Morning Quack Fix: 2.10.09

by ntrebon on Feb 10, 2009 8:32 AM PST in Morning Quack Fix

Good morning Duck fans. Enjoy your daily quack fix.

Bryce Brown will select a school on March 12. This announcement was, of course, first made public by a press release on handler's website. The "official" press release notes that Brown plans to trip to Tennessee and will decide between LSU, USC and Miami for his final visit.
Over on OregonLive, Rickert chimes in with his own thoughts on recent comittments Tuinei, Lane and Harris (including links to flim highlights). The blog post includes some information on why many schools may not have thought that Tuinei was available after only one year at JC. Moseley also has the qualifying information for Tuinei on his blog. Regardless, Tuinei is a guy that I am pretty excited to add to our incoming class.
Ducks Attack has a blog post up about yet another 2010 prep recruit from Florida that is interested in Oregon. This time, it is DB Tony Grimes, who is already getting a lot of interest from SEC and ACC schools. Grimes lists Oregon and Florida as his current favorites. The Ducks ability to attract interest from recruit-rich Florida is definitely an exciting development.
Finally, ragnarok (of CGB fame) has come up with his own NCAA Division 1-A football reorganization. His plan features 10 12-team conferences, with the champions paired up in the major bowls -- with no playoffs. What do you think? Does he have the right idea or is he completely offbase?

As usual, feel free to chime in or add any comments in the links.

Go Ducks!

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I think ragnarok has a really interesting plan set, but I will preface my opinion that, I will only support a major reorganization if it granted a playoff system. Until then, I love how the Pac-10 is right now.

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by JShufelt on Feb 10, 2009 9:06 AM PST reply actions

Playoff

That is my gut feeling, too. If we are going to do something as drastic as reorganize the conferences, that restructuring needs to account for the integration of a playoff system as well.

by ntrebon on Feb 10, 2009 9:10 AM PST up reply actions

I think it sucks on so many levels

Worst fucking reorganization I’ve ever seen. No balance at all among conferences or conference divisions and including all the midmajors with the big guys is just moronic.

Yes your ass looks big, you need to lose weight. Sorry, had to vent.

by Old Ducker on Feb 10, 2009 6:48 PM PST up reply actions

Why? it would actually improve the SEC’s out of conference schedule. :-)

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by JShufelt on Feb 10, 2009 7:19 PM PST up reply actions

There’s no way I’m reading through all that to get to “screw it, no playoff”.

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by JConant on Feb 10, 2009 11:05 PM PST up reply actions

Jamil Wilson still interestd in Oregon

The Register-Guard notes that basketball recruit Jamil Wilson will announce his college choice on March 8th. His choice appears to be between Oregon, Michigan State and Texas. He is a 6’7" wing player and sounds like he could make an immediate impact. There’s also a quote in the story from his high school coach that suggests that Oregon may be the favorite. Scout.com lists Wilson as a 4 star small forward (#5 SF in the nation).

by ntrebon on Feb 10, 2009 9:41 AM PST reply actions

For the record...

Right now, Nick, I think you could make an immediate impact.

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by JConant on Feb 10, 2009 10:32 AM PST up reply actions

Even I could make in impact.

Well… maybe not. I would be a pain in the ass under the hoop, but all I’d do is box out.

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by JShufelt on Feb 10, 2009 10:35 AM PST up reply actions

Not me.

I can’t dribble, can’t pass and I would shoot about 10% from the field, maybe worse.

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by JConant on Feb 10, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions

I’d box the ball out from the hoop. I’m that bad.

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by JShufelt on Feb 10, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions

Tajuan, for the last time, stop hacking Jer Bear's account.

Addicted To Quack [dot] com; "In other news, Ropert was mauled by a velociraptor yesterday and sustained a life-threatening ACL injury and a pulled hamstring."

by qrsouther on Feb 10, 2009 5:03 PM PST up reply actions

Okay, young man.

The “Jer Bear” stops now before it catches on. No self-respecting former Axeman football player can be called “Jer Bear”. It just isn’t right.

Yer killing me.

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by JConant on Feb 10, 2009 10:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

NAILED IT!

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Feb 11, 2009 6:05 AM PST up reply actions

o snap!

Addicted To Quack [dot] com; "In other news, Ropert was mauled by a velociraptor yesterday and sustained a life-threatening ACL injury and a pulled hamstring."

by qrsouther on Feb 11, 2009 7:58 AM PST up reply actions

you can’t o snap! it was directed at you!

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by Takimoto on Feb 11, 2009 9:37 AM PST up reply actions

O snap! Butthol just got told!

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by JShufelt on Feb 11, 2009 9:50 AM PST up reply actions

One can't say it when they themself got told?

Addicted To Quack [dot] com; "In other news, Ropert was mauled by a velociraptor yesterday and sustained a life-threatening ACL injury and a pulled hamstring."

by qrsouther on Feb 11, 2009 5:05 PM PST up reply actions

of course not! you can’t o snap yourself. the only acceptable responses are “fair enough” or “your mom went to Washington”, depending on how you feel about the person doing the telling.

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by Takimoto on Feb 11, 2009 6:35 PM PST up reply actions

So your saying the flow chart is incomplete?!?!

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by JShufelt on Feb 11, 2009 6:59 PM PST up reply actions

I can own up to "fair enough"

Addicted To Quack [dot] com; "In other news, Ropert was mauled by a velociraptor yesterday and sustained a life-threatening ACL injury and a pulled hamstring."

by qrsouther on Feb 11, 2009 9:03 PM PST up reply actions

Jeremiah Johnson...

Getting some love from the Big Hair, Mel Kiper, Junior. At the 11 minute of this clip, talking about the backs after the top 3, he says take a risk on Johnson.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Feb 10, 2009 10:14 AM PST reply actions

Well deserved for JJ.

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by JConant on Feb 10, 2009 10:40 AM PST up reply actions

I don't think taking JJ could really be considered a "risk"

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by The VD Special on Feb 10, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions

Yes but he's also a product of the best system for rushers.

Masoli would give it off to him when the QB-side Defensive End would stay home, thus JJ would have one or two less men to beat.

I love JJ, but I don’t know how he is outside of the spread. Well, I kind of do.

Addicted To Quack [dot] com; "In other news, Ropert was mauled by a velociraptor yesterday and sustained a life-threatening ACL injury and a pulled hamstring."

by qrsouther on Feb 10, 2009 5:06 PM PST up reply actions

Brown's handler

Brian Butler reacts to the recent negative coverage surrounding his “handling” of Bryce Brown. Besides some weird infatuation with apostrophes, the story is quite a rambling mess. It does include a reference to Chris Harper, too. I am not sure if he is stating that Harper was involved with his program or that his program is somehow responsible for the national attention that other local athletes got. Bizarre.

by ntrebon on Feb 10, 2009 4:53 PM PST reply actions

“Besides some weird infatuation with apostrophes, the story is quite a rambling mess.”

It doesn’t help that it was very poorly written, and coming from me, that’s saying something.

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by JShufelt on Feb 10, 2009 5:18 PM PST up reply actions

largest paragraphs ever.

by ArbyOSU on Feb 12, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions

I’m against rags’ reorganization only because it pretty much guarantees tOSU, Michigan or Notre Dame in a major bowl every year forever. That’s the worst division in the history of divisions. Also, I don’t like our conference very much. Other than that it’s fun.

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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 Feb 10, 2009 4:59 PM PST reply actions