Charles Fischer

The rumor is that he is redshirting due to injury…

From a thread on TrackDucks... "Outstanding day for the Oregon throwers yesterday! We picked up 18 points in the shot put and javelin. I ran into Coach Blu in the concourse leaving the meet yesterday and he was beaming. How lucky are we to have Ben Smith? He's kind of a generational talent, the same way Sam Crouser and Tommy Skipper were in their field events 10 and 20 years ago, respectively. Amazing to see a redshirt freshman dominate the shot put this year. I don't know if he'd turn pro early, but it's exciting to think about the possibility of having him compete as a Duck for 3 more years. Was Smith considered a major blue chip recruit 2 years ago? I think I must not have been paying close enough attention on the recruits threads when he committed to know how great of a talent we were getting. Major kudos to Kobe Lawrence, who also stepped up this year when we needed him most and outperformed the form chart with his 4th place finish. He's a big meet gamer. He's flown under the radar this season, perhaps because of Smith but also due to high expectations from his surprisingly great freshman season, and he picked the perfect time to peak. I thought we could've potentially picked up a couple extra points in the javelin from Daniel Thrana, but still nice to see both him and Pat Vialva score. Ben Balazs looked excellent in the 3000m steeplechase prelims. So controlled. I agree that he has a chance to crack the top-3 and he's been running really well all spring. I personally wasn't expecting our 4x100m squad to make the finals, so that was a nice bonus. Hard to see them picking up more than a point or two, but every bit counts. The only real setback from yesterday was Kai Graves-Blanks not qualifying for the fiinals in the 110m HH. I think the Duck men have a ton of upside scoring potential on Friday against the form charts, and could see us finishing as high as No. 2 in the team race if we can pick up secondary points from Palfrey or Cook in the 1500m and if Birnbaum still has enough in his legs to be a factor in the 5K. Arkansas seems out of reach, but you never know..."

24/7 rankings...Meh. Rivals is more consistent, IMHO, and has been for over 20 years. 24/7 historical rankings are polluted by the former Husky who owned Scout.com and was bought by 24/7. When he gets a Rivals 5-Star....then I swoon.

I remind everyone who does not have a Twitter or "X" account, that you can have one and NEVER go to your own site after you sign up. I know this because that is what I do, and having an account allows me to see the hundred great videos posted by others each year. Free, and no hassle. Get one!

This was in another thread, but I wanted to comment on it here--look at how good this young man is at catching the long-ball! The 50/50 goes to HIM! Hope he comes to Our Beloved Ducks!

True?

A short one-minute video that makes you QUACK!

Great replays, great music in the background....how can you NOT smile?

Butt-Hurt by the Huskies is precisely correct; the number of players that have developed and improved under the Lanning staff is too long a list in terms of contributing as a college player, or becoming an NFL player. Of course they point to the transfer outs as examples, without addressing the reality of recruiting en-mass to a position and the best will play, and the those who are No. 4 and No. 5 transfer out. The development happened with those who are playing... LaMichael James developed pretty well for the college game...

Lots of Edge Rushers....throwing mud on the wall to find out who turns out best, and the rest transfers out. A crucial position...

Very cool...our coaches have a history of either finding 3-Stars who turn into 4-Stars by December, or our coaches see raw-upside that develops in a few years. And...you always need loyal depth. Great to see them stay home. Hey Butthead...Garlington Decommitted from WSU? Why? Thank you Steven A., and ALL the wonderful Duck News Hunters!

What I really mean is...I was not ready for the Baseball season to end, and I feel bad for the players on the baseball team as well. I thought that our lack of quality reliever depth could hurt us at the CWS, but since our top pitchers had done so well the last three weeks--I thought they were peaking. They were, or more accurately....they did. (Before this last weekend) We had a pitching letdown similar to last years disaster in the Eugene Regional; the pitchers who got us there did not have good days when it mattered. But then--that is Baseball, isn't it? Between now and football season is a dead time for Oregon sports, but a great time to get other things done and get outside! I so love the combined seasons of going from seeing a ton of winning football, then a six week break, and then a ton of winning Baseball at Oregon. We have great years ahead in both sports and TONS of winning games to enjoy. In '23 and '24....we finished No. 12 in the nation, and we went into the Playoffs this year as the No. 11 National Seed. We have not got over the hump yet, but we are a pretty darn good program, thanks to Coach Waz. In the last four years...only nine teams have made the Super-Regionals in three of the last four years out of just over 300 D1 Baseball programs. Thus to do so puts Our Beloved Ducks in the TOP 3% of all college baseball programs. Be Proud! More of this coming!

This story is the epitome of what is wrong with College Football these days...

David! Great article, and it does my heart good to see you continue your writing. Another way to look at it is---Dan Lanning has not lost in four years to a team he should beat who is ranked lower or unranked. Only teams that are GREAT can beat Our Beloved Ducks! I know someone who does NOT have that track record...

Ducks lose 6-5. Relief pitching....never mind.

6-5 Texas after eight innings. Oregon's Toby Twist let two on base, and Devin Bell made it bases loaded....and then gave up a double that scored two.

5-4 Ducks after five innings. Oregon's reliever, Tanner Bradley, was studly keeping the Longhorns in the barn. Ryan Cooney drills a pitch to the LF wall for a double, and a passed ball moves him to 3rd! Brayden Jaksa hits a groundout to deep INF between 2nd and 3rd to force the throw to first base and score Cooney to take the first lead this series!

4-4 after six innings. Tanner Bradley had another scoreless inning for Oregon, but on offense we stranded a base runner.