If you follow what is available on Youtube, which probably matches stuff not available there, the excitement for this one and for seasons to come is building to a head 'spoding level. We'll see how much is realistic but. for now, Wow!! Not many of us, especially those of us who have been through bunch of decades of life, none of our past dreams dreams are listed on the current slate. New ones are under construction.

When you start picking the winners in the weekly guessing contest this year you will be in a different candy store, not having tasted what is in this one. And, I picked up a box of older, certainly not Dan Fouts or Amahd Rashad old but still old, football cards including several players most of whom, if not all, you will remember. I'll list them when we start the guessing.

It's interesting to watch as more and more sites fall into the "Phil Knight is 86 and wants to buy a national champion before he dies" school. Then there are the BIG10 diehards, who also don't realize the conference is well beyond the number in the old title and at a higher level . It is no longer the BIG2 and Little Eight. They might have to do a little re-thinking. By the way, you'll not find me using anything other than the B1G when I refer to the conference via title. Yep, I'm sure Phil is opening the vault to help out but I think Scott clarified it a little. Is Oregon number one in NIL? I'm thinking not but I don't know. That the Ducks are in the running for the number one class, after pulling in the number two portal class this year, makes me about as happy as I have ever been in my sports world. J D Pickell calls them Oregon Unlimited (not the already taken Ducks Unlimited). I don't really care how much money was spent or where it came from.

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Personally I am elated that my daughters fixed me up with this thing called "Alexa" when they visited from way over there on your side of the country. I'm sure at least some of you know what that is but, hell, I'm 76. The great thing besides being able to revisit the music of my youth without a lot of trouble is that when I say "Alexa .. play KUGN radio." she does. Now I can Listen to most Duck sports without bothersome adds I get when tuning in on the internet, some of which override the broadcast. YIPPEE !!!

For Natty-dream chasers, the game got easier with twelve teams getting golden tickets. They might seem cheaper but Oregon will still gets through the door where they will have to earn their way to the top and the dream will be just as grand if achieved.

I'm getting warmed up with less than two months before the first whistle and a few more after that before we know how the recruiting went.

quivers a little

Cool little follow up from Wilson. This is a video. Just click and watch.

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Five Oregon players listed among top 100 players in college football.

FROM THE O:

https://www.oregonlive.com/nba/2024...-boston-celtics-win-the-nba-championship.html

Oregonian first to report?

Today i went to the liquor store to replace my emptying bottle of Mcallen 18. There was a customer there who advised me to get a bottle of Mcallen 15 Double Cask for considerable less money. He enlisted the store proprietor in his cause and they both said i could never tell the difference.

I did not buy but came home to research this Double Cask and could find no information on the Mcallen website

Can eny one explain how a double cask of lesser years an equal the 18? And, what the hell is double cask?

Please be quick as i need to replace my 18.

TIA

The Oregon Football program will hold a candlelight vigil to celebrate the life of Khyree Jackson tomorrow, July 10, in Autzen Stadium.

The vigil will begin at 8 p.m. and will be open to the public. Media may enter Autzen Stadium through the West gate (near the Marcus Mariota Center) beginning at 7:30 p.m. The ceremony will take place at midfield, facing the South side

The public may enter Autzen Stadium through the South Gate beginning at 7:30 p.m. and will be seated in the South stands.

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Oregon had out-recruited the other new teams to the B1G for, I believe, at least the past 4 years (and probably will again this round) so they SHOULD be beating these guys soundly. They play two of the three this season along with non-conference practice vs a much weakened AOC group.

I think the best thing the Ducks have going for them is focus beyond confidence. They are not going to go into games flouting overconfidence.

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Guy has the numbers in front of him, but doesn't understand much about the how and whys.

Must be a relative of Captain Obvious or Cliff Claven who doesn't research anything except numbers. That thing on his hat does look a little like a chestnut.

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Not the most professional approach ... Skipped past the first hour of noise

Aaron Flowers:
The second-line of any projected safety two-deep is a mystery. Aside from Tysheem Johnson and Kobe Savage, no safety has played much at this level. Flowers seems in better position than just about 2024 signee to play a big role this fall. He arrived as a perceived ready-made prospect, and given what we saw in the spring game and the lack of alternative options, there's a good chance he's a backup safety immediately. A strong freshman year could lead to a starting gig the following fall when both Johnson and Savage have departed.

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and he's already high on the program based on the contact over the last month or so

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