It was an awesome meet for the Ducks. They took first place in the 1500, Triple Jump and 5,K. Williams finished third in the 100m, and Charlie Hunter took third in the 800. Cole Hocker took forth in tbd 5K. Isaiah Griffith took 6th in the triple jump. Jonathan Harvey took seventh in the 400h. Max Vollmer finished eighth in the decathlon.

Unfortunately for Oregon, LSU has one of the most dominant men’s track teams in memory, but the Oregon men brought some phenomenal performances to the meet.

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Carmela Cardama Baez was the top Oregon performance of the day, but Alysah Hickey’s was also inspiring. She took 5th in the women’s long jump. This is Alysah’s first outdoor collegiate season. She was a good recruit but not considered elite. Well she is elite
and her future is bright. I really like this athlete. Congratulations Alysah, that’s a big four team points and you are an All American long jumper!

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These pictures tell a story. They say every one does.

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He takes pride in what he should be ashamed of, specifically Washington's inability to recruit well, even in their own state.





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Undoubtedly the biggest Oregon thrill of the day. She ran her way into Oregon track history.
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Stanford leads the nation with just one player lost to transfer. Oregon has had 11 players enter but they have lots of company:

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The trick, though, is to make the Top Five. And then the Top One.

This time it's a big run-stopper, 6-5, 262 strongside defensive end Zach Rowell from San Diego.

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Not that Dionte Thornton. Different spelling. This one's a 3-star cornerback from Lawndale, California.

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I coulda wrote a gotcha headline but I realize some of you are even older than me.

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At LSU last weekend and headed to Texas later this month.

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It's nearly always a key to a game, but he has a couple of offensive tackles that are among the nation's best.

Important challenge for Kayvon Thibodeaux and the Oregon front 7.

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Max is off to a roaring start in the decathlon.

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Good pick by Farrell in this edition of Three Point Stance.

Rivals #1 running back


Ducks made a push for him this winter, but he was never really leaving the homeland:



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About Franklin they say:


Troy Franklin | WR | Oregon
If there is anything the Ducks need to raise their program to national prominence, it’s a top flight number one wide receiver who can be a running mate for five-star freshman QB Ty Thompson. Mycah Pittman came in with a lot of fanfare, but disappointed with injuries and inconsistency while Jaylon Redd is a manufactured touch slot receiver who is best left to the underneath routes. Franklin might be the best wideout the Ducks have had on campus since Darren Carrington, and he is ready to see game action right away if his spring game performance is any indication of his readiness

--The story also tabs two from Ohio State.


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Not suggesting these were major steals or anything, but both had Oregon offers. Moi was slated to visit UO this week:

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Moi is the cousin of Jonah Moi, former Oregon linebacker.

It's his last day on the job, and this is what he told the media:

“USC, Oregon, Stanford, Washington not getting to the playoffs more often or winning has very little to do with the conference office. Our traditional powerhouses have struggled the last few years and that’s hurt the league overall”

--That's true to some degree. Part of the frustration with Scott was that he applied more of his skills to deflection and self-aggrandizement than anything else.

The league office handles scheduling and every year it schedules in a way that sets teams up for failure, like 7 p.m. Saturday road games followed by a Friday night road game, 9-game conference schedules, squaring off two favorites in late November, etc.

High expenditures and bad TV deals didn't help the conference either. Neither did not getting the PAC-12 Network on Direct TV.

It will be interesting to see if Kliavkoff is any more effective as the PAC-12's next commissioner.

The committee tasked to examine college football's playoff structure is leaning toward recommending expansion to a 12-team model, writes Thamel:

How would 12 teams work? The basic thought is automatic bids for the five major conferences — which also juices up their league title games as play-in games — and one for the highest ranked Group of Five champion. The other six spots would be at-large bids. That gives automatic bids to some of the have-nots and more potential spots for the more powerful leagues, and compromise is important in a vote where consensus is needed.

The details of how those 11 games in a 12-team system would unfold will still need to be worked out in upcoming months. But the thought is that the first four teams would get a bye and teams No. 5 to No. 8 would host teams No. 9 through 12 at home sites.

I don't know, but definitely don't pitch to Dugas. That guy is the biggest Duck killer since Jake Cookus.