Quack Fix: Ducks sign a PG, spring practices come to a close and baseball takes on Portland
by ntrebon on May 4, 2010 5:49 AM PDT
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PrintDespite spring practices ending with Saturday's spring game, there's still a lot of football quack out there today. Hopefully, it's enough to last until fall camp.
- Dana Altman signed his first player as the new basketball coach as point guard Johnathan Loyd (Las Vegas, NV) signed a LOI yesterday. It sounds like Loyd had been interested in Oregon since watching the 2007 Ducks in the NCAA tournament and he viewed Altman's hiring as a potential opportunity for joining the Ducks after Altman had unsuccessfully tried to recruit him to Creighton. Bob Clark also notes that the decisions to transfer by Drew Wiley and Matt Humphrey are final, while Josh Crittle is continuing to consider his options. Bob Rickert notes that Oregon target Dwayne Polee is expected to make his announcement sometime this week as well.
- Rob Moseley's feature in today's Register-Guard takes a look at the football team after the conclusion of spring practices with the QB battle still unresolved. Chip continues to state that the QB he picks to start the season opener against New Mexico will be the one who gives the team the best shot to win. The R-G also has a position-by-position summary that includes the current state and a "lingering question."
- Moseley also has a Q & A up with Nate Costa from after Saturday's spring game. Many of the quotes found their way into the Register-Guard's Sunday coverage, but it's still worth checking it out as there are a few items I hadn't seen before -- including Costa grading himself for his work over the spring.
- Ted Miller takes a look at the "A-List" non-conference foes for the Pac-10 next season, which includes Oregon's game at Tennessee. Based on Miller's scouting, it appears he thinks Tennessee is A-list in name only. Oregon State, Stanford and UCLA have all three of their non-conference games listed.
- NationalChamps.net has named LaMichael James a preseason second team All-American, with Casey Matthews earning honorable mention. The second-team backfield is all Oregon, as Quzz is the other RB named.
- In baseball news, the Ducks are up to #15 in the latest poll by Baseball America and pitcher Justin LaTempa was named Pac-10 pitcher of the week after his dominating one-hit shutout over the weekend. Tonight, the Ducks host the Portland Pilots (ranked #22 in the Collegiate Baseball poll, which has Oregon at #19) who have won 10 straight games.
Go Ducks!
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A few other items...
A few comments from Loyd via John Hunt, though nothing all that exciting.
Also, the Oregon AD ordered the Nike/UO Athletic department contract to be released in full. Do you think this is getting old for Rachel Bachman? She keeps pushing and pushing, and anytime something gets released, no one cares.
I love this comment in the article, she sounds so disappointed:
Despite the legal wrangling, the contract appears to be standard for a school of Oregon’s size and with an athletic department of considerable stature.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
And I read the contract
Yup its standard.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Also, a bit more info on the recent series with WSU, courtesy of CougCenter.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Two things of note today
1: New 30 for 30 tonight! It’s “The 16th man” about the 1995 rugby world cup in South Africa. Narrated by….Morgan Freeman!
2: A Phillies fan ran onto the field last night. Normally you get tackled, led off in a drunken stupor in this instance, but this time security tasered him. Lets hope Autzen security doesn’t get any ideas.
Half the wheels, twice the alibi.
Autzen already has Tasers.
What do you think Kenjon Barner plays?
Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
by CaDuck on May 4, 2010 7:17 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm glad that idiot got tazered.
And so is Monica Seles.
by HoodRiverDuck on May 4, 2010 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
They have been asking all the SC experts what they think of the tazer
Its pretty funny. The list on the left is filled with blank on the tazer.
"The code word for going on two might be, you know, "Mickelson,’’ because he always comes in second – stuff like that.'’
Were the Pilots not supposed to compete for years either?
the Ducks host the Portland Pilots (ranked #22 in the Collegiate Baseball poll, which has Oregon at #19) who have won 10 straight games.
So this is the game that will determine the Best College Baseball Team in Oregon? Someone might want to hide all the sharp objects over at Building the Dam.
To be fair, Portland has played the Beavers three times this season — and have lost all three games. They have also split two games with UW.
Ah… probably best to wait for the whole weekend to be over for any more hubristic statements.
by omb on May 4, 2010 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Yep.
"...the noise is one aspect, but you can feel the intensity of their crowd." - Pete Carroll on Oregon's Autzen Stadium.
Tennessee is A-list in name only
Third coach in three years, they lost a lot of their young talent in that stupid carjacking and they weren’t good last year.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Some Tennessee football players decided it would be fun to attempt a carjacking. Notable point include the use of a BB gun to do this, the reaction of the victim (“I still think they should play. What happened to me isn’t important, but this is TENNESSEE FOOTBAW”), and the use of a Prius as a getaway vehicle.
STILL stopping every few minutes to realize "Whoa. The Saints won the Super Bowl."
And the fact that when the vitctim said he had no $
They walked away.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Sweet
Pretty cool opportunity for that kid. When he keeps a wide base he looks okay. But he has a tendency to stand straight up and reach for the defender. He’ll have to break that habit pronto. Love how he goes Three Stooges on the first guy with a finger to the eye…ouch! I wonder if he offered up the obligatory "Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk" first?
"...the noise is one aspect, but you can feel the intensity of their crowd." - Pete Carroll on Oregon's Autzen Stadium.
it's been a while, quack heads!
so i recorded the oregon spring game and just watched it last night. it seriously sucks that you guys won’t have masoli this year, but that thomas kid looked pretty good. i kind of feel like costa is the kind of quarterback you’d want to have in the game if your team is trying to protect a big lead, but if you’re down in the fourth and trying to rally, you’d want that thomas kid in there, making plays. at least, that’s the point of view from an outsider who lives in ohio who only watched one spring game, lol.
Omigosh! It’s DAVEREG!
Keen observation. I actually think you got it pretty well put. Thomas is a high-risk/high-reward player. Costa is a manager.
Dave mentioned at the spring game that we have a lot of offensive weapons, so we don’t need the extra risk. I think that’s the best argument I’ve heard to play Costa over Thomas; however, we are down by three scores in the second half, I’d feel better about our chances to come back with Thomas than Costa. (But Thomas could very well also blow the game away)
its spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-I-T-T-L-E-I-L-L-L-A-T-E-L-Y"
What’s funny is that their respective performances in the spring game only reinforced the perception that we had in the first place. Costa is the smart, heady game manager who can run make consistently good decisions, but who probably won’t hit you many homeruns. Thomas is the raw talent who can do more athletically but will also make the occasional poor decison.
I think everyone was hoping that one of the two would show more than those generalized analyses, but neither really did. Costa made a bunch of smart plays, but was very conservative and didn’t really go downfield in the passing game (it’s impossible to tell how much of that was playcalling and how much was his own decision not to air it out). Thomas looked explosive at times, but also made a few poor throws, including a pick-6.
Who knows? Looks like this thing will be decided in the fall. My biggest wish is that one of them comes out and WINS the job by performing well rather than Kelly picking Costa simply because Costa won’t make too many mistakes.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Davereg!!!
Still drinking that crappy Miller Lite? Good to see you around here again. Keen insight and I think a number of your points are what the coaching staff is trying to gauge on who starts next year.
Take care.
Putting produce in your beer is just plain porn.
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ha ha ha -- actually, you'd be proud...
i’m starting to enjoy some some heavier beers, a few variations of great lakes that i like. and please, i never drank that piss water (miller lite) — it was always bud light! lol.
ah look at that, our little Davereg is all grown up!
Putting produce in your beer is just plain porn.
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i'm glad the experience brought all of us together...
and helped me acquire a taste for better beer! lol
Chip losing control of the whole state!
http://cliffkirkpatrick.mvourtown.com/2010/05/04/cliff-football-player-arrested/
So this makes 3 OSU players in the past month that have been arrested or cited by police. How many does it take before Canzano calls Riley to tell him his team is out of control and ESPN does an OTL story on the state of the program?
I can get you a toe by three o'clock this afternoon.
Won’t happen until one of the Rodger’s brothers gets accused of a felony.
its spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-I-T-T-L-E-I-L-L-L-A-T-E-L-Y"
In other words,
the media treats star players differently than role players? Sounds suspiciously like Chip Kelly’s disciplinary methods. This can only mean one thing:
CHIP KELLY HAS LOST CONTROL OF THE MEDIA.
by HoodRiverDuck on May 4, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
CRAP. I meant to DVR the 30 for 30 tonight. And I forgot.
Welcome to Nashville, LeGarrette. Also, I love the Jay-Hey Kid.
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on May 4, 2010 6:17 PM PDT reply actions
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