[Kansas vs Villanova/ Duke vs UNC - The Winners?]

On 4/2/2022 at 1:58 PM, McDuck said:

Pulling for Villanova all the way.  They build a team the old fashioned way, recruit freshmen and keep them in the program.  If I glanced at their roster correctly they have a single transfer, Caleb Daniels, unrated out of high school and originally enrolled at Tulane.  

 

If we don't really care for the portal shouldn't we pull for teams that don't use it?

 

Also I prefer Jay Wright to Coach K.

I live in the Philly suburbs, about 10 minutes from Villanova. Jay Wright is a great coach, more from the "old school." Although he is often mentioned for other "bigger" opportunities, he shoots them down and has remained loyal to Villanova. Even more notable since he did not attend college there.
 

He is active in the community and I hear he is good with players past and present. Since taking over in 2001, Wright has built up the program into what it is today. He will get a couple of high recruits each year, but he seems to really know how to coach up "average" players to do well in his system.

 

This has been a difficult year for Nova due to injuries and Wright has definitely shown his coaching skills. He is worth rooting for.

[Kansas vs Villanova/ Duke vs UNC - The Winners?]

On 4/2/2022 at 12:25 PM, Jon Joseph said:

I'm not surprised at this kind of grit from a guy of my generation, who played his college ball at West Point under Bobby Knight.

Jon, I totally agree. When you think of what he has accomplished in his career with playing at West Point, college coaching, Olympics coaching, and many others, he just seems a step above others. There is something to be said for the "older" generation!

[Unbelievable: Ducks Down 6-1 in 7th, Come Back to WIN!]

Wow! Wow! Wow! Had to leave for a dinner last night and didn't get in till late. When I left, the score was 6-1 USC, and it didn't look good for the Ducks. Just had time to get online  to check out the score and what a great surprise! Love this Duck team. Go Ducks!

[Lanning Love: “Football is Fun Again!”]

That is a great article, Charles. If players buy in to their new coach and his plans, the battle is half won. It's also good that they're having fun too and great for recruits to hear. April 23rd sounds fun. Wish I could be there.

[Mens Basketball: Changes Coming?]

Woah! I can't believe what just happened.

[Underwhelmed]

Bad day for Oregon basketball. I wasn't surprised by the men's score, however, I was expecting more from the Lady Ducks. Neither team could get going when it counted.

[Ducks to Face Utah State in the NIT]

I don't know if I am happy or sad about this. I have no confidence that they can pull it together for a run. Of course I will root for them.

[Game 3 Final: Stanford 10 Oregon 6. Oregon takes 2 of 3 Games at No.2 Stanford]

30Duck, Your baseball updates are great. Short and to the point! Thanks for doing this. Go Ducks!

[A COLLEGE Player HOLDS OUT for Lack of NIL Deal?]

I think these outrageous NIL money amounts are going to be awful for team chemistry. This will be especially true if the recipient doesn't live up to potential. Jealousy can show its ugly head and how can a team bond around these circumstances to play well for a season?

[Is Ignorance a Good Excuse? (For Anything)]

Hello Charles. I am a pretty new member, just two weeks. However, I visited the site many times prior to joining. One of the reasons I wanted to join was the result of your rules. I didn't want a site like Facebook where people would get into nasty arguments and name calling which resulted in making a discussion impossible. I like how different views can be expressed and everyone stays civil here!  It's ok to agree to disagree.

 

Since you run the site and put in all the time and effort for us, you do whatever you feel is right. You seem like a fair person to me. This site needs a certain type of person for membership in order for it to run correctly and if someone can't follow the rules, ban them and don't look back. Stress is not good for your health!

[How Did YOU Become a Ducks Fan?]

I became a Duck when I was accepted to Oregon in 1970. My first Duck football game was that fall, during the days of Dan Fouts and Bobby Moore (Ahmad Rashad). I remember the game was so long that we missed dinner at the dorm. However, my fondest memories were of track meets at Heyward Field. Our dorm looked towards Heyward and we could see Pre practicing every day. To this day, I have not witnessed the energy of a track meet like at Heyward. The good old days!

[No Respect: The Pac-12 Needs to be Livid]

I live in Pennsylvania and I find it so difficult to follow the Ducks. With the sports package from Verizon, we can follow all the conferences, except the PAC 12. Maybe it is just me not doing the settings right, but streaming just doesn't come in with the same quality on our tv. "PAC 12 After Dark" may be a catchy marketing phrase, but it means that I will probably fall asleep before the first half is over!

 

Any game that starts at 10:00PM or later Eastern Time (which is most west coast games) is tough to watch. The PAC 12's media deals have cut them off from vast portions of the country and I think that is a major issue leading to disrespecting the conference, if for no other reason because people are not aware. Besides the Ohio State game this past year, most of my acquaintances have no idea how/what the Ducks or PAC 12 are doing.

 

I just found this site recently and it is keeping me updated on the Ducks! I've enjoyed catching up on all the happenings. I'm hoping these Lanning era Ducks will be on national tv more next season.