Interview: Ask Rob Moseley about the Ducks - or Anything Else

by dvieira on Jan 14, 2009 4:16 PM PST in ATQ Site News

Rob Moseley, from the Register Guard, has been covering Oregon Football for the paper since 2001. In 2007, he began blogging online, covering Duck Football and Lady Ducks Basketball. He has also done his fair share of radio, acting as a regular guest on "The Sports Idol w/ Justin Myers" on 1320 The Score. His football blog has become one of the key sources of Duck Football news on the web.

Rob has been gracious enough to consent to some questions. So we're turning this into a community affair. Here's your chance to ask him anything you like about his career, the Ducks or anything else you might like (within reason).

We will send the highest recommended questions off to Rob.

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I’m so torn of which JShufelt I should bust out…

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by JShufelt on Jan 14, 2009 4:23 PM PST reply actions

Is Eugene

Still run by pinko commie fruitcakes?

If you can't get your Dick Enright, get your Dick Harter

by Old Ducker on Jan 14, 2009 4:36 PM PST reply actions

Hey Rob. A lot of talk has been given to the so-called “death of print media” over the last few years. Social networks, blogs, and online media have been gradually taking readership away from traditional print media. For you as a journalist, what has been your biggest challenge in adapting to the changing media landscape?

--Dominic

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

by dvieira on Jan 14, 2009 4:52 PM PST reply actions 3 recs

Rob, is it possible that the coaching staff and whoever is running it right now could be shortsighted enough to bring on Tee Martin simply to secure Tajh Boyd as a duck? I wouldn’t think so, but then I don’t know Chip Kelly well enough to predict what type of decisions he may make.

by coolconman on Jan 14, 2009 5:00 PM PST reply actions 4 recs

this might be an awkward question to answer the way it is worded. If Rob were to answer “yes” to this, he almost certainly would strain his relationship with the powers that be. In effect, he would be calling them “short sighted” so he has to tow the company line a little bit. Perhaps something like this might be better?

“Rob, from your impressions of the coaching staff, is the possibility of signing Tajh Boyd a significant factor in the consideration of Tee Martin being added to the coaching staff?”

--Dominic

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

by dvieira on Jan 14, 2009 8:50 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs

hmm. i guess i didn’t really think of it as a yes or no question

by coolconman on Jan 14, 2009 8:52 PM PST up reply actions

I could be misreading it then. It sounded to me like

1) is it possible (yes or no)
2) that the coaching staff and whoever is running it right now (bellotti or kelly + people recruiting him (kelly in this case))
3) is shortsighted enough to….

if 1 = yes, then Bellotti/Kelly = shortsighted
else everything is fine

I could be misunderstanding for sure. Just want to make sure Rob isn’t put in a bad spot by implying a negative opinion of someone.

--Dominic

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

by dvieira on Jan 14, 2009 9:05 PM PST up reply actions

i like this wording much better.

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I support inroywetrust in his support of The VD Special in his support of me supporting Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.

by Takimoto on Jan 14, 2009 8:57 PM PST up reply actions

Master Moseley, the Xavier Ramos fallout has left a bad flavor in a lot of people’s mouth. The coaching staff responded to the issue as essentially “business as usual” – does the current recruiting season seem that they’ve taken a more conservative approach as a result from last year?

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by JShufelt on Jan 14, 2009 5:35 PM PST reply actions 3 recs

I think that's a premier question.

Is a mancrush on LeGarrette Blount considered beastiality?

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by qrsouther on Jan 14, 2009 5:58 PM PST up reply actions

I asked him this a couple weeks ago and he didn't know, but things may have changed.

Rob, what really will come of Nate Costa? Is there any possibility, if not as an athlete, he could become a valuable assistant QB coach or something?

Is a mancrush on LeGarrette Blount considered beastiality?

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by qrsouther on Jan 14, 2009 6:00 PM PST reply actions 2 recs

an interesting addition to this question might be concerning the recruitment of Boyd and what that means for Nate (and possibly Roper)

--Dominic

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

by dvieira on Jan 14, 2009 6:28 PM PST up reply actions

Was, or is, there any real concern among the coaches about the Harper’s-gonna-leave thing?

by grimc on Jan 14, 2009 6:20 PM PST reply actions 4 recs

What is the worst or most difficult part of covering the Oregon football team?

by bradLL99 on Jan 14, 2009 6:45 PM PST reply actions 3 recs

lame question I know

But at least its not stuff he’d naturally talk about in his blog if he had any info (e.g., player situations, recruiting stuff)

by bradLL99 on Jan 14, 2009 6:51 PM PST up reply actions

truth! Rec for you!

--Dominic

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

by dvieira on Jan 14, 2009 7:13 PM PST up reply actions

Favorite All-Time Duck?

It's spelled "M-A-R-C-H-I-N-G-B-A-N-D."

I support inroywetrust in his support of The VD Special in his support of me supporting Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.

by Takimoto on Jan 14, 2009 6:56 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

and...

Do you feel there is a difference in the mindsets of college football writers to other sports media, considering FBS college football is the one major American sport where the media is most influential in determining a champion?

It's spelled "M-A-R-C-H-I-N-G-B-A-N-D."

I support inroywetrust in his support of The VD Special in his support of me supporting Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.

by Takimoto on Jan 14, 2009 7:00 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs

What’s it going to take for another Pac-10 team to unseat USC and win the Pac-10 title. Extra credit if the answer is “Dennis Dixon”

My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(

Let LaMarcus keep the headband!

by inroywetrust on Jan 15, 2009 7:24 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

Phil Knight impact

Rob, Oregon athletics are ridiculed frequently because of the Phil Knight and Nike connections. What is your perspective on that relationship? What are the nature of the stipulations laid out by Mr. Knight for his financial suport – if any – and has the university drawn a line between Nike support and Nike control?

At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

by JConant on Jan 15, 2009 10:41 AM PST reply actions 4 recs