3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (302+ words) Years ago, Bob De Carolis told me he was playing with a disadvantage. The Oregon State athletic director had to make 100 phone calls to raise the same amount of money that Bill Moos, his counterpart at the University of Oregon,…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (179+ words) You've heard of "Shark Week' on the Discovery Channel. Well, this turned into "Hypothetical Week' for the Monday Mailbag. What would have happened had Stanford and Cal just stayed in the Pac-12 instead of going to the ACC? What happens…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (138+ words) Blueprint Sports and the founder of Dam Nation Collective have settled their legal differences. Kyle Bjornstad told me that the $160, 000 lawsuit he filed is over. "I can confirm that the matter has been resolved," he said. Is the saga just…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (88+ words) I got a question about hair this week. The Monday Mailbag always delivers a wide range of questions. I was also asked about the future of March Madness, Oregon's ongoing national championship quest, Washington State's media-rights payout, Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (81+ words) The story behind Oregon State's hire of Kevin Griffin Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano Canzano: The story behind Oregon State's hire of Kevin Griffin No leaks. No embarrassments. No clumsy search-firm representatives slapping backs and making jokes with the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (211+ words) Judge Gary Libey and his wife, Trudy, just got back from their first trip to Europe. They took one of those Viking cruises " Barcelona to Venice. In a few months, he told me on Friday, they'll take another cruise in…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (152+ words) Mountain West got "less than half" from Pac-12 in settlement Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano Canzano: Mountain West got "less than half" from Pac-12 in settlement Are UNLV and Air Force happy? Seven schools in the new Pac-12 will…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (82+ words) Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano Canzano: Pac-12 and MW settle lawsuits, but turf fight continues It was headed to a settlement all along. How much money? And what are the terms? Those things remain undisclosed " for now " but the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (117+ words) College football must stay simple'Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano A handful of college football coaches tried to do sports fans a favor this week by pushing for a tightened, simplified timeline for the season. The American Football Coaches Association…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (117+ words) Oregon Ducks football having a 'Kairos' moment'Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano Ever heard of the guy the ancient Greeks called Kairos? The youngest son of Zeus? Born with wings on his feet? A god with a single lock of…...