So many new offers going out according to Twitter. Would love if someone less lazy than me could sum up any recent notable ones. I’m a teacher on winter break and going through a list of any kind makes me want to destroy things. Thanks in advance for anyone willing to lend a hand.

Ended the non-conference schedule with a win before their Christmas break. Here is the write up from Rob Moseley.

EUGENE, Ore. — Will Richardson scored a game-high 19 points and Nate Bittle provided a second-half spark off the bench Tuesday as the Oregon men's basketball team wrapped up nonconference play with a 68-59 win over Pepperdine at Matthew Knight Arena.

Three days after gamely battling No. 1 Baylor, the Ducks (7-6) trailed for much of the first half Tuesday. They never trailed after halftime, however, holding the Waves to 26.3 percent shooting in the second half to hang on and win.

"We've got to bring the same energy every game," said Bittle, who had eight points, five rebounds and four blocks in his most extensive contribution so far this season. "It can't change. Every team we play can win a game against us; you don't know. Bringing great energy every game is something we need to work on as a team."

How It Happened: From the start, the Ducks struggled to recapture the energy of their competitive battle with Baylor. Oregon had six turnovers in a little over four minutes to open Tuesday's game, and six straight points by Pepperdine forced UO coach Dana Altman to use a timeout with the Ducks trailing 25-18.

His message was all about defensive intensity, and the Ducks answered the call. They forced three straight turnovers out of the timeout — one a charge drawn by Franck Kepnang — converting those three turnovers into seven points to tie the game, 25-25. That sparked a 12-0 run and Oregon never trailed again, after playing from behind for 11:22 of the first half.

Consistent defensive intensity continues to be a theme for Altman with his team.

"We've gotta change this if we're going to make any kind of move," the UO coach said. "Thirty-two years of doing this, it's the same message; the game doesn't change. … If you're going to be a consistent team, you'd better guard."

Already without Eric Williams Jr. on Tuesday due to a lingering knee issue, the Ducks played the second half Tuesday without starting post N'Faly Dante due to knee discomfort he experienced. Into the void stepped Bittle, who played behind Kepnang in the rotation and had four points, three rebounds and four blocks in the second half.

With Pepperdine down just 57-53, Bittle blocked two shots on one possession and Richardson scored at the other end to provide more cushion. Bittle also blocked a three-point attempt with less than two minutes to play and Pepperdine within six at 61-55.

"Coach called my name, and I've been ready for this," said Bittle, who played more than three times his average of 5.9 minutes per game entering the night. "… It felt good, just kind of getting in a little rhythm. Getting some pick-and-rolls, blocked shots — that's stuff I like to do. Getting in that rhythm helped a lot."

Who Stood Out: Richardson made 7-of-14 shots on his way to 19 points, and also dished out seven assists. Jacob Young added 10 points with six rebounds, and Quincy Guerrier added nine points with nine rebounds.

What It Means: Altman said the number of deflections tracked by his staff in the game was 20, indicating a lack of defensive activity overall by the Ducks. The exception was Bittle, who had eight of the 20, including his four blocked shots — the most by a Duck in a single game since seven by Kenny Wooten in 2019.

"I'm hoping that'll light a fire under Nate, and will inspire our other bigs to challenge more shots," Altman said. "But all our guys have to get a lot more aggressive defensively."

Up Next: The Ducks open Pac-12 play by hosting Colorado on Dec. 30 (8 p.m., Pac-12 Network).

Looks like Miami suffered from the coaching turnover as well. He did get Kelly but I think it was likely he would have stayed in Florida regardless.

From reading about his professional background he seems to be a special teams guru. Most special teams coaches have another are they coach, and reading his background, he's been all over the field. Which brings me to my question, what other group would he coach? With Lupoi coming, most likely as DL co-DC, that leaves LB's Safeties, and CB's. Anyone want to guess?

are we already at the best recruting staff ever? Good grief, I thought Marios group was great but we may just exceed that!?
I am expecting big things from the game plan/coaching department also, you know better than what we have grown accustom to....

SCO Ducks!!!!

Which Duck decommits do you feel will re-commit and sign with Oregon?

Coach comments on the class he had a few days to try to hold together.

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Coach gave a lot of info during the presser today including a positive injury update (Noah Sewell, Mykael Wright, DJ Johnson good for Friday!) Utah preview, Mom update and a lot more. I got some great stuff from him about Verone McKinley and T.J. Bass.

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Sources in Miami have indicated that McClendon will head to Miami following the Alamo Bowl and will be the Passing Game Coordinator/WR coach under Cristobal. So far no word on Big Joe. But I would not hold my breath there.

Ducks might hold onto Rod Chance. We will see. you all KNOW who I want if McClendon is gone -- his name is Brennan.

Getting lots of playing time for Bears vs Vikings

Just plucked Henson from TAM as his OC...very good OC but an absolute stud OL coach! Good recruiter too...
Gonna get damn interesting in the PAC😎

I want to congratulate you on your astute prediction that Riley and USC will finish with a top 15 class on ESD. Very astute! You said you were using the end of ESP, OK. That is the 18th. BTW does the number 79 mean anything to you? That is where they currently stand on the 16th. Just thought I'd point that out, I'm most interested in the number on the 19th, and to be sure I'll bring it to your attention.

Good to see the new staff starting to get some recruiting work done.

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With another crappy loss🙈 We complain about the conference stigma...but hell we do it to ourselves every damn year!😡
Beavers lose to the MOUNTAIN WEST....

Isn't he supposed to decided between the Ducks and Arizona today?

Actually a good opportunity for the Ducks. I mean what do they have to loose? On the other hand a "W" could be a season difference maker. Altman warns that playing Baylor is more like a "wrestling match."
ESPN gives the Ducks a 43 to Baylor 57 shot. Seems odd. I'm wondering if Williams is back for this one?
Ducks have some good, physical players, but if it's P12 ref's I doubt they let it get too messy. Pretty easy to defend the ducks...force all the guards to go right, lol.
Unrelated but to keep in mind....Omicron. As the Bowl season approaches. It's in LA spreading pretty fast. UCLA had to cancel it's match with Duke today. Wouldn't be surprised if in a couple of weeks some bowl games get canceled, more crazy crap as we end 2021.

Not a surprise here.

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