Morning Quack Fix: 2.26.09

by JConant on Feb 26, 2009 7:32 AM PST in Morning Quack Fix Comment 14 comments

Morning Duck fans. Today's Quack is a little sparse, so use yours wisely.

Mike Tokito's OregonLive.com Pac-10 hoops preview included some conjecture about possible post-season honors for Ducks (and Beavers). He gives Michael Dunigan a shot at the All-Freshman team, and thinks Tajuan Porter may end up being a 2nd team All-Conference selection.
Thought it's not specifically Oregon-centric, you might enjoy reading Ted Miller's Wednesday ESPN.com post: Five things I hate about the Pac-10. Miller also posted a newcomers watch list for Pac-10 football. For Oregon, he lists juco transfers DE Zac Clark and WR Lavasier Tuinei.
Remember Drew Davis? The Ducks' back-up WR was just starting to show some real flare when his season was cut short by a knee injury against Stanford. Andy McNamara of GoDucks.com posted a two-part note: It's not Drew anymore, call him D.J.; and D.J. may be limited in practice this spring, but he is expected to be fully recovered from his injury by the time fall practices start.
Bob Clark posted a nice feature on Oregon closer Drew Gagnier. Two reasons Gagnier wants the baseball this weekend: it would mean the Ducks likely have a late-game lead against the defending NCAA champion Fresno State Bulldogs, and Gagnier would be facing former teammates for the first time since transfering from Fresno State to Oregon.
Ceremonial pitches for the first games at PK Park are to include Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, U of O President Dave Frohnmayer, Athletic Director Pat Kilkenny and a couple former Duck baseball players. Of course, just how much baseball the teams get in this weekend may be a question mark.
Joevan Catron was named this week's GoDucks.com Student Athlete of the Week. I know what you're thinking, and yes, I'm thinking the same thing.

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I'm thinking the rationale for picking the Student Athlete of the Week goes something like this:

-Hmm, we haven’t had a basketball player in a while.

-/takes three seconds to glance at this year’s stats

-Here, this guy has more rebounds than anybody else, starts most of the games, and scores more than 10 points sometimes. Well that was an easy day of work.

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 Feb 26, 2009 10:55 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I'm pumped about Catron SAW

If he can win it there is a chance I can win it. I played some nice racquetball at the REC the other day and I am riding my bike really fast on the way to class. Vota me

Ducks Go!
yep, lots and lots of blow.
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by trumpetduck on Feb 26, 2009 11:04 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, isn't going to class an important factor for athlete of the week?

I wonder what Catron’s true GPA is (actual gpa minus all the benefits he gets from prof’s cuz he is a “star” basketball player)

"I think people in this state like BOTH teams," proclaims Nick Aliotti, the Ducks' defensive coordinator. "Except for our hard-core fans, I don't think most Duck fans would have been terribly upset to see Oregon State going to the Rose Bowl."

Another reason he needs to go.

by diehardoaklandfan22 on Feb 26, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

See…that’s the part I wanted to see. For all I know, Catron carries a 3.2 and is a business major and we should be patting him on the back. But, GoDucks.com doesn’t say. If they’re not going to tell me about the Student part, then just call it Athlete of the Week.

If they rolled crap like this out at Stanford or Cal, the athletic department we skewered from all angles.

You cannot hide from our weapons of Masoli destruction.

by JConant on Feb 26, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Catron is an art major

The Emerald profiled him on this a while back. He’s really into graphic design and he creates designs on sneakers for other students/athletes for a nominal fee.

by Freeing Ray Schafer on Feb 26, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

then he should have a good gpa

coming from an art major. We make it rain A’s.

Ducks Go!
yep, lots and lots of blow.
We should change the name of the blog to addictedtoblow.com

by trumpetduck on Feb 26, 2009 3:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Given your rainmaking ability, how about if you and all your art major colleagues make it rain threes on the Beavers this weekend.

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by JConant on Feb 26, 2009 3:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

How about don't?

by ArbyOSU on Feb 26, 2009 4:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You don’t have a vote here. An opinion, yes, but no vote. Isn’t that what Civil War is all about?

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by JConant on Feb 26, 2009 5:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

J-Will was an art major too.

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by qrsouther on Feb 27, 2009 7:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

you didn't play nice racquetball, you got a concussion!

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 Feb 26, 2009 5:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs