Quack Fix: Harrington recalls 2000 Civil War, Beavers hope to prove ESPN wrong
by jtlight on Dec 1, 2010 7:57 AM PST
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PrintOnly 3 more days until Oregon heads to Corvallis. Here's some quack to get you to Saturday.
- The 2000 Civil War seems to be a popular topic over the last 24 hours, and Adam Jude caught up with Joey Harrington, to discuss the horror show. Man, that day sucked. But that loss ultimately proved to be a big motivator for Harrington and the rest of the Ducks. While this years Oregon team hasn't lost yet, they have learned from their mistakes last year. It seems like they're continuing to do what got them to this point.
- While the battle between fans can get rather testy this week, LaMichael James has a friend on the opposite sideline, who (fortunately for Duck fans) won't be playing next week. James Rodgers and LaMichael became friends during their time competing in track, and have kept in touch since then. James is also friends with Quizz (Here's video of him talking about the friendship). Though LaMichael is quick to note: "If those guys played defense, the communication would have stopped last week." Also, fun fact from the article, Corvallis has something that Eugene doesn't, a Ruby Tuesday. I guess something you just can't have everything.
- With GameDay coming to Corvallis this weekend, OSU is bracing for an invasion of Ducks, and trying to ignore the fact that GameDay will be there celebrate OSU's rival. Oregon's come a long way this season, and they have one game left. But winning in Corvallis while ESPN is in town would be very sweet indeed. The Beavs will do what they can to stop that from happening, and with the spotlight on Corvallis, the Beavs are playing for more than just a bowl game.
- The Beavers had their press conference yesterday, and a number of the players responded to Cliff Harris' playful "big brother" comment. Haven't they learned you can't take anything Cliff says seriously? My favorite reaction is from Ryan Katz (make sure to check the video). He seems like a smart fellow.
- Chip Kelly had his weekly press conference yesterday and said he has a lot of respect for the tradition of the Civil War. But, it's not about "rivalry," it's about "tradition." I'm not even sure what that means. It's only natural that the players (and the assistant coaches) care a bit more about a rivalry game (yes, I know, we have 12 rivalries). But Chip's job is to get them to prepare hard for every game, and he's done that so far, and that looks to be continuing. Also of note from this article, Chip Kelly doesn't like the new Pac-12 scheduling.
- The Oregon defense has a tough task for the weekend. They've struggled with balanced offenses this year, and Mike Riley offenses are always balanced. OSU has been at their best offensively this season when they've had that balance, but that has not always been easy for them to achieve, especially since the loss of James Rodgers. For the Ducks defense to be successful, they'll need to stop Jacquizz Rodgers, and force Ryan Katz to win the game.
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IF Saturday goes well
and only if Saturday goes well (I’m not making any assumptions, Juju), then hypothetically, how is everyone trying to get tix to Arizona? I have been hypothetically (yes, there’s that word again, NO I’m not as awesome as Chip – I deal in hypotheticals) talking to people who have “connections” but other than that I may be SOL besides stubhub.
I’m not a donor (will be once I can afford it) and as a young alumni in San Francisco, I’m not well connected to donors.
Any hypothetical ideas or suggestions to assist me in my hypothetical quest?
...GO DOUG...
by Your Favorite Team's Favorite Team on Dec 1, 2010 8:34 AM PST reply actions
Last year my friend got 35 tix for the Rose
as a booster. This year the allotment is looking to be far less for donors and many season ticket holders wont even get tix to cover the the number of season tickets they hold.
I am going third party dist (Coast to Coast tix) and then if my buddy has a couple left over, I’ll sell mine to use his.
Stick your Duck in a Trojan, they burst under pressure.
Last year I got my ticket on Craigslist a few days before the game
An Ohio State alum had an extra one, and sold it at face value. Southwest got me there and back pretty inexpensively, but if you are willing to wait until the last minute, craigslist worked well for me.
There's no crying in baseball!
Oh
But if I hadn’t gotten a ticket, I was going to go anyways and crash a few tailgates until I found a group with an extra ticket. If I got one, great, and if not, I knew I could watch the game in the parking lot with a group of fans with a tv in their truck.
There's no crying in baseball!
The Duck is losing!
The duck is down 7k votes. We tend to take the lead later in the day but we need your vote!
Quack Quack Bitches!
Yes but he needs a complete game to win this one, he's up against the #1 ranked mascot in the game.
Quack Quack Bitches!
The good news is that ODU has a basketball game tonight. My guess, we need probably a 30k+ lead at midnight on Sunday night to have a chance.
It’s spelled "S-H-U-C-A-N-T-W-I-N-T-H-E-W-A-C"
I wish all the other schools in the Pac10 didn’t hate us. If we could somehow make it a “Pac10 pride” thing and get everyone to vote for the Duck, we’d kick ass.
that's exactly why the duck is losing...
it happens when you get close to the top… everyone gangs up on you.
Albino Mormon 4 Life
I love the Duck. Love him. He's the best mascot in the nation hands down. He hasn't just raised the bar, he's redefined what it is to be a great mascot.
But I realized about halfway through the year, with all the media exposure he was getting, that if I was a fan of just about any other team, all that over-exposure would piss me off. I’d see him all over ESPN, constantly talking about the pushups or whatever, and if he weren’t my guy, i’d probably wish they’d just shut up about the stupid duck.
Besides, if he wins this stupid beauty contest, everyone's going to think it was rigged by ESPN.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
ODU is actually actively petitioning OSU fans to vote against the Duck.
It’s spelled "S-H-U-C-A-N-T-W-I-N-T-H-E-W-A-C"
Those rotten cheating mf'ers.
Where did you see this? Who hates ODU? Surely they have enemies in their junior college league.
we're gaining ground
we just have to stay up all night sunday and we’ll win this
JJW
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Ha ha! Their mistake. The Internets haven’t reached Corvallis yet.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
I hear there's roaming fields of internet out Californee way...
As far as the eye can see…
i can't believe you survived on this blog --
by axemen23 on Sep 2, 2010 9:06 PM PDT
Whoever wins this matchup will destroy the competition in the finals.
But this thing keeps 404’ing me. I think we’re crashing the system.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I get a 404 once every 10-15 votes or so. I'm sure the comptetition is having the same issue.
Quack Quack Bitches!
I would say we should schedule a basketball game with ODU as revenge
But they’d probably beat us.
Ruby Tuesday?
So that’s two things that Corvallis has that are overrated when they’re rated at all.
They have a very good salad bar overall. But it’s anchored by a few items that are much better than they seem at first glance. But when those run out, it’s a substandard product.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
No! They have the best salad bar.
The lettuce is the best in the salad bar conference. Very solid tomatoes. The cucumbers are perfect and the only weakness is the bell peppers, but the olives are deep so it helps with that.
I credit my urine for the victory.
The cukes are from Oregon. They use this as proof that they’re more local than anybody else, but the fact of the matter is that most of the produce comes from California like everybody else—and it’s the stuff that other buyers pass on.
But Ruby Tuesdays takes the cukes that no body wants and turns them into valuable pickles at the end of the salad bar. But I’m not talking about the cukes. I’m talking about the award winning lettuce. The first year they had it, it was the best lettuce around. That makes it the best forever.
I credit my urine for the victory.
Does your meal come in a lunch pail at Ruby Tuesday's too?
You know we the big brother
Addicted to Quack
She would never say where she came from?
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 Dec 1, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
I live in Corvallis
And Ruby Tuesday’s is my favorite restaurant. The Smokehouse Burger is 100% awesome!
However, Corvallis doesn’t have a PF Changs. Eugene does.
You guys can thank Knoxville for Ruby Tuesday's, tyvm.
It kinda sucks, though.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
Ruby Tuesday's food is pretty much the same as any Applebee's, Red Robin, etc
but I love that they have a salad bar. More restaurants need salad bars IMO.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Salad bars gross me out for the most part. Ruby Tuesday's makes a decent burger though.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
They are linked to nearly every restaurannt hepatitis outbreak, fwiw.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
I'm well aware
my first job involved maintiaining a salad bar at an Izzy’s
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
I guess I only assume this is why they've gone by the wayside.
But it is, isn’t it?
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
I don't know
I haven’t eaten at one since I worked there, which was about 1999.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
well-maintained salad bars are great
crappy ones will make you feel just that
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
pretty much
its all about how well kept they are
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Salad bars are disgusting.
Hey everyone, put your hands in here and pick what you want while we leave it out for 10 hours
You know we the big brother
Addicted to Quack
What difference does it make
if it’s in the front or the back of the restaurant? Haven’t any of you ever worked in a restaurant?
I have worked in several,
and I can say, with one glowing exception, they were all super clean and sanitation contentious.
I heart taxes.
have you seen the people that work in the back of restaurants?
it doens’t make much difference. If the salad bar is regularly cleaned, it doesn’t make much difference.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Well, they're debating places with salad bars.
So…there you go.
4 minutes is no problem for an "elite defense."
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Dec 1, 2010 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
Not everyone can afford to go on fine dining excursions every time they go out to eat. Come on now.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
My first job was
smoking cigarettes drinking whatever the bartenders brought back to the kitchen staff pretending that I was washing dishes washing dishes at a local restaurant.
I never got moved up to saladmaking duty. Go figure.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 8:01 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, worked in a couple
and I can tell you that the ability to have a chef, with clean hands and a refrigerator being the only one to touch my food and not Billy Joe Uncle-fucker and some fake ice blocks is much much much better
You know we the big brother
Addicted to Quack
I told you to stop calling me Billy Joe Uncle-Fucker.
I never touched the guy dammit.
Axemen23 is a cat lady. - Brian
by Bill Musgrave on Dec 2, 2010 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
Recruiting Update
Doesn’t it seem that just about every year is the “best class ever?”
That could actually be the case this year. Oregon is in the running (and at the top of the list) for many big time recruits. Greg Biggins has the update (insider only):
The Ducks tripped in a handful of players over the weekend and picked up a commitment from Jared Elbert (Council Bluffs, Iowa,/Iowa Western JC), one of the top defensive tackles in the JUCO ranks. The bigger news is the Ducks made up a lot of ground on two other big-time players who were previously leaning elsewhere following their visits.
Although a soft commit to Washington, Cal actually seemed like the team to beat for running back Brendon Bigelow (Fresno, Calif./Central). After visiting Eugene last weekend, the buzz from talking to some of the coaches at Central is the Ducks are now the team to beat and have a great chance to land not only Bigelow but teammate and standout receiver B.J. Kelley as well.
Oregon is also at the top of the list for DLs Danny Shelton, and Todd Barr. They also have a great shot at Farmar, Lee, and Gibson from Gardena (Calif.) Serra.
Oregon has a very strong class so far, and a late push could get it to the next level…
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Winning is a self-fulfilling prophecy
Win and better players want to come play for you. Funny how that works. :-)
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Winning
Is helping us a little with the class this year. Truth is most of these kids were already interested in Oregon because of our success last year.
Winning now is going to make a huge difference next year. The list of 2012 recruits naming Oregon in their top tier is staggering. I can’t wait to see how that class shakes out!
by QuackWhore on Dec 1, 2010 9:35 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
And we're fun to watch
And lots of folks get PT because we rotate so many players in/out.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
BJ Kelley would be a really big pickup
He is a very underrated receiver with great size.
Hopefully we can get at least one of those big ol freshman DT’s to commit, and two freshman receivers.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
LaMichael James will finally put the LMJ v Quizz debate to rest
Trump loves Leach
The Donald has a message for The U: Hire Mike Leach.
Donald Trump sent a letter to University of Miami president Donna Shalala this week, suggesting the Hurricanes hire the former Texas Tech coach to lead their football program.
Trump wrote the note on a copy of The Palm Beach Post’s Sunday sports section, scrawling it over the newspaper’s story announcing Randy Shannon’s firing.
University officials confirmed the authenticity of the note Wednesday.
“You made a big mistake when you did not take my advice and hire Mike Leach of Texas Tech … and you can now get him for the right price,” Trump wrote to Shalala.
Trump lobbied Miami to hire Leach in 2006, when they ultimately chose Shannon.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
No AD in his right mind will hire Leach.
Fortunately for Leach, not all ADs are sane.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
Y'argh, Matey!
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
Btw, slightly OT but Happy Chanukah
First night of the Festival of Lights is tonight!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Totally watched Sesame Shalom on PBS this morning
There was a beatbox hiphop version of Hava Nagila on. It made me want to be Jewish.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
he only played three
left a year early
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
well, if you want to be technical
he played three and one game. He redshirted a year after blowing out his knee trying to block a punt at Mississippi State.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
ESPN reporting Newton is eligible
Rules WERE violated but not badly enough.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
From the official NCAA statement
According to facts of the case agreed upon by Auburn University and the NCAA enforcement staff, the student-athlete’s father and an owner of a scouting service worked together to actively market the student-athlete as a part of a pay-for-play scenario in return for Newton’s commitment to attend college and play football. NCAA rules (Bylaw 12.3.3) do not allow individuals or entities to represent a prospective student-athlete for compensation to a school for an athletic scholarship.
In conjunction with the case, Auburn University has limited the access Newton’s father has to the athletics program and Mississippi State has disassociated the involved individual.
"The conduct of Cam Newton’s father and the involved individual is unacceptable and has no place in the SEC or in intercollegiate athletics," said Mike Slive, Southeastern Conference Commissioner. "The actions taken by Auburn University and Mississippi State University make it clear this behavior will not be tolerated in the SEC."
"Our members have established rules for a fair and equal recruitment of student-athletes, as well as to promote integrity in the recruiting process," said Kevin Lennon, NCAA vice president for academic and membership affairs. "In determining how a violation impacts a student-athlete’s eligibility, we must consider the young person’s responsibility. Based on the information available to the reinstatement staff at this time, we do not have sufficient evidence that Cam Newton or anyone from Auburn was aware of this activity, which led to his reinstatement. From a student-athlete reinstatement perspective, Auburn University met its obligation under NCAA bylaw 14.11.1. Under this threshold, the student-athlete has not participated while ineligible."
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Investigation is not over
But he’s eligible the rest of this year.
Still the message from this is, as one Twitter person put it
Lesson of the Day: Don’t take rides from strangers in golf carts—it’ll cost ya. But ur Dad shopping you around schools is OK.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
exactly... how is this reasonable?
oh wait, it’s the NCAA… nevermind
You know we the big brother
Addicted to Quack
The NCAA got so mad at Kentucky for cheating
They put Cleveland State on probation for another five years.
Or so the saying goes.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
No shit...this pisses me off.
I fucking hate you Mariners
And I don't buy that Cam didn't know what his dad was doing.
I fucking hate you Mariners
There’s the fact that people don’t buy it, and there is the fact that there isn’t sufficient evidence to say Cam knew about it.
It’s spelled "S-H-U-C-A-N-T-W-I-N-T-H-E-W-A-C"
Exactly what I got out of it
They’re only saying they can’t prove it to a significant enough degree to destroy a football program. Which, in my opinion, should really require a red, hot, smoking gun with fingerprints all over it and DNA evidence.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
If the evidence is there to “prove” that his father was involved in the pay for play, that same evidence showed calls from Cam acknowledging a) his dad was handling it and b) that the money was too good not to go to Auburn.
I agree there doesn’t seem to be evidence that Auburn actually made any payments, but it does seem that there is evidence that Cam knew his dad was working the money angle.
Based on that, don’t burn Auburn, but Cam shouldn’t be eligible. IMO
Stick your Duck in a Trojan, they burst under pressure.
The NCAA simply stated that there isn’t enough evidence that show Cam knew about being shopped around.
It’s spelled "S-H-U-C-A-N-T-W-I-N-T-H-E-W-A-C"
The rumors floating around
Are that Auburn gets a short-term reprieve but is going to get hammered long term.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
For the sanctity of the sport of college football, that doesn’t make me feel any better.
I am more concerned with long term for the rest the sport. This opens the door to “I didn’t my father was shopping a deal” and as long as you play your cards right (athlete, let your parent do all the talking, emailing etc) then your off the hook.
Stick your Duck in a Trojan, they burst under pressure.
Bruce Feldman made the same point on Twitter
And this is really concerning.
Pay for play is 100% wrong in the NCAA, or should be.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
the sanctity of the sport of college football
This made me laugh.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I know,...
but i still hold hope that we can keep college football from becoming a completely professional sport.
Stick your Duck in a Trojan, they burst under pressure.
The cynic in me can't hold back, sorry.
You prefer that it’s just a covertly professional one?
In seriousness, I think all college fans value the ideal of amateurism. But I think we’re also all a little delusional about it when it comes to football.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
Done.
It’s nice here, isn’t it?
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
I wonder how much
this has to do with the FBI investigation. Supposedly, the most damning evidence is from the wiretaps of their corruption case. That hasn’t gone to court yet, and I can’t imagine the AG would allow the NCAA to use evidence they have yet to present. If that’s the case, then it wouldn’t be surprising for the NCAA to say, “We can’t get you…yet. But we don’t want to have a cloud of suspicion hovering over the bowl season, so we’ll look the other way for now.”
They wouldn't
And Newton has 2 games left in his college career anyways (going to the NFL most certainly after this year) so they may have decided to hold off.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
It just seems so slimy to me.
I’m trying to think of a good analogy…it’s like if a student cheated on his SATs and someone suspected it with only one math section remaining but they just decided to let him finish, get a perfect score, apply to college, get accepted to college, reap the benefits, and then decided to investigate to see if the results were fair.
I know that How High relates in some way to this situation.
I
If only Lester Freeman had been working the wiretaps, this whole thing would have been blown open by now.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
by Gorbachav5 on Dec 1, 2010 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 6 recs
Fans of the Ducks AND The Wire?
I love this site.
by danhutz on Dec 1, 2010 3:45 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Omar listenin...
He was only five-foot-three but girls could not resist his stare... Chip Kelly never got called an asshole.
I get that
My point is the same evidence the NCAA had to determine his dad was involved seems to clearly state Cam knew what was going on. I guess what i am saying is, i think the NCAA ignoring some evidence to keep Auburn in the picture.
On the plus side of this, at least there wont be any controversy if Auburn makes it to the NCG for them, or their opponent regardless of the outcome.
Stick your Duck in a Trojan, they burst under pressure.
That evidence, as I understand it
is a rumored text message from Cam to MSU recruiters saying “the money is too much”. Does anybody know different? Because that doesn’t satisfy my personal burden of proof.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
but it opens a massive can o worms
that a parent or outside person can shop a kid around as much as they want, and if they get caught the kid doesn’t get punished
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Or to destroy a player’s life.
Take the high road here, people. I think we should have learned by now the peril of “assuming” innocence OR guilt in these things.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
I guess I ask myself
“Would this transpire and play out the same way if Auburn was 5-7 and not in bowl contention or playing in a SEC Champ game this weekend?” and I lean more towards the no than the yes answer.
Anyone care to disagree with that?
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I would!!
Cheating is cheating, whether your 10-1 or 1-10. Of course people look to knock you down when your on the top of the pile and that why this was exposed. But if i found out, and Auburn where at the bottom of the barrel, i would still want the rules applied.
Stick your Duck in a Trojan, they burst under pressure.
Oh I'm sure
I have a feeling MSU is more than a little pissed off they have waiting to burst Auburns bubble here. And i am sure shit like this happens all the time in schools across the country.
Stick your Duck in a Trojan, they burst under pressure.
If Newton was unjustly kicked out of college football tomorrow, he’d still end up a top NFL pick and make millions. That’s not exactly a life destroyed.
Yep
And now the NCAA has created a huge loophole for the future: All an athlete has to say is, “I didn’t know what my father/HS coach/friend/‘advisor’ was up to, just like Cam Newton didn’t know,” and they’re off the hook.
And this is screwed up, from another Twitter person
Lesson of Day No. 2: An ex-felon’s testimony in Cali holds more weight w/ NCAA than Asst. Coaches in SEC…
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Just to devil's advocate you,
The ex-felon’s conflict of interest is decidedly less.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
Reggie offered the defense of “I have no clue that my parents were trying to gain benefits.”? And supplemented it with “It would be hard to know, because they didn’t actually gain benefits.”?
I can tell you one thing: the grass in Tiger Stadium tastes the best.
The Oregon Ducks once took a delay of game penalty, just to see how it felt.
by AllSaintsDay on Dec 1, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
So here is my other question
So Auburn and the NCAA agreed a violation occurred so Auburn had to make Newton ineligible and then request his eligibility reinstated. But by admitting that, then technically wasn’t he ineligible from the time the infraction occurred to the point he was reinstated, particularly since the NCAA warned Auburn a couple weeks ago that there was an eligibility problem with Newton?
Not trying to beat a dead Beaver here, just trying to understand the kludge rules of the NCAA (if that’s even possible)
Stick your Duck in a Trojan, they burst under pressure.
Beating the live ones is so much more fun.
I can tell you one thing: the grass in Tiger Stadium tastes the best.
The Oregon Ducks once took a delay of game penalty, just to see how it felt.
So NCAA concluded on Monday that a violation of amateur rules had occurred, then Auburn suspends him on Tuesday, then immediately appeals to the reinstatement committee and they rule him eligible on Wednesday? The efficiency here just baffles the mind.
Basically yeah
Protecting their product.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I agree with Spencer Hall
The speed was quick, but there was a lot of communication between the NCAA and Auburn’s compliance people during this process, meaning this was likely part of the conversation for a while. The NCAA likely said, “We know this much, and would like you to do this if you want him to play,” Auburn complied, and the ruling was reached quickly after what has been effectively a three week negotiation with the NCAA.This was a managed event by the school and the Association, and thus the lack of an announcement of his ineligibility yesterday.
I can tell you one thing: the grass in Tiger Stadium tastes the best.
The Oregon Ducks once took a delay of game penalty, just to see how it felt.
by AllSaintsDay on Dec 1, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
This made me laugh
H/T EDSBS
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by Matt Daddy on Dec 1, 2010 11:50 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
SNIGTSPIAO
/earlymorningbenzduck’d!
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
So not into going through some person's inane abbreviation occupation
You know we the big brother
Addicted to Quack
Amazingly
between you and mack you got 7/10 of the words. I need to work harder at this.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
Here's your poll question of the day.
If we were to beat Oregon State, out of the following choices, who would you most like to play in the National Championship game and why?
A. Auburn WITH Cam Newton
B. Cam Newton-less Auburn
C. TCU
D. ’Furd
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 11:15 AM PST reply actions
I still want A.
“Legitimacy” issues notwithstanding, I have wanted to see those two offenses go toe to toe for the past three months. It has the potential to be truly legendary.
There aren’t that many BCS CG’s where I remember the losing team (USC to Texas being the one that probably springs to mind for all of us.) I have a feeling that whatever the outcome of this game would be, every college football fan will remember it.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
I do concur.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
What's not going to be fun is if Auburn wins, then gets hammered and vacates/forfeits.
Then you get the same bullshit that Auburn and its millions of media chearleaders try to pull out w/r/t 2004, saying that USC vacating means they win the title. This time around, it would be undefeated TCU being trumpeted as the real champion.
No, they’re not. Auburn is not champion for 2004. If anyone was the champion in place of USC, it was Oklahoma, the team that only has a loss because it was good enough to be #2 and have to play that unstoppable USC team. Auburn doesn’t get rewarded be being so low they ducked that sure loss. This year, if Oregon loses the title game and Auburn gets hammered, if anyone is to replace them in the books and whatnot, its Oregon.
Of course that relies on an assumption that TCU beats Wisconsin.
And Oregon beats OSU.
And Auburn beats Sakerlina
And Auburn beats Oregon
And Auburn gets hammered.
Damn that’s a lot of hypotheticals.
...which of course we do not deal in
/chipkelly’d
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Dec 1, 2010 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
I'm afraid to answer that
I don’t want to piss JuJu off before the Civil War.
If I were to answer (which I’m not) I would say © TCU, because they haven’t played a single team with the speed and focus of ours, they’ve never looked comfortable playing on a big stage, and, unlike Auburn, they don’t have a single player who can take over a game and make up for the other 10 guys being outmatched.
You can't copyright what you say, JPDX.
It just isn’t fair.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
I included the conditional clause "if we were to win on Saturday."
It’s all good.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, and it's worth mentioning that if Auburn and Oregon were to play in the BCS title game, it would be the first time EVER that a Pac-10 and an SEC team would play each other in any BCS game.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 11:29 AM PST reply actions
Wish that would change
I’m actually pretty opposed to the conferences having bowls they are attached to. The Rose Bowl is probably most at fault (an institution I care very little for), but the SEC champ always going to the Sugar is a major bummer.
I award you one puddin' pop!
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Well, thank you!
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
FLARN PUDDIN POPS IS FLAMADOODLE STICKERS.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe MCD can get one.
Axemen23 is a cat lady. - Brian
by Bill Musgrave on Dec 1, 2010 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
The Seattle Times profiled Brett Kingma
You can find it here.
CougCenter, SBNation Seattle, @FloydCoug
Night Editor - SBNation.com
73 hours until gametime!
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 11:40 AM PST reply actions
Just so we're all clear, this means Oregon wins all arguments with OSU forever and always.
“People ask me all the time to try to compare me and (Quizz), me and James, but I am better than them at bowling,” LaMichael said. “Those guys can’t bowl. At all.”
I just saw on Twitter that Reese Witherspoon was photographed running in LA today with a Ducks hat on.
Bandwagoner.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 11:54 AM PST reply actions
So, you're complaining?
She’s no Oregon cheerleader, but still.
I was mostly kidding about the whole bandwagon thing...but I can't stand bandwagon fans.
I’ve seen a few kids at my school these past few weeks with Oregon gear on that I know damn well aren’t real fans.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
The ultimate qualifier anytime any guy has some insight into Celebrity gossip...
‘So (Miscellaneous female) mentioned in passing the other day…’
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Dec 2, 2010 3:03 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Ugh.
I don’t remember too many things from studying journalism at UO, but I do remember when, in my writing about the arts class, we had a speaker come in to talk about writing for a national entertainment magazine who told us a story about what an entitled self-centered bitch Reese Witherspoon was. His words, which obviously I can’t vouch for.
I probably could have had my priorities straighter back in school.
For what it's worth
I used to know someone who had spent years working for a Hollywood agent. Her perspective was that pretty much all big-time actors were needy, narcissitic people. Which might be why they are good at what they do. Anyway, she specifically said that Tobey Maguire started out as a decent kid and turned into a complete asshole in a very short amount of time.
Yeah, but she looks pretty damn good in that lil outfit she has on.
i wanna see her with everything, but the Oregon hat, on my floor.
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Dec 1, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
If you have 30 minutes and want a trip down memory lane ...
The Register-Guard has a HUGE collection of Civil War Pics
Unversity of Oregon, Class of 2006. Currently spreading the Duck love in Ann Arbor, MI.
Too bad they limited it to 1994 and beyond. It’s not as though there weren’t any epic battles before.. although I too would have burned the negatives from 1983.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
OT, but
I propose my Masters thesis in 2 hours and am in a heightened state of PANIC due to thesis-related and Civil War-related stress.
So I am drinking at noon before I go to school.
I felt like sharing.
I have a job interview in an hour
I am relieving stress by thinking about the Ducks.
Good luck
Interview Tip of the Day: Remember that employers love it when you tell them the specific results you achieved. When you answer a question always end it with “resulting in…” (i.e. a 20% increase in sales; a $5000 cost savings…).
You will be awesome! You are a shoe-in! You are the man (I think)!!
This concludes our interview pep-talk for today.
Doesn't work for Bevs
the McDs assistant manager would just laugh.
Speed Endurance Talent is how Track Town USA plays football. Win The Day
No way
If I were a MdDs Asst Mgr, I’d hire any Beav who told me he could sell 20% more ‘fries with that’ than the next guy. In a heartbeat.
I'd make him say it in just the right voice, though.
With that little crack in the inflection at the end.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
Problem with that is when the interviewer is well-prepared, and has a snappy comeback like “How did those excellent returns correlate with your expected results, and in retrospect, what could you have done to improve the results?” I do that all the time.
That's "Senator Lazypants" to you, son.
Wow
I just say “Cool!” and put an “5” in the rating box.
That’s why you’re the benzduck and I’m the tahoeduck.
While I'm not panicking
Here’s the thing. I am uncomfortable with the fact that Lil’ Juju choose Quizz as his screen image. I am not worried about Quizz or the OSU offense. I am worried about the defense keeping our offense out of sync, or playing great man coverage. I know their defense isn’t supposed to be very good, but I’m fully expecting the defense that held USC to 7 pts to show up. I get that it’s not up to me, but I can’t help but wishing Lil’ Juju always picked defense.
Unless we ever happen to play a certain Mr. Cam Newton. Then it’s him for sure.
No
In OSU wins, Jacquizz rushes for an average of 121 yards has 24 carries and 9 TDs. In losses he averages 82 yards on 19 carries and has 5 TDs.
Even in wins their defense is giving up over 100 yards in rushing and 250 in passing. They are the 84th ranked defense nationally and 6th in the Pac 10 in total defense. This is the same defense that gave up 35 points to UW. I’d rather shut down their best player by far, then worry about a mediocre defense that’s played really only 1 or 2 good games all year.
You know we the big brother
Addicted to Quack
And in both the games they won big
They knocked the starting QB for the other team out, so we just need to keep DT safe.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
So you folks do realize that the idiot who played "Son of a Preacher man" and "Take the money and run" at Bama-Auburn last weekend
Go punished worse than Newton?
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
But he was SO MEAN.
REALLY mean.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
He was simply a dumbass
I mean how stupid do you have to be? If you have a preapproved list, you play the dang list.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I understand why he got in trouble, but I think it’s funny. Everyone’s way too uptight about this stuff.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I hear Boise State needs some new employees on their media staff
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
I just figured their scoreboard operator needed some equally moronic friends
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Two wrongs don't make a right, David.
But 3 rights happen to make a left!
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
What would the SEC do about the Stanford Band?
Can’t wait for the fans of CU and Utah to see them. I predict heads exploding.
Unversity of Oregon, Class of 2006. Currently spreading the Duck love in Ann Arbor, MI.
Can a band formation properly convey an image of magic underwear?
I can’t wait to find out.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
It's a shame BYU isn't playing Stanford soon,
I’d love to see a band version of this.
Joseph Smith was called a prophet. Dum Dum dum dum Dum.
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 Dec 1, 2010 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
I'm fairly certain Stanford band was banned from BYU after a meeting where
the director dressed as a groom, and all the band members dressed as brides.
by omb on Dec 1, 2010 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
Ok, it was just their dancers.
Most recently, in 2004, the band poked fun at polygamy during a show at BYU. The Stanford Dollies wore veils while the band announcer explained the sacred bonds of marriage "between a man and a woman … and a woman … and a woman … and a woman … and a woman."
by omb on Dec 1, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Where are the sensitivity police...
today???
we scared them off with our suffering thread.
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Well good...
because despite wearing “magic underwear” and having a man I respect called “dum dum dum dum” … I don’t like the sensitivity police…
Nothing. The SEC didn't do anything about the guy, Bama did.
I can tell you one thing: the grass in Tiger Stadium tastes the best.
The Oregon Ducks once took a delay of game penalty, just to see how it felt.
For once I agree with USC
The NCAA’s decision Wednesday to reinstate Auburn quarterback Cam Newton without penalty despite the prohibited actions of his father surprised USC Athletic Director Pat Haden.
Haden oversees a program that was hit with some of the harshest NCAA sanctions in college sports history, in part because Reggie Bush’s parents were found to have accepted prohibited extra benefits from agents and would-be sports marketers. Bush’s stepfather also helped set up a fledgling sports-marketing venture.
"In the Reggie Bush case, when the parent [did] something inappropriate the kid and the school suffered," Haden said.
Haden, who succeeded Mike Garrett in August, said the Newton ruling is at odds with how USC is attempting to educate athletes and their parents regarding NCAA rules.
"I was always told the parent is the child," Haden said. "That’s what we’ve been telling our kids. If the parent does something inappropriate the child suffers the consequences."
USC is scheduled to appear before the NCAA’s Infractions Appeals Committee next month. Haden said school attorneys would probably review the Newton case.
"Intuitively, it seems appropriate that we would discuss it," he said.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I don't agree at all.
The USC and Auburn cases are not in any way similar.
First, USC did not work with the NCAA investigation, while it sounds like Auburn bent over backwards, and worked closely with the NCAA. Second, a USC coach was linked to the agent in question.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
The underlying accusation is worse
But yeah they did cooperate.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Btw there is a Pac-10 parallell to this
http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/95-suspended-star-didnt-know-of-dad-benefits-29294
In 1995, the father of Arizona Wildcats basketball star Damon Stoudemire was accused by the NCAA of accepting a plane ticket from an agent. Stoudamire denied knowing of the arrangement while his father, Willie Stoudamire, also denied accepting the ticket.
After the NCAA informed Arizona of its allegation against Stoudamire’s father, the school immediately suspended the star guard while simultaneously filing an emergency appeal with the governing body seeking Stoudamire’s immediate reinstatement.
In announcing the suspension of Stoudamire, the WASHINGTON POST reported that Arizona Athletic Director Jim Livengood said at the time:
"I need to make this very clear and very distinct. Damon has done nothing wrong. Damon knows nothing of what has transpired, and Damon has had no part in that."
The BOSTON GLOBE subsequently reported that instead of immediately reinstating Stoudamire, as it did in the Cam Newton case, the NCAA "suspended Stoudamire for the last regular-season game, reinstating him for the postseason tournament."
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
So was Cam getting ruled ineligible on Tuesday
just not announced or did I completely miss something? Does the NCAA have anything to gain by not announcing that publicly?
You know we the big brother
Addicted to Quack
I was wondering that too
According to Scott Van Pelt, so therefore it must be true, no one knew about it, but per the NCAA process that was the required to reinstate him.
See how it works? First we secretly rule him ineligible , then publicly re-instatement. Genius.
Unversity of Oregon, Class of 2006. Currently spreading the Duck love in Ann Arbor, MI.
This.
leads me to believe that the book is not anywhere near shut on Auburn. The NCAA is basically saying: "We can’t make a decision yet, we don’t have the evidence yet. So we’ll try to get the public to stop talking about it by “reinstating” Cam Newton."
Reminds me of Law and Order. There’s always a point where it seems its gonna end in favor of the bad guys, then a new piece of evidence is found, and the good guys catch the bad guys who try to escape.
Substitute the NCAA for the good guys, Cam Newton/Auburn for the bad guys, the wiretaps as the “new evidence” and the “escape” as winning the Heisman/going to the BCS.
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 Dec 1, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
If the FBI really is going hard after this case
And they find something, the NCAA might well, for example, be waiting for a criminal conviction, which would be rather powerful evidence in its corner.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Exactly. This might even be the FBI telling the NCAA to cool its jets.
The FBI trumps any investigation the NCAA is doing.
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 Dec 1, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
oh not by a long shot
funny thing is he may get hit long term with the wins vacated, and the awards going away….wait…..good god, that’s Reggie Bush’s music!!!
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Less of shitstorm.
Tues: “Cam Newton is ineligible”
Wed: “Cam Newton is eligible”
would be worse than what they did
Wed: “Auburn is cooperating. Yesterday, it was found that he was ineligible, but based on NCAA bylaws, they were able to ask that we reinstate him, which we did.”
I can tell you one thing: the grass in Tiger Stadium tastes the best.
The Oregon Ducks once took a delay of game penalty, just to see how it felt.
keep pushing while ODU is sleeping
these are our 3 golden hours!
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
A tip
I had some really stupid captchas — and I realized it was faster just to hit vote again and reload rather than trying to figure out what some of the difficult ones were (I had one upside down, and a few completely unreadable) and have it reject me (out of range error).
Nate Costa -- all class, grace, character and talent. Oregon thanks you, Nate!
anyone with sick days or vacation days that expire at the end of the year
use one tomorrow or friday in order to get some quality voting time in
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
good woman
your son should be proud
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Juju strike me down, but this is some great statistical information.
In the history of the AP Poll, AP No. 1 is 95-3-1 when playing a game in November or December against a team which entered the game with a losing record.
The last time AP No. 1 failed to win a game in November or December against a team with a losing record was November 8, 1980 when 7-0 Notre Dame went to 1-7 Georgia Tech and tied the Yellow Jackets 3-3. Since that tie, AP No. 1 is 36-0 in this situation with only five games decided by a TD or less. The average score in those games: 44.3 to 9.9
The last time AP No. 1 lost a game in November or December to a team with a losing record was November 6, 1976 when Bo Schembechler’s Michigan team went to 3-5 Purdue and lost 16-14. Since that game, AP No. 1 is 41-0-1 and the average score is 41.6 to 9.6
Sorry if it’s been linked already. I’m lazy.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
1976. That's a long time.
Benzduck was merely middle aged then.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
is the capitalone mascot voting over?
i logged on and voted a few times, went to the store and just got back and voted again and the numbers are the exact same for me.
ODU 159177
UO 159603
#88
They’ve had some website problems. The competition may be bigger than what their server can handle.
It’s spelled "S-H-U-C-A-N-T-W-I-N-T-H-E-W-A-C"
Inspiration!
We should make a deal with whichever school Paydirt Pete is from where we agree to vote for him every time we vote for the Duck, if they do the same in return.
Actually I don't care
if we vote for Pete or the Bearcat. But the point is that we have to negotiate a deal with them for in-kind services. We should send an emissary to their SB site to set up the deal. I vote for Shufelt as ambassador – people on other sites really seem to like him.
Actually again
Bearcats are better, since they are in a timezone further east than UTEP, and those early mornings are our real problem.
I feel like I just solved world hunger here people!
It's HIGHLY probable
that even if you didn’t solve world hunger, then the scholarship recipient who benefits from the Ducks victory will solve it.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, the winner gets money?
Damn all this time I was voting for what I thought was nothing. I feel a lot better about how much I have voted now.
WTP
From the cap-one site
Prizes
Each school selected as a member of the Capital One All-America Mascot Team was awarded $5,000 for use in scholarships and funding of its school’s mascot program. The Capital One National Mascot of the Year will receive an additional $15,000 (total of $20,000) for its school’s mascot program.
You know we the big brother
Addicted to Quack
well I just dont know.
But if we win this week, their suckatude as voters will help us a lot next week.
WTP
That would be UTEP
Also we should all buy a copy of Glory Road if they agree
I credit my urine for the victory.
I just checked both the Cincinnati SBNation site, and the UTEP SBNation site. From what I can tell, the UTEP site is a bit more active, and they are advertising for voters.
Also, Cincinnati won this thing last year.
It’s spelled "S-H-U-C-A-N-T-W-I-N-T-H-E-W-A-C"
Should we send
Ambassador Shufelt or Senator Lazypants to negotiate the terms of our collusion?
You know we the big brother
Addicted to Quack
Hahahaha.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
It seems like a non sequitur at first
but since it’s beer, it really isn’t.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, LaMichael.
p next, then, is the Civil War, followed next week by a trip to Florida for the presentation of the Doak Walker Award, for which James is a finalist. Then he’ll likely be on to New York, as a probable Heisman Trophy finalist.
"I kind of dread it — I don’t really care about going to all these award ceremonies," said James, something of an introvert off the field.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 5:04 PM PST reply actions
Sun's down....
שמח ברווזים חנוכה אהבות!
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
As the admin on the Chip Kelly fanbage on Facebook, which has around 2,500 likes, I just posted the link to vote for the Capital One thing.
I hope that helps.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 5:17 PM PST reply actions
that would be a good thing to do
everyone with a facebook/twitter retweet or repost it
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
What?
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
I heard he's a game away
from leading Oregon to an NCG. That’s pretty crazy.
Ok, we know you're in the thread. You just posted. What did you hear?
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 5:48 PM PST up reply actions
I don't want to say what I heard,
because I think it is 99% probability not true, just checking all sources.
I heart taxes.
Just tell us.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
Because now you're worrying the hell out of me.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Dec 1, 2010 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
No.
Sorry. I started to type it out, but it is so ridiculous that I won’t even repeat it on here.
Enough time has elapsed since I heard the “rumor,” that if there was any truth to it at all, someone would be covering it.
Sorry for getting folks excited.
I heart taxes.
I know, this is driving me up a fucking wall.
Email it to me if you want, so you don’t have to say it on here. I won’t tell.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
I just added it. Check back.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
Good lord.
If I hear any shit about spreading rumors… Also, this is going to seem so anti-climactic at this point.
I heard a rumor, from Corvallis (big surprise right?) that DT was arrested this afternoon. Rumor spreader said that no one knew why (another reason that I suspected it was not true, and was reluctant to spell it out).
I heart taxes.
Coming out of Corvallis during Civil War week?
“Rumor” is the wrong word. “Lie” would be more accurate.
So many entendres. So little time.
Haha. This.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
Well I just went through the corvallis and eugene jail records for fun
no “Darron Thomas” sightings.
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Your fun
SMELLS LIKE PANIC.
MISTER CALM, JUJU WOULD LIKE A WORD WITH YOU.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
You can't hide that stuff -- it's public record which local beat reporters
and other journalists would be ALL OVER. I’m not buying it for one second, quite apart from the fact that DT is the kind of guy who could get arrested for having too nice a smile, but that’s about it.
Nate Costa -- all class, grace, character and talent. Oregon thanks you, Nate!
Feel free to take not of all the comments above
where I specifically said I don’t want to say this stupid thing, because I don’t think its true, and if it was it would have been broken by now.
I heart taxes.
dis here be the Internet, no? Hello, Internet? Hello? Did I get a wrong #?
Coulda sworn dis wuz the Internet.
Nate Costa -- all class, grace, character and talent. Oregon thanks you, Nate!
hooray beer?
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry, I feel like I'm stomping all over your innocence here
Ignore my humor. Don’t feel surprised when people reply to a post, and say what they want, contrary to your instructions/expectations/what’s fair/reasonable.
Don’t take it as an attack, or even criticism. This was pretty funny. Obviously, if something is really happening, we’d like to know. But when you start off saying “I have something”, it’s practically tradition that people will squeeze it out of you and then proceed to discuss it.
Nate Costa -- all class, grace, character and talent. Oregon thanks you, Nate!
Is there a protocol for responding to this level of condescension?
I guess I’ll just say… Thanks, buddy.
I heart taxes.
Geez
I was first being funny, then being friendly and explaining myself because I interpreted your huh as a genuine what? at my post. No need to get your panties all in a twist.
Nate Costa -- all class, grace, character and talent. Oregon thanks you, Nate!
fair enough...
I might just be being defensive, because I really didn’t want to post that. I likely should have never mentioned it and waited to see if it played out.
Anywho, my bad.
I heart taxes.
That’s what I was trying to reassure you about — don’t worry, it was a funny post, we’re all waiting on the game which seems an eternity away and it helps to pass the time. You’re definitely not being judged by me for posting that. If anything, I was DYING for any news…
Nate Costa -- all class, grace, character and talent. Oregon thanks you, Nate!
Hey Everett
for future reference next time you get in a jam like this you can just pull a Derek Anderson and say, that’s fine, that’s fine, that’s fine, and then go off and storm out… or learn from him and do what he didn’t by making something up, like “I heard DT was mentioned to be going to the NFL after the season, but I heard it from a Baver fan and I think he’s just fucking with me”
Either way would be fine.
You know we the big brother
Addicted to Quack
THAT'S FINE.
THAT’S FINE. THAT’S FINE. THAT’S FINE. THAT’S FINE. THAT’S FINE.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
I TAKE THIS SHIT SERIOUS.
REAL SERIOUS.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
BUT DO YOU PUT YOUR HEART AND SOUL INTO IT
WEEK IN, WEEK OUT?
That’s why DA gets paid the big bucks.
Nate Costa -- all class, grace, character and talent. Oregon thanks you, Nate!
HE DOESN'T GO OUT THERE AND LAUGH.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
A QUICK CHECK OF NFL QB ASS STATES
Tom Brady — ON
Peyton Manning — ON
Drew Brees — ON
Derek Anderson — OFF
I’m sensing something here, wait, hang on….
Nate Costa -- all class, grace, character and talent. Oregon thanks you, Nate!
Yep, it's confirmed
THE NFL RECOMMENDS FROM A SECONDS OLD STUDY PERFORMED UNDER CAREFULLY INCOMPETENT SUPERVISION AND FABRICATION THAT FOOTBALL SHOULD BE PLAYED WITH ONE’S ASS IN THE ON POSITION.
THE NFL IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY SHIT HAPPENING WHEN ONE’S ASS IS OFF.
Nate Costa -- all class, grace, character and talent. Oregon thanks you, Nate!
Rumor Alert!
Word out of Corvallis is the Beavers may not go bowling this year. More news as this story develops.
I heard a rumor!
It said you got a broken heart.
/bananarama’d
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
I almost want to rec this just because you spelled his last name correctly. That's no easy feat.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 6:29 PM PST up reply actions
Cut, paste.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 6:30 PM PST up reply actions
I was giving him the benefit of the doubt that he didn't do that.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 6:31 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe.
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
This article is ridiculous. The NCAA can’t do anything if a father tries to “sell” his son. And that’s better than the alternative.
I’m glad the NCAA made this decision. This may be one of the actual first times the NCAA has put the student-athlete first. If Newton didn’t have involvement in this, he shouldn’t be punished. And if the NCAA can’t prove that he had involvement in this, he shouldn’t be punished simply because some opposing fans get pissed off.
Is is abhorrent what Cecil Newton did? Yes. But that doesn’t mean that Cam or Auburn should face the consequences if they’ve done everything asked of them by the NCAA (up to this point).
And maybe new information will come along in the next weeks or months that will change what happens. But right now, the NCAA is doing the right thing.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
except
The NCAA has done something before if agents shopped a player without the player’s knowledge or consent. They’ve suspended that player. The NCAA has repeatedly and consistently stated that the parents are for all intents and purposes the same as the child in terms of dealing with inappropriate behavior, and if one causes problems the other gets in trouble for it.
This is actually going away from their prior rulings. Forgot where I saw it mentioned, but Stoudamire had the same situation – parents shopped him, he didn’t know – and he was suspended for the rest of the season but allowed to play in the postseason. The NCAA was very strict in that regard.
They were doing it all the way upto the Reggie Bush case
at least.
Nate Costa -- all class, grace, character and talent. Oregon thanks you, Nate!
The Reggie Bush case is really not comparable, because of the involvement of a USC coach, and also because Reggie Bush was never punished for his infractions.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Won't you Think of the Children?
I’d like your help in addressing a very serious problem.
It’s not widely known, but a large number of lower class Americans suffer from Castor Fautor Foetida (CFF or Stinky Beaver Fan). Families can suffer in silence for years; embarrassed to admit that family members have this horrible affliction.
But there is hope. Scientists have recently discovered that sometimes the sufferer can be ‘shocked’ into remission. Concerned friends and family should approach the afflicted silently, from behind, and in a loud, clear voice shout “GO DUCKS!”. Researchers warn that it may take several applications of the treatment to be effective.
Won’t you help us continuing our research by sending a cash donation in small, used bills to the CFF foundation, in care of myself.
Thank you
Saturday's game is a national ABC broadcast, right? Not the regional crap?
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 6:58 PM PST reply actions
I wonder what basketball game they have slyly planned to run into the Ducks game?
I felt like that game last week lasted 8 hours. BS I tell ya
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Dec 1, 2010 7:45 PM PST reply actions
I was at my mom's for the game.
Only time in history I’ve been thankful for SD.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 7:47 PM PST up reply actions
What a wonderful son!
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
I was only there because my in-laws don't have cable.
Thanksgiving weekend kinda blows for the football fan in me.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Dec 1, 2010 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
apparently SC will have a segment dedicated to "Boise State's kicker...What went wrong." tonight
might have to DVR that.
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
What went wrong? WHAT WENT WRONG???????
THE REFEREES CALLED IT NO GOOD EVEN THOUGH IT WAS GOOD BECAUSE OF THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST US BY THE SEC AND ALL THE RICH GOOD OLD BOYS WE BEAT OREGON WE ARE PROVEN OUR FIELD IS BLUE WE BEAT OKLAHOMA FIVE YEARS AGO WE ARE PROVEN WE ARE PROVEN WE ARE PROVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So many entendres. So little time.
by GustyJ on Dec 1, 2010 8:23 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
well, it could be worse guys
Utah Valley State 54-Oregon State 53 7:35 left in the game
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Brotzman will be live on Sportscenter sometime this hour
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
I think it's pretty low to pile on this dude.
I absolutely love that their fan base is miserable, but I feel bad for Brotzman…
"(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 Dec 1, 2010 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
Can we pile on Kellen Moore instead?
What a douchenozzle.
Pew pew pew!!
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
I am REAAAAALLLLYYY happy you used the subject line...
I don’t have to look at him.
i can't believe you survived on this blog --
by axemen23 on Sep 2, 2010 9:06 PM PDT
So Mizzou game...
Under what range of points lost by constitutes a “moral victory?”
Also...
Does Vegas post lines for moral victories???
Does Vegas post lines
thanks for reminding me to make my bets tonight
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Damn't...
I want a moral victory spread!!!
It is sad... because...
In its waning days… the power of Mac Court is gone… Before, I would have liked our chances to pull off an upset against most teams, and I would definitely felt confident about not getting blown…
final score: Utah Valley State 70 Oregon State (at home) 68
"Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States." -Lee Corso
Wow, they might be worse than us this year
but at least Obama will be rooting for them . . . #1 fan according to Coach Robinson.
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