Quack Fix: Frosh QB Bennett turns heads while QB competition heats up, Kenny Rowe on Hendicks watch list
by PaulSF on Aug 11, 2010 12:23 PM PDT
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PrintThe season is fast approaching. So fast, in fact, that I'm not even able to keep up with my morning fix-posting duties. Anyway, sorry for the delay. Here's your Wednesday Morning Afternoon Quack Fix:
- The big name coming out of Day 2 of fall camp seemed to be freshman quarterback Bryan Bennett. The R-G's Adam Jude first mentioned Bennett in his Tuesday practice notes. Then the Oregonian's Ken Goe posted that Bennett made a good first impression. Today, Goe followed that post up with a story on Bennett. Did we just add a third QB to the competition? Probably not, but it's nice to know there are a few more options than we all probably thought after the Masoli incident.
- As for the two more pertinent Oregon quarterbacks, it sounds like the competition is closer than we might think.
- Goe also had a nice feature on Kenny Rowe. The senior defensive end was also named one of six Pac-10 players on the Hendicks Award watch list yesterday.
- Ted Miller posted his preseason Pac-10 power rankings yesterday, with Oregon coming in at No. 1. That probably doesn't surprise anyone, but remember, Miller had Oregon No. 2 on his Pac-10 media poll ballot. Miller also covered safeties in his latest installment of the Pac-10 preseason position reviews.
- The Seattle Seahawks released former Oregon wide receiver Marcus Maxwell yesterday, bringing the total number of Oregon alums currently playing in the NFL to 30 (six more than our rivals in Corvallis, by the way). Best of luck to Marcus, who I'm sure will land on his feet.
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A random thought...
The Kenny Rowe article reminded me of Rob Moseley’s practice notes blog when Rowe was an incoming freshman. He said: “that kid is a player and he’ll find a way onto the field right away.” Not to toot Rob’s horn, but he got that one right.
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
Here’s a link to an interview that Blount did yesterday with Isaac and Big Suck from 1080 the Fan in Portland. It’s a little annoying because he’s inside the Titan’s locker room and they are super loud and distracting in the background, but Blount has some interesting answers about the punch.
Ich liebe Amerika, aber meine Familie hat deutsche Erbe...So go Deutschland! Gewinnen die Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft!!!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Aug 11, 2010 12:48 PM PDT reply actions
And yes, I did call him Big Suck on purpose.
Ich liebe Amerika, aber meine Familie hat deutsche Erbe...So go Deutschland! Gewinnen die Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft!!!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Aug 11, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
there's also a good interview with Larry Scott
They also talked a little about why Portland baseball is dead, with the guy that wrote the Bio on Hank Aaron.
Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin
I think we all knew that what Hout said was racial in nature. It’s no surprise that Hout wouldn’t own up publicly to it, either.
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
I didn’t, and don’t, know that about what Hout said. He was spinning a quote that LGB made in the preseason. There was nothing that indicated to me that what he said was racial in nature — other than that it was a white guy talking to a black guy.
What makes you say that it was racial in nature? (And just out of curiosity, what was the source for the non-sequitur comment?)
The U of O: Where idle hands are the devil's workshop.
by ProbablyMonty on Aug 11, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, whoops, I figured out where the apparent non-sequitur came from. I was looking in the quack and not in the comments. I’ll go listen to the interview and then decide if my comment still makes sense.
The U of O: Where idle hands are the devil's workshop.
by ProbablyMonty on Aug 11, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok, now that I’ve listened to the interview, I get what you were saying. I don’t know what really happened — and I probably never will — since it will always be a he-said he-said situation. I’m also not entirely sure that LGB was trying to say that it was necessarily racist. Here’s the snippet:
1080: “What you’re saying is he must have said something far more inflammatory for you to react the way you did. Was it racial in nature?”
LGB: “Oh, yeah. He definitely said something way more harsh and disrespectful to me than what he said.”
From the interview, it seemed to me like the “Oh, yeah,” comment was responding to there being something inflammatory, not necessarily to there being something racist. Of course, my interpretation could easily be wrong.
Coach Peterson was right there, and quite likely heard whatever Hout said. I feel like if anything racial had been said, Hout would have gotten some form of actual punishment. I don’t know that for sure, but that’s my instinct.
I’m just not convinced that this necessarily had anything to do with race, though it’s certainly possible that, “How about that ass-whopping?” is only a half-story.
The U of O: Where idle hands are the devil's workshop.
by ProbablyMonty on Aug 11, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
When you watch the replay tape closely, it’s appears that Hout says “How ’bout that ass-whuppin” word for word. I know that’s an inexact science, but I personally believe that’s likely what he said.
ATQ's #1 HRD fan
From all of the informal sources I've heard...
What Hout said was racial in nature. Granted, it’s all hearsay and or conjecture, but enough of those sources were in/close to the program to be credible. Plus, they were all saying the same basic thing.
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
Blount has said before that he didn’t even hear what Hout said.
Now we have a different story, and that Blount did hear what Hout said?
Maybe Hout said something that we have no evidence of. We have some comments that are along the lines of “I heard someone tell someone that Hout called Blount a racial name”, but that is hardly evidential.
I can’t help but think it’s a story that is filled with elaborations. I still hope for the best for the guy, but saying it’s the “half truth” and playing the race card isn’t convincing me.
it’s spelled "S-H-U-F-R-E-A-K-I-N-H-E-R-O-U-T-M-A-N"
I know we don't deal in hypotheticals
But it’s the off-season, so what the hell.
Simple question: If Byron Hout does not provoke Blount that night, do we still go to the Rose Bowl?
I think the emergence of LaMichael James is delayed several games, and even then he’d be sharing time with Blount.
It would have been a weird year. Probably still a good one for you guys though. Interesting thought….
I think we had a good team and were poised for a good year, but Blount changed everything. I’ll always wonder what impact it had on the locker room, and how much deeper that underdog message went because of the (falcon) punch.
I agree,
It seems like the Blount punch made the team much more focused and mentally tough. My guess, we don’t make the Rose Bowl if Blount fails to punch Hout.
Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
The one thing that this does present is a complex and perplexing conundrum.
Unless someone would be able to interpret differently…
If Blount doesn’t throw a punch, and he plays all year, and this is a bad thing in retrospec. Then did Chip Kelly & Co. make a mistake by choosing him to be the featured back?
Does LMJ have as much success?
Does Barner see much light as a player?
THESE ARE WHY WE DON’T DEAL IN HYPOTHETICALS!
it’s spelled "S-H-U-F-R-E-A-K-I-N-H-E-R-O-U-T-M-A-N"
I vehemently disagree!
THIS ISN’T WHY WE DON’T DEAL IN HYPOTHETICALS, RATHER, THIS IS WHY THE OFFSEASON SUCKS!
Even though, I guess that football season has technically started now…
Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Then did Chip Kelly & Co. make a mistake by choosing him to be the featured back?
That’ why I don’t trust Chip Kelly.
Hey Daisy, git me anudder one!
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You'd better be careful
about all this ‘I don’t trust Chip Kelly’ you’re throwing around. Yeah, I know its a big joke – but it’s all fun and games until someone puts an eye out.
Signed,
Juju
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I know, I know. But, if we DID deal in hypotheticals, it would be a good one, wouldn’t it? But we don’t, so it isn’t. But since we’re talking about it then we already are, unless we’re not. Damn, I think I just divided by zero.
What happens when you divide by Aaron Brooks?
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
here's an awesome hypothetical
How do the pac-10 fortunes change if Jonathan Stewart picks Washington State over Oregon?
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
They have a great runningback but still suck.
Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Saw this on ESPN Insider
Which team has the best uniforms?
This was an Oregon landslide (53.7%). One Big Ten star was particularly blown away. “I don’t even have to think about that one,” he says. “I almost wanted to transfer there just for those uniforms.” As for worst unis, winner Wyoming’s brown-and-yellow jerseys elicited 18.9%. Wonders one player: “The worst colors ever? What is that, piss and poop?”
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington...like Jonathan Stewart, and Dennis Dixon."
by mackjones23 on Aug 11, 2010 1:38 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
I've said it before
The unis get us recruits, without cheating, so they’re awesome.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I have Insider and can't find it
Can you provide the link?
by SeattleDucks on Aug 11, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Piss and poop. Classic.
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by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Aug 11, 2010 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
LINK PLEASE! GOTTA POST THIS TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO HATE OREGON'S UNI'S!
sorry for all caps…
I told Lasche Seastrunk to go to UO...in person.
This one was funny too...
Best Coach?
The top reason Alabama’s Nick Saban picked up a poll-best 35.6%: results. “From 7-6 to a BCS title in three years?” says one admiring ACC standout. “That’s impressive.” As for the last coach you’d ever want to play for, players aren’t rooting for USC’s Lane Kiffin (29.6%). “He’s an awesome football coach,” says one O-lineman. “But he took a program for one year, talked a lot, then left them out to dry.”
Ich liebe Amerika, aber meine Familie hat deutsche Erbe...So go Deutschland! Gewinnen die Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft!!!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Aug 12, 2010 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
A rec for you mack and another for the Big 10 guy....
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
Does anyone have an mp3 of fans chanting "oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" at Autzen?
I’m going to be adding it to my custom game sounds on NCAA 11 and have had no luck finding it. even a youtube video of it would work.
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 Aug 11, 2010 2:07 PM PDT reply actions
Nice article in the R-G about freshman PG Jonathan Loyd.
--Dave
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I wasn't at practice today
so unless Quinn stopped by, no random practice musings for you today. I’ll be there tomorrow and friday though.
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
Quinn and I will be the ones excitedly watching the 4th string DBs.
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
I was at practice and fucking Bennett was KICK ASS!!!
His mesh, un-mesh was superb! Consecutive opportunities he pulled it out and ran, faked EVERYBODY out —-went untouched for twenty+ before the whistle blew….WOW! And then they blitzed and he left it in, Remene got 5 more….
I been writing about this guy for several months now…and Yes, it’s practice but yes, also, he’s working hard and he’s got some mojo.
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
And you didn't hook up with Qrsouther?
laaaaame. Anyway I heard the same thing from Quinn too and he’ll have a write up from the day’s events posted later.
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
I looked for him but since I don't know what he looks like or what he was wearing, I gave up and watched the practice.
Pretty good crowd out there today. Lots of coaching, some great hitting!! Holy Shoulder Pads, Batman!!
Maehl and Eddie Pleasant laid the best wood that I saw….and, recovered, upright, and were ready for anything else that might be coming.
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
Maehl and Eddie Pleasant laid the best wood that I saw
Homoeroticism spotted on ATQ @ 7:11 PM PDT. Alerting the proper authorities now. Please stay calm.
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
Sir, please do not leave your holding cell until the Eddie Pleasant Army arrives from the farm in Texas.
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
Sounds great!
It would be very nice to see Bennett keep up his great play for the rest of the summer. A great #3 option at QB is always valuable.
Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
redshirt senior
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
Back-up quarterbacks must be the mostly highly overrated players on the team...
Everybody seems to love them, especially when a team is struggling.
“OH-VER-RAY-TED”
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
Hopefully Bennett doesn't see action this year
but I’m honestly feeling more comfortable with him than with DT right now. We’ll see if he keeps it up through the rest of the week.
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
I dont know if this is true or not,
But I heard that Thomas may have had a better day than Costa did. Apparently Boseko Lokombo has become something out of one of Costa’s nightmares. He has picked Costa off a few times so far.
Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Bo has had an awesome fall so far
he’s flying all over the field, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get a lot of playing time this year.
I’ll hold off on the QB judging until the practice notes are posted.
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
I was planning on holding off on the QB judging until the first few games of the season...
Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
How many years has it been that a starter goes down only to lead the way for a qb to lead the Ducks to much higher goals?
I’m shutting up now. Not trying to start the PANIC.
I told Lasche Seastrunk to go to UO...in person.
Lots.
But that doesn’t mean fans don’t generally overrate them.
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
Lots.
…but that doesn’t mean that fans don’t generally overrate them.
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
LOL
OK, that wasn’t me…I replied in the right spot. Wish there was an option to delete instead of just conversing with myself here.
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
don't worry I do it all the time.
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
And in your random "ESPN is off the deep end" tweet of the day
oh and its NSFW
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
Worth noting for people who enjoy watching duck players in the pros
Tomorrow night on ESPN (5 PM PT) will be the Panthers and the Ravens. Former ducks involved include: Jonathan Stewart, Dante Rosario, Geoff Schwartz (Carolina). Ed Dickson, Haloti Ngata, Demetrius Williams (Baltimore)
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
Dillon Baxter suspended for season opener for violation of team rules.
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
So…I’m at the gym today and a guy with shoulder-length dyed blonde hair wearing a Yankees cap walks in.
With a Wazzu shirt on.
It was cool to meet cougfan.
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by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Aug 11, 2010 8:50 PM PDT reply actions
Crap, my cover's been blown
Wait a minute, fuck the Yankees.
by Brian Floyd on Aug 11, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess it must have been one of the 3 other Cougar fans still hanging around. He was proudly wearing his WSU gear, though. That takes some cojones nowadays.
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by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Aug 11, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
In Tennessee?
I’m as surprised as anyone else.
by Brian Floyd on Aug 11, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, the front of the shirt had the WSU logo, and the back had something about the Chem. department on it.
I must say, the woman (significant other?) that was working out with him was an attractive young lady. Points for that, too.
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by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Aug 11, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
only 3 points back
So we just need someone to get a DUI while speeding and some sort of bonus point?
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
If Masoli was charged with a crime he committed before he signed with Old Miss, would we still get the points?
yes
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
Why does Florida St. get an asterisk?
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington...like Jonathan Stewart, and Dennis Dixon."
Your 4th meal of Quack
@prehmmr Late night #scoopage, but I’m hearing Oregon could get 2 5-star guards visiting in one weekend along with Juan Anderson another top wc wing
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
Basketball talk confuses me a lot.
My first reaction was “MORE O-LINE?!?! AWESOME!”
it’s spelled "S-H-U-F-R-E-A-K-I-N-H-E-R-O-U-T-M-A-N"
I thought the same thing
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington...like Jonathan Stewart, and Dennis Dixon."
Nevermind, it's Wroten and Wiltjer I bet
And Wiltjer isn’t a guard.
by Brian Floyd on Aug 12, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
If they are Danish
then I can personally guarantee they are of brilliant intelligence, consummate beauty, and hung like horses.
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 12, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Bedded many a Danish man in your day HRD?
They call him Rags. Where he goes, no-hitters follow.
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axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 12, 2010 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds prestigious.
They call him Rags. Where he goes, no-hitters follow.
Addicted to Quack, the home of Tako Tuesdays
Easy. They only wanted him for his willy.
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
by Famous Duck on Aug 13, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Wroten is certainly not Danish
by Brian Floyd on Aug 12, 2010 1:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Why would it be Wiltjer? He’s not a guard, plus he just visited this summer.
Hey Daisy, git me anudder one!
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