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Have often thought that the song cycling through the minds of all those Duck haters when they’re forced to think about us must be Hall & Oates’ ‘Rich Girl’. Our road is no longer an easy one, and our days of sneaking up on anyone seem pretty much over. We’ve just got to make up our minds that there’s no way to get there but the hard way, and then do it. That’s the only way they’re ever going to respect us. Wrong sport, but these lines from, ‘A League of Their Own’ kind of capture what’s behind that attitude: “ — Jimmy Dugan: Baseball is what gets inside you. It’s what lights you up, you can’t deny that. “ — Dottie Hinson: It just got too hard. “ — Jimmy Dugan: It’s suppose to be hard!! If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard . . . Is what makes it great.”

No mistake that it is Matayo. Maybe this fires him up.

Very cool helmet!

I remember a uniform like this that did well in LA in the past!

Very cool!!! I am an engineer, but I had to do it the hard way. I didn’t know I wanted to be an engineer until my third year at Oregon, so stuck it out and got a degree in General Science, then went on to study engineering.

Charles, as noted above in excellent comments, Oregon is still the new kid on the block. The kid with a rich Uncle trying to buy him the nicest of things. NIKE U. Nike, the goddess of victory in war and peaceful competition. Oregon is the program that defined modern sports marketing: brash, up front, and in your face. This week's uniform reveal... A program that created turmoil in a 'small stadium.' Oregon is the program that took college football into warp speed. This also irritated folks, including Saint Nick. Whether the noise is negative or positive, when folks pay attention, O how U matter. Is Oregon this season's Penn State? Saturday will be a good tell. I hope OBD leaves LA on the wings of a Nike victory. Regardless, I'm a guy who stayed loyal to Bogus Bruins, Pathetic Pats, and Wicked Bad Red Sox. Advertising? Bring it on! Where would U of O be without advertising? 😁

The way everyone including the media is talking I did not know the Ducks were 0-3. As an ex Bruin fan, grew up in LA 100 years ago I hope we beat the hell out of SCum on Saturday. My sense is Ducks 38 Condoms 24. Oh yea Toejams suck!

Dude was a 5* and the #1 ranked QB in his class through most of the recruiting process. He was committed to both UGA and tOSU before flipping to Neb This dude can play ball. Maybe/maybe not a better football player than Dante. People forget how talented DR actually is. Most have never seen him play. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if he becomes the first QB off the board in his draft class.

Far from an expert regarding Mr Knight. My understanding is that he has already transferred huge amounts of wealth to his children. His intention with the rest is to give most away prior to his death so he can enjoy the effect and see it happen. Since he is 88 and the road is getting short it may be that he and his spouse are accelerating doing what gives them joy. God bless them both.

Thanks Charles! I think the negatives have been deserved, now they need to show they can dominate at USC I like the new format changes, makes it easier to read text

I am disappointed with the Duck's defense in the Lanning era. I was excited when Lanning was hired. I thought he would recruit and create a stifling defense as he had in Georgia. Hasn't happened yet. This year everyone thought the defense would dominate. Hasn't happened yet. I am not smart enough to know whether the players have been reading too many of their press clippings or is the DC's scheme a problem. I want the defense to raise havoc!

Well, 3 out of the last 4 games looked exactly the same. Listless execution...you know the drill. I believe putting a whuppin on USC and Ohio State (going through the same reputational assault) are the only remedies in the regular season. Then we have to win a Natty. It's time to tone down the marketing and kick some serious a$$. The hype worked for two decades. People are beginning to smell a rat 🐁 🐀 🐁 🐀.

Andrew Olesh was thrust into a starting role in Jamari Johnson's absence, it's helped him grow his gameOregon tight end Anrew Olesh opened up about his growth after starting the last two games at tight end for the Duckshttps://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/andrew-olesh-was-thrust-into-a-starting-role-in-jamari-johnsons-absence-its-helped-him-grow-his-game-290345164/

I think much of the perceived animus about Oregon results from two places: Oregon is still the "new kid on the block". Most analysts graduated elsewhere and Oregon is all flash and uniforms, lite on substance. I.E. not tough like other true "blue bloods". So many analyst still want to believe the SEC is the true power in football. But the B1G has won the last several Natty's and so they are worried. They are jumping at the chance to use any excuse to put down a B1G program. Oregon gave them that opportunity against OSU. And lastly, the Ducks were over hyped in the preseason. We have lots of experience returning but the new coordinators along with a younger O-line make for growing pains early on. I hope that Mr. Fishduck is correct in our being the perceived underdog and overlooked. That could help us play harder. But if we keep winning, by the time we play tOSU in November, we will be known for who we truly are, the amazing DUCKS! Annihilate the Trojans!! 🦆

Dante Moore on USC matchup: ‘Worry about ourselves’Oregon quarterback Dante Moore discusses his growing leadership role, the lessons from the Oklahoma State loss and Saturday’s road matchup with USC.https://247sports.com/college/oregon/longformarticle/dante-moore-on-usc-matchup-worry-about-ourselves-290344592/

Dan Lanning gives final updates before Oregon’s road matchup at USCOregon coach Dan Lanning discusses Dante Moore’s leadership, USC’s environment, penalties and more after Wednesday’s practice.https://247sports.com/college/oregon/longformarticle/dan-lanning-gives-final-updates-before-oregons-road-matchup-at-usc-290342593/

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There are people who I am more than glad to see create and obtain serious money. I would absolutely put the Knight's on this list. This single donation doubles their total approximate donations to the University of Oregon -- now at about $2.2 Billion. This comes immediately on the heels from less than 2 weeks ago of their amazing $1.1 billion dollar donation to Providence Health System for Women's Health & Cardiac Services. And it's not like they waited until their Nike stock value was at a high. 2 years ago, when Nike stock was high, it looks like the Knight's net worth was about $40 billion dollars. Today, it's about $25 billion. So, and in the course of just the last couple weeks, they have committed to giving roughly nearly 10% of their current net worth away. And this is certainly not the only money they are giving away. Thank you, Phil & Penny Knight, for modeling how it should, and can be, done.

I never coached American Football, but put in what eventually added up to 35+ seasons of "futbol" (soccer) from kinder to high school age kids. The first game I ever coached was against a youth team (8-10 year old) that was essentially hand picked by one of the best HS coaches in Oregon. We lost in humiliating fashion without scoring a point. Our opponents put on an absolute clinic, scoring 17 unanswered points. Instead of quitting, my team used that as motivation to work harder and smarter than we could have expected. They ended up second in there league, and by a weird scheduling quirk, the last game of the season was against the same team. We won. The other team had arrived, cocksure and over confident. The outcome wasn't even close. It was the experience of seeing what a well trained, well motivated team could accomplish that motivated those young men to train hard and and develop the skills necessary to become a better team.

This topic is one that can go either way with you depending upon how you view it. And before I get started on that--please....everyone who is a member....DO post your opinions, and do start some topics. As I can attest, not all threads take off, but we need more posts begun by more than the half-dozen who do. And for those who began posting and/or reading since the season began....WELCOME BACK! I have not read or watched all the negative written or spoken about Oregon since the Cowboy loss, because what I saw made me wince and cringe enough. Our 2026 rep has taken a MAJOR hit, and now the objective is to not only correct it for this year, but regain the strong respect this program had prior to the loss. But doesn't it feel like it is nearly impossible to recover the prior good feelings, and respect for the 2026 Ducks? In fact it feels to me like--even if we win this weekend...in the backs of the minds of millions of CFB fans....Oregon is on the Clemson path--even if that is an unjustified take. In fact I would venture that for nearly EVERY game we play here on out--we will not be thought much of going in, and if we win? We don't get much out of it... But that can REALLY help us, don't you think? We are now the permanent UNDERDOG, the team continuously OVERLOOKED by every opponent and CFB fan. We could finish up 11-1 and still not be highly respected, or ranked going into the Playoffs. And do you think ANYONE would back us in the Playoffs in ANY game? You know...this COULD be a perfect scenario in the eyes of some; we have an experienced team with elite talent that was embarrassed, and is now playing at their best to "show" everyone, (and the NFL Scouts) of how that one game was a mess-up, but not a true indicator of this team. Seems like the ideal mental set-up for the team, as they are no longer full-of-themselves, but now working hard to prove their superiority? As you know, I am so amused with all the ancillary aspects of the football game, as concepts like this are highly entertaining to ponder and watch materialize. Could our current position be the perfect mental launching point to still make our run at a 'Natty? P.S. You will notice a big new space at the top of the front page, as I am making room for ads up there that will begin in the near future. Gotta get some revenue for all the expenses! P.S.S. One of the big changes is making most of the front page transparent, so you can see the background picture when you view the forum in desktop, laptop or pad. We are using a whole new color formatting system that gives you a base color, but allows you to see the picture underneath when you could not before. Now we do not have that in the threads because we tested it, and realized we needed to keep the white post boxes from being transparent to allow for easy reading. A lot of tech work!

Just... WOW!