tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77719674358146050602024-03-12T21:45:35.244-07:00Flock TalkCollege football recruiting and commentaryScott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.comBlogger609125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-64075009509434037332022-09-06T15:03:00.000-07:002022-09-06T15:03:28.029-07:00Tuesday Tenor: Fan Centric NIL<p></p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRW37ewAWXe5mNuU9_4y8kYcw2Qcdlob_gi617B44dmknurM5WTYjI84ouhaBQwDU8BsruZATJAg9rc1WEyHQUyeNtcHil-TzFdnJ8qxc84_bztAELyXanyAPJbkYGdf5Q3LwZxPTxAofptro8BEPRMl-5bRKwZoGnPOEG47lHb1IfwspfsaPiyQOAhw/s1200/TuesdayImage.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRW37ewAWXe5mNuU9_4y8kYcw2Qcdlob_gi617B44dmknurM5WTYjI84ouhaBQwDU8BsruZATJAg9rc1WEyHQUyeNtcHil-TzFdnJ8qxc84_bztAELyXanyAPJbkYGdf5Q3LwZxPTxAofptro8BEPRMl-5bRKwZoGnPOEG47lHb1IfwspfsaPiyQOAhw/w640-h426/TuesdayImage.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>On Saturday I was headed to the grocery store for the basic necessities of a
gameday at home with my wife. On my way into the store, a couple of guys in
jeans and tee shirts greeted me at the door. As I (almost) always do, I greeted
them with a good morning. I knew they were soliciting funds as I had seen their
hand-drawn ribbons and poorly designed signs for breast cancer awareness. I did
not stop and talk to them because their presentation was poor.</p>
<p>They say you cannot judge a book by its cover but we do it every day and in
this case, the ‘cover’ of the book is a place asking me to donate money. If
that cover looks fishy, I will simply go to the national foundations dedicated
to cancer research and donate.</p>
<p>It is a base due diligence to verify the ultimate destination of donated
funds. The thing about a charity for breast cancer research (or any other
charity) is that their financial records are open to inspection at any time. I
can look and see exactly how much in donations came in; how much was spent on
administrative expenses and what amount ultimately went to where.</p>
<p>Can I see that with two guys in jeans at the grocery store? No.</p>
<p>Fans of programs across the nation are being asked to donate to their own
versions of guys in jeans at the grocery store via different Name, Image, and
Likeness collectives. Just like I cannot tell someone else how to be a fan, I
cannot tell someone whether to give to one, none, or even both of these
fan-level NIL Collectives. But I can at least look at what they do and wonder
about that accountability.</p>
<p>I am not going to endorse or promote any of the collectives, I just want to
give a brief run down for those that maybe have only seen a couple of them or
one of them and really do not know the differences or the goals.</p>
<p><strong>DIVISION STREET:</strong> This is a collective, but really this is a
large donor target collective. It is well run and has a breadth and depth of
experience to at least build some semblance of trust that their accountability
will be front and center. Run by a former Nike Executive (Rosemary St. Clair)
and founded by prominent Oregon Donors, including Pat Kilkenny, The Papé
Family, Jim Morse, Ed Maletis, and NIKE co-founder Phil Knight, the collective
really is not targeting the fan-level experience, but it is worth mentioning so
people know the differences between the three that (currently) exist.</p>
<p><strong>EUGENE NIL CLUB:</strong> The ENC is a player-led fan community that
benefits members of the Oregon football team. Through the Eugene NIL Club,
these members of the team provide fans with digital content and experiences
such as digital meet-and-greets, player-recorded content, and much more
throughout the year. The ENC generates revenue through fans subscribing to the
club. A monthly commitment of any amount allows fans to join the NIL Club and
access ENC-exclusive chat rooms, message boards, and content.</p>
<p>This sounds great in theory. It uses the subscription fees to equally pay
each player a monthly stipend for those that donate to have some forms of
interaction with players. They have a goal of $50,000 in monthly subscription
fees (and are only about 20% of the way there) which would provide each
scholarship football player with somewhere in the neighborhood of $500-600 per
month. That may not sound like a lot, but that is in addition to the scholarship
and stipend that the university already provides as well as any other NIL
opportunities.</p>
<p>Who is this run by? This is the trick. This is technically one of the many
collectives created by a company called YOKE NIL and they provide the
technology for clubs of football players. YOKE was founded by Former Notre Dame
football players Mick Assaf and Nic Weishar along with an Auburn alum. These
are all fairly recent (2019) college graduates, and it appears that their
primary initial investor is Ulf Zetterberg, a Swedish software magnate who
founded Seal Software.</p>
<p>Seal Software was a pioneer in AI-driven contract analytics and was acquired
by DocuSign in 2020 for just under $200 million.</p>
<p>Again, this would be normal, but there are some issues already being raised
about the manner in which the company operates (they have an 18% ‘platform’ fee
that they claim is down from 25% and could continue to drift down into the
single digits if they get enough programs signed on). Technically YOKE is not a
collective, they are simply a provider of the technology for the players. The
dilemma comes from a tidbit in a recent Gazette of Iowa article where Darrent
Heitner, a professor of sports law at the University of Florida, said that his
“understanding is that YOKE offered a whole variety of athletes roughly $20 in
exchange for some sort of endorsement. The big thing that stuck out to me when
I saw this post on YOKE was the extensive rights that the athletes were
providing. And not only the extent of those rights but that they were perpetual
royalty-free and irrevocable. For an athlete, not to be able to revoke that
right at any point for the rest of that athlete’s life or career, it’s a
concern, especially if the compensation is around $20.”</p>
<p>According to YOKE co-founders Assaf and Weishar the players at the schools
who use YOKE get to choose their funding model (equal share or weighted by some
factor of their choosing) and only those players who join together get to share
in the proceeds.</p>
<p>The reality that the money donated goes through a third party (YOKE) and
then back to the players after the platform fee is deducted should be some
cause for concern. Most importantly, as a middleman who is saying adamantly to
news organizations that they are not a collective, the accountability issue is
a problem here. How do any people donating (investing) in their program know
for sure that their money made it back in the proportion said to be returned?
YOKE is a private company, so there are no financial statements to peruse;
there is no methodology for verifying their accuracy and seeing how much of
that platform fee is profit and how much are general administrative costs of
running their business.</p>
<p>These are significant concerns when considering whether or not to donate. I
don’t question whether or not these opportunities should be available, only the
viability and accountability. The ENC (via YOKE) is viable, but I question the
accountability.</p>
<p><strong>DUCKS RISING: </strong>This is the newest fan-centered NIL
Collective to come on to the scene launching on August 31 of this year. Unlike
the YOKE-led collectives, the players do not get to decide on a revenue-sharing
plan, the founders of the Ducks Rising collective select players that fans can
identify with and share proceeds with those players (additionally it is my
understanding that this collective is not restricted to football athletes).</p>
<p>Like the ENC NIL, this is a monthly subscription fee-based collective where
fans will have the chance to watch exclusive athlete video interviews, chat
live with athletes and/or Ducks Rising staff, engage in online and/or in-person
events with athletes, get game previews, weekly game film breakdowns, a
members-only discussion forum, and featured articles and content with staff and
guest writers.</p>
<p>The good news is that this collective is comprised of all Oregon graduates
and/or fans. Their founder, Andrew Parmentier, graduated from Oregon in 1997.
In one interview, Parmentier was described as a Wall Street Analyst. He has an
advanced degree in applied economics and mathematics from The Johns Hopkins
University. Parmentier spent two years working for the House Financial Services
Committee as a Communications Director in Washington DC before moving on to
roles with financial companies.</p>
<p>He worked with FBR – a capital markets firm headquartered in Arlington,
Virginia – as a Partner and Managing Director. Following that he worked for
another Washington DC area-based firm – Height Capital Markets – as a
co-founder and Managing Partner for eight years. His most recent work was with
Highland Capital Management out of Dallas (TX) as the Partner, Chief Strategy
Officer & Co-Head, Private Equity for a firm that is an alternative
investment management firm managing hedge funds, structured investment
vehicles, and mutual funds. The firm invests in global public equities, as well
as fixed income markets with a focus on leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, and
structured products.</p>
<p>I don’t know that headquarters location really matters here; Parmentier has
plenty of experience in the world of finance and likely spent plenty of time
traveling to and from Wall Street.</p>
<p>The other two primary resources for Ducks Rising are Doug Scott and Shelby
Malstrom. Scott is not technically an Oregon graduate having gone to school at
Drew University, Portland Community College, and OIT. He is listed as working
on Product Management. Scott brings a little over six years of experience in a
similar role with Nike.</p>
<p>Malstrom is an Oregon graduate, and she is in charge of athlete relations.
Malstrom has worked in multiple recruiting roles following her graduation from
Oregon in 2012.</p>
<p>I know for sure that they are all Oregon fans of varying levels and that is
at least refreshing to know that the three primary forces behind this
collective should have the best interests of the university at heart.</p>
<p>That is the background. Now, the question again is accountability. We have
really seen no business plan other than non-specific generalizations about what
percentage is going to go to athletes and that all the time of those three is
voluntary. But we have yet to see anything formal. No business plan and nothing
that indicates where initial investments originated, where the money that comes
in is going, and how much will wind up in the hands of the players. With ENC we
have an understanding of the basic structure of the contracts with players (and
how little of their own rights they retain); we do not have that here. I
suspect that the contracts have better terms for the athletes, but that is only
a best guess right now.</p>
<p>The other dilemma that I see in this collective is the narrow scope of their
target market. Sure, they posted some stuff on Twitter, but for the most part,
this has been advertised solely toward the members of one fan site with a
reciprocal advertising arrangement in place with said site. The question looms
whether this was just an assumption about where most of the fervent fans
congregated or the potential that the collective has a sort of dual purpose.</p>
<p>If the friends of a site owner create a collective and then exclusively market
that collective to that site while simultaneously providing reciprocal
advertising, the impression is one of attempting to circumvent university rules
on media interviews of current players. I cannot say whether that is the <em><b>actual</b></em>
intent, only the inference of the limited known facts.</p>
<p>Rather than go with my own conjecture, I reached out to Andrew Parmentier
for his perspective and to answer some of the questions about this NIL. He was
very open with me that this really was a labor of love for him. In order to
ensure that there was a website in place, the infrastructure surrounding that
site (hosting, legal filing, working with Oregon compliance, and several other
ancillary costs associated with starting a new business), Mr. Parmentier
financed the initial startup entirely on his own.</p>
<p>The Ducks Rising group used a former Oregon player who is now an attorney in
the Portland area to ensure that the contracts not only met state law, but also
met with the standards expected from the University of Oregon athletics
compliance department. All these contracts are filed with the compliance
department and have met the standards of the university in the case of Ducks
Rising.</p>
<p>“The initial investment is like a forward contract,” Parmentier told me. “We
had a lot of costs that we had to pay out to start, but then we would not get
revenue until the future. So we could not monetize the contracts for a time
after they were agreed upon.”</p>
<p>I think that this is the really critical point in their start up; there had
to be content ready to go on day one. Parmentier told me that they wanted to
have this running before the first game of the season, so there was a crunch
leading into the launch.</p>
<p>This explains some why the marketing was not as well developed as possible
to all of the fan sites. The volunteers were doing their best to get the news
out to the outlets that they had available to them – and that was not a
limitation of intent, but a limitation of their own internal time constraints
as individuals. </p>
<p>Also of note, Ducks Rising does not own or restrict the rights of any of
their signed athletes; they only own the content and the rights to that
content. The intent of the content is to allow the athletes an opportunity to
show who they are off the field. There is a lot of interest among some players
– especially players from sports other than football – to produce their own
content for fans. As Parmentier mentioned "fans want to engage with
players still and this gives them an opportunity to get that kind of engagement
while allowing the players the ability to engage with the community.”</p>
<p>I think that the final thing to think about here is how NIL contracts factor
into recruiting. Parmentier mentioned that Ducks Rising will not discuss any
contracts with an athlete until he is enrolled to ensure that they do not cross
that line into using NIL as an inducement. Coaches cannot say much about
specific deals other than to make comments like ‘if you consider yourself of
the caliber of Kayvon, those kinds of opportunities will be available to you.’ </p>
<p>The reality, however, is that those players who have NIL contracts are also
potentially hosting other recruits and will talk about these other options available.
As an example, Justin Flowe did a recent interview with Ducks Rising and he
will now be able to tell other recruits that he knows the team at Ducks Rising.
While DR will not enter into contract talks prior to enrollment, the knowledge
will become sort of tribal, so how they treat players will be a potential
long-term benefit. As Parmentier said in a final comment to me “if you’re going
to build something, it is worth building for the long-term.”</p>
<p>A final thought on Ducks Rising. My biggest concern in all of the potential
‘fan level’ NIL collectives is accountability. While Ducks Rising is not going
to discuss specific terms of contracts, Parmentier has offered to share some
basic numbers for inspection on how much comes in, how much is going out, and
where the money is going. There are going to be ongoing costs; because many of
those contracts are ‘forward contracts’ there will need to always be some cash
in the business to handle things like equipment, videographers, and any number
of costs associated with generating quality content on a forward contract. </p>
<p>That is all very sensible finance and accounting reality. As you make your
decision, it is worth noting that there is a consensus among those outside
Oregon that the fan base is one of the most rabid groups in the nation on
gameday; but they seem to lack that same dedication in financial support. It
used to be a badge of honor in the Oregon game programs that the Ducks had one
of the largest bases of grass roots donors (those donating less than $10,000);
but that seems to have faded some. Whether it is through NIL or donations to
the Duck Athletic Fund, fans can make an impact. </p>
<p>As Parmentier said you can choose to donate to something where you do not
see specifically what your money provided, or you can make a donation to a site
that has a more tangible benefit. Either way, the belief that a small level
donor has no impact spreads negatively. Make your choice for donation, but
don’t let the reality that your dollar level might be small affect your decision.
It all matters.</p>
<p><strong>FINAL NOTE:</strong> And I think that this is the biggest takeaway:
there is so little regulation on NIL that it really is like the wild west. Do I
think that either of these is akin to the Nigerian Prince scam? Of course not.
I think each has a notion of what they want to do, but with no regulation and
no oversight, the lack of accountability creates a little nervousness on the
part of many people who might want to pitch in, but really have no clue as to
what is happening with their money.</p>
<p>Those guys at the grocery store had a bad cover for their book. Right now,
fan-based NIL Collectives have even worse; there is no cover just a query
looking for investors. I love that people are trying to get fans at the low
donation levels involved in helping their universities, I just want to see more
clarity in their model and better accountability to those “investors.”</p>
<p>I hope that the information provided today gives some more depth and yet
better clarity to your understanding of these collectives. Like I said at the
beginning, I cannot tell you whether to subscribe to either of these groups,
nor how much if you want to subscribe. I do not plan on officially endorsing
either at this point. The facts are pretty clear on both, and I think that
anyone who reads my work has enough sensibility and intelligence to make their
own choices based on what information I have provided.</p>
<p><em><b>DISCLAIMER 1:</b></em> One of the newer members of the Ducks Rising
staff is the daughter-in-law of a high school friend. While I have never met
her or her husband, it is important to disclose that relationship.</p>
<p><em><b>DISCLAIMER 2:</b></em> I received an email from a follower asking me
to check into both of the fan collectives. This is wholly unrelated to my work
for Rivals and is in no way an attack on anyone personally or their
credibility. I tried to find the facts surrounding both of these collectives
and lay them out in as much detail as possible.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <br /><p></p>Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-75418064050767111422022-07-20T19:46:00.002-07:002022-07-20T19:46:16.457-07:00Rose Bowl Memories<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NMYKsOpNE4TzDUOlV-hgy73Y41RpjxRoUO0aF5pwsuyK22VrIzn0qLOQe3IvdW_rtb0a1yaE5JBStvrOHFZzwJmavYrwgNCIgNtuY3zuWs8TWEVCG5eFwQ3gyDvxxjVTntTQJFlCOt7TP3IO6djKj_1IMExZ91t9lEDQpaeYz9vRBCfYo0Vq8AbU_Q/s720/26370_1235675662559_7725242_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NMYKsOpNE4TzDUOlV-hgy73Y41RpjxRoUO0aF5pwsuyK22VrIzn0qLOQe3IvdW_rtb0a1yaE5JBStvrOHFZzwJmavYrwgNCIgNtuY3zuWs8TWEVCG5eFwQ3gyDvxxjVTntTQJFlCOt7TP3IO6djKj_1IMExZ91t9lEDQpaeYz9vRBCfYo0Vq8AbU_Q/s320/26370_1235675662559_7725242_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Braden, Trevor and Ryan, Rose Bowl trip 2009</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />John Canzano wrote a piece about his grandfather attempting to get to the Rose Bowl in 1929 - and how he made it to Pasadena a day late. This reminded me of my first trip to Pasadena.</p><p>I would love to tell you a romantic story about a just graduated college kid who hitched a ride to Pasadena and found his way to the 1995 game against Penn State, but that would be a fantasy; a story that may be true of someone else, but not my story.</p><p>I did indeed graduate in 1994, but I was married with two children during my senior year at Oregon and separated by the time football season came around. It seemed a rather selfish concept to spend that kind of money for a trip to the Granddaddy of them all when I could barely afford to give my young boys a memorable Christmas.</p><p>I was not sure that the moment would ever come again, so I simply took comfort in some good memories of that season watching football with my older brother. Three seasons later, I would buy my first season tickets and started going to the stadium every game. But it would be another 12 seasons before I started sponsoring tailgates for Duck Sports Authority.</p><p>When I returned from a season as an assistant strength coach in South Dakota, I asked my good friend AJ about the DSA tailgates and they had stopped sponsoring them during that 2008 season. We came up with a plan to start them up again for the 2009 season.</p><p>We had no idea how unique that season was going to be. </p><p>This was when you could still get general admission into the Autzen parking lot and we used to really pack in a lot of people. We had two spaces side by side and used every inch of those spaces for most games.</p><p>The thing that really stands out to me about the 2009 season is that it seemed to really come from nowhere when we were in the moment. Sure, 2008 had ended spectacularly with a great win over Oregon State and Oklahoma State, but we did not really know what the rest of the season would hold.</p><p>So when Oregon beat Oregon State 37-33 on December 3rd, a reality came up - for the first time in my life I had a real chance to go to the game. But it would not be easy. I wanted to take my wife, my children and hers all to the game; I wanted to have my brother and nephews come to the game. I was not exactly a high level donor, so I could only get one ticket via my application. So I went to work. I got on our message boards; I got on Craigslist; I scrambled everywhere and came up with enough tickets for everyone that wanted to go with me - and it was not cheap.</p><p>The memorable part, though, was the drive.</p><p>I was working at a Beaverton area body shop and my youngest son was in Umatilla for a basketball game on December 28th - the night before we were going to leave. I was going to get through the mountains that Tuesday and get to Pasadena on Wednesday night. Plans changed due to an unexpected snow storm that night. My wife was off that day and had planned on driving to Umatilla to pick up my son - fortunately she was in our four-wheel drive Blazer and made it past Troutdale before the road was closed. She got home around one o'clock am on the 29th and we decided to leave earlier than had been planned.</p><p>We were bringing all of our tailgate gear with us - which included a pair of 10-foot PVC piles we used to lift the DSA flag high enough to be found - with three of our sons in the back and poles too long, they sort of bisected the seating and created a divide.</p><p>We met up with my brother in Weed (CA) and picked up two of my nephews. Suddenly we had five boys ages 11-16, myself and my wife in the car. She still has nightmares of five teenage boys eating greasy gas station foods and those residual odors that typically follow. </p><p>But she remembers them. And she remembers all of the 'that's what she said' and 'your momma' jokes. It makes her smile and I am sure it will continue to do so for the rest of our lives. This was the moment when our blended family began to feel blended. Where suddenly, all of those things that make blending families difficult seemed to fade into flatulence, jokes, laughter and a whole lot of bonding.</p><p>WE capped off the mayhem by getting to Pasadena early enough in the day to get some In-N-Out, catch a nap, get to downtown Los Angeles to hang with AJ and Mo on the 31st before heading back to our hotel. The last, scramble came at 4am when I received a call from a friend - Sandrea Benyard - to tell me I probably ought to head to the stadium right away because the backup for parking was 'insane' (her words). </p><p>So, we scrambled to get our coolers into the Blazer; the grill; all of the food, put some new bags of ice in the coolers and head down the road. When we got there, we were exhausted in that way you feel when you do way too much and yet are exhilarated at having done it. We slept in the cab of the Blazer for about 90 minutes. </p><p>But it is that drive down and the morning scramble to get to the stadium that will always hover. Yes, I would go again in 2011, 2015, and 2019, but this was the first one and the change in our family dynamics from a trip that created better bonding than we could have ever hoped for are what really stand out for me.</p><p>That is the story about how an innocuous little football game between Oregon and Ohio State blended a family stronger than we ever thought possible. Yes, there was some juvenile boy activity. But we would not change that trip for anything.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgSkq7M9okOvxK58XGvkloIqrhfLDT2fnzj8W7Zd0EgV_pir7xLWest6BwWKy3cY13EckeB60zuoxpvzs3f1SOovnWGPC8XkN4HSv0wmLdJGrBsz4y1ycHTvtgUIGVkYR39OWI6Ofj4OtvCCJrykHQTdxaVsmiZTAEMZ6e0jcISNntWktAR4S99KPpA/s720/26370_1235673942516_5886373_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgSkq7M9okOvxK58XGvkloIqrhfLDT2fnzj8W7Zd0EgV_pir7xLWest6BwWKy3cY13EckeB60zuoxpvzs3f1SOovnWGPC8XkN4HSv0wmLdJGrBsz4y1ycHTvtgUIGVkYR39OWI6Ofj4OtvCCJrykHQTdxaVsmiZTAEMZ6e0jcISNntWktAR4S99KPpA/w640-h480/26370_1235673942516_5886373_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Duck Sports Authority Tailgate - 2010 Rose Bowl</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-40963844746258779632022-05-04T19:14:00.009-07:002022-05-04T19:15:13.636-07:00A Long Journey<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnY-1odIHQjibvHWSFsB9xQSxN0c0i0tjPUosEVBz4K5S5b9VYFtieN3j3s6vqkp58U9TcXoCRAtlV7GwDlbnOmLsF2ojYrkF3Ya4jkpT7gIxdNo6TmSTliWh7aGEyvmUFWwsC7l_v8fJjiMDLcQvnS5N-yd4qebwOwh504RdDdEyJ950vDIdLgfLtA/s946/10603423_10202384290199132_5049808964146879335_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="946" data-original-width="686" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnY-1odIHQjibvHWSFsB9xQSxN0c0i0tjPUosEVBz4K5S5b9VYFtieN3j3s6vqkp58U9TcXoCRAtlV7GwDlbnOmLsF2ojYrkF3Ya4jkpT7gIxdNo6TmSTliWh7aGEyvmUFWwsC7l_v8fJjiMDLcQvnS5N-yd4qebwOwh504RdDdEyJ950vDIdLgfLtA/s320/10603423_10202384290199132_5049808964146879335_n.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br />It has been 28 years since I graduated from the University
of Oregon. Today I took my last test to complete my Masters’s degree. <br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now, I have done it. I have graduated from the University of
Massachusetts – Dartmouth with a Master of Business Administration. I earned a
perfect 4.0 GPA during the course of my time at UMD and learned as much about
myself as anything else. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Many people know this story, many people don’t. It really
goes back to my childhood. Once upon a time, I wanted to play baseball; it was
the sport I loved most as a child. I could run, I could play defense, I could
make throws from center field to third base on a rope; but I could not hit – at
all. I think during my eighth-grade season I had 2 hits in over 200 at-bats.
Other sports caught my attention after 8<sup>th</sup> grade. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I ran track and cross country and briefly played football at
Eastern Oregon. But when the vision of being a professional athlete dimmed, I
turned my heart to where I could have sports be a part of me – front office
work. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After I transferred from Eastern Oregon to the University of
Oregon, I had a plan. Step one was to get a job as a management intern with the
Eugene Emeralds. Shortly after starting at Oregon, the first step happened as I
was hired as the Stadium Manager for the Ems. Step two was to attend Ohio
University to pursue a Master of Sport Marketing. Step three was to work my way
up in Major League Baseball.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Along the path, though, life threw me a curveball. Unlike
Pedro Cerrano, I knocked that curveball out of the park on the first swing.
That curveball, of course, was a separation and eventual divorce during my
senior year at the University of Oregon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My sons Owen and Braden were five and two when I graduated, and I had
made the very easy decision to be a dad and give up the dream of working in Major
League Baseball. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So too did I pass on becoming the first member of my family
to receive an advanced degree. It was all very real. It was all in front of me
and I know my work ethic would have made the dreams a reality. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am not sure if I ever told anyone this, but when I got the
job with the Ems, I choked up as I walked home from the stadium. I knew then
that my dreams had become something more realistic and tangible; they had
become attainable goals. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After I made my decision to give up a career in athletics
administration, I never looked back. I coached youth football, and baseball
went to school plays, and parent-teacher conferences, and did everything a dad
does. I remarried my beautiful wife, Leslie. When our children got to a point
where I could put more energy into work, I dove in headfirst. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In 2017 I started to think about that long-lost dream. For
close to 20 years, I had harbored the thought of returning to school, but life
seemed to get in the way of that until that year when everything changed. We
chucked everything we knew and moved to South Carolina. It was there that I
started truly considering a return to school. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My first course in 2019 was nerve-wracking. I was not sure I
had the same ability as I had in those younger years. That course went by with
ease – and then we moved back to Oregon (while maintaining the house in South
Carolina). The return move sort of scuttled my summer plans. But as we settled
in, I began to feel more and more confident in each class I took. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It has been three years and now I will graduate with a
Master of Business Administration. Once again, I have to be honest; a few weeks
ago, as I was walking through Fred Meyer, it hit me – I was going to graduate
with a master’s degree; a dream I thought had died in 1994 was going to happen.
I was very emotional for the rest of that night. (This was about a month ago
when I started to realize I was almost done.) <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I want to thank all of my family and friends. Though you may
not have called me or texted me, I know that every single one of you supported
this dream. Quietly. I felt the love of friends and family each time I
nervously took a test. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When I was a child, my mom once told me that she believed I
could do “anything I really wanted.” Now, I know that this is something all
parents say, but there was something in her voice that made me truly believe it;
everything I did, I wanted to be the best; I pushed myself as hard as possible.
Thank you, Mom, for believing even when I was just a little five-year-old kid
running around like a little crazy man. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To my brothers Ed and Craig; it was our discussions in 2017
that reminded me how much I loved and enjoyed learning. Sure, I had already
been reading some pretty good philosophy and economics books, but those
conversations awakened me to a new future, and I am eternally grateful for
those times. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I also want to thank my friend and brother Chris Yorges.
Twenty-eight years ago, you came to my graduation from Oregon. As we talked,
you told me that you believed I could have done what I did at Oregon at an Ivy
League school. You have always believed in me even when I did not believe in
myself. Thank you for your love and friendship. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Finally, I want to thank my wife; her patience during times
when I had to study and could not just go have fun or forget things is the only
reason I am here. Without her, I am not sure I could have done this. You are
the love of my life, the woman of my dreams, and my soul. Your patience and
love are more than any man deserves.<br /></p>
Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-1184201972929127142022-01-01T22:08:00.004-08:002022-01-02T07:05:45.324-08:00Change is Inevitable<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitk56BrfH92bGYpqpEjfzSrmczWzM0L30fw6sqP6a_grMz1Ka0QcDYZ8t3Lqcgna97FDNmWyh_ZhbyktOpkvNi1UpoPRssU335AgkjEeHo9ccB2Rab2yHllZnMrcv7cI_-l5TkQo5jTzes0NQOnEKBPD0ixK_lZdT0yVjdkh7ESVH31jkrhRs2kU6PIw=s400" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitk56BrfH92bGYpqpEjfzSrmczWzM0L30fw6sqP6a_grMz1Ka0QcDYZ8t3Lqcgna97FDNmWyh_ZhbyktOpkvNi1UpoPRssU335AgkjEeHo9ccB2Rab2yHllZnMrcv7cI_-l5TkQo5jTzes0NQOnEKBPD0ixK_lZdT0yVjdkh7ESVH31jkrhRs2kU6PIw=s320" width="320" /></a></div>If you have not guessed it by now, the change we are seeing
at Duck Sports Authority is something that I have known about for quite some time.<br />
<br />
This has been an interesting season for coverage on many levels. I knew that
change was going to come this off-season, but I was unsure what that change was
going to look like. I am still not entirely sure what the future will look like
for Duck Sports Authority and my work with Rivals - but it will continue on
some level.<br />
<br />
I first came to this website in 2004 as an effort to help a friend whose son
had leukemia; I wanted to talk to some people about one of his wishes and was
told I should check out the site. I soon became integrated as a member and
loved the interaction; the football talk; and learning a little bit more about
recruits.<br />
<br />
Some of you may remember my sojourn to South Dakota to work as a volunteer
strength coach. Prior to my departure, a good friend Daryl (DiehardDuck) had
been running a regular DSA tailgate. When I got back late that season, I
discovered that we were no longer hosting one, but wanted to find a way to do
that. Some of the best times I have had at DSA were those tailgates during the
2009-2012 seasons. We were packed every week and I remember fondly all of those
games; especially poignant were two specific memories. In 2010 when Stanford
came to Oregon and GameDay was here, I was on site at 5am and began working on
a scratch made jambalaya for the game. The food was fantastic and the game even
better.<br />
<br />
The other was the tailgate in Phoenix before the National Championship Game
against Auburn. We had a large group of great people who made it to Phoenix and
had dinner with nearly 50 people the night before the game at a place called
‘The Culinary Dropout.’ The namesake of this message board “FirstDuck” (Dick
Busby) and his wife were both a part of that tailgate and I remember fondly the
great conversation we shared.<br />
<br />
I miss those days when we were all just enjoying the ride without the burden of
expectations.<br />
<br />
A little over a year later, I stumbled onto a different side of the Lache
Seastrunk story and a secondary career began. When I wrote those things down,
when I interviewed the Seastrunk family and friends, I had no idea that it
would be anything more than a guy telling a story once. I thought that was it –
and then my good friend AJ asked if I wanted to write for him more frequently.
I enjoy writing and I enjoy football so it gave me the opportunity to do both
things for a friend.<br />
<br />
That was a decade ago. I could not have asked for a better decade. I have
traveled to multiple Rose Bowls, national championships, road games from
Virginia to Stanford and just about everywhere in between. In that decade, both
of my sons have married, and I have moved across the country – twice. But one
thing always remained constant: Duck Sports Authority. My life has changed
drastically over the last four years; a lot more responsibility at my day job has
precluded many calls to recruits during the day; MBA studies have precluded
those calls at night.<br />
<br />
At the beginning of this season, though, I talked with my wife about the future
and what it might look like. AJ had asked me to be at every home game this year
due to some things he needed to take care of and his desire to make sure we had
good representation in the press box. As a friend, it was the easiest decision
to make. I committed to this season in the booth.<br />
<br />
It has been a difficult season; my wife cannot take the late-night games and we
have had three of them. I am left driving alone afterward not getting home
until around 3:00 am; those days and nights are long, brutal, and lonely. We
had discussed drawing back to doing special events only; with me covering the
Polynesian Bowl, Rivals Five-Star challenge and maybe bowl games where we can
make it into a mini vacation.<br />
<br />
And then AJ told me that this would be his last as the publisher of this site.
I had known for quite some time that this day was coming, I thought at the
beginning of the season that it was very likely to be following this year.
Given our friendship and how much of his heart and soul I know he has poured
into this site, knowing this day was close at hand, I took some time to think
about what the future would look like. I spoke with Ryan Young earlier this
week and I know there is a plan in place, but it has to make sense from the
perspective of everyone involved. There is definitely a desire to keep our core
together and we talked about some things that we think will be very helpful.<br />
<br />
I am going to do everything I can with the transition. I really do want to
continue covering special events, like the Polynesian Bowl, I may still do
three columns per week, or maybe not. That is yet to be decided.. During the
season, it is five articles per week plus contributions ahead of each game to
joint articles. Given the heavy demands of my day job, the demands of MBA
courses and the evolving life of my adult children, the workload has taken a
toll on my psyche. <br />
<br />
Over the course of the past six or seven years, I have tried to take critiques
of my work into perspective and become better. Sometimes I succeed and
sometimes I do not.<b><i> I am a flawed human being who has a passion for his
alma mater and a love of writing.</i></b> A few weeks ago, as I was leaving the
Pac-12 Championship press box and blending into the crowd I was transported
back in time to the final episode of Friday Night Lights. As many know, this is
a series that I absolutely watched with passion. But as I blended into the
crowd, I felt sort of like Eric Taylor at the end; I knew the sun was setting
and a Wordsworth poem reminded me that even a sunset has a sort of beauty that
captures opportunity.<br />
<br />
<i>The Clouds that gather round the setting sun<br />
Do take a sober coloring from an eye<br />
That hath kept watch o’er man’s mortality;<br />
Another race hath been, and other palms are won.<br />
Thanks to the human heart by which we live,<br />
Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears,<br />
To me the meanest flower that blows can give<br />
Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears. (Wordsworth)</i><br />
<br />
I have loved every minute of covering Oregon football for AJ, Duck Sports
Authority, and Rivals. I have spoken a lot of those moments in the press box
for the last two home games of this season because I knew that they would
possibly be my last from the press box for this staff. I have quoted at times
the Tennyson poem <i>Ulysses</i> because it reminds me of the importance of recognizing
the change we all inevitably encounter; the beauty of its fulfillment; the
importance of never wondering what if.<br />
<br />
<i>It may be that the gulfs will wash us down;<br />
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,<br />
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.<br />
Though much is taken, much abides; and though<br />
We are not now that strength which in old days<br />
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are,<br />
One equal temper of heroic hearts,<br />
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will<br />
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.</i><br />
<br />
These words have power over my own heart and soul because they remind me of how
lucky I am to have had so many Duck fans read my work; to comment and to share
their own experiences. I entered into this realm by accident, and I would not
change a single thing about the last ten years of my life. This has become a
part of me that will never leave.<br />
<br />
Each and every one of our members; the frequent commenters; the dissenters; the
lurkers; you have made this site what it is, and I consider it an honor to have
been a part of this work. I am not gone; I am not joining another site; I am
still Ducks39 at heart and will always be a member here. I will continue to
cover the Polynesian Bowl. Hopefully Rivals will allow me to cover the Five
Star challenge.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I also want to make sure I thank everyone for their passion,
support, criticism; for their love of football; their love of our community and
their dedication to what we all hold dear. There are far too many people to
thank individually, but I will say share a couple of words of thanks here.<br />
<br />
AJ, when I first came to the site, it was to honor a friend and his son’s
wishes; you became a friend and mentor. I will never, ever forget some of our
journeys. From the good (bacon wrapped meatloaf and a day at Applebee’s in
Charlottesville) to the bad (I may still have some cactus needles buried in my
back!), you have been a friend and brother. Your trust in me, your support,
your compassion, and your words of advice have made me a better man. I am not
sure I would be where I am today in my career and in my personal life had you
not been there. I love you like a brother and will always be here for you.<br />
<br />
Maureen (Mrs. DSA), your willingness to share your husband during football
season; to be the football widow to this passion we share has made our
community better. While not everyone here has had the opportunity to tailgate
with you, it always meant so much to have you around for us; to break up the
male dominance – and Leslie loved having another woman in our crew. Thank you
very much for all you have given to DSA.<br />
<br />
Dick Busby; you may be gone, but you will not be forgotten. I am going to have
a bowl of butternut squash soup in your honor. We miss you every day and your
sage words that seemed to keep us all from losing our minds at times.<br />
<br />
Brandon – it has been so awesome to see the changes over the last 15 years. We
have had some crazy times and been through a lot together. Your work for AJ is
something that I know we all appreciate, and I know we will still be seeing you
around. Thank you for always keeping us honest and for making this such a great
place. I am going to miss conversations in the press box; but maybe now we can
have more conversations at the tailgates!<br />
<br />
Tom Corno – Best photographer in the business. So much has changed in these 10
years; and I might even down a Coors Light with you if you can make it to a
tailgate next season! I think one of my favorite trips was the Pac-12
Championship game in 2019. I am not a fireball guy, but man it tasted sweet that
night didn’t it?!<br />
<br />
Some of the Rivals guys like Mike Farrell, Adam Gorney, John Talman, and Sam
Spiegelman, I was some outsider who came along, and you all welcomed into the
fold. You all gave me a platform and have been very gracious to me over the
years. Thank you for everything, it has meant a lot that you all accepted me
and my work.<br />
<br />
SR – I won’t put your name but thank you so much for all you have done for me
and for this site and for what you do with Oregon Club events. When we lost our
stadium spot in 2011, you have graciously allowed us to use your spot at least
once a year. I will never forget the trip home from Dallas – I was exhausted
but chatting with you on that flight was just really a good chance to talk and
learn more about you as a person. I will still be around and always willing to
chat.<br />
<br />
Now comes the crazy part; there were several people in traditional media who
treated me well; Rob Moseley, Jason Vondersmith, Ken Goe (I knew him via track
long before I wrote an article for DSA); you guys all treated me as if I were a
J-School graduate; I will always appreciate your acceptance of me. Thank you so
much. And, though we started off rocky, even John Canzano treated me well once
I started working in the press box on a regular basis. What we do is different,
and they each treated me with respect and dignity. So, thanks to all of you.<br />
<br />
I also want to thank coaches Mike Bellotti, Chip Kelly, Mark Helfrich, Willie
Taggart, and Mario Cristobal. They have been gracious to some old jock who had
some words to share. All five of these coaches have been kind and supportive of
the work we have done along with every one of their assistant coaches. Their
willingness to let me be a part of sharing stories for the last 10-plus years
will always be appreciated.<br />
<br />
Finally, I want to thank my wife. In addition to moving across the country with
me (twice) for my day job, she has put up with a lot over the last 10 years.
She does not make most of the trips with me; but when she does, she is a
gracious co-host allowing me to chat it up with anyone and everyone who shows
up. But mostly she has been a football widow. When we interviewed Mike Bellotti
at the Polynesian Bowl in 2019, she told him a story which is basically that
the first question I asked her was “Ducks or Beavers?” She answered correctly!
When she told him that story, he laughed and said, ‘now you’re married to Duck
football as well.’ Truer words have never been spoken.<br />
<br />
Leslie puts up with a lot of me writing late at night, leaving the house early
on game days to tailgate, sit in the press box and then coming home late to
write some more. She has overheard nearly every call from someone about
recruiting, coaching changes, and every other aspect of getting information for
you all – it took up quite a few dinners! Every vacation we have had for 10
years involves working my day job and covering football. Her support during this
time has made it possible. Without her love, I am just some guy wandering
around.<br />
<br />
I will continue always to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.</p>
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Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-16834145000287506052021-01-01T20:23:00.004-08:002021-09-22T13:28:31.414-07:00Turning the page<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WWBPcpNZjJ4/WQJGtgP8yQI/AAAAAAAAAaA/cds8oXPaPo04gwdNsiyGqFCD6GdZcvL7ACPcBGAYYCw/s366/sunset.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="366" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WWBPcpNZjJ4/WQJGtgP8yQI/AAAAAAAAAaA/cds8oXPaPo04gwdNsiyGqFCD6GdZcvL7ACPcBGAYYCw/s320/sunset.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As many of my family and friends know, I am not the
resolution kind of person. Generally speaking, January 1 is an arbitrary day in
a year that we celebrate as if there is some special meaning to this day. Most
of my ‘resolutions’ in the past have been a response to my date of birth which
has far greater importance in my own personal history. <p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Despite that, however, there is some retrospective value to
the concept of reflection on this day. January takes its name on our calendar from
an ancient Roman god named Janus. Janus was a two-faced god with one face
looking into the future and the other looking into the past.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">From that perspective, a day of reflection is certainly in order.
Though I often reflect and share those reflections to varying degrees of
popularity, this is a unique time to look back at the year gone by and forward
to what lay ahead.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I know many have commented on this and my voice is just
another to drone on about what this year has brought. I am not going to lament
those things I cannot control. I cannot control that a virus has forever
changed our lives. What I can lament is how those changes have affected
relationships. It is troubling that a disease has caused so much struggle
between friends and families, divided on multiple lines. Was the virus real or
not? Were our rights violated or not? What is more troubling than these
questions is the sheer unwillingness to engage in civil conversations.
Sometimes the conversations would start with civility – only to erupt into
inflamed passions with little logic. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There was civil unrest in this nation unlike anything we
have seen in nearly a half-century. Again, the unrest created divided families;
lost friendships; lost careers and even lost lives. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What did I see wrong in 2020? Passions ruled in a manner
that can only be described as unhealthy. Anger and vitriol beget more anger and
vitriol. Disagreements became rage and hate. A nation turned on itself in a
sort of ideological civil war that played out in living rooms, on television
screens and in protests and counter-protests. This is the most division of
which I have any conscious memory. To think that we are coming up on the
twentieth anniversary of a unifying moment for this nation more divided than
ever makes me wonder if the nation can recover its senses and get back to
fixing our crises.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These divisions arise out of real crises and those are not
going to go away – but they will be amplified with the rancor and animosity
that currently exists. If this nation is to repair its scars; heal their
wounds; we must find a way to come together with a shared purpose; a goal that
unites us as members of something larger than a party affiliation.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">That leads me to something I saw which is encouraging.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Participation. We saw more participation in our democracy
this past year than any presidential race in modern history. According to some
early statistics, this was the highest turnout since at least 1904. That is a
step in the right direction. While the concept of this nations founding is
mistakenly attributed to a few very smart men, one thing we know about how the
United States evolved is that it was never meant to be an oligarchy run by a
few men; nor was it meant to be a nation ruled by simple popular majority.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The first and most important step toward a better future is
getting more people involved in the governance of their nation, their states,
their counties and their cities. We have taken that very first and most
important step. We still need to be better educated as voters and not simply
repeat taglines that politicians use to catapult their candidacy. We still need
to understand the larger scale impact of those simplistic slogans. But there is
hope in the increased care for our governance.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I find hope in the reality that more people availed
themselves of their first amendment rights; not because I agreed with the
manner in which many chose to exercise those rights, but because people cared
enough to consider what their rights were in the first place. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Were people willing to hear opposing points of view? Despite
the violent clashes which represented some of our bitter disagreements
nationally, I think that there were quiet moments where opposing viewpoints
were heard and carefully considered. But those moments are not newsworthy. It
hardly leads to a good headline to hear “two groups met today, discussed the
issues; continued to disagree and went their separate ways quietly.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">That’s the thing about news; it still has to sell
advertising and so what we hear are really the most salacious, or the most ‘heart-warming’
tales. There seems to be no middle ground. We treat opinion shows as if they
are news and that assists in the devolution of our discourse. An hour long opinion
wrapped in a cozy little headline to further incite our passions only creates
more division.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If there is one hope I have for every one of my friends,
family, and citizens of this world is that we read opinion only as an anecdote
to the news, rather than accept them as the actual news. I also hope that we
all take the time to consider perspectives different than our own; to read news
from varied credible sources to get a deeper understanding of the world that
surrounds us. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Personally, this year was a wild and wacky ride. Those that
know me are probably aware that I do not like roller coasters – and 2020 was
exactly that; a roller-coaster ride. To recap, I started the year with a drive
down to Pasadena to watch two generational talents in a Rose Bowl victory. I followed
that with another incredible trip to Hawaii to cover the Polynesian Bowl.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I learned a lot about myself during those trips – and was really
ready to put some new knowledge to use. Then, like the rest of the nation, my
plans changed.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have not detailed in-depth with those outside of a very
tight inner-circle what led me to some of the decisions I made along with
Leslie this past year-plus. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We moved back to Oregon in August 2019 with the express
knowledge that there were some changes about to happen within my (now former)
company. Ostensibly, I was brought back to run our Madras location. But there
were also some changes that were going to happen once a new contract was
signed. I would be promoted and move back to Portland. Well, Covid cancelled
the long-term aspect and my job in Madras was eliminated. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I was left with a choice, be stranded and jobless in Redmond
(which means we would have likely just returned to South Carolina) or move to
Portland and hope that the down time from Covid would be minimal and that the
prior plans would take effect soon.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It became clear to me by late June that this was simply not
going to happen and the nature of the current climate meant it might never
happen. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When I started on this road to a MBA, it was with a duality
of purpose. First, I wanted to finish my initial career goal. When I graduated
from Oregon, I was supposed to go straight to graduate school in Ohio. For
obvious reasons, I cancelled that plan and did my best to establish normalcy. I
considered returning multiple times and the timing never seemed right. Until it
was finally time.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Secondly, it took me 15 years to get to a career-path job
and I wanted to see where I could take myself if I applied myself. I am
fortunate to appear somewhat younger than my actual age and this was my chance
for a professional growth I had not pursued sooner for personal reasons. This
was the chance to see what I could do, and I knew that the MBA would help
propel me; so when the opportunity for internal growth was taken away, Leslie
and I made the difficult decision to have me leave the security of a company
for whom I had spent 10 years working. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It was scary. I liked the comfort. But I also embraced the challenge.
So far, the decision has worked very well. But I am reminded with how 2020
proceeded that nothing is known about the future. There has been so much
animosity this year; so many friendships and families destroyed by the division.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nonetheless, like all years, I am left with hope. Confusion
has seemed to thrive and yet involvement gives me hope. I hope that we can have
more discourse; I hope that our very real racial divides can be mended. I have
been very vocal about the topics which matter to me and I know that has turned
off a lot of people. But for those of you who stuck around, who asked honest
questions and listened to feedback, thank you. <br />
<br />
For those friends with whom our bond became closer in response to my vocal
opinions, I thank you as well. It means something that friends responded with
passion and vigor. It means we care. When we stop caring is when democracy
dies. We must fight to keep it alive with passion directed not in anger, but in
hope. Passion directed not in hatred, but in love.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I used this quote at the end of an article I wrote for Duck
Sports Authority which should be the mantra for 2021:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>“Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many
things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up
when taken little by little”. Plutarch <br /></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4q2jMVydeRw/WTDk7NDBxiI/AAAAAAAAA2g/EIlHfcENgzsSG5VP9pDm9iGI2YUSIOt8gCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/medad.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4q2jMVydeRw/WTDk7NDBxiI/AAAAAAAAA2g/EIlHfcENgzsSG5VP9pDm9iGI2YUSIOt8gCPcBGAYYCw/s320/medad.jpg" width="320" /></a>Interestingly, this move comes with its own level of
uncertainty. At times the move feels like it was a failure on my part to better
embrace my time in the south; and at times it feels like a cop-out; a method to
not admit to myself or anyone around me that there is the possibility that the original
move was a mistake.</div>
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The difficult part of the path I have created is that it is
one rooted in being authoritative. In my daily life, that kind of process is
needed to make decisions and continue to improve. Why? I guess in some cases there
is time for more thoughtful analysis; but when we are driving semi-tractors
with up to 130,000 pounds of weight (sand); the decisions sometimes have to be
made very quickly. </div>
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From where I sit, there is certainly a process that occurred
to get to the point where ‘quick’ decisions are not considered ‘rash’
decisions. In other words, the ‘thinking’ behind the decision, though seemingly
insignificant in the moment, happened over the course of many years.</div>
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And I think that becomes the difficult part of living
outside of work; being authoritative becomes almost like a brand identity. While
it is important in my daily routine at work, it can creep into other aspects of
life that come across in a less than stellar manner.</div>
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I have always believed in the duality of humanity and that
is the essence of who we are as a species; yet we often tend to trickle down to
one trait that dominates. I find it difficult sometimes to turn off the
personality trait that dominates most of my waking hours.</div>
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Mistakes are an inevitable part of being human. Often, the
authoritative personality trait that works so well at work can become a detriment
to understanding our mistakes. I have been very fortunate over the course of
these many years of work that I have managed to have minimized mistakes and,
more importantly, have not made any significant mistakes. After all, a
significant mistake in this job can be deadly.</div>
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Why am I posting this here? On a sports blog that I rarely
touch anymore?</div>
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Because I am always looking for methods to be a better human
being. I have tried for most of my adult to do the right things; treat people
better than they treat me. Sometimes, like everyone, I fail at this and
admitting my own faults helps me understand the path to those faults and how to
become better. </div>
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Covering Oregon football for Duck Sports Authority has
become a part of my identity. I have been doing this for close to ten years now
and really enjoy the work. There are those that think our world of recruiting
coverage is swampy, icky and, in some cases, strangely perverse in that we try to
share information about the decisions making processes of young men – some under
the age of 16 – and convince others to pay money to share that information.</div>
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I have never felt that way any more than a football coach
feels that way about recruiting these young men. Spend some time at a camp or
clinic; spend some time around the families of the athletes and you will see
that what we do is not so much creepy as it is invigorating. I played football
for a long time; played in the Marine Corps; played at a small college. I
lifted weights competitively for 30 years after that; the value of athletics is
something that cannot be stressed strongly enough.</div>
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When I rebranded this blog, I had a vision for what I wanted
to do; and then life got in the way and I lost sight of that goal. My work for
Rivals and DSA is all premium and that won’t change; but there are stories that
do not have to be premium; stories of athletes and families that make the world
we inhabit seem nowhere near as murky as some would like to believe. </div>
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I don’t need my soul prayed for because I cover recruiting; any
prayers I need are not for my career choices. I know that the line was meant
sardonically, yet it sticks out; as if covering recruiting is somehow the 2019
equivalent of a used-car salesman from the 1970’s. Shoot, maybe to those who don’t
care about sports might feel this way as an outsider? Maybe used-car salesmen
in the seventies did not think they were as slimy as the rest of the world did;
but I don’t feel that way.</div>
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I know I have made many mistakes. Maybe I am wrong about
what we do. I hope not. But I think one thing I want to do is change
perceptions. Not perceptions of this industry; this is about me trying to
better my own being.</div>
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I don’t share a lot of my personal life publicly; I have kept
that fairly restrained. And I think that is a part of this process; to open up
about myself; to be less ‘authoritative’ in my work; to be more congenial on
our message boards.</div>
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Because I tend to be wordy, I will tend to put those
thoughts on this blog rather than attempting to tweet them out; I will tweet
out links. I want to relate what I share here as a part of my personal life and
how that reflects in recruiting coverage. Lessons learned. Thoughts on what
that means, etc. This is not about self-indulgence; I don’t speak of myself in
third person; I just live and learn. </div>
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So, there it is. A rebrand, so to speak, of myself. But it’s
not like a sudden thing; I look at something every year; some way I can be a
better person. This year, it is separating the day job from the night job and
being more ‘real’ about who I am. </div>
Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-24087173160564252692018-12-21T02:28:00.001-08:002018-12-21T02:44:55.097-08:00Clearing (some of) the air<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am rarely surprised; last night and this morning were no different. The responses were as expected, but I want to take a moment to clear one thing up.<br />
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Contrary to the opinion of some, the article was not about an individual. It was about an industry.<br />
<br />
In the last 12 months I have personally seen:<br />
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- At least seven (7) commitment moments ruined by a writer or mod of a site at multiple schools in multiple conferences.<br />
<br />
- A minimum of a half dozen writers intimate to their readers that a prospect had lied to the coaches just before committing elsewhere. One of those was in an instance where the prospect chose Oregon. Which was also the instance to which I was referring in the essay.<br />
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- I cannot count the number of writers or mods who have flat out said another school paid the prospect.<br />
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- There are at least a dozen writers who have said that a prospect was 'cancer in the locker room' and that the team stopped recruiting him.<br />
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- I have seen multiple writers or mods accuse coaches not of simple recruiting violations, but ethical and moral violations which were not even sustained by fact.<br />
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- I have seen multiple writers accuse players of being 'afraid of competition' simply because they felt there was better opportunity elsewhere.<br />
<br />
These are just the tip of the iceberg for what writers are saying around the country about prospects. We shape how our fanbases respond to recruits and if this is what we tell the fanbase, how on earth do we expect them to respond without the anger and negativity we have seen?<br />
<br />
I know why people believe what they believe about the article, but it simply is not true. I get along just fine with all of those who cover Oregon football (both recruiting and for beat coverage). I put to rest any lingering issues a long time ago.<br />
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If someone felt that this was a rebuke against an individual, it was not. I said in the article, and wanted to be clear 'if you see yourself in this essay, you can make a change.' Maybe it should have more rightfully said 'if you see yourself in this essay and that makes you feel offended, maybe you should take the pledge to be better.'<br />
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Opinions vary on this topic; so it's all good. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and I hope every Duck fan has a wonderful weekend.<br />
<br />Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-50466349940976122002018-12-20T14:50:00.000-08:002018-12-20T15:18:40.465-08:00Beyond Flock Talk: Higher Ground<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Covering recruiting is a tricky business. It is also a
business ripe for dismantling if we are not careful.</div>
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When I first started covering recruiting for Duck Sports
Authority, the contacts I had made were through a lifetime in the city, several
media contacts and some fortune in people having reached out to me thanks
mostly to my coverage of a recruiting scandal.</div>
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After all of that died down, the mundane nature of writing
on a regular basis; talking to recruits; talking to parents; talking to other
writers; settled me into a routine. It is somewhat easy to get complacent in that
routine and allow yourself to slip into bad habits.</div>
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What helped keep me grounded, though, is that this is not my
livelihood. I do not depend on covering recruiting to pay my bills. If the
industry entirely implodes tomorrow, I will still have a good job and my bills
will be taken care of. I am fortunate in that I have never really sought fame
or notoriety; only to help my friend out and to get as much accurate
information as I can – and to pass that along to our readers.</div>
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Unfortunately, during that time, I have also seen a lot of
things that have become more and more sickening. Too many of our sites – and
this goes beyond Oregon sites – have sunk to TMZ and National Enquirer level coverage.
In the never-ending quest to ‘win’ battles for information; to be the first to
report something; too many feel it critical to divulge what can best be
described as dirty laundry.</div>
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The time has come to hold ourselves to higher standards.</div>
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Recruiting is often turbulent. Young men in pursuit of their
dreams share a lot of information; we treat them almost as celebrities; and
there are plenty of recruits who enjoy the process. Honestly, there is nothing
really wrong with that; they are 17-years old (or younger) with their world
still firmly ahead of them. They are blessed with tremendous athletic talent,
but most importantly, they work hard at the sport and earn their accolades.</div>
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For some reason, people feel that this gives them some
mythical right to know everything in the process. Much of what we share is not
dirty laundry. But those things we discover that might be too personal have a
different standard.</div>
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When I wrote about Spencer Webb and Stephan Blaylock last
year, both had expressly consented to sharing what I wrote. Those were very
intimate stories and some of those details were not well known at the time. But there are
some things that should remain off the record; even if not expressly requested
as off the record.</div>
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I have seen too many instances in the last 12 months of
‘reporters’ intentionally stealing a moment for the scoop. If that weren’t bad
enough, writers everywhere are putting out information that has zero value
other than self-congratulatory proof of inside information. </div>
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There is enough innuendo by fans surrounding recruits and
the many variants of ‘we didn’t want him anyway’ line. I expect fans to react
as such; they are fans. Being a fanatic means you are filled with excessive and
single-minded zeal. In that zeal, many fans will say or do anything to convince
themselves that their team is best. So, when they get spurned by a recruit,
they come up with answers.</div>
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And some of those answers are typical – like he got ‘paid’
by the other school, or that he was not a good fit for the scheme – others not
so nice. Though I find it bad enough that fans act in such a manner, I expect
fans to come out and say all manner of deplorable things about players who
choose another school. Too often being a fan removes the decency filter. </div>
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That’s bad enough, but I expect more from those of us who
cover the recruits. We should be better than fans. It is not our responsibility
to tell people some of those excuses. To intimate that players are lying to
coaches or failing all their classes is unnecessary. </div>
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We are not Woodward and Bernstein exposing a criminal. We
are writers telling our readers about 17-year old athletes and where they want
to go to school. They will have a whole lifetime of getting torn down for all
their mistakes, our responsibility should be to something higher than the
aspiration of proving our insights.</div>
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If a student may struggle to qualify, we don’t need to out
him publicly; time and grades will take care of themselves. Even if a prospect
lies to a coach; exactly what value does it provide to tell everyone else he
lied to the coach? To make them feel better about a miss? If that is the goal,
there are plenty of manners in which it can be done without insinuating to
everyone that he is a liar. </div>
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It may not even be true that he lied. Even if it is, again,
there is no value to telling people that part of the story. Some things are
simply better left unsaid. An adult should know the difference.</div>
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What I discovered along this last nearly eight years of
covering recruiting is that football prospects hear from a lot of coaches and
they talk a lot about their plans. This process can really be a struggle; our
job is to tell you things about where the recruit is going and why; but it is
not to tell you all his dirty laundry. It is unfair to the prospects, unfair to
the team you cover and unfair to the fans. We have the power to create good
with our work; conversely, we have the power to create bad. We can build up
these young men or we can tear them down. What do you want to do? Build good or build your persona? </div>
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There is a sort of ‘power’ that we have when we talk to
insiders; with that power comes an immense responsibility. The obsession with
‘winning’ in the battle for readership is where I lay the blame. In this era of
instantaneous information, we all have access to information much quicker than
in the past. There is no longer value in trying to be the first to report an
offer to a prospect – because the prospect tweeted it out long before any
insider could give us a scoop.</div>
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We have found many different ways in which we attempt to
differentiate ourselves. And it is in that differentiation where our flaws lay.
We become so desperate to have that little tidbit someone else may not have
that we allow the potential for our own filters to fail. </div>
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Fear of not being the best is a good thing; it is what
drives innovation. But when that fear is self-doubt disguised with false
bravado, it is dangerous. That inferiority complex drives us toward a cliff
over which we will eventually fall. It’s the little moments.</div>
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What I have always tried to consider – though admittedly not
always perfect – is whether I would want anyone to disclose such information
about my own child’s life choices. I get that the recruiting world is a bit
different; but put your own son or daughter in that exact position. Torn
between two schools. Calls both coaches and tells them a similar story. Would
you want some stranger to go out and publicly say that your child lied to the
coach just because that is what fans of that team want to hear? </div>
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Highly doubtful.</div>
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Would you feel some stranger justified in telling people
that your son or daughter was failing all classes and not able to get in? If
so, maybe that person and I have a different version of what we consider
callous.</div>
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Why am I bringing this up? Because I think that this year
has been particularly ugly in our world. Competition can bring out the best or
worst in every one of us; we need to accept the challenge to get better. </div>
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But I think without verbalizing it, we will never get
better. There are more and more organizations entering the recruiting news
business. Newspapers have joined us and we must recognize where the value we provide our customers lay. I am fortunate to write for a site with a strong network of
teams; Rivals does some really good work and there is a plethora of information
at my fingertips every day. I took the challenge upon myself to use that
resource to provide more information this year.</div>
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I write this looking at myself in a metaphorical mirror. If
you see yourself in this essay, then that is your challenge. Don’t do those
things that are offensive and oppressive. Remember: families, friends, and
coaches are reading some of this information and they are our resources. If we
offend them, word will get out.</div>
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I am reminded of a verse from a song:</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Regrets are better
left unspoken<br />
For all we know this void will grow<br />
And everything's in vain</i></div>
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Rise above the vanity. Rise above the need to prove
yourself. Rise above the negativity. Be better. </div>
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I am making that my motto for 2019 and challenge every
recruiting writer and fan that reads this to challenge themselves to honor this
motto as well.</div>
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Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-90163959026914810512018-08-03T04:50:00.001-07:002018-08-03T04:50:30.431-07:00Bartko Returns to EugeneSome may remember him, some may not. He was an integral part of the
athletic department for a time and was considered by many to be the man
that saved the relationship between Oregon and Phil Knight. He worked at
Oregon from 1998-2006; 2007-2014 in various roles.<br />
<br />
It was only a matter of time before he got a chance to be in a bigger
role as his star in the athletics department was a rising one; he went
to Fresno State in 2014 as the athletic director. He left abruptly in
November of last year following a separation which was allegedly fueled
by addiction.<br />
<br />
What came to light after his very public departure was an all too familiar refrain; molestation by a priest during his youth. <br />
<br />
Bartko admitted this publicly after checking himself into a Tucson rehab
facility. He has been working to try and put his life back together and
has returned to Oregon to work with UO Advancement whose mission is to "<i>build
bridges between the UO and the community to further the university’s
purpose of life-transforming education and world-class research."<br />
</i><br />
We hope for Bartko that his sobriety, though it will always be a daily
struggle, will hold and he will be able to bring some of the same energy
and excitement to UO Advancement as he did the athletic department.
This is a good fresh start for Bartko.
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Some
may remember him, some may not. He was an integral part of the athletic
department for a time and was considered by many to be the man that
saved the relationship between Oregon and Phil Knight. He worked at
Oregon from 1998-2006; 2007-2014 in various roles.</div>
<div data-redactor="1">
<br /></div>
<div data-redactor="1">
It
was only a matter of time before he got a chance to be in a bigger role
as his star in the athletics department was a rising one; he went to
Fresno State in 2014 as the athletic director. He left abruptly in
November of last year following a separation which was allegedly fueled
by addiction.</div>
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What came to light after his very public departure was an all too familiar refrain; molestation by a priest during his youth. </div>
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<br /></div>
<div data-redactor="1">
Bartko
admitted this publicly after checking himself into a Tucson rehab
facility. He has been working to try and put his life back together and
has returned to Oregon to work with UO Advancement whose mission is to "<em>build bridges between the UO and the community to further the
university’s purpose of life-transforming education and world-class
research."</em></div>
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We
hope for Bartko that his sobriety, though it will always be a daily
struggle, will hold and he will be able to bring some of the same energy
and excitement to UO Advancement as he did the athletic department.
This is a good fresh start for Bartko.</div>
</div>
Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-72885659169661723792018-07-07T05:24:00.001-07:002018-07-07T05:24:39.147-07:00A writers mindful existential angst<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Once upon a time I fancied myself a writer. Shortly thereafter, I
started tapping away. Word by word; paragraph by paragraph; I pieced
together a whole shit ton of sentences. I even called it a book.<br />
<br />
Then there were two books. Then there were three. But a funny thing
happened on the way to super-stardom; no one read my work. Sure, there
were some family members who bought my book from a sense of obligation;
but I cannot even say that every member of my family felt this
obligation.<br />
<br />
And that's the thing about being a writer; for every book you see on
some bookstore shelf there are hundreds you don't see. For every book
Amazon touts, there are thousands languishing around the dusty corners
of the internet. For every movie inspired by a novel, there are millions
of of untold stories. Most of them? Very bad. The rest, not good
enough. Maybe, just maybe there are a few that are better than anyone
knows, but they never see the light of day. Such is the reality of being
a writer.<br />
<br />
I ply my wares as a wordsmith. Sometimes those words get some comment, most of the time they are read in silence.<br />
<br />
The tricky part about being a writer is that we are artists; tortured
souls seeking some sort of self-validation. And while we seek that
vindication; the admittance by others that our words actually matter, we
shout to anyone who will listen that we don't give a damn what anyone
thinks. You know what? We lie. If we did not care, we would not write.
Oh, we care; we care a lot. But to let others know we actually care?
That is the real travesty.<br />
<br />
When I wrote <i>Middle of Nothing</i>, it was about coming to grips with
my own weaknesses as a human being. I tried really hard to understand
what led me to becoming the flawed man I have become. Along the way, I
learned a bit about the human condition.<br />
<br />
Then I wrote <i>Fragments of Humanity</i>. I am actually not even sure
entirely what the motivation was behind that story. When I was eighteen,
I joined the Marine Corps. I went through boot camp (barely), then MOS
school. I got to 29 Palms and felt lost. That Marine who took off on a
bus? That was me. Everything that followed was fiction. But I was the
Marine who flew the coup. I guess that story was me trying to make sense
of a life that I felt I both abandoned and recaptured without any
understanding of how I arrived at 48 years old. There I was, and I had
no clue what led me there. The fiction that resulted was spontaneous.<br />
<br />
I think that my third novel, <i>Grand Illusion</i>, was really a very different animal. It was
the first time I told a story that was not based on me. The characters
were completely fabricated and it was freeing. But I think the failure
of all three books began to take its toll.<br />
<br />
Here I am, three years later, and I have earned a whopping $112.65 from
the sales of three books. You could say it is bad marketing; that's what
I like to tell myself. But I make double that in a month from my sports
writing. Even that I think is somewhat inflated.<br />
<br />
Why?<br />
<br />
I have been writing 'professionally' for almost six years. Do you know
how many others have come seeking my services? None. Not a single site
has ever come to me and asked me to write for them. Well, I take that
back; there are plenty who want me to write without pay.<br />
<br />
Sometimes this becomes more than just disheartening. Then, I put a bunch
of letters together to form some words; a bunch of words together to
form sentences; and somehow I look at the sentences, formulate them into
a story and feel invigorated at the process.<br />
<br />
So, I fancied myself a writer. I put words down and find satisfaction in
the manner in which I tell stories. I may not be defined as successful,
but I guess by most definitions I am a writer. Good? Who the hell
knows.<br />
<br />
I am neither hated nor loved. I am neither noticed nor ignored.<br />
<br />
I
just - am.
Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-78411054112116346422018-07-06T17:54:00.000-07:002018-07-06T17:58:41.733-07:00Beyond Flock Talk: Changing the world with baby steps<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
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So, it is not often I go outside of Oregon football and recruiting for a
Flock Talk piece, but I was very impressed by the staff at <i>The Opening
Finals</i> and their decision to have Brenda Tracy speak to the entire group
and share her story that I felt compelled to share my thoughts along
with the topic in general.<br />
<br />
I know our role. We are sports writers; more specifically, we cover college football recruiting, but I am grateful that Duck Sports Authority allows me to step outside of
that comfort zone to discuss things that are far more important than
football games. I never write a story including Brenda without first
talking to her and she is so gracious when I do, I feel honored to
do whatever little part I can to make the world a better place through
sports. <br />
<br />
I do relate everything back to Oregon football and recruiting, but this is about so much more than football. <br />
<br />
I also want to thank everyone here for their patience with my occasional
detours away from Oregon and recruiting. It's my opportunity to make a
small impact. <br />
<br />
I have had a few people reach out to me to thank me for the piece; it is
personal to me as my wife was a victim of sexual assault long before we
met and I find the power of the message too important. I challenge every other recruiting outlet to join me in taking these strides. We can be more than just guys who get some good intelligence about where a recruit might be going; we have an audience and we have the power of the pen (keyboard) which is definitely a strong tool at our disposal.<br />
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Athletics can be very powerful. Think about this, would there be a Civil Rights Act without Jackie Robinson? What would the 1936 Olympics have looked like without Jessie Owens proving Hitler wrong?<br />
<br />
College athletes – football players especially – have a status in
their community. They are treated like celebrities from a very early age
and it becomes too easy to allow that notoriety to change them.
Administrators across the nation have failed to protect their campuses;
some in horrific and well documented fashion.<br />
<br />
What if the
administrators saw their student-athletes filling a void they have
created? What if these 162 young men who will all receive some form of
football scholarship get to campus and set higher standards? Zero
tolerance for sexual violence.<br />
<br />
As Tracy says it makes no sense to send an 18-year old man to college
then expect the colleges to fix them and teach them what true consent
means. They need to learn earlier; and this is where <i>The Opening </i>organizers
really started to make positive change. By making the event about more
than football, it allowed them to potentially change the world through
sports and that is always a good thing. Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-23051496215906069952018-06-28T16:56:00.002-07:002018-06-28T17:18:16.257-07:00Reflections on the recruiting pond<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mhPBQEU1_Ok/WzV1TpLDcfI/AAAAAAAABC0/b8OPNWfzTm8yFgeDB-sPM5LUG2k4Wy1TgCLcBGAs/s1600/cristobal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1200" height="209" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mhPBQEU1_Ok/WzV1TpLDcfI/AAAAAAAABC0/b8OPNWfzTm8yFgeDB-sPM5LUG2k4Wy1TgCLcBGAs/s320/cristobal.jpg" width="320" /></a>First Some recruiting tidbits. Much of what I do is behind a paywall so I don't get to share much of the inside information very often. What I share now are some recruiting notes I passed on to members of Duck Sports Authority over the last week.<br />
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A week ago, there were some important notes regarding some Oregon targets and I shared them in our premium recruiting message board, The Casanova Center.<br />
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<u><b>DUCK BITES</b></u><br />
<i>(This is from last Thursday)</i><br />
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There are a few important Duck targets making visits this weekend. Among them:<br />
<br />
<b>-</b>Five-star cornerback Chris Steele is taking an official to USC.
Florida insiders tell me that they feel it is a Florida/USC battle and
that Oregon was never really an option. Oregon sources tell me different<br />
<br />
-Four-star tight end Ethan Rae is expected to take his official to
Colorado. Rae took his official visit to Florida last weekend. He is
expected to visit the Buffaloes with his teammate, Kyle Ford. Oregon is
still in really good shape here.<br />
<br />
- Alabama is hosting a big cookout this weekend and many of the nation's
top prospects are set to attend including a couple of Duck targets.
Five-star linebacker Kayvon Thibeodeaux is expected to attend and
five-star defensive tackle Ishmael Sopsher might also make it out for
that.<br />
<br />
- Also, take this for what it's worth, but Florida fans are starting to
worry about Mycah Pittman. A week ago, there was no conceivable scenario to
them where Pittman chose someone other than them. Now they are
concerned. Oh, and they have already started to "turn" on Dan Mullen a
little bit.<br />
<br />
Today a couple more tidbits were shared.<br />
<br />
- Everyone always wants to know about Mycah Pittman. Some are 100%
convinced he is a Duck, but Florida coaches are not so convinced. There
is word that he is set to announce, but it does not appear imminent.
Still a two-horse race between Oregon and Florida. <br />
<br />
- Jaquaze Sorrells had a lot of early love for and from the Ducks. Right
now, he seems to be leaning toward South Carolina and staying closer to
home. I have been to Williams-Brice Stadium and it is a very cool place
on game day. Will Muschamp is doing a really good job there. <br />
<br />
- Linebacker recruiting is always something fans are curious about. With
Andrew Johnson likely sitting out this year with an ACL recovery, depth
is still questionable. The Ducks made an offer to Shamar McCollum out
of South Carolina as they expand their reach looking for depth. The
Ducks like Tufono a lot, but right now he seems likely to head
elsewhere. Best bet for a commit of the offered LB's is To'ooto out of
DeLaSalle.<br />
<br />
I know Ralen Goforth is considered a long shot, but the staff like their
chances there. Miki Ah-You committed to UW and he is likely firm there.
I think Daniel Heimuli is likely to land somewhere other than Oregon as
well.<br />
<br />
The staff do like Kyle Smith out of Los Gatos; let's see when they get a fully committable offer to him what happens.<br />
<br />
- The Ducks are still looking at a few defensive ends. Consider <a class="externalLink" href="https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2019/kayvon-thibodeaux-180456" target="_blank">Thibodeaux</a> the longest of long shots; Alabama feels really good and he's not coming to Oregon.<br />
<br />
Keep an eye on Junior Tafuna out of Utah. Has an offer, has decent size (6-3, 220) and could end up as a DE/Rush OLB<br />
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<u><b>THE VAGARIES OF COVERING RECRUITING</b></u><br />
<br />
Just some thoughts and commentary as we get into the heart of recruiting for the class of 2019.<br />
<br />
What we do is a very competitive business; and that seems odd at times. After all, we are not directly advocating for or against any particular school or prospect; we are simply passing along information to football fans. In the course of doing so, I think some people lost sight of what matters at times.<br />
<br />
Let me get into more detail. There is a lot of effort at proving connections, at being first, at somehow trying to entrench a mythical position as the best at what we do. I see it a lot and I have experienced some of the negative side effects of the many people involved in covering recruiting - especially surrounding the sites that cover Oregon.<br />
<br />
I am remiss to get into the mud with pigs because I often remember that I am sort of the accidental tourist in this entire industry. I was just a guy with a keyboard who stumbled onto something I found interesting. I was the counterpoint to a somewhat misleading narrative. And then I became a part of the industry.<br />
<br />
I have attempted to remain above the fray and rarely respond to the craziness which has crept into the three sites. I sit back at times and reflect; we are all just people living our lives as best we can. We make mistakes. We learn. We continue. It is along that line which I also find the deepest scars.<br />
<br />
There are a lot of things said out there which have zero basis in reality. There are times I desperately want to defend myself from the lunacy and stupidity; but I also feel that to do so would somehow be detrimental to someone else. I am not one to use a scorched earth approach to my relationships. Even when others sink down and wallow in the mud with pigs, I try to take Michele Obama's advice - when they go low, I stay high. And I will continue that approach to covering recruiting.<br />
<br />
What I do want to be very clear about is that there are basically three sites that cover Oregon recruiting. I work for one and I have met those who own and work for the other two. I have nothing but respect for both of those men. I have shared drink and conversation. I have expressed heartfelt sympathy to both and will continue to be as respectful as possible to both. If you hear or read anything different, consider it fake.<br />
<br />
So, some thoughts:<br />
<br />
- I don't necessarily think being the first to report something is the most important thing. Sometimes I come across information and I share it; if I am the 'first' to do so, that really is unimportant to me.<br />
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- I consider writing an art. As an artist, I always struggle with the vision I present and want to be the best at the art as possible.<br />
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- Speaking in absolutes is a bad idea generally. Never. Always. Those are terms which beg to be wrong as soon as they are uttered.<br />
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- I have been very open with those people who have come to me with a genuine concern or question. If you ask me a question via DM, I try to be honest and direct. If you simply go to Twitter and make wild accusations, I just ignore.<br />
<br />
- One thing that makes writing for a network like Rivals so rewarding is just that; it's a network with coverage of every Power Five school. That means when I get information from an Oregon source which seems a bit 'too positive' I can check with some sources at other schools for their take on the situation. Sometimes that take is wrong (as happened with Devon Williams last cycle) and sometimes it is dead on.<br />
<br />
- With the Mycah Pittman coverage that is a lot of what I experience. I could easily just parrot what I hear from Oregon sources, but I want to be sure sometimes when the math doesn't add up. That's why I checked with Florida folks about Pittman and got a different read. Suffice it to say, as of the last time I checked with Florida folks, they felt fairly confident;as do Oregon sources.<br />
<br />
- One other thought about this whole thing. And this is targeted to recruits and their families. I hear a lot of things about the lives of recruits. I have heard some very deep and personal things over the last seven plus years of doing this. We all have a choice to make in what we share; but when it comes to those things that are deeply personal - like the family dynamics that play a role in recruitment, I only report what the family is comfortable with me making public.<br />
<br />
It would be easy to hide behind the 'I am just reporting what I know' concept and spill out everything; but that is unfair and wrong. These are not major political figures or professional athletes making millions of dollars; they are high school prospects. If I happen to know some small detail of why a player is torn between two schools that relates to family dynamics, unless the athlete or family agrees to having those details shared, they stay private.<br />
<br />
Period.<br />
<br />
Always. (Yes, I broke my own rule!)<br />
<br />
I have nothing to prove so sharing intimate details about a family serve no purpose other than self-aggrandizement. <br />
<br />Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-53096106500646367892018-03-02T17:02:00.001-08:002018-03-10T04:20:49.712-08:00Flock Talk: Invested in the program<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thought I would make this a freebie portion because it really is a fun little section.<br />
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<b>REVISIONIST HISTORY</b><br />
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There is a certain renewed sense of
hope and energy within the Oregon football boosters and alum. Josh
Wilcox has been very vocal about his dislike of Oregon’s previous coach –
but how much of that is related to Taggart’s inadequate attempt to
reach out to former Ducks from the pre-2010 era and how much is related
to Oregon having passed over Justin Wilcox for the job?<br />
<br />
The
reality that Taggart did not call Dave Wilcox – one of the few former
Ducks in the NFL Hall-of-Fame – was a slap in the face to the program in
some respects. Yes, Taggart took that now infamous picture with Mike
Bellotti and Rich Brooks upon his arrival, but it seemed contrived even
in the moment.<br />
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As the hire was announced, many were unimpressed; looking at his
porous defense in 2016 and lack of time to complete recruiting, the
expectations were bleak. The Ducks shot for the sun and instead got a
passing comet – it seemed. Then Taggart hired Jim Leavitt, Joe Salave’a,
Charles Clark, Brian Heyward for the defense and all seemed to be okay
among many.The later addition of Mario Cristobal following the David Reaves departure was viewed as doing for the offense what Leavitt would do for the defense; change its identity.<br />
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Recruiting picked up significant steam and the fans
(and boosters) amped up their own excitement. Suddenly the passing comet
seemed like a burgeoning star. The defense improved, recruiting
improved and suddenly, the most vocal critics quieted – until Taggart
bolted for Florida State.<br />
It is a bit of revisionist history for
those saying ‘never’ and ‘always’ as it relates to the hiring of
Taggart. Many were skeptical at first, but most bought in at some point
during his 11-plus months in Eugene. Whether it was the unrealistic
seeming recruiting momentum, a budding superstar at quarterback or the
blowout win against rival Oregon State, most said ‘I’m on board’ with
the direction of the program. <br />
<br />
Was Taggart a ‘used car salesman?’
Maybe. But the idea that he was longing to leave is a bit misconstrued.
When he purchased David Yost’s former home, he poured a lot of money into it –
more than he could get back in less than a year. That was an investment
in a three or four-year stay<br />
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<b>MORE INVESTED?</b><br />
<br />
Nonetheless, rumors percolated that
Willie Taggart's family was not entirely happy in Eugene and that they longed for a
return home. While there is always a discomfort in leaving what you know
and love (trust me on that), they were making it work the best they
could.<br />
<br />
But were they truly invested on a more personal level? I
don’t think anyone can definitively answer that question – but actions
tend to speak louder than words at times and that is what makes the hire
of Mario Cristobal more exciting for those fans and alum like Wilcox.
Mario Cristobal has reached out to people like Dave Wilcox.<br />
<br />
His
wife Jessica already seems excited to be in Oregon. The excitement she
feels, the passion and energy she seems to bring with her can be a
difference maker for this staff. Sure, it will still be about winning
games; in the end it always is. But there is a difference between being
invested in property and being invested in a lifestyle.<br />
<br />
When you
add in Cristobal’s more holistic approach to tapping into the past of
Oregon football as well as his approach to the future of the program,
there just seems to be a family fully invested in something more than a
few more wins. And that is a good thing.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TBT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TBT</a> to last weekend at Hoodoo. I’m absolutely loving this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/oregonlife?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#oregonlife</a> !!!<br />
Every weekend is an adventure of exploration and seeing the most incredible parts of this awesome state. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/goducks?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#goducks</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cristOballinontheslopes?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cristOballinontheslopes</a> <a href="https://t.co/t19Pn2WB7c">pic.twitter.com/t19Pn2WB7c</a></div>
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As many of the regular readers know, most of my content is premium. On Wednesday's I write an article titled 'Wednesday War Room. Inside the article, I share some insights into recruiting, coaching and personnel moves as well as anything I might be hearing on the recruiting front.<br />
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The unfortunate reality is that I think there are a lot of people who would benefit getting to know their team better without having to pay for premium access. There are three sites that deal in premium subscriber content and I think all do a very good job. I have shared space in the media booth with the publishers of all sites; have shared conversation and even a beer or two with others.<br />
<br />
The nature of what we do makes it difficult, sometimes, to share much information without being behind the pay wall. I don't plan to revolutionize this concept, but sometimes there is just stuff that is not entirely premium. So, I will share some stuff here today that is nothing groundbreaking; anyone with a computer (or other internet capable device) and twitter can plainly see which prospects are getting offers, so there is no secret.<br />
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<i><b>Coaching Insights:</b></i> In case people did not know, the Ducks have hired a couple of additional staff. Stephen Field has joined the Ducks as the Director of Recruiting. What is so important about this hire? Everything.<br />
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Field is an accomplished on field coach in his own right having served as a a college coach at Miami (2006-08), Hampton (Va.) University (2009-11) and Florida A&M (2016) before becoming the Director of High School Relations at Louisville in April of last year. Before jumping to the college ranks, Field was a high school coach in Florida. A graduate of Palm Beach Lakes High, Field has also been a coach at several South Florida schools.<br />
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He is a critical hire for the Ducks who know that they need to recruit nationally and the added Florida connections are very important. The Ducks are also looking to beef up their recruiting operations staff and will be adding some more components in the near future. One name that was recently put out there is Thomas Arends. He has been at Baylor for just one season after being jettisoned by the former head coach. <br />
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Arends, who was a recruiting student assistant while attending Oregon (2009-12), continued working under Mark Helfrich from 2013-16 before moving to Baylor. Originally from Sisters, Oregon, Arends is very excited to return to Eugene and will help strengthen the staff.<br />
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<i><b>Recruiting Insights: </b></i>Last weekend the Ducks held their first junior day and it was a rousing success with very positive feedback from all those who made their way to Eugene. Junior days will be critical moving forward and getting players to visit during this time is very important.<br />
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Starting in April of this year, high school juniors will be able to take official visits; which means that there could be quite a few prospects making their way to Eugene to check out the campus. This is going to be interesting because one of the best experiences a recruit can have is the game day atmosphere. With spring visits, that opportunity is gone and there is nothing quite like Autzen in the fall. The facilities will always be there, but without the pre-game experience; running out of the tunnel; hearing the roar of the Harley, the roar of the crowd; the student section going crazy; the experience will not be quite the same.<br />
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It will be interesting to watch what Mario Cristobal does here to counter the difficult task of working around the football schedules of elite prospects, while balancing the importance of the Autzen atmosphere.<br />
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So, those are just a couple of my non-premium thoughts. I will have more in my formal article tomorrow.<br />
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Sounds like the title of a strange B-grade horror flick from
the 1950’s; so what does it have to do with sports? Everything.</div>
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I have not been one to make too many open criticisms of
local media in Oregon; I have to work with them, have a decent relationship
with them and attempt to treat them with respect. But it is interesting to me
how much the local media is trying to fan the flames of longing in Duck fans.</div>
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Psychologically speaking, a romanticized infatuation with a
past love is unhealthy; it disallows those caught in it’s grips to move
forward; always comparing what they have to what they think they used to have.
Oftentimes this ‘hindsight’ becomes blind to reality.</div>
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Such is the case with the state of Oregon football. And
local media just love to bring up the past with Chip Kelly. They like to
compare whoever might be the current head coach to the ‘gold standard’ of
Oregon coaches; Chip Kelly. It seems reasonable to some on the outside looking
in – after all, Kelly just returned to the Pac-12 and will have the manner in
which he attempts to build UCLA compared to how Mario Cristobal continues the
rebuild of Oregon.</div>
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Except. It is not a reasonable thing for fans to continue
hanging on to a past that no longer exists. Chip Kelly was the head coach at
Oregon for four seasons; he has been gone longer than his tenure as head coach.
Think about that for a minute. He left over five years ago and yet everyone
involved is intent on continuing the push Oregon fans into a forlorn
infatuation with its former head coach.</div>
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Little innuendo like “he was torn about taking the UCLA job
because of his deep admiration for Phil Knight” (a reference to the fact that
UCLA is not a Nike school). Two things: Kelly has a career and it was not made
and will not be broken by Phil Knight. He has a lot of ‘friends’ that he has
not taken with him. Like most high-level college football coaches, he has a
gigantic belief in his abilities (read: ego) and is only as loyal as his next
paycheck allows him to be. </div>
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<br /></div>
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If Chip Kelly really wanted to be the Oregon head coach
again – he would have been. So why do some fans continue to act as if he is their
only hope? Their savior from college football mediocrity? Because that is what
other media outlets have programmed. When he was here, many vilified him; they
needed a method to counter the glowing love affair fans had with him and so
they created the proper narrative.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Now that he’s gone? They quickly forget all of the vitriol;
the sanctions; the (their words) ‘smarmy narcissism’ with which he answered
every question; the utter contempt they contend he had for everyone not
included in his very small inner circle. They want you to conveniently forget
all of those criticisms too and long for ‘days gone by’ when Oregon was
competing for national championships.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>‘Good vs. Evil’</u></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Now that Kelly is in the Pac-12, the local media are pitting
his success against Cristobal. Most in the local media love to say ‘I am not
buying what Cristobal is selling.’ Really? Interesting because he is not
selling <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you</i> anything! </div>
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<br /></div>
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Cristobal has repeatedly said that he wants to maintain the
offensive identity, speed, explosiveness and tempo; but wants to do so while
also building the most formidable defense and best offensive line he can find.
The criticism that ‘he wants to bring the SEC type of football to the West
coast and I don’t think that will work’ rings very hollow indeed.</div>
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<br /></div>
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This implies that, outside of USC, no one else on the West
coast can play shut down defense and score a lot of points. That is more than
just elitist; it is wrong. Ask Stanford if you can have a top-notch defense on
the West coast? Ask them if you can have explosive offenses with playmakers
(Christian McCaffrey, Bryce Love). It can be done. The problem is that too many
people buy into this fake belief that only USC can have SEC style football
teams.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Will Cristobal succeed? There is no method (yet) I have
discovered for seeing into the future and determining what level of success any
coach will have. But while media would like to make this a ‘Chip vs. Mario’ debate;
and fans want to make it a ‘Mario vs. Taggart’ debate; it’s really nothing more
than what can Mario do for Oregon. He is competing against 11 other Pac-12
coaches – not just Chip Kelly. In fact, Cristobal’s biggest competition is not
likely to come from Chip Kelly, but Chris Peterson and Clay Helton.</div>
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<br /></div>
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The rest of the stories we read are just a bit of an
illusion; a way to pass time when feeling some particular angst following a
loss, or glee following a win. It gives writers a tactic to elicit emotions
(isn’t that what we do?). Following a loss, there will be the inevitable ‘Well,
Chip Kelly won’ or so did Willie Taggart. Following a victory, the narrative
will still be to refer to the success of other programs.</div>
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<br /></div>
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The funny part? That very ‘name’ once said that he was only
concerned with how his team prepared; he did not compare his team to anyone
else; if he and the team did things their way, they would find success. I guess
maybe it is more ironic that local media want to drive the comparative value
narrative.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Sit back and enjoy the moments for what they are rather than
lament what might have been. The two most destructive emotions are hatred and
jealousy. Feel not angry for what isn’t; feel not jealousy for what others
have; just enjoy.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mario and “The Process”</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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It is a simplistic view to assume that because Mario
Cristobal worked for four seasons under Nick Saban he wants to simply emulate
everything Nick Saban did and make Oregon into ‘Bama West.’ It also ignores the
reality that Saban adapted his program to fit a better model offensively. While
he is never likely to fully embrace a true spread option concept, he has
definitely added in tempo, RPO plays and changed the offense to move forward.</div>
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<br /></div>
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This particularly lazy assumption also ignores the fact that
Cristobal has been coaching for 20 years; not just four. It conveniently
ignores the fact that he played under Dennis Erickson; known for offense. This
laziness also overlooks the reality that Cristobal apparently has no ability to
learn; he is simply a blind bull wandering through a China shop shouting that Oregon
is going back to the Bo Schembechler ‘three yards and a cloud of dust’ days.</div>
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<br /></div>
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When Cristobal talks about what he wants for the Oregon
program; it is not to replicate exactly what Alabama as done; but to take what
he has learned – at all stops – and make Oregon what he believes it could be.
That starts with recruiting. Any analyst worth their salt said during the days
when Oregon was contending for a national championship that their flaw was a
lack of physicality on the offensive and defensive lines and a defense
incapable of stopping the ‘big boys’ of college football. To some extent, those
very cogent thoughts played out on the field as predicted. </div>
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<br /></div>
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To combat this, Cristobal is putting a premium on the
offensive and defensive lines. He is not going to let anyone run over Oregon. To
use this as criticism is lazy.</div>
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<br /></div>
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But, I get it, the ‘real’ portion of their criticism, they
will say, is that he will run a boring, stale, tired offense that does not fit
the Oregon brand. That is just lazy thinking and simplistic writing. In fact,
it ignores the obvious that Cristobal’s immediate predecessor Willie Taggart
was on the verge of being fired at South Florida heading into the 2015 season.
He had run a stagnant offense at USF that was devoid of any creativity and was
one of the worst in the nation. His first two seasons were led by two different
offensive coordinators (Walt Wells 2013; Paul Wulff 2014). It was by necessity
that Taggart switched to what he termed the ‘Gulf Coast’ offense led by his
third coordinator in as many seasons. (He would later have a fourth set of
coordinators in his fourth season at USF.)</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Will the Cristobal offense be in 2018 what Chip Kelly
brought in 2009? No. That was a unique circumstance and time. It will favor
speed and tempo still, but with a better overall quarterback and a different
mentality. It also ignores the reality that what Chip Kelly brought was very
similar in its goal; he wanted to run the ball primarily and use tempo to keep
other teams off balance. Boil it down. That’s what his offense was about.
Cristobal (and his Offensive Coordinator Marcus Arroyo) have a similar goal; it
is really just the type of run game that will be different. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I guess that is too difficult to discuss and it probably
doesn’t make good radio to say all of this, but the truth is that what I hear
about ‘not buying’ is either sheer laziness, or purposefully creating a future
narrative.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
What does this have to do with the tile Torches, Flames and
Pitchforks?</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Torches</i></b>: Stop carrying the torch for what was, remember the
tiems fondly</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Flames</i></b>: Let go of the old flames, they linger acridly around
the recesses of your mind</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pitchforks</i></b>: Beware of those creating a non-existent battle as
they are just laying the groundwork for future stories.</div>
Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-44640006485472991622018-02-09T05:50:00.002-08:002018-02-09T08:20:16.457-08:00Take Two: Post NSD 2018 thoughts<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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It is a fascinating development over the last twenty or so
years to monitor recruiting. What used to be a press release in February – with
maybe some tidbits in local newspapers along with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">SuperPrep</i> magazine – has become an industry to itself.</div>
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Along with the proliferation of recruiting information has
come a different feeling at times among fans; it’s like reading all of the NFL
pre-draft hype then hoping ‘your team’ gets who you think is the best. Except
college football programs don’t entirely get to dictate who comes; there is no
pre-set order of selection. </div>
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Recruiting is different. So too is the information that
becomes available. The number of Football Bowl Subdivision programs competing
for just a few elite athletes at each position makes the competition fierce;
and part of that is the information we hear regarding recruits. There were a
few ‘key recruits’ Oregon did not sign in this most recently completed
recruiting cycle. Along with that has come plenty of misinformation. </div>
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These are some tidbits I picked up about each recruit along
the way.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Miles Battle</b> –
There were reports that he was ‘close’ to committing on Thursday before signing
day and that he backed out for various reasons. This is what the coaching staff
believed, but there was more to the story than the Oregon side of this. On the
night before he was set to commit, knowing reports were out there that he would
commit to Oregon the next day, Ole Miss, who had set Battle as a top priority,
sent in SIX coaches for his last in-home visit. It was during this visit that
Battle began to think that Ole Miss might be the best place for him. They had
been pursuing Tommy Bush and knew he was going elsewhere, so they went all in
on Battle.</div>
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Oregon liked Battle and wanted him for this class; he was
one of those to whom Mario Cristobal referred when talking about some players
at the WR position that he did not get; but Battle and family were awed by the
amount of coaches Ole Miss sent and really began to see him playing in Oxford
that night. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Michael Ezeike</b> –
Another player who had once been committed to Oregon, the Ducks were one of the
first elite programs to offer Ezeike as a wide receiver playing a flex type
role rather than telling him they envisioned him as a tight end. He was raised
in Los Angeles and there were only two teams that always topped his list.
Oregon and UCLA. There were times others came in and joined the fray, but those
were the two constants.<br />
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When Chip Kelly arrived at UCLA, he made an impressive pitch to Ezeike that
resonated well with he and his family. When they sold him on the idea that he
could play the same way other schools envisioned; he was in. He made a last
trip to USC and enjoyed it, but there was really little here Oregon could have
done differently. They put as much effort into getting him back into the fold
as possible; he just liked what Kelly brought to UCLA. Early on in his
recruitment, Ezeike called UCLA his ‘childhood dream school.’ Once Kelly gave
him a better vision for his role with the Bruins, it was essentially over.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Devon Williams</b> –
Of course this is the one everyone wants to understand better. There is not
much to understand here. But it is also where getting information from
different sources can be tricky. The thought that Williams lied or played the
Oregon coaches is plain silly. The young man and his mother went to the Las
Vegas Bowl on their own dime rather than take an official visit. Yes, she lived
in Vegas at the time, and yes it is a pretty easy trip over there, but they
still chose that over official visits elsewhere.</div>
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The difficult thing about sources, sometimes they hear
exactly right, but then someone changes their mind. This is what happened here.
Anything else lobbed out there is simple frustration and bitterness. </div>
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<br />
On Sunday, when Williams went radio silent, just about
everyone had been hearing the same thing; that Williams had made his decision
and that it was Oregon. USC sources were saying that, Oregon sources were
saying that, national reporters from all of the major services were saying the
same thing; they believed and had heard Williams would be a Duck</div>
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<br /></div>
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At 2:40am PST Wednesday, the last I heard is that those close to him
felt Oregon would be the choice. But when Williams made the late visit to USC,
he just had a simple change of heart. He has had some tough circumstances in
his life and moving nearly a thousand miles away started to weigh heavily on
him. Yes, he had friends in Eugene, but when you’ve been moved around and never
felt stable, it can be tough to make that move. </div>
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<br /></div>
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Look, it is easy to get enamored with any school; especially
when there are friends there; but when that final day arrives, and you have to
sign on the dotted line, sometimes the nomadic life is too much to overcome and
you want to just feel some sort of peace in stability. Williams had a guardian
in Lancaster that felt as if USC was the better place for him. That really hurt
Oregon’s chances.</div>
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I know this, there was little more that this staff could
have done to turn this in their favor (short of violating rules in such an
obvious way as to lose him anyway). Prior to that visit to USC last weekend,
earlier in the week, bleary-eyed and needing to get back to Eugene to host a
final weekend of official visitors, Mario Cristobal and Michael Johnson spent
the entire day with Williams. They made every effort to convince his guardian,
mother and Devon that Oregon was the best fit. </div>
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<br /></div>
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Sometimes 17-year old’s change their minds at the last
minute. </div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Willie Taggart Effect</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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I am going to make this non-premium because it is one of those
things that really matters little now that he has left. When Taggart was hired
in December 2016, some USF folks reached out to us to talk about the hire.
Because we had never really had to cover an entire staff changing, it was crucial
we start to understand him better and to see what he was all about as a coach.</div>
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<br /></div>
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As part of that, we got some negative feedback from those at
South Florida. Now, much of it was the kind of stuff we pass off as ‘sour
grapes’ after having gone through so much turmoil as a program; they did not
want to be a stepping stone. Some of the stuff I was told really was just sour
grapes. I was told that the only good hire he ever made was one that was ‘given’
to him by Jim Harbaugh.<br />
</div>
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Well, we know that is not true because he assembled one of
the best overall coaching staffs in the entire nation. So, I took the rest of
the criticisms lightly.</div>
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<br /></div>
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But one I never took lightly – and proved prophetic – was Taggart’s
affinity for ‘stars.’ Not stars like Deion Sanders, but recruiting stars. He
knows as well as anyone that results on the field matter and that some players
are over-rated, but he absolutely wanted his name tied to the truly elite
players he was recruiting. He did not put much effort into two and three-star
players; he wanted players ranked four and five-stars. This is why he did not
have the ‘layered’ approach to recruiting that Cristobal has put into place; he
did not want other coaches to get credit for ‘his’ recruits.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Down the stretch, this really hurt Oregon for a lot of
players. Very few remaining coaches had developed a strong enough relationship
with those other players; and attempting to re-establish a relationship against
the coach who was negative recruiting his former employer proved far more
difficult than can be understood.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
At the end of the crazy cycle, Oregon got much better at the
offensive line (average size: 6-5, 332 pounds), brought in three really good
linebackers (MJ Cunningham, Adrian Jackson and Andrew Johnson), two elite
safeties (Steve Stephens and Jevon Holland), an elite corner (Verone McKinley
III) an elite tight end (Spencer Webb), a critical piece of special team
(Karsten Battles) an elite QB (Tyler Shough), two very good receivers (Isaah
Crocker, Jalen Hall), another receiver (JJ Tucker) who saw his stock fall after
missing most of his junior season due to injury; they improved the defensive
line (Andrew Faoliu, Sione Vea Kava) and added additional depth at DB with JUCO
product Hakai Woods and a late commitment from Kahlef Hailassie and two running
backs with plenty of potential (Travis Dye, Jamal Elliott).</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Could the class have been a bit better? Absolutely, but
given the circumstances surrounding early signing day and the recent departure
of a head coach who took a lot of players with him; this was really a pretty
good day for the Oregon coaching staff.</div>
Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-86678591152325167122018-02-08T02:52:00.000-08:002018-02-08T03:31:36.592-08:00Always being closed: First look at National Signing Day 2018<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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National signing day 2018; what a roller coaster of emotions
fans went through yesterday. This is the roller coaster on which every coach
across the country rides every day, every week of every year. When you start
recruiting people who are only 15 years old – with visions of collegiate and
NFL stardom still dancing in their heads almost as vividly as the sugar plumbs
dancing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the heads of children the
night before Christmas – you get a lot of excitement and hyperbole.</div>
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That is much of what was faced by Mario Cristobal and staff
as they attempted to finish out the class of 2018 from a recruiting perspective.</div>
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So, what happened? We all know that the staff had some
pretty lofty targets that chose elsewhere. Many of the younger people out there
probably won’t remember Paul Harvey (Google it!!), but he used to have a
snippet of news called ‘The Rest of the Story.’ Essentially this was his
information about a topic on which there were reports, but did not include some
interesting anecdotes which might change the perception of the event itself.</div>
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It’s the context that is sometimes missing.</div>
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In that vein, there has been an oft used term surrounding
recruiting. Closing. People envision recruiting much like a sales job. Too many
people have watched the movie ‘<i>Glengarry Glen Ross’ </i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">and used the line always be closing as some
sort of gimmick. </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I don’t know
that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">closing</i> a young person is really
the best strategy (at least not in the sense which it is conveyed by fans about
recruiting). </div>
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I have been in the transportation industry for nearly 25
years. At the start of my career, I worked in a local automotive dealership.
Some of the absolute best “closers” I ever met in my life worked in this
industry; and they made a lot of money closing deals. But you know what
happened too often? Dissatisfied customers. They were closed. Objections were
overcome with additional sales tactics and they later regretted their decision.
Do that with a high school athlete and the potential dissatisfaction can not
only create a transfer, but a level of toxicity within the locker room that has
the potential to destroy more than just a single season, but an entire program.</div>
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Obviously that is not the kind of closing people want –
really they just want ‘their coach’ to get the recruits ‘they (the fans) want’
the most. That’s fair. But to assume that any coaching staff are ‘bad closers’
after a single recruiting based on faulty logic and a lack of information is
not really an accurate portrayal.</div>
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In a car dealership, when a customer is in the office, they
have the chance to ‘close the sale’ right then and there. Pen to paper. Contract.
Sold. Coaches in college football do not have that opportunity. In a car
dealership, there is not a representative from 130 other car dealerships also
giving you their pitch to buy their product. There is one salesperson in front
of the customer.</div>
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That’s what makes college recruiting so difficult. An
assistant coach can only get so many personal visits; a head coach fewer than
that. Once they have developed and continued to build a relationship, they get
the athlete on campus for a visit. You know what they are always doing? Asking “closing
questions.” ‘Is this a place you can see yourself?’ “Would you like to come
play for us?” “Are you ready to commit?” Guaranteed. This is happening.</div>
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But, again, the coach does not have the contract in front of
him and the athlete cannot sign that day. In fact, after all the visits are
over, there is a quiet and then dead period in which they cannot have
face-to-face contact; this allows the athlete an opportunity to continue the
process without the high pressure of signing on the dotted line while on a
visit.</div>
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The other part of this equation are those other 100+ odd
coaches who are using the same tools; the same lingo; the same promises; to get
young men to choose their school. Sometimes even the ‘best’ closers lose out to
a host of other factors. Culture. Proximity to home. Weather. Girlfriends.
Sometimes a baby. Outside activities. And sometimes some players just want to
go somewhere different.</div>
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So, did the Oregon coaches ‘fail’ to close down the stretch
on some big names? If by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">fail</i> to
close we mean ‘player A did not sign with Oregon’ then yes, the coaches failed.
But that does not mean that they are not good closers, or good recruiters, it
means that in the short time this staff was together they were unable to use
their process to gain NLI’s. The real test was not really what happened down
the stretch in the class of 2018, but what happens with the class of 2019 and
beyond. </div>
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As with Paul Harvey there is a ‘rest of the story.’ Tomorrow,
I will have up a little more in-depth look at just what happened with some of
the top recruits on the board that chose other schools.</div>
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Wading through the morass of ignorance, the NCAA finds
itself in a dilemma. From ongoing sexual assault issues across the nation;
issues to which no campus can claim any sort of moral dignity; to those issues
that always seem to silently haunt the halls in Indianapolis – player welfare,
security and treatment.<br />
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Yesterday in Flock Talk, I briefly touched on the issues facing Michigan State. While driving to work last week, I heard Mark Packer mention that neither Tom Izzo nor Mark Dantonio had any responsibility to answer questions pertaining to the allegations that they were part of an issue at Michigan State where sexual assault investigations were handled improperly.</div>
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I don't want to delve too deeply into the actual allegations because they are broad and frightening in nature. It is impossible to say if true. However, following in the footsteps of significant evidence that a massive 'rape culture' exists on the campus at Baylor; which followed too closely the Penn State child rape cover-up allegations, it is becoming increasingly, and painfully clear that there is an issue not just on a single campus or with a particular extra-curricular activity. There is an issue nationwide which is getting ignored far too often and swept under the rug when the topic is broached.</div>
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It is easy to pile on to this story; there are columnists
and writers around the nation doing so at the moment. Earlier this week, in
defense of Tom Izzo and Mark Dantonio, Packer said that it was not
really their responsibility to respond to the questions surrounding their
potential mishandling of sexual assault allegations.</div>
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The analyst is simply wrong.</div>
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These are coaches who walk into the living rooms of young
athletes. They start recruiting them as early as 13 years old (in basketball;
15 or so in football). When they walk into those living rooms, they are making
promises to parents. Almost all coaches make some form of promise to keep their
sons safe; to be a moral compass, guidance counselor and father figure to the
very talented athlete. These are the promises upon which trust is built with
parents.</div>
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provide a moral compass, then deflect when there are questions about the
accuracy of that compass. College coaches are paid seven figure contracts.
Unlike the NFL, however, this pay includes more than just wins and losses. </div>
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questions.</div>
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The campus handled this wrong; as did the campus at the University of Oregon when Kavell Bigby-Williams was a member of the basketball team. While fans of the team might have felt relieved that Dana Altman was (for the most part) kept sheltered from the problem, what does that say about us as men? Do we think it's okay because at least it was not the coach mishandling the situation? </div>
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The reality is that an investigation into a sexual assault allegation was swept away with a lack of follow-up. Regardless of who made the ultimate decision, it is sickening.</div>
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Many may wonder why I took up the fight, in my own small way. </div>
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It is difficult to talk about, but having known rape survivors; and having been a college athlete; I have seen the devastating consequences and been near the culture in which these crimes begin. In short, I have seen this from both ends of the spectrum. I feel so much for the victim; I wish I could have been there to protect her, but it is now time we create protection not for each of our individual loved ones, but as a society of men.</div>
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The patriarchal society in which we live has been passed down by our ancestors and it is us men who must be the ones to step up and say: <u><i><b>enough</b></i></u>!</div>
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Between my wife and I, we have raised four sons. We hope for their success in life, we prayed for their safety as they embarked onward from our home. But above all, we had hoped they were men who respected more than their own short term needs; more than their selves. We hoped that they respected all humanity in the process.</div>
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All four have made their own share of mistakes as adults; it would be impossible to grow without mistakes. But our utmost pride comes in the respect with which they treat the women in their lives. </div>
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Which brings us back to the coaches at Michigan State and across the country. They step into living rooms and promise to be the guiding light; a moral compass to young men. Being the moral compass for young men is a very difficult
responsibility. Once you take it on, you own it one-hundred percent. You don’t
get the right to be the compass only when it is easy.</div>
Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-46208126915730927882018-01-11T16:02:00.002-08:002018-01-11T16:24:02.651-08:00Aaron Feld: A closer look at the new Oregon Strength Coach<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BACKGROUND</b></div>
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Aaron Feld was hired by the Ducks as their next head
football strength and conditioning coach this week. While people love to talk
about the inane little things – like how he wears a mustache – it is his
qualifications as a strength professional which set him apart.</div>
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His resume is easy to look up; former Director of Strength
and Conditioning for all 13 sports at the University of North Alabama;
assistant at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) and a volunteer coach
under Scott Cochran at Alabama for a season in 2014. He played at Mississippi
State as a long snapper and had a ‘cup of coffee’ in training camp with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2011.</div>
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His qualifications go deeper having now worked with Scott
Sinclair for two seasons at Georgia. Sinclair, for those that do not know,
worked at Marshall from 2013-15; working alongside one of Mario Cristobal’s
most trusted friends Alex Mirabal. That is just how intertwined Cristobal,
Alabama and Feld are. Cristobal worked with Feld at Alabama for one season; he
got plenty of insight about Sinclair from Mirabal and enough information to
trust Sinclair’s assessment of Feld.</div>
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Aside from that, Feld meets a different level of criteria
which had not been met by Irele Oderinde – he has an advanced degree in
clinical and exercise science from Mississippi State and certifications from
far better organizations with a certification of Certified Strength and
Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning
Association and holds a SCCC certification from the Collegiate Strength and
Conditioning Coaches Association.</div>
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To break that down, the SCCC certification program (Strength
and Conditioning Coach Certified) was granted by the NCAA on February 18, 2014,
for demonstrating compliance with the rigorous NCCA Standards for the
Accreditation of Certification Programs. The NCAA Standards were created in
1977 and updated in 2003 to ensure certification programs adhere to current
standards of practice for the certification industry. NCCA standards were
recently updated again to provide even greater rigor in the evaluation of
certification programs.</div>
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The certification from the NSCA is considered the ‘gold
standard’ for strength coaches as well. His former boss is one of the
distinguished few (relatively speaking) who have received a master strength and
conditioning coach certification by the CSCCA. You know who else has that
distinction? Jim Radcliffe.</div>
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This is all important because it sets Feld apart – he is not
just a ‘gym teacher’ who is strong, he has a breadth of knowledge about the
science behind movement. I harped on this last year because it was very clear
to me that Willie Taggart’s chosen strength coach simply did not have the right
understanding of the human body to be a head strength coach at a Power Five
football program. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SETTING NEW STANDARDS</b></div>
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It was easy to say that the three players who were hospitalized
last year were either ‘soft’ or were ‘out of shape’ or were ‘trying to impress
their team mates and new coach’; but it was also an inaccurate representation
of what occurred. </div>
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To put it in perspective, during the 2017 football season,
Georgia lost one player to major injury. One. Oregon had three players hospitalized
due to a workout. Think about that for a moment; three players were hospitalized
due to a workout while Georgia, playing in the SEC, suffered just one major
injury.<br />
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That is a different standard. While there is clearly some
luck involved in having no major injuries, there are also some design elements
to going an entire season with so few injuries. (In 15 games, not once did an
offensive lineman get rolled up from behind; not once in 15 games did a running
back make a plant and cut back; or get his ankle rolled in a scrum; not once
did a receiver get horse collar tackled; not once did an opponent get a
targeting penalty that was severe enough to knock a player out of multiple
games; that is luck.)</div>
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The design element, though, is something which Cristobal is
eager to tap into. When I was lifting, I went 20 years without a major shoulder
injury – and I was lifting pretty heavy. The strange part – I never ‘stretched’
in the traditional sense. You would never catch me doing static stretching;
even back in the 90’s when most were still doing it. Instead I did dynamic
warmup work. Some with light weights, some with simple movements. </div>
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When I saw Adam Archuleta, former linebacker at Arizona
State, working out with some unique techniques (drop pushups, catching a
weighted bar, etc), I implanted these concepts into my own workouts. I recognized
the importance of this as its own form of ‘plyometrics’ for the chest muscles.</div>
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Fast forward and hear of Cristobal’s statement last week
when talking about what he wants from the new strength program: "The
ability to bend, to strike, to roll hips, to accelerate, decelerate, change
direction, play with balance and body control, those are movements that have to
be practiced," Cristobal said. "Everything you do in that weight room
has to mimic what a true game situation is like. I'm a big believer in making
sure everything we do relates to playing better, to improving performance. Not
looking for beach muscles, for any of that. It's a very different program, and
it's a program that has stood the test of time.” (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Courtesy OregonLive</i>)</div>
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This statement reflects the philosophy that athletics is
about more than just being bigger or stronger; being the best requires more
than size. </div>
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When I was at South Dakota, one of the things I learned was
the importance of deceleration. Everyone works on acceleration frequently, but
how often do we work on deceleration? That is one of the areas in which
injuries often occur; as we slow-down from a sprint, muscles, tendons and
ligaments can become susceptible to injury in a way we don’t ever even imagine;
so we worked with our athletes during the offseason on very specific
deceleration drills. This is similar in concept to what Archuleta did with
‘catching’ a weighted bar.</div>
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These are also some of the concepts Feld will bring with
him. He understands the biomechanics of movement and how to implement those
techniques to maximize the overall performance of football players while
minimizing the long-term negative potential impact via injuries.</div>
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Something else he brings? Credibility. It is not enough,
sometimes, to just ‘know’ what to do and instruct others. Feld is going to
bring with him some version of ‘Throwdown Thursday’s’ to the Oregon football
program. In essence, this was a weekly session with the strength and
conditioning staff performing different feats of strength. Feld was maniacal
and the leader of the group in many of the challenges.</div>
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Many people will remember seeing video of Jim Radcliffe
running with (and out-running most) Oregon football players in the past. Add in
a coach who shows that strength and conditioning is more than just a required
part of football, but a lifestyle that shows dedication and you have Aaron
Feld. </div>
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One of the things I loved about South Dakota is that I
worked out in the same gym as the players. When we were done for the day (I
worked with all teams, so normally my day wasn’t done until 4PM); I would
change into my own lifting gear and start my workouts. Everything I taught, I
did; and everything I did was witnessed by my athletes. At the very least, I
know that they respected I had put in the work over many years and that the
techniques and concepts were solid.</div>
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Most importantly, Feld, who has worked with two of the very
best in the SEC (Sinclair and Cochran), is excited to work with a legend in the
business. While many love to hate Radcliffe, his knowledge is extensive and he
is one of the pioneers in the field. His contributions to the sport are so vast
and immense it would be impossible to list them; think of him as the Bill Walsh
of strength coaching – plyometrics are to Radcliffe as the West Coast offense
is to Walsh.</div>
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Taggart discarded that because he cared very little for
substance and very much for style. Oderinde was ‘big and strong’ and he wanted
his players to be ‘big and strong’ without thinking (or knowing) that football
is a sport where big and strong is only a part of the equation.</div>
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I think the decision to re-involve Radcliffe is more than
just a ‘nice touch’ it takes a young man who played football at Mississippi
State and has learned from some of the very best in the business and gives him
another level of knowledge from which to draw. </div>
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If Cristobal wants to change the way Oregon approaches the
offseason as he says he does, he needs someone like Feld to pave the way to the
future; a coach who is more than just a ‘cheerleader’ in the weight room and
more than just a ‘lunk with a degree.’</div>
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Don’t let all of the stupid “stache hype” fool you; Feld is
a driven coach with the kind of background which will help establish him as a
fixture in the program. Working with Radcliffe will allow the Oregon legend to
‘pass the torch’ to the next generation. </div>
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Feld will bring a certain relatability to the workouts and
he will bring a passion and energy to what he is trying to do – which is
develop young men into their fullest potential. Former players love him and say
that he is one of those guys that really brings energy into the room. As one
player said “He’s the guy that gets you going at 6 in the morning and really
makes you enjoy working out.”</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">POTENTIAL ISSUES?</b></div>
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It is always wise to look toward a coach’s past to see if
there are any potential red flags. None really come up with Feld. His (now)
former boss, Sinclair, was at UCF when a player died during an off-season
workout. It was later learned that the player tested positive for sickle cell
trait. None of the strength and conditioning staff were aware of this fact –
which is an important piece of information when designing workout regimens and
understanding potential physiological responses to workouts. </div>
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The university was
found to have liability in the players death and was originally ordered to pay
the family $10 million (an award which was later reduced to $200,000 due to
liability limitations of state agencies).</div>
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<br /></div>
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What does this have to do with Feld? Really not much, but he
recently sent a tweet that essentially ‘poo-pooed’ the concept of studies and
their findings. While it is true that often surveys and studies ‘prove what
their author set out to prove’ (as he tweeted), it is also true that there is
plenty of science behind those studies. While the results should be looked at
with some skepticism as to the intent of the author, the science behind the
results should never be dismissed.</div>
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<br /></div>
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It will be important with the ‘next step’ in his career that
he look deeper than workout routines; deeper than simple biomechanics. He will
need to have a deep understanding of how some genetic factors can affect the
overall health and well-being of his athletes.</div>
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That will not be his job to do the research, that job will
belong to Andrew Murray still, but he will need to listen. He will need to
accept that ‘studies’ are a crucial aspect of program design. Murray and
Radcliffe are a wealthy resource on which he will need to lean if he wants to
continue his evolution. Remember, it is about more than just getting big and
strong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">PEER REVIEWS</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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So far, his peers and others in the business have provided
nothing but glowing reviews of his work as a strength coach. While he is known
now as Georgia’s ‘assistant’ strength coach, he has directed a Division I level
program prior and has put together workouts for both men and women.</div>
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<br /></div>
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He has worked across multiple sports and knows that each
player, each position, each responsibility will have a different need in the
gym. He is not a big ‘boot camp’ break-them-down coach. He is not interested in
proving that he knows what he is doing; he just does what is best for the
athletes.</div>
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<br /></div>
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The Throwdown Thursday videos were a wild hit with fans, but
peers also thought it was a unique way for the staff at Georgia to implement
their program beyond the hidden measures of a weight room; it was a unique way
to take the ‘process’ of athletic improvement and show it to the world. Some of
it is showmanship, something of which I am not a huge fan. As a strength coach,
I didn’t really want anyone to know me, my methods or my thought processes; I
just wanted to teach others. </div>
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<br /></div>
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But that is also just simply a part of my own personality;
to expect others to have a similar personality would be unfair. The truth is
young players want to know that they will be doing something they enjoy.
Workouts are difficult; but seeing that the staff are actively involved with
strength training sends a message to recruits and current players alike. It
also gets the fan base engaged with the people most important to a football
program’s growth. Strength coaches spend more one-on-one time with athletes
than anyone on campus. Those are the relationships that will matter over the
long course of a player’s development.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The reality that Feld is A) a former player and B) a
relatable strength athlete will go a long way to establishing a level of
credibility that is deeper than he is ‘big and strong.’ So if you know Aaron
Feld because of the mustache; or like him because he is ‘jacked’ then get to
know why he is a good hire.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Neither of those things matter. </div>
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<br /></div>
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What matters will be how he translates his knowledge both
learned and applied, to the weight room and how those translate to success on
the football field. </div>
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<br /></div>
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The other day, Tom Herman mocked the celebration 'dance' of Missouri quarterback Drew Lock. Lock shook off the moves about as well as he could, but the antics stirred the pot some on the debate surrounding what Herman did. Was it right? Was it wrong? Does it really matter in the grand scheme of things?<br />
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In a larger context, I think it does matter; it shows a degenerating lack of respect between athletes, fans and coaches. I cannot begin to trace this back to its roots because the roots of this seeming disdain between fans and athletes are as deep as sports themselves. Sometimes it is about the individual and sometimes it is about something far worse.<br />
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Today, though, I talked in Flock Talk about the impact on just the game itself; as in the team. I saw FootballScoop.com pose the question and felt that Flock Talk was the best venue in which I could share my thoughts.<br />
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In general, I don't share my 'premium' content on my free site, but this really is just an opinion piece and is not the premium content so felt that it was worth sharing today. So, below is what I had to say in Flock Talk today.<br />
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<i>The world of college football seems to get odder by the day. During
the course of the 2017 season, Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield was
suspended for some of his actions, ridiculed for taunting fans and then
given the most prestigious honor in college football.</i><br />
<i>This week we
got to watch a coach – Tom Herman – mock an opposing player following
the Texas victory over Missouri. It’s not the end of the world and his
players seemed to love the apparent genuine display of emotion. </i><br />
<br />
<i>The issue, of course, is the example he set. When Herman goes into
the living rooms of mothers and fathers and promises to teach their sons
how to be men, can he honestly say that he is setting the example in
how to act? Very few of us in ‘the real world’ would have any
credibility were we to mock a co-worker so willfully, and yet
commentators seemed comfortable enough to almost laud his ‘genuine’
reaction.</i><br />
<br />
<i>We are not here to set the moral standards for coaches;
all coaches have those things that they do to get their players to see
them not just as an authoritarian, but as someone for whom they are
willing to sacrifice their blood, sweat and tears. On gameday, it is the
blood, sweat and tears of the players which creates the legends and
failures of coaches. </i><br />
<br />
<i>This past season, players at Oregon loved
their head coach – and yet were the most penalized team in the nation
averaging over 88 yards per game on nearly 10 penalties; the appeal of
the coach did nothing for their discipline on the field. This is where
the fine line is drawn by antics like those Herman put on display; what
will his antics do to improve discipline with his team? When they get a
fifteen-yard penalty for mocking or taunting a player, how can Tom
Herman rightfully look a player in the eye and discipline them for doing
exactly what he did?</i><br />
<br />
<i>This is the litmus test for the future of
his program – but it is also a test for the rest of the country. How do
other coaches respond? The Missouri player shook it off with some class;
‘that means he knows who I am’ said the Missouri quarterback. That was
about as good a response as you could hope to see from a player. Texas
was not much better in penalties than Oregon – ranking 111th to Oregon’s
129th; it sounds like both could learn some things from P.J. Fleck’s
Minnesota squad – the least penalized team in the nation.</i><br />
<br />
<i>Energy
and enthusiasm are a good thing for young coaches; but that enthusiasm
needs to be tempered with some form of on-field discipline to create the
right mix of excitement and disciplined play. </i><br />
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<br />Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-58826590834407940302017-12-24T14:32:00.002-08:002017-12-24T14:32:40.724-08:00Perspective on Christmas Eve<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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It is now Christmas Eve. In a mere few hours, children all
over the nation (and world) will wake up with joy and excitement. Some over the
concept of some gifts under the tree, others with the feeling that their faith
was fulfilled over two thousand years ago and continues to move forward.</div>
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Tonight, I sadly write about neither faith nor hope.
Instead, I bring to you the lower reaches of humanity; the condemnation of
adults acting like spoiled two-year-old children; men and women with nothing
better to do than ridicule and insult a young man because his choice somehow
offends your football fandom.</div>
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A couple of days ago, I sent out a mini-tweet storm
criticizing Scott Wolf for his putrid decision to ruin one young man’s moment.
Oregon fans all jumped in to agree with the criticism.</div>
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But now it is Oregon fans who need criticism.</div>
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<br /></div>
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It is sometimes difficult to levy criticism at the average
fan when a state legislator has already gotten into the negativity with his own
subtweet game. When Bill Post took to Twitter to criticize Braden Lenzy, he
gave a tacit approval of all future criticism. His comments were widely
ridiculed and condemned; even by most Duck fans.</div>
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The issue, of course, is that Post made his comments
following a decommit; most Oregon fans felt, at the time, that Lenzy would
eventually recommit and all would be good. And then he didn’t; and then Duck
fans took right back to Twitter and Facebook (as well as fan message boards) to
criticize Lenzy.</div>
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Somehow, rational men (mostly) and women, seem to think it
is okay to post vile, personal insults at a 17-year old simply because he chose
the “wrong” (in their hearts and minds) school. All civility was lost; all rational
thought was out the window. He was a ‘traitor’ and a ‘weak’ person who was ‘too
afraid to compete’ in his home state. I honestly cannot even recount all of the
different insults leveled at Braden for his choice.</div>
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The most galling, perhaps, is that the vast majority of Duck
fans, unwilling to accept a choice of an in-state resident to choose an out-of-state
school, questioned whether Lenzy ever actually had any love for Oregon, the
football team or its fans. The thing say to that: how dare anyone make such
assertions simply because a young man chose a school not named Oregon. It is
loathsome that grown men and women feel as if they have some God-given right to
ridicule a decision without all the facts.</div>
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Look, I get being upset that a coach who, based on player
reports, flat out lied to parents and recruits left a program in apparent
tatters. I get that it is frustrating some players who had committed to that
coach then changed their plans. I don’t really mind expressing frustration on
message boards. After all, that is what recruiting sites do; we get
information, pass it along and help moderate discussions about the game and the
recruits.</div>
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But to get personal? That is wrong. Ask yourself if you
would want anyone to talk to your own son the way Duck fans talked to Braden
Lenzy (and several other recruits)? If someone went on Twitter and harassed
your son (or daughter), would you think it okay simply because he or she was an
athlete? Doubtful.</div>
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I have been a Duck since I was 7 years old. The first time I
heard Wendy Ray calling an Oregon football game I was hooked. I went to the
Marine Corps and cheered for the Ducks when no one else knew who the hell they were.</div>
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When I began covering the team, it was like living in a
fantasy. I can tell you this, when I took my sons (now 28 and 25) to the
Holiday Bowl in 2000, they were more excited than I have ever seen them.</div>
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I can also tell you this: Braden Lenzy felt the same way
when his dad got him a ticket to the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. His
father, who worked with my wife at Nike, told me that he wanted others to see
the video. While the video was not able to be viewed, it shows Braden’s genuine
excitement over the game; and about the Ducks.</div>
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This was not an easy decision for Lenzy and to pick someone
other than Oregon was almost torturous. While it may be disappointing that one
of the better athletes in the state of Oregon has chosen Notre Dame, it is
unfathomable to me that full grown adults feel they have some right to insult
and ridicule the person or the decision. </div>
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If you thought what Scott Wolf did was wrong, you should
also find ridiculing Lenzy wrong. Any other conclusion would be hypocrisy. This
is his moment and to destroy that with vile and despicable ridicule is actually
worse than what Wolf did. Wolf made his choice to glorify his own name; those
who ridicule Lenzy do so for no other reason than to cause pain.</div>
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Bill Post began this and his lead was followed. </div>
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I said it the other day; folks, football is entertainment.
There are real problems in this world; problems of which we should be fearful.
Where a 17-year old chooses to go to college should not be one of those
problems. If you find yourself angry at the decision of a 17-year old – I think
it is time you step away from the keyboard and find some perspective. </div>
Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-39545569748805695912017-12-04T15:19:00.000-08:002017-12-04T15:22:55.469-08:00Willie Taggart: The latest <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As many know, this morning I heard from a single source that Florida State would be naming their head coach at 3:00 EST. Now, that was unverified at the time which I made sure to say. No one else had heard of any such thing. Press conferences take time to set up and had there been one, there is reason to believe others would have known.<br />
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But the source was only partially correct. As the morning turned to afternoon, a bit clearer picture began to develop. The timing was similar, it was just what was taking place was far different. To be clear, this source would have direct knowledge of coaches and players, with some access to both sides of the battle for Taggart.<br />
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The three o'clock time was about the time Taggart was expected to meet with Florida State brass about their opening. To the best of my knowledge, that meeting took place as expected. As the day wore on, it seemed emotions went back and forth as to what was going to happen. Some thought the meeting was a sure sign of an offer, while others believed that Oregon had a legitimate shot of staving off the suitor.<br />
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There is a little of both. Another source told me over a month ago that if Taggart was offered the Florida State job, he felt Taggart would jump. But that is not entirely true as many of the obstacles that were in place for Jimbo Fisher were still there. In addition, Florida State is not solely focused on Taggart. He is still someone that they are very interested in and they could present him an offer he cannot refuse, but they will still be sure that they have looked at all viable candidates.<br />
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Here is where it gets tricky. Taggart was in Arizona recruiting this morning - so that tweet about being headed to Tallahassee; false. The flight plan that some surmised was Taggart's family on their way to Florida? Also false. In fact, I was told that the family was exactly where you would expect them to be, in Eugene, at home, kids in school, life as normal.<br />
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Contrary to some thoughts, this is the first meeting between Taggart and Florida State. I still heard from multiple sources that Jimmy Sexton was in Tallahassee for the last week, so he has definitely been working on Taggart's behalf, but this first meeting is really just to listen and hear what Florida State officials have to say. The Oregon athletic department is well aware of Taggart's meeting with Florida State; but have asked that he give them a call after the meeting. It is a chance for Oregon to know what they need to do to keep Taggart on board. Make no mistake, that is absolutely their number one goal. Do Mullens and the rest of the decision makers have a contingency plan (or two)? Yes. But plan A is keep Taggart.<br />
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Here will be the key. Tonight. Taggart is set to meet with Miles Battle in Houston with Marcus Arroyo. That planned meeting could be the tell-tale sign one way or another. One of the sources I spoke with today believed that if Taggart made the trip, it was almost a lock he would be coming back to Oregon; and if he cancelled? That would be the bad news Oregon fans have been dreading.<br />
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Based on late intel from Florida State insiders that 'no deal is done and that negotiations have broken off' it would seem to indicate that any numbers prior to his meeting were, at best, a very very loose framework. Certainly there was no 'done deal' waiting for a rubber stamp.<br />
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Pay attention to Willie's travels tonight. If he keeps his pre-planned appointment tonight, that is about the best news Duck fans can hope for at this point in time.<br />
<br />Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-32363362270071931402017-12-01T16:56:00.002-08:002017-12-01T18:10:22.083-08:00Willie Taggart; What I have heard, what I know and what I think<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been a long week. I am currently in Chatanooga, Tennessee on my way to South Carolina for my new gig with the same company. In the wee hours of the night, while driving and when I get a chance to take a break, I am getting as many updates as possible.<br />
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The rumors of Willie Taggart's potential departure have been rampant since it became very clear that Jimbo Fisher would be leaving Florida State. There was no question Fisher was leaving despite his refusal to acknowledge what had become obvious.<br />
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WHAT I HAVE HEARD<br />
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The thing is, there are a lot of people with 'sources' inside many different places. Mine are not singular and they are not even dual. I have sources in many places. When I get information from one, I cross reference that with what I am hearing from other sources, then I check sources from the insiders at other involved schools. I take all of that and bounce it around within a logic meter.<br />
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I have been hearing for quite some time that the 'Taggart is unhappy in Oregon' narrative is false. It has been pushed out there by someone who needs other schools to believe Taggart might be open to jumping ship after one season. That is how an agent begins to create leverage; he makes an interested party believe they have a chance, floats the rumor so that the new school will get involved if an opening occurs.<br />
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In this case, the rumors simply are not true. No matter how many people say so, I have heard from some pretty reliable (and direct) sources that he is very happy in Oregon. Were there some adjustment issues? Absolutely. Especially when he was here last year and his family was in Florida. Do they miss some family and friends? Yes. This was especially difficult for Taggart when his father passed away. Being three thousand miles away was not something that eased the pain or the transition. But I have heard the have adjusted well.<br />
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So what about the 'done deal' that supposedly had Taggart agreeing to the framework of moving on? I have heard from multiple sources with direct knowledge of the process that this is simply not true. Earlier in the week, Florida State insiders believed it was pretty much a done deal; but that talk was walked back as the week went along to the point where he became the 'top' target, but no deal was in place.<br />
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Does the concept have some intrigue for Taggart? Yes. He was born and raised in the Southeast; aside from his short tenure at Stanford, he had been there almost his entire life. It's what he knows. As one source told me today; 'it's home and it's Florida State.' But still, Taggart actually loves what he has in place in Oregon and he knows that the issues which face any coach are much less complicated in Eugene. There is one mega booster who is about as hands off as any booster could be. That is not the case at many of the schools who will be courting Taggart.<br />
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Another source told me earlier this week that he 'did not think there was anything to worry about' when it came to Taggart leaving. I have heard from parents, players, former players, and recruits that Taggart is staying. Even those recruits closest to him have indicated that he is staying.<br />
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The other thing I have heard is that there is a reason that the contract extension he was offered was leaked - with terms - earlier this week. The Ducks knew that Florida State was going to come hard for Taggart. They wanted to get the number out there to set an initial price and see if Florida State was going to throw stupid money around or be disciplined with this hire. While Taggart is young and energetic, he is not on the level of Nick Saban or Urban Meyer and will not be able to command $7 million per year; if Florida State offers something that insane, the Ducks won't match. But if they come in as expected in the 4-4.5 million range, the Ducks will match. In that case, I expect Taggart to stay.<br />
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WHAT DO I THINK?<br />
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So what to make of all this? There is a lot of 'agenting' going on in this instance and the agent for Taggart is the same as the agent for many college coaches; Jimmy Sexton. He is very, very good at finding ways to create leverage and he is very, very good at getting his coaches to use the coach speak about other jobs. In fact, what Taggart said today was almost verbatim what Fisher said yesterday "I am the coach here and we are busting our tails to get our team ready for it's next game. I don't talk about rumors."<br />
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Not only do I contact my own sources; I read everything I can find. So here is what I think. Taggart never wanted to leave Oregon, but to get a big raise following a 7-5 season, he needed leverage; that Fisher was leaving Florida State; it created the only opening which could have created enough leverage to up the ante from Oregon.<br />
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The issue is that Sexton may have overplayed his hand at Florida State. This was the third year in a row where he used interest from another program to attempt to get more and more from Florida State. They want a great young coach, but are not likely to play too well with Sexton for very long. That will help Oregon out as the opening at Florida State is very attractive and there are sure to be some very interested parties.<br />
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As for the 'what if he leaves' questions. I have heard some stuff on that - as in Oregon brass has been preparing for the potential that Taggart leaves and, like any good athletic director, Rob Mullens has a short list of candidates in mind should a search become necessary.<br />
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The good news is, nothing I have heard today makes me change the belief that Taggart is not leaving. If ever there was a good time for both Florida and Florida State to open, it was after Taggart's first season in Eugene.Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-22272909706841204632017-11-05T14:05:00.000-08:002017-11-05T14:05:03.305-08:00Stadium nights - Prologue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I thought I would start putting my thoughts on paper from this crazy decision to move across the country to a state in which I had only spent three days in my life; earlier this year.<br />
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In June I came to South Carolina to help out the site leader working with a company in Gaffney. It was June, a bit muggy, but otherwise I found a lot of very cool stuff to do during my three day trip. While I had not really considered moving prior to this trip, there was something inside of my head that said it might be something to consider. The though, however, was fleeting.<br />
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As most people who have read my work here know, I had quite the busy summer; an emotional one in which I watched first hand the rapid decline of my father. He succumbed to advanced liver disease in August and I spent the rest of the summer and early part of fall working through all of those emotions that follow the death of a loved one - and then football started.<br />
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So when this opportunity arose in early October, it was a quick decision. One of the deciding factors for me was my desire to be able to see a part of the nation in which I had not yet spent much time. My wife Leslie and I could explore some incredibly beautiful areas; but there was something else.<br />
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I told Leslie that she gets thirty-nine weekends of the year to explore; I get thirteen. Lucky thirteen. She asked why and I smiled a wry and crooked smile - 'football.'<br />
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I wanted to spend some time exploring the incredible football experience that is a defining portion of Southeast culture. People down here really care about their football. I had once thought I might spend a weekend every year checking out a different stadium by flying from Portland and using vacation to do so - sometimes even the best laid plans simply fail to reach fruition. There would always seem to be something else which would pop up and limit those opportunities. But if I lived here, it would be much more likely I would be able to make those trips.<br />
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So this is the long way of saying that I am going to write about my experiences at each stadium I visit. I have given myself one rule; I am not going to do this as a journalist covering teams; I am going to explore in a fashion I like to call organically. I am just going to drive into each town, find a parking spot and start wandering. I won't really know where that might lead until I arrive at each stadium. I could find myself tailgating with local fans; or finding a local hangout spot. I don't want to 'research' the death out of each experience because I think that would tend to force me into some filtered experience.<br />
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I will probably have to buy a ticket in advance to be sure I get one - and don't get gouged by scalpers around the stadium. That's the only rule, experience each stadium purely as an exploration as a college football fan.<br />
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I think that this is going to be a great way to meet some new people, talk college football, enjoy each schools unique fan experience and maybe learn something about myself in the process. Will it make me a better fan? A better writer? A better person? Those are difficult questions to answer. I think all of the aforementioned questions will be answered in the affirmative. I will surely be a much more well-rounded person; and I will get to talk with a lot of very well educated college football fans.<br />
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Next week I will recap my first experience of this adventure; a trip to Columbia, South Carolina and Williams-Brice Stadium.Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771967435814605060.post-78707598122477219192017-10-15T08:34:00.004-07:002017-10-15T08:34:51.448-07:00Sunday Morning Blues: Wrapping up Stanford game<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another game of the good, the bad and the ugly.<br />
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There is a certain pain that goes along with the unmet expectations
of irrational exuberance. When Willie Taggart arrived in Eugene to
frozen roads, but a warm reception, he said all the right things. He
went on the recruiting trail and (mostly) did all the right things.<br />
<br /> The game exposes where you are.<br />
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Through
the first five games – even a loss on the road at Arizona State – there
was noticeable progress on both sides of the ball. Fans began to see
the future as more immediate than once thought; but those visions were
distorted which became obvious following Justin Herbert’s injury.<br />
<u><i>The Good</i></u>: How on earth can there be good to that 49-7 debacle? A couple of notes. Despite playing banged up, Royce Freeman was every bit as explosive as Bryce Love. It would have been interesting to watch the kind of monster game both would have put up had the teams both been at full strength; it could have been a truly epic battle between two contrasting running backs. As it is, Freeman had a spectacular night which is bound to go unnoticed by anyone outside of the Oregon program.<br />
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I thought the other good was the offensive line. After significant struggles in every phase of their job against the Cougars a week ago, the group did a pretty good job of opening holes and protecting the quarterback.<br />
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In addition, I thought the defense did a pretty good job of making adjustments to their game plan after Love's explosive start. He opened with five carries for 115 yards, but the Ducks limited him to 32 yards on his next 13 carries.<br />
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<u><i>The Bad</i></u>: Penalties once again tell a big story. This team still lacks discipline. Though some penalties are those of effort or desperation, there were still too many where it was just a lack of on field discipline. Those things must change if this team is going to turn the corner. I don't expect much from the first year of a rebuild, but there needs to be that sign of progress in discipline.<br />
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<u><i>The Ugly</i></u>: The passing game was one of the worst I have seen since the 2007 loss to UCLA. Braxton Burmeister seemed to regress from the standpoint of confidence. he looked afraid to pull the trigger early and when he did pull the trigger, he was too locked on to a primary receiver to be an effective quarterback.<br />
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When Alie came in, his first pitch was a curveball in the dirt. Neither looked very capable last night of doing much. It made the performance of the rushing attack that much more impressive to gain that kind of real estate when Stanford absolutely knew what was coming.<br />
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<b><i>FINAL THOUGHTS</i></b><br />
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This was perhaps the ugliest
game Oregon has played offensively since the 16-0 loss to UCLA in 2007 –
a season in which the Ducks played five scholarship quarterbacks. But
at least they had five scholarship quarterbacks.<br />
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The
departures of Terry Wilson and Travis Jonsen sapped the Duck roster of
any semblance of depth leaving former walk-on Taylor Alie, true freshman
Burmeister and another current walk on Mike Irwin behind Justin
Herbert. It would be too much to ask of just about any team to expect
much from that group of backups.<br />
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It’s easy to blame the
predecessors of the current staff for the lack of depth – except that
there was depth. When new coaches come into a program looking to
reinvigorate the things from the ground up, there will always be
attrition. Players in that situation leave. It is easy to lament the
loss of those players, but it is the price a team in disarray must pay
to get back to their target. To continue down the road of mediocrity was
not an option. <br />
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What most considered to be a rebuilding year
always was; it just looked more exciting than that reality early this
season. Maybe if Justin Herbert had not been injured, there would still
be the fool’s gold on the field. But this lack of quality depth and
significant change in this team was going to be exposed one way or
another during this stretch of Pac-12 play. Herbert’s absence just
accelerated the obvious truth. Scott Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303805417839611262noreply@blogger.com0