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Hi Happy. I am not sure if our conference presidents are wise enough to be forward thinking in the sports world. They are too full of themselves to be desperate IMHO. An article I read today but didn't post should make them think twice. It is the story of the collapse of the Big East in the Deseret News, click here to read. Jon Joseph, I think your plan is great! Send it to George Kliavkoff because his vision seems to be much smaller. I don't know that we have ever had commissioners/leaders who are/were truly visionaries, so this might give them thought for pondering.

WBB recap: Second half woes too much to overcome in Seattle Everything was going so well for the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team. Te-Hina Paopao was hitting threes, they were playing good defense and doing the little things in order to win a game. Then halftime happened. It was a completely different story in the second half. Washington outscored the Ducks 41-28 after the break and went on to win 68-60. Oregon scored a grand total of six points in the third quarter and it didn’t get much better in the fourth. Although the Ducks’ NET ranking is in the 20s, they’re not playing even close to an NCAA tournament team. WBB recap: Second half woes too much to overcome in Seattle DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Washington used a big second half to finally beat the Ducks for the first time in 10 games as the Huskies win 68-60 in Seattle.

2/19/23: Ducks vs Xavier...Scroll to end to see results Cromwick homers for Ducks! Gavin Grant HR

2/19/23: Ducks vs UC Riverside...Scroll to end to see results Terra McGowan, Tehya Bird send Oregon softball past UC Riverside Terra McGowan and Tehya Bird each had three hits and Stevie Hansen was nearly untouchable in relief as Oregon completed its five-game trip to San Diego with another win. McGowan (four RBIs) and Bird each homered and Hansen allowed just two hits and struck out seven over 4.2 innings in a 12-5 win for the No. 24 Ducks over UC Riverside Sunday morning. Terra McGowan, Tehya Bird send Oregon softball past UC Riverside WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM McGowan (four RBIs) and Bird each homered and Hansen allowed just two hits and struck out seven over 4.2 innings in a 12-5 win...

Closing out games becomes top priority if Ducks hope to reach CFP in 2023 Quarterback Bo Nix is returning; all of the top skill-position guys are returning, and the defense is expected to be a lot better with some new transfers coming in. Despite a remade offensive line, projections are high for Oregon in 2023. However, there is one thing that they will need to improve upon if they want to close out and reach their ceiling this fall. They need to finish better. Oregon Football: Closing out games becomes priority for Ducks in 2023 DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Ducks have a chance to compete for a College Football Playoff spot in 2023. If they do so, though, they’ll need to be better at...

McGowan, Bottom of the Order Key to Sweep Terra McGowan drove in six runs and Stevie Hansen was dominant in the circle for the second straight day as No. 24 Oregon swept a pair of 2022 NCAA Tournament teams – LMU and San Diego State - Saturday at the Campbell/Cartier Classic at SDSU Softball Stadium. The Ducks (7-2) also got a big boost from the bottom of the lineup as the seven, eight and nine batters combined to hit .500 (9-for-18) on Saturday. Just a note that GoDucks includes double-headers in one article. In some areas/stats, you will need to click on Game 1 or Game 2 to see what you want. McGowan, Bottom of the Order Key to Sweep - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM The seven, eight and nine batters combined to hit .500 (9-for-18) on Saturday. Game Recap Post-Game Interviews Coach Lombardi CF Kyla Morris