NJDuck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted March 15, 2023 A proposed bill in the Oregon state House would require public universities to receive approval from the state Legislature if they wish to change conference affiliation for college sports. House Bill 3427, proposed by Rep. Paul Evans, D-Monmouth, calls for public state universities that wish to “change the athletic association, conference or organization with authority over intercollegiate sports” to make the recommendation to “the appropriate legislative committees for review.” The desired change in conferences “may not take effect unless it has first been submitted to the appropriate legislative committees ... and has been approved by the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly may adopt, amend or reject the proposed change,” according to the proposed HB 3427. A public hearing and possible work session for the bill has been called for March 28 at 3 p.m. Oregon House bill would require approval of state Legislature for public universities to change conferences WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM A public hearing and possible work session for the bill has been called for March 28 at 3 p.m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2002duck No. 2 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Sounds like we need to get to the B1G before 3/28/23- signed, sealed, delivered. Mostly joking! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 3 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Monmouth is pretty close to Corvallis, (where the sponsor of the bill is from) and this looks like a way to protect "Corvallis College," (one of their actual names in the past) I assume. Are the Beavers scared? 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUCati855 Moderator No. 4 Share Posted March 15, 2023 On 3/15/2023 at 2:51 PM, Charles Fischer said: Monmouth is pretty close to Corvallis, (where the sponsor of the bill is from) and this looks like a way to protect "Corvallis College," (one of their actual names in the past) I assume. Are the Beavers scared? My thoughts exactly. Beavers trying to lock themselves to the Duck's tails. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Perkins No. 5 Share Posted March 15, 2023 On 3/15/2023 at 2:28 PM, 2002duck said: Sounds like we need to get to the B1G before 3/28/23- signed, sealed, delivered. Mostly joking! It's true, if approved, the Ducks will never join the Big-Ten. Guaranteed the Oregon legislature would only approve of the move if OSU goes as well, and if the that's the case then the Big-Ten won't take the Ducks. They don't want the dead-weight Beavers watering down the slice of the pie. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duck023 No. 6 Share Posted March 16, 2023 With all the crime why are there so many bills trying to sabotage Oregon's football team? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 7 Share Posted March 16, 2023 The Oregon solons have nothing better to do? SMH. The Oregon schools are not governed by the a board of state regents as is the case in California. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Waddler Moderator No. 8 Share Posted March 16, 2023 On 3/16/2023 at 10:30 AM, Jon Joseph said: The Oregon solons have nothing better to do? SMH. The Oregon schools are not governed by the a board of state regents as is the case in California. True, at least for the time being. What we are seeing is the unavoidable domino effect forced on west coast public institutions by the choice of one private California university. I wouldn’t be surprised if something similar is brewing amongst salons in Washington as well. The freedom of choice clock is certainly ticking for certain west coast public universities. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 9 Share Posted March 16, 2023 On 3/15/2023 at 7:33 PM, Darren Perkins said: It's true, if approved, the Ducks will never join the Big-Ten. Guaranteed the Oregon legislature would only approve of the move if OSU goes as well, and if the that's the case then the Big-Ten won't take the Ducks. They don't want the dead-weight Beavers watering down the slice of the pie. Depending on the clout of OR/OR ST in the legislature and the influence of PK I would expect a move by Oregon to be approved with a possible 'tax' on Duck revenue like the tax imposed in favor of CAL on UCLA? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsylvania Duck Moderator No. 10 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Hearing held on bill that would require state Legislature approval for Oregon public universities to change athletic conferences The proposed bill that would require Oregon’s public universities to receive approval from the state Legislature if they wish to change conference affiliation for college sports is making its way through committee. Hearing held on bill that would require state Legislature approval for Oregon public universities to change athletic conferences WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM A public hearing of House Bill 3427 was held by the House Committee On Higher Education Tuesday afternoon. The... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus No. 11 Share Posted March 29, 2023 This is silly. Can you imagine if California, Oklahoma or Texas had this law? Sorry UCLA. You can’t go to the B1G since they don’t want Cal. Sorry Oklahoma. You can’t go to the SEC since they don’t want Oklahoma State. Sorry Texas (and A&M previously). You can’t go to the SEC since they don’t want Texas Tech. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 12 Share Posted March 29, 2023 On 3/29/2023 at 11:10 AM, Rufus said: This is silly. Can you imagine if California, Oklahoma or Texas had this law? Sorry UCLA. You can’t go to the B1G since they don’t want Cal. Sorry Oklahoma. You can’t go to the SEC since they don’t want Oklahoma State. Sorry Texas (and A&M previously). You can’t go to the SEC since they don’t want Texas Tech. I'm hoping this bill will not pass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 13 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Oregon State fans do not like the thought of being “Oregon’s Little-Brother,” yet that is what this bill is. ”If you want to go anywhere, you have to take your little brother.” 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Waddler Moderator No. 14 Share Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) It’s quite possible that college football’s sense of community, tradition and sense of territorial integrity are now beyond the point of being at risk in this Chicken Little climate of panic-stricken lunging for a spot at the table of $$. What is potentially gained or lost goes well beyond the survival desire of Beavers or Cougars. It has more to do with accepting the notion that college football as we have known it is dead. That may be the case. I’m just not convinced the answer is a mad scramble to shove yourself and all your toys onto an escape pod and jettison yourself towards . . . ? Fear (of being left out) is rarely the wisest foundation upon which to base decision making. Edited March 29, 2023 by Washington Waddler spelling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsylvania Duck Moderator No. 15 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Finally, the Oregon Legislature does something right. This article is behind a paywall, but you can tell from the tweet the good news. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
