Tee, if you had a choice, would you have preferred "Bo Knows" opted for the draft in 2023 if it meant you had Dante Moore playing in a spiffy Ducks uni this year? I think Dante Moore would've stayed committed to Oregon if Bo Knows left, no?
It comes down to this: do you think the ducks can win the natty this year? If not, you'd prefer Bo Knows would've left. But Most duck fan what a trophy,,,, ANY trophy, so maybe they'd give up Dante Moore if they think Bo Knows can bring home a Heisman.
It was a question we quacks asked ourselves as well at the time.
Most opted for Bo now rather than no Bo and DM now. Including me.
No guarantee DM will be good. Portal will be open for business.
Bird in the hand rather than two in the bush.
But like TEE noted, no Dilly, no DM. Plain and simple. Bo never factored into it.
once Dilly left , Donte was gone. I don't think Bo factored into it.
Duck fans want a NC. Not just any trophy. I don't give a sheet about the Heisman. That's an individual award. First one is nice for some bragging rights.
It's NC or bust. The 3 recent RB wins were nice. A couple of NC finals were nice. But no one gives a sheet or remembers 2nd.
Everyone calls the Ducks the Zeros u til they win a NC. So the Ducks could have 10 NC finals, 10 Heismans and it wouldn't mean sheet. Still the Zeros.
So I'm taking Dante now if it means a NC within next three years due to him.