Quack Fix: New Offensive Lineman Commit, Dion Jordon, and Some Hurt Cheese-Filled Feelings
by dvieira on Dec 19, 2011 6:01 AM PST
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PrintJared is off this week so you get some extra special Quack Fixes from me. I'll need to let Chesterfield take care of the Twitter Feed this week. Hopefully that ship of bananas comes in or he will give me the bat again! Onto the quack.
- Nick Aliotti dishes on one of my favorite players on defense in Dion Jordon. He made the move to defense in the Spring of 2010 and has been a welcome addition to the Pain Gang. This year, he leads the team in tackles for loss (13.5) as well as sacks (7.5). The best part? He's only a junior and has improved tremendously since his move from tight end. Dion will need to channel his inner man-child to help the Oregon defense against Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.
- Steve Mims with the Register-Guard discusses the impact of seven Oregon Ducks who didn't have to travel far to contribute to the football team. The article profiles Chad Delaney, Grant Thompson, Blake Thompson, Nick Musgrove, Justin Hoffman, Dustin Haines, and Curtis White. Of these seven players, who do you think will make the most impact for the team next year?
- In recruiting news, the Football team picked up a commitment from JC transfer Kyle Long who spent the last two years playing for Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California. He's 6-foot-7, 290 lbs and plays offensive tackle although he'll probably play more positions once he gets into the Oregon program. He also had offers from several SEC and other Pac-12 schools before choosing Oregon.
- Aaron Fentress takes a look at Wisconsin's linebackers versus the Oregon running back contingent. We'll hear this is a lot of over the next two weeks. Edge Oregon because of speed. On a personal note, I do think Oregon's running back speed is excellent but that speed also depends on beating guys who are thinking too much or who are out of position. Even though Wisconsin didn't do well against similar Michigan State plays, I don't think we should just write this position matchup off as a win for Oregon just based on speed alone. The Badger linebackers have 2 first team all Big-10 players and represent a strength of their defense. Staying home and tackling well can help cut down on Oregon big plays.
- Bucky's 5th Quarter has had a number of posts up last week about supposed bulletin board material comments made by Oregon players. As I read through all of the comments and posts, I've come to the conclusion that some of our players may have hurt their players' and fans' feelings because they didn't acknowledge them by name and say they were good. While this may come across as a stirring rebuke of all things cheese, it doesn't surprise me in the slightest. The Oregon philosophy is all about doing what's in your own power. Saying, "oh my! We're so concerned about Wisconsin's o-line don't you know! You betcha, we're going to be stressing day and night about it!" is just not in our DNA and quite frankly, it shouldn't be in Wisconsin's either. Take care of your own business and prepare for your opponent's strengths and weaknesses. Why would you pay lip service to your opponent? To talk up their ego? I think they might be more depressed about not getting compliments more than being upset about potential insults. Just my 2 cents.
That's it for the quack. We're going to be all over our Rose Bowl coverage this week as we break down the matchups. I'm dying to see if we've even got a chance. As always, go Ducks!
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Six drunk obnoxious Wisco sorority sisters
recently interfered with dinner at my favorite Mexican restaurant. As such, I care not for the feelings of Wisco. SCIENCE!
"All noble things are as difficult as they are rare."
- Baruch Spinoza
The most classless fan in college football since 1984.
Serves you right
for trying to eat dinner in a strip club.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 8:54 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
But El Sucio Coño serves the best Mole in Chicago!
"All noble things are as difficult as they are rare."
- Baruch Spinoza
The most classless fan in college football since 1984.
MOLE!
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¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
I’m dying to see if we’ve even got a chance.
Dude, if we don’t get shut out and can hold them to under 50, I’ll be ecstatic.
They have a Cave Troll!
I am so insulted
that you would even think we can possibly hold them to under 80. You need to march right over to B5Q and write a fan post apologizing for your insolence.
"All noble things are as difficult as they are rare."
- Baruch Spinoza
The most classless fan in college football since 1984.
So by the 18 comments
in the basket ball thread, and the dumpster fire pic, I take it we didn’t play well?
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
It's space filler, time passy season
until Dec 30th. I can’t bear the emptiness until then without turning my attention away temporarily.
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Dec 19, 2011 8:42 AM PST up reply actions
Haha
I have this husky friend at work (I know, shocks me too) and, after a surprising amount of smack-talk the week before, his only comment to me on Monday Nov. 7 was “It’s almost basketball season”.
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I have childhood freind that is a fusky
and after the game he said, “maybe next year we’ll beat you. what the hell am i saying, we may never beat you again” That was the best thing a fusky ever said to me,
I’m not making a bold prediction, but we believe we can win every football game.----Chip Kelly
by F'n Duck on Dec 19, 2011 10:00 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The first half was good. We lead the entire time. We had a lot of takeaways and put their star player in foul trouble early.
We lost the rebound battle by 14.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 8:53 AM PST up reply actions
well, we didn't have problems with turnovers for a change
but we shot less than 50% from the line, got outrebounded by 14, and, after a great defensive first half, decided that defense was overrated in the second
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Honest question from a guy who hasn't had a chance to watch much basketball
I have seen a few games the last two years though.
Has the team backslid? Or is this the result of an overperformance last year combined with higher than reasonable expectations this year? And how much do we hold Altman responsible for the player exits? Should we temper our expectations based on those, or do we say, “Hey, we expected you to win X number of games this year; now you’ve got to do it, with or without Brown and Barron”?
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I think it has to do a lot with overachieving from last year creating too high of expectations
this isn’t a bad team, its just not a good one, either. They’re very mediocre.
The biggest difference is in the post. I never thought it would be so hard to replace Catron.
--Dave
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by David Piper on Dec 19, 2011 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
I disagree. I think our post game is the only thing we have right now
Woods is everything advertised and in my opinion the only guy that can create his own shot. The only problem is a) our guards sucks at getting the ball down low to the big guys and b) if teams immediately double, Woods is kicking out to our guards who struggle to create their own shot.
Joseph is good, Singler is solid, Olu has his moments and Loyd and Sim can play well in spurts but we’re combining a bunch of meh with a bunch of other school cast offs and hoping they gel. First of all, there’s a reason they left their previous school. Second of all, it’s always going to take 10-15 games until these guys are comfortable with each other which is why we struggle early in the year.
I don’t know if the expectations are too great, because once conference play starts, we could still end up being who we thought we were going to be. I know Altman has his work cut out for him again this year trying to get multiple pieces to work together, and until he’s able to start to get guys to come here and stay, it’s going to be that way.
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The Daily Faberian
The biggest thing(s) I’ve noticed: We struggle (especially our guards) to get quality shots anywhere near the rim. The most frustrating thing, though, is that when we DO get those shots, we don’t finish nearly as often as we need to. Joseph seems to be the only one capable of doing so.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Dave says it best when he says, "we're a mediocre team."
And he’s right. The issue is why are we mediocre? We have way more talent than we did last year, but I’m not so sure that last year’s team wouldn’t kick the crap out of this year’s team.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
Maybe we're looking at the team that won MD's favorite banner
And not how they were this time, last year?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
I'm sure there is some of that
But even last year’s team early played with a tremendous amount of hustle and energy. They lacked a lot of talent, but they did things this team doesn’t do well. Pass, scrap, get loose balls, etc.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
This team is the polar opposite of last year's
and they’ll achieve about the same level of success if they don’t figure shit out.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
And Catron was on a bit of a "Ima prove myself in this, my 12th year senior season" mission.
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by Bill Musgrave on Dec 19, 2011 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
we shot 31 percent from the line
don’t sugarcoat it.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
OUCH
LOL
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
What a rude welcome back to the NW
Jut got on my Horizon Air flight from SFO. Not only is it a turbo prop, but it is an OSU plane in orange and black, complete with a stupid rodent on the tail.
by OregonNYC on Dec 19, 2011 8:57 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
In the event of a water landing, Mel Gibson’s hand may be used as a floatation device.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
Mascot Fail!
It’s Bucky Benny isn’t it, oh my poor little brothers, I can’t even remember the name of that furry thing on your sideline!
For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!
You take that back!
Your lack of respect for their ability to build an airworthy triplane are insulting and hurtful.
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Yeah
They have some of the biggest planes in the nation.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
Both spellings are correct.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know that I would ever use a word whose definition according to Merriam-Webster is “variant of ‘flotation’”
There are whole countries who spell some of our words with extra U's.
What can I say? I live on the edge.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah,
who spell some of our words with extra U’s.
Like, “Hck the fskies!”
"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
No
That’s an improper benefit. Just ask any fan of any other team. It’s just another way Phil Knight has paid off the NCAA
The only full size Alaska plane to get painted
Is the Timbers one, which is also their biggest sports sponsorship by far.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
It is a jet
I’ve been lucky enough to fly on it before. I’ll tell you, when you walk out and realize what plane you are getting on…you just KNOW it’s going to be a great freaking day.
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Alaska doesn’t show a jet for UO, just this one
Speed Endurance Talent is how Track Town USA plays football. Win The Day
Holy hell
I’d be afraid it would fail to live up to expectations and crash outside Sacramento.
Better load up on the Bloody Marys.
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by daisyduck on Dec 19, 2011 9:54 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The nice thing about Horizon Flights is the free beer and wine.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
The problem is, on the Seatac to PDX flight you only get 3 minutes to finish it before they take it away again.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
So?
Rookie.
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by daisyduck on Dec 19, 2011 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Will you marry me?
Tako need know nothing.
Ivon Padilla-Rodriguez's #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Dec 19, 2011 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
GASP! DO I LOOK LIKE A HOMEWRECKER TO YOU?!?
(quick – meet me at the airport for the last flight out to Vegas)
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It's fine with me.
I could use some “me” time.
Addicted to Quack, #1 Oregon blog among female Duck fans, including the ageless and ever-radiant daisyduck.
You mean, you could use some "MD" time, right?
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
MD time?
Addicted to Quack, #1 Oregon blog among female Duck fans, including the ageless and ever-radiant daisyduck.
Hey that's a sleazy party waiting to happen
let’s all just move into a trashy mobilehome together.
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Jewish wine
proof enough that kosher has nothing to do with quality.
If ya can't get your Dick Enright, get your Dick Harter!
PS, Annie Greensprings > Maddog (from ancient memory).
If ya can't get your Dick Enright, get your Dick Harter!
Remember the old saying, 'Drink some MD, Go out and chase a truck'
"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
MD had two advantages.
Flat bottles, easy to smuggle/conceal/shoplift
20% ABV. Much bigger kick than Annie Green Springs. Or Boones Farm for that matter.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
Don't forget the Night Train.
And Thunderbird, but the Night Train is really my favorite name, it just speaks to where you are going once you get started.
I hit the internet to try to remember the latter (no comment) and happened across this website, hilarious descriptions:
Ivon Padilla-Rodriguez's #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Dec 19, 2011 10:11 PM PST up reply actions
Hardly.
I just wish they start serving me as soon as I arrive in that crappy concourse where they keep the Horizon planes at Sea-Tac.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
PDX is worse.
“Shed tacked on to the back of an otherwise decent airport” seems pretty apropos for that one.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Dec 19, 2011 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
PDX now haz the porno scanners :(
I opted for the pat down. It wasn’t as bad as I expected, but might have been more invasion had I selected the private room option.
PS, I hate the TSA. Why not just give the pilots handguns?
If ya can't get your Dick Enright, get your Dick Harter!
Ha!
My mom just went through LAX security and announced that she was disappointed she didn’t get to go through the X-ray. The guy looked at her with a raised eyebrow and commented, “That’s definitely the opposite reaction from any I’ve heard before.” Personally, I’d rather do the X-ray than get felt up by a stranger, but I’ve gone through the patdown enough now (going through Amsterdam a couple months after the underpants bomber was by far the most aggressive) that it’s just kind of meh.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Dec 19, 2011 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
Speaking Frankly
The dude let me know several times when approaching sensitive areas that he was using the back of his hand. He didn’t put his hands down my pants and avoided my package. While I still find it offensive and pointless, I’d rather do this than be subjected to unnecessary radiation and have my wonderful physique on some database accessible to gay TSA employees who may use it as masturbatory fantasies.
If ya can't get your Dick Enright, get your Dick Harter!
Now that IS a fantasy!!!
"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
It's also bullshit
but you already knew that.
If ya can't get your Dick Enright, get your Dick Harter!
Ya gotta wonder if they REALLY like groping the old guys.
"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
From what I've read
they mainly get off on groping teh wimmenz.
If ya can't get your Dick Enright, get your Dick Harter!
Pretty sure it's always same-gender groping.
At least, that’s all I’ve ever seen/experienced. AT THE AIRPORT ONLY, before anyone runs with that one.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Dec 19, 2011 9:30 PM PST up reply actions
There are still plenty of jokes about you getting felt up in an airport.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
You know, I still feel like I have to try.
Vain attempt, I know, but at least I made it?
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Dec 19, 2011 9:49 PM PST up reply actions
Actually I love it when you do
Its great theater the way you always take the high road and these perverts all try to drag you back into the gutter. Keep fighting the good fight sister.
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True
but not everyone can be Gorby.
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by daisyduck on Dec 19, 2011 9:54 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
They have nothing on the high school perverts I attempt to corral/ignore every day.
Although I totally lost it one time when I was reading Lincoln’s Inaugural Address to the kids. He says “intercourse” about 20 times, and I just couldn’t handle it anymore. Giggled for a solid minute or two. The kids were rolling, probably more at me than the dang speech.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Dec 19, 2011 9:56 PM PST up reply actions
I always keep my mind in the gutter
So I’ll always know where to find it.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
/putshandstogetherandcracksknuckles
An airline pilot announced over the intercom, "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. We’ve reached our cruising altitude of 33,000 feet, and it looks like we’re going to be right on time. Thank you for flying with us." Then, wrongly believing he had switched off his microphone, said, "Take the wheel, will ya, Bill? I’m gonna go take a dump and then screw that new stewardess lovemyducks81!" lovemyducks81 heard this and ran to the cockpit to inform the captain that the microphone was still on. Halfway up the aisle, she tripped, and fell flat on her face. A sweet little old lady named daisyduck leaned over her and said softly, "What’s the hurry, hon’? Cap’n Benz said he was gonna take a dump first!"
ha.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I believe they're called flight attendants now.
And I’d love to see what Daisy does to you for calling her old…
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Dec 19, 2011 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
That was a calculated risk, I'll admit.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
It's okay
Everyone seems old to a 13 yr old.
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by daisyduck on Dec 20, 2011 8:02 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Oh, we're not greedy, the airport locale will do just fine.
Ivon Padilla-Rodriguez's #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Dec 19, 2011 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
I always get searched flying
because I wear really baggy sweats and a sweatshirt when flying.
Sure, the search is annoying and uncomfortable, but I don’t really care. It’s worth being able to fly comfortably as possible as a 6’3 guy in cramped seats.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Funny, I'd always pictured you much shorter.
That said, everybody makes fun of the short kid until it’s time to travel. Bus trips, plane trips, car trips—leg room is never, ever an issue. Ha!
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Dec 19, 2011 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
This is what happened with me flying back from Turkey a number of years ago
Flew into Dallas after like 6,538 hours with baggy sweats and a sweatshirt on carrying nothing but my backpack. The security at the customs counter stopped me and said, “sir, we’d like to check your luggage.” My parents and two sisters and brother in law were all pushing the big carts of luggage behind me and I turned and pointed at them and said, “be my guest.”
Realizing he just asked to look through about 12 pieces of luggage he said, “oh, you’re with them? Go ahead.”
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
I'm still having issues with auto refresh. I logged out, closed and reopened my browser and then logged back in. I pointed out having issues last week and someone agreed they were having the same issue.
Can PPWSOT you let our SBN overloards know? kthxbai
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 10:07 AM PST reply actions
He did fairly well for them last weekend.
they lost but he had a QB rating of 95ish.
"You better show up. You don’t have to be the best team in the country. You just have to be the best team in the stadium on that day." Chip Kelly
Oh Hai Gais
Long time no see.
Good news! Thanks to the generosity of DaisyDuck, we have a parking pass for the golf course parking @ the rose bowl! THE ATQ LA BOOZEFEST ’12 IS ON!
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
darn, and I had just decided to give up our parking pass. We have one of the ones for the lot where they park your cars 5 deep, first come, first served. We figured it would be easier just to pool up and head over there rather than risking a lost spot.
--Dominic, Addicted to Quack
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
Will it be pot luck or is everyone responsible for themselves?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
Seeing as I can't buy booze for people
that’s up to you guys. I’ll get a fanpost up later in the day with details on location, etc.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
also...
edsbs @edsbs 1h
I hope this all costs him a lot of money. RT @RollCallAbby: Yep. Craig James is filing today for Senate in Texas… #txsenate
Matt Hinton @DrSaturday 1h
An FSU player is accused of stealing an iPad. Upcoming gift for FSU’s appearance in the Champs Sports Bowl: $450 shopping spree at Best Buy.
Mark Ennis @Mengus22 2h
Heh. RT @Osceola_Tim: Report: Jenkins told officers anyone who leaves a motorcycle out in the open should expect to have it stolen.
Retweeted by edsbs
darren rovell @darrenrovell 1h
This Tim Tebow rookie card sold for $1,052 on eBay last week say.ly/UKP19BQ
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Read this, and please read it.
How St. Joes is fucking over a basketball player
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Yeah, that's too bad, it sounds like the coach is being kind of a cry baby.
It really bothers me when adults, who’s job it is to serve as role-models model behavior that is hard to defend. Just sign the release and be done with it. It makes me wonder if there is more to the story, that we don’t know from the school’s perspective. Either way, I just can’t see how it is ever to a school’s advantage to not release a player. It really seems vindictive, and personal, and that’s what I don’t like.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
I agree
I hope the article forces the school to let the kid go. I really don’t see what they gain by keeping him on the bench at his new school for the rest of his career. You only get so many opportunities to play, so let the guy enjoy his time while there’s still some of it left!
by JonathanPDX on Dec 19, 2011 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
Is it possible PSAs won't go there because they're afriad they can't leave?
Sounds like the former coach is making a total dick move.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
Our DEs always have monster games in our bowl games, so I think Dion Jordan is going to wreck.
The only thing I’m worried about is our offense showing up. I think our defense will.
Things like that.
I also worry that our offense may take too long to get moving, like they did against USC.
But I remember watching Wisconsin play UNLV in the season opener and their defense was definitely troubled by UNLV’s run-based option style of football. I hope that we can take advantage of them around the edge early, rather than fruitlessly try to run up the gut for an entire half before figuring out what to do in the second half. I am also worried that the offense is forced to go pass happy like it did against Auburn and LSU. We don’t have the receivers or pass protection to win a game through the air.
I am starting to feel the OMFG PANIC!!!!!!! coming on.
Winners of the Platypus trophy!
I hope Wiscy goes to the Lawry's Beef Bowl twice before the game.
"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
but the team that eats the most beef at that thing wins the Rose Bowl something like 87% of the time
There is NO WAY our teensy little guys could ever eat as much Lawry’s Beef Bowl as those corn-fed Wiscy boys. Haven’t you heard? They are HUGE. Frankly, I’m worried.
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All I hear about Wisconson is how big their line is
But they havn’t run into a LaFatty James yet.
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Dec 19, 2011 2:20 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
PEOPLE OF QUACK!
I’m off to London and then probably Amman for a bit. Will I get a Quack Fix while abroad? Dunt know. Will i be able to rec your comments to the greenest goodness on B5Q? Dont know.
On Jan 2, a little before midnite, I’ll be posted up in the Amman Royal Marriott in the Champion Sports Bar. Or in the Time Out sports Bar at the Kempinski Hotel if I get asked to leave the Marriott (though the Arab World does tend be ALLCAPS kind of place with regard to noise)
Happy Holidays to you and yours, and GOOOO DUUUUUCKS
scrappy
Safe travels HP
Should be a very interesting place to watch the game. I hope you find some fellow Quackers (or at least some Quack-friendly peeps) in that corner of the globe to cheer with! GO DUCKS!
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Before I fork $30 over to Stubhub, thought I’d see if anyone here is interested. 1 ticket, Tunnel 24, Row 72, Seat 115. $160 (face of $150, plus the handling/postage fee the AD charged). It’s end zone, skewing towards the Wiscy bench, however, you’ll be with five other duck alums. oregonduck85@hotmail.com
Kyle Long
Kyle Long is an interesting prospect.
He’s the son of NFL Hall of Famer/Fox TV analyst/Terrible actor Howie Long, brother of 2nd overall draft pick Chris Long.
He was a HS all-american in both baseball and football and played in the 2008 US Army All-American Bowl. He went to Florida State for a year, then left FSU to play minor league baseball. After baseball didn’t work out he spent two years at Saddleback JC, that means he only has one year of eligibility left.
He’s had ACC D1 experience and with two years of JC maybe he doesn’t need the typical one-year timeline to adjust to game speed and learn the system, still this seems like a short-term stop gap measure for the graduating Asper/Weems. If he’s going to play offensive line he better learn the system super quick, because he has to play early and often to get a look from the pros.
It seems like it would be easier for him to contribute early along the defensive line, he has played both DE & DT in the past and with his family’s DE pedigree it seems obvious that he may play D-line instead. He certainly has the ideal frame that Coach Azz looks for (freakishly tall and under 300 with quick feet) to play DT in Oregon’s scheme. It may be that the youngsters (Fisher, Johnstone, Yrutegoy-whatever) develop enough to be able to contribute consistently next year, meaning Long can become a steady part of the rotation along the D-line with Turner and Hanna graduating.
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I don’t know if he’s a punk, but if he is anything like his dad then we do know that he is a HORRIBLE actor…
Whoever was quoted as saying that “it rages with adventurous appeal” clearly has no self-respect whatsoever, or is as batshit crazy as Gary Busey.
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I only remember
Teri Hatcher.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
That show was terrible
I couldn’t get into it. I didn’t even bother with Smallville, but I know people who swear by it. Mostly, I just swear.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
It was thoroughly entertaining when I was 10.
Not sure how it would hold up now. Smallville actually wasn’t bad for the first 4-5 seasons, though it dropped off a cliff after that.
That may have been the worst movie of all time.
Howie’s acting might have ben the best part.
Troll 2 is the greatest movie ever made.
I own a Nilbog shirt, I wear it proudly often.
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Well Kurt, you are certainly doing your part
to wrestle that Nerd of the Year award out of Gorby’s iron grip, aren’t you?
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by keeerrrttt1 on Dec 19, 2011 11:50 PM PST up reply actions
I've heard he's got a chance to get a waiver to have 2 to play 2 instead of 1 for 1
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
That would be nice if he could acquire the waiver giving him a year to adjust. Last time I heard an Oregon player getting that was Darius Sanders, and Josh frankel before that. Frankel I think is the only player in program history to be announced on senior day at Autzen Stadium twice, getting to walk out the tunnel in 99 & 2000.
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That would be awesome
Where did you hear that?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
I could see coaches definitely trying to pursue a waiver, it’s a matter of if the NCAA agrees to it. Hopefully this is one of those situation where daddy’s name recognition actually does something useful other than getting the son of a jackass locked in a tool shed.
It makes a lot more sense pursuing a JC if there was the prospect for 2 years, most take an entire year just to adjust and learn the system. Going after a 1 for 1 guy definitely raised an eyebrow, though he is a big talent…hopefully it doesn’t become a Richie Incognito situation. You know he’s going to be motivated though, getting a year to showcase his draft worthiness to the NFL.
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Pursuing him makes a lot more sense if the coaches thought they could get the waiver
When I first read about him (last week?), I didn’t think he’d be a good fit due to only having one year left of eligibility.
Then again, that poor big man at UAB is trapped because Nobody Cares About Athletes is allowing his former coach to throw a temper tantrum. Granted, the situation are completely different, but just a reminder of what happens when we expect the NCAA to do the logical thing.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
I can't remember where I initially heard or read it, or I'd link it for sure.
It’s a possibility though for some reason or another. It’s being talked about on virtually every oregon board without a paywall, though nobody has been kind enough to source it.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Oh, deh interwebs iz deh surce? Wull, Y U NO SEYZ SEW?
I’m not ribbing you in particular. I have also heard of this type of waiver before, I’m just too lazy to look it up myself.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
this may be the most confusing...
wonky sentence that I have ever read, that actually makes sense to me.
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by Quack Addict on Dec 19, 2011 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
I AM ON MY WAY TO GO PICK UP MY ROSE BOWL TICKETS.....YIPPPEEEE KI YAY, MUTHA FKR!!!!!!
Let you know more when I get back.
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by Famous Duck on Dec 19, 2011 1:18 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I am waiting for my friend to receive delivery.
SO EXCITED!
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
THEY JUST ARRIVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I almost kissed the UPS Delivery Guy!!! Alas, he was old and female. But omg, THE TICKETS ARE HERE!!!!!!!!!!
There's no crying in baseball!
SWEEET!!!!!!!!!
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
OK, I GOT MY TIX!!!!! GATE C, Tunnel 3. IZ THAT GOOD?
"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
You can see the approximate
view from your seats here.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
Alrighty, then. Thanx DUD. I'm 28 rows up at about the 45 yard line on the Oregon side. That'll do.
"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 the fix just keeps delivering these...
excited people typing is just… lol.
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by Quack Addict on Dec 19, 2011 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
DAMN Rights! Seats 107 & 108, so halfway between Tunnels 3 & 4.
"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
yes but
he was old and female.
I don’t want to know how DuckUntilDeath figured that little tidbit out…
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by Quack Addict on Dec 19, 2011 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
I was not there to perform gender analysis. My friend, gigglingone, was. You'll have to ask her about the size of the "tidbits."
Generally, I do the ol’ “Crocodile Dundee,” tho.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
YOu mean, you eat lizard gizzards?
"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
So, are any of us going to survive if SBNation's rose bowl sim comes true?
Their NCAA 12 simulation has Oregon winning 42-35 on a 15 yard TD run by Darron Thomas with 13 seconds left in the game.
(youtube video of sim highlights)
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
What's more offensive?
A “white” Russell Wilson or referring to DT after a sack as a “sitting duck”?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
Don't forget the 12 year old black kid on the motorcycle in a polo shirt
Or that they have the Autzen walls from 3 years ago.
Or that the team is outrunning the motorcycle.
But my #1 issue with NCAA Football, and why I did not buy it this year nor will ever again until they change it back, was that they took away D-Pad player control. For those of us old farts who grew up on Nintendo and Sega Genesis, we don’t deal with the stick well, give us duplicate D-pad control otherwise we can’t play. No D-pad, no purchase.
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I actually think this is their best version yet
the motion controls are much more refined (You don’t even need to use the right joystick on offense if you aren’t pump faking), the defense is much improved, especially in zone coverage and assignment-blitzing, offensive linemen actually pull on sweeps, you get rewarded for reading the zone or triple option correctly, and your game planning (those menu options like “zone depth/big runs/etc” make a difference in games.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
No, you're thinking of Tecmo Super Bowl circa 1991
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It was that way in 11 too, and it sucked. They could pick it off every single time like that Oklahoma player in the '05 Holiday Bowl.
Things like that.
yeah, i have 11, and I stopped playing it because I can’t complete a long pass because some linebacker defies the laws of physics and/or gravity every single time
In tecmo super bowl, if two players were near a throw there would be a cut-away animation with both doing their best anime impression leaping one after another as if they were flying before showing one player come down with the ball.
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No
actually the game seems to reward you for finding and using a throwing lane by giving you a better completion percentage. However, the linemen seem to have really good reflexes, as they’ll intercept a bullet pass out in the flat sometimes.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Yes, all the time
They need to put in a touch pass. I’m sick of throwing either a bullet or a lob 100 feet in the air every pass
I always find the sitting duck line funny
because I play as the Ducks and I get sacks and it’s just part of the commentary. It’s funny.
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY DAY
Pete Thamel @PeteThamelNYT 11m
Deadline was today. RT @jksports: Craig James has decided to run for the U.S. Senate. He will no longer work for ESPN.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
You know what the best part of this is
This is just in time for the Bowl season and Holidays.
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by Quack Addict on Dec 19, 2011 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
But if he doesn't win
and comes back to work for ESPN, will they use “ran for Senate 2012” in his “resume”?
They have a Cave Troll!
His resume should read “got Mike Leach and Bruce Feldman fired over my petty personal vendettas” as he probably considers that to be a great accomplishment.
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That fucker is going to get ROASTED in Texas. I heard from a friend down there and many people are just looking for a way to FRY HIM.
/ycousinvinnie
"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
Uh
You’re talking about your “friend”…….“down there”……..?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 19, 2011 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
But, there's nothing wrong with that, right?
"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
What was the Bruce Feldman deal again?
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
Didn't Feldman write the book for Mike Leach?
"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
Bruce Feldman helped Mike Leach write his book “Swing Your Sword” which included portions about just how much of an egotistical douche-nozzle Craig James is, so James had Feldman silenced at ESPN, he wasn’t allowed to tweet or speak in public and everybody was wondering WTF happened to Bruce? A #FreeBruce campaign started and turned out he’d been suspended from ESPN, then somebody else hired him away from ESPN. I think he’s with CBS Sports now or Yahoo.
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ESPN won't hire political people in general
highly unlikely he comes back to the mothership
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Rush limbaugh disagrees
Anybody else remember his 3 week stint on NFL Gameday? Trainwreck from the get-go, and they had to spend nearly an hour or two apologizing for him after they canned his fat ass.
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Here's ESPN's story
They don’t seem like they’re gonna hire him back
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Ain't we all?
"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
Whoops. Guess we suck.
Matt Hinton @DrSaturday 21m
Chip Kelly’s good, but how is it possible for Oregon to lead the Pac-12 in rushing, total & scoring offense w/ zero all-conference linemen?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
not quite a pelican but it was the best that I could find
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by Quack Addict on Dec 19, 2011 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
This is the fun thing about reposting twitter items. No context. Maybe it was commentary on the Pac-12 having bad defenses. Maybe it was a commentary about all-conference selections. Maybe it was commentary on our schemes and play calling.
I just don’t understand getting wrapped around the axle on things like this. Who cares what other people think?
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Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
You mean Axel Foley?
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Sounds like commentary on who selects all conference linemen.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
That's how I took it.
Either that, or a commentary on how amazing the “skill” players are. Or a combination thereof.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Dec 19, 2011 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
Nevada has sold 10 tickets out of their allotment for the Hawaii bowl.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
As if things couldn't get any worse for ASU basketball
Via EDSBS
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Wait, are we talking about girl fights again?
Is there jello involved this time?
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The Daily Faberian
Besides the fact that:
There’s nobody in the stands
They still lost the game to Southern Miss 64-61
#23 is a 7 foot center from Russia.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
In a dive bar somewhere in the greater Phoenix area, Dennis Erickson cackles wildly and downs his 12th glass of cheap whiskey.
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he then calls Rick Neuheisel for a ride home.
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Who calls for a taxi, which just happens to be driven by Paul Wulff.
For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!
In other news, Jabari Brown has transferred to Mizzou
by FromAutzenWithLove on Dec 20, 2011 1:59 AM PST reply actions
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