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Had to feel for Devon Allen. He was really close to being able to do great things imo

Thanks for that

Actually, I brought it up because I was kind of surprised that it hadn't been discussed previously. Apologies on that. I should have been clearer. Something more specific like, Does anybody have any thoughts or want to discuss the Ducks' First Ever (senior) Worlds? I was just surprised that this hadn't been brought up, given the community involved.

Yes, the campus dorms are really useful for providing that campy feeling. I didn't get to any of the events this time, but the venue looked really good. It almost seems necessary, for this kind of event, to have it near a campus when dorms are available. Oregon has played that card very very well. My main thoughts were that the new stadium looked great, but that NBC's coverage was shockingly poor. Then again, I'm a Duck. They are more interested in wider audiences.

Discuss...

Pickup? This guy is a Ferrari !

This whole new landscape has become increasingly a big turnoff to me. After this USC-UCLA business - fixtures in my sporting world growing up - I'm no longer sure if I care. The estrangement for me began with hoops. I was raised on the KKids, guys like Drummond and Ballard being on campus for the full four. Nowadays, seeing 'students' enroll for 'one and dones' is a contradiction in terms. These five-stars never had any intention to come here and learn. I earned my feathers with a diploma to prove it. This is the system we've bought into. Loyalty one's school is at the bottom of both players and coaches agendas in the new regime. And after our two previous experiences I've grown tired of the schtick where coaches say they're committed to Eugene for life when everybody in this day and age knows that can't be true. This transfer portal business is not just about players. Now, thanks to NIL, 17 year-olds with no life experience will dictate terms to coaches and recruiters. The conference shakeup is, of course, all about greed. At the end of the day perhaps we're all better off admitting that major college sports has evolved or devolved into a semi-pro league and leave it at that. We have all known that a caste system is driving college football, led by Alabama and very few other schools that is so entrenched that the majority of other Div 1 schools never have a chance to win a so-called national 'college' championship. And we all know it. Perhaps those schools who are on the outside can create a students-only regime where you sign up at a school and gratefully accept your scholarship in exchange. There is no shame in not being an Ohio State, an Alabama and so on, especially when the inside game is so obviously and perpetually skewed against your school's success. Maybe people would learn that they like actually cheering for players who represent their school, rather than their own self interest ad nauseum.