Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Login-facebook
Around SBN: Super Bowl XLVI: Eli Manning And The Meaning Of 'Elite'

More Track Coverage


When you think Oregon athletics the first you think of is track; not football and certainly not baseball. While I've enjoyed my 9 months following ATQ I think weak track coverage is the one shortcoming. With the woman ranked #1 and the mew #2 in the country (indoor track) lets bang the drum a little louder than them. (I do acknowledge that my 9 months following ATQ would have excluded the bulk of the last track season).

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of SB Nation or the Addicted To Quack Moderators. FanPost opinions are valued expressions of opinion by passionate and knowledgeable Oregon fans.

Comment 10 comments  |  0 recs  | 

Do you like this story?

Comments

Display:

Kind of hard to cover the topic as much as we should when all the mouth-breathing journalists/talking heads brought onto ESPN want to talk about how Chip Kelly was raised by good parents and that 25% of the team isn’t behind him.

As a one-time track guy myself…shotput and discus woot!!! Track never gets the coverage it deserves, but that’s the name of the game, sadly. If it isn’t covered by local papers or the school itself, chances are it’s going to be hard to post anything of substance on this site.

Ducks stackin' wins like Leggos, toastin Pac-10 like the Eggos, like we're racin' against some preggos, Dan Patrick we enfuego.

by PacBellBoozer on Feb 24, 2010 4:23 PM PST reply actions  

The R-G does cover track. Not like they did in the 70s and 80s, but it’s still arguably the best coverage of any daily in the country..

everything is history, eventually.

by benzduck on Feb 24, 2010 10:21 PM PST up reply actions  

I beg to differ.

The U of O track team’s newest sprinter has been arrested for domestic violence. It’s all anybody’s been talking about all week.

by HoodRiverDuck on Feb 24, 2010 4:48 PM PST reply actions  

It's spelled "C-A-N-Z-A-N-O-S-P-A-R-E-N-T-S-D-O-N-T-B-E-L-I-E-V-E-I-N-H-I-M"

I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.

Addicted to Quack, the home of Tako Tuesdays

by Takimoto on Feb 24, 2010 5:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Well,

Tough to argue with that.

This off-season officially sucks for FIVE reasons and counting...

by CaDuck on Feb 24, 2010 6:19 PM PST up reply actions  

I personally would love to see more track coverage. Unfortunately I have no idea where to even start to look for data or ideas to post. Plus, I know Jared is too lazy to do it :)

My suggestion is if you want to see more track coverage, do some research and post it yourself. I guarantee there are people like you out there in the ATQ community and if you post it they will come. You’ll start to see more comments and additions to what you write. Hell, Jared might even front page some of it if your coverage is good enough. Either way it will add to what is already going on in the site and I know I’ll read it.

Well Canzano, maybe your parents didn’t believe in you.
Addicted to Quack

by Matt Daddy on Feb 25, 2010 8:44 AM PST reply actions  

BTW, it doesn’t even need to be a fanpost. Fanshots work well too if there are links you just want to add to the sidebar so people can check it out.

Well Canzano, maybe your parents didn’t believe in you.
Addicted to Quack

by Matt Daddy on Feb 25, 2010 8:45 AM PST up reply actions  

I agree. Benzduck has written some great stuff as fanposts, and they got front paged, and then linked to by EDSBS and ESPN.

So if you think making a fanpost is just a waste of time, think again. A well written article or good coverage by anyone can hit a large audience.

its spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-N-O-B-A-L-L-S"

by JShufelt on Feb 25, 2010 8:55 AM PST up reply actions  

ESPN?

I know EDSBS picked up the Autzen A-Cup, but when did TWWL link to one of my droppings?

What good is 15 minutes of fame if you miss it?

everything is history, eventually.

by benzduck on Feb 27, 2010 9:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

Welcome to the Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog and fan community.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

Small
So you just signed a bunch of blue chip recruits...

Recent FanPosts

Square_envelope_electric_purple-p121411710380622431j65uf_400_small
To Whom It May Concern
Sarah_b-day_small
A bit disappointed today
Angryduck_small
benzduck's Trivia Contest #1
Small
If Kelly Goes to the NFL, Who Would Oregon Hire?
Small
Darron Thomas' Surprise Decision to Bolt for NFL Should Be Celebrated, Not Scorned
Bns_small
The Ducks can learn from the New England Patriots.
120103_oregon_rose_bowl_tb_small
The Three Musketeers... Wait, they're Quarterbacks? Where's Darron? PANIC!
Angryduck_small
A Lexicon of Expert Darron Thomas Departure Invective
Duk3_small
An ode to Darron Thomas

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

ATQ Twitter Feed


Managers

207873_1005773153454_1498651968_14034_9616_n_small David Piper

Pre_small ntrebon

Img_0525_small jtlight

Mostinteresting_small Takimoto

Domsicecream_small dvieira

Editors

Pettingzoo_small PaulSF

Atq-spoon-5_small Matt Daddy

Authors

Ryan__rusty_small jcgoducks

N679617597_457761_5158_small kanders4

Small nds500