Cal Bears Beat Writer Lays Smackdown on OSU

From a chat today with the Contra Costa Times beat writer, Jonathan Okanes:

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[Comment From GoldenBear77]
I am traveling to Corvallis this weekend. Any inside tips on where to eat?
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[Comment From JONATHAN OKANES]
Golden, I’d advise making the 35-minute drive to Eugene :)

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Just saying you might want to frontpage this shit. I actually framed it and put it up in my office.

And I like OSU, too!

Please disregard the above ramblings as those of a clearly delusional fan.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 13, 2008 1:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Yup...

Corvallis is a complete craphole.

--www.AddictedToQuack.com, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Nov 13, 2008 4:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Need to stick up for the town I work in a little bit. A couple of places you have to try…

American Dream Pizza – either locations (downtown or by campus)
Local Boys – great hawaiian food
Cirello’s Pizza – been there forever
Young’s Kitchen – korean food
Old World Deli – deli food with homemade beer
Fox ’n Firkin – Irish/Scottish food, great pub

and, if that wasn’t the best part, they just got an Applebees. An APPLEBEES! Huzzah for Frozen Bailey Cappuccinos!

--Dominic

Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.

by dvieira on Nov 13, 2008 5:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know how such a legitimately sized town can be so podunk...

I like my lineman with good footwork, good upper body strength, a nice wide base, and preferably not hungry.

by qrsouther on Nov 13, 2008 8:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Go visit Spokane sometime...

Until I sell my house there, it’s still officially home, and very podunk.

...the quacker soon to be known as JConant, when Jared or I can figure out how the change my damn screen name.

by JConant on Nov 13, 2008 10:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It aitn podunk till you leave!

Please disregard the above ramblings as those of a clearly delusional fan.

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by TwistNHook on Nov 14, 2008 7:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ever been to Sprague?

Shufelt on my foot and I wanna touch it...

by qrsouther on Nov 14, 2008 5:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Spokane is incredibly gross.

Godspeed in your escape.

by ArbyOSU on Nov 18, 2008 4:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Pot. Kettle. Black... or dark-matte-green, whatever color those helmets are.

I find myself equally bored in both towns.

One smells like a farm. The other smells like the country fair. Take your pick.

by ArbyOSU on Nov 18, 2008 4:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

At least Eugene has a few vestiges of civilization.

--www.AddictedToQuack.com, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Nov 18, 2008 7:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Look closer, it's a mirage.

Seriously though, I’ve spent a lot of time in both towns and never found one town to be overwhelmingly better than the other, especially today. I mean, my own bias aside (I obviously prefer to spend my time in Corvallis on Saturdays, duh), I’ve found myself equally bored, entertained, etc. in each town.

I mean, I could answer your small town Corvallis jokes with “blah-blah-blah-meth lab!-blah-blah-blah-hippies” but I don’t know how constructive that’d be and my aim is not to troll.

When it comes down to it, I can’t really live anywhere other than NE Portland (born and raised) and pretty much prefer it over any spot in Oregon that even tries to have any sort of small-town/city feel.

by ArbyOSU on Nov 19, 2008 9:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

hippies would be right...

meth labs…not so much…

--www.AddictedToQuack.com, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Nov 19, 2008 9:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

More or less mocking other comments made on these boards about Eugene.

by ArbyOSU on Nov 19, 2008 9:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

NE P-Town, Represent!

Okay… I’m not actually in Portland… so… NE Metro, Represent!

It's spelled "S-h-u-t-U-p-A-n-d-D-a-n-c-e".

by JShufelt on Nov 19, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The worst is hearing Grant kids chant “N-E-P” at football games. Most of ‘em are from one of the richest areas on the eastside outside of sellwood and they rep NEP like they’re hard… hilarious. NE has changed a lot though. Still love it. Four generations deep here so I’m kind’ve stuck, but the best kind’ve stuck ever. I guess…

by ArbyOSU on Nov 19, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Where are you actually in?

F*ck you Shufelt you're gonna spend the night... OUT-SIDE!

by qrsouther on Nov 19, 2008 8:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Magic land.

It's spelled "S-h-u-p-o-o-p-i".

by JShufelt on Nov 20, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ah, Tiggerd huh?

Haven't you people ever heard of closing the goddamn Shufelt?

by qrsouther on Nov 20, 2008 12:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Tigard is west side. But my brothers live there!
I’m in Gresham.

It's spelled "S-h-u-p-o-o-p-i".

by JShufelt on Nov 20, 2008 12:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ahh, Gresham...

I hear it’s beautiful this time of year.

by ArbyOSU on Nov 20, 2008 1:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It’s always beautiful when I’m there.

It's spelled "S-h-u-p-o-o-p-i".

by JShufelt on Nov 20, 2008 3:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I always thought Tiggerd was Magic land

But the G-spot works too.

Haven't you people ever heard of closing the goddamn Shufelt?

by qrsouther on Nov 20, 2008 7:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The Oregon Country/Renaissance Fair is like the happiest place on earth...

F*ck you Shufelt you're gonna spend the night... OUT-SIDE!

by qrsouther on Nov 18, 2008 9:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Stop, you're grossing me out.

by ArbyOSU on Nov 19, 2008 8:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Shut up I grew up with the Country Fair.

Haven't you people ever heard of closing the goddamn Shufelt?

by qrsouther on Nov 20, 2008 12:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Technically...

…I think you’re still in the process of growing up… scientifically speaking of course.

I kid. But seriously, the Country Fair just isn’t my thing I guess. I grew up in a completely different environment listening to vastly different music. I’ve tried broadening my horizons but find the hippie barefoot vegan culture just isn’t me.

How many of those giant parking pass stickers does your mom’s VW have in the window though? And be honest.

by ArbyOSU on Nov 20, 2008 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs