Quack Fix: Softball headed to Super Regional, baseball blows another late lead
by jtlight on May 23, 2011 6:56 AM PDT
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- It was a great weekend for the Oregon softball team, as they won every game they played in their regional. Yesterday, they completed the sweep with a 3-1 victory over Penn State. The Ducks scored all their runs in the 6th to get the victory. Oregon moves on to play a best-of-three series against the 4th seeded Florida Gators in Gainesville, which will start at 11am next Friday.
- Oregon baseball is ending the season just like it started, by blowing late leads. Oregon held a one run lead into the bottom of the 9th, but could not keep it in the final frame as Madison Boer took the loss. Oregon has 4 games remaining, including three against the Beavers. While the Ducks postseason hopes are dead, a win in the final series would at at least end the season on a positive note.
- Construction on the Casanova Center will start soon, and Rob Moseley covers everyone's real concern: What is going to happen to parking? During construction, there will be 750 fewer spaces, which will become around 200 fewer places. This will likely mean the end of general admission parking at football games, which has been shrinking for years.
- The Wiz Of Odds has been all over the bowls the last few months, and has a rundown of the financial aspects of the 2011 BCS Championship Game. I do have one problem with this though. On Oregon's survey, they listed themselves as "Very Satisfied" with the "condition of the practice and playing field." Come on guys, even Auburn went with "Neutral."
- It's time for the Oregon track and field team to begins attempts to qualify for the national meet. While Vin Lananna has spoken out against the process as it exists now, he supports having fewer athletes at the national meet. Oregon will be hosting the NCAA West prelims on Thursday-Saturday, and the top 12 finishers in each event will move on to the NCAA Championships, so only 24 athletes will compete per event. Lananna and the other Oregon coaches have their work cut out, as they try to maximize the number of events Oregon athletes qualify in, while keeping the Ducks as rested as possible after having only two weeks of preparation.
- It's no doubt that Oregon is a great college and track town. It's so obvious that even a Washington grad can't stop himself.
- Oregon golf won't be making another trip to the NCAA Championships. The Ducks needed to finish in the top 5, but finished in a tie for 10th after they failed to improve their score the final 2 rounds.
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Discussion topic time.
What teams would you like to see the Ducks play out-of-conference?
"I'll give any teller who gives me a lollipop 4 stars."-Chip Kelly
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on May 23, 2011 8:29 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
SDSU in San Diego...
In a year in which UO does not get a SoCal game. Qualcomm is a big stadium, and there are plenty of ducks alumni down that way.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Completely agree with the SDSU game
Also, SMU, TCU, Houston to get road games in Texas against respectable opponents.
For bigger time games, Nebraska would be fun.
Michigan.
PLEASE, destroy them.
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Author at Acme Packing Company, a Green Bay Packers blog
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on May 23, 2011 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
we already did that :)
--Dave
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by David Piper on May 23, 2011 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Twice.
Fuck you, Juju. We'll do it ourselves.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on May 23, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
So?
Do it again.
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Author at Acme Packing Company, a Green Bay Packers blog
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on May 24, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
my top five
Texas
Penn State
Ohio State
Florida (but won’t happen because they refuse to go out of state)
Nebraska
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by David Piper on May 23, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Notre Dame
Just because their fans will take some much shit. Then we’ll win by 50.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I think people have the right idea with the SoCal / Texas themes. Here’s my list:
1. SDSU (in a year when we miss a trip to LA)
2. Texas
3. aTm
4. Texas Tech
"[Autzen Stadium's] steep concrete banks and closed ends turn a small but rabid crowd from WAC-sized cheering section into a horde of bees with megaphones capable of reaching 127 decibels of hatenoise." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on May 23, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I can’t wait to slap them in the face with our “Texas pipeline!”
"WIN THE DAY!"
by DuckUntilDeath on May 23, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
A lot of love for SDSU. Weird.
1) ’bammy.
2) Tejas
3) Ohio State
4) Penn State
5) Florida
Fuck you, Juju. We'll do it ourselves.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on May 23, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Prolly not but no worries.
The question is “who do you want to see the Ducks play” not “what teams do you want to schedule a home-and-home with.”
Fuck you, Juju. We'll do it ourselves.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on May 23, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Kind of surprised no one has mentioned Miami yet. I’d like to see the Ducks play them.
Also, LSU. Oh, wait.
"I'll give any teller who gives me a lollipop 4 stars."-Chip Kelly
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on May 23, 2011 11:10 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Miasma 10 years ago, sure.
Especially in a certain game played in Pasadena. Nowadays it would be more like scheduling Notre Dame. Sure, there’s some residual mystique and cachet to playing them, but nobody applauds if you beat them and everyone snickers if you lose to them.
Fuck you, Juju. We'll do it ourselves.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on May 23, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know, I kinda like that we can always claim we would have made the National Championship game an actual game, when in reality, we probably would have gotten spanked as well. That Miami team has a legitimate argument as one of the the best college teams of all time.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Well sure.
But that was then. Notre Dame was one of the great teams as well…in 1988.
Fuck you, Juju. We'll do it ourselves.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on May 24, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
New Mexico
New Mexico State
San Jose State
Memphis
Buffalo
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-R-E-J-E-C-T-E-D"
by JShufelt on May 23, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think he's just getting us primed for a yearly Natty run
ESS EEE SEE STYLE!
I credit my urine for the victory.
http://taborsbigleaguechew.blogspot.com
You could just be a Boise St. fan.
"I'll give any teller who gives me a lollipop 4 stars."-Chip Kelly
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on May 23, 2011 4:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Don't you mean fBSU fan?
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on May 24, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Big let-down by our veteran pitchers against WSU
The young guys battled, but our best pitcher did us in. Hopefully we can steal a game or two from the beavs this weekend.
Great job by the girls!!!
Go Ducks!
oops . . . our best pitchers (plural)
Likely will be the last games for Anderson and Boer, Moen for sure, and maybe Keudell. Hope they saved their best games for last.
Here's a video
on Oregon Golf Coach Casey Martin and where he’s at 10 years (holy hell has it really been 10 years!!! I really feel old now) after his battle with the PGA to let him use a Golf Cart in tournaments.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
where are his highlights against New Mexico
Why is Andrea Kramer trying to eye fuck me?
My name is not Bryce.
by Im Chris Hansen on May 23, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Umm.....
Fuck you, Juju. We'll do it ourselves.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on May 23, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
FTW: Interconference interaction (OT)
I ran into Costco (Concord, CA) yesterday to get one or two things for a barbecue. The people in front of me had a lot of stuff, so I asked if they would be so kind as to let me go in front of them. The guy said, “Sure.” After I moved ahead in line, I turned and thanked them. That’s when he noticed my hat.
“Oh,” he said, “I didn’t realize you were wearing an Oregon hat. I am a [f]usky.”
“Well, you know who also went to Washington? Ted Bundy.”
“Ooooouch!” feel the burn!
Then his wife yelled at him for not parenting their children.
"WIN THE DAY!"
by DuckUntilDeath on May 23, 2011 10:45 AM PDT reply actions
AtQ:
Helping alumni and Duck fans win off the field.
"WIN THE DAY!"
by DuckUntilDeath on May 23, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
OT but you know summers almost here
When people are dry humping On the campus lawns
by CliffSix on May 23, 2011 12:04 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Ah yes, spring on the campus.
One can almost smell the pheromones from here (Portland).
Fuck you, Juju. We'll do it ourselves.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on May 23, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Notre Dame
Clemson
Boston College
Florida
Northwestern
"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
That's an imposing lineup.
Fuck you, Juju. We'll do it ourselves.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on May 23, 2011 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Lotsa fun. Let's get some sun, toss the coin and play some football, REAL football.
"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
How does N'Western fit into that?
Fuck you, Juju. We'll do it ourselves.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on May 23, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Spread offense, great young coach, tough smart players...I don't know, doesn't work for you?
"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 they aren't that good.
Fuck you, Juju. We'll do it ourselves.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on May 24, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, we'll give 'em some Chips Ahioy and maybe they'll at least feel better.
"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
Just a head’s up: Blazer’s Edge just exploded. Paul Allen is at it again. I need a picture of the Boise Sideline after they got Brotzman’d to cheer me up.
Will this work?
The "Bill Simmons" of ATQ
by axemen23 on May 23, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Einhorn and Brotzman, Brotzman and Einhorn...
I credit my urine for the victory.
http://taborsbigleaguechew.blogspot.com
by mackjones23 on May 23, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
That's a great pic
Too bad we can’t attach the sound of the fail jingle from “The Price Is Right,” to it, because every time I look at this I hear it in my head.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
I don't have the software on my computer to do that
someone should have Imovie or something, and that wouldn’t be hard to do @ all.
The "Bill Simmons" of ATQ
I have ceased trying to understand how he caught that pass? The throw looked very uncontrolled.
"WIN THE DAY!"
by DuckUntilDeath on May 23, 2011 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I live in the east coast now
and stayed up till like 2am to watch that game. My friends called me from Rennie’s after he missed the second one in OT and we laughed and laughed while the Wolf Pack put it away.
Mean Spirited? Sour grapes? Immensely enjoyable? Yes Yes and Yes
There were quite a few of us in here that night.
The ’zona game had just ended and Taki (I think) explicitly warned us not to hijack the post-game thread to talk about fBSU/UNR. We ignored him, and it was just the best night.
Fuck you, Juju. We'll do it ourselves.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on May 23, 2011 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
That is one of the best post game threads ever.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
That was fun. Now I’m all ready for some football. What, you say there won’t be any for over 3 months?! Fuck!!!
by JonathanPDX on May 23, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
great re-read too
still one of the best days of college football in recent memory.
The "Bill Simmons" of ATQ
That thread is blocked from access at my school for "adult material"
That’s how awesome it is.
They once showed a clip of the Oregon offense to the French. The French decided to surrender, just to be on the safe side.
by QuackQuackAttack on May 24, 2011 6:21 AM PDT up reply actions
That was fun to reread.
But I love that Tako made a comment that reminded me of this.
Football… where are you, my love?
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-R-E-J-E-C-T-E-D"
by JShufelt on May 24, 2011 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That was another great moment
I really like reliving our hated rivals pains. It’s so much better than that thing we used to do where everyone posted pictures and videos of Dixon going down.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
Wow
That was really awesome. At the time, I didn’t even know BSU had lost – I was busy enjoying the Duck postgame show afterglow on the drive home to Pdx and didn’t even hear about it until it was a fait accompli and then I could hardly believe it! It’s still just surreal that he missed both of those kicks. Biggest choke ever? Top 3 certainly.
Absurdity is my favorite.
I think it is funny how the ESPN score banner at the bottom of the screen shows
BSU 34 Nevada 31 for a good 30 seconds after he missed.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
I also saw The Bottom Line announcing Oregon 48 Arizona 29
"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
I can’t believe this hasn’t been rec’d yet.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
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