Quack Fix: 2010 football schedule released, recruiting switches into high gear
by jtlight on Jan 5, 2010 8:42 AM PST
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PrintIf you missed the Fiesta Bowl last night, you didn't miss out on much football. But you did miss out on this, and LSUFreek then does what he does best. As far as actual news goes, well, the quack's a bit sparse today. But here's what we got.
- The 2010 football schedule was released, and the Ducks will have two weekday home games. The first is against UCLA on a Thursday night (ESPN will nationally televise), on October 21st. This actually sets up quite nicely for the Ducks, as it comes after a bye week, and gives the Ducks a couple extra days to prepare for @USC the next weekend. Oregon will also play Arizona at home the day after Thanksgiving. While I would much rather see Saturday games than Thursday games, I don't have a problem with these moves. The UCLA move benefits the Ducks schedule, lessening the difficulty a bit, while I have no problem with any moves made during the Thanksgiving weekend.
- We're less than a month away from signing day, and while Duck fans took Dominique Easley's commitment to Florida pretty hard, the Ducks are still after a large number of quality guys, including the top two running backs in the nation. One recruit flying under the radar a bit it Erick Dargan, who Duck Territory mentions in a (paid) recruiting update. Dargan has been incredibly quiet, but the Ducks are after him, and he would fit very well as a safety in the Ducks system. The Ducks already have a very complete and balanced recruiting class, and a few big commits during the next few weeks could easily push this to be the best class in school history.
- Greg Biggins has a note today on 4* ATH Anthony Jefferson, who appears to have Oregon near the top of his list. Oregon is shaping up to have a very strong secondary class this year, which is always good news.
- The Ducks also picked up three JC commits, and all (TE Brandon Williams, OL Ryan Clanton, DL Isaac Remington) are on campus in preparation for winter conditioning. This is an exciting group, and the extra time will really benefit Williams and Remington, who could see a good deal of action next year. Moseley also notes in this post that the Ducks should hear soon on the status of Tyrece Gaines and whether or not he will be able to count 2009 as a redshirt year despite playing during the onside kick during the Purdue game.
- BCS hatred is in full swing, and there's now a Political Action Committee (PAC) to go along with it. They ran a pretty great ad during the Fiesta Bowl last night.
Comment below, and leave your thoughts on next years schedule. GO DUCKS!
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Thanks Uncle Phil!
The Oregonian has a piece on the new student athlete center at Oregon.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Just in time for lattimore’s visit!
Is anybody else weirded out by the mirror of Knight looking at the women’s stalls in the bathrooms?
by westspec on Jan 5, 2010 12:40 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
yep
maybe there’s one of a certain obsession from this blog in the mens room though
The beloved creator of Sandwich music.
Making fun of yourself now?
Wow, you really are a masochist (Insert MattDaddy/Cliff Harris S&M joke here).
Memo from Kenjon Barner, LaMichael James, and Jeremiah Masoli...
"You're gonna eat lightning, and you're gonna crap thunder!"
We are starting to get bored with most ATQ trademarks.
By my count, we are becoming collectively bored with MattDaddy’s dangerous affection towards Cliff Harris, Juju, and the whole “I declare you Sanchez” meme as well.
Looks like we all have to move on and make fun of axemen23 now…
Memo from Kenjon Barner, LaMichael James, and Jeremiah Masoli...
"You're gonna eat lightning, and you're gonna crap thunder!"
Cliff Daddy, Focus/Panic, and Jersey Contest are all tired.
Moving on.
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I have a Ropert is God™ complex.
This.
And some others.
Oh, RAT FARTS!!!!!
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 5, 2010 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
JThis?
JAnd JSome JOthers?
The soul of New Orleans... Go Ducks, Geaux Tigers, Go Braves, Go Hornets, and most of all WHO DAT! I BELIEVE!
If your fanbase doesn't do songs like this, maybe you need a new fanbase.
No, that one is AWESOME.
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by Bill Musgrave on Jan 5, 2010 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
Damn, that's cool. Where is it located?
I haven’t been around the campus for a couple of years.. can’t quite place it by the reflections.
Is it walking distance from Rennie’s?
those who do not remember history should read my blog...
Whats wrong with you!?
Can you not read the street sign in the picture?
Memo from Kenjon Barner, LaMichael James, and Jeremiah Masoli...
"You're gonna eat lightning, and you're gonna crap thunder!"
It's on Franklin and Agate.
Across from the Hamilton complex area.
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I have a Ropert is God™ complex.
Easley
So Florida commits at the under armour practices got Florida to make an offer to Easley? And he took it??
Shouldn’t that say something when a school won’t make you an offer until the last minute and only because of word of mouth?
Still sore about this…
by westspec on Jan 5, 2010 10:15 AM PST via mobile reply actions
yeah...
as far as recruiting goes, i try (key word — try) not to get my hopes up/excited about a kid until he verbally commits. i even try to keep myself in check until the recruits sign their LOI’s and fax it over. 18 year olds are so freaking scatter-shot when making decisions.
Well said,
Jdavereg412
Memo from Kenjon Barner, LaMichael James, and Jeremiah Masoli...
"You're gonna eat lightning, and you're gonna crap thunder!"
Is the oregon/tenn game going to be televised?
by westspec on Jan 5, 2010 10:55 AM PST via mobile reply actions
if ucla -- tenn gets televised earlier this year...
oregon — tenn MUST be next year.
you know it will be
most tv arrangements won’t be announced until the summer. The Tenn game will be part of the SEC tv package, either CBS or ESPN.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
2010 Schedule
In fact the Ducks do NOT have an advantage in prep time for USC; they do. In this just released schedule, USC has a bye week before they meet the Ducks in LA. The fact that the Ducks play the previous week on a Thursday only somewhat mitigates that disadvantage. Cal will have a full bye-week advantage when they host the Ducks. The Ducks will have no such advantages in the 2010 league schedule, as the two teams they’ll play after their two byes (UCLA and Arizona) will also have had bye weeks the previous week.
8 days preparation is an advantage over 6 days preparation.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Of course . . .
But I don’t think the majority of Duck fans realize that the prep time advantage goes to USC for that game (certainly not based on your entry) and I wanted to make sure that was covered in my post.
Thanks for the notes on opponents bye weeks, as I hadn’t even noticed that yet. We saw what happened when Stanford had an extra week to prepare while the Ducks did not.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
hopefully our age will negate this disadvantages
With an older team and a more experienced team these are the type of things that do not worry me as much. OUr guy need to be able to play there best with normal prep time against any team.
I Don't Yell O I SCREAM!
I hope you're correct
And I’m certain that the last thing Chip Kelly will do is make any excuses, or complaints about such disadvantages (if he would dare to even publicly call it a disadvantage). He’d probably say: “The schedule’s the schedule.”
(Btw: This info is based on an earlier Ted Miller ESPN post purporting to detail the entire 2010 Pac-10 football schedule. It looks like not all of the Pac-10 school’s respective sites have been updated.)
You’re right about Chip making excuses. He most definitely won’t be doing that at all.
Also, thanks for joining and commenting!
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
i think a team’s overall experience (as far as upperclassmen goes) does play a slight role in preparation (and how much is needed), but i don’t think it’s that great. Prep time is just as important and vital whether your a senior or a freshman. at least that’s my opinion.
I don’t agree with this. The more experience you have, the more looks you’ve seen over an entire career, so you’ll be better prepared to deal with something that might not have been in the gameplan.
A more experienced Oregon offense beats BSU, because they’d be able to recognize the defensive alignments, make the quick decisions, and adapt to what they see. Unfortunately, they didn’t adapt at all, which is on both the players and coaching staff.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Agreed. Though I don’t think not having as long of a break is going to hurt us in terms of our execution. The longer break for our opponent hurts us because in order to stop or slow down our O, you have to play very disciplined. More time allows the other D to practice more, watch more film, etc. And become more disciplined.
by westspec on Jan 5, 2010 12:11 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
it could go either way
because i’ve seen ‘experienced’ versions of my team get complacent and over confident/ not use their prep time wisely, and get beat. i understand that older, more experienced players have seen more looks, can react better, but sometimes, that’s the problem. they don’t use the time given to them to FOCUS and use that prep time wisely.
i dont think that will be a problem
with chip
wants to challenge the definitions of sin and search the world for lovers of ultimate beauty but never settle in.
by joffthedeckk on Jan 5, 2010 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
i feel like we should be mass emailing every single one of USC's juniors telling them to go pro
make special reference to the “OJ MAYO” package as well…at least then it’s legal.
The beloved creator of Sandwich music.
This is pretty funny from EDSBS too. He says some stupid stuff about the Ducks, but still pretty funny.
Roses really smell like poo-poo-OOO
davereg: glad your still around....
I was at the Rose Bowl. I’ve never been an Ohio St fan (always kinda dislike them for no reason. I don’t like the big ten and for whatever reason (you should enjoy this) have always HATED Michigan. That being said, I walked out of the Rose Bowl stadium an Ohio St fan. Your fans were respectable, knowledgeable and fun before, during and after the game! And afterwards there was no shouting in Duck fans faces. None of the “We kicked your ass” stuff or anything like that. Best of luck to you guys next year and I can honestly say you guys are probably my second favorite team in college football now. Hope to see you guys in the Rose Bowl or national title next year.
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Jan 5, 2010 3:04 PM PST reply actions
A little more confirmation on Dargan...
“UCLA is going to have to really do a lot to overtake Oregon,” Pittsburg coach Victor Galli said. "Oregon has recruited him very hard from the beginning and coach (Nick) Aliotti has a great relationship with our program since he played here and knows our kids really well.
“Erick liked all his trips, Washington State stood out too, but Oregon has really come on. I don’t know when he’ll be ready to commit or if this will be his last visit but right now, I will say Oregon is the team to beat until UCLA gets their shot this weekend.”
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Harbaugh
is reportedly being considered (or his name is just being thrown around) for the Buffalo Bills job. I could definitely see him leaving Stanford for the NFL. Having seen him on his brother’s sideline multiple times this year, I would say Harbaugh’s real interest is in the NFL.
Life is worth it, coolconman. We can make it through this. You have so much more potential than you realize.
Sometimes all you need is Sturdy Wings.
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I have a Ropert is God™ complex.
according to un-nameable inside people
king has “silent committed” to the ducks. He shall announce such at the army AA game.
The beloved creator of Sandwich music.
That sounds absurdly sketchy at best. But dammit axemen I hope you are right!
When is the AA game anyhow?
Memo from Kenjon Barner, LaMichael James, and Jeremiah Masoli...
"You're gonna eat lightning, and you're gonna crap thunder!"
I would not be surprised if he is a Duck.
It’s one of those things people don’t want to ask him about at school though. He’s rather imposing and the allegiances on his clothes are volatile. He wears Cal sometimes and Oregon others. We will see.
It would also not surprise me at all if he’s a Bear.
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I have a Ropert is God™ complex.
I don’t take any word on silent commitments. Hell, we’ve had a kid say when he slept, Oregon was the place he was playing at in his dreams, and now he’s a Vol.
We had a kid that was die-hard, early commit duck – he said he was done with recruitment, and he knew Oregon was where he was going to play, and now he’s looking to run for TCU.
We had interest from a kid that eventually ended committing to Colorado. And then signing day comes along, and he’ll be dying his dreads to match the Oregon uniforms he’ll be wearing as he grabs the ball out of the air.
Gotta wait for an LOI.
its spelled "S-h-u-t-t-h-e H e-l-l-U-p-F-E-L-T"
i spent a good part of the season on the sideline with gabe though
and he doesnt strike me as someone who would do any of those things, especially the hair dying part :P. Quinn’s right though his duck-to-cal ratio has been pretty close to 50/50 all year.
The beloved creator of Sandwich music.
I'm so tired of Cal recruiting so well!
They always get very good classes, yet have mediocre facilities, and never win all that much. Talk about annoying
Memo from Kenjon Barner, LaMichael James, and Jeremiah Masoli...
"You're gonna eat lightning, and you're gonna crap thunder!"
i do remember guys from cal getting him after school at some point
The beloved creator of Sandwich music.
What exactly do you mean by "took him"
and “getting him”? Did Cal’s coaching staff escort him somewhere?
Memo from Kenjon Barner, LaMichael James, and Jeremiah Masoli...
"You're gonna eat lightning, and you're gonna crap thunder!"
It sounds kinda like an abduction movie.
Do we need to call Liam Neeson or David Duchovny?
Oh, RAT FARTS!!!!!
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 6, 2010 9:07 PM PST up reply actions
You forgot Brennan Clay.
“Oregon is my dream school”. A week later, he commits to Oklahoma.
Memo from Kenjon Barner, LaMichael James, and Jeremiah Masoli...
"You're gonna eat lightning, and you're gonna crap thunder!"
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