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EastBayDuckDad
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Former top recruit Emoni Bates transferring from Memphis
WWW.ON3.COMFormer top recruit Emoni Bates will transfer out of Memphis after one season with the Tigers...Bates is transferring from Memphis after a disappointing, injury plagued freshman year. He committed to Michigan State originally but had Oregon in his final four before going to Memphis. He was the #1 recruit in 2022 before he reclassified to 2021 where he was still in the top 3.
Still too young to enter the NBA draft though he could go to the D league. Would likely make more $$$ with NIL as a one and done. Not sure if Oregon has a remaining scholarship but could he be a target for Altman and the Ducks?
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Not to totally diss the previous O-line coach who helped put Sewell and a couple other guys in the NFL, but Klemm could bench press two Mirabals stacked together while eating a sandwich. He is guy that actually did it at the highest level and his players will listen and execute for him.
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On 4/9/2022 at 12:03 PM, EastBayDuckDad said:
Friday news
Coach Riley: Guys, I'm canceling practice today so I can watch the Master's at my $17M crib.
Coach Lanning: Guys, circle up. Welcome Josh Conerly to Eugene.
On three...1...2...3.. GO DUCKS!
Posted that awhile back, but it fits the current topic.
On 4/16/2022 at 8:31 AM, Goutes18 said:So much talk about being a blue blood, but schedule practices around the Masters schedule???
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And Duck Vision will chronicle your life from conception to commitment.
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Don Essig will introduce you. You'll ride out on the back of the Harley with Puddles. We'll pass the basket around Autzen like a giant "Sunday go to meeting" thing and you get the take. And half of all the proceeds from the sale of Bellotti Burgers to boot.
Sweet!
On 4/16/2022 at 10:34 AM, WiseKwacker said:Here's my latest "brilliant" idea for the next NIL offer to a high school star: "Hey, kid, if you sign with us, we'll make you a team captain for our week #5 game this year."
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So Lanning knows these 5☆ transfers better than anyone given his D line faced them everyday in practice. If there is someone he would want to bring in, or keep away from USC, we'll know pretty soon if Oregon takes an interest in them.
As an aside, I interpret Trojan "tears" as being synonymous with Universally Substandard
Condoms.
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Weren't Ryan Walk and Nate Heaukulani PWOs? I know the best of these kids get offered a scholarship when available and they are always favorites with their teammates. It also strikes me that 3☆ kids that used to be primary recruiting targets in the Bellotti and early Kelly eras are now willing to be PWOs at Oregon. Quite a change.
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I've been a fan of ATQ's Hythloday1 game tape reviews for quite a while. Very insightful analysis of Oregon's upcoming opponents and Oregon's own game performances. He is now running that site. Most of ATQ is kind of a mishmash of links to other Duck sports news but the game tape posts are definitely worth a look if folks haven't already.
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JH got someone fired all right. The Chargers canned Anthony Lynn and brought in a head coach in Brandon Staley who could build an offense around Justin and give him a defense to protect the leads he would give them. Not quite what these talking head bozos had in mind, though.
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That said, I agree with David that I would like to see them win the case and get some financial accommodation as the injuries they sustained were significant and were preventable. Never would have happened had Coach Rad still been in charge.
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Brenner was a UO o-lineman. 3☆ in state kid from Jesuit. Was academic all Pac12 a couple of years. Mainly a backup and rotational player. Part of the second half breakdown of the infamous Alamo Bowl where he replaced the injured starting center and repeatedly snapped the ball at Jeff Lockie's (who had replaced the injured Vernon Adams) ankles.
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Also happy about Ashford getting a shot. And James will take someone's job as long as they keep air soft guns out of his hands.
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Auburn football fans’ reactions to Bo Nix Oregon ‘trade’ after A-Day spring game
FLYWAREAGLE.COMWe've now gotten to see the Auburn football side of the 'trade' with the Oregon Ducks--that...
Interesting short read on the Auburn perspective of Nix to Oregon and James/Ashford/Jones to Auburn. Some sour grapes there as they are perpetuating the Nix as 2nd string myth.
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Trojan tears seem to me as something to be avoided.
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He's a natural tackle and likely wouldn't start this year given the experience Oregon has already. A year of crosstraining at G and C and 20-30# more muscle will have him starting next year. I think he rotates in this year, but hopefully not to fill in for an injured starter. Big upside is that Klemm gets to coach him up in his system.
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On 4/9/2022 at 8:28 AM, Haywarduck said:
How the USC coaches room looked at the same time.
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Friday news
Coach Riley: Guys, I'm canceling practice today so I can watch the Master's at my $17M crib.
Coach Lanning: Guys, circle up. Welcome Josh Conerly to Eugene.
On three...1...2...3.. GO DUCKS!
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We all remember the painful smackdown of the 2016 game at Autzen where the fuskies laid 70 on Oregon. That and the following year in Seattle was the payback for them. Short lived it turned out.
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Charles, thanks for posting that video. I realize these were the best plays he had and I gather there were some bonehead miscues that he made as well, but there is a lot here to like.
The positives I see are good mechanics and pocket presence. Patience to let his receivers get open without getting antsy or happy feet. He gets the ball out quickly. No jail alai windmill throwing motion like we saw all too often last year. Steps up in the pocket and anticipates pressure pretty well. Not elite accuracy and he doesn't have a JH cannon grafted to his right shoulder but has good zip and will thread the needle more often than not. He has the huevos to air it out for the home run, uses his TEs effectively and is a decent runner when it is time to hoof it as either a planned run or when the pocket breaks down.
Some specifics that caught my eye:
Some great scrambles and an ability to see down field even as he runs for his life, with a beautiful throw at the end. (See clips at 2:34, 2:58 and 4:45)
Can hit the seam between defenders. (0:46)
Can throw the out and put where only his guy can catch it (1:18)
Makes a nice back shoulder throw to his WR in traffic (I'm guessing/hoping that was a planned throw). (1:50)
There were more examples but enough here to feel good about the skill set. So maybe Nix is not a first round talent, but a he's a real improvement over last year. And If Thompson beats him out for the starting job, then the bar has been set to a high level and so much the better.
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Oregon still needs a true PG. When Richardson was the SG and PP ran the point he was a much better shooter. IMHO he isn't a true PG. Harmon could be a good off guard if the Ducks get a decent point. While a freshman point can't be expected to run the floor like a veteran, and the surrounding talent is not like the 2016-7 team that went to the final four, Pritchard did a great job his first year at point. Maybe Dion Johnson will be that player.
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The up field camera angle clearly shows #5 pushing off of Wright after a brief bit of hand fighting before the ball was in the air. Agree with several others that this never would be called in the SEC under the same circumstances. Wright didn't hold and he had his head turned back towards the football. One could have made an argument for an Offensive PI, but certainly a non call. That final Stanford drive was one of the worst officiated and frustrating sequences of Oregon football I've ever watched. All so totally unecessary too given the poor offensive series that preceded it.
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On 4/8/2022 at 10:07 AM, Goutes18 said:
First of all get good advice before you make a rash decision - be thoughtful about short and long term implications
Be honest but don’t come across bitter or disingenuous (Dye).
Be succinct and don’t make it personal
Be respectful for the opportunity you had
Don’t burn a bridge with how you leave - even though leaving may burn the bridge - don’t make it worse
All sound advice. Appreciate the opportunity you had. After all, that
school recruited you and offered a scholarship. You had the chance to compete. It's OK to move on to a less competitive college where you have the chance to play. But the odds are you won't get to earn your living as a pro athlete so take advantage of the education and learn to do something that will give you a career. And enjoy your time as a college athlete and student. It's likely to be the easiest and most carefree time of your life.
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In spite of a top #15 ranked incoming class, CBS seems to ignore that and DA's proven track record on coaching teams up. ESPN has the Ducks at #19 which seems about right and they thought that this past season was a bit of an outlier.
Arkansas Razorbacks are No. 1 in Way-Too-Early Top 25 college basketball rankings for 2022-23
WWW.ESPN.COMArkansas hasn't won a national title or reached a Final Four in 25-plus years. The Razorbacks are ESPN's early favorite to win the...-
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Not to perseverate on this, and it is a UNC perspective, but this seems a little classless to do on your way out.
UNC Basketball: Coach K throws Mark Williams under the bus after loss
KEEPINGITHEEL.COMFollowing a loss to the UNC basketball program in the Final Four, Duke head coach...
Another Lost to the Transfer Portal--DL Jonah Miller
in Our Beloved Ducks
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With the ease of transferring now via the portal, I can't blame these kids for going that route when they find themselves low on the depth chart, playing a position of need instead of where they were recruited to play, or just plain ready for a change of scenery and atmosphere. Jackson Powers-Johnson and DJ Johnson have adapted well to the need to be versatile and it shows out in their play and how the coaches talk them up. It just may have not been the best fit for Jonah Miller. Best of luck to him going forward.