Jon Sousa

Isn't Mastro a Pistol guy?? Isn't the Pistol somewhat loathed around here? Is anyone sure we want Mastro? Just asking.

I did not say that OSU will recruit as well as the best Oregon has ever done. I said, "OSU recruiting will be at a the level that the Snake took Oregon to... which was the best ever that Oregon had." When the Snake came to Oregon and had his first recruiting class all the chatter on FishDuck was that he proved that Oregon CAN be recruited too. When he left, MC took it to another level and has been improving every year. What I said was that OSU recruiting will be (future tense-at some time in the future) at the level that the Snake took Oregon to... which was the best ever that Oregon had (past tense - at the time that the Snake was here). I did not say that OSU will ever recruit as well as Oregon is now. I don't see any disagreement here as I did not say that OSU will at any time "recruit as well as the best Oregon has ever done." So, let's not agree to "cheerfully disagree" on anything here. How about if we just cheerfully agree that the recruiting trajectory of Jonathan Smith looks very bright as you do in the first part of your sentence above before you misquoted me in the second half of the same sentence?

Using the transfer portal is one of the things that makes Smith genius. OSU could not recruit blue chips out of HS and so he went to the portal aggressively and pulled in former blue chips that were already coached up a bit by good programs. He did this when others didn't really utilize the portal much. Smith is now getting serious looks from blue chips out of HS. If the progression continues, OSU recruiting will be at a the level that the Snake took Oregon to... which was the best ever that Oregon had.

Nah... UW doesn't have to be relevant with a great coach. Jonathan Smith and the Beavers can take UW's place in the hierarchy.

...or easier. The tougher the PAC 12, the easier for a one loss team to get in.

Cristobal and Whittingham have been building something for a few years, Smith also. I agree with JJ that it should be Smith or Dickert. While Smith has been building for 4 years, from where he started 4 years ago, the rise has been meteoric. What Dickert did without a head coach and FOUR other assistant coaches is nothing short of amazing. The level of amazing elevates both Smith and Dickert over the other too. IMHO, which, of course, isn't worth anything in the final analysis.

Interesting Jon. We may have lost the best chance at eliminating Alabama today. They should have never tied it in the last minute.

The irresistible force will push back that immovable object.

Isn't this what we did against Colorado? and put up over 300 yards passing?

Good read Charles. So. Franklin took out two defenders by falling down. Was this by design or by accident? I assume that he was supposed to take out both by staying on his feet and shifting.

Actually, I didn't. I did that in Word and then copied and pasted. (note the different font that was imported) It was fun and gave me something to do waiting for Saturday. I like the "prowess" word being thrown around here.

Ducks 35-17 3 TO, 3 Sacks. 217 passing

Great article. Thank you much!

It's both. It's the U of O... and something else.

Ah!!!! I didn't take a look at that... Let me see..... Just inside the numbers to about 2 yards inside the numbers on a pro field. a2 + b2 = c2 552 + 202 = c2 3025 + 400 = c2 58.52 = c So, yeah, he threw it about 60 yards. Good catch.

Sewell is playing as good as expected (and hoped) after a freshman all-American year. ...and he's still a FRESHMAN!

Nice!!

Actually, this was a 55 yard pass in the air. He threw it at the 25... 25 to the 50 is 25 yards. It was caught on the 20.... 50 to the 20 is 30 more. 25+30=55 No matter. He's got a cannon. He can probably throw it 70 if his feet get set right.

I think Jonathan Smith is staying a long time in Corvallis. Of course, I could be wrong.

YUP! Good things happening. It is interesting that, even with the #1 projected class, Graves' recruits are #7, then #13, #36, and #59. This means that a lot of great recruits were spread around to a lot of other teams. Graves has the best class for the second time in three years! What is significant to me is that the PAC 12 has 5 of the top 6 recruiting classes nationally. Is the PAC 12 the SEC (football) of women's hoops????

YUP.... Gotta get better all over.

Good interview. Thanks.

Maybe MC is getting the message... we need to win bigger than one score games. Is that why the Ducks were trying to score one more TD as time ran out???? I think maybe so. If so, this means that they will try to do the same from here on out. Try to win by more than a touchdown.

Notice he did not say, "We threw the ball pretty well too." MC said, "We throw the ball pretty well too." If he used the past tense it would mean that he was talking about the game that just ended, but he wasn't. He used the present tense "throw" because he was talking about the last few games in general. We "throw" the ball well is a general statement. We "threw" the ball well is a specific statement about a specific circumstance. His statement was correct. The previous three games, the passing game was improving each week... over 80% completion rate the week before... That's throwing the ball pretty well.

The O-line is sure looking better every week. With everyone cross training and becoming good across the line, one would think that playing for Oregon would help one's chances at a higher draft pick. That and MC being an O-line guy... I think we have a good chance of keeping Banks in the flock.