seven times over and paid off Helton's contract. Not enough Bentley dealers in the world to alter the hard truth for the La La Landers that these talented SoCal kids actually buy in to DL's philosophy of hard work, family and accountability. And, oh my goodness, just watched Rodrick Pleasant set the new national HS 100m record of 10.14 sec. Eat your hearts out, Troy boys. Pleasant will see you in the rear view mirror.

Good take by FD Fearless Leader. The overall look and coverage skills in the DBs is significantly improved by the influx of portal talent. Bo wisely threw a couple passes away when the target was covered or about to get blown up for a loss. The bookends in Burch and Brandon, Mase and Matayo at the edge provided a lot of pressure to hurry those throws. Middle of D-line was solid. In a true game there would have been several sacks. The LBs didn't have their names called out much, but the paucity of rushing yards was a statement to how effective they were. I'm perhaps less concerned about the relative lack of offensive production. When fall rolls around and the O-line has it's starting 5 + 2-3 rotational players, Oregon will be OK. Ditto for WR and RB. Dowdell is a load and may replace James as the short yardage guy. TE needs depth and it looks like they were underutilized in the spring game due to that. Getting TFerg back will be a big help and PHerb is bigger and better this year. Sadik will be very good with some work. I see Tez as a Charles Nelson kind of receiver, but with better wheels and Holden as assuming the Cota role. So much talent has been added to that WR room on top of Franklin and Hutson, with potentially more to come. I agree the Ducks are in big trouble without Bo. TT is still just too mechanical and lacks anticipation and field sense. He got better in the second half once he had some success, but his receivers were open when he hit them and he threw no one open with touch and anticipation. Should have been picked at least twice. Portal in, portal out at QB in 2024?

The only team to join Oregon in the PAC with 5+ NFL draftees was........Stanford? Not U$C or the Fuskies. This will likely change for the 2024 draft but I gotta agree with Jon J's post on another thread, it's a pretty sad state of affairs for the Conference of Champions.

Stunner in my mind why Gonzo dropped to the Pat's at #17. Good on them though, they got a steal. The Sea Squawks passed on him at #5 and so did Washington at #16, taking other CBs. Their loss. The knock was that he wasn't 'physical' enough. What I saw on film was him 'nudging' WRs along the sideline and getting into position to get the pick or PBU, or outmuscling them at the point of the ball. At Gonzo's speed and size he will improve his run defense and tackling as a rookie. He'll be the most talented player in the 2023 DB room for the Patriots. Home run hit for Belichick.

Reports: Oregon OLB Anthony Jones enters the transfer portal 247SPORTS.COM Redshirt freshman Anthony Jones entered the transfer portal on Wednesday. Not surprising I suppose as the OLB/Edge room is now loaded and we all figured that there would be more attrition. Would like to see his HS buddy and teammate Sir Mells stick around for DL depth (and the cool name).