Quack Fix: Life after Lavasier, LaMichael sits out, and Kelly a finalist for Coach of the Year
by PaulSF on Nov 24, 2010 7:01 AM PST
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PrintFirst, there was the infamous Black Out. Then the half-assed attempt at a Yellow Out. So, the obvious next step is a Black & Yellow Out, right? Or, as one ATQer suggests, a Glow Out (if you're into the whole raver scene). By 2017, we'll be primed for my personal favorite, the Chartreuse Out. Let's start campaigning now. In the meantime, here's your Wednesday Morning Quack Fix:
- As the Ducks prepare for their matchup with Arizona this weekend, they're also getting used to life without their best downfield blocker, Lavasier Tuinei. Meanwhile, LaMichael James sat out Tuesday's practice, this time with a bruised left leg, but Chip Kelly insists it was for precautionary reasons. Rob Moseley has more in his Tuesday practice report, as well as a few highlights from Coach Kelly's press conference.
- Speaking of Kelly, he was named one of eight finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award. Just making the final 8 is an honor for Kelly, but I'm guessing he's the front-runner at this point. The other seven coaches to make the cut are Bret Bielema (Wisconsin), Gene Chizik (Auburn), Mark Dantonio (Michigan State), Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State), Jim Harbaugh (Stanford), Chris Petersen (Boise State), and Gary Patterson (TCU), who took home the award last year.
- And while we're on the subject of great coaches, former Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti was on hand for Tuesday's practice at the Moshofsky Center. Follow the link for the video.
- Arizona is embracing the role of underdog heading into this weekend's game, and the Wildcats' top priority is to unseat the top-ranked Ducks. The Oregonian's John Hunt thinks the game will at least be interesting given the past few meetings between the two teams. Meanwhile, with cold weather on the horizon for Saturday, Arizona head coach Mike Stoops will only let the media speculate on how many snaps we can expect from dual-threat backup QB Matt Scott. Scott offers a different look than starter Nick Foles, so if the weather remains frigid, we can probably expect to see more of Scott than in week's past.
- The Oregon men's basketball team got back on track following Saturday's loss to San Jose State to beat Texas Southern, 75-52, behind a balanced scoring attack that included six Ducks with 8 or more points and 11 with at least a point. The Ducks get a few days off for the Thanksgiving holiday before traveling north for their first real test (and by real test, I mean the ultimate test) when they take on top-ranked Duke on Saturday at the Rose Garden.
- The R-G's George Schroeder has a great feature on head coach Dana Altman and the rebuilding process over at SI.com. Schroeder occasionally moonlights for the national publication, and this one is a must read.
- Make sure you vote for our beloved mascot in the Capital One National Mascot of the Year contest. The Duck is taking on Ohio State's Brutus in the quarterfinals.
As always, leave any relevant links or comments below.
GO DUCKS!
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This may have been posted already, but if not here’s an article insinuating LaMichael may have received improper benefits.
The reason: James was spotted driving a new vehicle—a 2003 Range Rover.
Yeah, a 2003 is such a luxury ride. Good lord.
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 Nov 24, 2010 7:43 AM PST reply actions
Oregon would officially have the crappiest boosters. A whole $17,500 seven year old land rover to the star player on the #1 in the country?
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"
Didn't you hear?
Trojans roll in EZ-GO’s these days.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 24, 2010 8:03 AM PST up reply actions
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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 Nov 24, 2010 8:05 AM PST up reply actions
Well I guess I heard wrong.
Pimpin’ is EZ.
/rimshot
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 24, 2010 8:08 AM PST up reply actions
There’s a guy at the golf course by my house in Newberg (Chahalem Glenn) who has a Ducked-out golf cart. It’s 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 Nov 24, 2010 8:12 AM PST up reply actions
The grill on that is awesome.
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"
5 bucks says that golf cart cost more than anyone's cars on the site
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
This would require self-horn tootage
except that a certain contributor is named after his German-engineered convertible.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 24, 2010 8:24 AM PST up reply actions
I was going to say, no way that cost more than my vehicle. And benz may have me.
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 Nov 24, 2010 8:25 AM PST up reply actions
Didn't you know that Michael Knight is a regular poster 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 Nov 24, 2010 8:27 AM PST up reply actions
This guy?
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 24, 2010 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
Is that 5 bucks to each person that can prove you wrong?
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"
Yeah, I'm interesting in seeing if this can materialize.
"(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 Nov 24, 2010 8:29 AM PST up reply actions
haven't you heard of the "hypothetical internetz betz" rule?
and for the record: the base of this sucker costs $18,000…fully loaded costs a cool $25,000.
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
You think that nobody on this blog has a car that costs more than $25k?
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 Nov 24, 2010 8:39 AM PST up reply actions
not more than a select few
now go away while I drink my coffee so that I may use my brain, and skid down the hill to school.
Good day to you SIR!
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
You know the personal income and vehicular situation of everyone on the blog? AMAZING!
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"
I always pictured you driving this
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 Nov 24, 2010 8:54 AM PST up reply actions
or some of us are several years out of high school and college but still driving our 97 Maxima with 187K miles.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
na, just bitching that I'm broke.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Oh come on Dave. Everyone knows that you make millions off the ads on this site.
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 Nov 24, 2010 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
Bloody Mary Time!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOden
by trumpetduck on Nov 24, 2010 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
Well the real question I suppose
is what does your wife drive? Mr. Daisy drives an 11 yr old pickup. And before anyone piles on about that, it is totally his choice.
it is totally his choice.
I’m glad he’s convinced you of that. Trust me, there are a million things I do for Mrs. Daddy that I tell her it’s my choice where in reality it’s my choice to avoid the argument that would ensue if I were to try and tell her that’s the way she wants it.
Jeff Tedford:Queen of Cramped Vagina
Addicted to Quack
Hmm, plausible
Yet he is really good at telling me about all the stuff he wants, which is recognized by both of us as the opening salvo for the highly complex negotiation process that regularly occurs in our house. Seriously, the UN has nothing on Casa Daisy.
Still, I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt on this, mostly because I have a car I like and he drives an 11 yr old pickup.
ahhh the wonders of living with women...
learning how to concede because the price of winning an argument is not greater than the cost of not sleeping in bed.
Jeff Tedford:Queen of Cramped Vagina
Addicted to Quack
Seriously, my favorite piece of advice to give newly married, or about-to-get-married men:
You lose every time you win an argument.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Mine is:
What you say is not always what she hears, and what she says is not always what she means.
Jeff Tedford:Queen of Cramped Vagina
Addicted to Quack
So what exactly are you saying Matt Daddy???
Are you saying I’m unreasonable? I ask for too much? That there’s not enough give and take in our relationship?
I know that’s what you are saying, don’t bother denying it.
You're right Daisy.
I mis-spoke and never have thought you were unreasonable or that you ask too much. Your presence here is a benefit to all that visit this site.
I don’t even think I thanked you enough for stepping in for me while I was away. Your husband is a lucky man to have such an awesome Duck fan and reasonable person as you as a wife.
Can we just start from scratch and forget that I even brought it up?
Jeff Tedford:Queen of Cramped Vagina
Addicted to Quack
After 15 yrs of marriage
it’s really not so much about arguments – it’s about The Negotiation. For instance, the current cost for me (possibly, praise Juju) attending the NC game is a one week Man Trip with his brother somewhere really fun. You might think he’s just caving on arguments, but I’m telling you, the man has negotiation down to an art form.
Ah, see we don’t do the whole negotiation process. If I ask my wife for, say, a day out ocean-fishing with a buddy, she’ll have no problem saying yes without asking anything in return. But then I take it upon myself to make sure she gets a day away sometime soon as well.
We don’t keep score or anything though. It’s just one of those things – I know that if I want my wife to continue giving her blessing on these things without getting frustrated and bitter, I need to return the favor. Or, if no favor presents itself, decline to ask in the first place.
That’s why I didn’t try to get tickets for the Oregon-USC game. I’d made too many withdrawals from the favor bank and didn’t want my husbandly credit rating to take a hit.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
See, you’re just negotiating without the back and forth. She’s already trained you to think about her before you think about what you want. It’s like when my wife says she is thirsty and I get up to get her a drink without even being asked. We’ve been trained to think about what they need first.
This doesn’t come over night, it takes years of training by the wife. Like Mr. Daisy, who’s already conceded that he’s not getting the good car because Mrs. Daisy obviously wants it. Now he’ll try to recoup some for his “sacrifices” but if we’re honest with ourselves guys, the drinks, cars, forgone trips, etc will never add up to what they’ve gotten. And we’re ok with that, cause we’re just lucky to have them.
Jeff Tedford:Queen of Cramped Vagina
Addicted to Quack
I really don’t think that’s true for my wife. The truth is that when I say I wouldn’t want her to get bitter, that’s a complete assumption on my part. Because for all I know, she would say yes to these things every single time I asked, because that’s the type of woman she is. And she might never get bitter.
But I’m not going to take that chance. You might say, “See? That’s brainwashing (or training or whatever)!” But I don’t think so. My wife can be complicated and hard to understand at times, but she doesn’t do the manipulative thing. I’m happy to oblige her for all the things she lets me do.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
She's reading this right behind you right now isn't she?
Jeff Tedford:Queen of Cramped Vagina
Addicted to Quack
I suspect
our marriages reflect our personalities. Even having never met you, I am positive you are a nicer, kinder person than I am – the fact that I can like you so much even through the anonymity of the internets is testament to that! I am a smart ass at heart, although I hope, not an unkind one.
Mr. Daisy and I laugh our butts off throughout The Negotiation, and I promise you, while it involves some snarkiness, a good dose of one-upmanship, and much hilarity, it doesn’t result in bitterness. He and I are a good match!
You know, I’ve tried to do The Negotiation with her before. I’ll enter the conversation by saying, “Hey if you let me do this thing, then…” and she’ll cut me off and say “yes” before I even finish telling her what she gets out of the deal. I am a lucky man.
As is your husband, I can see.
I enjoy quality smart assery, and you are very good at it. You are not unkind at all.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt on this, mostly because I have a car I like and he drives an 11 yr old pickup.
Mrs Benzduck drives a PT Cruiser. Clearly, her interest in automobiles is strictly as a means to get from point A to point B, with not a thought to making any impressions.
There was little negotiation involved, since it’s her car. Which I avoid driving as if it was infested with rabies.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
At least its not a mini cooper
or a honda cube.
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
this
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Nov 24, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
I'd have to agree with this...
Perhaps the disparity in our own vehicle arrangement is evidence enough…
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
Just because you *have* a car doesn't mean you can *afford* it.
If people purchased cars they could actually afford, the auto industry would be even farther in the toilet than it is now.
Before the financial meltdown, you could walk into any car lot in the USA with average credit and buy anything you wanted with a token down payment and a seven-year mortgage. Upside down on your current car? No problem, we’ll just roll the upside-down part into your new loan!
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
Mrs. Dave drives a 2000 Subaru Legacy
nicer than my car, to be sure, but nothing to crow home about.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Nov 24, 2010 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
I drive a 97 Legacy as well. I absolutely love the car.
He was only five-foot-three but girls could not resist his stare... Chip Kelly never got called an asshole.
I drive a 97 Legacy as well. I absolutely love the car.
He was only five-foot-three but girls could not resist his stare... Chip Kelly never got called an asshole.
You can’t put a pricetag on being the founding father of ATQ though Dave!!!
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 Nov 24, 2010 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
Okay, I’ll bite…how much?
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 Nov 24, 2010 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
Why, I would pay somewhere around $745,000!
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"
Boo!
Acceptable answers were:
$423
$6538
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 24, 2010 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
That would be the price for foundingfatherdom @ UWDP
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 24, 2010 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
silly me
of coarse it is.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOden
by trumpetduck on Nov 24, 2010 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
8,675,309
would have been more appropriate.
Quack Quack Bitches!
by Quack Addict on Nov 24, 2010 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
For the price of a dime,
I can always turn to you.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 24, 2010 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
I just got rid of my ’98 Saturn with 150k miles. I upgraded to a Corolla with manual windows and doors.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I've defintely got the manual doors
I don’t have to roll down my windows, though.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Nov 24, 2010 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
I can't believe I didn't post this earlier
When I was in Italy at Ferrari, I saw your car Dave.
Jeff Tedford:Queen of Cramped Vagina
Addicted to Quack
by Matt Daddy on Nov 24, 2010 11:36 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
1966 Ford F-100
352 police interceptor (Mercury) V-8, “Three on the Tree” with a factory Borg-Warner overdrive. 350,000 miles on original engine, tranny and rear end and she, “Sweet Baby Red”, still turns 105+ mph — but it makes me a little nervous. Cost was $750 to to a sweet little old man up the McKenzie. The radar detector for her costs over $800.00 but there are lots of isolated rural highways where I live in Northeastern Arizona.
College--the best nine years of my life
by AZDeadHeadDuck on Nov 24, 2010 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
When I was a student
I had a 64.5 mustang. Red on Red. I miss it.
If ya can't get your Dick Enright, get your Dick Harter!
We’re even, because I wouldn’t sell it to you for that.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
by benzduck on Nov 24, 2010 12:09 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Wow.
Do you even know what the average price of a new car is these days? You almost can’t NOT spend over 25k.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 24, 2010 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
The Kiefer Kia Princess begs to differ
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
That's a lawnmower, not a car.
Axemen23 is a cat lady. - Brian
by Bill Musgrave on Nov 24, 2010 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
Actual transcript from this week's AtQ podcast:
MCD: Do you know how much a candy bar costs?
axemen23: About $100.
MCD: $100, huh? You know how much one of those new compact cars costs?
axemen23: About $100.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 24, 2010 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Teryx
Hell, my Teryx cost more than double what that thing costs. $5000-ish on Craigslist (FYI – these things are huge in the dunes in Arizona)
.
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 Nov 24, 2010 8:30 AM PST up reply actions
We have a guy named benzduck for fucks sake, genius.
Axemen23 is a cat lady. - Brian
by Bill Musgrave on Nov 24, 2010 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
That’s EXACTLY what I thought. The “luxury” vehicle. Okay then.
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 Nov 24, 2010 8:02 AM PST up reply actions
Rob Beard is being investigated after being seen on a new Segway.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
by Gorbachav5 on Nov 24, 2010 8:08 AM PST up reply actions 5 recs
To visualize this is so gratifying.
He was only five-foot-three but girls could not resist his stare... Chip Kelly never got called an asshole.
To visualize this is so gratifying.
He was only five-foot-three but girls could not resist his stare... Chip Kelly never got called an asshole.
To visualize this is so gratifying.
He was only five-foot-three but girls could not resist his stare... Chip Kelly never got called an asshole.
Wow, screw you too, SBN.
He was only five-foot-three but girls could not resist his stare... Chip Kelly never got called an asshole.
I wish I knew what it was like to visualize this.
Addicted to Quack, the home of Tako Tuesdays
Welcome to the club, Cody Ross. You can stay at my house.
Bigger question here
$17,500 for a 7 year old car?
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
My 2003 Chevy
Cost me a cool $5000 5 years ago. I’d be lucky to get $2,500 for it today. How many scholarship athletes can afford a $5000 car when I can afford one without a scholarship, going full time to school with a part time job.
Stupid allegation is stupid.
Quack Quack Bitches!
by Quack Addict on Nov 24, 2010 9:20 AM PST up reply actions
They just want clicks. This is insanely stupid.
"(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 Nov 24, 2010 8:25 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, whoops.
I was looking at a Cam Newton story over on the Auburn blog and accidentally copied a comment to my clipboard. Somehow, I pasted it as a comment 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 Nov 24, 2010 8:31 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
the part about him actually having the car is true though
Steve-O (Caduck) was telling me about nearly being run over by LMJ in his range rover a couple weeks ago.
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
are you telling me that I can't reference a conversation I had with someone else on this blog?
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
I would honestly appreciate if in the future you wouldn't.
I would have personally never posted that on here for the entire public to see…
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Nick Foles, you are going to wish you never transfered to UA!
He was more name-dropping for CaDuck.
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 Nov 24, 2010 8:38 AM PST up reply actions
so then commenting on a podcast-post where you were part of the podcast is namedropping for oneself?
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
I don't doubt that he has the car, I'm just saying that it's a stupid presumption that him driving the car is some kind of violation.
"(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 Nov 24, 2010 8:35 AM PST up reply actions
Ryan Mallet was recently spotted with new wheels too.
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"
Did OJ violate NCAA rules when he rode in his friend's Bronco 35 years after his playing career was over?
Surely he was using that vehicle, which was provided by a booster, improperly!
"(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 Nov 24, 2010 8:36 AM PST up reply actions
Ridiculous.
First, consider the source; WW is a notch below your typical tabloid in terms of integrity.
Second, the story relates that he traded cars with a friend after his car was being stalked. NCAA be damned, if that’s an improper benefit, then fuck it.
Third, I think everybody assumes black, poor, athlete, couldn’t afford a Range Rover. My college roommate leased a brand new Mazda Miata (I know, loser!) on his financial aid check.
Nonstory, nonissue as far as I can tell.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 24, 2010 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
I woudl not agree with the first point
WW is quite solid, I would argue more trustworthy than any other news source in town (not that this says much) but I agree with the last 2 points.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Ugh, have never been a fan of WillyWeek
Read one too many of their lame attempts at investigative journalism when I was a Portlander. Only thing it was useful for was the concert schedules.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 24, 2010 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
I think it’s a story. LMJ was investigated by the NCAA. That’s definitely story-worthy. But it sounds like he was cleared. So at this point, it’s a non-issue.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
So we blew out Texas Southern
definitely better than the Bavers, right?
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
This week's Pac-10 lines
As always, favored team on left, home team in bold caps. Games on Saturday unless otherwise indicated.
WSU is off this week.
Friday-ARIZONA STATE (-13) vs. UCLA. O/U: 49.5
Friday-OREGON (-19.5) vs. Arizona. O/U: 61.5
CALIFORNIA (-7) vs. Washington. O/U: 50.
STANFORD (-14) vs. Oregon State. O/U: 57
USC (-4) vs. Notre Dame. O/U: N/A
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Lane Kiffin, honorable man?
Well, better than Tedford on this one.
Kiffin on if he thot abt faking injuries vs Ducks like Cal did: “I did…but I just thought it wasn’t right thing to do”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Yeah I thought Tedford was one of us
But apparently being a little bit shady to try and win is his game.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
honestly
I’m beginning to think that Kiffin isn’t quite the douche we all thought him to be.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
I never really thought him a douche. Just someone incredibly socially inept. Not being in the south has been very good for him.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Now let's not get all crazy now!!!
He is still plenty douchey.
I actually agree with you Dave. He’s making it difficult this year to keep hating on him. He made it so easy at Tennessee, but think about it: what has he done or said during this season that’s bad?
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 Nov 24, 2010 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
HE WENT FOR ALL THOSE TWO POINT CONVERSIONS
I’m really hating the fact that I agree with you guys. He hasn’t really lived up to his Douche status at all this year. Plus, his team isn’t all that good, so it’s even easier to unhate them.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 24, 2010 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
The only reason he's so quiet
Is he knows his team cannot back him up in anything he says. Watch him win a couple and ge’ll make you feel sorry for ever doubting his douchieness.
Quack Quack Bitches!
by Quack Addict on Nov 24, 2010 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
More reasons to hate tOSU
“If you put a gun to my head and said, ‘What are you going to do about a playoff system (if) the BCS system as it now exists goes away?’ I would vote immediately to go back to the bowl system,” he said.
He said the current system is better for the student-athletes.
“It’s not about this incessant drive to have a national championship because I think that’s a slippery slope to professionalism,” he said. “I’m a fan of the bowl system and I think that by and large it’s worked very, very well.”
This is what will piss lots of folks off even more though:
n an interview with The Associated Press, the president at the university with the largest athletic program in the country said that TCU and Boise State do not face a difficult enough schedule to play in the national championship game.
“Well, I don’t know enough about the Xs and Os of college football,” said Gee, formerly the president at West Virginia, Colorado, Brown and Vanderbilt universities. “I do know, having been both a Southeastern Conference president and a Big Ten president, that it’s like murderer’s row every week for these schools. We do not play the Little Sisters of the Poor. We play very fine schools on any given day. So I think until a university runs through that gantlet that there’s some reason to believe that they not be the best teams to (be) in the big ballgame.”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I'm fine with the minor conference bashing
Its the whole business about a playoff being some slippery slope towards professionalism that’s BS.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I actually agree a lot with the second part. I don’t agree much with the first part.
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"
I really think that the NCAA and BCS could do themselves a huge favor by asking the AP and Coaches polls to revise their voting guidelines. The big problem, as I see it, is that there are two basic trains of thought for who should be in the NCG:
1. Who “deserves it” – voters vote the top team as the team who has “earned” it most. This is usually the voter who says they vote a team higher because of their overall resume.
2. Who are the “best 2 teams” – voters vote the top team as the team who they think is the best. Sometimes this is because of record. This is the voter who looks at Boise State and thinks they are the best team and would beat any of the other teams. Usually this voter loves to reference the “who would win on a neutral field” argument.
The problem is, these 2 trains of thought often result in totally different teams. You can’t blame the voters because they aren’t told what they are supposed to be doing.
* Base your vote on performance, not reputation or preseason speculation.
Well, guess what? Following that logic you could end up with Boise State as number 1 if you follow the “best team” logic, and Auburn if you follow the “who has earned it” logic. My problem is I feel like it has to be the “who has earned it” logic, and here’s why: the “best team” argument means that, say, Alabama could get into the NCG. A lof of people think they are the “best team” and just slipped up a couple of times. This would make no sense to me, but one could make the argument that Alabama would beat Oregon, TCU, or fBSU on a neutral field.
If they polls would just be a little more specific with what exactly the voters are supposed to be voting ON, it would help a lot. Right now I feel like half of the people think about voting in terms of “who’s best” and the other half think of it in terms of “who deserves it”. Until they get more specific, you can’t say one group is right or wrong.
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 Nov 24, 2010 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
Of course. If any school was going to love the BCS system, it has to be tOSU. They get into BCS games almost every year, and have backed into the NCG more than once.
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 Nov 24, 2010 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
We win the crystal football this year
We’ll keep moving towards that status. Right now we’re not yet a power but winning this year would be a huge step towards becoming one (although we’ll never be OSU, we could be say Virginia Tech-level power).
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Ted Miller says get used to seeing the Ducks near the top.
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 Nov 24, 2010 8:59 AM PST reply actions
Blogpoll up!
Oregon holds on to the #1 spot by about 1/2 a spot.
Also of note, BSU jumps TCU, and I’m Mr. Numb Existence.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
You also got Mr. Numb Existence, but messed up the perfect ballot at #10.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
He also got Mr. Xanex.
How long can we keep this going?
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"
Piling on
I heard you were Mr. America this week.
AMIDOINITRITE
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 24, 2010 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
I heard
you were Mr. T this year as well
Quack Quack Bitches!
by Quack Addict on Nov 24, 2010 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
I heard he was Mr. Run-On Joke that is already dead and not funny.
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"
I heard you were Mr. Bitter who’s only interested in stealing fun and little kids candy.
Quack Quack Bitches!
by Quack Addict on Nov 24, 2010 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
I heard I was Mr. Self Deprecation.
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"
Did someone say Mister Mister?
Taaaaaaake! These broken wings! And learn to fly again!
Addicted to Quack, the home of Tako Tuesdays
Welcome to the club, Cody Ross. You can stay at my house.
Free Candy?
The Ducks own the deed to the space-time continuum...
It was first owned by Christian McLemore...
Then Patrick Johnson...
Then Keenan Howry...
Then Demetrius Williams...
Then a speed bump in which Jaison Williams was the heir apparent but passed on owning it, just holding it for...
Jeff Maehl. :)
by the_Duckinator on Nov 24, 2010 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
damn too slow... I FAIL.
The Ducks own the deed to the space-time continuum...
It was first owned by Christian McLemore...
Then Patrick Johnson...
Then Keenan Howry...
Then Demetrius Williams...
Then a speed bump in which Jaison Williams was the heir apparent but passed on owning it, just holding it for...
Jeff Maehl. :)
by the_Duckinator on Nov 24, 2010 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
I totally missed that in his first post. But I did see that he got Mr. Numb Existence.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Why can’t you just let me tease you? Not in the stripper way, but in the Nelson “Ha-Ha!” kind of way.
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"
Is it Friday yet?
Anyone have a good breakdown of how they realistically think this game is going to go? JT you seem to usually be pretty on (although I think we all underestimated Cal a bit). What are people’s thoughts on how various match-ups will play out?
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 24, 2010 9:17 AM PST reply actions
Fifth Gear
Ducks get back to what they do best wear people down.
Zona has good front 7 but their secondary is very suspect. On the offensive side, they can mix it up and do different packages with even the possibility of a dual headed QB monster with Foles starting and Scott mixing in the run threat. I think our LBs keep contain if they go with Scott and they stuff the holes if they run forcing Zona to throw, especially late, against our smothering secondary.
Offensively, the Ducks need to just wear them out by the fourth quarter the cold and the pace will have sapped any fight out of the Zona front 7 and LMJ explodes for 85 yards in the fourth quarter finishing the game with 155 yards… just my thoughts.
I AM STILL IN PANIC MODE!!!
The Ducks own the deed to the space-time continuum...
It was first owned by Christian McLemore...
Then Patrick Johnson...
Then Keenan Howry...
Then Demetrius Williams...
Then a speed bump in which Jaison Williams was the heir apparent but passed on owning it, just holding it for...
Jeff Maehl. :)
by the_Duckinator on Nov 24, 2010 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
If we can get on Zona early, as Furd did
We’ll be able to win fairly easily.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
If we get on anybody early,
they can’t keep up with our offense. It’s what’s made the last two games so infinitely frustrating.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 24, 2010 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
Hopefully the crowd helps us this time
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Not that the crowd isn't awesome of course
But maybe it can give us an extra spark to start quickly.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I do like the fact that it will be cold and that it is colder out now than it will be...
during the game. Our guys should at least be a little bit more used to it from going to class, etc. Could make a difference later on in the game. Hopefully our secondary can do a good job of shutting down their quick strike attack. I think Cliff needs to have a pick in this game. My guess is we put him on Criner a lot, but who knows. How bad is their secondary? Are they worse than Cal’s secondary?
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 24, 2010 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
Zona's entire D is opportunistic
If they get turnovers, they do well, if they don’t, not so much.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Good to know. I do think it will help us a TON to be at Autzen...
On both sides of the ball. Not only does our D tend to play better at home with the crowd noise but the opposite is also true for the O-line (in that the lack of crowd noise should help their performance). Also, If you think (like myself) that this game will be won and lost mostly by our O-line and then by our defensive front seven I guess it helps that those guys account for the majority of our seniors who should be fired up for their last game ever in Autzen stadium. I hadn’t even thought of that in terms of the O-line wanting to go hit people a bit harder until just now.
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 24, 2010 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
Zona's biggest win this year was against Iowa
In that game they had a punt return TD, an interception return TD and one other TD set up by D/ST. Their offense didn’t actually do too much that game.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
…and as for being “fired up”, I can’t imagine that they could be any more fired up than they were for their game at Stanford. They controlled their destiny if they won that game, and they got rolled, 42-17. They may find a way to be as fired up as they were for that game, but in the grand scheme of things this game means less for them than that Stanford game did.
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 Nov 24, 2010 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
Schedule
It’s funny because at the beginning of the year many of us felt like this year was a bad year schedule-wise because we had to play at Cal, at USC, and at Oregon State. It turns out that getting Stanford and Arizona at home were huge. If ever there was a year to get Cal, USC, and Oregon State on the road, this is it. Obviously it’d be ideal to have all of our games at home, but I’d prefer to have the 2 toughest opponents at home.
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 Nov 24, 2010 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
Am I the only one
Who realized just how huge the 2pt conversion in the cal game was?
This just hit me, We won that game by 2 points. Chip, is, Incredible!
Quack Quack Bitches!
You're not
And I don’t think we’ve missed a 2 pointer all year.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I heard Garret Sims made top plays last night on SC.
Anyone know if there are highlights from the game up somewhere? Or at least what he did, can he even dunk?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOden
Made a half court shot
At the end of the first half.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
And it went straight in
I flipped over to the game just in time to see that.
It broke Texas Southern’s spirit, they just folded after that.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Toy Cars
My 7-year says “when I grow up I really want that!”
by SouthCoastDuck on Nov 24, 2010 10:09 AM PST reply actions
Those yellow uniforms with the green stripe up the side,
which is what he’s wearing in the picture from the article when he was with the Ducks, are truly awful.
Team practicing outside today apparently
Got to get ready for the cold of course.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Do Boise State fans understand that......
if they make it to the national championship game it will destroy their argument about a playoff? They always talk about how they think they are going to make the NCG this year but if they do then the BCS will argue that the system is working.
by RipCityRoyCity on Nov 24, 2010 10:30 AM PST reply actions
They must lose to Nevada
Its the only way.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Bruce Feldman has an article on Chip Kelly...
And how he became the offensive ‘guru’. (Sorry, it’s insider only).
Back when he coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jon Gruden got a call from his dad, Jim, who scouted for the team. “Ever heard of this Kelly guy at New Hampshire?” Jim asked.
Nope.
You need to watch a few of these tapes, the dad prodded. “I don’t have time to do it,” Jon Gruden said. However, being the scheme-junkie that he is, he figured he better take the old man’s advice. Smart move.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
stripe out
“Fans are encouraged to wear colors based on their seating sections, with those in even numbered sections wearing yellow and those in odd sections wearing black.” blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2010/11/oregon_fan_zone_ducks_call_for.html
by wlw1588 on Nov 24, 2010 11:50 AM PST via mobile reply actions
woah, no way.
That is crazy. You guys think it will work?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOden
by trumpetduck on Nov 24, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Nope, not going to happen
Only way it would work is if they gave out free towels or something with the right color (can’t be anything people would wear this time of year since sweatshirts are too expensive).
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
WHEW!!!
LMJ cleared of allegations:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2010/11/oregon_football_lamichael_jame_25.html
KU fans-how I hate thee!
Apparently
The investigation concluded weeks ago with James found innocent. Way to have all your facts WW.
KU fans-how I hate thee!
Way to get behind the ball too guys
They were weeks late.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
No, of being a "progressive" newspaper.
College football is evil, you know.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
lets not go there
I would largely put myself in the ‘progressive’ camp.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Nov 24, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
I would too. But that's not my point.
Just saying that WW’s coverage tends to list to port.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
Which is in fitting with their audience
Which is after all deep blue PDX.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Which is code for...
progressively taking more and more money away from the people and giving it to the state? Hehe I kid I kid… Just baiting, don’t bite…. I had to bite my tongue all day yesterday when a “historian” was waxing poetic about tax revenue…
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
that's why we should just stay away from politics on a football blog
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Nov 24, 2010 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, great advice for me especially since it looks like...
I may be the only fiscal conservative… PS I hate labels.
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
You were clear...
and I’m an economist.
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
Ah well...
Touche. I was making an implication about taxation being discussed by a historian. I was not doubting your authenticity.
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
I don't see why a historian can't discuss taxation
Particularly in the past, which in part is what I was doing.
I never said you couldn't...
but as an economist, it is very difficult to discuss taxation without “dismal science”… Of course you can and should discuss tax rates and what they mean from a historical perspective. Seems to fit your job description.
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Sure--obviously we need economists for these things
But at the same time, it’s clear that in the past, we had higher tax rates on upper-income brackets. And we had more social services. Obviously whether one thinks those things are good or not is a matter of opinion, but certainly it’s clear they are connected.
I'll just stop after this...
tax rates and tax ravenues are not positively coorelated, but I assume you’re good intentions are to mean that higher tax revenues equate to better and more social services. To which I would I, and I bet all of us, wish it were that simple.
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
correction
*to which I would say… not to which I would I… fail
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Only saying that Johnson and Nixon had those high tax rates
In part to fund their social programs.
man
what part of “this is why we should stay away from politics on a football blog” did everybody not understand?
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
To be fair...
I think I comported myself admirably… I’m on to thinking about how I can appease Juju on Thanksgiving day.
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I don't think any of this was nasty at all
Maybe it isn’t the right place, but in an interesting community like this one, sometimes things come up that are off-topic.
it wasn't
and I’d actually find it super interesting to talk politics with a lot of you guys. I know that both jtlight and myself are massive political junkies.
The problems lies in the forum……
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Yeah take the advice of our once and future governor Kitzhaber in his victory speech
“We should not be divided by blue or red but rather by green or orange.”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I only take advice...
from people who practice it themselves.
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Johny K...
not you… I guess I should have put a :) on that or something…
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Seriously guys?
We just dodged a bullet from the NCAA here. They could have ruled James ineligible-even though he didn’t do anything wrong, they’re still the NCAA and wield some serious power. Instead of talking Duck football, it denigrates into yet another political discussion, and petty tit-for-tat sniping.
There is no offense meant to anyone by this-but can we try to keep politics out of here? Thats why I come to ATQ-to discuss Duck sports, and read insightful comments and observations from fellow Duck fans. We don’t want to become the Olive message boards, do we?
KU fans-how I hate thee!
by quack785 on Nov 24, 2010 12:54 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Rec'd.
Actual quote from the OLive message board on this story:
Who “trades” cars with a buddy, what is this guy 12 years old a trading baseball cards! Not just that but supposedly this “friend” was someone he knew before coming to UofO, so why is this “friend” in Eugene, isn’t James from Texas and wouldn’t his friends from High School be in Texas and if they were in Eugene why is a friend from “before UofO” buying a vehicle in Portland??? Sounds shady, but I guess I’m not surprised, this program has been out of control for a while now.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
or this gem...
Let me get this straight (scratching head vigorously)… Sooooo, LaAnkle says someone is “stalking him” and trades his old busted up low profile red Mustang for a flashy bright white high profile “bling” fly ride SUV with shiny chrome wheels in an attempt to be discreet???
OK, Hmmmm (still scratching head), and gets the “fly-ride” from an ex-convict that is who again- his wannabe Uncle???
Yeah, that makes sense- did he trade the car at Taylor’s that night MacStoli was there????
Sometimes, when I want a good laugh, I’ll peruse the O-live boards(or sometimes, when I feel particularly crazy, I’ll post)
You really get to see how many crazy and strange people there are in the world…
KU fans-how I hate thee!
Let's face it
This does sound like the kind of low-level violation that happens everywhere, but that could get us or anyone else busted at the same time. Heck, this is probably a good reminder to everyone inside the program to reiterate to everyone what the rules are.
Sounds like the school has a handle on it.
Per CK, they know exactly what vehicles their players are driving.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
Which is...
pretty ridiculous that they have to do that if you think about it…
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
Its so easy to violate the NCAA rules
If you aren’t being careful, so this makes lots of sense.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Which is why...
I said it is ridiculous that they HAVE to do it… It sheds light on a pretty defunct system if you ask me.
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
For example...
Lane Kiffin on the DP show today… Was talking about Dillon Baxter… Dillon Baxter jumped in a “cart” with a bunch of kids and got a ride to class. It turned out that one of the kids in the cart was a registered agent with no clients. So Baxter had to donate $5.00 to a charity for the ride… Kiffin sounded so confused explaining it, how could you blame him? It was the first time I empathized with him.
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
Every program commits violations
The question is how many and how bad are they. For the moment, anything connected to agents is going to get extra attention from the NCAA.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Yes and...
Thinking about the whole system high level, they are creating an environment in which an institution cannot succeed. The NCAA expects a level of control that is simply not possible.
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly!
If the NCAA wanted to, they could have ruled LMJ ineligble, and we couldn’t have done a damn thing about it. UO would have appealed, but most likely, by the time it was reversed, it would probably have been too late…
KU fans-how I hate thee!
OT but wow
Chaminade pulling away from the Sooners of Oklahoma. 42-33 13:57 left in the game. Shane Hanson with 12 and Steven Bennett with 10.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Less BS talk on here and more PANIC!!!
You guys are gonna piss Juju off with all this bullshit about cars, taxes and marriage. JuJu obviously doesn’t like any of those things…
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 24, 2010 12:46 PM PST reply actions
Crap..
what sort of sacrifice do we have to make to appease him/her/it? I was thinking about eating a whole pizza right after my thanksgiving meal….
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not sure we've figured that out yet. But we seem to be making strides.
I like the whole pizza idea. That should work. I’ve been not eating any candy since the season started hoping he/she/it likes that
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 24, 2010 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
When I was in college
Our XC team did an event called the 4 by pizza, where each teammate had to eat a whole pizza than run a lap in a relay race.
It was amusing. I never participated it but “officiated” it once.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I think...
Not eating candy is a of benefit to you. Juju wants you to punish yourself. I find the whole pizza eating lap running thing mentioned below much more appropriate
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
Pizza and laps huh? Well if that's what it is gonna take...
Do you think that will help the O-line block on Friday? Seems like there should be some sort of causal relationship there. Do I have to run till I puke?
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 24, 2010 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
Agree
51 hours to gametime.
GO DUCKS AND HAIL JUJU!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I had a dream 2 nights ago
that we lost this game and I sunk into a wild depression. I am interpreting as nothing more than having the appropriate level of Panic. It is not a sign. (You don’t think it’s a sign DO YOU??)
Juju hates overconfidence
Be humble and panic. That’s what your dream means It is good.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
No. I had a dream we lost 24-21 to Stanford. Woke up freaking out. Didn't happen.
This is your subconscious acknowledgment of JuJu’s powers.
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 24, 2010 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
that won't be a dream if we lose friday
I probably wont leave my room until school.
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
CHAMINADE BEATS OKLAHOMA 68-64! SOONER FAIL!
Hee hee.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
DUCKS WIN THE CIVIL WAR!
Blood drive.
The results are in. Duck fans outnumbered Beaver fans in this year’s Civil War Blood Drive.
More than 8,000 blood donations were collected during the annual event from Nov. 4th-20th.
The end result was Ducks 4,482 – Beavers 3,903.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
There's a vampire joke here somewhere
that I’m too lazy to come up with myself.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
BSU President fires back...
“He claims that in the SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 it’s murderer’s row every week and there’s absolutely little substance to that claim,” Kustra said. “… for Gee to stand up and talk about murderer’s row every week is just the height of folly. It’s ridiculous. I think he’s going to set off a firestorm he probably has no interest in creating.”
Ahhh I see… it starts from the top.
I've generally avoided this sort of discussion because I find it really misguided...
BUT!!! Undefeated or one loss SEC, PAC X, Big XII, and/or BIG X team > undefeated BSU team… EVERY TIME. What it really comes down to is this: becauase of BSU’s conference, they have no way of proving that they are the number one team in the country. Yes, even if they beat one or even two decent teams in the non-conference schedule. That means, it has nothing to do if whether or not BSU is actually the best team in the country (who knows they may be), it has everything to do with that nobody has anyway of knowing… or making the argument for it.
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
Also
There is a difference between playing against decent but not great opponents every week and playing against scrubs every week. The thing about college football is that it is very, very hard to play 12 weeks of consistently strong football. It’s hard to be up every game. And as Oregon’s finding out, when you’re #1 you are everyone’s bowl game all of a sudden. You are everyone’s rivalry game.
When you play an easy schedule you could, in theory, falter. You could suck one week. But it won’t matter because you’ll still win by 20. Sure, you can schedule a couple of tough games and show that you can win against good teams, but you still haven’t shown the endurance of going through a full conference system.
There’s a reason that undefeated contenders for the NC are so rare – and that’s because it’s tough to play 8-9 conference games each year and win them all. Ohio State lost to Wisconsin – who also lost. Oklahoma lost. Iowa lost a couple times now. Alabama lost twice, LSU lost. All of these are good teams, and hell, Stanford might be a better team than the Ducks – but they lost all the same. I’m not saying that BSU isn’t a great team – but I am saying that it’s a hell of a lot easier to go 12-0 when your only challenges are a middle of the road pac-10 team and the champion of ACC coastal.
Right
If Boise wants to be taken seriously, it needs to play 4 tough non-conference games every single year. Va Tech and OSU are a start. But they can’t have Toledo and Wyoming too. I don’t care if 3 are on the road. That’s what they have to do. Otherwise, I have trouble taken them seriously.
Though they clearly do have a first-rate team.
I disagree. If Boise wants to be taken seriously, they need more than 4 tough non-conference games.
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"
If they had 4 tough non-conference games
And then like 2 toughish conference games, their schedule would compare favorably to most BCS conference teams. How many realistically tough games do most BCS conference teams play? More than 4-6? I realize that us playing UCLA and Washington in conference is far more challenging than San Jose and Idaho, but if you sub out those games for the 2 patsies (or 4 in the SEC) that most BCS conference teams play, the schedule wouldn’t look too different.
Plus, there’s no way they are going to schedule that many home and homes, so a lot of those games would have to be on the road.
Yes... the problem I have with that...
Is that it is not spread throughout the season. They need to not only front load their schedule but back load it as well. and… good luck on trying to get a legit team to play you in November.
by Duckity_Duck on Nov 24, 2010 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
Is this the same Boise State University that just cancelled its biggest rivalry
because Idaho fans were too mean to them on the road, and because Idaho fans allegedly belittled their educational quality?
Well I hate Boise St and think their way of addressing that rivalry was horrible.
That being said I think this was more of a financial move and strength of schedule move, since they are shifting conferences. I kind of view it as the same reason why it makes no sense for us to go play fBSU at their place. It’s a lose-lose-lose situation. You don’t get too much money out of the deal for playing a road game-If you win it doesn’t mean much-If you lose you look ridiculous.
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 24, 2010 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
I just got this email,
made me sorta excited:
November 24, 2010
Dear Richard:
The Division of Student Affairs is facilitating tickets and travel packages for UO students to either the BCS Championship Game in Glendale, AZ on January 10, 2011 or the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA on January 1, 2011. If you are interested in receiving more information when it becomes available, please visit: http://studentaffairs.uoregon.edu/bowl.
Happy Thanksgiving and Go Ducks!
Robin Holmes, PhD
Vice President for Student Affairs
I heart taxes.
Oh crap. Now we're screwed.
Couldn’t they at least have waited until after this weekend?
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
And, Stewart Mandel defending Lamike on the national stage.
As for LaMichael James — this one gets me steaming mad. The minute the Eugene police announced last February it had arrested the star for, among other things, “strangulation,” his reputation was shot. Countless times, I’ve read some variation of the distortion that he “choked his girlfriend” or “beat up his girlfriend.” While I would never condone violence against women, James’ case was the definition of “there’s more to the story.” I’d recommend to anyone who actually cares about the details to go back and read the sentencing memorandum from his case, which includes the police report from that night. (His charges were significantly reduced.) He also made the Pac-10’s All-Academic Team last week. So is he lacking “integrity,” too?
I really think Mandel is one of the better informed, and accurate guys in the biz. He rarely says anything crazy or off the cuff, and he is about as fair as they come.
I heart taxes.
Where did everyone go?
One of my favorite questions: Do we want to start this game out with the ball or on defense? What do you guys think and why?
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 24, 2010 4:43 PM PST reply actions
Poor Boise State.. Nobody respects them...
Hmm. Here are two schedules. Teams in both schedules are in bold.
Schedule #1: FCS, OreSt, Wyoming, Hawaii, Utah, LaTech, NMSt, Idaho, FresnoSt, SJS, UtahSt, Nevada
#2: VTech, Wyoming, OreSt, NMSt, Toledo, SJS, LaTech, Hawaii, Idaho, FresnoSt, Nevada, UtahSt
Allowing that as a pair, Utah and Sacramento St are not on a par with VaTech and Toledo most seasons, the question is: Would a reasonable person look at those remarkably similar schedules, and call #2 a significant upgrade?
Would going unbeaten against schedule #2 unquestionably merit your team a shot in the BCS championship?
Schedule 1 is Boise State’s 2006 slate, against which they went 12-0. This schedule did get them into a BCS game.
Schedule 2 is Boise State’s 2010 schedule, which they haven’t finished going unbeaten against.
Now.. why was BSU only ranked #10 in the polls at the end of the regular season in 2006? Because they started the season unranked. In ‘06, there were three two loss AQ teams — LSU, Arky, and Oklahoma — ranked higher than BSU at the end of the regular season.
Why are they #3 now? Because they started in the top five.
Anyone who says the Broncos aren’t getting sufficient respect in 2010 has a screw loose.
And anyone who thinks that replacing an “okay” team with an “above average” team, and a “second division” team with a “low first division” team, is a schedule upgrade sufficient to resolve doubt is equally screwy.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
by benzduck on Nov 24, 2010 5:29 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
for some reason the site wont let me rec this. I will refresh and try again.
Q: How come Oregon State players haven't gotten in trouble for stealing anything from a frat house?
A: Who wants to steal a lunchbox?
by QuackQuackAttack on Nov 24, 2010 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
hmmmm
I guess preseason rankings DO matter… who’d a guessed it?
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by Bill Musgrave on Nov 25, 2010 6:40 AM PST up reply actions
I have to post...
with my new sig line that makes me chuckle everytime.
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Terrence Jones is really good
At least he didn’t end up at UW
Smart, too.
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by Famous Duck on Nov 24, 2010 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
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