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Opinion: How the ‘enrollment cliff’ is impacting college athletics

Scott ReedAugust 9, 2023393 Views0

As America's education landscape undergoes a transformation due to declining school-age children, colleges and universities are also grappling with declining enrollment. This trend is rooted in various factors, including the aftermath of the Great Recession and changing demographics. Even before the pandemic, cities and states were facing shrinking enrollment in public school systems. The pandemi...

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QUACK BACK: Volume 4

Scott ReedSeptember 20, 2011154 Views0

FOOTBALL ROUTS MISSOURI STATEWith a final non-conference game against Missouri State, the Ducks head into Pac-12 play with confidence, but questions. With the season opening loss, most observers had considered the defensive performance to be a very good effort. The last two weeks, however, have seen the Ducks "D" susceptible to the run.Nonetheless, after Missouri State marched down the field for a

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On Notice

Scott ReedSeptember 19, 2011218 Views0

The official word was received, of course, from the NCAA at some point during the week. Ever feeling the need to snipe, media folks have pounced on when Oregon chose to announce their receipt of the Notice of Inquiry as some sort of "fowl play" intended to divert attention away from the announcement.What these constant critics do not seem to understand is that NO time would be considered a "good"

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Sunday Wrap Up

Scott ReedSeptember 18, 2011150 Views0

Much has been made of the defensive performance yesterday. Lost in the talk, however, are some key elements to what happened.I do not think there is anyone will will debate this: the defense just flat out came out unprepared; there was no reason for the Bears to march down the field in 7 plays covering 84 yards to score and take the early lead. That being said, the defensive performance, while not

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Thoughts On Missouri State

Scott ReedSeptember 16, 2011316 Views1

Listen. Do you hear that? That is the sound of critics and media types saying that the Oregon-Missouri State game on Saturday will teach nothing about the Oregon Duck football team. And, to some extent, they might be right. If you are looking for this game to tell you how good the Ducks are, move along; nothing to see here.That does not mean, however, that the game cannot be one that teaches the c

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DSA Tailgate-Missouri State Edition

Scott ReedSeptember 15, 2011485 Views0

View from Our Tailgate LotWe will be in the Serbu Youth Center Directly across Centennial Blvd (MLK) from Autzen. We will have the flag up and the Banner attached... but we are also in spaces 222 & 223. Let me give some easy to find directions to our spot. There are TWO Entrances for the Serbu Parking... ours is the WESTERN most entrance. after you go in this entrance you should see a long

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In The Shadows of Greatness

Scott ReedSeptember 14, 2011152 Views0

The Beginning: StayStrongAs Duck fans left Dallas, many of us felt down; defeated. Perspective.In a world where our every step seems calculated and pondered far in advance, the most important thing any one person ever does is build relationships. How we build those bonds is the true measure of our character. How we nurture them is the truest measure of our maturity. The impact of these bonds is ou

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QUACK BACK: Volume 3

Scott ReedSeptember 13, 2011147 Views0

A LITTLE “O” FLAPSeems to me as if there was much ado about nothing yesterday. Of course, I am referring to Mike Pereira, Director of Pac-12 officiating, and his utterly ridiculous rant regarding the hand gesture which symbolizes the University of Oregon made by players in celebration WITH their fans after big plays.Look, I understand the need to reduce taunting; true taunting creates far more neg

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Did Will Lyles Help or Hurt Players?

Scott ReedSeptember 12, 2011154 Views0

Late last month I received word from a source that is familiar with athletic department policy regarding potential sanctions for individual players. However, due to my inability to verify NCAA protocol in this instance, I chose not to report the information.Today, however, I received confirmation about NCAA policy.This is not regarding institutional sanctions. Rather, this information ...

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Sunday Wrap Up

Scott ReedSeptember 11, 2011132 Views0

Our Tailgate ViewAs expected, the Ducks rolled over a Nevada team missing it's most potent weapon from last season, the graduated Colin Kaepernick. Though the scoring margin is large and the fans will feel very comfortable with the manner in which the Ducks bounced back, you can be certain that coaches will find some things that need to be worked on; that is their job. I have yet to see a footbal