Quack Fix: Ducks still first in BCS, but who will be the backup QB?
by jtlight on Nov 8, 2010 7:38 AM PST
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PrintAnother week, another national championship game for the Ducks. Only 3 more left.
- Oregon sits at number 1 in the BCS, though the gap closed between Oregon, Auburn, and TCU. Oregon and Auburn have the clear lead, and if they win out, will end up first and second at the end of the season. But TCU's annihilation of Utah this weekend gave them a huge boost, and effectively guaranteed that they will be the top non-AQ school at the end of the season, and have solidified their spot at the "next in line," should Oregon or Auburn fall.
- The Heisman watch for LaMichael James continues, and he still sits strong at second behind Cam Newton. Though he had a largely lackluster day against UW, he had 3 TDs, and you know how the voters love padding stats. James leads the nation in rushing by 18 yards per game, which doesn't hurt either.
- But there's a bit of a cloud over the QB situation at the moment, as Nate Costa will have his status confirmed today, though most are expecting the news that Costa won't see the field again as an Oregon Duck. But like so many other injured Ducks before him, you know he'll be on the sidelines coaching and exhorting his team.
- Rob Moseley has all the stats for the upcoming Cal-Oregon matchup. Cal has a solid defense, but have been uneven on offense. If Oregon doesn't hand them great field position, Cal will have a tough time driving the length of the field, like most opponents
- Washington's play during this weekend's game earned another hater, and if you're a Duck fan and your hate is waning, you're not paying attention. Washington's AD Scott Woodward went on UW radio pregame, and made some ridiculous comments about Oregon. I'm not usually a fan of SportsbyBrooks, but he rightfully rips Woodward's comments. I would say that Woodward is an embarrassment to his school, but have you ever met a Husky fan?
- Oregon men's basketball started over the weekend, and the took on Northwest Christian University in an exhibition on Friday. Oregon took a 4 point lead at halftime, and turned it into a 27 point win with strong defensive pressure. Teondre Williams twisted his ankle, further hurting Oregon's depth. This team will have to work incredibly hard to stay remotely competitive, but hopefully that will lay the foundation for future success.
- The Oregon women had their second exhibition of the year on Saturday, beating Westmont College 93-68. While the Ducks held only an 8 point lead at the half, they turned on the pressure on speed in the second half, and quickly put the game away.
After the jump, we have some video interviews after all the weekend action. Leave any other quack in the comments. GO DUCKS!
Chip Kelly
Dana Altman
E.J. Singler
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Oregon has a two game lead in the conference race, courtesy of Stanford and UCLA.
The Ducks are now the only team that controls their own destiny in the Pac-10. If they win out, they not only win the Pac-10, they play for the national title, which they have never won before.
Further, even if Oregon loses a game, it still will go to the Rose Bowl, no matter what anyone else does. If Stanford and Oregon were both 11-1, the Ducks own the head-to-head tiebreaker.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Obviously the focus is on a NCG berth, but the Rose Bowl is a nice consolation prize
by westspec on Nov 8, 2010 8:45 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
THE FOCUS IS THE CAL GAME.
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 Nov 8, 2010 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
CAL IS OUR NCG BERTH
"It’s great with these group of guys. There is no panic in them." --Chip Kelly, Clearly NOT talking about members of ATQ.
"Woodward is an embarrassment to his school, but have you ever met a Husky fan?"
Woodward is a classless ignoramus—-but yes, I’ve met quite a few Husky fans who (one on one) were friendly, knowledgeable and complimentary when compliments were due. As a mob, the a**holes tend to take over. UW fans say exactly the same things about Duck fans.
Check out the articles on the UW blog from before Saturday’s game; most are intelligent and respectful. Then look at the comments after the game and you see all the ugly stuff predominating. (And the Medal of Valour to TennesseeQuackAttack8, qrsouther and several others for trying to maintain a civil conversation in a vicious environment.)
Life is a sport: Watch other people play it.
Hey look! I win a medal of valour!
"(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 8, 2010 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
And you deserve it, man. Quite a turn-around from a few weeks ago.
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
What can I say? I'm saintly.
"(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 8, 2010 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Don't be so excited. It's obviously a Canadian award with that spelling.
Which is slightly more impressive than a French medal of valour.
Average Score Since 2004:
Oregon 44 Washington 17 (Updated)
Matt Prehmat Duckterritory is reporting an ACL from his most reliable source
Our worst fears are 90% confirmed.
If it’s mop-up time it’s gotta be Hawkins and if the game’s on the line, Bennett’s going in.
I think Bennett will run the 2s, while Hawkins runs the Scout team in practice.
"No one ever rises to low expectations." - Chip Kelly Head Coach at the Univ. of Oregon.
by SouthOfTheBorderDuck on Nov 8, 2010 8:03 AM PST reply actions
Bennett should be playing mop up duty if you want him as the number 2 guy. I dont know if i would want to just throw him in without any game experience. I know it burns his redshirt, but the bigger picture is running the table.
A little different situation
Because with Costa graduating, Bennet will probably be Number 2 next season, and not get to RS next season, if he is, in fact, going to be tapped as the #2. I think Hawkins will be designated #2, but Bennet will get more reps just in case he’s needed.
Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin
Different only because of suspension
Without D. Head going all klepto Thomas would be #2 this year
I credit my urine for the victory.
But last year
Thomas was able the third string and so they were able to redshirt him. Next year, if Bennett is the 2nd string, it will be hard to redshirt him. He’ll be the first in in mop up duty and if Thomas misses even one game (or part of a game), he’ll be our first option.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Nov 8, 2010 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
That's true
While I’d rather not EVER have to worry about who our back up is, this is football.
I credit my urine for the victory.
I do think we could go with the same situation next year as we are in right now...
If Bennet’s redshirt winds up getting burned this season. Try to redshirt Bennet next year and have Hawkins perform all mop up duty. If something goes wrong then Bennet’s redshirt attempt (next season I’m referring to) would again be pulled. Given that we have a couple decent athletes coming in behind Bennet it isn’t the end of the world if he can’t redshirt.
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 8, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
Woodward is a fool
ADs are supposed to be diplomatic in their discussions about other schools in general, and especially in conference.
If he worked for me I’d fire his ass.
Average Score Since 2004:
Oregon 44 Washington 17 (Updated)
by benzduck on Nov 8, 2010 8:06 AM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
He's acting like a jealous cry baby
He can’t get funding for his stadium expansion or really anything he wants to do athletically, the big donors at his school are fed up with the arrogance and crappy product they’ve seen on the field over the years, and on top of that he’s in one of the top markets on the west coast and he won’t get nearly the payout of TV revenue that USC, UCLA get until equal revenue sharing starts up.
I love when pride still follows the fall.
ATQ's #1 Double D fan
Addicted to Quack
Woodward goes way over the professionalism line
I just listened to the radio interview and I gotta say, I’m stunned. How amazingly unprofessional, even for a dirty dawg. Seriously, was Woodward into half a bottle of Jack before hooking up with Softy? And let’s call this what it really is…Woodward desperately needs passage into the pocketbooks of thousands of Husky fans if UW is going to compete with Oregon (or Stanford, or Cal, etc.) on facilities. What better way than to embark on a pandering mission than to appeal to Husky faithful with the “Oregon is an embarrassment” card. I agree with benzduck – Woodward probably has at the least a stern admonishment coming his way.
This kind of tactless move could very well harm his relationship with other Pac-12 ADs and administrators. I’ll be watching for a public response from Oregon, then for Woodward woofin’ down some humble pie.
In Chip I trust. In Nick, not so much.
Good point in regards to Woodward potentially feeling desperate to get more donor funding.
I wonder if he and Bachman are friends…
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Mr. Polk, we all know that "?" is a far better back than you!
Hey that picture is not of Shane Vereen
I hate dogs.
Shoot them in the head.
Set them on fire.
Cause I hate Washington!
That's his problem
He’s worried about athletics. What if they don’t get the funding for the stadium expansion, what if Sark turns out he can’t get them to a bowl game, Locker leaves and they have another losing season where attendance drops even more. The donors and the state have already shown they won’t step up and help the school, so he’s FUCKED.
Yet, just down south is a little school in Eugene Oregon, that is putting up new facility after new facility with no state money and no problems. UW is falling further and further behind in the arms race. Oregon is #1 in the country and on National TV every week and donors a lining up to had out money.
Add to all of this the fact that the revenue sharing will help them but they got castigated to the same level as WSU financially and given the cold shoulder by the LA schools (I have no doubt in my mind that he’s one of the one that voted against the North/South split) and you have an AD who’s pretty much impotent at his job.
My favorite part of that entire interview is how Softy tried to give him an opportunity to back up what he was saying with facts or stats and instead he just acts like an arrogant ass and blames the state. What a douche, if you can’t do your job right, might as well blame someone else Wood-tard.
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by Matt Daddy on Nov 8, 2010 8:48 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Woodward's comments the way they were intended..
… he didn’t call UO an embarrassment – he called the funding of education by the state the embarrassment – a sentiment that I don’t think many students or faculty would disagree with. He then pointed out that Oregon has a generous donor that keeps your facilities top notch. The context, of course, is that UW is in the same position with state funding for the university – a well known issue in Seattle – and that UW has not been able to secure the same kind of private funding.
For what it is worth – you are taking offense to comments where UO was used as a model for what he wants, not as a target of his criticism.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
Do you even bother getting basic facts correct?
Here’s the quote from Woodward:
It’s not really where we want to be Softy, because it’s an embarrassment what their academic institution is, and what’s happened to them as far as their state funding has gone. In my mind it’s a wonderful athletic facility but they’ve watched it at the expense of the university go really down.
First he said that he didn’t want UW to follow the UO model. Then he called he called U of O academics an embarrassment. So neither of your assertions are correct.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
yes - I can see why you'd say that ...
.. my point is that his biggest issue has been lack of private support for his facility plans. I know I’m not going to sway you on this, but I’d ask you to consider the following points:
1. the comments were made on Husky broadcast with an assumption that the local listeners would be a little more clued into local issues
2. there is no benefit to the AD to seemingly rip on the academics of another member school – the rivalry between fan bases really isn’t born into administrators, many of whom have worked all over the country
The irony here is that, as a local listener, what I heard was a criticism of me for not supporting Husky athletics enough financially and a reminder that I couldn’t rely on state funds to fund all that I’m demanding in my football program. Of course, you guys hear something different based on your perspective.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
Here's what I hear
it’s an embarrassment what their academic institution is
and I’m trying really hard to figure out a context where that isn’t a demeaning, insulting, and ludicrous thing to say.
Still trying…
Trying…
Yeah, sorry. The guy was being an asshole.
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 Nov 8, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
there really is no reason for him to blatantly rip Oregon academics
… he gets no benefit from this. You even say yourself that it was a ludicrous thing to say. Without context, it was ludicrous.
He is a traveled administrator who has no history in the Oregon / Wash rivalry. His intended point was to slyly criticize Husky fans for not supporting his plan the way Oregon has had their athletics supported.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
You’re right that he didn’t get any benefits from this. But he was given a chance to back off right then and didn’t. It was simply an asshole move.
But I do find your attempt to make it this great irony pretty funny.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I will give you that his intent was to expose the embarrassment that public university funding has become in Oregon or Washington
That’s fine. And he is correct. Public funding is an embarrassment. But he called the academic institution an embarrassment, and then tried to hedge his bet. And then in today’s apology, took the least contrite stance possible:
I apologize if my comments were found as critical or insulting to fans and alumni of the University of Oregon
In other words, sorry you don’t like it, but I’m not backing off what I said.
So he’s simultaneously accomplished two things:
1) He degraded the hard work of every UO alumnus who earned their degree.
2) Reinforced the stereotype that UW is an institution full of arrogant pricks.
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 Nov 8, 2010 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
The original question which softy asked was about the facilities, nothing about academics or anything else.
Woodward’s own department in in such a state of arrears that he was the one who was embarrassed and hence defected the question to academics field where he bears no responsibility.
IMO, he owes sincere apologies to the U of O, Alumni, student body, Phil Knight, and the PAC 10.
His first effort towards conciliation was woefully lacking. If he can’t do better than that, the UDub president ought to ask for his resignation.
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
With a chance to clarify on Saturday, this is what he came up with, by the way
“It’s embarrassing at the level that the state supports this once-great academic university, because it’s gone way down in academic standing because of the enormous lack of support over the decades,” Woodward said.
“What they have done here athletically is nothing short of a miracle. It is fabulous what they have invested and how they have done it. But it is a shame that the whole enterprise isn’t benefiting (from the athletic success), and that’s one thing that is very much a sense of pride at the University of Washington — that our whole enterprise is excellent in all we do. But that’s no excuse for us not getting it right in football.”
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskies/2013366775_uwfbnotes07.html
He's a fucking moron in my opinion.
Say not, Huck the fuskies my friends. Stand up loud and proud and scream: FUCK the Huskies!
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 8, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
"It's an embarassment what their academic institution is..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-81lmPN-kjc&feature=player_embedded# r
PS, I think you owe me an apology for copying a post from ATQ to TDP that resulted in my inevitable but premature bannage.
If ya can't get your Dick Enright, get your Dick Harter!
This is exactly my problem with his comments.
He is an athletic director, he has no standing to make comments about another institution’s academics or funding structure. His comments are completely out of line, and I hope he gets reprimanded by UW. I could be wrong, but I am willing to bet his job description mentions nothing about commenting on the academics of OTHER universities.
Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin
Clarification
They are not fed up with the arrogance. They’re fed up with the fact that their arrogance is no longer justified. What they’d like most is for it to be justified again.
by Jeff Nusser on Nov 8, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
The funny thing is that UW isn't "miles above" UO academically
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
It's not above and beyond in each and every program
and it a good number of them, the UO actually could be considered better.
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Sports Marketing and....
"(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 8, 2010 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
education, journalism, I'm sure i could come up with a few more if you give me a minute
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Law?
I feel like that could be slight advantage
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
UW law would probably be considered better
though UO is better in a few specialties.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Environmental Law for sure.
That’s why my dad went there.
"(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 8, 2010 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not trying to diss the U of O in any way. I wouldn't be dissing a school that I want to attend.
However, I do believe that UW is considered a top 25 public research institution. Oregon just seems to be a more run-of-the mill state school.
Their football team still sucks, however.
"(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 8, 2010 8:28 PM PST up reply actions
no, WOU is a run of the mill state school.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
My dad wanted me to go there for a bit
cause they guarantee your tuition won’t rise all 4 years.
/sigh
/eye roll
/leave room
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Monmouth sucks. That is all.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
It's a solid academic school that isn't considered to be prestigious as a whole, unlike Washington.
"(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 8, 2010 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
and where Woodward does have a point
is that we need more funding to get to that level of prestige. For example, UO is ninth and OSU is tenth in professor pay in the Pac-10. Thats just not going to cut it.
UO has the programs and infrastructure needed to be elite. It actually has been improving over the last several years (as has OSU, which finally became tier 1 this year). But UO won’t be elite until our state decides that they want it to be.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Damn, that's no bueno.
"(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 8, 2010 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
absolutely not
UO is a public asset that should always remain public. The public should just take better care of it.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
I'm not sure that it's going to get any better in the near or somewhat-distant future as a 100% pubic institution
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
I don't get what you are saying
a school isn’t “part” public or “part” private.
The UO is striving to have a much larger endowment, but that doesn’t make it “private”. The state could also cede some control, but that doesn’t make it “private” either. The school will always remain in public ownership. Simply making it a private school isn’t going to happen, nor is there any reason to belive that doing so would have any effect on making it better.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Last I heard was that the UO and the State were at serious odds about funding
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
obviously
what does that have to do with UO becoming private?
Larriviere does want to change the funding structure, but that doesn’t change the public nature of the school.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
I just don’t think that’s going to to change (the funding structure) anytime soon
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
so the institution stays stagnant
the only way you can make money by being a “private” is to charge $25k in tuition to everyone. There is no argument to be made that this would be worth a potential modest uptick in rankings.
This is a dead end. If we can’t get the funding structure changed, then the best way to increase funding is to try and get donors and alumni to give and increase the endowment.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
I find it funny.
They should just be honest and say “UW: Sure, we’re not Cal-Irvine, but at least we’re better than you!”
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 8, 2010 9:15 PM PST up reply actions
Music.
Addicted to Quack, the home of Tako Tuesdays
Welcome to the club, Cody Ross. You can stay at my house.
Architecture, top 10, UO doesn't advertise this well enough.
And the others folks have listed.
Bottom to top it’s not really close though, UW is pretty solidly higher ranked than UO. If you like US News rankings, it has UW at 41 overall and UO at 111.
There are specific programs UO does well in.
Axemen23 is a cat lady. - Brian
by Bill Musgrave on Nov 9, 2010 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
its better
but its not like we’re ASU or UNLV or something. Its true that UW is borderline elite, but Oregon is a very solid school academically.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Yes, I know. We aren't Boise.
"(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 8, 2010 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
No.
We have a community college system here that is on par with Boise.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Rec'd for reasonable. He may not last the week.
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
Pretty awesome that
DT is on list of Heisman contenders.. The ducks now have two guys in the top 10!!!
Got a lot of love
from Jesse Palmer and Cowherd this morning.
Palmer said he feels it is Oregon then #2,3, and 4 are almost indistinguishable.
We're 20 point favorites this weekend at Cal
I don’t know if I would take that.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I would. Cal will struggle mightily to score points this weekend.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I'm staying humble
OH MIGHTY JUJU, your humble servants need your help.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Agreed
I think we win by 4 tds.
I think will be our first really complete game (against a real opponent).
Of course he is
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5780093
Former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow is working on an inspirational memoir.
Tebow is collaborating with Nathan Whitaker on “Through My Eyes,” scheduled to come out in April. HarperCollins announced the book Monday.
The former University of Florida quarterback was drafted this year in the first round by the Denver Broncos. He has played in four games so far, scoring two touchdowns in 10 carries, but has yet to throw a pass in the regular season.
In a statement released by HarperCollins, the 23-year-old Tebow said his book would be a story “of faith, family and football” and inspiring people to “fulfill their dreams.”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I’m buying a copy and giving it to the winner of the ATQ March Madness pool.
Addicted to Quack, the home of Tako Tuesdays
Welcome to the club, Cody Ross. You can stay at my house.
Perfect. All part of my plan to win the ATQ March Madness pool.
Addicted to Quack, the home of Tako Tuesdays
Welcome to the club, Cody Ross. You can stay at my house.
and win that book?
boy you aim high.
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
If I win, I don't have to buy it, now do I?
Addicted to Quack, the home of Tako Tuesdays
Welcome to the club, Cody Ross. You can stay at my house.
but you'll be the winner
therefore winning that coveted piece of literature
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Sounds like when I gave my hard-liberal aunt a copy of Sarah Palin's book for Christmas.
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Eh
I just threw up in my mouth.
by QuackWhore on Nov 8, 2010 9:46 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
He's like Jesus
Also he has to take advantage of his popularity before he gets mired in being a backup QB.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I thought Jesus was an Will LB.
Addicted to Quack, the home of Tako Tuesdays
Welcome to the club, Cody Ross. You can stay at my house.
Fix't
He’slikeis Jesus
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 Nov 8, 2010 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
Grammar fail
/sadtrombone
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 Nov 8, 2010 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
Needs audio
Addicted to Quack, the home of Tako Tuesdays
Welcome to the club, Cody Ross. You can stay at my house.
Aren't you supposed to write your memoirs after you retire?
So, does this mean that Tebow is thankfully retiring!!??
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Mr. Polk, we all know that "?" is a far better back than you!
Lil' Juju
Who to jinx this week?
After this weekend, I rather wish we could jinx Duck injuries but how to pictorally represent that? I know I don’t have to tell all of you that we’re now just one ‘new Dennis Dixon’ away from total disaster.
Vereen
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
by skywaker9 on Nov 8, 2010 9:47 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Second this. Vereen is a beast.
"It’s great with these group of guys. There is no panic in them." --Chip Kelly, Clearly NOT talking about members of ATQ.
By far their best offensive weapon
We shut him down, we win going away for sure.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
pictorally represent duck injuries?
Nate Costa is the poster boy for season ending injuries. And you can’t jinx him cause he was jinxed out of high school apparently. I feel so sorry for the kid.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Nov 8, 2010 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
For those who don't know the history of this, and since it's Cal week...
For the record, I’m the Cal game last year is where we started this whole thing. I know it was after Boise State because CaDuck had Blount#9 as his username and changed it because of that. He changed it to Masoli#8 and Masoli’s performance went promptly into the shitter. CaDuck’s jersey contest picks were also horrible, so I suggested he change his username every week to someone on the opposing team. I wanted him to change his name to Best#4 before the Cal game last year, but he decided to go with CaDuck and just change the screen image each week. Now we’re back to the Cal game again and things have really worked out pretty well with that whole thing!
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 8, 2010 10:52 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
MCD is also my professor of cooking absurdly huge hunks of turtle shaped meat 201.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Mr. Polk, we all know that "?" is a far better back than you!
That was unexpected.
"(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 8, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Is this intended to be sarcastic?
MCD was the one that posted that absurd picture of that bacon hot dog huge chunk of meat that looks like a turtle and probably contains 12000 calories monstrosity.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Mr. Polk, we all know that "?" is a far better back than you!
No, it was just a weird comment and I had no idea what you were talking about.
"(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 8, 2010 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
I laughed, but then I felt confused.
"(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 8, 2010 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
Awesome
I filled out an application for my cat and he got accepted, too. To the honors college, no less.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Would you change your picture already.
I hate dogs.
Shoot them in the head.
Set them on fire.
Cause I hate Washington!
Yes went over to OBNUG
Didn’t comment of course but their continual collapse over TCU passing them is funny. They keep screaming about a bowl game that happened LAST YEAR!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Man… we lost to Stanford last year. I’m not sure how we’ll handle them this year.
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"
Not they're calling out Utah as being overrated (which I grant them)
But that win by TCU is still more impressive than anything BSU has done.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
VTech is going to win the ACC, they are going to WIN IT.
And BSU killed them, why does no one remember. Biggest win in the biggest game by any team this year. How could your forget?!
I hate dogs.
Shoot them in the head.
Set them on fire.
Cause I hate Washington!
And they beat us 14 months ago
Thus we must be worse than them, or something.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
And BSU killed them, why does no one remember.
I’ve heard so many people say this and I just laugh. Yeah, beating a team on a last-second touchdown pass is “killing” that team. I know you are being sarcastic, but I’ve heard so-called “experts” saying that.
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 8, 2010 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
They’ll probably call Nevada and/or Hawaii to be great teams. Oh, and Utah wouldn’t be overrated if Boise State destroyed them.
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"
To be fair that part is just standard team myopia
Because we would be saying the same too.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
No we wouldn't
We don’t prance around and call close games blowouts. We know what a blowout looks like. We just won by 37 freakin’ points and I haven’t really seen anyone hooting and hollering and saying “We kiiled the Huskies”
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 8, 2010 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
They’re trying to apply old poll logic to what is happening now. TCU and Auburn are now rightfully ahead of BSU. According to what used to happen, teams didn’t drop until they lost or had a bad game.
But with all the mid-majors and increased scrutiny on the polls, things are much more fluid. They cannot grasp this.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
But that doesn’t help them since they were all set up to get an automatic BCS berth under the "old way’ of polling. This just isn’t fair!!!!
Why is there so much BSU hate?
ATQ's #1 Double D fan
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Because they NEED it, they crave it. Hate is the Bronco persona.
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
And TCU is #2 in the computers
They’re #5
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
TCU will take a significant SOS hit when they play New Mexico in a couple weeks. Still probably won’t be enough for BSU to catch up in the computers.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
It won't unless they get a HUGE poll boost
Which they shouldn’t.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Plus, this far into the season, I think the perceived “hit” teams take goes down. I mean, Auburn played Tennessee-Chattanooga and closed the gap on us. I think TCU’s ability to stay above fBSU has more to do with how Utah finishes out.
Also, if you think about it, everyone thought that Auburn would get a huge boost when they play Alabama in 2 weeks. Well that actually happened yesterday because their win over LSU ends up being the same thing. The computers look at where teams are currently ranked or their current win/loss record, not where they were when you played them. They’ll still get a boost if they can beat Alabama, but not like they would have if Alabama was still the top 1-loss team.
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 8, 2010 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Same deal as with us
We can only go up because our SOS is relatively low thanks to Stanford, for example.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
1 win doesn't help much
BSU fans fail to understand that any one quality win doesn’t really help you much unless its REALLY good (which VT is not) and even then the computers view it as only 1 game of 12.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
But you missed the point,,wtf thot that they would win A game?
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
My favorite OBNUG arguments:
1. Oregon hasn’t played a real defense yet (but Boise has?)
2. Boise beat Oregon last year, so “on the field results” should trump everything else (…Texas was in the NCG last year)
3. Strength of schedule (ya, Va Tech, Hawaii, Nevada, and Oregon State is way better than Stanford, Arizona, USC, Oregon State, rest of Pac 10)
It truly is amazing to me the sense of entitlement that they feel. Name me another team in America who feels entitled to be in a BCS game. I simply cannot understand how anyone could think that a school from a non-AQ conference could get into the NCG when there are 2 undefeated teams from AQ conferences, much less the Pac 10 and SEC. I could see, maybe, if we were talking about the ACC and Big East or something. I would love to see fBSU left completely out of the BCS this year. Maybe then they’d tone it down on that sense of entitlement, but I highly doubt 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 Nov 8, 2010 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
BSU is likely to be left out of the BCS
Unless some strange stuff happens since they don’t travel as well as say Bama or LSU.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
It truly is amazing to me the sense of entitlement that they feel. Name me another team in America who feels entitled to be in a BCS game.
Thisthisthis so much this.
If they end up in the Rose Bowl (though that looks less and less likely) all they’re going to do is complain about how they got left out of the NCG. You think Arizona, Cal, OSU or even the Stanford team who’s probably going to be shut out would appreciate going to the Rose Bowl?
I believe anyone who wins the SEC
Feels entitled to a spot in the MNCG.
Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin
Bennet reportedly is our new backup
As expected. Hope he never has to play. I expect Hawkins would get mop-up duty if need be.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Great decision by CK. You gotta go with the player who gives your team the best shot to win, redshirts be damned.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
We could always see the year two RS if need be.
It worked out ok for that Thomas guy.
I hate dogs.
Shoot them in the head.
Set them on fire.
Cause I hate Washington!
Not with Costa gone I would think
But you never know.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I thought of that too
But we still need a backup next year
by IslanderDuck on Nov 8, 2010 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
The opportunities this year don't come around very often
Gotta take advantage.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
THIS! At this point I don’t care about redshirts, to be honest. You don’t get in the driver’s seat like this very often, so when you get to this point I think you have to do everything you can to finish undefeated. This is the only time that I think it’s time to mortgage the future.
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 8, 2010 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
It's pretty clear he wont pull it unless the game is in question though
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
This seems like the most rational decision,
Daryle Hawkins has always been more of an athlete than a QB.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Mr. Polk, we all know that "?" is a far better back than you!
Recruting weekend
Any word on how we did with all of those recruits in town this weekend?
The few reports I heard online was positive
Hard not to be impressed.
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On TV it seemed like it was about the same as the game was
A little nervous at the start but got loud as Oregon took control.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Pretty much this
The crowd was noticeably louder in the second half where I was sitting.
Quack Quack Bitches!
Daily dose of AtQ SE
1. OREGON POWER DUCKS OH GOD QUACK WITH IMMENSE VOLTAGE. It’s fun to watch Chip Kelly when the Ducks’ offense is struggling this year, because he smiles a little bit while making the “hurry-up” gesture with his hand, knowing that sure, the fuse is wet, and the conditions are suboptimal, and hooo boy they might cut it close, but the explosives will go off, boys, never fear: the explosives will go off, and they will be spectacular to the tune of a 35-10 margin in the second half and a final tally of 53-16, 522 yards of offense, and 31 first downs.
It wasn’t a slow start, bitches. It was postmodern cinema with the ending first and the beginning last, since it ran the reverse course of most Ducks games: the artillery barrage first, then the gradual grinding out of the clock. It’s not Chip Kelly’s fault if you don’t recognize an artist pushing the boundaries of his form.
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 Nov 8, 2010 10:15 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Personally, I like to think
that the Ducks purposely let UW think they had a chance, just so the hammer blow in the second half would be more permanently damaging to their little puppy psyches…
"It’s great with these group of guys. There is no panic in them." --Chip Kelly, Clearly NOT talking about members of ATQ.
I think so too
Only for maybe the 2 minutes between them scoring that early second half TD and Huff’s return did I have any worries at all on Saturday about whether we’d “Win the Day”. Even at 0-0 for so long, it always felt like we were in control.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That's because our defense was dominant.
It was a slow start offensively, but we ended up right near our season pts/YPG averages. It bothers me a little how much that a 37-point win seems to mean the sky is falling this year. Because really, we destroyed them.
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 Nov 8, 2010 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
We've only had 2 games that were at all in doubt really much into the 4th
ASU and Furd.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I think we should brace for competitive first halves. Every team left on our schedule will be playing the hardest they’ve ever played in their lives at the beginning of the game. They will be trying to take out the #1 team in the country. We just have to weather the storm in the 1st half of each remaining game. I will be happy if we are tied at half, or with any lead, because I think we’ve proven by now that we are going to outscore people in the 2nd half. I made a promise to myself this weekend that I won’t allow myself to get nervous about a potential loss until late in the 3rd quarter from this point forward.
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 8, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Granted he's only lost 3 times
But Chip hasn’t lost any game when his team was tied or leading at the end of ANY quarter.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
The game announcers got this wrong, but I looked it up, and it's still impressive.
We’ve played 36 quarters this year. We have scored in all but three of them:
1) vs PSU, 4th quarter
2) @ ASU, 4th quarter
3) vs UW, 1st quarter
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 Nov 8, 2010 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
The guy who was the play by play Saturday sucked
Huard and MB were fine but man was that other guy (whose name I can’t remember) horrible.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
The west coast team they had last year was terrible too. At least they upgraded half the team.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Let's be clear, since Keith Jackson retired its been the suck compared to him
But its especially bad now.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
No, it's so that when they lose to Ucla
this week and are finally out of bowl contention their little puppy brains won’t be able to comprehend it. “But we hanged with Oregon for a half, how can we lose to the Weasel? I’m so confused”
Chip Kelly likes to fuck with husky minds. He’s that good.
ATQ's #1 Double D fan
Addicted to Quack
Btw if OSU loses 2 of its next 3 (very possible)
We’ll get the joy of eliminating them from bowl contention in the civil war.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
UW issues a non-apology apology
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2010/11/oregon_football_washington_ad.html
Excuse the bad formatting, blame O-Live, not UW:
"I apologize if my comments were found as critical or insulting to fans and alumni of the University of Oregon, and I hope to offer some clarity about my true feelings on the situation. I have a great respect for the University of Oregon both as an institution and an athletic program. As a life-long advocate for public funding in higher education, I have seen firsthand the effects of public funding on many institutions, including the University of Washington.My remarks were intended as a commentary on the powerful impact that a state can have on an institution’s academic standing. The University of Oregonis a great example of the struggles which can accompany a university when state funding decreases, but UO is certainly not the only institution suffering."
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Translation:
“Yes, I said you suck academically, but what I really meant is that I’m sorry that lower state funding has impacted your school in a negative manner. Like, you know, made you suck academically.”
I mean UW IS a better academic school than UO
But really, that’s just weak what he did.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Seems like it...
“Well, Oregon is accelerating leaps and bounds ahead of us in athletics right now because of packed stands and private donors that we really need but dont have. UO is doing all of this without much state funding like we have. So that means that they are stupider than us in regards to academics. I am an athletic director. Therefore I am extremely informed in regards to all things academic. Plus we have Jake Locker and Sark is a god.”
Call me dumber than a Husky, but that logic does not make all that much sense to me.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Mr. Polk, we all know that "?" is a far better back than you!
He's a Husky
It shouldn’t make sense, making sense would mean its too complex for their fans to understand.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Worst kind of apology ever
“Sorry you guys didn’t like what I said.”
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 Nov 8, 2010 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
Its worse than that
It basically says “If you were enough of a wuss to be offended, I’m sorry.”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I was taught that when you apologize, the word “if” should never be the third word in the apology, assuming it takes more than two words to say “I apologize.”
Example: “I ran over your cat last night. I apologize if this upsets you or your family.”
Average Score Since 2004:
Oregon 44 Washington 17 (Updated)
“If” is a word of condition, an apology is hardly a conditional situation.
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"
Ah yes, the old "I hope they aren't noticing that I'm not really apologizing" routine.
Pretty sneaky, sis.
(Very old Connect 4 commercial reference for you younguns).
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by Bill Musgrave on Nov 9, 2010 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
atq online dynasty is now advanced a week
Me and ding dong dynasty finally got our game together.
by jcgoducks on Nov 8, 2010 10:35 AM PST via mobile reply actions
such a not clutch performance by me
can’t believe it. but hey, the acc is the wheel of destiny so anything can happen
I threw what, 4 picks in the first half?
D stood up in the 2nd half and got some timely TO’s
I credit my urine for the victory.
I've also got a big game against BYE...
tough tough D over there,
I credit my urine for the victory.
SHOCKING SHOCKING NEWS!
WADE PHILLIPS HAS BEEN FIRED BY THE DALLAS COWBOYS!
OMG OMG OMG!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Really?
The only story I see in regards to Wade Phillips is that he showed up at the facilities.
I credit my urine for the victory.
It'd be nice if ESPN and .com could find a way to sync up.
For us who are at work “working”
I credit my urine for the victory.
I'm working too
But there’s a TV in the break room that’s usually tuned to ESPN.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That is too bad that he never really won many games in Dallas.
He was a really good defensive coordinator for San Diego.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Mr. Polk, we all know that "?" is a far better back than you!
His defense this year was looser than a whale's vagina.
Sorry, watched Anchorman 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 Nov 8, 2010 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
They can now hire Harbaugh!
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 Nov 8, 2010 1:38 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
College BB season starts today
And so I post this update about a cheating team:
The most discussed player who is dealing with an amateur issue is Kentucky’s Enes Kanter. But unlike Selby, Kanter can’t practice. The question for Kanter is did he receive more than the allowable expenses while playing for a Turkish professional team as a teenager? His case will be interesting for the NCAA since the organization got rid of the one-for-one game suspension rule. This comes down to expenses. How will the NCAA interpret what was fair for a player to receive and still maintain any amateurism before he transferred to the United States to play? Of course, this is with the understanding that there was no signed contract or agent agreement.
Kentucky is clearly a more legitimate contender with Kanter inside. But he’s not as far along as DeMarcus Cousins was a year ago nor has the maturity or locker-room ability that Patrick Patterson had last season. Kanter’s overall impact is still hard to gauge, especially early in the season when he’s still trying to adjust to the college game.
Kentucky coach John Calipari said Monday that he’s treating it as if Kanter is an injured player who he is not able to contemplate playing since he’s not practicing. Kentucky opens Friday against East Tennessee State, and there is no expectation that Kanter will be cleared for the game. The Wildcats then visit Portland to play the Pilots on Nov. 19 before facing Oklahoma in the first round of the Maui Invitational Nov. 22.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
This kind of sucks
ESPN reporting AB is out 4 weeks with an ankle sprain.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I am sorry to admit
I haven’t heard one word about how he had been doing so far this season. I really hate it when some of my favorite Ducks go on to play for professional teams I can’t stand.
"We aren't into making statements, we are into winning games" -Chip Kelly
Houston is probably the best 1-5 team ever
He’s been doing fine but they have lost a bunch of close games.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Brooks?
Im not sure i know who ab is
#88
by pipgras on Nov 8, 2010 12:46 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Mosely's Monday practice update
Summary:
Bennet is #2
Huff is practicing
Maehl took it easy due to an arm injury
Bair limited due to a leg injury
Barner looked even better today than last week.
Locker will not practice this week says Sark
4 of 20 people are sad.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Nice
Kelly on QB order: “Darron’s 1, Bryan’s 2 and Hawkins is 3. Ken Goe is 4. He said he would do it.”
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ive commented
ive commented before by my other email at work was shut off so i had to setup a new one and i have not made many posts since than, i dont want to spam stuff up sorry about that
From Wilbur's Cal Football Blog 'Grading the Bears,' some very funny comments:
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2010/11/08/cal-football-grading-the-week-19/
Here’s one:
I expect nothing out of Cal this week.
Oregon didn’t show up on both sides of the ball until the 2nd half vs UW. Didn’t matter. Oregon scored over 50.
The Oregon defense didn’t show up until the 2nd half vs Stanford. Didn’t matter. Oregon scored over 50.
The Oregon defense didn’t show up until the end of the 3rd quarter vs USC. Didn’t matter. Oregon scored over 50.
Prediction: Oregon 57 (with two point conversion after 1st TD), Cal 10.
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
score..
they do have riley out yes.. but we have not won in cal since 2001 and that was with bad teams as well..
i think it will be a good game for the first half and us pulling it off but i think it will be a closer game then people think
We hadn't won at USC for how long?
I think we can put that stat to bed.
I hate dogs.
Shoot them in the head.
Set them on fire.
Cause I hate Washington!
and "a closer game then people think"
who are these people? did we take a poll? did you take a survey? vegas lines? cal fans? oregon fans? talking heads? before the usc game I heard that it would be “closer then people think” by one of those pay me for betting tips guys on the radio, then he said to take oregon. It just never makes sense
#88
I hate that
Was USC in a one-possession game in the 4th quarter? No. Therefore, it’s not close.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
What does that matter?
What does not having won at Cal in 20xx have to do with the Ducks ability to beat them this year? By that logic, we won’t be able to beat the Troj….wait, what?
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 8, 2010 5:14 PM PST up reply actions
Duxtooth, I get what you are saying. We are going to get every team’s best shot and for whatever reason we haven’t played well in norcal. That said, in every game from here on out we have no business losing.
Now, if only the favored team always won. Oklahoma had no business losing to a&m this weekend but they did nonetheless. I don’t think Cal can score enough, even if our offense plays bad, to beat us.
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 8, 2010 5:47 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Oregon didn’t show up on both sides of the ball until the 2nd half vs UW.
Washington drives in the 1st half:
3 plays, 1 yard, PUNT
3 plays, 3 yards, PUNT
5 plays, 34 yards, PUNT
3 plays, 8 yards, PUNT
6 plays, 33 yards, Missed FG
4 plays, 3 yards, FG
6 plays, 19 yards, PUNT
8 plays, 60 yards, FG
So Oregon’s defense had to face 8 possessions. Prior to the final possession, they had given up 101 total yards and 1 FG that came off a turnover where the D gave up 4 yards on the possession. They gave up 161 total yards in 8 possessions, and a total of 6 points while the offense was doing next to nothing. But yeah, Weener, Oregon didn’t show up on both sides of the ball until the 2nd half.
The problem with that idiot is he’s trying to do his rankings as if he’s a computer formula. He goes off of your opponent’s record. What he fails to realize is…what if you have 3 opponents who are all 5-4, but their 5 wins all come against FCS schools? He doesn’t realize that he’s part of the HUMAN ELEMENT of the BCS, and is trying to do his ranking as if he’s a computer.
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 8, 2010 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
But the D gave up 6 points SIX
In the first half we gave up more points than PSU and NM combined all game!
Good thing we only gave up seven points in the second half or people would be pointing out how we gave up more points in the second half than the first!
Quack Quack Bitches!
He's the worst of both worlds.
He tries to do the computer thing but can’t keep track of all the data, and doesn’t apply it equally.
by omb on Nov 8, 2010 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
Mike Bianci is an asshat
Newton and James meet one of those criteria but not the other. They have pursued excellence, but not exactly with integrity.
James was originally arrested on five misdemeanor charges — one count of strangulation, two counts of assault in the fourth degree and two charges of physical harassment — stemming from a fight with his girlfriend. He reached a plea agreement and pled guilty to one of those charges while the others were dropped.
And, thus, he concludes that neither will get his Heisman vote.
Seems pretty on the fly decision making
I like when he states that he just read the Heisman Mission Statement, like he did it 5 min before deciding. Good work Heisman voters. Bianci should lose his vote for not reporting with integrity.
I hate dogs.
Shoot them in the head.
Set them on fire.
Cause I hate Washington!
by trumpetduck on Nov 8, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Was just thinking through our recent QBs,
And wondering when was the last time that Oregon graduated a healthy scholarship senior QB?
Costa – Knee, misses last three games.
Dixon – Knee, misses last three games.
Leaf – Ankles, misses last 1 1/2 games.
Clemens – Ankle, misses last three games.
Masoli, Roper, Kempt, Harper, DuRocher left with eligibility.
So was Jason Fife our last scholarship QB to finished his career healthy?
Thomas better look out in 2012.
Yeah I'm actually pretty mad about the Jason Fife thing
I mean c’mon its bad enough its monday dude.
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 8, 2010 5:08 PM PST up reply actions
Technically Jeremiah Masoli graduated from the University of Oregon, and was healthy when he did it.
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Question for you stat junkies
What is the largest average point differential since the inception of the modern Pac-10? The ducks have to be pretty close to the top of the list if they aren’t already?
Let's hope the Cal Game goes something like this (left starters in the whole game)
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479 yards allowed?
Come on.
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Don't doubt that pornstar QB they've got.
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 8, 2010 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
I watched the whole WSU game.
I have my doubts.
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I do too
He throws a great deep ball, but I think we’ll force him to dink and dunk the whole game by taking away the running game and the deep pass like usual. He will make a few mistakes under pressure, and I know we can capitalize on those. Threw a ton of high balls too, and he can’t afford to do that this week.
That offense is not exactly imaginative, I’m glad we get to face Ludwig again.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
If he likes to throw deep… My guess is we’ll see Cliff Harris doing that rope-a-dope thing where he lets the receiver get 3 yards behind him then recovers to make the INT. No inexperienced backup QB is going to see that coming.
In Chip I trust. In Nick, not so much.
Definitely
I expect Boyett to be a major ball-hawker back there too like the first UCLA possession. From what I saw, it seemed like we will be able to throw in some looks that will probably confuse him. WSU wasn’t getting a ton of pressure from what I saw and still came up with two INTs, one of which was a really bad read by Mansion. If we get this young kid thinking and hesitating, we will be able to create turnovers. He seems mobile, but not super elusive like Price was last week, so I anticipate we will be bringing lots of heat.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
Wow, really opening up the passing playbook there eh?
626 yards?? 8 first downs?? Hail Mary offense you got going there.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
not really
just a lot of good plays and pump-fakes to open up Tuinei and Huff
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Hawkins has been shown the door at Colorado.
It was beginning to become a foregone conclusion, especially after the loss to Kansas on Saturday. They were up by 4 touchdowns at the start of the 4th and blew their lead.
"(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 8, 2010 8:38 PM PST reply actions
go coach intramurals, brother
--Dave
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He'd be qualified to coach the women's intramural flag football team, at least. Unlike his predecessor.
"(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 8, 2010 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
Cam Newton climbs a rung deeper into the hole
caught cheating at florida and was facing expulsion when he transferred to JC
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