Quack Fix: More on Ernie Kent, the Pac-10 tournament and a baseball conference honor
by ntrebon on Mar 9, 2010 5:15 AM PST
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I had to get the fix up early today, so I hope this is enough to get you through your morning. If not, you can always get creative and contribute to this week's Tako Tuesday.
- Bob Clark writes that Ernie Kent has informed his players that he has been fired. In another piece, Clark takes a look at what it might cost to hire Kent's replacement. The first half of the article is an obligatory discussion on Mark Few. Clark ends with a list of potential replacement candidates, many of which we have been discussing here. Of note, he does list P.J. Carlesimo as a "Just in case" option, so maybe Canzano is on to something....or maybe not.
- Top Oregon high school basketball prospect Terrence Jones hasn't removed the Ducks from his top 5, but says that, ""I'll have to start over with Oregon." Even if Oregon were to make a huge splash with a head coach hire, the (presumably) slim chance of signing Jones seems to have all but disappeared.
- With the Pac-10 tournament starting on Wednesday, Bob Clark writes about how the tournament is providing hope for six conference teams that an NCAA bid is still possible. Clark also includes his weekly conference ranking and Oregon is fifth.
- In yesterday's quack fix, Jared mentioned the Ducks completing a four-game sweep of Fresno State. Today the Pac-10 named Oregon catcher Eddie Rodriguez as player of the week. Overall, the Ducks went 5-1 over the last week with Rodriguez leading the Oregon offense with 11 hits. Rodriguez is the first Duck to earn player of the week honors since the sport was reinstated.
- The All-Conference teams for men's basketball were announced yesterday, and the only Duck named was E.J. Singler as a honorable mention selection to the All-Freshmen team. Not all that surprising that no other Ducks made the cut.
- In Track and Field news, the Ducks will send 25 athletes to the 2010 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships this year. The women's team is headlined by a top seed in the distance medley relay and the men's team by top-seeded Andrew Wheating (800 meters), Ashton Eaton (heptathlon) and the distance medley.
And, after the jump, there are a few video clips. Go Ducks!
| Kent: On his future and the Pac-10 Tournament |
KVAL has a short visual essay on Mac Court:
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Rob Moseley takes a look at the linebackers heading into spring practice. There’s obviously experience coming back with Matthews, Paysinger, and Pleasant, but the backups should be excellent:
Clay led the backups with 32 tackles, making a remarkably quick adjustment to the college level. Kaddu started one game in Pleasant’s spot and looked like a key situational pass rusher until a foot injury derailed his season after seven games. Littlejohn didn’t have quite the impact on defense some projected after a standout spring, but he was valuable on special teams. Alonso also blossomed with the kickoff coverage team, and earned playing time behind Matthews and ahead of Hanna late in the season on defense. Stuckey’s fall camp knee injury marred his season. Lokombo opened eyes with his performance on the scout team.
With Alonso’s year long suspension (and also possible punishment for Kaddu, though I’d be shocked if it was anything even remotely significant), it will be fun to watch the battle for middle linebacker, and see who can back up Matthews. Worst case, we’ll see Hanna, who played there last year, though does not have the talent level of the other linebackers.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
this is all assuming we get through to august without another incident...
Innocent until proven guilty.
HORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAY!
MIGHTY OREGON HAS GONE THREE DAYS!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Today isn't over
Therefore it doesn’t count towards the total
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I'm good at everything." - Demetri Martin
by haveasoda on Mar 9, 2010 9:15 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
maybe we should change the counter to hours
Maybe we’ll actually feel like we’re making progress that way.
Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin
Sorry Jeremy, no 1985 yearbook in sight. Suppose you can give me the graduating years of some other SEHS ATQers?
Innocent until proven guilty.
Don’t think I know any others. To my knowledge, you, Quinn and Jackson are still in school.
"...the noise is one aspect, but you can feel the intensity of their crowd." - Pete Carroll on Oregon's Autzen Stadium.
Tubby Smith addresses Oregon Job
Tubby Smith Addresses Possible Oregon Job by Matt Prehm at DuckTerritory.com.
As usual, Matt’s right on top of the latest Oregon news. Unfortunately, Tubby doesn’t tip his hand much here.
"...the noise is one aspect, but you can feel the intensity of their crowd." - Pete Carroll on Oregon's Autzen Stadium.
Somebody is a pro at the non-denial denial
And I find it funny that theres speculation and people addressing it when the job isn’t even technically open.
Considering we were talking about it months before there was even a rumor, I'm not surprised.
They call him Rags. Where he goes, no-hitters follow.
Addicted to Quack, the home of Tako Tuesdays
Sure, but we're one thing
When coaches are issuing “denials” before anythings officially been done, that’s when it gets weird.
Agreed, the whole PJ, Tubby blah blah blah is incredibily disrepectful to a guy who is still considered by everyone at the University to be the coach. I know his days are numbered, but shouldn’t they at least wait until it’s official before asking others about it.
If I was one of those coaches I’d just say, “as far as I know, Oregon still has a coach.”
Well Canzano, maybe your parents didn’t believe in you.
Addicted to Quack
It’s like someone commenting on the new curtains they’re going to put in your office before you’ve been technically fired.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
It’s total BS…
and people wonder why we have such little respect for “journalists and reporters” these days.
Well Canzano, maybe your parents didn’t believe in you.
Addicted to Quack
Two articles in two days
Everyone wants to race to get the scoop. Canzano pulled a name squarely out of his ass (he’s a columnist, damnit!) and someone had to have asked Tubby a question for there to be a denial.
At least wait til the season ends. I know people love the coaching carousel, but damn this is flat too early.
Don’t forget the senile Jaynes and his two cents on PJ.
Well Canzano, maybe your parents didn’t believe in you.
Addicted to Quack
Because “journalists” feel the need to speculate like the newspaper is their own personal blog. Blogs, like this one, is where people can speculate about coaching replacements. Columns in newspapers should not engage in rumors, regardless of their inevitability.
by westspec on Mar 9, 2010 12:36 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
it's all about deniability.
Sure, a coach, when asked, is going to disavow any knowledge and say he’s optimistic about the future at Wossamatta U, we have a fine recruiting class coming in, I have no intention of leaving, I haven’t even talked to them, blablablabla.
Meanwhile, his agent is hammering out the details.
everything is history, eventually.
On a different note
The fact that this guy ever made a pro bowl just makes me laugh.
Well Canzano, maybe your parents didn’t believe in you.
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ND actually open to joining a conference in football
Just a short snippet, but has some insight into the B10 and P10 plans. They could be anything from “small to seismic” and seismic would result in ND having to join a conference.
I read that too, and I think if the Big 10 and Pac 10 go to twelve teams it limits their abilities to schedule games against those conferences. Plus, I think the writing is on the wall with NBC and the 2015 TV deal may not be as attractive to NBC anymore.
Well Canzano, maybe your parents didn’t believe in you.
Addicted to Quack
I live right near siena and while fran is a good coach, I don’t think he’ll leave the east coast and I don’t think he’s who oregon needs as a coach
by westspec on Mar 9, 2010 12:33 PM PST via mobile reply actions
You ready for a worst-case head coach scenario? Jay Jones of DSN throws out Mike Dunleavy, Sr. Granted, Jay seems to toss out the name “because [he] can”, but talk about a potential nightmare.
I almost stopped reading at the headline
“DSN: Tracking coaching candidates on Twitter”
FUCK TWITTER
Twitter searches
I can do a Twitter search for that term, but I think that’s for another website, not DSN.
Jay Jones
DSN
Mike Dunleavy, Sr.
Not my list of preferred candidates. Just a list. I don’t have a dog in this hunt.
Jay Jones
DSN
Mike is not a great coach honestly
God Bless him but he just doesn’t care enough. He’s too into quitting when things get tough. The only reason he lasted as long as he did with the Clips is their owner doesn’t give a fuck if they win.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
DSN might be right, I was driving by campus today and saw Dunleavy’s car parked out front… here look.
Well Canzano, maybe your parents didn’t believe in you.
Addicted to Quack
by Matt Daddy on Mar 9, 2010 4:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
From the Big East
Jerome Dyson FTL, 1 assist and ELEVEN turnovers for UConn in their blowout loss to St. Johns 73-51 in the first round of the Big East tourney.
UConn absolutely imploded in the second half.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
the best part about watching St Johns is the cut-aways to Anthony Mason Sr weighing 400 lbs in the crowd. Jr starts at the 3 for them.
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
by NEP on Mar 9, 2010 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
And the Calesimo rumor on PTI
Kornheiser says nobody he’s going to be recruiting will know who the hell he is (outside of being choked)
And, finally, they both agree he's been out too long
Wilbon says he’d be good and should take it….but that Ernie hasn’t even been fired yet
If they do hire him,
I can think of a few ATQ’ers that might want to go stand on his lawn.
by HoodRiverDuck on Mar 9, 2010 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
after considering all choices, i’m voting for Monty Williams – asst coach of your portland trailblazers. coolest man i’ve ever heard talk.
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
by NEP on Mar 9, 2010 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
But EK really has been fired
Or he might as well have been.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
This just in
From the MDN (Matt Daddy News). I will not comment on whether or not I have been offered a job which I will not comment on whether or not has actually been vacated by it’s current coach.
There, add that to Twitter.
Well Canzano, maybe your parents didn’t believe in you.
Addicted to Quack
Aw damnit
I tought I could pull an assisstant job out of that
by Brian Floyd on Mar 9, 2010 3:43 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
You’ll have to wait. Right now I am not denying the denial of being denied.
Well Canzano, maybe your parents didn’t believe in you.
Addicted to Quack
Afraid that’s more than 140 characters.
The UO Sports Dude.com
by UOSportsDude on Mar 9, 2010 4:55 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
You know. Conan O’Brien is out of a job. I say we hire him as our basketball coach.
its spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-O-B-L-I-G-A-T-E-D-T-O-D-O-I-T"
Starting point guard?
Masturbating Bear. He’s good with his hands.
by grimc on Mar 9, 2010 6:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
that is obviously a fake. it states near the bottom that it is only a part-time job. it is most definitely a full-time, salary position.
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
by NEP on Mar 9, 2010 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
$20 an hour? That's abdiculous.
You have to pay the watcher at least as much as the players. It’s a respekt thing.
everything is history, eventually.
Forget these big-name guys...
Hire Tako as the next Oregon Basketball coach.
He can diagram plays for TP. TP!!! I don’t know any other coach in the nation that could do that. Example:
Did you know that playing in the SEC makes your football team inherently better than everyone else's?
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Mar 9, 2010 3:35 PM PST reply actions
"Male Chickens" is the most politically correct term.
Did you know that playing in the SEC makes your football team inherently better than everyone else's?
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Mar 9, 2010 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
Medically speaking,
GIANT DONG, in all caps, is more proper.
by HoodRiverDuck on Mar 9, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
While you won't find it in the dictionary, Honduran slang would suggest "Coccorocco".
My parents don't believe in Canzano either.
by Bill Musgrave on Mar 10, 2010 1:01 AM PST up reply actions
One of those roosters appears to have some sores on it. Should probably get that looked at.
"When LaMichael James decides he's going North. The foot goes in the ground and it's 0 to 60 now!" Jesse Palmer.
Hahahaha
I feel like such a dumbass laughing about this.
This off-season officially sucks for FIVE reasons and counting...
I feel am such a dumbass laughing about this.
Fixed!
Did you know that playing in the SEC makes your football team inherently better than everyone else's?
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Mar 9, 2010 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
First off, you’re in high school too. Second off, cock jokes will always be funny.
They call him Rags. Where he goes, no-hitters follow.
Addicted to Quack, the home of Tako Tuesdays
true, but I think HS in knoxville
more or less equals a 5th grade education in Eugene.
Innocent until proven guilty.
The Knoxville jokes are getting old.
I obviously learned proper grammar and capitalization skills, which you seem to lack.
Did you know that playing in the SEC makes your football team inherently better than everyone else's?
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Mar 10, 2010 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
or he was he just being disrespectful of a proper noun?
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I'm good at everything." - Demetri Martin
I want it known that I booed Spencer Hawes tonight
During intros of the Blazer game. F-k Washington.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I boo Spencer Hawes every night.
They call him Rags. Where he goes, no-hitters follow.
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