Dave's Weekly Thoughts......
by David Piper on Mar 18, 2009 8:36 AM PDT
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PrintSo I haven't been around much. As much as part of me wants to be a regular contributor, I find myself not wanting to isolate myself from my family for an hour everyday to write an article. But, once a week--now that's doable (and thanks to the several emailers who have asked for more of me). So once a week, I'll have Dave's Weekly Thoughts, where I post my thoughts on the week's Duck News. Here is the first installment:
On Mike Bellotti's Resignation........
Yeah, I really didn't see this one coming this year. Next year, the schedule lines up beautifully, and I thought that MB would go for one last shot at that magical season. I'll greatly miss Mike as our head coach. But we all knew Mike wasn't the kind of guy who was going to coach until he was an old man, and now he can have a comfy, plush AD job for as long as he want. He gets to be a Duck for life, collect a handsome paycheck, and not have the stress involved with being the head coach. And he's earned it. He'll be a fantastic AD. As for our football program, I think its in good hands. Bellotti to Kelly should be a seamless transition. We're fortunate to have two great coaches in our program.
On Bryce Brown going to Tennessee.......
Good riddance. I'm leery of kids like this. He a drama queen, a malcontent, and even his high school coach thought he was a pain in the ass. He's already got a quasi-agent, and only cares about his NFL future. Like Terrelle Pryor, I don't really like these kids that drag out the recruiting process and make a spectacle of the whole thing. He's got recruiting violation written all over him, and its just as good that he's not coming. Plus, its not as if we're hurting at running back. Best of luck to the kid, but I'll gladly let someone else take the risk there.
On Bev Smith's firing.......
So I messed up a few weeks ago when I said she was getting a free pass. My bad, and thanks for calling me out on it. But, yea, good for Kilkenny for making this move. One NCAA appearance in eight years is simply not good enough.
On Ernie Kent's future......
I still see both sides of this issue, and will be comfortable whichever way PK goes on this. That said, I sure love to watch a team that is fundamentally sound for a change, one that actually plays defense and runs an offense thats not shoot a three and pray it goes in.
On Men's Indoor Track winning the National Title.......
Congrats, but all the NCs in the world aren't going to make me care about track. Plus, there's something inexplicably annoying about Galen Rupp.
On Duck Hoops' season being over......
Thanks God. That puppy needed to be put down long ago.
Au Revoir
--Dave
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Coudn't agree with you more
on Bryce Brown. Would it be ok with everyone if declared him Sanchez?
It's spelled S-H-U-damn it I can't think of one!
I already declared him Mustain a long time ago.
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.
Some people call him Maurice.
Cause he speaks of the pompatus of an NFL career that doesn’t yet exist.
You cannot hide from our weapons of Masoli destruction.
Interesting stance on the Track thing.
My awareness and interest in track has definitely jumped up in the Lananna era.
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.
LOL
it’s funny, if Bryce Brown would have chosen Oregon everyone would be happy. But since he chose another school, he’s selfish, drama queen, etc. etc.
Cross Country and Indoor are nice, but the big one would be the outdoor title. It really tests the depth of your team.
The only reason I would have been happy to land Bryce Brown would have been that we would have landed a top recruit. Like THE top recruit. And that would have been big news and help show other future recruits that we are good enough to compete with the Floridas, USCs, etc. This season, I think we have more than enough at RB with Blount and James. Brown would only have caused drama complaining about not getting enough playing time, etc. We’ll have a successful season and we will get highly touted runningbacks who do not think they are already Adrian Peterson because they ran over puny high school players.
If he would have come to Oregon, the reaction would be, great, now prove it on the field that all this crap was worth it.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
exactly
More on Brown: http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/95910-surprise-visit-helps-vols-land-top-recruit
Looks like what convinced him was a few thousand fans shouting his name. How self-involved can you be?
Kiffin is making a splash. I’m actually excited to see what his father will do with the TN defense.
go back and read my stories about Terrelle Pryor last year
my stance has been pretty consistent on this.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
Couple comments...
One, I agree with you regarding Track and Field. All the Husky fans I know CONSTANTLY tease me for spouting off about Oregon’s recent success and Washington’s recent demise by reminding me of our multiple “bullshjt” national titles. All these T&C titles will be great once we win an ACTUAL National Title in either football or basketball. Even baseball won’t suffice for those rabid dawgs.
As for Galen Rupp, I cannot agree with you more, Dave. He looks like Harry Potter or something, and that in itself is enough to make me dislike him without ever meeting him. But he sure is one helluva runner.
Hi, I'm Paul Thompson, and I'm a quack-aholic.
Paul, remind them of the last 5 years. If they want a place to talk, they should try and stop us from scoring more than 5 touchdowns worth of points:
44-10
55-34
34-14
45-21
41-38
__________
219-117
It’s spelled "S-H-U-F-T-E-D".
If Oregon had played Washington last in the ’08 season instead of first, would the Ducks have scored 100 points?
You cannot hide from our weapons of Masoli destruction.
no
by the time we got ropert and DT in the game our place would slow down a bit. 85-99 sounds about right. and when i say “by the time” i mean the start of the third.
Ducks Go!
Already miss you MB
Track
I’m disappointed that you would say that about Track considering the history of Track at the University of Oregon. Not a smart statement by you, makes me second guess coming to this site.
If someone doesn’t care about track, they don’t care about track. Some people care, other people don’t. It doesn’t make his statement any more ignorant than yours. There is no harm in having an opinion, just disagree with him and say you do care about track.
I like having as much success as we can get – but track isn’t an event I’d drive down from Portland to watch – even if it’s a national championship caliber team, unless I had some personal investment (Girlfirend/Friend/Family) in it.
It’s spelled "S-H-U-F-T-E-D".
Maybe you could write a paean to track and its history at UO as a rebuttal. As simple as a list of reasons to appreciate track. dvieira has put up a number of posts about track. Maybe he’d even frontpage your post.
Or, you could just stick with your one sentence complaint about Dave. And frankly, Dave’s non-love of track and field is nothing to complain about compared to his abuse of periods. There are poor kids in Africa that can’t end their sentences properly now because Dave used periods like they were going out of style.
by grimc on Mar 18, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Worse than I initially thought. No doubt the period shortage is affecting Madagascar and parts of Southern Spain as well.
Damn you, Dave. Damn you to hell.
I feel the same way about Women’s basketball but maybe if they wore string bikinis I’d change my opinion. As for Indoor Track, all it does for me is cause me to wonder why Outdoor Basketball isn’t sanctioned by the NCAA.
If it’s merely about building utilization why not just bring in Pink Floyd for a concert every year? Now that’s something I’d a few hundred miles for…
Yes your ass looks big, you need to lose weight. Sorry, had to vent.
Women’s basketball players in string bikinis would only serve to change your opinion about the need for strict laws about who can and cannot wear string bikinis.
You cannot hide from our weapons of Masoli destruction.
by JConant on Mar 18, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nonverbal communication...
I can see how the statement seems a bit harsh, but it is his opinion. Like JShufeIt said, that is the nature of a blog. We can only take things in the context in which they are written. I think that since Dave is an editor, Seaduck2 is basing what he may expect from this site solely from this article. A first time reader seeing a statement that may be negative or slanted negative about something they care about might just leave the site for good, and I can’t say that I would blame them.
I can only guess that the majority of people on this site come in to read about the major sports at Oregon. Track, while historic at Oregon doesn’t have the fan base that football and basketball. Football and basketball are on a national level profesionally and worldwide. Track is exciting in its own right, but the fan base is small in comparison. Oregon sports are represented pretty well on this site, and we have seen links, articles and brief discussions about most Oregon sports here.. On some level, we all want every sport at Oregon to succeed. We may not follow them or go looking for golf rosters or track updates, but we want Oregon to win.
I think that all sports are represented at some point in someway by someone. If people want to get bent out of shape about it then maybe they should post something relevant for those who may be interested strictly on that sport. People can choose to read it or not, plain and simple. This site has a little bit for everyone, but the best part is if you don’t see something that you want, you are more than welcome to post it here. Maybe then someone will have a chance to tell you your statements aren’t very smart.
May we hand you your taints on a silver platter...
by 071903 on Mar 18, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not all Editors Feel Like Dave
The opinions of Dave, especially his incorrect stance about Ernie Kent, do not reflect those of all the editors/authors and their families. A couple of the editors follow Track (and other less focused on sports at the UO) pretty closely. All about stirring discussion. :)
--Dominic
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
the great thing about this blog
is that there are many different opinions. We aren’t journalists, we are fans who give our perspectives and opinions on events surrounding the one thing we all love—the Oregon Ducks. Some people here are big track fans. Others are not. We have different opinions on many things, this place would be awfully boring if we were always in agreement.
I’m well aware of the history that track has at the U of O. I respect that history. I respect track as a sport and the athletes that participate in it. I just don’t happen to find it entertaining. That doesn’t mean its bad. Or that I question the legitimacy of it. Or that I don’t want our track team to do well. It just means that I’m not going to spend my afternoon going to a track meet, or spending a lot of time reading about it in the papers, etc. Again, that doen’t mean there’s anything wrong with track, its just that my personal tastes favor football, baseball, and basketball (if the Ducks had a hockey team, I’d follow that, too. I’d watch the softball and women’s soccer teams if I lived in Eugene).
Its just a matter of personal taste. My wife has no interest in football or basketball. It doesn’t mean I think she’s bad or never want to talk to her again. Nor does it mean that football or basketball are bad. Its just different tastes. Nothing wrong with that.
Welcome. I hope that we can both get past the first impression and enjoy each other’s company here.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
Dave, you’re killing me. We do have a hockey team. We won the “Pac-8 Championship” this year. To be fair, its a club team but still there.
http://www.oregonduckshockey.com/
--Dominic
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
You know damn well what I mean!
Went to a couple of club hockey games when I was at UO. They play at the fairgrounds. Pretty good time, actually. I highly recommend it.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
hehe, yep but had to give you a little crap. You know that. :)
I agree on the club games. Very fun to go see. I used to be a regular at the Eugene Thunder games when they were still operating at Lane County Ice. They were good for one or two fights a game
--Dominic
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
Track
I got a chance to read the book “Men of Oregon” by olympian and ex-duck Kenny Moore. It turned me around about track. It’s about Bill Bowerman, Pre,Phil Knight and the great history of Oregon Track. It’s excellent and I highly recommend it. Best sports book I have ever read.
Track
I gave you my opinion, that’s how I feel. Track is a very big part University of Oregon history and we are considered Tracktown USA across the country. So if I’m going to spend time on a site I’m letting the person who is giving there opinion, my opinion, considering this is a site about Oregon sports and Track is a very big part of Oregon sports.
Perhaps you could help the site better cover track, via FanPosts and such. I’d love more track coverage outside of Galen Rupp wins a Pulitzer and the like.
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.
After the Pulitzer, the Nobel Prize. He is that good.
Seaduck2 – many of us do have at least a passing interest in track and field. Stick around, add some content of value and maybe you’ll sway a few people in the meantime. We’re happy to have you as a fellow addict.
You cannot hide from our weapons of Masoli destruction.
I’m not going to go research articles and look around for track like I do for football and basketball, but if you posted stuff about track here on AtQ, I’d definitely read 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 18, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Reading assignment for MarineCorpsDuck, among others...
Since I know he’s a man of his word.
Yes, I am making a gender assumption!
Check out the fan post I just submitted.
You cannot hide from our weapons of Masoli destruction.
See, that’s the kind of cool stuff I will read when it’s posted here, but probably wouldn’t if it wasn’t posted here…not because I’m not interested, but because I only have so much screw-off time in my day so I have to prioritize my activities. Prioritization of screw-off time:
1. Go to AtQ to look for new Duck football news
2. Go to Moseley’s blog to look for new Duck football news
3. Go to Oregonlive Ducks section to look for new Duck football news
(are you seeing a theme here?)
4. Visit various other blogs/websites for Duck football news
5. Back to AtQ for anything else Duck related, like that thing we called a bball team this year, baseball news, TRACK STUFF
Of course, for the next 2 Thurs/Fri somewhere in there will be checking March Madness scores every 2.5 minutes.
"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 19, 2009 6:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, welcome to AtQ
I would just add that it is very easy for comments and post to be misunderstood and taken the wrong way. I say that with experience, i think half of my comments miss the mark when read. You should come back and read a few more times. And I agree with everyone else, you should give us some track posts when there is nothing in the spring.
Ducks Go!
Already miss you MB
i’m offended by your offense! how dare YOU?!?
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’m offended by Shu’s defense. Strong on the run, but very soft against the pass.
You cannot hide from our weapons of Masoli destruction.
I'm offended by Alliotti confusing Tight Ends with...!
…well, I don’t really know what he’s confusing them with.
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 offended those are the only two choices
I wanna play football on marshmallows!
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.
you should make your own legue
It could be an awesome combination of college football and fluffy bunny. TO would be the best player ever in the history of college bunnyball, he has a big mouth.
Ducks Go!
Already miss you MB
Don't forget the slip n' slides.
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.
Sure, sure.
First you want to play football on marshmallows. Then you think, “it’s cool i can handle this” and you start going to class on marshmallows. Maybe you even hide it well enough to get a job on marshmallows. But you’re headed down a dark, dark road.
by grimc on Mar 18, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I would rec this numerous times if I could.
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.
Love you too pal.
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.
How long has it been since we’ve seen a walrus pic? I think we need like one of those signs. “29 days without a walrus pic”
It's spelled S-H-U-damn it I can't think of one!
You mean the ones I used to post?
Those were only at mention of Pat Hill.
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.
Hey look a mention of Pat Hill!
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.
That's exactly what I meant!
zero days without a walrus picture
It's spelled S-H-U-damn it I can't think of one!
I didn't know anybody was paying attention to them
I never got replies so I abandoned the meme. Good to see it had a following!
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.
By the way
I’m pretty excited for Weekly Wednesday Dave. Maybe next week you can cover the Octomom.
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.
by qrsouther on Mar 18, 2009 8:09 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I understand from a close source that PK is going to be meeting fri. with
ernie, to discuss the direction (or lack thereof?) of the program. Anyone
else heard about this?
I’ve heard that PK and Ernie would be meeting soon, but didn’t hear an exact date. His fate will soon be decided.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
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