Morning Quack Fix: 4.10.09

by PaulSF on Apr 10, 2009 7:00 AM PDT in Morning Quack Fix

Another day, another fix. Not a ton out there today, but at least it's Friday, right? Right. Okay, here's what I've got:

Oregon rover T.J. Ward was named to the preseason Lott Trophy watch list this week. The trophy is handed out annually to the defensive player that best exemplifies the award's IMPACT acronym: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis received the award last year. Former Oregon stand-out defensive end Nick Reed also received recognition when he was named the Lott Trophy IMPACT Player of the Week in December.
The Register-Guard's Rob Moseley updated Oregon's depth chart yesterday. He's basing it on what he's seen thus far in spring practices.
Zack Meisel of THE Ohio State University's The Lattern student publication has an interesting piece on former Oregon walk-on Tony Ranieri, and his take on the difference between Big Ten and Pac-10 football. Ranieri, a Cinncinnati native, transferred to Ohio State and is now a junior wide receiver for the Buckeyes.
The San Antonio Spurs waived Oregon forward Malik Hairston on Wednesday to make room on their 15-man roster for Marcus Williams. Hairston, acquired by the Spurs in a draft-day trade with Phoenix last June, appeared in 15 games for the Spurs this season, averaging 3.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 10.3 minutes per game

That's all. Leave the leftovers in the comments.

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Kilkenny on keeping Kent

Bob Clark has an article up that features some quotes from Kilkenny about his decision to retain Kent. included is this nugget about Few:

"It wasn’t like, ‘if we gave you $2 million would you take this job?’ " Kilkenny related. "It was ‘what do you think about our job?’ "

Because of Few’s seeming lack of interest, Kilkenny said there was never any further contact between the two longtime friends.

by ntrebon on Apr 10, 2009 7:13 AM PDT reply actions

hopefully this will put to rest the idea of Few coming to Oregon. This was the perfect opportunity for Mark to even show some interest in it. Between that and not showing any interest in the Arizona position, I think its safe to move on in another direction.

--Dominic, Addicted to Quack

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

by dvieira on Apr 10, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions

I’m not sure Kilkenny’s comments necessarily reflect whether Few had no, just a little, or a lot of interest. Once the decision was made to keep Kent, what is is an AD who is close friends with Few going to say?

You cannot hide from our weapons of Masoli destruction.

by JConant on Apr 10, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, that was my take on the article. Kilkenny mentioned a few times to the writer of the piece saying that he didn’t have any interest. Specifically the one above, but also this one

"I never saw any interest from him when I talked to him," Kilkenny said of that telephone call with Few in early March.

--Dominic, Addicted to Quack

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

by dvieira on Apr 10, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions

I’m just being a curmudgeon. I felt Kilkenny was trying too hard to make Few out as completely disinterested. Whatever the case, with Dunlap now in the picture and Kilkenny soon out, we probably won’t hear much about Few for some time. Maybe that’s best.

I guess I’ll stop beating that dead horse and get back to work on my Justin Wilcox for DC campaign.

You cannot hide from our weapons of Masoli destruction.

by JConant on Apr 10, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions

I’m a little surprised that the Spurs cut Hairston but kind’ve knew all along he wasn’t going to catch on there. He didn’t seem to fit their roster very well but should probably get a look from someone else at some point next year.

by ArbyOSU on Apr 10, 2009 8:27 AM PDT reply actions