Morning Quack Fix: 3.12.09

by JConant on Mar 12, 2009 8:06 AM PDT in Morning Quack Fix

Well there's plenty to quack about after last night's lethargic effort and subsequent one-and-done exit from the Pac-10 tournament. See below for the beginning of the post-season fallout:

It's time for Ernie Kent and Pat Kilkenny to sit down and have a talk. George Schroeder of the R-G recaps the season, glances at the past and the future, and ultimately asks, "Can Ducks afford to have patience?".
Of course, John Canzano of The Oregonian already has his answer. Check out his column from Tuesday evening - he says it's time for the Oregon men's basketball program to move on without Kent.
John Hunt of The Oregonian says the hot seat underneath the Oregon men's basketball program is a crowded place.

Shall we discuss something else? Yes, let's do:

Rob Moseley continues to preview Ducks spring football with a look at the offensive line. Of course, you already know the Ducks are in good shape for next season, because you read jtlight's in-depth o-line analysis a couple days back.
Interested in knowing which Duck football players are the fastest? Moseley has 40-yard dash results from yesterday's conditioning tests and you might find one of the answers a Pleasant surprise. Rob also gave us a couple interesting reading assignments: the first is George Wrighster's sobering blog post about addiction, shattered dreams and his former roommate and close friend Onterrio Smith. The second is a quick piece in the Seattle Times about former Duck-turned-Husky QB Johnny DuRocher. After so much adversity, he was recently back on the field trying to impress a few pro scouts.
Moseley has a preview of today's opening round game for the Oregon women as they open the Pac-10 tournament against the last place Huskies.
Ken Goe of The Oregonian says on paper the Ducks should walk away with the men's NCAA Indoor Championship.
Oregon's baseball team (6-6) has an opportunity to extend their 3-game winning streak as they open a four-game series at Nevada (4-8) this afternoon in Reno.
Other quack-bits: Oregon's women's softball team lost the first-ever game under the lights at Howe Field Wednesday; the 29th-ranked women's golf team shot a 283 final round and finished fourth in the UNLV Spring Rebel Invitational; Oregon senior Anna Poponyak of the women's lacrosse team is this week's GoDucks.com Student-Athlete of the Week.

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Hey from LA, tough last night

4.44 for an outside linebacker. Wow and we all know the speed of Paysinger running down cowpokes. Love that LB speed.

Ducks Go!
Get well Rudy!

by trumpetduck on Mar 12, 2009 11:07 AM PDT reply actions

I think Bryson Littlejohn will be a beast also. He was all over the field, and played a lot of coverage in his CC videos.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Mar 12, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions

How does everyone feel about the Canzano artical? (I know, everyone hates J.C. lol) but....

I feel that he made some very valid points. Specifically that the program, and where it wants to go has outgrown Kent’s coaching capabilities. We all know Ernie is a fantastic recruiter but his skill as a coach has often resulted in unfulfilled potential, especially with the most current group that left the team last year (Malik, Bryce, Marty).

I know Ernie’s credentials/accomplishments and believe me, his teams have allowed for me to experience some amazing times at MAC court. I’ve never called for his head before but I really think that our school should be a factor every year in the PAC10 and nationally given our resources.

I just don’t feel that our team this year got better. Under Kent, I fear that this will be another 3 year plan before these guys start to put it together. Lastly, Kent landed Dunigan this year but he rarely used him in the offense. I know Dunigan is young, raw and inconsistent but in a year such as this one, Kent should have tried to establish him as a post threat.

I know the fire Kent saga is a broken record, but I’m curious what my fellow Ducks think.

by EazyRider on Mar 12, 2009 2:34 PM PDT reply actions

It will be another 3 year plan with Kent but the expectations that come with the new arena should determine Kent’s future. If he sucks with the current class and can’t break the cycle, then we probably should look elsewhere. Jared and I are doing our usual back and forth in this thread. As far as John Canzano goes, at some point, he wants everyone fired. He makes some good points but at the end of the day, he has advocated firing Mike Bellotti and Mike Riley (Bellotti after starting the season 6-3!), owners of the best records in the Pac-10 behind USC. In the end, him and Rush Limbaugh have a lot in common. Sometimes they make good points but in the end, they are there to sell media and shock the audience in the process.

JC has gotten to the point where if he says anything about firing someone, people get on there (from all team affiliations) and tell him to shut up.

--Dominic

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

by dvieira on Mar 12, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions