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Oregon Loses Another DB to the Transfer Portal
Forgot the trio of 4☆ incoming freshmen from Cali and Texas.
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Oregon Loses Another DB to the Transfer Portal
James Crepea of O-live just broke this news on Davies. Sorry to lose another player, but hopefully the DB room will be fine given the portal additions.
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Important Update: OBD Hate, Pride and Drama! "I Will PUNISH You Charles"
Charles, I applaud you running the site as you wish. I for one am tired of the confrontation that some people indulge in when they know they are anonymous and can spew their vitriol online without having the guts to face up with someone they disagree with. Like many others that follow and post here, I am of a certain advanced age. I grew up with "social media" that involved telling someone in person what you thought. If you weren't willing to do that you kept things to yourself and shut the f*** up. Here, there is a standard of civility that makes me think I would be willing to have a beer with anyone I don't see eye to eye with. Thank you for the venue!
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WBB: Oregon Trounces WSU 83-30
Must've been a helluva pregame meal and pep talk. KG probably said, "take no prisoners and you starters only let up when you are on the bench waving a towel"
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WBB: Oregon Trounces WSU 83-30
Yikes, is that 66-22 score for real? And all without Nyara! DVR tonite for sure. Looking at the stats, Oregon can't miss and WSU can't buy one. Is it great D or did the Leger-Walker sisters not show up? Sure looks like Sedona Prince decided to make a cameo.
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WBB Oregon-Arizona: "Graves is a Bully, an Intimidating, Menacing Figure"
I can see the headlines in the Arizona Daily Star now "Oregon's Coach Graves (team) Beats (other team's) Women!
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A Lincoln Riley Discouraging Word
I read things like this about how Riley left OU and it makes me appreciate how Lanning did his exit from Georgia right. We all can understand the dicey nature of promising recruits continuity before the ink is dry on a coaching move, but there is a mild wafting odor of sleaze in the way Riley did it. This is not an isolated event. Too bad this kid followed the $$$ to TA&M, though.
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Random Thoughts and Ponderments Regarding Ducks Men’s Basketball…
The big difference is that Boucher could sneak out to the wing and drain treys, a match up nightmare for opposing defenses. Still lament the what could have been had Boucher been healthy for that Final Four run.
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Mario Cristobal's DEADLINE DATE Has Passed: No OC or DC
I'm in this camp. One can be critical of the how his departure came down, and of MC's limitations as a player developer and field general coach, but he stabilized the Oregon program when it was reeling from the Taggart departure and made us a national force again in recruiting and reputation. The job he took was at his alma mater where he won a national championship, in his home state, in a Cuban-American community that he was raised in and where his ailing mother lives along with his extended family. For heavens sake, wish the guy well. And be thankful that we appear to have found a new coach that can be everything Cristobal was and probably more.
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Could Wisconsin's new OC have the Connection to get Caleb Williams?
Kinda interesting to see the CFB media Lincoln Riley lovefest start to lose some traction. Still think the Williams kid goes to the U of Spoiled Children, but I agree it's a case of s*** or get off the pot on his decision at this point for the rest of us.
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Florence wants to "See the Love," Duck Fans.
Yeah, maybe commit, sign, earn a starting position and then feel the love at Autzen in the fall. Though it could be to see how much Duck fans support their teams. That folks can do.
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OL from Hawaii Commits to Oregon
This young man seems to be pretty athletic at his size (6-6, 300#+), his picture shows very little 'bad' weight on him and his weight room numbers are really good. Kapa'a is a pretty small place on Kauai and I bet he didn't get the kind of national attention he would have in SoCal. Stepping into Oregon's strong Poly culture is his home away from home. Under the radar, indeed.
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Charger Fans Have Serious "Man-Crush" on Justin Herbert
I kinda like 'em for first effort. Totally Eugene, too. "You know, you can't uncut it"
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Caleb Williams to Wisconsin, Really?
Never had one but I hear they use the leftovers as bait and bottom weights for ice fishing. Walleye pike go nuts for 'em.
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How Lanning Can Make Oregon “Georgia West”
No reason we can't recruit outstanding DLs. We have in the past with Ngata and Olshansky and more recently DeFo B and Arik A (and even Mondeaux, a Portland 3* who is carving himself out a nice spot with the Steelers). Dorlus and Taimani look to be good start
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Oregon Gets an A for its new Coaching Staff
Nice to see after the "B" grade given to the DL hire by Dennis Dodd at CBS Sports.
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WBB: Oregon No. 19
Still waiting to see Sedona Prince become the high impact player she can be, though the midrange shot is starting to fall and she seems more active at the post and on the boards. The real exciting development is the play of Pinto and Kyei, and that Rogers is finding her groove. If Paopao and Sabally stay healthy this is going to be a fun team to watch and an Elite 8 level team.
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Helmet to Helmet
I couldn't agree more with Jon. The pro playoffs this weekend had several plays that would have been targeting in CFB, particularly with Pac12 refs (Stanfurd game, grrrr). Only rarely did you even get a call. Targeting should be reserved for when a player launches themselves with the crown of the helmet. Everything else should be either incidental contact, or a 15yd personal foul penalty and no ejection. Too many games have pivoted on this rule to not have a revision.
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Verdell to the NFL!
All the best for Verdell going forward. He has the skill set to land with an NFL team if he can show well at pro days and hopefully, the combine. Then stay healthy. Now Oregon needs to get a RB or two via the portal or a late HS commit. Broussard would seen to be a good fit for starters
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Another Big Recruiting Weekend for Oregon
And here we go with another round of Ducks running back roulette. This kid was a big part of that good Colorado offense in 2020
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Georgia QB JT Daniels Enters the Transfer Portal
Bennett is returning to UGA for a final year. He's really not NFL material but he sure runs their offense well, so that makes sense. Can't see them getting Williams, then benching the kid that helped them win the NC and is a true underdog hero. JT Daniels is just looking for greener pastures.
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A Calming of the Storm between Arizona and Oregon
Absolutely throwing shade at KG. It could have been "quit bit**'n about the calls, coach". Who knows, but I find it a little tough to believe that Graves would throw that kind of verbiage at an opponent's woman coach while coaching his own players, particularly women like Sedona Prince who are outspoken on the sexism issues in college sports.
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A Primer: Defensive Differences Lanning Brings to the Ducks
Is there a defensive player at any level, high school to the pros, that doesn't love to pin their ears back and go after it with stunts, blitzes and misdirection? Oregon’s current roster (Sewell, Flowe, Bassa Dorlus, Popo, et all) seems very well suited to the defense that Coach Lanning seems to be bringing here. Thanks to Eric Boles for laying out the probable Xs and Os of that defense.
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What's your Favorite Football Movie?
Not a football movie, but a great football scene: MASH The 4077th vs 325th Evac game The original "Big Ben" Davidson in a bit part. Fred Williamson as Oliver Wendell "Spearchucker" Jones, a pro ringer neurosurgeon with the 4077th coaching Donald Sutherland, Elliot Gould and Tom Skerritt and running all over the 325th defense. It had it all, trick plays, trash talking ("you're f'n head's coming right off!") and smoking weed on the sidelines. Totally un-PC by today's standard, but as funny as it got to a kid of the 60's
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ESPN: Bo Nix is a Top Instant Impact Newcomer?
I don't have the same ESPN college stats for Joe Burrow, but he languished at tOSU bthen transferred to LSU and had a ~132 qb rating the year before he led them to a National Championship with a 212 rating. Not yet saying Nix is the next Burrow, but the kid was a 5☆ and sometimes it's the right system, fit and people that believe in you