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I think this team actually has more potential since it looks like right now there is a bit more depth in pitching, we aren't seeing as many wild scores, the offense isn't quite what it's been in the past, but it isn't inept either. Not as dependent on the long ball. I really hope we can win some of those series against the ranked teams so that we might have the chance to host.

That's a big three game series against a very good team, great opportunity to pick up some wins against a team that should be in the tourney, we don't get much of them in the Big 10, biggest games are of course going to be against UCLA and USC.

Could be, personally I still maintain that a huge problem is the non-focus on a actual college environment and the focus on crap like fan-cams and the like. Students are atrocious at this point in terms of their participation, it's such a long way from the pit crew of yesteryear. All of this has contributed to an environment at games where you don't feel like it's worth it to attend. I'm a huge fan of college basketball, so these last few years have been hugely frustrating, it hurts to see Dana struggling like this with mediocre to bad players. I'm sure this is the end, either it's this year or next. Altman deserves better I think, but that's the way it goes.

Donors just don't care about basketball, Altman is still a good coach I think, but he just doesn't have the talent to compete. I don't blame Evans and Shelstad jumping ship, I'm sure they want to win and there are probably better opportunities elsewhere. Probably going to Dana's last year if he doesn't decide to retire.

That's a tough loss, hopefully they can bring in some impact transfers to join a pretty good freshman group along with Fiso and Etute.

Safe to say Oregon had their bats going today😂

Just need to bring in some talents to match Fiso and Etute, but those two are a really impressive duo.

I've been pleased with how Oregon has played so far, it's such a tough situation for Oregon since they play so few actually respected teams in the B1G. Our non-con isn't bad it's also not super impressive either, so it makes every game so much more important since you don't get a lot of leeway if you lose a game here and there against teams like Northwestern or really anyone other than UCLA/USC/UW. We're really going to need to win some of those games against the California teams to get a home regional. Also I'm sorry to ask this, but do you mean the NU have a 6.80 ERA and Oregon has a 3.12 ERA?

With those injuries I just don't think many coaches would have success. I would challenge anyone to find a program more snake bitten than Oregon when it comes to it. You're talking about a lot of the best players on those teams, multiple starters at a time. This is the only year where I feel like we just didn't have the talent to compete. Time after time Dana would have to figure it out, and he usually did to the extant of getting the team to 20 wins, this season is the first where the team had no chance of going anywhere. Last season was derailed by some players going into the biggest slumps of their careers, if TJ Bamba just has an average shooting year for himself, that team wins about 3-5 more games in the regular season, nobody could have predicted him having the shooting slump he had after 4 very consistent years in two different programs.

He also hasn't had a single season where he hasn't had major injuries to key players. The team is cursed when it comes to injuries to their best players.

Ehis Etute is a beast, it's been very impressive to see her development this season. Hopefully the Ducks can pull off another upset and at least move up a seed or two in the tourney.

I second that, I'm tired of nobody getting in trouble, I'm tired of no rules, nobody held to account.

They've been great so far, done exactly what they should against two mediocre teams, haven't really struggled at all so far, they've looked good in their wins, it hasn't been a bunch of games where they got some ball in play luck, they've looked dominant in most game, now they need to pick up some quality OOC wins this week.

So freakin' dumb to have 24 teams, that's an embarrassment, a 8-4 team has no business being in the playoff. Might as well allow a field of 64 at that point, just have the season go on forever. Basketball, baseball, volleyball, all very different sports where having that many games makes sense. You can play multiple back to backs, you can't do that in football. Just cap it at 16 or 12. I will add that I at least appreciate not having conference championship games. I would hope that under this proposal that we would have games at home sites until the semi-finals. You have to be very wealthy to be able to go to all these playoff games, they can at least make it a bit easier by reducing the amount of games that you have to travel to.

Pitching....Pitching has to be better up and down the roster if the Ducks want to get Omaha. The offense has been there, but the pitching has always been a major issue with very few reliable options both in the rotation and the bullpen.

I'll be interested to see what the re-sale market is next year.

I've said it in other threads, but the amount of travel that football does is dwarfed by the amount of travel that basically all other team sports in the department have to do. I have zero sympathy for Oregon football, Oregon volleyball? Oregon soccer? I have a lot more sympathy for them since they aren't afforded the luxuries that football get along with more travel.

I would guess LSU goes 9-3, I think that first game could turn into a nightmare where Clemson comes away with an upset, so many players to integrate in There is going to a ton of pressure on Kiffin to win right away Tennesssee, USC, Ole Miss none of these places was expecting 10, 11, or 12 wins right out of the chute

There are so many things that are seriously messed up, in football you have these situations, college basketball might be even more ridiculous with players who signed NBA contracts being allowed to not only come back to college basketball but do it mid-year. You have players who are 21/22 with multiple years of pro experience, G-league players being able to join up, it's a mess. I unfortunately think the only way that it will receive any stability in terms of rules and structure is if congress steps in (won't happen, especially in today's environment), or what is more likely is some sort of collective bargaining agreement.

Yeah, that's what I've thought is going on, it's frustrating since I think Altman is still able to coach with the best of them, but I think he's been handcuffed by the lack of investment. Kind of feels like after last year, Dana said "screw it, I'll try it another way" by getting these international players instead of guys like Angel or Bamba. It haven't worked out though. It's a shame I love college basketball, and I love a packed arena more than a football stadium when it's a primetime matchup.

No idea whether I like this. Basically seems like everyone is being given a 5th year. If a player or team wanted to they could easily find 3 games for a player to sit out in order to preserve the redshirt. This seems especially unfair when you think about how other sports don't have this, so on top of all the things that football players get compared to other "student" athletes they also get another year of eligibility.

I think IU wins by 21 or so. I hope I'm wrong, it's incredibly petty of me to want Indiana to come up short, but I really hate the idea of them winning a championship before us.

It is entirely roster construction. If you go through each addition to the team this year you'll see a very unproven player who is also a weird fit for the team. Basically struck out on every player that was brought in, combine this with Shelstad being injured, Evans suffering from Richardson-itis, Bittle being banged up constantly, and Phillips not developing, and you get the losing season it looks like this will produce. I will always say it's possible that a light gets switched, but it seems a long way away at this point, and I have to wonder about the mood in the team, seems like it is snowballing into a non competitive team. I do think that Dana has to take a look at his staff, it's a good point to wonder if this part of the recruiting struggles with transfers. It's weird since Oregon had such success with transfers until the last couple years. Dana can bounce back, everyone was wondering if Graves was done after a couple bad years, but he's rebounding into looking like he's got the program back on track!

Yes, it can certainly work out. It's more of a preference thing. He's just not my type of QB that I prefer. I like QBs that are mobile, I like guys that are more vocal leaders. I'm sure I'm also still being influenced by the below par play in the last two games. Moore has the tools to be "that" guy. I also think it is very likely that we are a better football team with him at the helm than any of the options currently on the team.

I know I'm in the minority here, but I don't think I could really be less enthusiastic for the returning of a projected 1st rounder at QB than I am about Dante Moore. I think he has a ton of tools, but I just don't know if this the guy that can lead a team to a championship, mightily struggled against every tough defense that he faced, and while there are mitigating circumstances (injuries, play of the O-line, etc.) I just don't know if he has "it". I'm probably wrong, he will have a very good season, but until I see him dominate a great defense then I'll be skeptical that he can do it.