a total fraud

I’m going out on a limb and predicting that Herm Edwards goes into Berkeley and pulls the upset. Cal is over rated and ASU is under rated.It will be a great game. If ASU beats Cal, then the Cal v Oregon hype will be over hype. However, Oregon better bring their A game in order to beat an improved Cal team.

I used to argue all the time that CK's quick strike O put a lot of pressure on the defense. They had to defend a lot more plays than a normal defense did, like 15% more snaps on an average game.

Now I think the relatively conservative offense and decision making on offense is helping the defense by giving them long fields to defend, etc.

Legit?

Please check out these websites:

https://projecthealingwaters.org/

https://projecthealingwaters.org/re...y-shop-casts-a-lifeline-to-disabled-veterans/

I just got back from a fly fishing trip to Montana...watched the Ducks play Stanford surrounded by a bunch of Montana Grizzly fans...that was fun.

Being in Montana fishing made me think about this very special organization: Project Healing Waters.

Basically this is a national group with local chapters that gets disabled veterans together to fly fish, tie flies, take trips and basically offer support to each other through fly fishing.

Each year one of the fly fishing shops in Portland, (Royal Coachman Fly Shop) puts on a trip to Pacific City and hosts these vets.

I have been lucky enough to have been invited to guide some of these men and women on this outing for the last five years. We volunteers show up with our drift boats and rafts and spend the day guiding the vets, searching for sea-run cutthroat trout.

We rarely catch fish, but nobody cares. It is a real pleasure and an honor to spend a day with these folks and I can attest that every one of them has had a great time as well.

So...I am writing this to introduce you all to this organization and would recommend if you or any of your friends are veterans....consider going fishing with your local group sometime.....its very cool (and no experience necessary).

Thanks for your service.

Maybe the early tourney n the VI will be worth a watch.Otherwise, it's more of late season and post season tourney thing for me. Anyway, here it is.

https://goducks.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

no big surprise

https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/...thlete-in-2018-enrolling-at-oregon-state.html

I joined the Rivals national team as a guest picker for five games against the spread. I was a contrarian on two of the games so we shall see...

If I were a betting man: Week 5

Anyone else watch the end of last night's game in front of half the state of Ga? Hope he didn't have fun.
Maybe U Ga Rivals people will have an interview?

https://n.rivals.com/news/take-two-can-georgia-lure-noah-sewell-away-from-oregon-

Is Juwan Johnson ever going to play for the Ducks?

Devon Williams decided he'd rather be a Beav.

Good thing Pittman, Wilson and Hutson are the real deal. It would be best if they added one more WR in this class, but the future does look bright.

Saw this in my news feed from CBS/247. I wonder if those track times make him a dual sport prospect. Problem is, FB schollie limits. Dude is fast, can jump....One of the "fastest in the country."


https://247sports.com/Article/DMarcus-Adams-transfer-portal-Florida-State-receiver--136127076/

Someone even has the nerve to mention Mich.."not gonna happen. Vegas has SC 2/3 odds, but 1/10 odds he returns to coaching next season. Says he's happy where he's at....


https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/27700410/meyer-michigan-rumors-not-going-happen

Nikki is from the small town that I call home.
I used to run into her at Starbucks.

Click on link for interview
https://sojctrack.uoregon.edu/2019/09/24/nikki-hiltz-exceeded-expectations-to-get-to-worlds/

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Ashland’s nationally recruited super star distance runner, Evan Holland staying in state.

https://ashlandtidings.com/sports/ashland-running-star-holland-chooses-oregon

And everyone else, according to this article.



https://sports.yahoo.com/which-q-bs-should-tanking-nfl-teams-be-watching-215222914.html

30 rushes for 61 yards. We can make excuses with Hanson out or that CJ doesn’t see the holes, trips over his feet etc. but folks there are not big holes he is missing. He may miss some cut backs I can’t tell.
The question is what to do? One thing I see is JH has to keep it 2-3 times a game and make the defense slow down some. He had today and every game some great opportunities to keep the ball and gain some good yardage. Just be smart and get out of bounds or slide!!
Any more thoughts???

The Auburn game was close. Like their last clash with Auburn it came down to the last seconds.

The Ducks could have won that game if they'd made one more play.

We've talked a lot about the 4th and 1 call and a couple of other misfires, but the play that sticks out in my mind is a 4th and 3 by Auburn on the final drive.

Bo Nix didn't have an open receiver and scrambled right.

Troy Dye and Gus Cumberlander converge on him at the line of scrimmage, but Nix dives forward.

Just before his knee hits the turf he reaches the line to gain.

You'll find it at 3:09 of this highlight:

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--It was a case of two very good defenders late in the game, gassed by being on the field for most of the fourth quarter. Nix made an athletic move in a desperate situation.

When you talk about Oregon's playoff chances and their record, they were as close as the nose of the football to being 4-0 with a win over the SEC in Texas.

There's still lots to play for and the Ducks have made a nice recovery with a big road win over an old nemesis, but depending on how this season turns out, I'd point to that play as a big turning point. It's a little like the Olympics: years of training come down to one moment.

Of course both teams had other opportunities in the game, but if Dye and Cumberlander make that tackle short of the sticks, the game is over.

In one way the polls and the playoff committee are good for college football.

They get people talking about the sport and debating how teams stack up from spring practice to mid-January.

When you compare the completeness, talent and explosiveness of this Oregon squad to the best around the country, I don't think the Ducks are quite there yet.

The offense is averaging 21 points a game in Power 5 games, and that isn't enough. The teams at the very top have stifling defenses, but they can put points on the board also.

The Ducks have good discipline and a great coaching staff. They seemed to have solved their road woes, strong out of the gate in both their games away from Autzen.

It's reasonable to expect they'll continue to improve, but cracking that top 4 would require a series of fortunate events.

To me that's okay. What I wanted to see from in Cristobal Year 2 was to continue the growth of the
program, sustain the recruiting momentum and compete for the PAC-12 title.

So far they are doing all of that. If they beat Cal after the bye week they'll be in the driver's seat in the North. Sweep in October and they'd have a commanding lead.

Like Kelly used to say, keep your head down, keep working and look up at the end of the year.

Felix needs and deserves more than six carries per game. He's the most explosive speed back we have and sees how to exploit what's available at the LOS as well as any of the other backs IMO. Take 1-2 carries per game away from Verdell, Dye and Cyrus, and Felix comes up with ten per game. I hope this happens.

We know that there will be Duck Track alumni competing in the upcoming World Track Championships, but did you know that they aren’t the only Duck team in Qatar? The University also will have a team of journalists at the meet.

Chileduck recently became aware of the J school’s track bureau, and through him I have become aware of it.

Go Ducks!!!... both those that are on the track and field and those that are in the press box!

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