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Not to mention, Oregon has had some success recruiting in Texas. Playing some games in or near Texas will be a positive for those player’s families and help future recruiting in the area.

I really look forward to seeing Jackson play in Eugene and hope he can make watching Oregon basketball fun again.

As others have mentioned, OOC games are typically scheduled 6+ years in advance and Oregon has had a number of teams cancel on them. There aren’t many top teams with national championship aspirations willing to travel to Eugene to play the Oregon Ducks in Autzen stadium. Everyone knows how difficult it is to win at Autzen and Oregon has been one of the top college football teams for the past 10+ years. What’s the benefit to Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, et al? If those teams win their conferences (or even finish as the runner up with only 1 or 2 losses) they are in the college football playoff. Strength of schedule is not as important to the SEC and BIG, the top ACC teams can find quality opponents closer to home and Oregon is not in a recruiting hotbed. Why play Oregon when you can play UCLA, Arizona, ASU, Cal or Stanford, with a much better probability of winning and you play in a talent rich area? There are many things you can criticize Mullins for. I’m not sure this is one of them. Plus, have people forgotten the Georgia game already? I’d prefer to wait until the playoffs to play those teams…

Unless Aaron is injured or has a major personal issue to deal with, I don’t understand this decision. The Masters is one of the majors and top players only get so many opportunities to play in the Masters over their careers (unless they win a green jacket). Might as well go down swinging…

Oregon does the same at football games. It’s obnoxious. They used to just let the band play during breaks. Am I the only one here who hasn’t been recognized for something during a TV timeout at Autzen?

Shaq’s career free throw percentage was nearly 2x better than Oregon’s against Wisconsin (52.7% vs 33%). Let that sink in!

Yes, but with a large infusion of cash, do you think it’ll stay that way? Northwestern, Indiana, Purdue, Minnesota, Iowa, Rutgers, Maryland, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, et al are all going to be making $30M+ per year in TV revenues than PAC, Big XII and ACC programs. If they want to spend some of the additional revenue to hire and retain top coaching staffs, it’s going to be difficult to match. What if any of those aforementioned programs offered Dan Lanning $10M per year plus $1-2M for each of his coordinators. Would Oregon match? The top programs (e.g., Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan) might even be able to match or beat NFL salaries without batting an eye.

It's going to be hard to attract and retain a top coaching staff with a $30M+ deficit in annual TV revenues...

The Oregon men's basketball team has been hard to watch the past few years. I think Altman is a great coach but if he wants to fill the stands, he needs to put better, more competitive/entertaining teams on the court. I have no desire to drive 2+ hours, each way, and drop a couple of hundred dollars to watch this team play (heck, I can hardly stand to watch them on TV). Oregon would have beaten Wisconsin, if they made their free throws (4/12 is not going to win you many close games). Also agree with others about Matt Court. It has no character and whomever designed it missed a golden opportunity to replicate what made Mac Court so special. If I had a few billion dollars lying around, I'd demolish it and retry.

"When I heard it first, the deal was going to be USC-Oregon [to the Big Ten]. That makes sense. … Their TV market is not that big, [but] they play in different colored uniforms, and they win. That's where I would have started this thing off." "I think Fox wanted to consolidate L.A. and not let anybody else in [with USC-UCLA]. I think it's brilliant. Well played." -- Robert Robbins, President of University of Arizona Arizona president talks keeping Pac-12 together, TV deal expectations, deadlines, Big 12 interest and more - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM In an extensive conversation, Robert Robbins explains the state of the Pac-12 may not be what it seems

I was super impressed by Peyton Bowen's film and think he has a chance to be an impact player in college and the NFL. Like many Duck fans, I was surprised when he selected Oregon and disappointed when he changed his mind a short time later. However, I have no hard feelings towards the young man and wish him luck. Even if Peyton filled out the paperwork correctly, I'm sure that Dan Lanning and Oregon would have let him out of it, if he wanted out. It's not like you want a player in your program, who doesn't want to be there.

I don't like the idea of adding SMU. They do not fit the profile of Pac-12 schools and, as others have mentioned, are probably the fifth most followed school in Texas. I would prefer to stay at 10 (or add SDSU and UNLV, if it pencils out).

With the expanded college football playoff, my preference would be for Oregon to remain in the Pac. However, if the revenues are lower than the B1G and SEC, as expected, Oregon may have to look to make up the difference with private donations or cut non-profitable sports to remain competitive. If the revenues are significantly lower than the Big XII, then there will be risk of some defectors (the Arizona schools?). At that point, the Pac would likely not be worth saving. Perhaps the B1G looks to poach the remaining attractive Pac schools (e.g., Oregon, Washington, Stanford, Cal), if reports are correct that they did not want to be the ones responsible for breaking up the Pac (note: they would have all of the leverage and could offer the remaining Pac schools a lower share of the TV revenues for a period of time)? If not, Oregon would have to explore all remaining options, including (holding my nose) joining the Big 12.

Great pictures. Oregon has by far the best facilities, an amazing game day atmosphere and wonderful academic support for student athletes. Too bad he couldn’t have been at Hayward for a meet! Harbor has some great options. I’m sure it’s a difficult decision. Would love to see him in green and yellow but wish him the best wherever he ends up. Pursuing football and track, while keeping his grades up for medical school would not be easy for anyone, given the time commitment required of each. Best of luck to the young man.

Love it! “Whine-on!” Hope this sticks. Would make a great Game Day sign for 11/11/23. Hope the weather is absolutely miserable in Eugene that day. It would give the Trojans something else to whine about.

This is the perfect example of why Oregon should avoid players that prioritize NIL above everything else. I like how the coaches try to develop a relationship with recruits and pitch the program and school. Reportedly, NIL is the last thing they discuss. It should also be a wake up call to future recruits. If it sounds too good to be true…

This is exactly why I have been saying that looking at market size alone is archaic. Viewers have choices now; whereas before, you had to watch the local team because that is what the networks were airing most of the time. Notre Dame and Oregon are both small market schools with a national following. Someone should send this to the B1G.

Can someone please point me to the Trojanswire article last year bashing the Pac-12 for USC's favorable schedule? USC avoided playing both Oregon and Washington last year. They likely would not have played in the conference championship game last year if they had to play one or both teams. Utah exposed the Trojans 2x last year. The bowl loss to Tulane was embarrassing. Could you imagine what any of the playoff teams would have done to the Trojans if they would have made it into the playoffs last year? Good luck in the B1G. Hope Oregon can send them off the way they deserve to be sent off.

"Jaden Rashada, a top quarterback prospect in the 2023 class, has been released from his national letter of intent by Florida and is now free to sign with another team, a source told ESPN. Rashada, who was the highest-rated signee in the Gators' 2023 class in December, asked for his release after a reported $13 million name, image and likeness package fell through." ... Source - Gators release '23 QB recruit Jaden Rashada from NLI WWW.ESPN.COM Florida has released 2023 quarterback prospect Jaden Rashada from his letter of intent, a source told ESPN. Rashada asked for...

Seems like the conference has intentionally backloaded the top PAC-12 teams’ schedules. Probably in hopes of having highly rated teams playing one another to boost TV ratings and interest in the PAC. The losing team also shouldn’t fall too far at that point in the season.

So use a scholarship, when we are already over the limit, on a special teams player? Still puzzled...

I’m honestly a little puzzled by this pickup. Given our scholarship situation, returning players and the Iowa LB transfer, why are we taking a backup linebacker from ASU with 37 total tackles and zero sacks over 3 years? What am I missing?

Does Oregon really need more wide receivers?

The cover up is often worse than the crime. If Harbaugh lied to investigators, Michigan should fire him for cause.

LOL. Was Jordan Kent in his bathroom? They need to get back together in person.