Quack Fix: With LMJ presumed out, Thomas and Thomas will need to step up against ASU

I think they’ll be fine. I was actually pretty shocked this morning when I looked at the pac-12 passing defense statistics.

Oregon’s secondary is putting up secondary numbers similar or better to last season (at least against FBS opponents). The main problem is that the defense is not creating turnovers. In a 13 game season, we’re on pace for only 7.8 interceptions (as opposed to 21 last year). Though there is this drop, we’re on pace to give up the same number of TDs as last year, and roughly the same opponent completion percentage and yards per attempt.

And according to advanced statistics, our pass defense is significantly improved.

I think the biggest problem is that our rushing defense has taken a step back. Linebacker play has been a disappointment, and not having Michael Clay on the field really hurts. When we get him back, I think we’ll see significant improvement.

Players like Cliff always ride the line between effective and crazy.

But then again since Chip doesn’t talk to the media, I dunno.

Is that a picture of the entire state of Arizona?
I would have just gone w/Vontaze or that 6’8" QB, but hey, you are the Curse guy.

O SNAP.

Support, immobilization or protection.

For game time it would be something along the lines of this:

Could have a lock out to prevent full extension

that word is that there wasn’t any ligament damage. I know, it’s the twitters, but I generally consider Jay Allen pretty credible.

Dislocation just means the joint got out of place, ligaments are stretchy enough that they might not tear, just depends upon the mechanism of injury.

If the dislocation is reduced, that’s all there is to it. It’s no more likely to re-dislocate than it was before.

And assuming no ligaments are torn, but he is still in pain, then he has what equates to a sprain. He’s not going to re-sprain it without a similar freak injury happening again. Sprains take a variable amount of time to heal, but many people play basketball on sprained ankles, for example. The risk is pain and swelling moreso than worsening an injury.

FWIW….

Best hurt his elbow Sept 27th and was back Oct 18th where he ran for 107yds on 16 carries. He also had 4 receptions for 33 yds. This picture above was taken 2 weeks later on Nov 1st.

Big talker on the field. Had decent size at 6’4", 230. Out of Texas, so, solid football background.

Biggest negative was a tendency to run left, combined with an inappropriate propensity for the bomb.

it’s hard to be patient sometimes

Also really happy DAT is here.

I think some of these kids don’t give the coaches a fair shake. Both Kiffen and Miles in the DT situation were very surprised by the commitment switch. I have to wonder if DAT & DT really stated their concerns to the coach and gave them a chance to respond. DT says once he heard Miles say ‘You are a great athlete" it was all over for him, while Miles contends that he was always going to compete for a QB position. I think it may have been the same in the DAT case (because you know he’s not a punk- he’s a good kid).

Teenagers are somewhat notorious for not really sharing what’s on their minds. And they don’t always have great self-advocacy skills either.

While I’m thrilled that both of them are here, it’s possible they may have stuck with previous commits if they just had a heart to heart with the coach about their concerns.

I’ve seen a couple highlights of DAT at CB it’s just hard to believe that he would be as good a CB as he is RB/WR for us

Can I come out? I’ve always wanted to eat giant pelican.

I found this while looking for a picture of the statue that may or may not be anywhere near Daisy:

I may not have a fancy degree from a fancy university, but at least I know events should be advertised BEFORE the event is scheduled to occur.

I don’t have a problem with pelicans and even I think that’s creepy.

Source

3. The champion of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Sun Belt Conference, or the Western Athletic Conference will earn an automatic berth in a BCS bowl game if either:

A. Such team is ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS Standings, or,
B. Such team is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS Standings and its ranking in the final BCS Standings is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the BCS bowls.
No more than one such team from Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Sun Belt Conference, and the Western Athletic Conference shall earn an automatic berth in any year. (Note: a second team may be eligible for at-large eligibility as noted below.) If two or more teams from those conferences satisfy the provisions for an automatic berth, then the team with the highest finish in the final BCS Standings will receive the automatic berth, and the remaining team or teams will be considered for at-large selection if it meets the criteria.

So if BSU wins out, they should be an “AQ” as MWC champion in the top 12 of BCS.

Then:

Team Selection Procedures
The bowls will select their participants from two pools: (1) automatic qualifiers, all of which must be selected, and, (2) at-large teams, if fewer than 10 teams qualify automatically. The following sequence will be used when establishing pairings:

1. The top two teams in the final BCS Standings will be placed in the National Championship Game (“NCG”).

2. Unless they qualify to play in the NCG, the champions of selected conferences are contractually committed to host selected games:

Atlantic Coast Conference-Orange Bowl
Big Ten Conference-Rose Bowl
Big 12 Conference-Fiesta Bowl
Pac-10 Conference-Rose Bowl
Southeastern Conference-Sugar Bowl

3. If a bowl loses a host team to the NCG, then such bowl shall select a replacement team from among the automatic-qualifying teams and the at-large teams before any other selections are made. If two bowls lose host teams to the NCG, each bowl will get a replacement pick before any other selections are made. In such case, the bowl losing the No. 1 team gets the first replacement pick, and the bowl losing the No. 2 team gets the second replacement pick. If the Rose Bowl loses both the Big Ten and Pac-10 champions to the NCG, it will receive two replacement picks.

(For the games of January 2011 through 2014, the first year the Rose Bowl loses a team to the NCG and a team from the non-AQ group is an automatic qualifier, that non-AQ team will play in the Rose Bowl.)

WTF does that last clause mean? Since they lost Oregon to the NCG and TCU fit the non-AQ definition, they had to take TCU to the Rose Bowl? (And then what happens the second year the Rose Bowl loses a team to the NCG?)

Oh and then:

A bowl choosing a replacement team may not select any of the following:

A. A team in the NCG;
B. The host team for another BCS Bowl;
C. When two bowls lose host teams, then the bowl losing the number one team may not select a replacement team from the same conference as the number two team, unless the bowl losing the number two team consents.
4. After steps No. 1, 2 and 3 have been completed, any bowl with an unfilled slot shall select a team from the automatic qualifiers and/or at-large teams in the following order for the games played in 2007 through 2010:

A. The bowl played on the date nearest to the National Championship Game will pick first;
B. The bowl played on the date second-nearest to the National Championship Game will pick second;
C. The bowl hosting the game that is played in the time slot immediately after the Rose Bowl game will pick third.
The selection order noted in paragraphs A, B and C is as follows:
January 2011 games: Sugar, Orange, Fiesta
January 2012 games: Fiesta, Sugar, Orange
January 2013 games: Fiesta, Sugar, Orange
January 2014 games: Orange, Sugar, Fiesta

All teams earning automatic berths must be selected.

5. After completion of the selection process as described in Paragraph Nos. 1-4, the conferences and Notre Dame may, but are not required to, adjust the pairings taking into consideration the following:

A. whether the same team will be playing in the same bowl game for two consecutive years;
B. whether two teams that played against one another in the regular season will be paired against one another in a bowl game;
C. whether the same two teams will play against each other in a bowl game for two consecutive years; and
D. whether alternative pairings may have greater or lesser appeal to college football fans as measured by expected ticket sales for the bowls and by expected television interest, and the consequent financial impact on Fox and the bowls.
The pairings may not be altered by removing the Big Ten Champion or Pac-10 champion from the Rose Bowl.

becuase I plan on kicking their ass to the curb as soon as I’m finished.

which means the final score would be something more like 19 – 17

What did you spend Daisy’s remaining $1194.90 on?

I agree about calling it Division 1, though.

The distinction was between Division 1-A and Division 1-AA.

Arizona is already equipped to run an air-raid attack.