Probably the most valuable athlete on the men’s team was not able to compete
In the indoor season. I’ve been concerned whether or not he’d be able to compete in the outdoor. He didn’t compete last weekend in San Diego, but I might have some good news. I saw this tweet. Demarcus is in the upper left corner. If he can get back on the track and the long jump runway, then we will have to see if he can return to his old form in time to compete in the NCAA Champipnships this June.

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If you read today's Register Guard, then you noticed the front page story regarding the latest controversy over the renovation of Hayward Field. Many of the old line of Oregon's "Track Town" are now in horror of the latest information to leak out regarding the historic East Grandstand. One of those Track Towners is non other than Jay Bowerman, Bill Bowerman's son.

I'm 100% behind Phil Knight on this one. This reminds me of the story of the Little Red Hen. When the idea of renovating Hayward in hopes of getting a track and field World Championship to come to the University of Oregon was first expressed by Vin Lannana, he said "and we all know who's gonna pay for this" That didn't sit well with me. Apparently, Phil wasn't so enamored with that kind presumptuousness either.

I have reason to suspect that this kind of "takers" mentality led to Phil sitting on the sideline during the onerous fundraising drive. I also suspect that it is a major reason why the plans to start the renovation were repeatedly stalled. Although some people dug deep to help fund the renovation, it was pathetically too few. As the deadline to get this renovation going began to close in, Phil came to the rescue. The best way to move at this point is not by committee or public hearings etc. That will only delay things and potentially alienate the very person who we need. To all of the people that want to get in the way of this dream come true for both the University and the greater sport of track and field, I ask where were you when the fund raising was going on? I realize that we have a very few boosters that could give the kind of money that Phil can give, but so many people donated absolutely nothing as they sat back and expected Phil to pay for the project.

My hunch is that Phil is about to help build something that will be a monument to the University of Oregon's reputation as the track capital of the US. It will serve to spread our university's fame internationally. The old East Grandstand is historic and nostalgic, but it is way out of date, and structurally challenged. Mr. Knight is doing so much to help our university. It is a shame that those who don't do very much are now criticizing him. I pray that their effort to interfere with what is about to happen at Hayward Field is soundly rejected by the vast majority among our flock.

Go ahead and tear down the East Grandstand. No one will miss it more than i will, but it is time to build a new home for the sport of track and field. This is our opportunity to have a facility that will not be rivaled in North America.

I just talked to Oregon OLB offeree Peni Naulu who is currently at the Honolulu airport about to catch a flight to Eugene. This will be his first time in Oregon and he is excited. Paying his own way, traveling by himself.

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I caught up with sophomore nose tackle Jordon Scott on the last day before the break to talk about some DL issues.

More snaps for Fat Mac

“I am learning the nickel this year so I can play more snaps, not just base but also nickel. Try to make a bigger impact on the team.”

What do you think you improved upon since your freshman year?

“Probably diagnosing blocks faster. Pass rush a little bit but I still need to work on that.”

· Origins of his nickname Fat Mac
· Improving in playbook knowledge
· Ideal playing weight
· Relationship with Coach Salave’a
· Relationship with Fortnight

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Gorney was on hand to bring us these recruiting insights from the event. Sean Dollars was their along with offeree Darnell Washington and others.

Story

Bell starts for Dubs & Dorsey lookin’ solid off the bench for ATL. Great coaching, sound fundamentals & exceptional effort...proves our Rooks belong!
#InDanaWeTrust

Not sure he will make it but we shall see.

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Found this referenced to how Bad Kansas Footballs reputation is.

Seems Oregon is much better.

http://picksixpreviews.com/how_to_win_in_recruiting.html

This is such a slow time of year I thought I would start doing some questions for the group of things I am wondering about.

For the first question, which newcomer for 2018 do you think will make the biggest impact on the team?

The Ducks had a very good recruiting class, as well as a few transfers. Any thoughts out there before I give mine?

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One of the best 2019 dual-threats says he wants to visit Oregon. RCS Dallas interview:

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Good for Ducks.

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Game coming up in about 10 minutes on ESPN

2020 OL got himself an Oregon offer yesterday evening.

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He gives the latest on visits, who he wants to see, when he plans to commit and more.

SOPSHER UPDATE

Oregon way up his list:

https://n.rivals.com/news/pac-12-school-emerges-for-four-star-db-mykael-wright

Trying to go pro.

Good Luck!!

Always thought his departure was kinda weird....

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/or...x-oregon_ducks_db_chr.html#incart_river_index

My apologies all; been a bit hectic, frustrating and now worrisome few weeks around here. Won't bore you with the work details, but a brief update on the rest.

My wife and I spent our weekend in Myrtle Beach celebrating our anniversary. We had a fabulous time (finally found some good beer down there); their aquarium was awesome; had dinner at a very nice restaurant and some tremendous conversation.

Being so far away from our children(slash dogsitters) makes travel unique, but we found an awesome place called Pet Paradise. They take phots, have a pool and big play yard; give special treats and even spend 'cuddle time' with the pets to make them feel at home. Our lab Pepper LOVES the place.

When we picked him up Sunday, all was normal. We got home, played some fetch and then he went to bed as normal. By Monday afternoon he had gone totally blind. We took him to the vet, they saw no retinal damage, but referred us to a veterinary ophthalmologist. We took him there today and they ruled out everything they can - which is actually not great news. She said he has optical nerve damage, but typically when the optical nerve starts to fail, there is not an acute sight loss, but a gradual one.

So tomorrow morning we have to take him to a veterinary neurologist for an MRI to see if they can decipher this issue. Needless to say, for those who have seen my hundred (and thousands) of Facebook pictures, Pepper has been my sidekick for 9 years. He is always with me on my deck and this is a very, very difficult time for us.

I have not been able to post much with so many things going on - just wanted to update everyone.

Another of the new spring offers. I'll update his profile.

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