Morning Quack Fix: 5.29.09

by jtlight on May 29, 2009 8:31 AM PDT in Morning Quack Fix

Good morning everyone! It's been a busy week around ATQ. If you've missed any of the posts, we've covered the Harper and Roper transfers, we looked back at some old Duckvision, and discussed some really bad writing, and what it means for blogs in general. On to the quack of the day!

The Oregon track team is heading into the NCAA West regionals this weekend. The meet starts with the javelin at 2:40, and goducks.com will have interactive features to keep you up to date with all the news. For those that haven't been keeping close tabs on the track team, the Daily Emerald has a good preview of the event.
Over at his blog, Ted Miller is breaking down the critical junctures for each Pac-10 team. Not surprisingly, Oregon's is the first four games, which will tell a lot about the team. At Boise State is no easy way to start a season, but luckily the next 3 games (Purdue, Utah, Cal) are all at home.
Doc Saturday continues to preview teams for the upcoming football season, which is less than 100 days away by the way, and this time looks at USC. It is absolutely disgusting how much talent that teams has. Doc says that the only thing stopping USC, is USC. If they simply do not make mistakes (which is what Aaron Corp avoided so well this spring), they will most likely win the game. They will be favored in every game. If they can develop a reliable playmaker, something they have not really had since Reggie Bush, watch out.
With the baseball season over, it's time to start looking at the lessons of this season. It was hard, but the players are responding the right way. They took their lumps, but they wouldn't have it any other way. It was a trial that will make the team better in the long run. However, the falter last season was not promising. Coach Horton actually said, "We actually got more incompetent playing the game of baseball." Yikes. But you know the saying: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. With a great coach, this time will be getting much better over the next few years.

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I agree of course with Ted

First four games and then USC are the biggest tests. I believe we can beat them this year too, to make it four straight losses by the Trojans when coming to our great state….

Although why he thinks UW and Wazzu are critical for OSU is beyond me. Both will be better than last year but it’s hard to see either being that good. If the Beavers are going to have any sort of year (and I think 8-9 wins is possible for them), these shouldn’t even be a problem..

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by skywaker9 on May 29, 2009 10:39 AM PDT reply actions

I agree

But I think it was the stretch of games that ended up with UW and WSU in there.

To be quite honest, I think our 3 non-conference games are the biggest deal. Portland State (W) but Cincy at home and UNLV on the road— we should start out 3-0, I get that. But given our history of slow starts, this could be problematic. Let’s not forget, UNLV went on the road to ASU last year and eeked out a win. Granted, ASU wasn’t the best team last year, but a team of UNLV’s ability should never do that to a Pac10 team at home. It’ll be interesting to see if they use that as a spring board for next year’s game against us.

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by The VD Special on May 31, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions

Great ambitious schedule

You guys are certainly not loading up on patsies this year. I talked about Purdue’s future schedules today and you guys are the best non-conference team we have played (or will play) in recent years.

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by BoilerTMill on May 29, 2009 11:23 AM PDT reply actions

We never have

In fact the only time we’ve played any non-D1A (or FBS if you will) opponents in recent years is because we got bought out of it (e.g. Indiana shockingly beat us at Autzen and then bought out of the return game). Its changing a little but playing Oregon as a big school used to be a no win proposition. We were good enough to beat virtually any team in the country but we weren’t’ a big name. We are now changing that….

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by skywaker9 on May 29, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions

The only team that wasn’t D1-A that I can remember playing in the last decade is Portland State.

"It’s spelled S-H-U-F-E-L-T-M-E-U-P"

by JShufelt on May 29, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions

And Montana in 2005. That’s it.

I'm really tired of it not being football season.

by JConant on May 29, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions

yep

you beat me to it

by QuackinAK on May 29, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions

Maybe you’ll luck out and Notre Dame will stop sucking so hard. Stranger things have happened.

by grimc on May 29, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions

I’m with you Boiler…could live without playing the FBS teams. There are lots of teams across the country worth playing that aren’t the equivalent of Portland State or Western Illinois. Like the WAC and MWC out west, the MAC affords Purdue some good regional competition. They tend to be up or down any given year, but several of the MAC teams are capable of giving any FCS team a good game.

I'm really tired of it not being football season.

by JConant on May 29, 2009 11:56 AM PDT reply actions

Our best team in recent memory lost to a MAC team

We were 9-4 with two overtime losses in 2003. We opened the season with a 27-26 loss at home to a very good Bowling Green team. Some guy named Urban Meyer was coaching them then. I wonder what happened to him.

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by BoilerTMill on May 29, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions

I think you have the FBS and FCS reversed

FBS is D1A
FCS is D1AA

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by The VD Special on May 31, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions

No surprise here.

Of course we all expected Chris Harper was headed to KSU. Even less of a surprise, he apparently is being represented by non-agent Brian Butler. See here.

I will be one happy man if our Ducks beat up on both Tennessee and KSU, both featuring the unfortunately misguided youths who call Brian Butler a mentor. I’m not a man of faith, but please God, let Bruce Snyder plug Harper in at QB.

I'm really tired of it not being football season.

by JConant on May 29, 2009 12:41 PM PDT reply actions