Is Oregon State Becoming Like a Bygone Beer?

Mike Whitty Editorials

Back in the 1960’s, when I was a struggling law student at the University of Oregon, I used to wonder whether there was enough room in the State for two PAC-8 Conference football programs. “The state of Oregon just doesn’t produce enough high school players of that quality,” I mused. Mr. FishDuck took some time from his fun at mostbet …

What were Oregon State and WSU Supposed to Do?

Mike Whitty Editorials

Admittedly, I am weary of reading posters to the Our Beloved Ducks message board chastise OSU and WSU over funds in the PAC-12 accounts, and that will come into those accounts that they have received through Court Order. It was not hard to pull Mr. FishDuck from his study of popular gambling states in the US since he has demonstrated …

A Split is on the Horizon. Where is College Football Going?

Mike Whitty Editorials

You may have read from a prior article of mine that there is an NCAA champion of basketball, of baseball, of every college competitive sport except football. The NCAA does not recognize a football champion. But it should. Even Mr. FishDuck agreed with me when I pulled him from his favorite crypto sports betting site in SafeHamsters-that a football champion …

Tear College Football Down . . .

Mike Whitty Editorials

…and build it back better. There has never been an NCAA recognized champion of college football! Not ever. Not even once. Mr. FishDuck, when pulled away from his fun with online real money casino had to ponder this one with me, and acknowledge how the champion of college football for the year 2023, crowned by a playoff in 2024, is …

Unforeseen Consequences: Will the Student-Athlete Become a “Worker”?

Mike Whitty Editorials

There’s a lot going on in college athletics that will bring change.  Change that will include the competition between schools on the playing fields and in the arenas, the competition over what school a recruit attends and the competition for the best coach.  And even more areas of change than that.  The changes will involve all sports, male and female, …

Surprise! The Lannings DO Have Roots

Mike Whitty Editorials

Late Wednesday afternoon when I saw the thread on FishDuck.com about Alabama’s Nick Saban retiring and Dan Lanning being a “Top Target” for the job, I knew immediately that the worst for Duck fans wasn’t going to happen.  I knew not because I have some vast knowledge about the intricacies of college football coach contract negotiations and career changes.  I …

The College Football Playoff Committee Got it Right!

Mike Whitty Editorials

“Disgusted and infuriated,” said Coach Mike Norvell when he saw that Alabama got the last playoff spot and his FSU Seminoles were left out by the CFP committee. Injured FSU quarterback Jordan Travis posted on social media that he was: “Devastated. Heartbroken.” Coach Norvell said further: “What is the point of playing games? Do you tell players to quit if …

Who ARE These College Football Playoff Committee People?

Mike Whitty Editorials

“How did they leave out an undefeated conference champion from the Playoff? And then they push out the two-time national champion (who has only one narrow defeat) from the Playoff entirely? How biased is this Playoff Selection Committee?” I read the accusations about the integrity of the CFP Committee, and wonder whether their choices of playoff teams will negatively impact …

Is the College Football Playoff Selection Process Flawed?

Mike Whitty Editorials

The 2023 selection of four teams to compete for the title of College Football National Championship, and the included placement of eight teams into four New Year’s Bowl games has met with a cacophony of responses from football fans nationwide, a few of which responders are posters to our wonderful “forum with decorum.” Vandownbytheriverduck says: “Thi$ committee is a joke. …

Why Bo Nix Wins the Heisman Over Jayden Daniels

Mike Whitty Editorials

In the consideration of whether Bo Nix or Jayden Daniels should be awarded the Heisman trophy, I could not resist applying my professional experience as an appellate attorney to just what the voters should evaluate. Mainly, do they look simply to a candidate’s personal football skills, or do they also consider the candidate’s impact on the team. In the circumstance …

It’s Spring…and Why I’m Excited for the Oregon Spring Game!

Mike Whitty Editorials

I’m the guy who, upon learning that Texas A&M was paying offensive lineman $50,000 each for NIL said: “That’s it, I’m through with college football.” You see, I don’t watch much NFL, (Justin Herbert excepted), because I think many of the players are not in great physical condition and that they take plays off. I stayed away from FishDuck.com for …