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Message: [QUOTE="domerduck, post: 3769991, member: 10178"] We need give some of these players and coaches some slack during this pandemic. To ask these folks to perform like they did in normal times when there are so many differences is CRAZY. No fans, no students, limited family, pressure not to let your team down by getting Covid, limited extracurricular activities. There is a total dependence on what the university can provide. Corvallis is a not a big town and OSU is more of an ag/engineering school and not all about sports.. Plus Governor Brown has pretty much shut everything down since Covid cancelled the tourney. The teams were limited in how they could practice. I know hearing interviews with Scott and Kelly (John Canzano-Bald Faced Truth) it is not business as usual and I'm sure it is affected players differently. Also the kids who pick the Beavs are different type of kids than those that pick the Ducks. The facilities are different. I've toured what they have in Eugene and it's unbellievable with all the Nike money, swag, and facilities and ALL Duck athletes can use them, not just football. Sports is very big at U of O. Eugene area is at least 3 times bigger than Corvallis. I'm sure Kelly has had a lot more option with his University and city vs. what Scott can do. He's not complaining. Let's give him and the team a break. They'll be in the mix by tourney time. [/QUOTE]