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  • In a study that should hold up to all kinds of scrutiny from all different angles, a study at the University of Oregon found that the more the football team wins, the more male students' grades drop. I'm also sure no one would make a claim about how athletics are prioritized over academics and that's why this is an issue. Although it might be a little difficult to gauge given the tremendous success of these programs, I'd like to see a similar comparison to a Duke or North Carolina during March Madness.
  • Some various notes from this Register-Guard article including Rose Bowl prep information and how similar it is to 2009, a note about when the Pac-12 Football schedule will be released and also some notes about recent UO commit Kyle Long who is the son of Hall of Fame NFL great Howie Long.
  • Darron Thomas is referring to the Rose Bowl preparation as a "Second Fall Camp" because of the extended sessions without playing a game since the Pac-12 Championship Game at Autzen Stadium against UCLA. A major difference from a typical fall camp is that there is no tackling Also of note, Oregon is the "home team" and will be wearing a dark color combination. In your predictions, make sure to take into account that we've been asked to wear yellow.
  • Looking to score some deals in Beverly Hills? Apparently there is a spirit campaign going on to get deals at various businesses in the city. Wear your gear, follow a twitter account, yadda yadda. My wife and I got a wonderful deal at the Musical Instrument Museum during our trip to the BCS National Championship game last year by wearing our gear.
  • David Piper was kind enough to invite me out to watch the Men's Basketball Team take on North Carolina Central. After watching the first half where Oregon shot 20% from the field and 10% from beyond the arc, I've decided that Dave hates me and doesn't value my friendship AT ALL. Why does he hate me so much? Why did I deserve such punishment? It was all good though as the Ducks turned it on in the second half.
  • Oregon Live has a great feature on Boseko Lokembo.
Remember. Quack, quack, pass. Go Ducks!

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Wow, that is one heck of a groundbreaking study!

The bottom line: Three extra wins for the Ducks’ football squad in any given year caused a drop in male GPAs that’s about as steep as the one you’d expect if male students had scored 27 points lower on their SATs.

Are they aware of how statistically insignificant a 27 point difference in SAT scores is?

I don’t think it takes a study to say that grades may drop a but when the football team is doing well and students are partying more. I don’t understand why such a small difference is made to be news-worthy.

"I don't do well with pain medicine."

by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Dec 21, 2011 6:31 AM PST via mobile reply actions  

You're saying 24/1600 (or 1.69%) is INSIGNIFICANT!?!!?

An advisor whispers into TheOcean’s ear

“Wait what…….the maximum score is now how high?”

TQA8, YOU’RE SAYING 24/2400 (1%) is INSIGNIFICANT?!?!?! YOU’RE TELLING ME NOT TO TRUST A GPA DECLINE OF 0.04 IN COLLEGE MALES!?!

That actually makes a lot of sense. Agreed.

I don't mean to impose...

by TheOcean on Dec 21, 2011 7:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Depending on whether they’re factoring the writing portion into the theoretical 27 point decline, it could actually be a 1.125% difference (27/2400).

Either way, completely insignificant.

"I don't do well with pain medicine."

by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Dec 21, 2011 7:25 AM PST up reply actions  

First….that is EXACTLY what I said…aside from the part where I decided to use 24 instead of 27……for some reason.

Second, my formatting failed fabulously because I can never remember that bracketing something in asterisks makes it bold.

I don't mean to impose...

by TheOcean on Dec 21, 2011 7:49 AM PST up reply actions  

I obviously wouldn’t score well on the reading section of the SAT, huh?

"I don't do well with pain medicine."

by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Dec 21, 2011 7:54 AM PST up reply actions  

And I thank God daily that I was not subjected to the writing section…what with my inability to put together a single post that is free of grammatical errors.

I don't mean to impose...

by TheOcean on Dec 21, 2011 8:46 AM PST up reply actions  

Everyone seems to dislike that section, but it was my favorite.

"I don't do well with pain medicine."

by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Dec 21, 2011 8:52 AM PST via mobile up reply actions  

Well, there isn't actually a 1600pt range in SAT scores

I’d venture a guess that the majority of UO students SAT scores for Math/Verbal fall between ~1000-1200, essentially no one has over 1500 or less than 800, so 27pts may be somewhat significant. I would certainly say that anecdotal evidence in my own work and school performance supports this hypothesis.

by OregonNYC on Dec 21, 2011 3:34 PM PST up reply actions  

One of my dorm mates at Oregon had a 1600 on the SAT, and didn't know how to ride a bike nor drive a car.

He had taken a half dozen prep courses and took the test five or six times, but he got that perfect score that allowed him to enroll at the U of O. Seriously.

He was a smart kid, but not mind blowingly so.

I don't mean to impose...

by TheOcean on Dec 21, 2011 3:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I think the 1600 score is deprecated.

I believe there’s a new scoring scheme since I (or we) took the test. But I was just taking the opportunity to use one of my favorite odd phrases.

Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.

by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Dec 21, 2011 4:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Not wanting to brag,

but I got a 2340 on the SAT’s. I could have got in anywhere but I’ve wanted to come to Oregon for years.

by FromAutzenWithLove on Dec 21, 2011 4:22 PM PST up reply actions  

What is the maximum possible score now?

I pulled 1390 on the old scale.

Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.

by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Dec 21, 2011 4:26 PM PST up reply actions  

A 2400

I went to a small Charter school though. Almost everybody in my class got over 2100.

by FromAutzenWithLove on Dec 21, 2011 4:39 PM PST up reply actions  

My HS was the designated "college prep" school in Salem at the time.

IIRC, the adjusted (top and bottom 5% thrown out) average SAT score was around 1200 on the 1600 scale. I hear it’s different there at this point. I don’t have first-hand knowledge of this, but my understanding is that most public schools nowadays strive to prepare kids to take tests rather than actually give them a broad-based education. My guess is that your experience was closer to mine in that regard.

Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.

by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Dec 21, 2011 4:49 PM PST up reply actions  

I got less than 1200 (old school)

but I dated the lead singer of the most popular band in town. So there.

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by daisyduck on Dec 21, 2011 5:36 PM PST up reply actions  

Sweet. I could probably have gotten into Stanford if I'd known this.

Also, I should probably get bonus points for his kickass mullet.

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by daisyduck on Dec 21, 2011 7:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh shit, you didn't mention the mullet.

With that you go straight to CEO of Fortune 500 Company.

Can I get you a cup of coffee, boss?

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by Bill Musgrave on Dec 21, 2011 7:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh I'm just getting started

Sometimes when peforming, he’d wear these Michael Jackson Thriller-esque faux leather jacket and pants. They were even black and red. And sometimes he would wear a headband.

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by daisyduck on Dec 21, 2011 7:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Dern, odd rule here, but the book says you go back to "crack whore".

Still, I’m sure it was worth it.

Ivon Padilla-Rodriguez's #1 fan

by Bill Musgrave on Dec 21, 2011 7:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah so worth it

because right now my stomach hurts from laughing so hard just thinking about it. It could have been straight out of an SNL 80’s spoof.

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by daisyduck on Dec 21, 2011 7:53 PM PST up reply actions  

It's been worth it for me too, similar laughs.

Where’d you go to high school?

We had two MJ dressing wanna-b’s, and one was a girl.

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by Bill Musgrave on Dec 21, 2011 7:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Woodburn, which should tell you why this was the most popular band in town – not much to choose from. The best part is I dated him. Seriously I was such an idiot.
Oh god I’m laughing again.

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by daisyduck on Dec 21, 2011 8:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Ok, but if I would have taken the SAT twice in one day (hypothetically), I feel confident I’m saying that there would be at least a 30 point difference in the two scores, despite having the same amount of knowledge. It’s so insognicifant

"I don't do well with pain medicine."

by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Dec 21, 2011 5:54 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

insignificant*

"I don't do well with pain medicine."

by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Dec 21, 2011 5:54 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

I want to see you do this

firstly because I don’t think there’d be any change if you’d done any studying from a class or book prior to the first exam, and second because taking back to back 6 hour tests would be really funny to watch.

"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt

by axemen23 on Dec 22, 2011 12:14 AM PST up reply actions  

/triestoremember

I got 1320 on the math/reading portion, but I know kids who got less, so I’d get on board with your theory.

"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt

by axemen23 on Dec 22, 2011 12:13 AM PST up reply actions  

The Rose Bowl can request a team to wear a certain color?

First I’ve heard of that. I was kinda hoping for the LGFDUC again.

They have a Cave Troll!

by quack785 on Dec 21, 2011 7:19 AM PST reply actions  

Lizards Get Frocked Daily Upon Calvary

"You could almost imagine Ducks coach Chip Kelly walking to midfield among the bloodied Bruins and shouting in his best gladiator voice, 'Are you not entertained?'" - Ted Miller

by CougarDuck on Dec 21, 2011 8:47 AM PST up reply actions  

why isn't this green yet?
Luscious Gonads Free Dangling Under Chip

They have a Cave Troll!

by quack785 on Dec 21, 2011 9:43 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I rec'd your post too, cause it was that amazing!

"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly

by Duckfanatic10 on Dec 21, 2011 10:35 AM PST up reply actions  

/testicle’d

For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!

by DamienS on Dec 21, 2011 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

Lucid girls furiously defacate underneath cablecars?

"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"

Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com

by keeerrrttt1 on Dec 21, 2011 9:34 AM PST up reply actions  

I was just in downtown SF over the weekend

and if you changed “girls” it to “Tenderloin derelict” then this sounds very realistic. No city in America has as much human feces on the streets as SF, it is like Calcutta after a flood.

by OregonNYC on Dec 21, 2011 3:37 PM PST up reply actions  

since nobody answered seriously

The fans have been requested to wear yellow, not the team. And it was the university that requested it, not the bowl.

by jfwells on Dec 21, 2011 7:41 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions  

Mine had to be rewritten, as halfway through deciphering the code somebody else decided to post in the same line with one of my keywords.

"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"

Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com

by keeerrrttt1 on Dec 21, 2011 10:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Even better than that,

The ATQ Facebook page has been reached via “mysmutsearch.com”. Yeah.

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by Takimoto on Dec 22, 2011 10:49 AM PST up reply actions  

Forgot to mention five times.

It’s been reached five times via “mysmutsearch.com”.

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by Takimoto on Dec 22, 2011 10:49 AM PST up reply actions  

Glad you got the message, Dom

next time I invite you to a game, I’m going to make sure that Oregon shoots 10%

--Dave

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by David Piper on Dec 21, 2011 8:50 AM PST reply actions  

There was a game last night?

Odd, I was hanging out here off and on all evening and didn’t see a game thread or even a mention.

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by benzduck on Dec 21, 2011 9:14 AM PST up reply actions  

it wasn't on TV, and against a terrible opponent

plus, I’m on vacation and am being lazy

--Dave

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by David Piper on Dec 21, 2011 9:16 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah dude, that was horrendous

"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt

by axemen23 on Dec 21, 2011 10:55 AM PST up reply actions  

From what I've been hearing

Peter Konz may be out for Wisconsin; or even if he plays, would be well below 100%.

target="new">Here it is.l

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by quack785 on Dec 21, 2011 9:53 AM PST reply actions  

Just wanted to give some Happy Birthday wishes to Mike Bellotti today and also to Chesterfield the ATQ Gorilla, both of whom had a profound impact on Oregon athletics

--Dominic, Addicted to Quack

Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.

by dvieira on Dec 21, 2011 10:15 AM PST reply actions  

I see what you did there

"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian

by Matt Daddy on Dec 21, 2011 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Winning!

"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

by PondJunky on Dec 21, 2011 10:56 AM PST up reply actions  

Happy Birthday Dom!

December 21 – that was a tough birthday when you were a kid I’d imagine. 361 days between gift events.

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by daisyduck on Dec 21, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Pet Peeve: Reading through the comments in a prior day's Quack Fix...

…seeing an area where you can possibly add to the discussion/make fun of bodyspray23, but knowing that very little will come of it because everyone has moved on.

I don't mean to impose...

by TheOcean on Dec 21, 2011 10:44 AM PST reply actions  

Some, myself included, add to previous QFs

I have the “Archive” bookmarked, which makes it really easy to see which posts have been updated.

by DuckUntilDeath on Dec 21, 2011 10:47 AM PST up reply actions  

It is NEVER too late

to make fun of bodyspray23.
If you build it, they will come.

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by daisyduck on Dec 21, 2011 10:54 AM PST up reply actions  

There's a video of it.

I don’t have the link handy. To the Googles!

"You could almost imagine Ducks coach Chip Kelly walking to midfield among the bloodied Bruins and shouting in his best gladiator voice, 'Are you not entertained?'" - Ted Miller

by CougarDuck on Dec 21, 2011 11:47 AM PST up reply actions  

There's a YouTube video of the roof coming down.

A friend posted it on Facebook with a caption that stated “A video reflection of the last decade of Husky football” I thought it was a rather fitting description.

I’d post the link but I’m at teh workz.

by Pelhament on Dec 21, 2011 12:11 PM PST up reply actions  

It's a sign of a good ATQ commenter.

That and making fun of Bodyspray23.

"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly

by Duckfanatic10 on Dec 21, 2011 1:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Who is Hu?

Does the other side say, “Stop Hu”

by echo31 on Dec 21, 2011 12:25 PM PST up reply actions  

I really wish I had photoshop skillz

"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian

by Matt Daddy on Dec 21, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions  

I need a new assignment.

"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

by PondJunky on Dec 21, 2011 3:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Your logic is infallible!

by BrewDuck on Dec 21, 2011 12:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Indeed, several baver nominations forthcoming for Rogues Scholarships.

"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

by Famous Duck on Dec 21, 2011 4:09 PM PST up reply actions  

He might get some good time this Thursday night on the NFL Network.

"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

by Famous Duck on Dec 21, 2011 2:10 PM PST up reply actions  

He Played

Didn’t start, no stats.

by Pelhament on Dec 21, 2011 2:13 PM PST up reply actions  

An explosion at the UofO has left one injured.

13th is closed for the investigation.

"You could almost imagine Ducks coach Chip Kelly walking to midfield among the bloodied Bruins and shouting in his best gladiator voice, 'Are you not entertained?'" - Ted Miller

by CougarDuck on Dec 21, 2011 3:48 PM PST reply actions  

13th and Agate

"You could almost imagine Ducks coach Chip Kelly walking to midfield among the bloodied Bruins and shouting in his best gladiator voice, 'Are you not entertained?'" - Ted Miller

by CougarDuck on Dec 21, 2011 3:49 PM PST up reply actions  

link?

"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

by Famous Duck on Dec 21, 2011 4:13 PM PST up reply actions  

I guess it's not as bad as it originally sounded.

http://www.kval.com/news/local/Witness-Explosion-on-UO-campus-136031428.html

"You could almost imagine Ducks coach Chip Kelly walking to midfield among the bloodied Bruins and shouting in his best gladiator voice, 'Are you not entertained?'" - Ted Miller

by CougarDuck on Dec 21, 2011 4:14 PM PST reply actions  

Only time will tell

"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

by PondJunky on Dec 21, 2011 5:07 PM PST reply actions  

Not too excited so far

about the Poinsettia Bowl. I’ve got a decent amount of points on TCU.

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by daisyduck on Dec 21, 2011 6:30 PM PST reply actions  

I sort of feel bad listening to Holtz's "commentary".

It almost seems like he is being taken advantage of as he clearly has no idea what in the hell he is watching, let alone where he even is.

Holtz – “The coverage wash great on that play! That ish why it wash an incomplete passhshshsh”
May – “That was a power run.”

Winners of the Platypus trophy!

by CaDuck on Dec 21, 2011 6:47 PM PST up reply actions  

It does make me feel bad for him

he’s clearly waaaaaaay out of his element (which I believe is retirement in Florida at this point) and it’s really more sad than annoying. The game moves way too fast for him to keep up – I don’t know why they have him there. Is he pinch hitting for Craig James or something?

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by daisyduck on Dec 21, 2011 6:56 PM PST up reply actions  

TO ALL THOSE WHO BET ON TCU: I DID TOO. SO OF COURSE, THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE.

GDT: INVENTING NEW WAYS TO SUCK AT PREDICTING BOWL GAMES EVERY YEAR.

Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!

by gamedaytribe on Dec 21, 2011 7:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Thanks a lot

If you really loved us you would have published your picks before the lockdown so we could plan accordingly.

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by daisyduck on Dec 21, 2011 7:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Also, unrelated to Grandpa Lou

TCU’s campus looks like a big apartment complex.

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by daisyduck on Dec 21, 2011 6:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Cliffy declaring for the NFL draft

Did anyone post this story already? I didn’t see it. Wish you the best, Cliff!

Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!

by gamedaytribe on Dec 21, 2011 7:07 PM PST reply actions  

I hadn't seen that

but it comes as no surprise. I hope things work out for him, but it’s hard to imagine that the road will be smooth considering his propensity to blaze his own path rather than follow team rules.

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by daisyduck on Dec 21, 2011 7:14 PM PST up reply actions  

UCLAs players are unbelievably stupid

Can you just imagine what Chip would do if his senior class did this? Anytime would be unacceptable, but during Bowl practice?? We’d never find their bodies.
I don’t blame the new guy for blowing a gasket.

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by daisyduck on Dec 21, 2011 7:10 PM PST reply actions  

OOOUUUCCHHH

Bad fumble just when things were looking up for TCU.

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by daisyduck on Dec 21, 2011 7:18 PM PST reply actions  

I'm not sure whether to watch something else and pretend like I have no interest

thereby allowing the college football gods to allow TCU to win, perhaps, or rooting harder for them, ensuring they lose, and thereby using up my allotment of bad karma BEFORE the Rose Bowl. I need a supercomputer to sort out all these careful manipulations of the Universe over the next couple of weeks.

Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!

by gamedaytribe on Dec 21, 2011 7:22 PM PST up reply actions  

What a terrible game

I’m used to TCU being fun to watch. This game is crushing my soul.

Herbie is explaining that now...

by encephalopath on Dec 21, 2011 8:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Christ, slow quack fix.

Tomorrow, we plan for the ATQ Drink-A-Thon, our giant middle finger to the NCAA and their shitty compliance department.

"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt

by axemen23 on Dec 22, 2011 12:17 AM PST reply actions  

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