Quack Fix: Individual Track National Titles, Conference Alignment, Trojan Envy
by dvieira on Jun 12, 2010 9:00 AM PDT
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PrintCouple thoughts on my mind as we enter a quack-filled weekend. First up, how amazing is it that two of the most staunchly traditional conferences in the Big-10 and Pac-10 have expanded. Are these really the same two conferences who have looked to block previous playoff discussions? Someone must have given these guys one helluva powerpoint presentation on the "virtues and revenue streams" of expansion.
The other revolves around Texas and their media deals. It will be interesting to see how those get reconciled with the new conference deals to be put in place. They make mucho dinero from local stations in the lone star state from re-airing their sporting events. Given the existing revenues and such that the Pac-10 has, doesn't this whole thing kind of seem like the goldfish swallowing the shark? Anyway, onto the quack
- Andrew Wheating has his revenge over Robby Andrews. Wheating captured the 800m National Title at the NCAA Championships yesterday with a time of 1.45:69.
- Brianne Theisen did her part for the women's track team by winning the heptathlon yesterday.
- Oregon State footballer Jordan Bishop got 10th place in the high jump, becoming the first Beaver to participate at the NCAA meet since 1988. From what I understand, he also had quite the crowd backing him at the event. Maybe with the new Pac-10 deals, perhaps this will give the Beavers an opportunity to bring back some more sports... specifically Track. The baseball rivalry has been a huge success for fans, a Track rivarly would be just as good.
- Here's an interesting article about Baseball recruit Tyler Kuresa who is considering spurning the Minnesota Twins in favor of taking that Oregon Ducks scholarship. If he does choose Oregon, the Twins will lose his rights and he can't be drafted for three years.
- News from Tuscon showcases the history of the Arizona Wildcats and conference affiliations going back to 1931.
- Our buddies down at the Conquest Chronicles are reacting to USC being pinned to the wall by their junk. Although I understand some of the points about questionable testimony and all, what I don't understand is what motivation the NCAA would have in giving USC the hammer if they didn't deserve it. They almost received a TV ban and it isn't just USC that loses money in that deal.
- Oh wait, maybe I do know the reason. Perhaps it was Trojan Envy?
- USC has other problems at their campus. Flood on!
That's it for the Quack today. We'll have an open thread up for the World Cup at around 11:00am PDT. Until then, feel free to use this to talk about all the days events. Go Ducks!
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Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
Let’s see, they’re planning an appeal and their fans are intellectualizing a few hundred pages and four years’ worth of ‘flimsy evidence’ detailed in the report.
I think they’ve made it up to Bargaining. And in just a few days. Good work, USC! You should be accepting the death of your program in no time!
I love this from Kiffy
"we can still split a national championship if we win all our games," Kiffin also indicated
I suppose pigs may fly someday too but I’m not holding my breath…
Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin
I thought England-USA was at 1:30?
Onto victory urge the heroes, of our mighty Oregon!
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jun 12, 2010 9:33 AM PDT reply actions
OK, 10:30 pacific. I was just wondering why they would put a thread up at 11 when the match starts at 10:30.
Onto victory urge the heroes, of our mighty Oregon!
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jun 12, 2010 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Ew, shut up.
No one likes you and your weird Alaskan time.
Onto victory urge the heroes, of our mighty Oregon!
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jun 12, 2010 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey now!
Being four hours behind has its advantages, and disadvantages. Since I have dish network I get the East Coast feed on the nonlocal channels. So the Girls Gone Wild ads start at 6 pm. The best though is when you get a phone call from somebody on the East Coast at 5 or 6 AM because they think AK = Arkansas. Oh and if you have business with somebody on the East Coast you need to get it done by noon. The stupidest part is that “Daylight Savings Time” is completely meaningless since the fucking sun never goes down in summer, and in the winter we only get 5 1/2 of daylight anyway. DAMN YOU LONGITUDE!
Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin
I can't imagine living in Alaska.
Living on the West Coast would be weird enough but…Alaska?
Hawaii would be even worse.
Onto victory urge the heroes, of our mighty Oregon!
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jun 12, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
It's not so bad
We live here for other reasons that have nothing to do with all that annoying stuff above. Bears and Moose in my backyard, Salmon fishing a block from my house. Crazy governors. What’s not to like?
Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin
Can you ride quads (ATVs) on the street in Alaska? You can in Arizona (just not on the highway) and I am damn near ready to move there because of it, but I can’t stand the heat. You can’t in Oregon. You can drive a smart car but I can’t drive my Teryx. We must not be that worried about oil/gas, because I’m driving a truck with 14 mpg and could be getting around 40 mpg instead.
Anyway, do you know if it’s legal in Alaska?
"Maybe your parents didn't believe in you."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jun 12, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
In the native villages its the only thing they drive (it is very expensive to have a real car shipped to any place off the road system). Most rural roads and highways have an ATV trail running alongside, in Anchorage (where I live) it is like any largish city and illegal. So, to answer your question, it depends on where you are. But I ride all the time, and there are many areas close to town open to off road vehicles.
So if you want to ride to the store or something I would advise getting a place on the Kenai Peninsula (the best fishing and hunting in the universe) or going to the Matsu (Matanuska-Susitna borough). Lots of outdoor activities close by, cheap land, yet not so far from Anchorage that everything is expensive as hell.
Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin
As an outdoors person, this description is heaven.
I’ve been to Alaska a few times, Kenai and Ketchikan.
Me likey.
Thank you track, baseball, softball, and golf for ending my summer hibernation.
by Bill Musgrave on Jun 12, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Most rural roads and highways have an ATV trail running alongside, in Anchorage (where I live) it is like any largish city and illegal.
That’s where Arizona totally threw me off. I was in Tucson and a Yamaha Banshee and TRX450R with rims came up next to me at a stop light. Apparently you can make any quad street legal there, they just can’t be ridden on highways. This makes perfect sense to me because it’s not any different than people who ride enduro dirt bikes that are street legal. I’d drive my Teryx to work all the time, especially if it was snowy or icy, and I’d ride my quad when it’s nice out.
"Maybe your parents didn't believe in you."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jun 13, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I stand corrected.
It is at 11:30 PDT and 2:30 EDT.
My mistake. Carry on.
Onto victory urge the heroes, of our mighty Oregon!
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jun 12, 2010 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Pride comes before the fall...
I read between the lines and there was nothing but a lot of envy, and they wish they all were Trojans,
Garrett is delusional. He stonewalls and turns a blind eye to investigations and when shit is close to hitting the fan, he hires Lane Kiffin who has a NCAA investigator permanently planted in his ass because of his own hubris.
After all that, he claims that the reason the punishments were harsh were because they “wanted to be Trojans”? Does this guy live in la-la land? If I was a USC fan, when the sanctions and lost schollys stick and the appeals board tells them to take a flying leap, I’d want Garrett’s head on a plate.
Simply unbelievable.
I want Canzano to stand there in that [expletive] white uniform, and with his Harvard mouth, extend Chip some [expletive] courtesy! Addicted to Quack
LOL!
Wow. He’s stuck in 2005….and USC wasn’t even that highly thought of then.
Onto victory urge the heroes, of our mighty Oregon!
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jun 12, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m sure his comments make it much more likely their appeal will be successful. I doubt any of the NCAA people will take that into account. Masoli should say the judges down there are all just jealous of him and the cops are a bunch of lying punks. That’ll probably help his case quite a bit.
"Maybe your parents didn't believe in you."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jun 12, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Did you guys see where Dillon Baxter accused Oregon and 4 other schools, including Florida, of illegally contacting him about transferring?
"Maybe your parents didn't believe in you."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jun 12, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I also saw where Dillon Baxter "lost" his phone, too
by Brian Floyd on Jun 12, 2010 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
The kid makes a couple of runs during a Spring scrimmage and all of a sudden he’s the “next Reggie Bush”. Let’s hope he emulates Bush’s off-field choices and further runs USC into the ground. With Garrett and Kiffin at the helm, the next few years is going to be like watching a train wreck in super-duper slow motion. It’ll be glorious and impossible to look away.
"Maybe your parents didn't believe in you."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jun 12, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
He didn't lose it
I took it for my shrine to all things USC. I’m going to put it between my lock of Lane Kiffin’s hair and my copy of How To Be An LA Douchebag: Fairweather Fan Edition. I’ve got a case of Trojan Envy, and I’ve got it bad.
by grimc on Jun 12, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Also, as for punishment fitting crime, there are 2 things that I don’t feel like people are taking into consideration: 1)They were already on probation for major violations, and 2) There was lying to the NCAA involved.
If you get caught with marijuana during a traffic stop, you’ll probably get a misdemeanor possession charge and be in some trouble. But if you do that while you are already on probation, you could easily end up in jail. The crime is the same, but when you are on probation the punishment is going to be way worse. If you are probation for major violations and you commit another violation, you should expect a much worse penalty.
We’ve already seen during the Dez Bryant case last year, if you lie to the NCAA they are going to hammer you even worse.
Everyone saying the punishment doesn’t fit the crime is, in my opinion, minimizing the severity of the crimes, and both the severity of being on probation and lying.
"Maybe your parents didn't believe in you."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jun 12, 2010 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you get caught with marijuana during a traffic stop, you’ll probably get a misdemeanor possession charge and be in some trouble. But if you do that while you are already on probation, you could easily end up in jail.
Jeremiah Masoli says, “whaaaaa?”
I want Canzano to stand there in that [expletive] white uniform, and with his Harvard mouth, extend Chip some [expletive] courtesy! Addicted to Quack
Not on a platter, MCD, but in the shitter.
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
by Famous Duck on Jun 12, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
As a Miami grad,
I can attest to what these sanctions will do to a team used to winning. USC better prepare for at least 7-8 years of pain. Without those scholarships, you lose line depth. You can still recruit stud skill positions, but good luck on having decent backups. Suddenly, no lead is safe and games like last Halloween’s massacre at Autzen become more common. Throw in a goofball coach (Dennis Erickson=Lane Kiffin) and you’ve got a downward spiral dead ahead. Enjoy!
That is the most amusing quote I have ever read.
Garrett is a complete joke of an AD. After nearly every one of his actions, I just resign myself to thinking “WTF are you thinking?”
This is one of those instances. WTF are you thinking Garrett???
Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO HERE? I’m a dangerous combination of excited and confused… if you throw in a healthy dose of fear, it’s similar to what axemen will feel before his first date.
"Maybe your parents didn't believe in you."
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jun 12, 2010 10:06 AM PDT reply actions
In South Africa, I believe you're supposed to blow your vuvuzela.
Here, let me also get the next ten posts out of the way for you guys.
“Straight to homoerotic, I see”
“The vuvuzela is a female part”
“Oh, well in that case, Musgrave called MCD a laaady”.
Thank you track, baseball, softball, and golf for ending my summer hibernation.
by Bill Musgrave on Jun 12, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, and in Texas, 3 = 10.
Thank you track, baseball, softball, and golf for ending my summer hibernation.
by Bill Musgrave on Jun 12, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Oregon sweep in the Men's 1500m!
The place went bonkers. All three Oregon runners held around in the middle or the back of the pack for 90% of the race, then all made kicks at the end. Wheating, Acosta, and Centrowitz all ran inspiring races. Truly a great showing for Oregon track.
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I have a Ropert is God™ complex.
Maybe the greatest race ever run at Hayward Field. Look for a replay!
I was crying and laughing soooo hard at the same time. Almost impossible to describe the beauty and several strategies of each of the 3 Oregon runners.. Truly a thing of beauty.
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
by Famous Duck on Jun 12, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's one replay...not the best but, it's good for openers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_do7zNgXOY
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
I was there.
I won’t forget that, or the women’s 4×400 for a long, long time.
Half the wheels, twice the alibi.
And, by request, the women’s 4×400
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_do7zNgXOY
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
thats the link to the mens 1500 again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92SSzXhvckY
heres the womens race
Stackin' wins like legos; toastin' Pac-10 like de eggos
Looks like A&M might actually go to the SEC. While I’d rather have Utah or Kansas, I was really looking forward to the fodder that is their fanbase.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
There are reports that they do from inside the Aggie camp. At this time, I have to believe that they do considering the amount of angst that seems to be going into this decision.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I hope this doesnt sway Texas to go over there too
Stackin' wins like legos; toastin' Pac-10 like de eggos
A Longhorn's illustrated guide to
the story so far. The ending is NSFW or younguns.
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