TheRunningDuck

I disagree, the kids have huge pressures on them and they can end it with the early signing period.

It seems obvious that big media markets will start being the best way to get a lucrative NIL deal. A few rich donors might overcome the lure of teams in big markets.

Personally, I thought it was an embarrassing freak show.

My main interest is track and field. The NCAA presently limits scholarship numbers to a small portion of what they used to be. Teams give out partial scholarships which is not allowed in football or basketball. What if PK starts giving 30 or 40 or more athletes NIL deals? Oregon could buy their way to the top. This needs to stop as much as I want the Ducks to lead the pack.

They should have auctioned off the rights to press the button.

It seems obvious to me that teams in large media markets will gain definite advantages.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/15/cal-football-the-tosh-lupoi-risk-vs-reward-calculation/

Doren has sloppy thinking. It is wrong to just guess at what was happening to the other team and post his suspicions. The internet and social media already brings us too much speculation laid out as semi-facts or probable's.

It seems it is always the helmets that count the most.

I just looked through the available roster and though the Ducks will be thin there is talent playing everywhere and most got a bit of playing time . What I consider the most critical unit in football, the O line is strong.

No one with that history should be a Duck coach.

I hope this headline is wrong. It would be great if the Washington program has not yet bottomed out.

I have seen no evidence that convinces me. Lots of accusations about rules that were at best gray areas.

Bittle played great but sometimes I don't get Dana's roster decisions. Isaac Johnson had a great game earlier and has hardly seen the floor since. This has happened to players in previous years.

So right about the problems at USC. I was surprised to find out Rich Brooks was 35 when hired. He always seemed old and dour.

It mystifies me that people think he has valid views on our QBs not having worked with them at all.

I have always thought it looks like someone threw up.

That is no way to start. Bring in a guy that will be perceived as favored.

Did everyone get a horrible video feed? Also, having to switch to an alternate channel is getting very annoying. For one thing it makes recording impossible.

Going to the worst team in the Pac 12? Sometimes it seems these kids can be sold anything.

I did not get the same impression as you. I thought he clearly indicated he wanted excitement. Explosion plays. Mario was at his most irritating when he seemed to refuse to change an in-game strategy that was not working. Hopefully Lanning would try the QBs that could throw downfield when the running game is shut down.

Dana is one of the best late game managers in college basketball.

I would not be so sure on the public relations front. Though it might not mesh with the Eugene vibe an obvious effort was made to present the family dressed up and respectful. Projecting enthusiasm and passion Lanning came off well. It is hoped and expected there will be no more clock management problems. All the portal transfers will give him an opportunity to shine even though he has very few days to solidify the recruiting class. I am hopeful that he realizes it is also about entertaining the fans along with winning. Sometimes I felt Mario was trying to win by boring the other team to death.

I am tired of the retread coach carousel. An enthusiastic energetic guy seems great. It always boils down to the gift for organizing and delegating.

I wonder if Mario was there when they were luring recruits with sexual favors?