FishDuck Article Administrator No. 1 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Darren Perkins, FishDuck writer, discusses the path of a preferred walk on and options the Transfer Portal works for some athletes. The Transfer Portal Makes Dreams Come True FISHDUCK.COM Darren Perkins of FishDuck.com sees the transfer portal as a way for less heralded recruits to live out their dreams. 2 Two Sites: FishDuck and the Our Beloved Ducks forum, The only "Forum with Decorum!" And All-Volunteer? What a wonderful community of Duck fans! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywarduck No. 2 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Brock, hmmm for some reason I love that name for a qb. Wish we had recruited another Brock a few years ago! He could also transfer out, play for a JC, transfer back and then lead us to a couple national titles. I know sounds crazy, but..... As far as conference talk, I am ready to move on. Time to react to what happens, and take the occasional shot at the two schools from down south. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smith72 Moderator No. 3 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Darren wrote, "As a kid growing up in Eugene, like myself, Thomas no doubt always dreamed of playing for the Ducks. So, whether it pans out for him at Oregon or not, he can always say that he was a Duck." Kudos to Brock Thomas for following his dream. It seems to have worked out for Ryan Walk. Maybe Thomas could become another Vern Adams. Thanks Darren for today's article! I also agree with your second topic on Conference expansion. Except I would argue for San Diego State and Fresno State only. Keep the Pac-12 truly Pacific (or Western). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Perkins No. 4 Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 2/7/2023 at 6:45 AM, Haywarduck said: Brock, hmmm for some reason I love that name for a qb. Wish we had recruited another Brock a few years ago! He could also transfer out, play for a JC, transfer back and then lead us to a couple national titles. I know sounds crazy, but..... As far as conference talk, I am ready to move on. Time to react to what happens, and take the occasional shot at the two schools from down south. Are you referring to Brock Huard? He bleeds purple. Yeah, the portal opens up a lot of scenarios. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Perkins No. 5 Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 2/7/2023 at 6:56 AM, Smith72 said: Darren wrote, "As a kid growing up in Eugene, like myself, Thomas no doubt always dreamed of playing for the Ducks. So, whether it pans out for him at Oregon or not, he can always say that he was a Duck." Kudos to Brock Thomas for following his dream. It seems to have worked out for Ryan Walk. Maybe Thomas could become another Vern Adams. Thanks Darren for today's article! I also agree with your second topic on Conference expansion. Except I would argue for San Diego State and Fresno State only. Keep the Pac-12 truly Pacific (or Western). I do like the cookie cutter makeup of the old Pac-10 lining up along the coast (mostly). But, today's college football is all about viewership and markets. So, with that, I'm all about getting SMU. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 6 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Great take Darren, thanks. However, the portal is a nightmare for those who enter and are trapped without a new offer and a new scholarship. Also a roster management nightmare for the coaches. Something that does not exist in the NFL because of the NFL's agreement with the NFL Players Union. (Probably why a CFB Players Union is coming?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 7 Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) On 2/7/2023 at 2:01 PM, Darren Perkins said: I do like the cookie cutter makeup of the old Pac-10 lining up along the coast (mostly). But, today's college football is all about viewership and markets. So, with that, I'm all about getting SMU. I think SDSU is a no-brainer. I'm not sure that UNLV might not be the better play over SMU. Large and growing population. Home to the NFL, NHL, and soon, most likely the MBL Athletics and probably the NBA. Tied at the Pac-10 hip with the CFB champ game and the basketball tournament. Improved football facilities thanks to the casino owning Frettita's large contribution. Play in an NFL arena for football. Thomas + Mack is a large and on-campus state-of-the-art venue for basketball. Not so long ago UNLV CBB was the toughest ticket in town and UNLV has had great success in baseball, golf, and other non-revenue sports. With the opening of the medical school, UNLA's academic bona fides have improved. In the Pacific time zone and home to the Pac-12 commissioner. A huge number of relatively inexpensive flights in and out of the city and a huge number of places to stay. Get football rolling and there are many NIL opportunities. SMU? I don't see it without bringing in another central time zone partner like UTSA or Tulane. Edited February 7, 2023 by Jon Joseph 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Perkins No. 8 Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 2/7/2023 at 12:01 PM, Jon Joseph said: I think SDSU is a no-brainer. I'm not sure that UNLV might not be the better play over SMU. Large and growing population. Home to the NFL, NHL, and soon, most likely the MBL Athletics and probably the NBA. Tied at the Pac-10 hip with the CFB champ game and the basketball tournament. Improved football facilities thanks to the casino owning Frettita's large contribution. Play in an NFL arena for football. Thomas + Mack is a large and on-campus state-of-the-art venue for basketball. Not so long ago UNLV CBB was the toughest ticket in town and UNLV has had great success in baseball, golf, and other non-revenue sports. With the opening of the medical school, UNLA's academic bona fides have improved. In the Pacific time zone and home to the Pac-12 commissioner. A huge number of relatively inexpensive flights in and out of the city and a huge number of places to stay. Get football rolling and there are many NIL opportunities. SMU? I don't see it without bringing in another central time zone partner like UTSA or Tulane. While ideal, I don't see it as necessary that they would need another central time zone partner. I mean heck, the Big 12 is all over the place from Utah to Florida. 3 time zones and BYU is all alone in Mountain Time. Anything those clowns do, we can do better!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 9 Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 2/7/2023 at 3:18 PM, Darren Perkins said: While ideal, I don't see it as necessary that they would need another central time zone partner. I mean heck, the Big 12 is all over the place from Utah to Florida. 3 time zones and BYU is all alone in Mountain Time. Anything those clowns do, we can do better!!! Great points. Here is what I would ideally like to see. Add SDSU, UNLV, Fresno, SMU, UTSA and Tulane. The MW teams are getting $4M in revenue so all can be brought in for a lesser amount than the Pac-10 teams will receive under the new media deal. This would add the MW champ, the Sun Belt Champ and the CUSA champ. Tulane and UTSA are moving up to the AAC but that's still less money than they could receive as Pac-16 members. San Antonio is a huge market with no pro competition and along with SMU brings football mad Texas into the equation. Tulane brings in SEC territory and a good sized New Orleans market. Fresno brings in a competitive CFB program in the "Bay Area." These additions from the MW and the central time zone can be bought 'on the cheap' (no team added on would get a full share as SC/UCLA is getting from the B1G) and expand the territory for streaming coverage. I imagine that many fans of these teams already have some kind of contact with Amazon? 16 teams break down to 4 easily definable pods. NW - OR, OR ST, UW, WSU. South -.SDSU, CAL, Stanford, Fresno. Central - AZ, ASU, Utah, CU East - SMU, UTSA, Tulane, UNLV.. This would serve to cut down on non-revenue sports travel. I think in addition to going with streaming and the upside potential of doing so, it is time for the Pac to go big (not B1G) or go home. Again, all 6 could come in on a graduated share of revenue proceeds. However, it is easy to play Commish but not so easy to do the deals. First and foremost the Pac-10 will hopefully see a media deal equal to or near to what the B12 teams will be pulling down; $37M a year. Again thanks for the terrific article and I apologize if I have gone too far off-topic. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywarduck No. 10 Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 2/7/2023 at 10:58 AM, Darren Perkins said: Are you referring to Brock Huard? He bleeds purple. Yeah, the portal opens up a lot of scenarios. Been on the Brock Purdy rant for a while. We signed a higher rated qb out of high school who had never beaten Brock, lost to him again in college, and then transferred away. My belief is this was one of the bigger indicators of our program chasing stars, not developing talent, nor really evaluating talent with the previous staff. I won't go on as this is admittedly a repetitive rant, but you asked. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 11 Share Posted February 8, 2023 What a fun feel-good story of another lightly-regarded Sheldon High School quarterback coming to Oregon. Great take to help us see it from the players' perspective Darren, as it makes us root for those stories all the more. Sheldon's Ryan Walk 1 2 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
