Morning Quack Fix: 2.06.09
by PaulSF on Feb 6, 2009 7:00 AM PST
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Yes, David, this is real life. And you should probably lay off the Quack until Oregon's basketball season is over.
After post-Signing Day wrap-ups dominated yesterday's Ducks news, things have cooled off considerably. And by "cooled off considerably," I mean "gotten really depressing." Because there's really nothing more depressing than the Oregon men's basketball team. Well, except a dad filming his drugged-up kid pondering his existence, and then sharing the footage with the entire modern world.
- Here's some news hot off the presses: Oregon's basketball team isn't very good! The Ducks dropped to 0-10 in Pac-10 play last night at Mac Court with a 66-57 loss to No. 24 Arizona State. James Harden led the Sun Devils with 36 points, the highest single-game mark in a Pac-10 match-up so far this season.
- But there's been some positive Oregon hoops news in recent days: Former Oregon stars Luke Jackson and Malik Hairston are D-League All-Stars. We'll have the rare opportunity to see the two Oregon alums take the same court on national TV, albeit on opposing squads.
- And finally, Ken Goe of The Oregonian wrote a nice feature on former Oregon athletic director Bill Moos, who played a major role in bringing the NCAA Tournament to Portland, which will take place March 19 and 21 at the Rose Garden. According to the article, Moos seems to have some bitterness about the way things ended at Oregon, and may not attend the games. That's okay, Bill. The Ducks won't be there either.
As always, dig up those obscure links and post them in the comments. And try to stay away from whatever David had. That includes watching the Ducks play Arizona on Saturday.
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My video feed was choppy but the looks he was giving cracked me up.
What’d he get done on him?
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."
nitrous i believe. got an extra tooth removed. i had the same thing when i was like 8, i wish my parents had taped it. i remember falling down in the parking lot cuz I couldn’t walk.
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.
I had a shot of demerol (narcotic pain killer, similar to morphine) when I was a kid to treat a broken bone and it trippin’ balls at Kaiser in North Portland. Apparently I lashed out at my mom for being overly concerned with my well being then quickly apologized while crying. I was also babbling about how I wanted my family to eat Popeye’s even though I knew I couldn’t eat any, just because I wanted to smell it. Do I remember any of it? Nope. Do I wish I had it on tape? YES.
Mmmmm Popeye's
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.
Yes.
Screw health food. Popeye’s, in moderation of course, is a good thing that should be enjoyed by all.
Of course, homemade chicken, biscuits and waffles are amazing (my wife’s fam is from the south via LA so I get this quite frequently) and surpass Popeye’s 9 times out of 10. Actually, 10 times out of 10.
Malik
He also is up with the Spurs full-time now, if you didn’t know, and got some serious burn during the game at Denver a couple nights ago (which you NBA fans might recognize as the game where Popovich sat Duncan, Parker and Ginobili). He looked good and almost had a double-double.
Of course when I turn the game on he’s at the line and misses both of the free throws, but who’s counting.
wait what?
Malik missed free throws, breaking news. That never happens.
sorry for that cynical tone, im hung over
Ducks Go!
694, bam!
The fit of rage David spins into is awesome.
He’s going to make some woman very happy (and scared) someday.
I watched a little bit of your game last night and I’ve finally stopped trying to pretend to be surprised by Catron’s decline. It’s official, that kid sucks. One of the main reasons your team is hurting is that a guy like him should be taking a leadership role on the floor, setting an example with hard, effective play. Instead, well, you know.
Arizona is going to be a tough one. Good luck Saturday to all who watch/attend.
This video...
…is both disturbing and hilarious. There’s really nothing creepier than possessed kids. I still the the Exorcist is the scariest movie of all time.
Hi, I'm Paul Thompson, and I'm a quack-aholic.
Diante Jackson's G-ma is the difference?
Check this link out: http://blog.oregonlive.com/pac10/2009/02/post_136.html
Has anyone ever seen Grandma’s Boy?
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Nice story.
G-ma actually came to Eugene and did her own scouting. That’s real commitment.
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.
I personally respect a player who has his grams doing college scouting for him much more than an egotist who hires an overweight “trainer” from Wichita… but that’s me. Sounds like he’s a pick-up.
I agree…The guys at Ralphie Report did some interviews and stuff with Diante, and they are really bummed about not getting him. Not only is he a talent, but he seems like a great kid. I’m excited to see what he can do.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
What are the chances his grandma drives the motorcycle through the gauntlet and onto the field before a game sometime during his career?
Hi, I'm Paul Thompson, and I'm a quack-aholic.
Torrent question
I finally got everything set up and and started torrenting for the first time. Does two days to download Civil War from mininova via a cable connection sound about right? And anyone going to put up the Holiday Bowl?
Recruiting tidbit
I just wrote a little thing about one of your basketball players when he was being recruited out of high school
http://www.buildingthedam.com/2009/2/6/751862/humorous-recruiting-star-s
Trust me, you’ll enjoy it..
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I trusted you...
…and didn’t enjoy it. ;-)
Okay, it’s pretty damn funny. But are we sure Lakendric Longmier doesn’t exist? Maybe he’s one of Butler’s prospects?
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There's really no way of telling
It would be very ironic if there were two players with that same name (albeit spelled differently) in a city of less than 30,000 people haha
God, as fun as recruiting is, it is soooooo DUMB
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by The VD Special on Feb 6, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
Grades are in...
In case you haven’t seen this, Scouts Inc. has released their Signing Day grades. Oregon gets a B-, coming in 6th place in the Pac-10. (However, both Cal and ASU received B- grades as well.)
Hi, I'm Paul Thompson, and I'm a quack-aholic.
Their commentary is complete garbage.
No mention of Jackson. No kudos for the fact that LittleJohn and Clay are highly rated and could have immediate impacts. And I think Trevor Fox is going to be a great one – his highlight clips show not only size, strength and great technique, that boy brings some bad attitude with his blocks.
I disagree. My rating is B+. If we get Bryce Brown or Tyrece Gaines, it goes to A-. If we get both, A.
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.
Much emphasis has been placed on trying to get some quick help;
Uh wha? So if we didn’t fill in the VOID at WR – or the VOID in the defense… what grade would we have gotten instead?
Sure, we could get a QB that probably wouldn’t ever play. Or yet another RB that probably wouldn’t ever play. Brilliant!
the Ducks have seven juco prospects on board, including six on the defensive side of the ball.
Uh wha? Your own service lists FOUR, Mr. Scouts Inc. – IF that is your real name…
1. Terrance Montgomery
2. Bryson Littlejohn
3. Andrew Iupati
4. Zac Clark
5. Lavasier Tuinei (Maybe)
6. ?
7. ?
That article read like a bad blog, not like it was from someone that has expert analysis, or actually you know… researched.
Scout.com and Rivals rate us higher.
I don’t think a letter grade is even a good way to system to grade. Regardless, B, with the possibility of an A-
It's spelled "S-H-U-G-S-D-E-A-D-H-Y-D-R-O-S"
Yeah I have to agree
Last year, when Miami had the #1 overall class, it was bolstered by mostly 1 position: Outside Linebacker… No joke, they had 5 of the top 7 outside linebackers commit. Yes, all of them were 4 or 5 stars, so it looked great having that many “stars” but how many OLB can you put on the field at one time?
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by The VD Special on Feb 6, 2009 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
Is that all?
Cause the way the experts talk you’d believe you could have 6 or 7 out there… as long as they were cornerbacks and safeties too…
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by The VD Special on Feb 6, 2009 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
Just as important...
Actually retaining your talent…
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
You know what's funny
Is I was looking back through Oregon State’s commitments since 2006, and we have had 4 and 5 stars committed before, but they never saw time.
It’s funny because we always talk about “What would Mike Riley do with better talent?” and the talent he does get falls off the face of the planet. Simi Kuli? Anyone know if he is still alive? Anyone know if he even exists???
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by The VD Special on Feb 6, 2009 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
Remember last year...
When CV was talking about how Kili, and Thompson, and Wade would go to OSU and play together…HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I wonder whatever happened to him
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by The VD Special on Feb 6, 2009 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
To CV?
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."
My guess
He’s just walkin’ the Earth, like Jules Winfield or the Incredible Hulk. Tryin’ to find a new purpose.
It's spelled "M-A-R-C-H-I-N-G-B-A-N-D."
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CV
I haven’t been doing this blog stuff long enough to have gotten the full CV effect, but I gather he was pretty much public enemy #1. What little I read appeared to be abrasive just of the sake of being abrasive. That kind of bad karma will net you 10 years of walking alone mumbling to yourself.
Make me a bicycle, clown!
The thing about CV is...
Eventually, everyone got used to his said abrasiveness and animosity just to our team, but when he started getting personal and putting down some Duck posters, that’s when it was downright rude, and no matter how politely I or Shufail would ask him to stop trolling our game threads, sidebar stories here, etc., he would not do so.
There’s rivalry and passion for a team, and there’s also mocking posts about a rival team. These get old, but they’re stomachable as long as you understand that you’re listening to the likes of a carnival barker. But personal attacks and incivility to rival fans is cold and unwarranted, at least to the extent that he took it.
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."
IT
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.
Oregon is still in the running for Compton Safety Chris Metcalf
Originally committed to USC, there is an issue with admissions. Good news for the Ducks is that he’s best friends with Oregon commit Justin Brown.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Ick
If you guys get a good safety, F MY LIFE
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by The VD Special on Feb 6, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
History Lesson...
Can anyone tell me the worst the Ducks have EVER done in PAC 10 play? I was just wondering if the team has ever went undefeating.
Drop some knowlege on me brotha!
I bleed grellow. Maybe I should get that checked out.
If you're referring to basketball then the worst they have done is 2-16
In the early 90s I believe.
The only Pac-10 to never win a Pac-10 game was, wait for it, the 2007-2008 Oregon State Beavers
::sigh::
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by The VD Special on Feb 6, 2009 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
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