Morning Quack Fix: 3.16.09
by jtlight on Mar 16, 2009 5:00 AM PDT
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Print[UPDATE] Bryce Brown will be attending Tennessee next year.
What a weekend! With Bellotti's decision to move up to AD on Friday, the news has been coming strong all weekend long. Hope you were able to handle all that quack. But to get the week started, we got some more. If you missed the weekend news, make sure to check out the weekend Quack Fix. Let's get to it:
- The next order of business for Oregon football is deciding what to do with the OC position, and who will be calling plays. Ron Bellamy has a piece on the OC hiring and how Chip plans to run the team. Kelly will be interviewing for a "football coach," and is not intent on finding someone with that background.How play calling, etc. will be handled is still up in the air. The article also contains a large amount of information on how Kelly will handle being the coach, and how his style will differ from Bellotti's. The main difference will be in personality and motivation style, with Kelly being more outgoing and authoritative than Bellotti. It's a very well written and informative piece, so make sure to check it out.
- The AP has some more on the Bellotti/Kelly/Kilkenny situation, and Moseley has his piece on the succession. It seems that Bellotti wanted to make the decision before finals for the players, and the decision was announced the last day of classes. Apparently the announcement was quite emotional. It sounds like Bellotti's calm and content, but the decision was not made until Thursday evening. Also, he will not have a part in the decision on the futures of Oregon basketball coaches Ernie Kent and Bev Smith, so expect any moves to be made before July 1st, if at all. Also, you can read the entire press conference transcript here, and see video highlights here.
- It's finally here. Bryce Brown is deciding at 11, and from what Rickert is hearing, it's between Oregon and KSU. Honestly, I would be surprised if he didn't pick Oregon, but what do I know. Wherever he goes, he's gonna have to prove it on the field. Good luck to him on the biggest decision of his life. KGSO 1410 in Wichita will be covering the announcement. Also, apparently Chris Harper will be in attendance. You can read into that whatever you want.
- Oregon baseball had a good showing over the weekend, but only drew a split on a four game series at Nevada. Oregon pitcher Bennett Whitmore threw 8 shutout innings as Oregon won 3-0 on Saturday, but could not capitalize on a strong showing by starter Madison Boer, as Oregon fell 2-1 on Sunday. Oregon now stands at 8-8 on the year, not bad for a team that hasn't been around in 28 years.
That's it for now. I'm sure we'll have some more news to add soon, so stick around and discuss. GO DUCKS!
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Moseley's piece this morning...
…is on the waiting game with Brown and Gaines.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
A.M. updates by Rickert at OregonLive.com:
1) Gaines paperwork is finalized. He’s a Duck.
2) Chris Harper is NOT at Bryce Brown’s announcement, will be in Eugene for finals until Wednesday.
You cannot hide from our weapons of Masoli destruction.
Sounds like Rickert is just regurgitating Rivals, who was late to the bandwagon. So it’s not “official.”
It’s official when the UO athletic department confirms it.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Damn it…I’m starting to lose faith in this Rickert guy.
You cannot hide from our weapons of Masoli destruction.
Starting too?
He’s all over the place, and has been for quite some time.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Bryce Brown
Can we just get this over with already, please? I would love to get this kid, but if we don’t I honestly am not going to be heartbroken. I’m totally on the fence because I can think of as many cons (circus atmosphere, Butler, etc) as I can pros (undeniable talent). I am just tired of waiting for the decision. Thank god it should be over today. I hope Butler didn’t get in Harpers head and make him think he’s going to be some great QB if he moves to Kansas State. As many have said, if Harper wants to play at the next level he’s almost certainly going to have to do so at a position other than QB.
"When Bellotti attempted to shake the hand of Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson after the game, Robinson offered his left hand. His right was swollen and battered from the Ducks' defense."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Mar 16, 2009 8:45 AM PDT reply actions
We’ll be over with it very soon*.
- Assuming he doesn’t announce today that he is again delaying his decision.
Damn autoformatting.
Addicted To Quack [dot] com; It would've been, could've been, worse than you would ever know. Oh the Ropert melted, but we still have the Masoli.
I’m streaming it. It hasn’t started yet.
"When Bellotti attempted to shake the hand of Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson after the game, Robinson offered his left hand. His right was swollen and battered from the Ducks' defense."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Mar 16, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I"m in the stream...
They’re talking about Chris Harper….
ANd how he wants to be at Oregon, despite being homesick, per Harper’s Dad.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Go to www.kake.com if you want to watch it.
"When Bellotti attempted to shake the hand of Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson after the game, Robinson offered his left hand. His right was swollen and battered from the Ducks' defense."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Mar 16, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Come on…you saw EDSBS and thought it was serious? :D
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Eddie Murphy said it best...
“That shit ain’t funny, man!”
May we hand you your taints on a silver platter...
Official. Going to Tennessee.
"When Bellotti attempted to shake the hand of Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson after the game, Robinson offered his left hand. His right was swollen and battered from the Ducks' defense."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Mar 16, 2009 11:14 AM PDT reply actions
didnt he take his first visit this weekend
and wasn’t it unofficial? KIFFEN! I curse you
Ducks Go!
Already miss you MB
by trumpetduck on Mar 16, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
He took an official visit there a bit ago...
And was apparently there last weekend.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
ahh
should have seen it coming
Ducks Go!
Already miss you MB
by trumpetduck on Mar 16, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Said it was between Tennessee and K-State were the best 2 schools. Said Tennessee’s coaches are the best to prepare him for the NFL. Cuz Kiffin was so great in the NFL lol.
"When Bellotti attempted to shake the hand of Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson after the game, Robinson offered his left hand. His right was swollen and battered from the Ducks' defense."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Mar 16, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
f' that
that’s BS – i can’t believe that – kiffin swooped in and stole him at the last second
by Arthritis Sorebonis on Mar 16, 2009 11:15 AM PDT reply actions
The worst out of all of this is that makes JConant right on one of his predictions.
--Dominic
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
Harper
The fact that he didn’t pick K-State makes me feel a little better about Harper staying.
"When Bellotti attempted to shake the hand of Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson after the game, Robinson offered his left hand. His right was swollen and battered from the Ducks' defense."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Mar 16, 2009 11:20 AM PDT reply actions
I am curious to know what about Oregon made him eliminate it from his top 2
--Dominic
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
Didn’t you hear him? “It was a spiritual decision.” Apparently God hates the Oregon Ducks. That explains all the hurt QB’s we keep seeing.
"When Bellotti attempted to shake the hand of Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson after the game, Robinson offered his left hand. His right was swollen and battered from the Ducks' defense."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Mar 16, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Apparently God hates the Oregon Ducks.
I’ve been trying to tell my friends and family this for years now. I’m glad you see it too.
Truthfully though, I don’t think this kid is going to be such a loss. I agree with the general sentiment that down the road there is real potential for possible NCAA violations with this kid. The whole Bryce Brown situation just doesn’t have a good, clean feel.
It’s not like you don’t already have capable RBs. Plus, everyone in the PAC 10 should be busy recruiting this guy:
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He’s a 42 y/o athlete out of Clackamas Comm. College, 5’9", 242, benches 112, squats often after Indian food and runs the 40 all the time… not sure about the time though.
My eyeballs just burned out.
I agree with you…I said before the announcement that I wouldn’t be that bummed if he didn’t come here. It would have been nice, but I agree with you about the potential for possible NCAA violations.
"When Bellotti attempted to shake the hand of Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson after the game, Robinson offered his left hand. His right was swollen and battered from the Ducks' defense."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Mar 16, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
The thing about this picture...
He had to do one of the following:
1. Run a search for it or something like it.
2. Pulled it from somewhere on his computer where he “saved” to be used for a perfect moment. No telling whether this was the perfect moment or the perfect moment has passed several times over at home…
3. Exploit this photo as a “favor” to a “friend”
May we hand you your taints on a silver platter...
Chip isn't sleezy enough
Think about it, Brian Butler is a totally crepo sleez ball. It is who he feels comfortable with. What coach has show they are taking their tool level over the top at their new job, Kiffin. Have fun Vols.
Ducks Go!
Already miss you MB
by trumpetduck on Mar 16, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
He said he thought Oregon wasn’t going to prepare him well enough for the NFL. “I’m already thinking about the next level.”
Evidently he missed the memo on Jonathan Stewart’s rookie season at Carolina.
You cannot hide from our weapons of Masoli destruction.
The Vols do have a few running backs currently in the NFL in Travis Henry, Cedric Houston and Jamal Lewis. Most past ones are role players but they do exist. Oregon does have a few more but I bet this all comes down to playing time. You figure he is redshirting at Oregon this year. At Tennessee, he is on the field almost right away
--Dominic
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
He doesn't redshirt either place...
And really, from what they’re saying over at Rocky Top Talk, he’ll face stiff competition at UT.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
So he wants to play in a pro-style offense. I think once Oregon has a string – not just one – of successful Chip Kelly spread RBs going into the NFL (Stewart, then Johnson, then Blount) it will be more difficult for pro-style coaches like Kiffin to convince recruits that Oregon’s offense is some kind of gimmick.
It was surprising to me how little NFL discussion there was about Jeremiah this past season…until he started impressing at off-season workouts. Maybe there is still some stigma placed on skill players who play in the spread, and maybe Bryce Brown felt he needed to avoid that.
You cannot hide from our weapons of Masoli destruction.
It’s pretty ridiculous to say that spread RBs need to adjust to a Pro-Style. If anything, it increases their vision.
It's spelled "S-H-U-T-U-P"
It’s also pretty ridiculous that Brown thinks Kiffin will prepare him better for the NFL, when Kiffin went 5-15 with the Raiders.
I guess Brown wants to be prepared for playing on a crappy pro team.
He just said that if he really had his own way, his own desire, he would have picked Oregon, but he felt it was a spiritual decision.
I never prayed to get a recruit… but now I know what to do in the future.
It's spelled "S-H-U-T-U-P"
Reporter: “So, JSchufelt, what did you think about today’s news.”
JSchufelt: “Well everything was going great for us before God came along and ruined it by giving Bryce a sign to go to Tennessee.”
Who knew God was a Volunteers fan?
"When Bellotti attempted to shake the hand of Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson after the game, Robinson offered his left hand. His right was swollen and battered from the Ducks' defense."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Mar 16, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Last time I heard someone taking God’s advice…
He became the greatest bad ass in the history of 73-year-olds.
It's spelled "S-H-U-T-U-P"
well if it is about God
Do you go to the bible belt or the atheist lovers from Eugene? I’m going to guess Tenn.
Ducks Go!
Already miss you MB
by trumpetduck on Mar 16, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Hold on Negativity
I know we are down and feeling bummed but let’s not forget the trials of one Chris Harper. He originally said that Kansas State was the place he really wanted to be, then turned around and sent a LOI to Oregon. I know there is a small chance of hope here but I’ll take it until the letter is in hand
--Dominic
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
I like LeGarrette Blount.
That’s what I have to say on this matter.
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.
Yup
Brown wasn’t gonna play a lot this year, most likely. But we could have depth issues fairly soon if we don’t get some decent RB recruits. It’ll be a big target area next year.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Who is to say that the coaches
Don’t find another diamond in the rough this summer much like they did with Masoli? They still have quite a few young men listed on scout.com and rivals.com that have not signed with anyone. I could see that they would want to lock up at least one other RB on the roster.
May we hand you your taints on a silver platter...
we all ready have a commit for a ’10 running back from FL so it really is going to be ok.
Ducks Go!
Already miss you MB
by trumpetduck on Mar 17, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Assuming we wouldn’t get any other scholarship RBs over the next year, that’d give us only 3 scholarship running backs in 2010, which is a very bad thing. It will be a large priority this recruiting season.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
what I ment
was that we are off to a good start, and its ok that we didnt get brown. I’m sure chip wants two or three more.
Ducks Go!
Already miss you MB
by trumpetduck on Mar 17, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
That's kinda what I was getting at
Depth this year helps us even more for next year.
May we hand you your taints on a silver platter...
He's a speedster though.
I think an even more specific priority for the ‘09-’10 offseason, from what Jared said, is getting powerful, bruiser backs a la Blount or Brown or Stewie.
Addicted To Quack [dot] com; It would've been, could've been, worse than you would ever know. Oh the Ropert melted, but we still have the Masoli.
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