Quack Fix: Previewing USC and wrapping up the Stanford win
by ntrebon on Nov 15, 2011 6:50 AM PST
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PrintWhat a game this weekend. One more win and the Ducks will wrap up a spot in the inaugural Pac-12 championship game. On to the quack.
- Rob Moseley's USC preview today is on receivers Robert Woods and Marqise Lee, who will pose the biggest challenge to our secondary of the season.
- Aaron Fentress, meanwhile, writes about Chip Kelly's penchant for going for it on 4th down. Against Stanford, Oregon converted two of three chances on 4th, with both conversions going for touchdowns. Fentress also writes about Boseko Lokombo scoring his third touchdown of the season off of a 4th-quarter pick of Andrew Luck. Finally, Oregon players appear to be shrugging off the recent comments from Matt Barkley.
- Man, what's up with that Ted Miller? What does he have against the Ducks? First, he puts Oregon back on top of his power rankings. Then, he has some glowing things to say about Oregon in his weekly rewind, devotes his video segment to the Ducks and finally wrapped it all up with a long post on how the Ducks have recovered after the opening-season loss.
- In Bob Clark's look around the conference, he focuses on conference juniors that may decide to leave early for the NFL.
- FishDuck also has his latest breakdown from the game. This time, Charles includes some discussion on defensive plays. Good stuff, as always. Also, FishDuck contributor Dale has a nice story on De'Anthony Thomas' fast start to his Oregon career, which has already included 13 touchdowns.
- Oregon is looking to add additional temporary seating at Autzen for the final two home games of the season. The towers still need to be approved by the city and the current plan is to remove them before the conference championship game.
Don't forget to check out the videos after the jump.
Go Ducks!
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The Pac 12 GOTC is on ESPN right now.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
Whatched it this morning before heading to work
What a fun game to watch.
I’m not making a bold prediction, but we believe we can win every football game.----Chip Kelly
How are the students not buying tickets to the championship game?
This is crazy to me.
I bought mine.
I don’t know what the rest of these guys are doing.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Nov 15, 2011 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
I'm pretty excited, because I just found a website with a bunch of Oregon Ducks videos.
Alas, I have to work, so it’ll have to wait until I get home.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
Jason Peterson had a good Chip Kelly rant
On 750 the Game this morning as he was subbing for Chad Doing on the MSP. Great rant about how much of the criticism of Chip Kelly is ridiculous. He ranged pretty far from the media griping about closed practices to the can’t win the big game BS. That was my favorite part.
Of the 5 losses that Chip has had as a 3 year HC (and 31 wins so far I might add), how is it that none of pundits who bring up the “can’t win the big game” BS ever point out that 3 of those losses came to teams that NO ONE ELSE BEAT EITHER. Boise St in 2009, Auburn in 2010 were undefeated, and so far 2011 LSU hasn’t lost yet.
The only times Oregon has lost to a team that wasn’t undefeated, was a Jim Harbaugh coached Stanford team led by a guy named Andrew Luck (perhaps you’ve heard of him?), and a pretty good tOSU football team.
Yeah, that's incredible. These are the teams he has lost to with final records.
Stanford 2009 (8-5)
tOSU 2009 (11-2)
BSU 2009 (14-0)
Auburn 2010 (14-0)
LSU 2011 (10-0)
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by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 15, 2011 8:27 AM PST up reply actions
And that Stanford team had Toby Gerhart on it too.
Along with Andrew Luck, they also got very, very lucky that day. Everything went their way and little went ours. tOSU also played their best game of the season against us (Pryor, Sanzenbacher, Posie, etc all had their best games; and I don’t think it was because our D was bad, they just had good days).
The “can’t win the big one thing” was like a baton that was unfairly passed to us by Coach Tressel and his buckeyes when they beat us. I don’t think it is something that really applies to us. The other thing is that Ohio St had been flat out dominated in a couple of those big games. Oregon has yet to look like an inferior team to any opponent since Chip took over as head coach. We’ve lost, but we have not been dominated. Not even close.
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 15, 2011 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
On the road at #4 Stanford doesn't count?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Exactly
Its like the definition of “big game” changes and only applies to big games Oregon loses and not big games Oregon wins. Beating Stanford at home last year and on the road this year were both big games. Beating an SEC team on the road was a big game even if Tennessee is down. Beating USC in 2009 and last year were both big games. Beating the Beavs with the Rose Bowl on the line two years ago was a big game. Beating Arizona two years ago in double OT, also with the Rose Bowl on the line, was a big game.
Its funny how those games never seem to qualify as “big” games.
Ehhhhh…I define big games as bigger than that. I was using big game as equivocal to BCS bowl.
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Co-signing here
Many of the games NinjaDuck mentioned were big games for the team and the program, but the “cant win the big one” tag that Nick mentioned has more to do with national attention. To shake it, the team is going to have to win a game against a highly ranked out of conference opponent that’s had time to prepare, as that’s what’s proven to be the only downfall of this team in taking the next step.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Nov 15, 2011 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
Have we proven ourselves able to handle when they don’t have time to prepare?
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by AllSaintsDay on Nov 15, 2011 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
Funny how national detractors choose to ignore that argument isn’t it?
I hope Spencer Hall’s “Don’t play 3rd quarters with Oregon, ever.” catches on in some other circles.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Nov 15, 2011 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
I like that bit
But I do agree that we have not won (in Chip Kelly era) a signature elite win — that is beating a BCS Bowl Opponent, or a top-five ooc opponent.
I would normally have ranked Stanford in that if Stanford had beaten an elite team themselves (I’m all about transitive properties), but Stanford was very suspect, having played a pitiful schedule. We had already beaten them to start with.
i.e.
We’ve proven ourselves King of the PAC-12 beyond question. Outside of that, we have not done well against national elite.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Nov 15, 2011 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
in which case he's lost two
small sample size, right?
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Nov 15, 2011 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
I've got this penny, and I've flipped it twice. It came up tails both times.
Man, it sucks that my coin can never come up heads.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Nov 15, 2011 5:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Chip Kelly has lost control of Monty’s penny!
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 15, 2011 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe I'm slow to the party,
but is your username a math joke?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 15, 2011 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
Not a math joke per se,
although I am researching probability theory, which was the inspiration for that part of my name.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Nov 15, 2011 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
It was Probably Monty’s penny. I’m not sure it actually is though.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
It may be Monty's penny in some dimensions, but not in others
/stringtheory’d
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 16, 2011 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Any relation to that Monty at U$C? The Fool Monte?
"What you are entrusted to do as a coach is to create an environment where your players have a chance to be successful." CHIP KELLY
This would have been funnier
if I’d have said “can never come up heads in big flips.”
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by ProbablyMonty on Nov 15, 2011 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
So…winning BCS bowl games is completely luck? I’m not saying there’ NO luck involved – there’s luck involved in every sporting event. But it certainly isn’t completely luck. And that small sample size thing is bogus as well. This is football. The entire season is a small sample size.
I love Kelly. I’m very glad he’s our coach. But he’s 0-2 in BCS bowls, and an additional 0-1 (0-2 if you want to count Boise in 09) against elite schools from other conferences. I don’t know why that is; maybe it’s the extra prep time thing. But I’d love to see him shed that label. Because right now, it’s deserved.
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Why would Boise count, but not Stanford?
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Because Stanford isn’t an elite school from another conference. That’s the knock on Kelly – that he’s fine within the Pac 10/12, but can’t win the big OOC games.
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The conference v. non-conference distinctions just seems really arbitrary to me.
I think that Stanford was, both this year and last year, a better team than several of the OOC games we lost (tOSU, and quite likely Boise). Yet they don’t count, and it’s a reason I just don’t buy.
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by ProbablyMonty on Nov 16, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed
It reminds me of Red’s speech in “Shawshank Redemption”:
“I know what you think it means, sonny. To me it’s just a made up word. A politician’s word, so young fellas like yourself can wear a suit and a tie, and have a job….”
A “big game” is whatever they think it is, OOC or not.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 16, 2011 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
In that case, this debate is silly, because my definition of big game is different than yours. But it’s a pretty common concept around the college football world that out of conference games take on a bigger meaning because of their rarity. Those are the games when you can break out of transitive property hell and actually prove something. I only buy that to a certain extent, but still, it would be nice to win one.
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I'm not trying to sound too Kelly-esque (ala "face-less opponent") here, but I think every game is a big game.
You can only do your best to prepare. If players think the game is too big for them, they’re right.
What you call “luck,” I call variables outside of your control (weather, gravity, physics, crappy refereeing, etc.). How you play the ball is more important than how it bounces.
We didn’t respect the hoerses as an opponent and it bit us in the arse. Pryor had the game of his life in the Rose Bowl. The Natty was one of the best football games I’ve ever seen. We lost on a shitty, shitty call and because we didn’t have the ball last. I was (and still am) incredibly proud of how we played. LSU was a derp-fest. It happens. These are kids. Kids aren’t perfect. I admire their ability to spring back up after making big mistakes.
I’m not a fan of the “extended time to prepare” argument, since we also have the same time to prepare. Also, we do more than just out-scheme an opponent.
There’s a lot here I’m responding to that you didn’t say-so, sorry for that.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 16, 2011 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Your best post ever. I not just becuz I agree (and I do.) This post exudes passion..
"What you are entrusted to do as a coach is to create an environment where your players have a chance to be successful." CHIP KELLY
And not..
Anyhow, good work, passion, experience and intelligence.
"What you are entrusted to do as a coach is to create an environment where your players have a chance to be successful." CHIP KELLY
My passion for the game has deepened since joining AtQ
So has my hatred of sports announcers. LOL
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 17, 2011 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
The weather forecast is looking promising in Eugene this Saturday.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Nov 15, 2011 8:15 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Predicting the weather more than 3 days out is a fool's game.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
by QuackinAK on Nov 15, 2011 8:24 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It got pretty bad
But nobody was hurt. There’s some pretty cool footage from Little Diomede Island that is pretty impressive. On a side note, that’s Russia in the distance, which can be seen from someone’s back yard.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
OR snow rules
In the big cities, it only snows when they fail to predict it.
So no snow…
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TonyDiFrancisco Tony Di Francisco
Early forecast for Oregon-USC game is Rain/Snow showers with a low of 28 degrees
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
It may not rain in Autzen...
…But I guess we’ll find out if it snows.
18 and Life (Pac-12 basketball podcast) is back for another season
Jeff Nusser (of Coug Center) and Seth Kolloen do a great job covering Pac-12 basketball. Always a great listen.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
OT - NBC is the shittiest, most worthless TV network of all time.
Benching Community while keeping Whitney on the air? Yeah, ok then.
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Chalk up another loss for the Huskies!
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by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Nov 15, 2011 9:06 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah I’m pretty pissed about that too, I haven’t watched Whitney(even though I like her on Chelsea Lately) because the commercials make it seem like it’s a lame show. They should of benched that or The Office since I read it sucks without Steve Carell. At least they kept Parks & Rec on
I am actually enjoying the Office this season more than I have in two years. Steve Carell was good, but the show got too over the top the last few seasons with his character. Or maybe it was that they were doing the same stuff and it got old.
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Wow! Interesting.
The Office has been much worse in my opinion, but it’s good to know there are dissenters out there. (Seriously.)
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by ProbablyMonty on Nov 15, 2011 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
Objectively speaking, the show is probably “worse” from an acting and story standpoint. But my particular thing when I watch sitcoms is that I can’t stand when they make me feel embarrassed for the characters in them. Steve Carell’s character did so many stupid, embarrassing things that it made me feel uncomfortable. It stopped being funny and became painful. It seemed that this was a lot worse than it had been in earlier seasons.
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Me too
I’m with you all the way. I can’t watch the Office, couldn’t stand the Tom Green show on MTV back in the day, nor can I watch Jackass, nor Borat. Anytime the Daily Show, or Colbert do that kind of comedy it annoys me. I hate comedy where the humor is based of embarrasment or making fun of people how don’t know they are being made fun of.
I can’t stand that stuff.
So… you don’t like my jokes.
Well, you don’t have to watch my TV show! So Pthththththt!
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by Bill Musgrave on Nov 15, 2011 4:52 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
You apparently haven't watched the original BBC version of The Office.
The whole point of that version is David Brent (“Michael Scott”) being the most cringe-worthy person on the face of the planet.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 15, 2011 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
You literally end up covering your face and ears with your hands at times.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 15, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
I loved that show for many years
but sometimes I actually had to turn the channel.
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Definitely one to watch with others
It’s much more fun to be shocked at the discomfort and experience it with someone else than to cringe at the screen by yourself.
Save the sappy, sorta-good sitcoms for that
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So. Painful.
I don’t have HBO, but got Season One for Christmas a few years back. I sat through it once, thought it was brilliant, and never wanted to sit through another episode.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 15, 2011 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
Actually The Office is better than it was the past couple of years.
Carrell had turned “Michael Scott” into a caricature by the end (other than the last couple episodes, in which he was great). “Robert California” was the right way to go, resisting the urge to replicate Michael Scott and instead introducing his polar opposite.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 15, 2011 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
I'm with you here
Last week I fell off the couch when Dwight grabbed Jim’s crotch.
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by Babablockhead on Nov 15, 2011 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
That was the best scene of this season, in my opinion
Supporting from Hawai'i
I Almost Want Tajaun Porter?
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I Actually Wet The Pan
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by Bill Musgrave on Nov 17, 2011 3:41 AM PST up reply actions
I'm not a big fan of Community, I'll admit.
It’s not bad, but it’s very “meh” for me.
Keeping Whitney on air, while taking Community off, is an outrageously egregious programming error. This is the kind of stuff that, were I to actually hold stock in NBC, would make me strongly rethink that decision.
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by ProbablyMonty on Nov 15, 2011 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
So you would hold off buying stock in a company that keeps shows that generate higher revenue over shows that generate little revenue?
Interesting. I don’t think I’ll ask for advice from you on my portfolio.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 15, 2011 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
I'm sure Whitney makes more money for the network
but it’s just hard for me to see past how unwatchably bad the show is. A network that carries this type of terrible, cater-to-the-masses programming (COUGH COUGH CBS COUGH) may well make more money, but I don’t want them to dumb down our culture by using my money, if that makes sense.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Nov 15, 2011 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
It has a higher rating, but that doesn’t account for the fact that it’s losing about 1/3 of the office viewers, even though it has no competition in the 9:30 time slot. So it’s not even necessarily making more money. It’s just as big (if not bigger) of a ratings flop than Community.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Don't watch it then.
I certainly don’t. Remember, the TV-watching masses are responsible for everything related to “Two And A Half Men.” Yeesh.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 15, 2011 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, don't worry.
I definitely don’t watch it.
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by ProbablyMonty on Nov 15, 2011 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
NBC has done a great job gutting its line-ups through moves just like this over the past few years.
I don't mean to impose...
I actually like Whitney.
My relationship status is exactly the same as the main couple on the show, so it’s topical to me personally. I get why it isn’t widely well-received though.
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We've been watching Whitney, too.
And every week we have a debate about whether to delete it from the auto-DVR.
Another show we tried this year was “Up All Night” because Christina Applegate is (well, used to be) hot and Will Arnett is awesome. Unfortunately the show is unwatchable.
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by Babablockhead on Nov 15, 2011 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Disagree
The first two episodes were shit, so my wife and I gave up on it. Then we were bored and checked it out On Demand, and it’s a good show besides those first two episodes.
I know where I come from, and when you always have in mind where you come from the rest will be easy. I think the rest will be easy.
-- M. Rivera
OK,
Maybe we’ll give it another try. Thanks!
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by Babablockhead on Nov 15, 2011 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
The series follows Whitney Cummings, as she portrays a fictionalized version of herself, and her very supportive live-in boyfriend. Even though the two have decided that they will not commit to marriage, she does question how committed they are in their 3-year relationship and tries to go as far to prove a point; she begins to fear what she sees as “relationship boredom” and worries what will happen next that could possibly end her relationship. Because of what she sees and hears around her involving other relationships, she decides to use unconventional methods to keep the romantic flames glowing with the help of her close friends.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Never had a desire to watch either
Maybe I’m missing out, but I doubt it.
My parents believed in me.
We're not as good as we were?
Hmm Okay… This is terrible for us, seeing as this is the best SC team that has ever played.
To be fair
We’ve already lost more games this year than we had at this point last year
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by Quack Addict on Nov 15, 2011 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
If we manage to win out the rest of the season including bowl game
We’ll have more wins than any other team in Oregon football history
by Jonathan Wright on Nov 15, 2011 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
I was thinking about this today
If we’d kept our OOC game with Utah, and somehow met Ucla in the P12CG, we’d have beaten all 11 teams in the conference in a single year. That would have been impressive.
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We smoked it all +
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by axemen23 on Nov 15, 2011 11:57 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Stanford
I thought Stanford got a little too cute with the longer grass, seemed to work against them more than us. Anyone think they will try that again in the future.
by 44 Desert Eagle on Nov 15, 2011 9:36 AM PST reply actions
They'll keep trying it
And honestly, there’s precedent for it sucking; it did hurt Oregon in the NCG.
But I also think that we got used to it there and learned what to do about it. And it won’t hurt us again all that much.
That is something I think these Ducks and Kelly do better than almost anyone – a strategy that works once is going to be mitigated fairly quickly. The Ducks are like the Borg in that respect. Sure, they’ll get hit a couple times but then they’ll adapt, and it won’t work. Most adaptations happen in a game, often by the first half.
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WE WILL ADD YOUR SCHEMATIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISTINCTIONS TO OUR OWN.
YOUR RECRUITS WILL ADAPT TO SERVE US.
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
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by ProbablyMonty on Nov 15, 2011 10:09 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
YOU MUST RETURN TO THE COLLECTIVE
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by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 15, 2011 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
Hesaasum.
Invented that baby carrying sling too.
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by Bill Musgrave on Nov 15, 2011 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
It worked in the NCG because it was new turf
So it was slippery as hell.
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It was interesting to see LaMike
Do spin moves instead of planting a foot and cutting on the farm. Did it several times on one play if memory serves…
Both gold and muck come out of the same shaft...
I am glad that you linked to the story about temporary seating at Autzen.
I drove by there on Sunday, and couldn’t figure out what the scaffolding on the north side was supposed to be for.
I'm super thanks for asking! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPNna_f4P4Y
Matt Barkley
Has a Cliff Harris mouth without any of charm or moxie to back it up. He just comes of looking dim…like a dumb blonde, as much as I hate to say it.
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Has there ever been a game
Under Chip Kelly’s tenure that the fans felt that the team was “unprepared” for a game?
The fact I can’t even think of one at the top of my head just shows how great Chip Kelly has been the past three years.
While I was typing the Boise State comes to mind, but I think it had a lot to do with Boise being a great team (pains me to say it) than our team being unprepared.
Stanford ’09?
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by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Nov 15, 2011 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
Do you think we were prepared defensively?
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by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Nov 15, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
They flat out made some awesome plays lol
That’s the way I remember it… and Masoli starting REALLY slow.
Our team was unprepared for that game, on both sides of the ball.
They were riding high on USC, and did not practice well that week, or play well during the game. Yeah, give Stanford credit, they exploited the weaknesses, but that was not a well-prepared Oregon team.
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Yep, exactly.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Nov 15, 2011 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
I do remember Chip mentioning
There was only one bad week of practice since he’s been a HC and it was for that game. Probably a combination of us being a bit unprepared and Stanford playing lights out.
Our defense was sure prepared for Boise State.
They played brilliantly that night.
Maybe the next most prominent example was the Rose Bowl in 2010? Our defense played decently well (yet still allowed the best game of Terrelle Pryor’s career), but our offense seemingly looked lost against their size the entire game. Masoli had one of those "I forgot how to pass the football’ games.
All in all, we were just flat out beat by a physical Ohio State team. I doubt anybody knows if preparation had anything to do with that.
I'm super thanks for asking! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPNna_f4P4Y
Pryor's "best game of his career...."
…consisted of him throwing up ill-advised passes and his receivers managing to out-jump our DB’s for them. I still can’t believe his luck that day.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 15, 2011 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty much, but it still happened.
He was able to scramble for a first down far too many times on a third and long. It seemed like this happened at least once per drive. I do put that on the defense.
I'm super thanks for asking! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPNna_f4P4Y
I think that has nothing to do with preparation, and everything to do with the fact that bringing down a QB that tall, fast, and strong is incredibly difficult. He was throwing off Kenny Rowe like he was a rag doll.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
That begs this question…
Was our team that limited Cam Newton to 64 yards on 22 carriers last year more physically stout than the previous year’s defense, or were they better prepared against him than they were for Pryor?
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Nov 15, 2011 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
NOT ACTUALLY BEGGING THE QUESTION RABBLE RABBLE DEBATE TEAM LOGICAL FALLACY RABBLE RABBLE
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by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 15, 2011 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
Masoli was Masoli in that game. Oregon was prepared, but Ohio State prepared just as well, and exploited out offensive limitations with Masoli as QB.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Boise State is the one that pops in my head. There are a lot of extenuating circumstances (the main one being that it was Chip’s first game as head coach), but I don’t think the game plan in that game was very good. I also don’t think the coaching staff had a very good game last year against Auburn.
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Hard to say.
Sometimes a loss is just a loss.
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 15, 2011 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
Boise
Boise, Boise, Boise.
We ran OZRs 5 yards in the end zone with Blount. We never looked comfortable in offense at any point.
WE DID NOT PLAY LAMICHAEL JAMES ONCE.
Defensively we played lights out, but our offense looked confused as hell and so did Kelly.
LaMichael had a few carries.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Nov 15, 2011 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Really?
Thought it was Crenshaw.
And huh – looking at the box score you’re right. 2 Carries, 22 yards:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292460068
Blount had 8 though. In retrospect that was way too many by comparison.
What did you expect though?
Masoli made bad decisions all night and Blount was a proven starter coming off a record setting year in terms of rushing TDs.
Just be glad he went bonkers and threw that punch that propelled LMJ’s career.
Blount
I never thought of Blount as a starter. He was the guy they put in after the D got tired of chasing JJ around. JJ sure was fun to watch,esp. the 08 Civil War
by 44 Desert Eagle on Nov 15, 2011 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
The dude was a nut case
But he was a beast when given enough carries. His clinching TD run at AZ and the last TD rush during the Holiday Bowl when he was dragging a couple guys into the end zone AFTER hurdling a defender comes to mind.
Blount was great
but he was great as a change of pace back. You can’t feature him, especially on a team that’s built on speed.
But you needed both aspects – the speed and the power. And against BSU, we needed the speed more than anything.
Our Oline got blown up a lot during that game too
So I can’t say with confidence that running LMJ more would have changed the outcome that much.
Blount’s the featured back in the NFL right now so I don’t really see him as a “change of pace” back.
The NFL isn't the same as the Kelly offense
I’m not saying Blount isn’t good ,but what he is is not fast. He couldn’t hit the edges, and LMJ can.
One of the reasons that we lost was because we had almost no explosive plays and almost no good runs on first and second down. The Kelly offense still struggles with that now, but back then forcing Masoli into a passing down was very, very dicey. And a big reason for that was that our IZRs and OZRs simply got blown up every time because by the time Blount made his cut there were guys in his face.
He had 8 carries for -5 yards with a long of 10. That means 7 carries went for -15 yards in total. That’s what killed us. Make those even non-negative plays and we’re sustaining drives and getting better field position.
Another way to put it is this: knowing what we do now about how great LMJ is, can you reasonably state that running him more would be a bad plan?
He could have definitely improved the run game a bit...
But fBSU was just that good on Defense that year and Masoli was just that horrible that game. I was just saying it’s hard to say that LMJ playing more would have affected the outcome of that game by that much.
I get your point though.
Blount
Never was that big on him.
In the 09 Utah game when James started coming on, I had an “expert” behind me and he kept telling his friend that Chip needs to run “this and that”. I wanted to tell him to shut up, or to go down and tell Chip how to run his team. lol
James was starting to get the ball and getting good runs, I was yelling “give him the ball again” over and over. Kid worked out all right
by 44 Desert Eagle on Nov 15, 2011 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
The gameplan for that game was awful. James should have had the ball way more, especially on flysweeps. BSU did not have the speed to handle him outside.
That one was really on the coaching staff, though that’s sort of understandable. That was the first game Chip was calling plays from the sidelines, and I think it took a couple games for everything to come together from a playcalling standpoint.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Yeah, I get it too
There are lots of reasons for it to be bad. Kelly’s first game as a head coach, lots of new coaches in general, BSU is a hard place to play, etc. It’s telling that Aliotti’s plan was pretty much spot on as far as stopping BSU (only TCU did better against them, and TCU had a monster defense) but our offense was just confused as hell.
And running Blount in OZRs when they’re beating our line off the snap is just pain mixed with more pain.
I think BSU’s a game like LSU was this year; if we got to play them again at the end of the year it’s a totally different story.
Again, it's funny
At the time I was so very, very angry at Kelly. Angry at him for the embarrassment of the football program, angry at him for showing how unprepared we were, angry at him for not being able to rein in the emotions and how he handled Blount. I was angrier about the Duck football program than I can remember ever being – even after that horrible season where we lost to Indiana at the start of the season on the road. This made me downright miserable.
But Kelly won me over with the check sent to the guy who went to the game.
Boise in 2009 by a mile....
I’ve heard from a couple different people that coaches weren’t on the same page and after the game the coaches had a pretty intense meeting to figure out what the hell happened.
Purdue and Utah 2009
We came away with wins but those two games following the Boise game sure were ugly and dysfunctional. I don’t know what happened in those games, weather the players wern’t prepared or what. Maybe it was just a transition phase between new systems, but I was seriously concerned about Oregon’s future after the first three weeks of the season. Weather could be made an excuse for Utah, but Purdue out played us in that game.
Yeah
I remember the big wins in 2009 (Cal, UW, Arizona and USC) but I always seem to forget that the start of the season made us look fairly mortal. We got outplayed and bailed out by luck and by special teams against Purdue, and I don’t even know what the deal was against Utah. I guess that’s why 42-3 was so surprising against Cal; up until that point we looked basically meh as hell and that was charitable, and then we go out and destroy a team that was our nemesis for so long?
Craziness.
I think part of it was getting used to the post-Blount world. Barner and LMJ weren’t the feature backs to start the season and LMJ was a redshirt freshman. It was clear that he was pretty special but I think it took a while for Kelly to make him the guy (or for LMJ to get that he was the guy). And Masoli – I really liked him, but he was inconsistent. Very inconsistent.
I agree
Masoli never was much of a down field passer.
by 44 Desert Eagle on Nov 15, 2011 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
I'm in complete agreement here
The three out of conference games to open the 09 season were struggles. The team did not seem to be on the same page until Utah, and was still trying to right itself while having to answer Blount-punch questions. But once they got to conference play, things clicked.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Nov 15, 2011 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
The Cal game in 2009 was the turning point of the program. That seems to be when they finally bought into what Kelly was saying in terms of preparation, and saw the dividends on the field.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
If dividends are passes to Ed Dickson in the corner of the endzone.
I want to invest in that stock.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Nov 15, 2011 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
Oh man, I totally forgot about that. What a disaster that was.
Knowing what has unfolded over the past couple years, it’s really interesting to go back and read this article.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Indeed.
“That stuff after the game,” Kelly said, “I will be able to take care of that tomorrow. That’s not how we play! That’s not what we do! That’s not how we represent this university! Is everybody clear on that?”
“Yes, sir!” the players cried in unison.
“Is everybody clear on that?” Kelly repeated, a little more insistently.
“Yes, sir!” the players shouted.
“When we lose, we lose with pride, and we do it the right way!” Kelly screamed. “We ain’t going to be a bunch of spoiled kids [who], when we get beat by somebody … we’re going to fight back after the whistle. You guys fight for 60 minutes before that s—- starts. Does everybody understand me?”
“Yes, sir!”
“If you don’t buy into it, your ass will be done. I’m telling you that right now. We have a good football team with a bunch of great kids in this room, and we will continue to fight! This game will not define us! What we will find out is what type of character we have, whether we bounce back from this. Does everybody understand me?”
“Yes sir!” the Ducks cried.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Nov 15, 2011 7:22 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
goose bumps...
I love Chip Kelly
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
The line about "buying into it" is my favorite.
It’s just so clear that toward the end of his third year, the players totally do.
(And also, Cliff Harris is there.)
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Nov 15, 2011 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
Where did you find this?
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Nov 15, 2011 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
It was in the thing that Jared linked.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Nov 15, 2011 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
I've heard of ignoring Jared's links in the quack fix but this is getting ridiculous!
(just joshing you)
Things like that.
BUT THEY CAN NEVER TAKE… OUR FREEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!!!!!!
Me likey.
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by Bill Musgrave on Nov 15, 2011 8:07 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I feel ready for battle!
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
Reminds me of the scaffolding seats that are always behind Goss Stadium in Corvallis.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
That seems like a pretty sweet way to definitely die.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Nov 15, 2011 1:24 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
this.
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by Quack Addict on Nov 15, 2011 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
No doubt
Some drunk fool (5:00pm kick off!!) is going to fall off the top of those things for certain. Maybe the SRO on top comes with carabiners and ropes.
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Maybe they'll have a guy
with a breathalyzer standing in front of the stairs leading up to the top.
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If they don't have them on the Space Needle
they won’t have them there.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Didn't that article say the SRO people will be on TOP of that disaster?
Yipes.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 15, 2011 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
I totally want to watch a game from up there in the cold snowy air.
If Shufelt JPDX and I didn’t die in the rafters of Husky Stadium, we wont die there.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
There aren’t any stairs or ladders to get up there. You have to be dropped in via Giant Eagle. You can pay $50 extra to be given a ride by Gwaihir the Windlord himself.
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Giant Eagle?
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by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Nov 15, 2011 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
This is what I thought of
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Sigh…forgive them Tolkien. They know not what they do.
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by Gorbachav5 on Nov 15, 2011 1:31 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
To quote Book-A-Minute
Frodo The Ring has been destroyed, but now we will die in Mordor.
Sam Buck up, Master Frodo.
(A bunch of feathered DEUS EX MACHINAS[sic] come out of NOWHERE and save EVERYBODY.)THE END
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by AllSaintsDay on Nov 15, 2011 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
We've obviously just gone through the entire LOTR series in a minute.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Which about fits the attention span of kids these days. Actually, a minute might be generous.
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HEY! I TAKE OFFENSE TO THA...
SQUIRREL!!!
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
If you are accepting the Valar as gods, which is pretty accurate, then yeah, intervention by the servants of Manwe is going to be deus ex machina. However, with documented residences throughout the history of middle earth in such locations as Taniquetil in Valinor, the peaks above Angband, and the contemporary Misty Mountains, and the prior rescue of Gandalf, the eagles hardly came from nowhere.
Besides, considering that the destruction of the ring brought an end to the spirit of a fallen Maia who himself was the primary servant of a fallen Vala Melkor, that shit sounds like the regular order workings in a dream world of magic.
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by omb on Nov 15, 2011 2:38 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
Oh sweet mother of god
^ NERD ALERT ^
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"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
And lets not forget the rescue of the body of Fingolfin
by Thorondor, lord of eagles, following Fingolfin’s defeat at the hands of Morgoth before the gates of Angband.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
I love the Silmarillion
Been ages since I read it though. Nice references there.
If I understood what the hell you were talking about, I would totally have rec'd it.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 15, 2011 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
You know, I would complain about the book I’m reading now, but then I look at this and realize that it could be way worse.
Sorry Gorby, omb, and everyone else-it’s just not my thing.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Nov 15, 2011 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
No one’s perfect. Although if what omb said above turned you off, attention spans are even shorter than I thought. There are so many great stories in The Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales, and The Children of Hurin…I can understand Tolkien’s writing style not being everyone’s thing. That’s unfortunate, but it’s not surprising. But if you can adapt to his style, his stories are amazing.
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I read all of the History of Middle Earth series,
and a good way through the History of the Lord of the Rings section before I went off to serious school and ran out of time, and I loved it. But I would recommend them to pretty much no one that I know.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
Had to read the Hobbit in 6th grade
And I’ve tried LOR once or twice but I couldn’t get into it. I guess I’m not really into the fantasy genre.
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Yeah, I'll go a step further and say that I have a strong dislike for that genre.
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by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Nov 15, 2011 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
I wouldn't simply decry Tolkein-dislike as an attention span problem.
This is coming as a fan of the books and the movies. I tried some other Middle Earth stuff, and was turned off quickly. For a lot of reasons. One, it’s more like reading nonfiction work about a fictional place. Two, pages of extended verse are not my thing for the same reason musicals are not my thing. Add the fact that said verse is often in one of say, three or four made-up languages, and you’re going to turn off a significant portion of your audience.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 15, 2011 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
WE'RE PLAYING USC IN 5 DAYS
STOP FOCUSING ON MMORPG GAME-STYLE NOVELS AND PANIC!!!
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
"mmorpg game-style novels"?
“MMORPG GAME-STYLE NOVELS”?
What the hell is the world coming to? LAWN. OFF. NOW.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
YOU AREN'T MY MUSGRAVE
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Life imitating art imitating life?
OR HAVE YOU SIMPLY BEEN BODYSPRAYED?
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by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 15, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
I was being more facetious with that attention span comment than anything. And I’m actually with you on a lot of the verse/poetry stuff. It’s not my thing. I power through it because I love the story-telling so much, and it’s an important part of the story-telling.
I do, however, love the history part of the Silmarillion, including the creation mythology and how the Valar and Maiar shaped the world. And as a minor etymology nerd, I love that he developed his own languages. My wife and I own a book about the linguistical construction of elven languages. Fascinating stuff, to me.
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I definitely understand the appeal.
I just like my fiction more, umm…fictitious? I don’t really even like historical fiction.
In fact, there are actually very few fantasy novels I have liked. Hobbit/LOTR and Earthsea Cycle are the only two series that really jump out as favorites (unless you count Harry Potter).
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by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 15, 2011 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
This is me too. I liked the Hobbit okay, didn’t really like LOTR, but loved Harry Potter (which, before you have a heart attack Gorby, I realize is totally different). But come to think of it, I don’t really read a ton of fiction. Just a little bit, and never fantasy.
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Harry Potter Books ....
are stupid.
by SiriusBlack on Nov 15, 2011 7:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
You people disappoint me so much. It's like almost losing to Cal.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Nov 15, 2011 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
In what sense? You don’t understand his popularity? Or you don’t understand his writing?
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I understand it...
But I don’t like it.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
I love Tolkien but nonetheless this.
"This season of Ole Miss football is a reminder to talk to your family now about what to do if you're in a persistent vegetative state." ~@celebrityhottub
by AllSaintsDay on Nov 15, 2011 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
What?
I just said “sic” because they improperly pluralized deus ex machina as deus ex machinas (“god from the machines”) instead of dei ex machina(“gods from the machine”), or possibly, thought probably not here, dei ex machinas (“gods from the machines”).
"This season of Ole Miss football is a reminder to talk to your family now about what to do if you're in a persistent vegetative state." ~@celebrityhottub
by AllSaintsDay on Nov 15, 2011 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
Hey, we're all friends here.
Those context-ignorant bastards over at Book-A-Minute, on the other hand…
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
finished adwd right after it came out
Although u consumed it like crack the story advanced about 200 pages worth in 1000. Not a boring book despite nothing happening.
To sidetrack to SF I just finished rereading The Mote in God’s Eye, which is still fantastic, one if the best encounter books ever
by OregonNYC on Nov 15, 2011 8:14 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
So, anybody read George RR Martin? How do you think the TV series compared to Game of Thrones? Have you finished Dance With Dragons yet? I’m almost done with it. Then I guess I’ll have to wait another seven years to find out what happens next.
Yep
Up through ADWD.
TV series is excellent and a great adaptation. Most of the changes made are still awesome. Actors are spot on. Plus hey, lots of tits.
ADWD is better than Feast but not as good as the first three books. Hopefully GRRM will get off his ass and finish sometime before the heat death of the universe.
Yeah, I’m really hoping the next book is better. From what he’s said, Martin didn’t even want to write AFFC or ADWD. He was originally just going to skip ahead two years to the next book, but found himself having to explain what happened in the interim and so just wrote the books anyway. Definitely not as good as the first three.
The show was very good. If they cut the budget, it could go downhill, since there’s going to be a lot of battles and dragons that will require a crapload of extras and CGI in the next season. But given the success of the first season, I’m optimistic. The adaptation was very good, in that it followed the books closely but deviated where necessary.
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The Lay of Chip Leithian Kelly (with apologies to JRRT) at Stanford Stadium, Year 2011
He chanted a song of wizardry
Of piercing, opening, of their treachery,
Revealing, uncovering, betraying,
Then suddenly LMJ there in endzone swaying
Sang in answer a song of staying,
Resisting, battling against power,
Of secrets kept, strength like a tower,
And trust unbroken, freedom, escape (“you won’t catch that man in open space!!”);
Of changing and of shifting shape,
Of snares eluded, broken traps,
The prison opening, the chain that snaps
Backwards and forwards swayed their song.
Reeling and foundering, as ever more strong
The chanting swelled, the Ducks defense fought
And all the magic and might they brought
Of Aliotti’s tunes into their turns.
Softly in the gloom they heard the trees,
Wheezing and stumbling in Stanford grass,
That sighing of the Sea beyond,
At the might of Chip Kelly’s gameplan’s hand
They were the lost, sad trees of Cardinal Land
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Nov 15, 2011 4:19 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
Lord of the Rings refers to Sonic, right?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Fox! Get this guy off me!
"Fuck you UW. How many days since you last beat us?" -skywaker9
by QuackQuackAttack on Nov 15, 2011 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
Those things hardly seem worth it.
Yes they will pay for themselves, yet they dont look like they can seat more than a few dozen people each.
If we are putting up death-scaffolding that we have deemed cost-efficient just to cram a few more people into Autzen, why not just hit up the boosters for cash and expand?
I'm super thanks for asking! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPNna_f4P4Y
Yeah seriously
The fact that we’re now putting in scaffolding like this lends some strong support to the argument that Autzen should be expanded.
It is called
proof of concept…if it works we either see more or a strong push for expansion. I think they are playing around and seeing what works, before they start drafting up plans for the expanded north side.
wait...
people will be standing on those? Holy shit that looks retarded and completley unsafe.
by OfficerCosta on Nov 15, 2011 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
I hope it doesn’t snow, and if it doesn’t it doesn’t snow much.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
Started the tailgating a few days early, Shu?
I wouldn’t mind some snow, but I really, really hope all the passes are clear. That’s the disadvantage of driving north…we may not have to worry about Salem traffic, but we have three/four mountains to go over that just might be nasty. Really, really, really hoping my flight to Disneyland is able to get out with no problems at 5 AM Sunday morning, too. Booooy, am I going to be tired, but whoo!
We’d better win on Saturday, if for no reason that I’ve packed nothing but Duck gear to wear for the three days in the parks, and I really would like to be gloating when I see the USC fans, not the other way around.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Nov 15, 2011 4:43 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry. I should have been clearer. Those structures look decent for a crowd of people to stand on. They don’t look decent for a crowd of people and 3-4 inches of snow on top of it.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
I knew what you meant.
At least, I think you meant “I hope it doesn’t snow, and if it does it doesn’t snow much.” Just a lot of "doesn’t"s in there. I’m definitely interested to see how the dang things look when they’re all done, because right now…well, they just look like large pieces of scaffolding.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Nov 16, 2011 7:02 PM PST up reply actions
They are supposed to be like the ones they had at Hayward for the Olympic Trials. If so, the one that I was in was rock solid.
There was a wrap around tarp sort of plastic that kept out noise and weather. Food was served, we got there early and played cards with teenagers, never would’ve guessed that the base was ‘scaffolding’ because it was so solid. One reason for the great stability probably was that tongue and groove floor covered by rolled rugs was bolted into the cross beams.
And, as I read it, the SRO crowd won’t be on top and snow won’t either (unless it snow a LOT during the game.) But the SROs will have to be in front of the structure because there are many cross braces underneath, not to mention, intense liability issues. Never-the-less, I’m staying in the mouth of aisle 26. Hope to see you.
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It makes Autzen look like Thunderdome from Mad Max
I’m in favor, only it needs to get multiplied by 800 and there needs to be crazy fuckers swinging from the scaffolding, banging the bones of past foes on the metal, dropping legs of lamb and dynamite into the ring.
You know, typical Autzen Saturday.
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by Bill Musgrave on Nov 15, 2011 5:07 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
I could deal without
The baver-fister.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 15, 2011 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
Lots of spotlights. And smoke.
"What you are entrusted to do as a coach is to create an environment where your players have a chance to be successful." CHIP KELLY
This top 100 overall and 4* RB has vaulted Oregon into his top 3 all of a sudden. I’d take him.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Heh
Last year I said how DAT was great but I wish we wouldn’t overload on RBs so much and it causes problems (like Seastrunk getting antsy).
Needless to say, I’ve changed my mind. Go get the good talent.
Plus I would think RBs would love to come to Oregon. LMJ is a human highlight reel on ESPN, and it’s not like Barner and DAT haven’t shown off. The last 4 years have been great for RBs coming out of Oregon. Even Blount’s playing after being undrafted.
I would think this is a great year to recruit a stud RB or two, given that they won’t have to compete with LMJ for playing time.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
No, but
They’ll have to compete with Tra Carson and DAT. And that’s a tough act to follow. That should scare the pants off of teams; having a double IZR look with DAT and Tra where they can run the outside pitch to DAT, an IZR to Tra or vice versa?
Yeesh.
But still, will miss LMJ.
I don’t see that as an issue. DAT came here despite supposedly competing with LMJ, Barner, Seastrunk, etc. for playing time. A great RB will get playing time next season, or will red shirt and get a ton of playing time the season after that.
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DAT could easily be gone after two more years.
Next year, in the regular RB rotation, a good recruit shouldn’t be any lower than #3 behind Barner and Carson. And that would be as a true freshman. The next year Barner’s gone. It seems that even with what seems like an amazing backfield, there should be a lot of opportunity for a star recruit to get in the mix right away.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
He's a power back.
We aren’t used to those.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
We keep saying that because that's what he was recruited to be, but he certainly falls down easily for a "power back."
I’m not saying he sucks, I just see an awful lot of Andre Crenshaw about him but just with a heavier body.
Things like that.
falls forward every time.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I think we're all used to seeing the complete package that is LaFatty McFatterson
Once Tra improves his decision making confidence (i.e. picking a hole and drilling it), he will do fine. He’s just used to waiting for a hole to open up before hitting it.
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And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 15, 2011 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
… Really?
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
Really. I'm surprised at how easily he gets knocked down when he has a huge hole in front of him.
Usually “power backs” are supposed to be the ones breaking tackles and taking people with them. Sure he’s big-shouldered, and he “falls forward” I guess, but I don’t see him being our top back any time soon. If he is, he needs to hit holes much quicker and get better balance. Otherwise, he doesn’t seem to have very good speed and he hasn’t shown particularly good tackle breaking ability.
He definitely has room and the time to improve, so I hope he takes advantage of the weightroom and Gary Campbell.
Things like that.
I think I'm willing to give him the "true freshman who hardly plays"
benefit of the doubt. If he’s still only getting a few yards here and there after a year in the system and some more playing time, then I’ll be a little more skeptical of his ability.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Nov 15, 2011 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
This
Also, can you point to specific plays you feel he didn’t do his job? Also, we see “giant holes” form from a different vantage point. Perhaps you are only seeing the hole after it develops? I’m not an expert, but perhaps, like those who accuse DT of making poor reads (i.e. the hole Tra chose was the better choice and/or the “giant hole” only opened up because Tra went elsewhere).
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 15, 2011 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
I just don’t think we’ve seen him play much, and when we have, it’s been behind 3rd string linemen.
He’s been serviceable when he’s ran the ball, and most of the plays he has been in, he’s been sort of a fullback-type role.
I’m not sure what other expectations there are for him.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
This...
or when the we are grinding the clock and call dive plays to him with nine men in the box.
by The Graduate on Nov 16, 2011 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
Huh?
How are we “overloaded” on RBs? We’re playing 2 RS juniors, one of whom will be leaving early, and 2 true freshmen. Did we seem “overloaded” when LMJ sat for 2 games? Seemed thin, is what we seemed. And who cares if Lache was “getting antsy?” Dude didn’t learn the system, plain and simple.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 15, 2011 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
True
But at the time, we had 4 players that were apparently very good RBs (LMJ, Barner, Lache and Tra Carson) and then some backups to them just in case. Barner’s a starting RB for almost every team in the country. Carson was highly recruited, and Lache was a 5-star recruit. At the time we didn’t realize how bad Lache would be or how he wouldn’t catch on, and our depth at that point was insane.
And honestly I do think that our depth looked pretty amazing against Colorado and WSU. We didn’t play as well, but we certainly weren’t sidelined. We even had a backup QB and still managed to win fairly handily.
At the end of the day the original point – and one I’ll stand by – is this: there are only 4 years of college. Kids want a chance to play. High school coaches remember what teams give their kids chances to play – and what teams don’t. Recruiters in conference remember it too. The more that a team starts acting like Alabama, where they’ll overrecruit and then cut, the harder it is to get people to commit.
Brandon Williams was the tight end (our backup tight end) that had to stop playing due to a neck injury I believe.
Dontae Williams was the running back who transferred from the same class as Lache.
Come along now, Cabot!
Yes, I actually think we are slightly thin at RB
We will have 3 scholarship RBs next year if no one signs. Though I assume that will not be the case.
Excellent article on Oregon 2007, 2010 and 2011 teams (and why this might be the best one)
over at SB Nation Mothership.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
Kindle Fire. Got mine in the mail today.
Initial thoughts are, I like it a lot. Great way to consume media (books, music, Amazon Prime), really easy to use. Definitely not an iPad killer but more an alternative to a iPad that’s geared toward the media-centric crowd.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
I put this article (with an interview following it) in my Read It Later that seems to sum it up pretty well, but I’ve only skimmed so far.
"This season of Ole Miss football is a reminder to talk to your family now about what to do if you're in a persistent vegetative state." ~@celebrityhottub
by AllSaintsDay on Nov 15, 2011 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
Don't you have an iPad too?
And/or a smartphone?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I don’t have either. I’m thinking this may be my first venture into this type of device.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
If you like reading books
(especially with the Kindle Lending Library now… FREE BOOKS) and like music and are not picky about getting free TV shows to watch (1 month of free Amazon Prime will let you know if you like it or not). I highly recommend it. My wife who is tech deficient picked the thing up 15 minutes after I had it set up and she was zooming around playing with it, shopping for books, looking at the web, going Amazon (god help me), and really enjoyed it.
I’m sure the App market will exponentially grow with this too, given Amazon’s App store and the 1 free App per day thing. I recommend it for the media consumption. If you’re looking for a good email tool, calendaring, and work piece, don’t get it. But that’s what I have my computer and phone for.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
Okay, so maybe the price point isn’t so great.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Nov 15, 2011 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
No the price point is great
90% of what people use the iPad for they could easily use the Fire for and save $300+. Obviously the iPad is more robust (even though a lot of the specs are the same) and larger in size, but again, I wouldn’t use an iPad very often because I need things the iPad can’t do. What I want an iPad for the Fire does just fine (so far… we’ll see).
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
I was just making a joke about your wife shopping online.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Nov 15, 2011 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but my iPad is so shiny. (Also I use a lot of things that I think aren’t Fire-able)
"This season of Ole Miss football is a reminder to talk to your family now about what to do if you're in a persistent vegetative state." ~@celebrityhottub
by AllSaintsDay on Nov 15, 2011 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
I’d think that Fire can do Twitter, and maybe MLB.tv. I have lots of math-y stuff and LOTS of deeper games. I’d imagine the ability to TeX is not on Amazon’s priority list for a media-focused device.
"This season of Ole Miss football is a reminder to talk to your family now about what to do if you're in a persistent vegetative state." ~@celebrityhottub
by AllSaintsDay on Nov 15, 2011 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
Definitely does twitter
haven’t looked for MLB.tv because, well it’s MLB.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
I'm hoping they come out with a Fire
that is the size of the Kindle DX. I think I’d buy that. Might buy one anyway, but I’d definitely go for a slightly larger one.
ATQ's #1 fan of ATQ Guys
You could just go for the gusto
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Your a girl, you obviously have the space.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
/flagged
The writer suggests it be called Big Friendly Tablet.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 15, 2011 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
You have a better name for it?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
How about anything that doesn't include
A Clownzano reference?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 15, 2011 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
I'm interested in ongoing feedback.
I was looking at getting the Fire over the Ipad.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 15, 2011 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
Here’s a really good review that goes over what it can and cant do.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I'm a much bigger fan of Amazon now that I have student-prime (basically all the prime features except streaming video for free for 1 year with your .edu address)
Now if they’d get some sort of web service/app for the Kindle Lending Library (like say $10 a year), I’d be all for it.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
We do a ton of stuff on Amazon, and have been trying to justify the expense of an e-reader for awhile. The addition of streaming shows and movies, plus apps for the kids (even if it’s not the same giant library of them that the ipad offers) is a pretty nice deal. And at less than half the price of the ipad.
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I don't think the app disparity will last very long
There will be a ton of people that will flock to the Fire, and like I’ve said the apps people do use (Angry Birds, Netflix, Quickoffice, Facebook, Twitter, etc) are all right there when you turn the thing on. Plus, if you’re an avid Droid guy like myself and have been getting apps from the Amazon App store for a while, all the ones you’ve downloaded are available to you as soon as you turn your Fire on (which was nice, because I have some paid apps I got for free from Amazon and didn’t want to have to pay for them on my Fire).
Lastly, I really like the way the media just simply integrates into the device. Flipping back and forth from Music to games to web to books is just really easy. And shopping for new stuff isn’t difficult either. Plus… it’s Amazon so there is endless shopping.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
Bingo. I was so happy to get the Quickoffice pro for free yesterday.
Plus, if you’re an avid Droid guy like myself and have been getting apps from the Amazon App store for a while
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
FYI
I absolutely love my Acer Iconia A500. 10.1" screen. 32GB, dual core, nvidia, etc. Wifi only. Android Honeycomb. Basically the same thing as a Galaxy 10.1 but slightly heavier. But I got it from Costco for $350 instead of spending significantly more for the Galaxy plus a monthly fee for a freaking data plan. I just tether my phone if I need data somewhere that doesn’t have wifi. I highly recommend it for anyone who is looking for a tablet but wants an Android and doesn’t want to spend much money on the device or a data plan.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Nov 15, 2011 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
How is it compared to the Kindle, though, Matt Daddy? I have all three kindles and can't live w/o them.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Nov 15, 2011 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
No eink
That’s pretty much it. It does a ton more though. My wife is in bed watching The Tudors right now on it. Really good apps, easy to use web browser, decent email app and contacts app and really user friendly. I highly recommend to anyone either looking to get into the smart phone/tablet market because of the price point, or anyone (like me) that just wants a really good media tool.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
Plus, I can't wait till someone hacks it
and give me all the other things I really want to do with it
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
What couldn't you do on a higher-tech smartphone/laptop that you wanted a Kindle Fire for?
I.E. what got you looking at Tablets?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
So
If your wife is in bed, what are you still doing on AtQ?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 16, 2011 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Thank you Uncle Phil!
Prehmmr Matt Prehm
Damyean Dotson talking about why he signed with Oregon, " Matt Arena was incredible. I think it’s better than some NBA buildings."
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Not sure if this should end up in a Fanpost, but I had a great time in Mexico AND got to watch the Ducks win!
I was really down before boarding the plane to Mexico. It just so happens, of all places, the flight we boarded to Mexico at SFO originated in PDX! JEEZ! Stab me in the heart, why don’t you! Many were clad in Duck gear. I we exchanged pleasantries, but I was sad I wasn’t going to the game.
At the resort, I met a bunch of Duck fans poolside. We decided to walking over to a local sports bar (Shooters) to watch the game. There were logos all around the bar with names of visitors who paid $25 to have their name painted above or below the logo. Worst omen ever: I sat facing the fusky logo. Unfortunately, all the other TVs were designated for hockey (the bar is owned by Canadian expats) or the Pacquiao vs Marquez fight.
I really wanted my name painted on the wall, but I noticed there was only one name painted for each logo. This seemed a tad weird. I wasn’t about to drop cash, just to have my name painted over in a week! In all fairness, this may be a completely false assumption. Regardless, ten beers, an order of fish & chips (with spicy, “Mexican” tartar sauce), two bottles of water and a generous tip set me back all of $31. I had an awesome time!
The next day, people I hadn’t even met wer shouting my name, approaching me, offering glad tidings and shaking my hand. I was really confused; ten Negro Modelos in 7 hours is a lot (for me), but I wasn’t drunk enough to not remember meeting people. Initially, I thought my vuvzela, Duck lips and foam “O” hands may have made me the most famous Duck fan in all Los Cabos, Mexico. As it turns out, my family told some people wearing Duck gear about me. It was a ton of fun!
The pelicans I saw on my scuba diving excursion were that much funnier. Oh, and of course I plugged www.addictedtoquack.com all weekend long!
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
This Northern Illinois-Ball State game
might have zero implications for all of you, but hear me out.
I joined a pool with two buddies where 53 guys each put in $50. At the beginning of the season, every team gets a “price” and you get $10M to spend on any 8 teams. You’re stuck with the same 8 teams all season long.
Teams accrue points for wins, scoring points, pitching shutouts, scoring upsets, big passing/rushing days, etc, and lose points for the opposites of those things.
My eight teams were Oregon, Boise State, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, TCU, Houston, Hawaii, and Southern Mississippi. A friend picked those same exact teams, except Northern Illinois in place of Southern Miss. The guy running the pool said he’d never seen anything like it before.
We laughed about it once the season started, but as those 9 teams started to rack up crazy points, we both rose to the top of the leaderboard, where we stand alone, him #1 and me #2, with a (probably) insurmountable lead over the red place team going into the last few weeks. The league winner gets about $850, and the second place finisher gets about $375, so there’s a lot riding on this for the both of us.
So our scores all season long have been 87.5% tethered together; the only variation coming from the difference between Northern Illinois and Southern Miss. Southern Miss was leading for most of the season, but the insane 63-60 NIU win put my friend on top for now.
So now I’m sitting here obsessing over a Ball State-Northern Illinois gamecast with hundreds of dollars hanging in the balance.
Thanks, sports gambling!
Northern Illinois wins, 41-38
tough break, buddeh. But at least you still made $325!
15-yard penalty for my avatar. /Pereira'd
by Brass-billed on Nov 15, 2011 11:41 PM PST up reply actions
That dude who listed the top freshman really screwed up....
It’s DeAngelo Thomas, idiot!
My parents believed in me.
I hope this isn't some sort of secondary violation
but Duck players are promoting someone’s clothing line, and posing in their gear on Facebook. I guess as long as they were not compensated (not even a free T-shirt) it shouldn’t be an issue, but can college players endorse things?
https://www.facebook.com/pages/RTY/198026393566838
My parents believed in me.
I think that as long as they make no earnings from it that it's fine
At least that’s what I hope. Otherwise you get kids being sued for saying they like Call of Duty or something along those lines.
I wouldn't worry about it
especially if they weren’t compensated, it’ll just show up on one of those lists down the road.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Might not be the real KJB
I’m FB friends with an LMJ account. Prolly not the real LMJ.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 16, 2011 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
I'm friends with the Easter Bunny.
And Captain Jack Sparrow.
Euler's #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Nov 17, 2011 3:43 AM PST up reply actions
I'm friends with Bill Musgrave.
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Sorry, didn't mean to Bodyspray name drop
Which, oddly enough, sounds like a Rowdy Roddy Piper wrestling move.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Nov 17, 2011 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
No prob bro, that was my 5:43 AM sense of humor, and thus a slight on me not a slight on you.
However, I hereby decree that “I didn’t mean to bodyspray” shall henceforth be a thing.
Euler's #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Nov 17, 2011 10:06 PM PST up reply actions
I would like to cash in my friend card for some free beer.
Euler's #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Nov 17, 2011 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
Whatcha want, sugar buns?
I got some PBR chillin’ for ya.
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I have a quesiton for Daniel Tosh
is he wearing a 2010 Darron Thomas jersey, or a 2011 Josh Huff jersey?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Tosh has been repping Oregon so hard it's not even funny!
Anyone know what the reason is?
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Nov 15, 2011 7:27 PM PST reply actions
Tuesday Recap
Typical Duck football talk. First we started off with an extensive review of the NBC prime time line up, and then moved into some Lord of the Rings memes and finally into Tech Talk about smart phones and tablets.
Good show today guys!
Really, it’s just a giant mask for the huge level of PANIC!™ that we all feel about the upcoming game.
For some reason, I’m more worried about SC than I have been about any game since LSU (yes, more than Stanford).
Defending maligned chants since 2009
This. Really.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Nov 16, 2011 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
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