Quack Fix: impact freshman, Matt Court update and just who is Eric Solis?
by ntrebon on Aug 31, 2010 5:57 AM PDT
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- Moseley's feature piece in today's Register-Guard is on arguably the most mysterious player starting for the Ducks on Saturday: true freshman kicker Eric Solis. Moseley likens Solis to former kicker Morgan Flint, who was accurate but was not asked to make many longer kicks. Here's hoping his first start this Saturday will be accompanied by a slew of PATs and maybe a couple of low-pressure FGs to get his feet wet.
- In his weekly Pac-10 notebook, Bob Clark takes a look at what Jake Locker and Jacquizz Rodgers need to do to help their Heisman campaigns. Both will have big opportunities early to make their cases in the preseason. Clark also includes his preseason conference ranking.
- John Hunt takes a look at a few of the Oregon true freshmen who are looking to make an appearance on the field this season. A decision has already been made to play Ricky Heimuli and the next group of Dontae Williams, Lache Seastrunk and Josh Huff all seem likely to see the field at some point, though Hunt thinks Seastrunk to be the least likely of the bunch.
- As axemen noted yesterday, PK Park will be open for tailgating during football games. This little story also had the following nugget added in near the end: "The Moshofsky Center also will be open again, three hours before kickoff, for pregame festivities and during halftime to accommodate those fans who don't care about the first five minutes or so of the second half" (ed note: emphasis mine). That's not a behavior the Athletic Department should be encouraging. Moseley also has a some more info on PK Park being made available.
- Matt Court update: Preparations for the installation of the video scoreboard continued on Monday. Once finished, the scoreboard stands to be the second-largest video board at a college arena. Also included in the link are a few videos worth checking out.
- The women's volleyball team moved up to #18 in the nation after a 3-0 weekend at Fresno State. Curtis Anderson writes about Lauren Plum and Camryn Irwin, two freshmen who are making impact this season.
Go Ducks
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to accommodate those fans who don’t care about the first five minutes or so of the second half
Wow — yeah, that’s terrible behavior to encourage. That’s one of my least favorite things about Oregon fans, actually, as it can take a while to get the noise levels back up to the false-start-inducing volume.
The U of O: Where idle hands are the devil's worksh... um, there's a naked Oregon State lineman upstairs
reclaiming your buzz>being a fan.
"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
That’s by far the most annoying thing about attending games at Autzen. I hope that was just Hunt trying to be funny/sarcastic.
that phrase was obviously Hunt trying to be sarcastic
but, yes, if you can’t get your ass back in your seat before the start of the second half, you are a lame Duck fan.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
I’ve actually never been inside the Moshofsky center at halftime – do they make any sort of announcements that the game is about to start, or will in 5 minutes or something?
I desperately, deeply failed at detecting Hunt’s sarcasm. Whoops!
The U of O: Where idle hands are the devil's worksh... um, there's a naked Oregon State lineman upstairs
by ProbablyMonty on Aug 31, 2010 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I know I’ve offended people on here before when I’ve said it… and if if someone leaves at halftime, that’s fine…
But if someone isn’t back in the stadium, and ready to yell for the second half by the time the ball is kicked in the air, they just aren’t a good fan in my opinion. Oregon will elect to kick off every time, because they know their fans aren’t going to be in their seats, and that is just embarrassing: Especially on national TV.
I can sorta understand for games like Portland State, and even New Mexico… but Utah, Purdue, Cal, USC – it is shameful. We weren’t kicking anyone’s ass… we didn’t have any of those games “under control”. It’s more embarrassing when it is 7 minutes into the 3rd quarter until you can see the seats actually getting filled up.
it’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-L-W-A-R-M-A-N-D-F-U-Z-Z-Y"
by JShufelt on Aug 31, 2010 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
+1
We have a lot of fans who simply cannot stand to not have a beer in their hands for 20 straight minutes. I enjoy the cold adult beverages like the next guy, but I’m not going to miss any Duck football for a luke-warm bottle of Coors Light and some stale potato chips.
I don't deal in hyperbole.
If I'm going to pay for a sports event
I don’t want to miss any of it in a food line (with the possible exception of baseball, which although my favorite sport, does lack a halftime-like break).
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Yeah, with baseball it’s a little inevitable unless you pay up for the seats where they’ll take an order and bring you food. My experience at Safeco is that at most of the food booths you can look over your shoulder and watch the action while you stand in line. Unfortunately, I’ve never been to any other major league park.
I don't deal in hyperbole.
Especially since if this team is anything like last year's
The first five minutes of the second half are when we begin to put the hammer in.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Agreed.
If people need the alcohol, they can take a cue from about 30% of the student section and bring a small flask. Also, if “need” is the word they’d choose, they should probably skip the game and just go to an AA meeting.
The U of O: Where idle hands are the devil's worksh... um, there's a naked Oregon State lineman upstairs
by ProbablyMonty on Aug 31, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll never forget going to the NCAA tournament in Portland in 2009 (where technically no alcohol was served)
And seeing all the liquor bottles lined up in the restrooms.
That and I chuckled every time I’d be in line at a concession stand and someone in front of me would order two redbulls in a large cup.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
this is why i dont leave the stadium. ever.
"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
That and you can't drink.
"I have a very strong distaste for Oregon State and Washington. Also Stanford.
by mackjones23 on Aug 31, 2010 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Pray for bathroom expansion
I never leave Autzen at halftime, and I don’t even get up to piss because the one time I tried, I couldn’t get within10 feet of the bathroom door, before it was time to make my way back down to the seats.
I get to sit behind the Ducks bench and so the nearest bathrooms are up top at that terrible bottleneck behind the concession stands. I hope that when expansion 2.0 begins that problem will be addressed.
I’ll tell you what though, I’ve watched games from the suite level where you can drink in your seats and a bathroom is right there……it’s not the same and I wouldn’t trade being down low for anything.
I don’t have a problem people stuck in the line for the bathroom, but if you look outside the stadium during half time, you would swear 20k people were out there, and I bet that figure isn’t that far off.
Like I said, it’s the people that are leaving the stadium that i have a problem with.
it’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-L-W-A-R-M-A-N-D-F-U-Z-Z-Y"
As a consequence of being older than I once was
I don’t much like to start drinking again once I’ve stopped, so this isn’t much of an issue for me. By halftime I’m usually just ready for a soda. If we go out after the game, I’ve got to work hard to get back in the swing of things and 90% of the time I don’t bother. The exception last year: The Purdue game. Drank before the game and then got plastered hanging out with Purdue fans after. Paid for it for 2 days.
ATQ's #1 Bill Musgrave, benzduck and Matt Daddy fan
I rarely leave the stadium at halftime, because I don’t like to leave before halftime. By the time I get out to my car/trailer/lean-to/party, I’m already almost 10 minutes into the halftime, and would just have to turn around and go back to make the 3rd quarter kickoff.
IMHO, people who leave do so because they’re thirsty and aren’t allowed to bring containers into the stadium, and don’t want to pay the concession prices and/or stand in lines forever.
More reasonable concession prices, a more liberal open container policy in the stands, and more concessions, might reduce the incidence of Halftime Migration. #1 is unlikely, #2 isn’t happening, and there ain’t room for #3, so, we’re stuck with peer pressure.
I’d rather direct my efforts at people who leave before the end of a game that we aren’t winning yet. THOSE are the asshats.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
The real problem isn't that these people are halfassed fans.
It’s that they’re halfassed drinkers.
If you’re going for the full-bore, relive-your-college-days, drink-til-you-puke Autzen-gameday experience, you need to be able to get your drink on, get your bratwurst on, and plan for a satisfyingly, publicly-illegal BAL for 4+ hours without having to go back to the damn parking lot.
Allow old doctor HRD to provide you with some tips:
1) Starbuck’s coffee cups. They’re basically invisible everywhere you go in Oregon. Don’t believe me? Go ride the MAX sometime, see how many you can count in the first three stops despite the No Food or Drink signs posted everywhere. Plus, whiskey (any type) and Bailey’s in coffee is DELICIOUS. And the caffeine will help preserve your buzz, without having to pass out in the stands and deal with the wad of gum that will stick in your hair for the next three days. Most importantly: THEY COME IN VENTI. You don’t even need to bother with a hip flask. The whole damn thing will fit in there.
2) Urinary catheterization. The Stadium Pal became famous thanks to David Sedaris. It’s too bad most football fans wouldn’t give mealy-mouthed homosexual essayists the time of day, because that guy is a genius. The benefits are obvious: you never have to open the floodgates, you never have to leave your seat to hit the bathroom and then forget in your drunken stupor what goddamn section you were sitting in and decide to see what you can from the endzone concourses, only to get flustered with the whole situation and wander off from your game buddies for the entire second half. You never have to be that guy.
3) Start early. And I don’t mean pace yourself. I mean tap the keg before dawn because you don’t want to be sober when ESPN’s Gameday studio show starts. One strategy is to get yourself shitfaced by 11 am so you can puke, sleep it off in the lawn chair and then be ready to hit it again by the time with a couple of hours to spare before that 7:30pm kickoff rolls around. The upside here is that by halftime, you won’t have enough strength to leave your seat, let alone walk all the way back to the Masons’ parking lot because a quarter mile and a boulevard to cross to boot is just TOO DAMN FAR when you’re been working for the man since 5:00am. And by the man, I clearly mean the one you hallucinated somewhere between ingesting your breakfast Bloody Mary and then several hours later uttering the words, “Lee Corso would be hot if he were a chick, and give me back my Heineken you motherfuh..oh…oh god this is gonna taste worse coming up than it did going down.”
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 31, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
I’m know your in the tongue-in-cheek realm, but I would rather someone under drink than be incapacitated and/or belligerent.
it’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-L-W-A-R-M-A-N-D-F-U-Z-Z-Y"
And I'd rather get up and take a piss than stick a spaghetti stick up my dick hole to pee through.
My yoke is heavy.
by qrsouther on Aug 31, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Edgy Quinn!!!
"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
This is why the Stadium Pal is
what’s known in the bidness as a “condom catheter”, or even better yet, a “Texas catheter”.
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 31, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha, I laughed for about a minute straight at this.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Aug 31, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
In other news, my cheek hurts.
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 31, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
And trust me
I’ve yet to be that guy. Autzen is usually a one-big-boys-trip-a-year thing for me these days. I make the most of it, but I damn sure am going for the game more than the booze. I’m not about to miss a second of it due to being an idiot drunk.
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 31, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Pussy
(kidding)
Chairman, Tako Owes MCD a Half Rack of Keg Stickers Committee
by Bill Musgrave on Aug 31, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait. Go to the game for the pussy?
Only when we’re playing Cal.
"If you can't copy 'em, don't imitate ''em."
YOGI BERRA
I preach training
Preparing the entire week by drinking large quantities of fluid to distend one’s bladder as much a possible equals increased carrying capacity.
No, that’s not a water balloon in my shorts ma’am.
rec’d. Easily my biggest pet peeve about Ducks games. For a fan base who prides itself on being loud and having an effect on the game, it’s pretty ridiculous and embarrassing when this happens.
And in the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss...the REIGNING...DEFENDING...UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC TEN...the Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Aug 31, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm lazy
So I don’t want to figure it out myself. What college arena has a scoreboard larger than the one being built in Matt?
I'll bring the ladder
That screen inside Matt Court is ridiculous. I love how they are encompassing the O into even the screen’s framework.
Man, watching a Duck’s basketball game with a replay screen will something kinda weird.
Hey Daisy, git me anudder one!
Addicted to Quack
Watching Pac 10 tourny games from the Staples Center
was always so weird having replays available…
Go Ducks.....Ducks Go!!!!!
by trumpetduck on Aug 31, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I know what you said
and I said I’ll bring the ladder
Hey Daisy, git me anudder one!
Addicted to Quack
I'll push the down button
It’s easier and less dangerous.
Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin
For those of you looking for more to listen to
the Rocky Top Talk podcast is interesting. Hey have a very pessimistic view of their team.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
That’s much like our own ATQ podcast, which also has a very pessimistic view of their team!
The U of O: Where idle hands are the devil's worksh... um, there's a naked Oregon State lineman upstairs
by ProbablyMonty on Aug 31, 2010 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions
They should be
They were a .500 team last year and aren’t as talented as that team was.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Not to be overlooked
Solis evidently is a left footed kicker. Assuming Costa is again doing the holding, it’s just one more challenge (holding with the left instead of right fingertips), especially if Solis’ reps have been limited. No doubt we can count on Costa’s poise as a senior to make this a non-issue.
I don't deal in hyperbole.
Now understand why we're starting him though
Obviously Beard is our starter the rest of the year since they want to RS our other kicker.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Makes sense if we can
Isn’t Beard a senior?
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
and this is the point in the podcast I was wondering about
Are they red shirting Maldonado because of the confidence they have in the Beard, or because of the lack of confidence they have in Maldonado?
I’m really worried about the kicking game in games 5 on.
Hey Daisy, git me anudder one!
Addicted to Quack
yup
we’re going to have a close game at some point, and I’m terrified.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Aug 31, 2010 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking about that watching the DT highlights fan post
In one of the BSU highlights Joe G was saying that if we had made our FGs and extra points we would be playing for a win, not a down by 3. I don’t remember the situation or how that all went down, but we never want to be in a game where we are saying what if about missed kicks. OSU at LSU from a few years ago is another prime example.
Go Ducks.....Ducks Go!!!!!
by trumpetduck on Aug 31, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
ditto that
i don’t have a lot of confidence in beard. plus, having an accurate, but short range kicker forces chip to go more often on 4th down, which i like.
I think the idea with Maldonado is the same as with Seastrunk
RS him, unless we can’t afford to.
"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 don’t think that’s the plan with Seastrunk.
The biggest reason I see Seastrunk getting redshirted, is so he can have time to learn the playbook, formations, and where to line up.
it’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-L-W-A-R-M-A-N-D-F-U-Z-Z-Y"
This. It seems like Seastrunk definitely has the talent to be on the field now, probably as the #3 RB, but hasn’t developed in his knowledge of the offense nearly as fast as we were hoping.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
At practice two weeks ago I was able to spend about an hour watching and chatting with a well known former player – no name drop… but this individual was confident that Seastrunk would make the travel squad as a backup returner and work his way into a starting position through the year. The concern was with TJIII as the #1 CB and backup returner, injury could put the Ducks into a similar situation as last year with the injury to WTIII. And, with CH13 being in the dog house, Seastrunk would pass him on the depth chart.
The other thought was on D Will not making the travel team because at that juncture Alston was reasonably healthy and he had yet to impress.
Both gold and muck come out of the same shaft...
I have a site-related complaint.
The new Fan Confidence poll doesn’t go to 110. Listen AtQ, when I browse the internet, I want to be 110, just to know what it feels like to defy mathematical rules, let my hair down, and become the man I was always meant to be.
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 31, 2010 9:02 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Oopsie
From ESPN:
Mark Ingram arthroscopic knee surgery out Week 1 at least, school announces
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
At least Alabama has a really good proven #2 back,
Plus arthroscopic surgery is not that major of a deal, most players heal relatively quickly from that procedure.
Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
I did a little audio with CougCenter last week. Its about ten minutes, nothing too new or revealing. He doing a whole series with all the Pac-10 teams, the others have been pretty good.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Arizona at Toledo
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m actually thinking of driving the 2 hours to see Arizona play at Toledo. My only chance to see Pac—10 football live this year except in Knoxville. Is this a terrible idea?
no
its a good idea. Always take the opportunity to see some live football.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Aug 31, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Bring a ladder
you know, just in case.
"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 found Cougfan! Kinda...
@COUGFANcom: Ryan Leaf turns columnist for Cougfan.com
"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
ESPN_Pac10: Kelly said biggest fall camp gains from DT Keliikipi, “slash” Daryle Hawkins, and RB Barner. Of Barner said “Just scratching surface.”
"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
Crazy Oregon hoops news:
From @DraftExpress on twitter
Israeli newspaper Yidiot Ahronot is reporting that Oregon junior Michael Dunigan is close to signing a 3-year contract with Hapoel Jerusalem
Here’s the link to the story. It’s in hebrew. Chrome can translate.
The UO Sports Dude.com
Chrome can “transliterate”.
:-)
it’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-L-W-A-R-M-A-N-D-F-U-Z-Z-Y"
by JShufelt on Aug 31, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Apparently Dunigan goes to...
Oregon State College.
The UO Sports Dude.com
by UOSportsDude on Aug 31, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Link to my story, FWIW
The UO Sports Dude.com
by UOSportsDude on Aug 31, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Way to wait until the last minute Dunigan
Wonder what the rush is? Couldn’t he have done this after the season was over? He and his Mom always said they wanted to get the degree first and then make the move to the pros.
If it is true, does even being in talks jeopardize his eligibility?
We have three guys coming in for unofficial visits this weekend.
not unless he has an agent.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Aug 31, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It’d be hard to blame the kid for going to make some money. Really, one has to wonder about the future of college hoops with so many opportunities overseas.
If I had a choice
between starting in the NBA D-League (at best) making $100K and starting in a European league making $1M plus, are you kidding?
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 31, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
MS Paint
Previews FTW
http://www.shaggybevo.com/board/showthread.php/71005-2010-CFB-Season-Predictions…In-MS-Paint
Via EDSBS.
A sample:
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
by skywaker9 on Aug 31, 2010 12:09 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Upon a few requests
that having ‘Addicted to Quack’ as my username was confusing for new readers, I went ahead and switched it. Just decided to use my real name, not like I’ve ever tried to hide who I am anyway.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
I ain't giving you guys my name
ever. For the simple reason that someone would try to come steal my LMJ jersey.
"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 felt that this was the best way to go as well.
What? It’s not like Russia has college football.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
your name still reads Gorby....
"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
Whoa
First cougfan, and now you?? Next thing you know, I’m going to find out that my real name isn’t Daisy.
ATQ's #1 Bill Musgrave, benzduck and Matt Daddy fan
Then just who in the hell is going to bring Matt Daddy anudder one when he calls?
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 31, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Donald Duck
is that you?
"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
Shut. Up.
It’s like I don’t know you at all any more.
ATQ's #1 Bill Musgrave, benzduck and Matt Daddy fan
good god
who put a quarter in you today?
"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 know, right??
No worries. The Daisy Entertainment Hour is almost over. I’ve got a 1:30 meeting.
ATQ's #1 Bill Musgrave, benzduck and Matt Daddy fan
Matt Arena Scoreboard
…is actually the 2nd biggest in the nation, not just college arenas. It is only smaller than Orlando Magic’s.
Ohio State's is bigger
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Aug 31, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s what you do with it, though.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
by Gorbachav5 on Aug 31, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Keep telling yourself that boys.
ATQ's #1 Bill Musgrave, benzduck and Matt Daddy fan
by daisyduck on Aug 31, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
yeah this is what we need
To go from food tips to lady tips.
"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
She was actually talking about a different tip, but you’ll get it when you’re older.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
by Gorbachav5 on Aug 31, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I'm 17
not 5.
"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
then stop checking out the girls at the elementary school
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
You reaaaaaalllly want me to prove i'm 17?
"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
You already have.
ATQ's #1 Bill Musgrave, benzduck and Matt Daddy fan
by daisyduck on Aug 31, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
En fuego.
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 31, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
christ daisy
what sweepstakes did i have to win to be your personal whipping boy today?
"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
It’s more like a daily lotto really. Winner winner chiken dinner!
ATQ's #1 Bill Musgrave, benzduck and Matt Daddy fan
So he’s the $1 scratch-it ticket type gamble?
it’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-L-W-A-R-M-A-N-D-F-U-Z-Z-Y"
While these were spectacular, I really want to know how dicknose was going to "prove" that he's 17.
Chairman, Tako Owes MCD a Half Rack of Keg Stickers Committee
by Bill Musgrave on Aug 31, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn't there a saying to the effect of
It’s not the size of the boat; it’s the motion of the ocean…but it takes a long time to get to England in a dinghy.
by AllSaintsDay on Aug 31, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit I want Addicted to Quack back!
waaaaahhh
"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
Hmmmm
I was going off of this article:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2010/08/oregon_basketball_matt_court_s.html
Thanks
just what I needed, the Greg Oden image back in my head.
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 31, 2010 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I would have assumed it stays in your head seeing as it's your desktop wallpaper.
My yoke is heavy.
by qrsouther on Aug 31, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Edgy Quinn is on a roll!
"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 chose "tile"
because “stretch” was giving me feelings of inadequacy,
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 31, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Not everything is better on an ultra-wide screen.
it’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-L-W-A-R-M-A-N-D-F-U-Z-Z-Y"
Glad to see that this thread
turned homoerotic. I was getting worried there for a minute.
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
Andy Katz tweets why
Waiver is supposed to be for academics.
and clearly Masoli did not move due to academics.
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Asking because I don't know.
Could Oregon have had anything to do with this?
Hey Daisy, git me anudder one!
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I doubt it
If the rules are as Katz says, denying him makes sense. Masoli did NOT leave UO due to academics and everyone knows that.
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A couple things:
Ole Miss mentions, RE appeal, that any “not in good standing” argument doesn’t hold up, since Masoli was in good standing with the university. So any “academics” argument is pretty bogus since Masoli was never in academic trouble at UO.
And he wasn’t in ANY standing with the team. The NCAA says its decision isn’t about escaping punishment, but that’s actually beside the point as Masoli wasn’t due any punishment this year for the same reason he wasn’t in any particular standing with the UO Football team – he wasn’t on the team when he put in for the transfer. Any punishment that UO handed down is over and done with. He is now out on his own, academically in good standing, and he is not transferring from one program to another since he’s no longer in any program, and has his undergrad degree.
The NCAA decision is basically them coming down hard on Masoli without the backing of rules. Here’s hoping that they actually consider the appeal.
How can they prove that
he didn’t really want to pursue a masters in parks and recs?
we all know the reality, but c’mon, how can they make that call?
either close the loophole or let him play.
FWIW
He still had a redshirt year left.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
yes, but the rule is the rule
a student may transfer and be eligible immediately if pursuing a degree not offered at his school. it’s a loophole, but should be allowed until they close it.
Ole Miss is going to cliam (apparently with some evidence)
That the NCAA has never interpreted the rule this way before, which means they should win their appeal.
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yeah
if you want to close that loophole, you have to do it after, especially when you’ve let this kind of thing go before
--Dave
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The worst part of this whole thing is just how long it has taken for this ruling. You just potentially fucked over a team that is trying to do their best, ACCORDING TO THE RULES laid out. The NCAA would do everyone a world of service if they just came out from the start when things like this setup. Instead, they take longer to see a case than the US Supreme Court.
Also, how many people that will take up on this offer are honestly making the switch for academic purposes? If it was for academic purposes, you’d let them transfer to any school that has any masters degree program.
it’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-L-W-A-R-M-A-N-D-F-U-Z-Z-Y"
Interesting how this precedent could affect Oregon Basketball
and the recruitment of Roburt Sallie.
--Dave
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Doubtful
Sallie wasn’t kicked off his last team.
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We had a player leave because the clearinghouse took their sweet time
All indications were he was fine, but the clearinghouse moves at a snail’s pace.
We had that same thing with Cliff Harris last year, IIRC. He didn’t leave, obviously, but it was frustrating waiting for him to get cleared.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
It was ridiculous.
Kid came out of a JC early, was good to go academically from all we heard, but didn’t want to sit in limbo for who knows how long. It seems like the clearinghouse always just crawls along.
You have to let him play
THEN close the loophole.
"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’re letting him play. He just has to sit out a year.
We’ll see how much progress he makes towards that masters degree in recess or whatever it is. It doesn’t look like an extremely rigorous program; he should be able to knock it out in a year.
If that’s what he really wants to do.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
mini rant time (directed at the NCAA)
You do NOT get to make an example of a 21 year old kid in order to try and scare people into not abusing your rule. Masoli followed all of your rules, and needs to be cleared. people have abused the system for years, and we aren’t ones to judge whether Masoli abused your system or not. You let people through who do worse things and have longer rap sheets. You have to let him play, THEN fix the rule. Not the other way around. You do NOT get to make him a misguided example like the NY justice system did with Plaxico Burress. At least they had the “It’s a gun crime. guns kill.” Last time I checked, laptops don’t kill you fucking hyprocrites. I’m not defending what Masoli did, nor do I think he’s gotten the short end of the stick, until now. Making an example of this kid is like kicking an unconcious drunk man in the groin, and saying that you’ve cured Alcoholism in your county. Its bullshit, and it needs to be fixed. Sure the rule sucks and is used for all the wrong reasons on a regular basis. So fix it. But you don’t get to go back into the past and say “well you dont get to play now, you dont get to play…” Are you gonna go back and take all of Syracuse’s wins with Paulas awa….wait never mind. Nothing there.
"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
You could look at it the other way
The rule is not intended to let a guy play right away. The whole system is designed, right or wrong, for players to sit out a year as part of the cost of moving from one D-1 school to another. This rule may have some very narrow uses, but they could argue that it was never intended to let a football player get around the redshirt rule.
The dude did really stupid stuff and blew a chance to be something really special at a great school, which was also giving him a free education. In fact, he screwed up several times! I’m not going to cry for him because he has to redshirt at his new school.
I’ve stayed quiet on this so as not to stir the hornet’s nest because it appears I disagree with most. I look at it the way you discuss JonathanPDX. I tend to look at rules and laws in terms of the spirit of the rule or law, not the letter of the rule or law. Maybe it’s from my time in the Marines, maybe it’s from my up-bringing, or maybe it’s from being a manager of people constantly spending their day looking for loopholes in rules to get out of actually doing their jobs, but I’ve always disliked the notion that “if there’s a loophole you can find, exploit that loophole…it’s the American way”. That’s also how murderers get away with murder because some evidence is excluded from court because someone didn’t dot an “i” or cross a “t” on some form.
Of course, based on several discussions on this topic I appear to be in the minority on that topic. Take this exchange with a fellow manager:
Manager: “I grounded my son for 2 weeks for bad grades. No going out, no TV, and no Internet”
MCD: “Good.”
Manager: “I came home last night and he was huddled in the corner of the kitchen. I asked what he was doing and he was on the Internet on his cell phone. I told him that he was grounded and not allowed to use my Internet. He said that he got 1 bar from an open WiFi connection from one of our neighbors.”
MCD: “Did you come unglued?”
Manager: “Haha. No way. He found the loophole, so I had to give him credit. He found a way around my rule so there’s nothing I can do.”
MCD: Chip Kelly Stare
And in the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss...the REIGNING...DEFENDING...UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC TEN...the Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Aug 31, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Oregon's weekly release is out
Just a few more days:
http://www.goducks.com//pdf8/708850.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=500
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Impressive
Look at the coaching staff…28 years…26 years….20 years….
That’s saying something these days.
I love the list of every single scoring drive from last year near the back
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I have a feeling the Paul Hornung Award was created just to ensure Jake Locker actually wins something this season.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
something caught my eye...
Note that this was two weeks before Kenny Wheaton’s Gonna Score.
Not only was that WSU effort the last game Oregon lost that year, I think The Suffering ended that very week.
Of course, it would have been more fun if we’d known it at the time.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
all we gained was 97 goddamn yards?
thats a mediocre quarter for us these days.
--Dave
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by David Piper on Sep 1, 2010 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Whheeeeee
I picked up some fill in gigs this weekend, always nice to be working. But I had a guy show up at the house last night at 11:00 PM with 2 CD’s and a list of 40 songs. Not standard ones, but lots of tricky tunes and weird stuff plus originals. Oh, and he said “We also do YYZ, do you think you could get that one together by Friday?” The best part? I need to have all 40 tunes charted and ready to go for a rehearsal tomorrow morning.
So, I’m about to dive in to my notebook. Is it football season yet? I could really use some football right about now.
Just saw on ESPN’s ticker that the NCAA ruled Masoli ineligible for this season.
And in the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss...the REIGNING...DEFENDING...UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC TEN...the Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Aug 31, 2010 2:36 PM PDT reply actions
you're a couple of subthreads late
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I really need to stop focusing on work while I’m working at home and focus more on the threads.
And in the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss...the REIGNING...DEFENDING...UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC TEN...the Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Aug 31, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
And in the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss...the REIGNING...DEFENDING...UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC TEN...the Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Aug 31, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Oops I didn’t read up. DISREGARD MY LAST OVER.
And in the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss...the REIGNING...DEFENDING...UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC TEN...the Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Aug 31, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Quit piling on, Shu.
And in the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss...the REIGNING...DEFENDING...UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC TEN...the Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Aug 31, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Aww Man.....
@Prehmmr: I have finally confimred Junior center Michael Dunigan has decidd to leave the Oregon basketball program.
"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
Wow, I just don't get the rush
Sure hope the two who might come for a year work out, otherwise 9 scholarship guys with 3 walk-ons (two hurt) will make what already looked like a tough season even tougher.
Oregon basketball = Washington State football
and Dana Altman = Paul Wulff. Hopefully he can survive what will be some crappy, crappy years and get a chance to turn it around.
--Dave
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Eh, our situation isn’t THAT bad.
/looks at roster
Fuck. It is.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Aug 31, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
why are you looking at our roster
i’m making paper airplanes with it right now
"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
One thing I have been wondering for some time now, Brian, is what Coug fans think of Paul Wulff.
Are they confident he’s the right guy? Is the process still bought into by the fans and players? What do Coug fans believe is on the horizon for Coug football, considering Wulff’s recruiting and coaching?
My yoke is heavy.
Holy Hell
Per Andy Katz (no link on ESPN yet, its just breaking now), BYU is leaving, for sure this time, to go Indy in football in 2011 and to the West Coast Conference in all other sports.
"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
interesting Chip Kelly quote
"I still talk to those guys a lot. Usually, most of the time, I talk to the other quarterback that’s not in. Helfy’s kind of coaching the guy that’s in, but you’ll see me talking to Nate while Darron’s taking snaps, and, you know, ‘What are you seeing?’ We’ve got a pass play called, or when Nate’s in talking to Darron, ‘What do you see? Where would you go if you were in on this play? Can you get a mental rep even though you’re not taking the snap? What’s your thought process?’ Or, ‘Why did you see that?’
"And I’m a big question guy. I don’t like to tell them anything, to be honest. I want to know what they’re thinking, and explain to me what they’re thinking. A lot of times I feel, when you just tell them, you just get, ‘Yeah, yeah.’ And, I don’t know, ‘Yeah, yeah’ in my mind means you have no idea what I’m talking about right now. So I ask a lot of questions: ‘What do you see right here? Where would you go with the ball right here?’ And try to get what their thought process is.
"And then a lot of times it’s just me, because I’m calling plays, is, ‘Do you like this?’ Because it doesn’t matter if I like it, because I’m not playing. And Helf’s not playing. It’s, what do they like? But if they don’t like it, I need an answer. Not just, ‘Because.’ It’s, ‘I don’t like it because this is unclear to me,’ or, ‘It makes me indecisive.’ Now I know they’ve got a grasp, and you can carry on a pretty good conversation with them, and get an understanding of what they’re doing and what their thought process is. And it gives you a better understanding as you formulate your game-plan."
Those are total money quotes from Kelly.
I’m glad Chip Kelly can take a break from coachspeak every so often and give insights like that.
My yoke is heavy.
Me likey.
That reads like it came from a really good teacher, and therefore a good coach.
Chairman, Tako Owes MCD a Half Rack of Keg Stickers Committee
by Bill Musgrave on Aug 31, 2010 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
The word “fuck” appears 48 times in the Red Cup Rebellion thread on Masoli’s NCAA denial.
(As of 4:50pm PST, anyway.)
Seems they’re taking this kind of hard.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
they seem angry
"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
You think they're angry now
Wait ’till he takes off with their laptop!
by JonathanPDX on Aug 31, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
they're up to 55.
And to clarify, it’s not just the word “fuck”, but assorted gerunds, plurals and other forms:
“Fuck”: 22
“Fucking”: 15
“Fucker” and “fuckers”: 3
“Fucktards”: 1
“Fucked”: 3
“Fuckable”: 1
“Fuckity”: 1
“Fuckin’ A”: 1
Apparently, there are 8 more variants in there somewhere, but I’ve reached the limits of nothing-better-to-do.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
This guy wins the fuck award
Well fuck me.
Fuck those fucking fuckers.
Don’t try and lay no boogie woogie on the king of rock ’n roll.
by RobRob9 on Aug 31, 2010 2:37 PM PDT reply actions
Hey Daisy, git me anudder one!
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Don’t know if he wrote it, but Long John Baldry had the definitive version of that song.
Too bad there’s no original version on the YouTubes, but this one will have to do.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
If you don’t have time to listen to the 7 minute talking blues intro.. Here’s the original. You youngsters would be advised to donate 3:25 of your miserable wasted lives to it.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
I think the context was that the NCAA considers Ole Miss “fuckable”, and they’re irritated that they didn’t even get a reach-around.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
Hahaha
The entire thread at Red cup Rebellion is hilarious. It’s like they expected Masoli to be their salvation this season and to lead them to a BCS bowl, while playing Wildcat 10 snaps a game.
Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
most co-eds at Ole Miss are Fuckable
i dont know how you fuck a school though, it seems like that would be more pleasurable than painful.
"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 dunno, everybody here seems to want to Fuck Boise State.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
by benzduck on Aug 31, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I dont care about Edgy people anymore
Old person humor just Won The Day
"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
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