Solid back. Took the bull by the horns when he got his chance. I’m sure he was told he would be a late round pick at best. 

 

Love his heart. I think he could make a Wes Walker type slot back if he worked hard.

 

Not sure he will start at sc but he will work harder than the rest and that will make them all better. Scary thought.

 

Sad day for Oregon football, bummer.

What Travis Dye did for the Ducks was yesterday. He's no longer a Duck, he chose not to be a Duck, and I'm not so charitable to wish him success. If we play USC next year in the Pac-12 championship, he'll try to rip our hearts out.  

 

Whatever Dye's reasons, the fact remains, he's an enemy now. I want the Huskies to fail, I want the Beavers to fail, and I certainly want USC, our long-time nemesis, to fail. 

 

I trust that Coach Lanning will figure out our running-back room, and that Oregon will be fine without Dye.

 

But make no mistake. We are at war with Lincoln Riley and USC. I see no need for niceties for any of their coaches or players. 

On 1/21/2022 at 11:29 PM, Axel said:

What Travis Dye did for the Ducks was yesterday. He's no longer a Duck, he chose not to be a Duck, and I'm not so charitable to wish him success. If we play USC next year in the Pac-12 championship, he'll try to rip our hearts out.  

 

Whatever Dye's reasons, the fact remains, he's an enemy now. I want the Huskies to fail, I want the Beavers to fail, and I certainly want USC, our long-time nemesis, to fail. 

 

I trust that Coach Lanning will figure out our running-back room, and that Oregon will be fine without Dye.

 

But make no mistake. We are at war with Lincoln Riley and USC. I see no need for niceties for any of their coaches or players. 

But some Pac-12 teams need to succeed so we have 2 top 10 teams squaring off in the champ game. This kind of rankings is why the SEC put 2 teams in the champ game this season and why year after year at least 3 SEC teams make NY6 money while the Pac-12 gets 1 team in the money ball mix.

 

This just in. Play 8 and not 9 conference games. Oregon vs Utah in the penultimate regular season conference game next season? Raise foot, shoot same.

 

My always say Dye in 2021 has died. But the guy has a good agent along with his future spouse and with this move will be picking up big NIL $.

 

SC starts pulling in OL and DL guys and look out. With a transfer from UVA, 2nd team all ACC OT, SC is picking up big bodies along with  skill players.

 

War is right. And SC just benched a flawed general and replaced him with a guy who went to the PO once as assistant + 3 times as an HC.

....sigh....

 

I for one am happy for TD and his wife to be. I can't help but think that TD is NOT loyal to USC per se', but is loyal to his young family. 'do I or do I not go to the NFL?' 'what are my chances of making it?'

 

I'm starting to wonder what that conversation brought to fruition for Travis. Is it the cold hard reality that the NFL is not in his future? If so, what would every one of us do in his shoes? Can you get enough from an NIL deal to put a down payment on a house? Can you buy yourself and your Fiance' a car?

 

Is this where you would have gone to make your home after college? Then, I applaud you TD. I applaud you putting family first. You will always wear Greean and Yellow in my book. I know you wouldn't have left Oregon for USC if not for NIL.

 

That means you are a family man first and a Duck second. USC doesn't mean anything more than a paycheck and being close to family. 

 

An enormous Wing, thumbs, up to you TD and to your family. Thank you for the memories!