Coach’s Comments: The Oregon Culture Has Troubling Warning Signs

October 17, 2016

This was a very difficult article to write, as it runs contrary to my core beliefs about the Mark Helfrich/Oregon coaching situation. But like learning football and sharing it with you over the years, as I come into other opinions...

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Charles Fischer has been an intense fan of the Ducks for thirty years and has written reports about the football team on numerous internet football boards/blogs for over a dozen years. Known as “FishDuck” on those boards, and now on his popular Oregon football site, FishDuck.com, he is acknowledged for providing intense detail in his Xs and Os play analyses. His site is the first to provide over 50 instructional videos about the Oregon offense and defense. In the summer of 2010, he was the first of any Oregon Sports Media to correctly and precisely identify and announce the new Oregon Hybrid 3-4 Phillips One-Gap Defense. He and his wife Lois, a daughter, Christine, and their dog (Abbie) reside in Eugene, Oregon, where he has been a financial advisor for 30 years serving clients in seven different states. He does not profess to be a coach or analyst, but simply a “hack” that enjoys sharing what he has learned and invites others to correct or add to this body of Oregon Football.

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Forecast For 10/16/2021

Today's High: 69

Today's Low: 47

Tomorrows High: 59

After morning fog it will be partly cloudy today for your Saturday.

ADVISORIES

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. HEALTH ADVISORIES: A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MALHEUR RESERVOIR IN MALHEUR COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF AS CYANOBACTERIAL (HARMFUL ALGAE) BLOOM AND CYANOTOXINS (HARMFUL ALGAE TOXINS) ABOVE RECREATIONAL GUIDELINE VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO INHALATION RISK. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH. A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR FERN RIDGE LAKE IN LANE COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF AS CYANOBACTERIAL (HARMFUL ALGAE) BLOOM AND CYANOTOXINS (HARMFUL ALGAE TOXINS) ABOVE RECREATIONAL GUIDELINE VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO INHALATION RISK. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH. A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EAGLE RIDGE PARK ON UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF AS CYANOBACTERIAL (HARMFUL ALGAE) BLOOM AND CYANOTOXINS (HARMFUL ALGAE TOXINS) ABOVE RECREATIONAL GUIDELINE VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO INHALATION RISK. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH. A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR FERN RIDGE LAKE IN LANE COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF AS CYANOBACTERIAL (HARMFUL ALGAE) BLOOM AND CYANOTOXINS (HARMFUL ALGAE TOXINS) ABOVE RECREATIONAL GUIDELINE VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO INHALATION RISK. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH. THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY THAT WAS ISSUED FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT CANNON BEACH AND TOLOVANA STATE PARK IN CLATSOP COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED. OFFICIALS RECOMMEND STAYING OUT OF LARGE POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH THAT ARE FREQUENTED BY BIRDS AND RUNOFF FROM THOSE POOLS, BECAUSE THE WATER MAY CONTAIN INCREASED BACTERIA FROM FECAL MATTER.

Weather Pattern

An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) brings plenty of sunshine for today. An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape offshore) will take over again bringing moisture back to the northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system pushing in Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7 Sunday through next Saturday show frontal activity Wednesday and next Friday and Saturday.

Eugene Area Forecast

Areas of AM fog, partly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain and cooler Sunday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night.
highs 69-59 lows 47-39.
A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
Then rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday.
highs 64-62 warming to 67 Thursday cooling to 65 Friday lows 45-50. (Seasonal Averages high 65 low 42)

_____ Your College Football Forecast: October 23rd: Ducks vs UCLA Bruins at Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California Kickoff: 12:30 pm. Weather forecast: Too soon for a preliminary weather forecast. Beavers vs Utah Utes at Reiser Stadium, Kickoff: 4:30 pm. Weather Forecast: Too soon for a preliminary weather forecast.

Umpqua Forecast

Some AM clouds with patchy fog, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late to night,
Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain and cooler Sunday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
Mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Monday night.
highs 74-59 lows 45-39.
Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Tuesday night and Wednesday (a bit cooler), a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
Mostly cloudy with with a (40%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Thursday, showers likely (70%) Thursday night,
Then showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday.
highs 67-62 warming to 70 Thursday cooling to 66 Friday lows 48-52. (Seasonal Averages high 67 low 45)

Coos Bay Forecast

Some AM clouds with patchy fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer today and this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
Mostly cloudy with rain and cooler Sunday (0.75 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Monday night.
highs 69-59 warming to 65 Monday lows 50-44.
Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Tuesday and in the evening, showers likely (70%) late Tuesday night,
AM showers, showers likely (70%) Wednesday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, showers Thursday night and Friday AM, then showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday afternoon.
highs 69-72 cooling back to 69 Friday lows 49-53. (Seasonal Averages high 63 low 47)

Cascades Forecast

Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and colder Sunday afternoon, evening rain likely (70%), rain and snow showers likely (70%) late Sunday night (2 in. of snow possible),
Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow showers (1 in. of snow possible), just mostly cloudy and a bit colder Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night.
free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. falling to 11,000 ft. late tonight, snow level 6,500 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then 7,000 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. late Monday night.
highs 63-38 lows 36-27.
Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (30%) chance of evening rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
Then rain likely (70%) Friday.
free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, snow level 7,00 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 7,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 8,000 ft. Thursday through Friday.
highs 50-46 warming to 52 Thursday and Friday lows 33-38.