Dirk - You're a Johnny-come-lately on this topic of possible recruiting violations and why the coaching staff prefers to remain mum on the subject -

Just an FYI, there, Dirk - the Ducks have an "Office of Compliance" (or somesuch) and they approved not only the recruiting methods of the football staff, but also approved the amount of money paid (with a larger-than-life transparent money trail, BTW)

Your desperation for a Pulitzer is showing, dude.

ElJefe - your IQ is showing - and it's not a pretty sight - skxawng. You should check first hand the police reports on James before you open your pie hole - no choking, no battering - he grabbed her collar (corroborated by the victim in court) - and held her against a car to keep himself from getting hurt by the (xxx) chick - period.

Masoli won't be back this year - he lied to Coach K - dumb move and I agree with the year's suspension, but the Ducks will weather the storm and do quite well without JM. The only two questions of any consequence are who the QB will be and how will they do in conference play, and will our undersized DL be able to hold together against good, power-running teams.

With games against most of the contenders being away from home, I think a 9-3 record would be a reasonable expectation .