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I remember the sadness and loss I felt when Weyerhaeuser gobbled up Willamette Industries. Now the FOX and ESPN take the Pac. The Pac has been around since before I became a fan of CF. A lot has changed since then. Some good, some bad, some meh. One thing that has definitely changed. I am more of a rabid Duck fan today than I was 40 years ago. Every year I seem to be a little more fanatical than the previous. I dont see that changing being in the B1G. Love being a Duck fan. Now I have Wash, USC, tOSU, Wisky, Mich, PSU to look forward to. Going to be a blast game week of all of these match-ups. Life and football got better today IMO. Recruiting will be more exciting as well. Go Ducks!

That was 5 hrs ago. Gotta move faster than that today.

Nice to see Ducks are bowing up to get best deal they can. Can't see how Oregon would want to stay in a glorified MW.

Zano has always been a hack when it comes to the Ducks. His favoritism towards Beavus is no secret. Let the rest of the Pac blame UO. Doesn't matter. Ducks have gotten no love from any of them for years. Including JC. Most of the Pac rooted against the Ducks in the NC games. Yet there they were with their hands out to collect their share of the NC game cash. I could care less about any of these teams. Oregon has carried the water for the rest of them for way to long. Bunch of ingrates.

Why would the B1G pay more to someone in desperation? Ducks are in a bad spot. We can point the finger but Oregon plays a part in their situation. Hope Ducks learn where they went wrong.

35-40 mil for a few years, where do I sign? Press hard, 3 copies. All while winning a B1G conference title. There is a reason Trojan wanted Ducks black listed. They know what is happening in Eugene

Pac schools have bashed Oregon for years. Now they are trying to set up Oregon for the blame. Shocker! Good bye Pac, hope your demise is swift and Oregon moves on to bigger, greener pastures

Not sure on the accuracy but a good conversation.

Thanks USC, by trying to get the B1G to ensure Ducks wouldn't almost guarantees a Duck invite. Why wouldn't the B1G capitalize on this hatred? I hope USC gets destroyed. At this point, on the field or off. I don't care at this point. They are the worst with Fusky being a close second. I am not the morality police. I say let them rot at every level.

My statement really has nothing to do with beating a rival off the field. I wish the best for the beavs but I don't feel sorry for them. I was at the war of the roses game with my son. It was a blast. But it doesn't change the fact that the beavs put themselves in this situation. Corvallis isn't much different than Eugene geographically. Eugene is a little bigger. Both are small college towns tucked away in the middle of nowhere. Oregon had a vision and built their brand that is desirable in the market conditions of todays college football landscape. Got some luck along the way in ways you mentioned. But it wasn't all PK and CK. It took all of us and a few decades. Everyone from Phil Knight to the guy that drives the truck, from the guy that sells the ticket to the guy that buys the ticket. It took all of us. Rutgers or Vandy aren't in the position Beavs and cougs are in. Don't really see how that comparison is valid. Beavers and Ducks are in the position each is in for various reasons. Some of those reasons are because of choices and decisions each school made. Who knows, Beavs move to G5 and they might make the playoff long before Ducks return to playoff. I am a fan of the Ducks. Full stop. What happens to the rest of the pac doesn't concern me. Pac cut its own throat. There are some casualties from that. I am super grateful for the decisions and actions the Ducks have taken along the way. It took all of us. Moving on to the B1G is a huge win for Oregon. But Oregon put themselves in position. They should be celebrated for that.

Cougs and Beavs put themselves in this position. They only have themselves to blame. Ducks raised their status over 30 years of hard work. Beavs should have done the same. They didn't.

Ducks will be B1G by end of month. Prob end of week

I think an opinion is easy to form. In The wake of Pac12 network fiasco, Willie Tagart, Mariø and rhe poor leadership of the Pac over the past several years... Oregon needs to take care of Oregon. Keep leading with the chin your gunna get put down. It's time Oregon gets aggressive and looks out for themselves. Nobody in the Pac likes Oregon, so why care about them? What Ducks do is the Ducks business. It's time to push the envelope and close the deal with the B1G. I know, B1G is seemingly in the driver seat. More than one way to skin a cat. Sell it Ducks, not that difficult. Ducks are an elite product. If Oregon stays in the Pac they are fools imo. B1G or drift into obscurity. Go Ducks.

How many Bars in the PNW will have Bass fishing the lakes of Arkansas on at 7:30 Saturday eves because they don't want to pay for apple tv?

I hope I am wrong. I just don't have a lot of faith in Pac decision makers. They have proven inept for years. The last 12 months shows me all I need to see. I would prefer the pac stay intact. Super conferences run risk of becoming a popularity contest for playoff placement. That's recessive. Pac has made a mess of themselves. The ones that pay the bills will suffer for it.

If Ducks are on streaming only they will go dark to 80% of football fans. This would hurt tremendously. At every level. When I watch CF all day the recall button on the remote takes a beating. Usually watching several games at any given time, except when Ducks are playing. That goes away. I am a fan of the Ducks. All the other games are only because I love to watch football. Charge me $10 and the hassle of not being able to flip around from game to game, I am not watching your team. Don't care who you are or who your playing. I will watch other conferences over other Pac teams often. Go to streaming and Ducks lose all those viewers that like to watch Oregon but aren't necessarily fans. Gotta stay convenient. If Ducks sign a contract like that, they deserve what they get. The Pac is done IMO. I would try and get into the B1G for $20m for a couple years over all streaming for 6 years. Ducks will be forgotten by the rest of the nation in 2 years. Big money wants a couple conferences they can monopolize and control at the power 5 level. Ducks need to take care of themselves at this point. Sorry Pac... RIP!

IMO, the writing has been on the wall for a few years now. Nobody has taken the Pac seriously for a bit. After this embarrassment of an off season, nobody will take this conference or its members seriously for some time. It's time to go. Ducks have spent 30 years trying to become relevant nationaly. If they stay in the Pac, 30 years for nothing. I am not going to hold out hope that this can be fixed. Not even the NCAA is coming to the aid of the Pac. I just don't see what you guys are seeing, that this can be fixed. I want our Beloved Ducks in a strong conference, playing the best for the ultimate prize. Not in a glorified G5. Getting the "little brother" tagged to the Ducks by UCLA and USC isn't acceptable. No... it's time to go.

Not a lot is going well for the Pac recently. Members are hitting the exit fast. We can spin and sugar coat it all we want. We are on the eve of a fourth member heading down the road. Thats a third of the conference in 12 months. Those are facts. At this rate the Pac will be lucky to get Cal Poly. Not a good look, just saying. Few more weeks and the Ducks will be playing on the Hallmark Channels.

20m? I don't know if I should be offended or Downgrade my thoughts on Pac12 worth. Pac hasn't been to the CFP in years. Pac 12 champs got beat by unranked Florida. One of the Pacs best teams got throttled 49-3 first game last year. IDK, maybe 20m is fair market value?

Indifference would be my position on the Beavs. I hate losing to them but I only watch them once or twice a year. Rooted for them last year v. USC. but I could care less about them. If they were more competitive I might be more passionate in rooting for their demise. As it stands now... Meh

Big12 will pick up OSU. JS is a good coach and long term asset to both OSU and the Big12

Seems to be working. Oregon needs to bounce. Sucks, but the Pac seems to be listing port side hard. Doubt it recovers.

Outside of the I-5 corridor, most of the State could transition seamlessly in the midwest and NE regions of this nation. I would love to play Ohio st. MICH, Penn State USC and Washington regularly. Home and homes. Way better football. Traditions are of more value in my heart though. Super sad the Pac 12 fans find themselves in this position. Does cow manure start with a "B"? Oregon is an athletic school. It is the #1 priority at the university. B1G would be lucky to have Oregon. Wash for that matter as well🤮. Moore would be a freshman at Oregon if Duck where B1G when he declared. No doubt in my mind. But yea... B1G conf would be a perfect fit.

IMO, the Pac is done. Will Oregon survive? Probably. But they are going to be severely battered in the process. What does the 24' recruiting class look like after the smoke clears? Will/can DL crawfish on his contract extention? Would love to be a fly on the wall at dinner time in the lanning household. Oregon is on the outside looking in. I don't see any way Oregon gets out of this fully intact. Sorry for being a doomer but this is a nasty situation for the Ducks to find themselves in.

The Pac and B1G should just merge. We can call it tP1G