EastBayDuckDad

As much as it grieves to say it, the NCAA got most of the regional selections, and it's SEC bias, right. Granted the home fields were heavily SEC, and that probably made a difference in some of the outcomes. No BIG teams. Had hoped that there would be more PAC teams, especially OSU. Like Mr. Fishduck noted yesterday, the Beavs ran out of rested and healthy arms to finish off LSU. The breakdown for teams in the supers by conference: SEC. 6 ACC. 3 PAC. 2 B12. 2 Missouri Valley, Sunbelt, Summit. 1 each Getting stoked to watch the Oregon v Oral Roberts match-ups starting Friday. Go Ducks!

Reserved seats all sold out, GA still available. So PK will be packed and rocking!

I have a lot of optimism about the O-line. Harper (if healthy), Jones, JPJ and Conerly all have experience at Oregon, Jones and Harper as starters. Cornelius brings tons of snaps into the mix, Angilau as well. With a bunch of up and comers in the room like Iuli and Laloulu. The experienced D-line along with Burch and Dorlus will push them to get better, and fast. The major IDK factors will be the loss of experience and leadership of last year's guys that played next to each other for 4 years, and the savvy of Forsythe calling formations and assignments from the center. I think the 2023 version may not be as experienced, but they have more talent and will gel into a formidable crew.

I received that same UO athletic department notice. I suppose it's possible that the powers that be stick the super regional in Tulsa, but Oregon was the #2 seed and Oral Roberts the #3 in the regionals. That should give Oregon the nod, in spite of the W-L records. The Summit Conference teams aren't exactly the Pac12 in quality, but cred to Oral R, they knocked off Washington and host Okie St to move on. A formidable opponent for the Ducks regardless of where they play. Since UO controls PK, I'll bet there are stipulations in place for hosting games if there is a conflict with the Ems and NWL games. Hopefully it won't factor in negatively.

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.