20 hours ago20 hr No. oregonliveOregon defensive tackle Bear Alexander to return in 2026Oregon will have a key piece back on its interior defensive line in 2026.
20 hours ago20 hr No. The magic of NIL, I would think Bear would have a good chance to be drafted in the middle rounds.
20 hours ago20 hr No. This is good, but surprising, news. He played well enough to improve his NFL rating, but maybe another year will have a greater impact on where he'll go in the draft. Of course, there could be other legitimate reasons, like complete his degree or just learning more about life. Whatever his purpose, this is good news all around.
20 hours ago20 hr Administrator No. This is astoundingly good news! This will be a massive difference on our defensive line next year, to have a very experienced defensive tackle coming back since I expect Washington to head to the NFL. Wowsa. Mr. FishDuck
19 hours ago19 hr Moderator No. Very good news. When Bear was on, he dominated the middle. Another year in DL's (and presumably, Hampton's) system and he's a second to third round pick. No longer a head case, he'll be head of the pack.Hoping for more return dominoes to fall, like Theinemen, Tuioti and Matayo.I think Washington is gone, but he will be a round 1 or 2 pick.
19 hours ago19 hr Administrator No. 43 minutes ago, EastBayDuckDad said:Hoping for more return dominoes to fall, like Theinemen, Tuioti and Matayo.You read my mind; with NIL being so high and rightfully so for an experienced player--many who are juniors may decide to return as this announcement and Dante Moore's decision could encourage others to stay and improve their draft stock. Mr. FishDuck
18 hours ago18 hr No. I hope this is thr start of an em-BEAR-issment of riches for next year's class.I am aware that joke is un-BEAR-able and I should feel bad.
18 hours ago18 hr No. When I consider the motivation people have for an action they take I look for the obvious. I believe Bear is having fun being where he is doing what he’s doing. Why trade what he has for the uncertainty of whatever happens next?
17 hours ago17 hr Moderator No. Nice! Bear really hit his stride mid-season.Tony Tuioti has been instrumental in his development at Oregon. It is cool to see players with NFL potential trusting our coaches to further enhance their skills.
17 hours ago17 hr Moderator No. 1 hour ago, David Marsh said:I hope this is thr start of an em-BEAR-issment of riches for next year's class.I am aware that joke is un-BEAR-able and I should feel bad.DM, you're simply Bearing Up. LOL 😍.The bed in LA was too small. The bed in Eugene is B1G, damn green and just right. Sorry, please BEAR with me. 😁
16 hours ago16 hr No. This is great news for Oregon’s defense next season. Bear has really improved and perhaps he can work himself into the first round with a big season. Barner and Stewart had a nice interview with Bear before the USC game. I believe that he said that he earned his degree.
13 hours ago13 hr Moderator No. 2 hours ago, Steven A said:The woods are damn close in EugeneAnd full of bears?
13 hours ago13 hr No. 5 hours ago, David Marsh said:I hope this is thr start of an em-BEAR-issment of riches for next year's class.I am aware that joke is un-BEAR-able and I should feel bad.Well at least you are not the bear-er of bad news.
2 hours ago2 hr No. 10 hours ago, Nevada Dawg said:Well at least you are not the bear-er of bad news.Bear got his revenge against USC, now let us hope he gets revenge against his other former team in the national championship game…[Note: I don’t think that Bear had anything bad to say about Georgia or the coaches during the interview I posted above but he was clearly unhappy with what went down at USC…] Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by OregonDucks
1 hour ago1 hr No. Bear has truly been the standardbearer on that defensive line. In many ways, he has been the loadbearer out there. I'm highly confident that next season that he will bear even more fruit & success by coming back. Clearly he has been able to bear some hardship given that he started at georgia, transferred to USC, and finally found a home here at Oregon. I am highly confident that one more year in Oregon is going to allow him to bear & reap some significant fruit leading into the draft next year.(Sorry, but I just had to try and get in on some of the corny and funny "bear" crap flying around here),
1 hour ago1 hr No. Great news obviously, but besides DM the biggest get would be Poncho coming back IMHO. Regardless, if we got every eligible player back next year (yeah unlikely but we can dream), holy cow would we have an experienced group of starters.
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