Quack Fix: Cal is a Victim, Mike Bellotti Gets Promoted, Backfields and Football Tickets Available
by dvieira on Jul 14, 2011 8:20 AM PDT
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PrintWe have very clear instructions on how to live our lives on days like tomorrow but what to do on Thursday? Do I still get up and get my cereal? Do I take the bus or find a seat with my friends? Is partying out of the question?
- If you're looking to get tickets to some of the football games this season, you're in luck! A limited number of seats will be available on goducks.com starting at 10pm tonight. In looking over the prices, $81 for the California Golden Bears game. Eep. Hopefully the website is just faking that price.
- Former Oregon Football Head Coach Mike Bellotti is getting an upgrade at ESPN. He's going to part of a 2-person team calling games next year, generally for the Big10 conference. On a personal level, I think Mike's commentary, even in this early stage, is starting to blossom into something special. He has a knack for taking complex ideas and breaking them down into simple, understandable sections that even the casual fan can appreciate.
- Ted Miller talks about the depth of the Pac-12 in terms of backfields and hot the conference is represented nationally. 3 teams make the top 10 with Oregon and Stanford going 1-2 respectfully and USC rounding out the top 10.
- Jeff Tedford is saying that Cal is "a victim of guilt by association" in their deals with our good buddy Willie Lyles. Something that the article glosses over is that the information given to Cal for the 2010 National Package was shipped 1 month after the 2010 class signed their LOI's. Too little detail to be of much use but interesting nonetheless.
Have a good day and look for an article later from Matt about... I don't know, he just writes stuff on Thursdays and I love it. Go Ducks!
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Bill Connelly
has his season preview of Little Baver up.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
Just look at those little guys go! They’ll go anywhere and take on anyone! I’m sure that had to do with the integrity of the sport, and not the fact they it was a financial necessity for the athletic department.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Love the bavers logic about last year's losing record
saying that they took on the toughest teams. While true, their schedule was brutal, they lost to everyone good they played. They might have been the best 5-7 team in the nation, but they were a poor 7-5 team. Blah, they are going to be boring this year, we’ll see if Katz can get his accuracy up and they might be acceptable.
They lost to Washington State at home
If they merely win that game they go to a bowl but instead they lost to Washington State at home and thus prove all their arguments invalid.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
by skywaker9 on Jul 14, 2011 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
NAILED IT!
It's spelled "B-I-L-L-M-U-S-G-R-A-V-E-C-O-M-E-B-A-C-K"
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
Damn, is it 2009 already?
Our Acrobatics & Tumbling team can beat up your Acrobatics & Tumbling team.
Addicted to Quack, where Matt Daddy can't fall asleep unless a grown man in drag sings "Daisy Bell" to him.
Even if they would've beaten WSU...
…they STILL wouldn’t have been bowl-eligible is USC wasn’t being penalized.
Beaver fans are cute.
CKTK: A music blog. We write about what we want to write about.
UO: #1 in the polls, #1 in our hearts. Finally, the stars align.
to be fair
Wisconsin is actually going to give them a return game, which is something they don’t get a lot of in Corvallis
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
we’ll see if they keep the return trip.
--Dominic, Addicted to Quack
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
Yeah LSU bought them out of the return trip a few years back
For example.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
LSU never scheduled them a return trip
that was a straight paycheck game from the beginning. Considering Wisconsin has kept their return games with the likes of Fresno State and UNLV, I’d bet they honor it.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Jul 14, 2011 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Wiscy kept their return with us in 2001
in a pre-expansion Autzen. My guess is they come through.
Nobody does offseason like Oregon. --- Gekko Mojo
Yeah they're not one of the wuss schools
They are one of the good ones like Oklahoma and Michigan, that don’t’ wuss out on return games.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Thought this would be the perfect day to revive an old gem, courtesy of CaDuck.
Who got beat 42-3?
pussyCal!
Who has a crappy O.C?
pussyCal!
When your stadium is sh*t
And no quarterback’s legit,
pussyCal pussyCal pussyCal
"I'll give any teller who gives me a lollipop 4 stars."-Chip Kelly
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jul 14, 2011 8:46 AM PDT via mobile reply actions 6 recs
Spot on!
"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 Jul 14, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
This has 5 recs? Consider my eyebrows raised.
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CaliforniaGoldenBlogs/Twitter/Facebook/Clothing Store
HUGE CAL WORTHINGTON FANS HERE.
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Jul 14, 2011 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you for considering my consideration!
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CaliforniaGoldenBlogs/Twitter/Facebook/Clothing Store
I’ve considered other things raised.
It's spelled "B-I-L-L-M-U-S-G-R-A-V-E-C-O-M-E-B-A-C-K"
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
Like Bea Arthur’s dick?
The internet's most successful troll!
CaliforniaGoldenBlogs/Twitter/Facebook/Clothing Store
When's the last time your dick raised?
"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
YO MAMA!
The internet's most successful troll!
CaliforniaGoldenBlogs/Twitter/Facebook/Clothing Store
WE know who the perp was..and it wasn't my Mama...In fact YOU told us!
The perpetrator who raised yo dick was none other than Willie Lyles………
"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
Supposedly we are getting good news today according to Justin Hopkins, I wonder what that is?
Twitter- @kjbrophy
Anyone know what's up here?
This is from the Twitter account of the GT beat writer for the Atlanta newspaper:
I’m told nobody is getting fired, but Georgia Tech people are bracing themselves for a big hit from the NCAA.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Yeah, ESPN is reporting it as well
but no details, just that NCAA is announcing and GT will reply, here
GT had gotten recently nailed for widespread academic issues
So they won’t get slack.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Spanning multiple years
so that could invoke the “lack of institutional control” thingy.
My parents believed in me.
Could this be anohter "Squirrel" moment
taking away from the Lyles story which seems to be losing steam?
I credit my urine for the victory.
http://taborsbigleaguechew.blogspot.com
by mackjones23 on Jul 14, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Sports by TMZ is right about this
NCAA doesnt decide when investigation is closed. Media does. Why NCAA will never announce Auburn inquiry closed.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Well also this
Auburn still not out of the woods
I credit my urine for the victory.
http://taborsbigleaguechew.blogspot.com
by mackjones23 on Jul 14, 2011 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Has the NCAA ever nailed a program
during the year a violation occurred and kept a top team out of the post season? An example would be if they had ruled Cam ineligible and voided Awburn’s wins in Dec 2010, setting up UO/TCU in the NCG. Ever? I honestly don’t know, not a good football historian
Recently at least no
Had they ruled Newton ineligible last year they probably just keep him out of the rest of the games and deal with any other penalties after the season.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
So for people that think in the short term
(pretty much all people) cheating is without real consequence. Yes, 3 years from now you might get a bowl ban, which is bad, but this year you are going to win the Natty. And who gives a crap about forfeiting past wins, it is meaningless.
by OregonNYC on Jul 14, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I remember the 70's
In basketball, NC State gladly took a year’s post season ban in order to land David Thompson, who eventually got them a national championship. So, yes, doing a cost/benefit analysis of sanctions is always what a good coach does.
by ursula on Jul 14, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Go Pack!
It was worth it, most people only remember the championship and not the controversy
by RaleighDuck on Jul 14, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
1993 Auburn
Went 11-0, only team undefeated in football, but banned from postseason and finished #4.
"I have a commanding voice." - Ed Orgeron
Was it that long ago?
Criminy.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jul 14, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
When did they get banned?
during the season they committed an infraction or was that like USC, banned from the post season for actions 5 years ago, uncovered 3 years ago, ruled on 2 years ago etc.
What I mean is has there ever been a team that committed an infraction (paid some player in week 2, for example) had this uncovered in week 5, and got a post-season ban in week 7. I don’t think the NCAA can act this quickly. Even if Y! Sports had published AU’s check to Cecil in Dec 2010 I’m sure AU would still have been in Arizona for the NCG as the NCAA would take 6 months to rule.
What I mean is has there ever been a team that committed an infraction (paid some player in week 2, for example) had this uncovered in week 5, and got a post-season ban in week 7.
I don’t think this has happened. I think we might be about to find out that it should have happened to Auburn, though.
"I have a commanding voice." - Ed Orgeron
Cheap words.
Meaningless.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jul 14, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Link?
He didn’t really say that did he?
by DuckUntilDeath on Jul 14, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Check his Twitter account
I’m not going to link to it in this case.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Thank you for your kindness, sir! I will also take you on your word.
This goes way beyond regular, USDA Prime narcissism.
by DuckUntilDeath on Jul 14, 2011 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Oregon superheros
Of academics and athletics: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/superheroes
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Is that "big news?"
A sleeper commit? It seems that in the current Kelly era, signing a 2* “sleeper” who has exactly one offer from a non-AQ school couldn’t be “big news.”
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jul 14, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
But does that make it "big news?"
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jul 14, 2011 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
OK then.
Just seems more like “news” than “big news” to me.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jul 14, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Dont sleep on that SDSU offer.
SDSU may suck, but they have been very good at developing NFL quarterbacks as of late. Ryan Lindley will probably be a late first to second round pick, and the quarterback preceding him was taken in the third round a few seasons back (Kevin O’Connell).
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
I was thinking the same thing...
that and the kid reminds of Wynn from Utah.
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
How many schools are going to pile on once we offer him?
by DuckUntilDeath on Jul 14, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
He's going to take over the weather?
Those are some serious powers…
(Sorry, I love homonym puns)
"It’s great with these group of guys. There is no panic in them." --Chip Kelly, Clearly NOT talking about members of ATQ.
by M. Fletcher on Jul 14, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
What power does he need?
It never rains at Autzen Stadium
I credit my urine for the victory.
http://taborsbigleaguechew.blogspot.com
by mackjones23 on Jul 14, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Sharing here due to sheer awesomeness
Courtesy Truffle Shuffle @ EDSBS
THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.
by HoodRiverDuck on Jul 14, 2011 12:24 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Interesting re GT timeline
For speculators on what a school or NCAA “must” release: Tech got an NOI on 9/13/10, NOA on 12/11/10, a hearing on 4/15/11. All under radar.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That sounds about right I guess.
If the NCAA wants information, it wants that information for a reason. Fighting back to too large an extent would seem to make them wonder what the hell it is a uni is hiding.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jul 14, 2011 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah,
It increasingly seems like the only reason USC got slammed so hard is because Mike Garrett acted like a complete jackass towards the NCAA. This seems to be the case with GT athletic department as well.
Lesson, dont be a total douche to the NCAA. Give them what they want.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
This is not true!
“Something that the article glosses over is that the information given to Cal for the 2010 National Package was shipped 1 month after the 2010 class signed their LOI’s. Too little detail to be of much use but interesting nonetheless.”
Cal received a report from Lyles in Fall 2009 for 2010 recruits and again in March 2010 for 2011 recruits.
“The only document reviewed by the Mercury News thus far was sent from Lyles to Cal in 2009 and included contact information on prospects in the class of 2010.”
Did you run all the way over here just to tell us this? Or,
is something in the wind?
"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 hear his labored breathing from here.
jclaymippedes ran from Berklathon to Eugathens to give us the news.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jul 14, 2011 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Who do we blame for the lack of proof reading and spell check?
by DuckUntilDeath on Jul 14, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Heck...
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jul 14, 2011 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok, so this is interesting
Why would the 2010 National Package be shipped to Cal in March — a month AFTER the 2010 signing day?
According to a Cal official, the Bears paid Lyles for two classes worth of information.
They received game film, player reports and contact info on class of 2010 prospects during the fall of 2009, and they received player reports and contact info in the spring of 2010 on players in the class of 2011.
The date on the invoice (3/23/10), according to the Cal official, represented the date Lyles shipped reports and contact info on class of ‘11.
"What he really should have done for the ship date," the Cal official said, "was include a range, from Sept ‘09 to March ‘10."
Wouldn’t it be funny when Oregon decides to release a statement that the outrageous amount we paid was for two years of recruiting?
by DuckUntilDeath on Jul 14, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t it be funny when Oregon decides to release a statement that the outrageous amount we paid was for two years of recruiting?
This is the conclusion I came to as well and why i dubbed the article “interesting”.
--Dominic, Addicted to Quack
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
Soooo
Tedford said: “He charged half the price.”
Oregon and Cal both follow Lyles to his new business. Oregon is first so says to charge the market. Cal pays whatever Lyles thinks he can get without a product. Both end up pretty screwed and both end up finding out you don’t always get what you pay for, just like everyone else at times when they are trying to move things forward and options are limited. Ask some cancer patients who go to Mexico for meds or people going to India for affordable surgery.
Speed Endurance Talent is how Track Town USA plays football. Win The Day
Espn has suspended Feldman for working on Leach's book
even though they had already given him permission to do just that. Guess Bruce missed the clause that said “unless the book makes another employee look like a total dick.”
Is a boycott in order? Hate to fuck up the fantasy league..
Nobody does offseason like Oregon. --- Gekko Mojo
I guess SI will be getting another write
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I'm good at everything." - Demetri Martin
Actually, I hope Issac Jaffe is able to sign him to that new Quo Vadimus Sports web portal I’ve been hearing about.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Jul 15, 2011 1:27 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm pretty sure edsbs has you covered
@edsbs
ESPN suspends a dogged and tirelessly methodical writer for doing his job with their permission over a skunktaint like Craig James. Got it.
The "Bill Simmons" of ATQ
As much as we criticize the media
There are plenty of good guys and this is one of the best.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
This further reaffirms my disdain of ESPN.
F**k ESPN.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
The problem is that there's nowhere else that comes CLOSE to ESPN overall.
The "Bill Simmons" of ATQ
The real problem is that we treat your statement of the problem as the real problem.
We love sports but we don’t have to love the people that fuck with real people who really love sports (not just the money.)
"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
Yup you have to watch ESPN for most things
No choice really.
At least they don’t employ Joe Buck.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
They're good for the most part
But they have messed up priorities, like protecting a guy who’s about to leave to run for US Senate.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Maybe they NEED him in the Senate.............?
"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
He'd be running in TX
No crazier than most politicians they have there already.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
A football senator in a football state can suck up to 10 gallons of good ole boy heat sweat without hardly trying.
"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 is pointless in my opinion.
I dont need 95% of ESPN’s coverage of anything. Nobody else needs to come close (for me, at the very least).
Do I care about Tiger Woods? No. Do I care about the Red Sox/Yankees/or MLB as a whole? No. Do I care about NASCAR? Hell no. Do I care about LeBron James? Goodness no. Do I care about the Steelers/Patriots/Cowboys/Giants/Jets/Brett Favre? No.
The fact that they have made an entire network based off of sporting events that sparsely occur (at least in comparison to real,actual, meaningful news) leads me to believe that it is obviously primarily BS. Even when the major teams arent playing and others are, they still manage to talk about the major teams. I DONT CARE ABOUT THE OPINIONS OF THE SO CALLED EXPERTS REGARDING 10 F**KING TEAMS TOTAL. How the hell else do they fill up a days worth of crap?
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
by CaDuck on Jul 15, 2011 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You go girl.
I support everything in this post except your needless attack on the innocent little Pittsburgh Steelers.
Everybody was kung foo fighting, now it's all ho hum.
by Bill Musgrave on Jul 15, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Get this green....pleez
"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 Jul 16, 2011 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Craig James didn’t need someone to write a book to make him look like a total dick. He does that well enough on his own.
Also, for you twitter twitter inclined, #FeldmantoSBNation.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
My bad… it does. I blame Peter Bean’s incorrect tweeting.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Fuck ESPN
and their flatulent egotistical asses. I’m glad they decided to dump a truck load of cash for what amounts to 22 football games, but their over bearing, hiring dipshits just because they used to work at Notre Dame company mantra needs to be put in its place.
I’m glad Leach decided to finally stand up for himself and Craig James, Mark May, Bob Davie and Lou Holtsssssshhhhh should take a long run off a short bridge.
/rantoff
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
by Matt Daddy on Jul 15, 2011 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
In retrospect, the "post-ironic" Olberman/Patrick years ruined the network.
Ever since, it’s all been forced in-jokes and false hipness. Keith and Dan were naturals at it; ever since it’s been ersatz cool.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jul 15, 2011 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
OT but one league ending its lockout soon
ESPN NFL – Clayton: Owners, players reach agreement to have 2011 salary cap number at $120 million
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
In other news, Bill Plaschke talks New-old-neWeasel..
In less than two months, he will begin what could be a final sweaty awakening from his dream job, a tortured process in which he might be tossed out of bed by angry alumni and thrown into the streets by Dan Guerrero.
The UCLA football coach must win at least half of his games and play in a bowl or he’s gone, and he knows it.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-plaschke-20110715,0,6277414.column
"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'd argue he needs more than 6 wins to stay alive.
If he just wins 6, he’d have to win the bowl game too IMO
The "Bill Simmons" of ATQ
OT..
But who wants to invite me to Google+?
"I'll give any teller who gives me a lollipop 4 stars."-Chip Kelly
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jul 14, 2011 9:18 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
If you send me your e-mail address, I’ll throw you one.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Sent you an email.
"I'll give any teller who gives me a lollipop 4 stars."-Chip Kelly
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jul 14, 2011 9:23 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't really want to try to learn a whole new interface until it proves that it's here to stay.
The "Bill Simmons" of ATQ
Hey… it’s axemen23 that we’re talking about here…
It's spelled "B-I-L-L-M-U-S-G-R-A-V-E-C-O-M-E-B-A-C-K"
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
by JShufelt on Jul 15, 2011 7:32 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, Google is on shaky financial ground. They might be gone in weeks.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jul 14, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
No, wait....they can't go belly up yet....wait til they pay for the PAC 12 interweb rights
"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 Jul 14, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah, they only have like $26 billion in cash reserves.
And Sergey needs a new yacht.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jul 14, 2011 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
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