Quack Fix: Matt Barkley & USC's defense are apparently better than you think, Matt Court logo unveiled
by PaulSF on Oct 27, 2010 7:00 AM PDT
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PrintMuch of the nation's attention is beginning to turn toward Saturday's match-up between the Ducks and Trojans in L.A., which some have tabbed the season's next major upset. Of course, we're just trying to win the day, and in order to do that, we need our Wednesday Morning Quack Fix:
- John Hunt has a feature on the improvement of both Matt Barkley and USC's defense. Meanwhile, Ken Goe talks about Kelly shrugging off Barkley's inflammatory tweet about the Ducks, Oregon insisting USC's defense is better than stats are indicating, and Oregon's recent struggles at the L.A. Coliseum (as if we needed the reminder). And, of course, don't forget Rob Moseley's Tuesday practice report.
- The new logo for Matt Court was unveiled yesterday on GoDucks.com (although the logo has been up at MatthewKnightArena.com for a few days). The design, which was created with the help of Nike's Todd Van Horne, "visually represents Oregon's modern graphic language, a Japanese torii gate, while also embodying Matthew Knight's toothy grin."
- ESPN.com's Ted Miller discusses Oregon's impressive depth.
- Have you ever wondered about that strategically placed Washington State flag waving in the background of every College GameDay telecast? Wonder no more. The fine folks at Deadspin got their hands on the secret manual Wazzu fans use to make it all happen. I guess when your team's as bad as the Cougars are, you've gotta do something to keep your fans interested. Something tells me the guys at CougCenter are behind all of this.
As always, leave any relevant links or comments below.
GO DUCKS!
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Ted Miller writes about the Ducks depth.
I’ve heard some people say they don’t care for Miller’s stuff, but I think he’s very balanced and gives the Ducks an awful lot of space on his blog. And he’s almost always complimentary.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I've always liked Ted Miller.
I just can’t stand the ESPN boards, so it’s harder to go there. Good article, though!
I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about rankings, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about rankings.
by HoodRiverDuck on Oct 27, 2010 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, I’ve completely stopped looking at the comments on those things. If I wanted to waste time and destroy brain cells, I’d just start drinking heavily as soon as I wake up every morning.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Fantastic idea!
Every time I think of clicking on ESPN comments, I will now drink a beer instead. I owe my good health to you, sir!
I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about rankings, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about rankings.
by HoodRiverDuck on Oct 27, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Ted has grown on me.
He used to be starchy, clueless and humorless, but has loosened up quite a bit recently. He’s discovered huor, and gotten a lot more PAC 10 knowledgeable.
by gamedaytribe on Oct 27, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, he’s really hit his stride this year, I think. I wish they wouldn’t make him do as much video stuff, because it’s clearly not his strong suit. His writing has been very good, though.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I think Miller is writing more about the Ducks now because they are the biggest Pac 10 story, and have been for 2 years now being the defending champs. I like Miller a lot…I like that he doesn’t take himself too seriously. I especially like how this year he seems like he appreciates Chip’s sense of humor (not sure that’s the correct term, but Miller seems to laugh when Chip is short with reports and whatnot). Because of how he writes, when he picks a team to beat us or says anything negative about us I never feel like he has some kind of agenda. Canzano could learn a lot from Ted Miller…mainly that you don’t have to go overboard and constantly be negative about a team you cover just to prove to everyone that you aren’t a homer.
In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Oct 27, 2010 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Isn't Miller a former Husky?
There go the refs faking a replay to catch their breath again. - Bill Musgrave
Addicted to Quack
You're thinking of Ted Bundy.
"We don't feel pressure because we know what we're doing." - tChip Kelly
by Jayon on Oct 27, 2010 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 9 recs
Absolutely a must-rec, hafta-rec post if ever there was one.
Someone should post that sign of Ted Bundy was a Husky, just to be complete.
by gamedaytribe on Oct 27, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Your wish is my command.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
This link is in the Quack Fix, by the way.
:-)
Addicted To Quack. If you’re not into the whole brevity thing.
I haven't seen anyone outside of axemen say that they don't like Ted Miller.
That should tell you something.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
have I ever said I don't like Ted Miller?
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
You said Monday, I quote:
“Hey, ted miller said something smart!”
Like that was atypical or something. That’s how I perceived it, at least.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
i didnt say i didn't like him
I just think hes a man who follows the crowd more than an ESPN writer should instead of leading it
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
What?
He should be saying things like CAM NEWTON SUCKS.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
So you want him to be Canzano?
Be contrarian for the sake of being noticed?
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Oct 27, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
This was my thought as well. Good journalists don’t lead anything.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
he doesn't have to be contrarian
but he just seems to go with the flow a ton. doesn’t do any real “what ifs” that 100 other people have done already?
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Nope nope nope
He’s really really good. Unbiased, sharp, funny, and fair. And I personally think he’s more insightful than most because he watches so much Pac10 football. You can’t say that about other writers in the national media.
Bingo.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, I find him going against the typical, lazy party line that so many of the other ESPN talking heads spout off. Of course he’s more specialized than they are, so he wouldn’t have an excuse. But still, I find more critical thinking and against-the-grain analysis in his pieces than most others.
I think he does a great job of presenting both sides of most arguments and then giving sound reasoning as to why he’s for one side or the other. Plus, as Daisy said, he’s usually funny. And I like that he subtly antagonizes the idiots who make inflammatory comments without actually feeding the trolls. He’s pretty good at that.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Bingo again.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
He's not a gossip columnist.
Unlike Canzano and Wliner and some of the others.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Oct 27, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
is Kelly trying to fire up the Ducks
When he calls USC the most talented team in the Pac-10 and points out that Oregon has no 5 star recruits in their top 44?
by westspec on Oct 27, 2010 7:30 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
If you print out the rosters of both teams as they stand today, and look at how many players from each roster are in the NFL 4 years from now, there will probably be more USC players in the NFL. They have a ton of talent at many individual positions, they just don’t have as much depth and don’t play as good as a team as we do.
In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Oct 27, 2010 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Yup. I almost added something about Buffer’s crazy-person arm-swing as he’s introducing each person, but I didn’t want it to be too long.
In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Oct 27, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Right on
I’m a big fan too. If you have not already, check out mmamania (another SBNation blog). It’s one of my favorite MMA sites.
I’ll check it out. I’ve read quite a bit of BloodyElbow in the past, but I’ll gladly give mmamania a try.
In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Oct 27, 2010 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I've heard multiple quotes from Chip about this in the last few weeks.
He is being very snarky, to the point that those taking the quotes don’t appear to take note. He usually says something along the lines of:
“USC is the most talented team, I mean look how many 4- and 5-star recruits they have, and those ratings are never wrong.”
Then, in other less snarky comments, he usually says something to the effect of: “I don’t think those recruiting rankings mean much, we evaluate players on our own.”
essentially saying that we have lots of “underrated” recruits that turn out to be equally good as other more highly-touted players.
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Didn’t they do a thing on GameDay last year about the Washington St. flag?
I don’t think they made it on GameDay when they were here. They were really far back behind the sign that said “National Forecast: Reign Terror”
I saw the Wazzu flag. He was definitely there.
Addicted To Quack. If you’re not into the whole brevity thing.
They've done a couple of things
Here’s the commercial spot from last year.
Here’s the story they did actually on GameDay a couple of years ago.
by Jeff Nusser on Oct 27, 2010 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, and while we'd love to take credit for Deadspin
We can’t.
by Jeff Nusser on Oct 27, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
The WSU flag ad is my all time favorite CGD ad -- absolutely the best ever
I love college football, and that ad had everything, the CGD guys being natural, the flag flying off was funny, the toast to the WSU flag tradition, despite their team. Awesome all around. Good show, WSU flag guys!
by gamedaytribe on Oct 27, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I think turnovers and special teams
are going to make-or-break the game on Saturday…just my feeling.
USC definitely has more talent
Oregon is more of a team
Advantage: Oregon.
I credit my urine for the victory.
USC has more raw physical talent
which is all I think the high school ranking system can judge, at best. They’re suspect, of course. Going by the rankings, USC has by far the best team in the PAC 10.
Oregon definitely is better coached, their players are better developed, better organized, better trained (physical conditioning etc) and Oregon has better game strategy, schemes and planning. All of that makes up a better team performance, on average. Statistically, Oregon has a better chance of beating USC than vice versa.
Which will happen on Saturday? Don’t know. I want us to win. I expect us to win, statistically speaking. There are always other factors on the day of the game that can influence the result.
If the Ducks play with intensity, focus and have no catastrophic failures on defense, on turnovers, and keep the penalties down, they should win.
by gamedaytribe on Oct 27, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
This is the long version of my post haha
I credit my urine for the victory.
by mackjones23 on Oct 27, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I wouldnt say USC has more talent
If you are just looking at it on paper, then maybe. Recruiting classes rank higher, more 4-5 start recruits etc.
But once kids are in the program, Oregon does a a great job with coaching, training and more kids getting actual play time that those kids become more talented. Because of how deep we are due to the pace of our game play, i think have “more” talent, and we are deeper in the real sense, not just on paper.
Oregon Media
I thought the Ted Miller article was the best national piece I’ve ever read on the Ducks before. Tell me one team in the PAC 12 North that’s going to give us any trouble in the next 3,4,5,yrs?
Stanford
Cal
Oregon State
Washington
… And maybe Wazzu if they’re really getting their act together.
Ya, essentially the entire division.
UCLA has also had some pretty good recruiting classes the last couple years. With the talent they have, it wouldn’t take too much to become competitive (look what WSU has done just this season)
WSU and Colorado SHOULD be the worst teams in their divisions
But those both coudl change.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Maybe for WSU but I dont see Colorado turning the corner anytime soon
Maybe coming to the pac-12 will change things, but Hawkins is in the hot seat, sort of. They need to change a lot in their program, but they don’t really appear ready to do so.
Their athletic program definately sucks right now
Not good in either of the money sports.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I agree
After this year they may have better lines (O and D) but they’ll be breaking in a new QB either a RS Frosh or RS Soph. They’re going to struggle for a good couple of years until they can actually build some depth.
There go the refs faking a replay to catch their breath again. - Bill Musgrave
Addicted to Quack
It'll be interesting to see
Who gets hired when Sark leaves to join Carrol with the Seahawks and Jake Locker gets drafted by Sark and Carrol for a whole new seattle revolution.
Quack Quack Bitches.
As a Seahawk fan
you just made me throw up in my mouth a little.
I credit my urine for the victory.
by mackjones23 on Oct 27, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
As a Seahawk fan...
That’s probably something you are use to.
It’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-I-T-T-L-E-T-I-G-H-T-A-T-T-H-E-H-E-E-L"
by JShufelt on Oct 27, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
It's looking like they won't be in a position where Luck would still be available in the first round.
They’re what, 4-2?
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Hassellback's trying his darnest
to ruin their season but the whole NFC West must have got the memo that Andrew Luck is draft eligible.
Buffalo's not in the NFC West!
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
We'll see if Locker is still on the board when they pick
Given their surprising lack of sucking so far this year he may not be.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Locker may not be on the board? What, do the Seahawks not have a pick before the sixth round?
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Locker will get stupidly snatched by some team in the top 10
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
In any event, is it safe to say that Locker deciding to stick around
saved some NFL team about 5-10 million over 5 years?
If not more
Sliding to the back half of the top ten is a lot of $ lost.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I was talking about UW
not WSU
There go the refs faking a replay to catch their breath again. - Bill Musgrave
Addicted to Quack
Wulff has done a pretty good job recruiting the last couple years
Everyone thought WAZZU, for every team in the conf, would be a cakewalk. They turned out to be way more competitive for the Ducks and Arizona, both teams taking lumps on the way out. And they were competitive with Stanford last weekend.
Yes, they have only won 1 game this season to crappy Montana State, but are playing better than most expected. Yes they have along way to go, but if they keep improving, they will be a totally different team 3 or 4 years from now.
OT but I went to the Blazers season opener last night
And they had the coolest intro ever. Well coolest PRO intro ever, nothing can top seeing the pick, hearing the band and watching the Duck fly out on the motorcycle.
See it below. You might want to skip to 2:05 for the best part. The first two minutes are hard to see (they were showing a whole mish mash of motivational speeches from sports movies):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXkWaxzpMpE
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That was pretty cool. Did you see the FanShot on BE of the Utah State game? That was pretty sick.
In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Oct 27, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
That sort of thing would be really good for basketball. It is funny, in basketball, sound isn’t so much an issue, because it can become gray noise. But players need to try and keep their concentration, and that would be so freaking distracting.
It’s the same thing with waving your hands behind the goal post/basket. What fans do, is that it essentially creates a a static object with a gray noise background. Now with a more uniformed approach, the background won’t be so gray, and it can confuse the player.
This would be accomplished by swaying arms/objects uniformly side-to-side, like an audience watching Skynyrd perform freebird, instead of waving arms across at different speeds.
It’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-I-T-T-L-E-T-I-G-H-T-A-T-T-H-E-H-E-E-L"
Totally agree. Constant noise never bothered me. But watching that video, my immediate thought was that my screw me up if I didn’t know it was coming because it’s so intense and goes from dead silence to loud to silent to loud…Same with waving thundersticks and whatnot behind the backboard. If everyone is waving it does nothing, but if you could coordinate something to screw up the shooter’s vision or disorient them it could work.
In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Oct 27, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
is it just me or do i get more and more excited every time picks USC to upset us?
Check out this pic of the “Duck” Star invading the Coliseum:
http://michiganzone.blogspot.com/2010/10/breaking-news-duck-star-seen-in-skies.html?spref=fb
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
Phil Steele picked USC 38-Oregon 37
We’re golden.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Also picked Washington over Stanford 31-30
Clearly off his meds
by IslanderDuck on Oct 27, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Phil Steele?
The same Phil Steele who told me he didn’t consider us a top FIFTY team last year after beating Purdue, #18 Utah, #6 Cal (42-3), and WSU to get to 4-1? The same Phil Steele who told me he would consider reversing his thinking about us being in the top FIFTY if we were able to beat a “strong UCLA defense” in our 6th game?
I will continue to rail on this until the day I die or Phil Steele stops being referred to as a college football genius (not saying you are saying this skywaker, I caught the sarcasm font). I can understand not having us in the top 15 after getting to 4-1 last year (we were ranked #13 at the time). Hell, I could understand some east coast idiot who thinks the Pac 10 sucks having us between 25-30.
But to say we were #51 in the country or worse at 4-1 with wins over 2 ranked teams and our only loss on the road by single digits to a top-5 team just shows me that his head is up his ass. And as if it couldn’t get more bizarre…he says that if we’re able to beat mighty UCLA then he might consider moving us into the top FIFTY?
I honestly cannot understand why his reputation is so great. From what I recall, I looked at a bunch of his stuff and came to the conclusion that he makes his pre-season predictions very heavily weighted on returning starters, regardless of position, and then continues through the season trying to stick to his pre-season picks. Here was his Pac-10 prediction for last season:
1. USC
2. California – LOL
3. UCLA – LOL
4. Arizona
5. Oregon State
6. Oregon – Oops
7. Stanford – Oops
8. Arizona State
9. Washington
10. Washington St.
Bottom line: when I see any prediction from Phil Steele I put zero stock in it.
In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Oct 27, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Whenever he picked against us last year
We won. That’s why its awesome.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Todd McShay on the scoring play where Huff caught the TD Pass last week: “I don’t even know what to call that route – I’ve never seen it before. And it worked perfectly.”
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
McShay is definitely an Oregon-hater. I don’t really like Kiper, so when McShay first came on the scene I remember hoping he was good to take over for Kiper. So he started with me wanting to see him succeed, but he says so many bad things and backhanded compliments about the Ducks that I don’t like him anymore. He picked Stanford to beat us and I’m sure he’ll pick USC. His main job is to evaluate how college players project to the NFL, so I think any time he sees a team with more NFL-caliber players he picks that team to win. Keep your eye out this week and tell me if I’m wrong, but I’d be willing to bet just about anything he picks USC.
In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Oct 27, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t have a problem with McShay. He’s pretty opinionated whatever his belief. I really don’t think he has it in for the Ducks.
Also, he picked Oregon to beat USC.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Just saw that. I’ll give him another chance. I’m honestly not one of those people who usually thinks someone “hates the ducks” after they say 1 thing, with McShay it just felt like that with a lot of little comments over a long period of time.
In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Oct 27, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I really like the video breakdown on this piece.
Some of you more knowledgeable about the X’s and O’s of our offense might think it’s pretty basic, but I thought it was very informative. And the article is good too. All this national attention is pretty nice, in most cases.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I enjoyed the writing as well. I always love hearing opposing players and coaches describe going against our offense. Well written piece by Maisel.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 11:42 AM PDT reply actions
Fave USC stat so far!
“And here’s a more significant matchup than Barkley vs. Oregon’s defense: Trojans coach Lane Kiffin vs. Oregon coach Chip Kelly. Both have 17 wins all-time as head coaches, including Kiffin’s stint with the Oakland Raiders. Kelly, however, has just three losses. Kiffin has 23.”
Brroohhaaaw!!
Hoover: They confiscated everything, even the stuff we didn't steal!
USC questions
I’m about to compose some interview questions for a couple of the USC beat writers — dufresne, wolf, lev — and wanted to see if you guys had any questions in particular you wanted me to throw their way. A lot of story lines this week so I’m sure there are some great topics out there that I haven’t thought of. Thanks guys!
The UO Sports Dude.com
What has Matt Barkley improved on over last year?
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Layla Kiffin: Hot or SMOKING hot?
I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about rankings, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about rankings.
by HoodRiverDuck on Oct 27, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
She's actually not my type
Overtan, overblonde, SoCal bimbo.
I just like to make jokes.
I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about rankings, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about rankings.
by HoodRiverDuck on Oct 27, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
She sounds interesting all of the sudden.
I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about rankings, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about rankings.
by HoodRiverDuck on Oct 27, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
How dare you speak ill of my kind, sir!!??
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Matt Barkley, you read Twilight and have nothing on Darron Thomas!
So you're Matt Barkley?!
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
No, he's into Matt Barkley.
Just look at his icon image.
Axemen23 is a cat lady. - Brian
by Bill Musgrave on Oct 28, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Michigan at Penn State is on ESPN
So no split broadcast.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
What does that mean for the guys in the Chicago area? SOL? Or they have to find a bar that’s got it on?
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Or an online feed
Since games on ABC are usually NOT also on ESPN3.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
They are when you can’t get it over the air in your area.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I know last week with the three 3:30 EST time ABC games
that the game that was not on the reverse mirror was featured on ESPN3. I don’t know about these primetime games, however.
Though I only recently became a follower of the Oregon basketball team and am rather ambivalent toward the football team, I know that I would much prefer to watch you guys take on USC than OSU blow out Minnesota. Here’s to hoping for ESPN3 (or any other number of illegal streams that usually pop up).
by George W. Beadle on Oct 27, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha, I didn't even see your comment before I posted mine.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
come on dude
you’re dying to see Ohio St vs Minnesota.
There go the refs faking a replay to catch their breath again. - Bill Musgrave
Addicted to Quack
As someone who lives in Ohio, this really sucks
I mean, do people even in Ohio really want to watch Ohio St. destroy Minnefuckingsota more than watch Oregon-USC? I could see if they were playing Penn St. or Michigan St. or someone remotely good. This is like not allowing the West Coast to see Ohio St.-Michigan so they can watch USC-Washington St.
OH GOD that blue comes WAY too close to me.
Thank you, Juju, for allowing the game to be televised here.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice job FAU
Florida Atlantic color announcer Dave Lamont will be in the booth for the FAU Owls’ game against FIU—described in this article as “The Shula Bowl” LOLOLOL—despite having what is to this point the mother of all radio breakdowns when FAU’s qb Jeff Van Camp was hit in the head while sliding late in last week’s game against Arkansas State. Lamont is a passionate man, and has been the voice of the program for its entire existence, so cut the man a bit of slack when you listen to this.
After all, it’s not every day you challenge an entire pressbox to a fight in the middle of a game.
Lamont has apologized to all parties concerned except for Sun Belt commissioner Wright Waters, who Lamont says he will address in person at Saturday’s game. Really, though, challenging a booth full of journalists to a fight is a very bad idea. Three at once could charge you, and then sit on you. This would be quite heavy, and if they were out of breath they might be unable to move off of you once you really started having difficulty breathing. And that would be embarrassing. (Embarrassing.) (Embarrassing, said a third time for emphasis, just like Dave Lamont would do.)
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I love it. I get the feeling Anthony Newman might throw down if it came to it. Still the best Anthony Newman quote I can remember, coming back from a game last year or 2008, in response to a Baver fan who called into the post-game show to take a shot at the Ducks:
I can honestly say the Beavers SUCK. You know why? Because I never lost to the Beavers while I played at Oregon. So I don’t care how good you are or what your record is, you will always SUCK to me. I was undefeated against the Beavers, so you guys SUCK.
You could tell he was a little amped up too. I think it was Jay Allen with him and he was kind of laughing about it and trying to joke with him, but Q wasn’t having it. You can’t say anything to that. And you know what’s beautiful? This coming Monday marks the 7-year anniversary of the last time we lost to the fuskies. Think about how many players and students spent an entire college experience without ever losing to the fuskies. That’s a beautiful thought right there.
In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Oct 27, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I have children who have no idea of what it means to lose to the fuskies. If I were to try and raise them to like the fuskies (ok, I just threw up a little there) they’d look at me and say, “Why? That schools sucks.”
There go the refs faking a replay to catch their breath again. - Bill Musgrave
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How long has it been?
Nate Costa has never lost to the whelps as a 6th year senior.
She's a Cougar; he's a Duck.
Both agree: The Huskies Suck.
by benzduck on Oct 27, 2010 8:12 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
“I keep hearing that USC’s down,” Kelly said. “In their two-deep, out of their 44 players they have 12 five-star recruits and 26 four-star recruits. I don’t know if there’s anybody in the country that has that.”
Certainly not Oregon. “We have zero five-star recruits in our top 44,” Kelly said, “and we have 11 four-star recruits.”
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
4* DE sets Oregon Visit.
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I’ll be there for their game with Washington,” Gibson said. “It’s supposed to be a big weekend and there’s a lot of players coming in so I’m looking forward to it. Oregon is rolling right now and is the top team in the country. I’ve never been there before so I’m excited to see the place up close and learn more about them.”
Gibson said he’s still looking at Washington, UCLA and Miami with the Bears sitting at the top of his list right now.
This would be a big pickup for the Ducks, but they have a lot of ground to make up, as Cal is a favorite right now.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
speaking of 4 star D-linemen
@prehmmr Four-Star DT Kevin McReynolds from DC will be announcing his college next Wednesday. Visited Oregon in summer. Huge chance for Ducks.
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
He would be a huge pick up that could earn playing time right away,
But I doubt that he goes Oregon…
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Matt Barkley, you read Twilight and have nothing on Darron Thomas!
If he turns us down, better now than in February
At least we can move on to other guys.
Very true...
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Matt Barkley, you read Twilight and have nothing on Darron Thomas!
He would be perfect for Oregon's defense...
A hybrid DE/LB…
I hope he is aware that Kenny Rowe will be leaving soon!
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Matt Barkley, you read Twilight and have nothing on Darron Thomas!
Don't remind me!
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Alright, O/U 2.5 earned runs given up by Lee and Lincecum tonight?
I’ll go over. Lee giving up 1 and Lincecum giving up 2.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 4:53 PM PDT reply actions
Filming Football practice….now a deadly job. Apparently the student manager was up on a scissor lift (similar to what UO has at practices) in 50 mph wind gusts. The thing collapsed onto the street where it was stationed while he was filming practice. Sad day in south bend.
BFeldmanESPN RT: @espn Notre Dame student dies in video tower collapse – http://es.pn/b1wRKX
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
News like that kind of puts a damper on talk of recruits and games.
Wanted to post some very insightful stuff, but it can wait till later.
Speed Endurance Talent is how Track Town USA plays football. Win The Day
Prayers for the family and friends.
Speed Endurance Talent is how Track Town USA plays football. Win The Day
Holy crap...
It’s been windy as hell in the Midwest the last couple days. I can’t believe that the school would let a kid be up on a lift in those conditions.
I’m the opposite of a lawsuit happy person, but that’s coming, and probably justified.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
My thoughts exactly
I just didn’t want to say it along with the story.
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
In the ultimate irony of ironies, the LeBron-less Cavs beat the Celtics tonight...who beat the Heat last night.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 7:04 PM PDT reply actions
I dont have a dog in the fight
but I enjoyed that
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Clarification
That, my friend, is not irony. Irony is the intention of saying one thing by using words that would indicate the opposite.
LaMichael James is fast. I know he’s fast; you know he’s fast. While watching a game together, LaMichael breaks a big run and flies by 2 defenders, using his otherworldly speed. After cheering and high-fiving, I say, “Man, he’s slow”. I said the opposite of my intended point, under the assumption that you know I’m not serious, to highlight the opposite of what I’ve said. Otherwise: “Man, he’s fast.”
In other words, irony is sarcasm. There is nothing sarcastic about the sequence of events that you so astutely and accurately detailed. Me thinks, this is a case of coincidence, serendipity, or happenstance. It could even be considered justice or a fluke. It is not, however, irony.
There you have it folks— your droll academic lesson of the day.
Actually there are a number of different types of irony, of which sarcasm is just one. This particular example would constitute situational irony.
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Exactly right Gorby
Situational irony is the disparity of intention and result: when the result of an action is contrary to the desired or expected effect.
The expected effect of LBJ leaving Miami would be his new team improving and his old team worsening. The results of those two teams’ games vs Boston are a situational irony.
I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about rankings, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about rankings.
by HoodRiverDuck on Oct 27, 2010 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Leaving for* Miami
I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about rankings, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about rankings.
by HoodRiverDuck on Oct 27, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
BUT
This version of irony is only considered correct because the original version was misused by the uneducated masses. It derived out of circumstance, not necessity.
The truly correct version is the aforementioned. The one used today drives academic purists insane…because it’s wrong.
The song by Alanis Morissette has arguably 0 ironic moments, for example.
Concerning what we’re discussing here, yes—it could be called situational irony. But that doesn’t make it truly ironic. People created the term situational irony because people were so regularly misusing the word irony, that they had to account for all the mistakes being made. I’d think of an example in the Urban Dictionary, but am too lazy to do so.
In other words, you are right. This is situational irony. However, I was noting that situational irony, in a true sense, doesn’t exist. There are things close to it, like fate, coincidence, and poetic justice. It just bothers me when something is misused so perpetually that it just becomes commonplace (check the history of “hopefully” for further examples).
I'll disagree -- if anything were ironic, the Cavs beating the Celtics truly was...
I think you have a different definition of the word than is standardly used throughout literature and language…
by gamedaytribe on Oct 28, 2010 3:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm
That’s interesting, considering that I was an English Lit major. Also interesting considering that my definition (along with other variations of it) is exactly the one that underlies some of the most famous stories ever written in “Gulliver’s Travels”, “Pride and Prejudice”, and “Twelfth Night”.
I should also point out that while there is verbal irony, structural irony, Soctratic irony, cosmic irony, and romantic irony, there is no such mention of situational irony in “A Glossary of Literary Terms”, which I had to study extensively.
It’s rather odd that I’m the one using a different definition that the one used throughout literature when the other definition is nowhere to be found in arguably the most important glossary for literary studies.
My quota of AtQ grammar fights has been used up for this year
but I’ll just say that, to me, the phrase ‘situational irony’ is no different from any colloquial phrase or corporate/pop culture neologism that comes into common use. It means what it means. We all know that the implication of calling something like the Cavs/Celts/Heat thing “ironic” is that it is “incongruous”. So why argue the point when millions of people are misusing the strict definition of the word every day.
In English lit terms: That which we call a rose… No?
I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about rankings, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about rankings.
by HoodRiverDuck on Oct 28, 2010 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not going to disagree with either side, but I will say there are better and more descriptive terms for most forms of irony, such as sarcasm.
Causing traffic to be late, a pair of pants made out of legs, and a seasoning that removes flavor are my favorite types of irony.
It’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-I-T-T-L-E-T-I-G-H-T-A-T-T-H-E-H-E-E-L"
Totally agree
I only intended to write my “droll academic lesson of the day”, and was told my lesson was wrong. I had to stand up to the validity of my original point. I wasn’t arguing that irony has now taken over our lexicon with a whole new meaning. It has. In fact, that was indirectly the point I was highlighting.
If I had known how serious and corrective people would be about the comment, which was meant to be droll, I would have tried to make my comment more ironic.
Wait, what does irony mean again?
BUT THIS IS THE INTERNET
WE MUST ARGUE EVERYTHING INTO OBLIVION
Also, we apparently need a droll font.
I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about rankings, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about rankings.
by HoodRiverDuck on Oct 28, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I'm sorry, just one moment. Is this a five minute argument or the full half hour?
Axemen23 is a cat lady. - Brian
by Bill Musgrave on Oct 28, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I swear
that song spawned more grammar nazis than anything else in the history of grammar nazis.
I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about rankings, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about rankings.
by HoodRiverDuck on Oct 28, 2010 5:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I prefer to think of them as "grammar marines"
We’re on the right side of history, after all ;).
by gamedaytribe on Oct 28, 2010 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Futurama did a great episode of what Irony actually means...
Its the one where Fry gets the Devils hands. This is where all of my education comes from.
Irony is what my wife won't do
Speed Endurance Talent is how Track Town USA plays football. Win The Day
No, irony is how she tastes once a month.
Ça plane pour moi.
by qrsouther on Oct 28, 2010 7:23 AM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Wow, wow.
Well done. I managed to throw up while laughing.
I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about rankings, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about rankings.
by HoodRiverDuck on Oct 28, 2010 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha, my god.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 28, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Someone got their red wings, apparently.
She's a Cougar; he's a Duck.
Both agree: The Huskies Suck.
by benzduck on Oct 28, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Gee benz, I never took you for a Hell's Angel.
I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about rankings, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about rankings.
by HoodRiverDuck on Oct 28, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was pretty decent.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 27, 2010 7:55 PM PDT reply actions
Oregon’s offense might lead the nation in all sorts of categories, but not everybody on USC is impressed. According to Trojans defensive tackle Jurrell Casey, the Ducks aren’t all that talented.
"They have a good running back and a good quarterback. Other than that, they’re really not that good," Casey said.
the hits don’t stop…discus..
http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/usc/post/_/id/4100/jurrell-casey-thinks-the-ducks-are-overrated
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
Except that Oregon doesn't have a bulletin board
We’re cool that way. Nothing ruffles us. We let our on-field play do the talking.
by gamedaytribe on Oct 28, 2010 3:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m just happy that we’ve reached a point where USC has to trash talk us and even more happy that we don’t care one whit.
by eloomis20 on Oct 28, 2010 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Does twice make a tradition?
Last year Barkley said he didn’t think Autzen noise was that big of a deal. That worked out well for him.
Keep telling yourself that Mr. Casey...
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Matt Barkley, you read Twilight and have nothing on Darron Thomas!
I hope our players don't fire back...
but CK has our team disciplined. The trash talk didn’t work so well for us against BSU. They are being dumb.
Is anyone not really too worried about USC besides me?
Aaron Brooks and I were born in the same hospital room. Represent Overlake Hospital!
Less and less terrified the closer it gets
I think its either going to be very close or a blow out. If we execute we will blow them out due to the lack of depth. If we go in there and cannot get our offense rolling consistently then it will be close.
I'm not young enough to be not worried.
I’m in full-fledged PANIC mode and desperately searching for that Xanax bottle I haven’t had to use all year.
She's a Cougar; he's a Duck.
Both agree: The Huskies Suck.
I thought I stole it from you @ the spring game
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
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