Charles Fischer

I believe the Baseball team will have a higher win percentage than the Mens Basketball team.... Coach Waz

Black and White again...Chrome Helmet looks interesting. (Video only 28 seconds)

Maybe not. Renewing all the young players, the players headed to the NFL who stayed, and the new players from a highly ranked recruiting class may have left them short of NIL money. We cannot draw an accurate conclusion on their evaluation of the OL based on the scant facts we have, IMHO. We weren't there.... But bottom line--I agree with you that they gambled and lost on the offensive line.

After football season....I will start a thread about portal players joining us. We LOST a ton of great players to MLB, graduation, and the portal, but we added a ton as I believe Coach Waz is throwing mud on the wall to see what sticks...especially with pitching. I will say that as bad as our Baseball NIL money available is, apparently USC's is worse. We got a decent transfer pitcher from them, and a .300 hitter from them! A whole bunch of other transfers, especially pitchers to watch and follow later. Our new pitching coach has quite the reputation, so Oregon got quite a few pitchers join us! Ducks have a big tournament in February with Arkansas, Oklahoma State, and Baylor--should be fun. Will Sanford is BACK!

Rumors are flying that since he is out a couple of weeks, that he might decide to be done for this year.

See the post above, (No. 5) as you are new here and have not been through what the rest of us have with venting. And we have a rule against it because it has been such a problem in the past. What we see is normal behavior....it is human nature, and it is interesting to watch it play out, hence my observation.

Even discussing the negative on that is fine. This is a very astute group of people, but I have a hard time conveying the difference between discussing negative, versus going over-the-top negative and venting. We have a rule against venting No. 31, and suggest people read No. 31a, also, 31b especially, and 31d. My concern is that those who have great observations that are negative will not post, as they don't understand that I want the negative posts, but not the innovative insults and the venting. We've been through this before with the final year of Cristobal, and the year of losing to the Huskies twice....was quite a meltdown for some. Again negative is fine, as that is what we do in a forum. And I have certainly not only participated in posting negative, but made jokes in the process. You are a great example of posting both ways, and I appreciate that. It gives you much more credibility with your negative posts when you post positive along with them. And I understand that some years, like this one, we are going to have a ton more negative posts. It is the way it is, and I've tolerated a TON more than I prefer, but since they did not break the rules....I let them all stay. It was observation on my part about human nature, as being a moderator for thousands of posts--I've learned a ton about our tendencies over the years.

Jon...you're the greatest with these posts. At Ole Miss would be quite a game.... UCLA's schedule is so incredibly weak....and they caught us at a bad time. The committee is so corrupt...

I wrote a pinned post about going too far with the negative, with venting, etc. recently. And it sure appears that my contention that some people are negative people....just are that way-has been soundly proven. Some of them became innovative with their insults to the Ducks; discussing the obvious negative is fine, but going over-the-top several times? Notice all the traffic we had after a loss? Note how much it declined after a win? There are a great many people who posted after losses, but when we win and do many good things--do they post then? No. We have a number of great posters who give opinions BOTH positive and negative, and some of them are new. I hope all you will continue to do that, and as for those who we only hear from when it is negative? If We Lose to Ohio State....I'm Sure We'll Hear From You Again! (Right?) Oh my....

Some excellent points made about adjustments by the new Offensive Coordinator, and plays broken down...

We have a ton of new people here, so I want to take a moment to remind everyone that we NEVER write about or make reference to politics in this forum. No matter what you write--you have offended half the people here, and I've been through all of that before....and I will not ever deal with that again. If you write something political, or even hint or imply something political....you will lose posting privileges, the question is only for how long. We are here to discuss Our Beloved Ducks, and that is enough to for us to ponder--let's stay on Oregon Sports! My thanks to you all, Charles If you post political....you'll get sacked!

Getting there. His pass protection is still very shaky IMHO, but I love the improvements on run-blocking.

This nonsense that you illustrate is why I am glad for the 24 team Playoff; regardless of the corrupt rankings....you can earn your NC on the field. Thank you for your coverage Jon!

As we know, the score was 34-26 Ducks, and the closest to that was Mudslide, with a prediction of 38-28, a total of only six points off! What was surprising, yet not surprising with how the season had been going, was how we set a record for the number of predictions for the opponent. Out of 41 entries, we had a stunning 19 of them selecting Northwestern to win. After last week's game...who can blame them? Such an entertaining game and sweet victory....and congrats again to long-time OBD forum member Mudslide, for his winning prediction! Another cool photo that I can't get the forum software to fit....with more time and money spent....maybe I can!

It is very kind of you to notice, and to acknowledge how it looks. I think that a lot of the background pictures are cool, but I never know if others share the same opinion. I am having a heck-of-a-time with the forum software in trying to crop and fit the photos, and it has cost me a bunch of money thus far--and I'm still a long ways off. I will be doing an online meeting again with the web developer in England to try to figure it out. I have a bunch more cool ones...but I can't get them to fit. The photographer, Gary Breedlove, is a professional photographer who has shot photos for the AP in the past, and had tons of photos used in newspaper/websites around the world. He is semi-retired now, and shooting for us for fun....and I really appreciate it. There is a ton of background time and money spent (by me) to keep things up and going well. I like the recent changes of a more transparent site, but boy it cost me a bunch with more to figure out. Thanks again for noticing and commenting! Charles One of the other photos that I can't get to fit right with the software yet....

Buckeyes now have two losses, and a third loss to Oregon would keep them out of the Playoffs. As if we did not have enough incentive?

How he can be so bad, and so good....is amazing. If he had played half as well before--we would have beaten UCLA and Illinois.

Always a negative reaction to a negative play.

Let's discuss the game before and during, here in this thread with fellow intense Oregon fans. Being critical of coaching decisions and player performance is FINE, as that is what we do in a forum. But do not get personal towards the players, coaches, or fellow OBD forum members. But being angry, joyous,....all of it is normal and fine, so enjoy the game!

Our offense will fit in for Halloween just fine.... It is SCARY! (Bad)

Our first two years in the Big-10....we won the most conference championships. We offer 18 sports at Oregon out of the 29 the conference has, and to win last year--we started the same way with winning both Mens and Womens Cross Country. Fantastic! Double Champions!