Curtis has teased some form of an announcement for 9PM pacific tonight

Oregon came out hot but couldn’t cool off Caleb Love. Arizona erases 15-point deficit, wins 87-83 to reach the Sweet 16. 🏀🔥 #MarchMadness

Game Story:

https://oregon.rivals.com/news/arizona-overcomes-early-deficit-to-beat-oregon-in-ncaa-second-round

Today on the Inside Read a little Recruiting Rumor Mill of our own.

Tip off in 30ish minutes

Today on the Sidewalk: A farewell to the Eugene Emeralds—75 summers of magic, memories, and the soul of lost love.

Oregon and Arizona renew their rivalry in Seattle with a Sweet 16 spot on the line in a battle of former Pac-12 foes.

For those that don't know, our friend Dale Newton is writing for Autzen Zoo now and this was a really good look at the women's game against Duke earlier today

Ducks run ends with a loss in Durham, 59-53

Duke's Ashlon Jackson buried five second-half threes on her way to 19 points to lead Duke to a comeback 59-53 win over a scrappy Oregon women's team.

autzenzoo.com

After a strong first half for Oregon, Duke uses 16-1 stretch to rally past Oregon for the win in the second half 59-53. The Duck women fought hard, but struggled to score down the stretch with no field goals over the last 4:35

If you're not watching, the Oregon women are playing very well defensively in this game and lead by 5 at the half - despite Deja Kelly sitting for most of the second quarter with 2 fouls. Duke has no answer for Phillipina Kyei when she is down low and the Ducks have done a good job containing Duke's offense.

WBB: 9:00am (preview slated for 8:00am) - ESPN
MBB: 6:40pm (preview slated for 1:00pm) - TBS
Sunday Morning Sidewalk at 7:00am

Oregon men dominate Liberty in First Round Matchup 81-52. Here is our instant game recap.

2027 DB Josiah Molden recaps Oregon visit, praises culture, keeps recruitment open despite strong Ducks ties.

Oregon blitzed Liberty 81-52 behind Shelstad’s 17 & Bittle’s double-double. Ducks advance to face Arizona with momentum & defensive swagger. 🦆🔥 #MarchMadness


Here is our story with everything Dana Altman, Jackson Shelstad, and Nate Bittle said following the win:

Following their win over Vanderbilt Kelly Graves, Deja Kelly, and Nani Falatea spoke with media about the win; here is our story with all of their comments.

Altman’s Ducks Ready for Battle, McKay’s Flames Embrace Underdog Role in First Round Clash. Here is our game preview for the Men’s team:

The Oregon women survived a late charge by Vanderbilt for the OT win to advance to the second round. Here is our game recap:

Oregon Women Head to Durham Hoping for Magic, Face High-Octane Vanderbilt in NCAA First Round. Here is our game preview:

I did this a lot early after taking over - and then football season came and there was not much additional information to share but wanted to add some thoughts about our progress.

- One of the things I really wanted to do was make sure we upped our content and I think we did a prertty good job of that during the season. While I would have liked to keep better pace on the basketball games, we have still worked to bring you at the very least a recap of every game.

- The thing I wanted to do with a person to come in an be the 'growth' partner up front fell through before we got started and then with the season, it all kind of took a backseat to getting as much content as possible. So I added Lee to get some recruiting articles going while I tried to focus on team stuff. The thing is, though, that writers cost money and we don't have a ton to hand out right now - at least not the amount it would take to create growth strictly from more content.

- I decided to start some low level advertising to get some more people to at least come check out our site and peruse the articles, boards, etc. Because it is actually cheaper to get some advertising (and easier to see results), the plan is to get some generic growth and then work to get another writer on board. I recognize that the weakness here is that we need to have content - but even J-School interns are not free anymore so we are in the chicken and egg conundrum (scientiifically speaking, there is no conundrum with which came first, but a valid point for this context!): recruiting content gets more people to pay subscription fees, but we need those additional subscription fees to pay the writer. Hence - advertising. I can use small organic advertising campaigns to test the market and see what we can do for a lot less than a writer would cost me.

- On the same front, I have been doing a lot of freebie articles and will start making more of those premium. I wanted to do some things that would show the value of our content to people who wanted to see what we are about. Well, it's been nearly 7 months since I took over and I think the value of being a member has to include more exclusivity in the content we put out. Essentially, the only thing that will be 'free' is stuff that can be consumed anywhere like simple game recaps and publicly available videos. I might continue to make the Sunday Morning Sidewalk series free since that has become more or less a weekly version of my personal notes and thoughts.

- There are always things we can do better and I want to take some time to thank everyone for their assistance with this over the last seven months. I have tried to push content and sometimes have not been my own best editor, so to those that sent me notes on some of those mistakes, thank you. I appreciate it more than you know. Thanks for all of your patience and kindness as we continue to work on reset for the site.

- It has not helped that the day job got a bit crazy right before the holidays and we are just staritng to pull out of a long term shortage of staff that should at least free up a little bit more of my time heading inton the spring and summer.

- You are all the reason I want this to work. You deserve the best site possible and I am always open to your thoughts on how we get better within our known constraints. Always feel free to reach out to me if you have thoughts. You can do it here or via email at sreed3939@gmail.com

That's who is airing the Duck game tomorrow night. I sthat yet another subscription? I see of the 7:30 games on TNT... so I guess we got the short end on this one. If anyone knows how to get Tru TV, is it free or what, please do tell.

Asking for a friend…

I know when this happened everyone thought it was related to the Connor Stallions issue - and Ohio State fans were convinced Michigan was stealing all of their plays. It was far worse and far more repulsive.

Today in Flock Talk: Oregon’s culture isn’t just talk—it’s a true family built on care, connection, and consistency.

And Pritchard paid his part in this valuation. He should get a raise!

Just to give you some perspective , here's what a content creator posted based on Will Stein's comments after Saturdays presser

Today in the Roundup with finals and spring break ahead for football, men's and women's basketball takes center stage.