Quack Fix: Practice reports, the battle for the center position heats up and reminiscing about the 1994 Stanford game
by ntrebon on Aug 10, 2011 6:37 AM PDT
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PrintFall camp starting sure makes my job easier. Lots of links today, but first, a reminder to vote in the second round of ATQ Fantasy Football Draft if you have not already done so.
- Rob Moseley's feature article today examines the three-way competition for the center position. The story focuses on Hroniss Grasu, who appears to have a slight edge over Karrington Armstrong and Hamani Stevens. This is one of the most intriguing position battles that will occur this month and one that may not be decided until the final week of camp.
- Aaron Fentress has a story on LaMichael James' decision to return to Oregon for his (redshirt) junior season. At this point, James is also leaving the door open for returning for his senior season as well, though I am not getting my hopes up.
- Lindsay Schnell runs down some of the candidates to fill the leadership void left by the departures of players like Casey Matthews, Nate Costa, Spencer Paysinger, Brandon Bair and Kenny Rowe. Schnell tabs David Paulson, Carson York, Terrell Turner and Michael Clay as the most likely to step up.
- Moseley, Chris Courtney, and Ken Goe have practice reports up from yesterday. All agree that De'Anthony Thomas looked impressive. Also earning a mention for positive performances were Colt Lyerla, Curtis White and Rahsaan Vaughn. On the other side, Moseley noted that B.J. Kelley and Darron Thomas did not have the sharpest days.
- Keeerrrttt's latest post on fishduck takes a look back at a record-setting night for Danny O'Neil and Cristin McLemore against Stanford in 1994. It's a detailed post (with videos) and definitely worth checking out.
- Ted Miller had a flurry of QB-related posts yesterday. First, he highlighted the issues that each veteran QB will face. Then Miller "debates" with Andrea Adelson about Pac-12 QBs versus C-USA QBs---though it is more of Miller asking about the top QBs in C-USA. Miller also has a "Getting to know your Pac-12 quarterbacks" post. Finally, in a non-QB post, Miller has a post discussing the recent stories that have focused on Lache Seastrunk rather than on Lyles.
- Athlon sports predicts the breakout players for the Pac-12 and both Michael Clay and Josh Huff earn a mention. Athlon also ranks Oregon's running back unit as the best in the nation.
- Finally, Phil Steele has the home records for all teams from 2001 - 2010. Oregon comes in at #17 with an overall record of 51-13, which is the second-highest home record for a Pac-10 team.
Don't forget to check out the videos after the jump.
Go Ducks!
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I would love it if LaMike came back next year but there’s a very small part of me that would like to see him go so we can see what Barner can do as the starter for the whole year.
Twitter- @kjbrophy
If he did come back for his senior season
Would his career rushing record stand always and forever? He is like 2 yards away from having it after 2 years, he would absolutely destroy it.
by SeattleDucks on Aug 10, 2011 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he’s 20 away but yeah if he did comeback next year it would be very tough to beat. He’s already going to destroy it this year unless he gets injured.
Twitter- @kjbrophy
As much as I like Barner, I would like to say NO NO NO NO NO NO.
LMJ is gone next year tho regardless.
daisyduck's #8 fan, lacking the skills to be #1
by Bill Musgrave on Aug 10, 2011 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Have u seen the Big 12 defenses? They’ll put up 50/game. Hopefully we will too.
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
by NEP on Aug 10, 2011 7:48 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I think they will.
They return their QB who is starting for more or less his third season, and they have really good wideouts in Kenny Stills and Ryan Broyles. They should pass for like 700 yards a game. Oh yeah, they also play in the soft defense Big-12.
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Yeah, and those guys count funny, too, like 10 = 12.
"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 Aug 10, 2011 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
At least they were at 12 recently,
Like, “hey, we have all these boxes of stationary and we don’t want to waste them.”
There haven’t just been 10 teams in the Big 10 for nearly twenty years.
Not to mention...
Excluding that strange 2009 year, Oklahoma’s offensive lines are consistently among the best in the country.
by The Graduate on Aug 10, 2011 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Skip Bayless is the ultimate hater, look at what he’s said over time and it’s very clear that he despises Oregon and everything the Ducks stand for, he has so much personal bias against UO for some reason it pains him to even discuss Oregon.
by keeerrrttt1 on Aug 10, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think he particularly hates Oregon
What did we ever do to him?
I think most national sports “journalists” are spread so thin that they can’t possibly stay on top of everything. Bayless’ thought process was probably: “Oregon? The last two times I saw their offense they were getting shut down by Ohio State and Auburn! They must not be very good.”
That’s what I hate about most sports coverage. The media are trying to cram these “personalities” down our throats at the expense of actual knowledge. I want to hear about my sports from somebody who knows more about it than I do. Yeah, Bayless could probably crush me in NASCAR trivia or baseball trivia, but that’s not what I care about.
I don’t think he’s even the biggest hater on First Take, the lady Reischa or however you spell her name that does the news update who went to USC whenever she has to say something about us she always makes some hater comment usually it’s about our jersey’s. I think that’s unprofessional of her, I understand why Skip does it it’s his job but her job is to give us updates not give us updates & be a hater.
Twitter- @kjbrophy
Just think
Last year, opening game, we got to see some freshmen walk-ons and other backups fill in on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shine, and they did.
Roll forward to this year. We are talking about some true freshmen in their first college game trying to do the same thing on a gigantic stage, against a premium foe. For some reason (CK) I think our guys will be ready to shine.
Go Ducks
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by webfoot73 on Aug 10, 2011 7:34 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
It’s strange how excited I am for the Missouri State game – can’t wait to see the young guys for more than a half.
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
by NEP on Aug 10, 2011 7:49 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
I just saw this comment on Miller's Seastrunk piece:
Posted by a Trojan fan:
Thomas only went to oregon because he snitched on a gang member in LA, im pretty sure UO didn’t even offer until like 2 weeks before signing day
The kids not really a punk.
My parents believed in me.
I just saw that too and I was going to post it.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T".
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
I admit I made a mistake.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T".
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
But they are funny!
I love how you can work for ESPN as a blogger and all you ever really have to do is collect links from other sources, write some mediocre stuff and wildly speculate on everything there is to speculate on! Wait… that’s like the rest of the media these days… damn.
ssshhh....
I don’t have as much of a problem with ESPN, or Ted Miller. I like Ted MIller a lot, actually.
But the comment section on there is horrendous.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T".
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
“These duck fans are idiots”
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T".
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
See Ted Millers
Latest on the Cal issue…
Now, the only person who seems to have the time line right is that dux4real guy…
Now I usually like Ted but sometimes he just writes shit to write shit.
ssshhh....
He probably has a minimum requirement as an ESPN blogger. When there is shit to write about, you write about shit.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T".
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
Why do you say that? He comes up with plenty of his own material and articles.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T".
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
Because the stuff that he comes with himself has little depth.
Hmm, that’s a bit harsh. here’s a better way to put it IMO:
- When discussing actual real football: how good is such and such a team say, or who is better, he’s pretty good. However since he covers 12 teams (and to his credit he does covers the Pac-12 impartially) he can only go so far in depth. (Matt Hinton has the problem too in spades. ) He doesn’t know the subtle nuances of any one team since he doesn’t see them in person. Usually he plays it conservative (to his credit) and thus rarely gets caught out making some dumb prediction.
But his writing problems surface when he writes about non-football stuff, like Lyles or USC or various scandals or coaching changes etc.
Basically, he’s doing precious little investigating on his own so he’s basically follows other writer’s leads. Actually he does this when writing football stuff-he tends to agree with what Moseley writes for example. But when he enters the real of non-football scandals he’s entering the real of following the Clowny’s and Schroeders’: writers who do very little investigating and a whole lot of speculating. And unlike in following actual football writers, he can’t gauge easily how accurate these non-football writers are-but he HAS to use them in the of season since he’s got nowhere else to turn.
So when the height of the Lyles shitstorm was happening, Miller jumped on the Oregon did something wrong bandwagon. Not all the way as he always keeps a backdoor open for him to jump off, but still he is just following other speculators. A major problem with this is that the Clowns of the world are writing to sensationalize and sell website hits. Miller doesn’t. But he also doesn’t take the tack of how the Lyles affair is affecting the Oregon football team, which is an obvious story that he could write but doesn’t since he fails to connect the dots which is Investigative Journalism 101. That’s where he falls short. And that gets us back to the fact that he covers 12 teams from hundreds of miles away.
You could say that he’s lazy. I definitely say that if he keeps doing this ESPN gig his journalistic skills will erode away. Again, he has some qualities that I note at the top; definitely there are worse ESPN college bloggers than he. But he misses opportunities because he doesn’t investigate. He doesn’t follow up and instead he loves to talk about how Chip Kelly stonewalls him.
IMO
by ursula on Aug 10, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So when the height of the Lyles shitstorm was happening, Miller jumped on the Oregon did something wrong bandwagon.
I honestly don’t remember that at all. He might have presented questions and reiterated how it could effect Oregon and the Pac-12, but that doesn’t implicate that Oregon did something wrong and SHOULD be punished.
The thing is, I don’t believe it’s his job to do investigative journalism. Maybe you think that’s only going half-assed, but I don’t. His job isn’t to dive into the details of an event, but to report and share the event and what impact it could have and he needs to present it for the casual reader. He still puts up good reflection of opinions. I’ve never felt he had any particular bias or out-of-line opinion – nor have I felt that he was too “shallow”.
Putting opinion spins and trying to be an investigative reporter and to make “bold” statements is what Graham Watson tried to do as the Non-AQ blogger – and she was awful at it. Now she’s no longer blogging for ESPN, but for Matt Hinton.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T".
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
But they are funny!
I don’t find ESPN comments funny for the same reasons I don’t watch reality television – there is nothing amusing or entertaining to me about bitterness, petulance, and idiocy. I just get angry.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I'll Take ESPN.com comments...
…over Oregon Live comments any day of the week. That place seems to be a cesspool for the worst element of both fan bases.
Listen, it's okay to wallow in the mire sometimes
as Oscar Wilde once said: “I may be laying in the gutter, but I’m reaching for the stars”.
(do I get any bonus points for interjecting perhaps the first Oscar Wilde quote into a football thread?)
My parents believed in me.
Yes
But then we deducted them for not knowing the difference between “laying” and “lying.”
by The Ghost of Spike Owen on Aug 10, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
He was getting laid at the time.
My parents believed in me.
by flyduckfly on Aug 10, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Grasu is starting to impress me.
I was already pleasantly surprised – if not shocked – that he built his weight to 291 (with room to grow seeing as he’s young). Now I’m even further impressed after reading he had the best agility time amongst lineman and the second best squat and clean.
While not all of of them are starters, we have some large human beings waiting in the Oline ranks, and to post the second best squat and clean at 291, while still being agile, is great news.
As a former O lineman myself, the power lifts – being bench, squat, an clean – were the most important. Add in the fact that he’s had a redshift year to absorb the offense AND had the wherewithal to seek advice from Jordan Holmes, I’m starting to feel more comfortable about the position. I especially like that he has an imposing, powerful Stevens fighting for a spot right behind him. It should serve as great motivation for Grasu.
In just 2 days of fall camp sans pads, I already feel better about receiver and center. Let’s hope this upward trend continues when pads come on. I mean, if Grasu can hold his own against Heimuli and Keliikipi, and Vaughn continues to impress against a secondary as deep and talented as ours, we’ll be looking real good.
by DuckIt on Aug 10, 2011 9:10 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
What about Cliff dropping 15 pounds?
They said down to 165 from 180. Personally, I doubt he ever weighted 180.
My parents believed in me.
Last I knew he was 165
Last year… I dont think he was 180. You saw what Paulson did to him in the Spring game.
ssshhh....
Saw that on Tony DiFrancisco's Twitter
On a surprising note- All American Cliff Harris has dropped to 165 from his 180 2010 listed playing weight
I would have never pegged him at 180 last year, myself.
My parents believed in me.
Strange
Must mean he is on crack or crystal meth. It has to be drugs!
Hey Clownzo! You heard it here first now write a wildly speculated story about how Cliff dropped 15 pounds due to narcotics.
ssshhh....
This is no job for Canzano.
Trying to account for undocumented University of Oregon somethings? This is a job for Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-Bachman!
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
You've got it all wrong
He lost it by dressing up as a car and running up and down I-5 at 118 MPH.
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And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Aug 10, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Center Position.
I am so glad that we have a battle going on there, I think it will both raise everyone’s game as well as develop some depth. That said am a little worried that if we don’t get this sorted early the time for the QB and C to get a bond will be less.
Hoover: They confiscated everything, even the stuff we didn't steal!
I felt the same way last year about the QB competition.
“Screw this messing around, name your starter and let him work with the first team”
Once again the coaches plan proved all my worrying to be for naught.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Aug 10, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I noticed this in yesterday's Quack Fix.
Colt Lyerla is 6’5" 238 lbs.
65 238
65 2 38
65 to 38.
If this doesn’t show that Lyerla will do great things in a Duck uniform, then nothing does.
"Fuck you UW. How many days since you last beat us?" -skywaker9
by QuackQuackAttack on Aug 10, 2011 9:32 AM PDT reply actions 8 recs
Very nice.
"I'll give any teller who gives me a lollipop 4 stars."-Chip Kelly
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Aug 10, 2011 9:37 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Whoa. I can see Jesus.
He looks like Puddles.
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by Bill Musgrave on Aug 10, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
New Sagarin ratings are out!
There are several things I don’t understand.
I know that last year’s rankings are used to determine the Sagarin ratings early in the season, since they don’t have anything else to go by. But do they take other things into account, such as departing seniors or something? Here’s a list of things I don’t understand:
1) Oregon at #2 makes perfect sense, but then why Auburn at #11?
2) If departing seniors is somehow in the mix, how the hell did tOSU get to #3?
3) Stanford at #12 and USC at #10? What?
4) Florida at #6 and Texas at #14? This makes me think they don’t take last year into account.
5) Washington at #52 and UCLA at #53? Say what you will about the Fuskies, but there should be leagues of separation between them and a Neuheisel-coached team.
I guess /DMW is the correct response here, as with all preseason polls, but aren’t the computer ones supposed to be based on things that happened (A) on the field, and (B) in reality? Because these ones are about 2 windows closing by themselves away from being straight-up Oiuja board stupid.
"[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
Texas at 14?
They lose their stud DC, they hired a new OC to replace the crappiest offense ever, and they presumably still probably dont even know what a run game looks like. Yep, that is a solid foundation for success.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Pac-12 ratings
2. Oregon 90.78
10. USC 87.15
12. Stanford 85.42
20. Utah 82.00
23. Oregon State 81.23
27. California 80.28
31. Arizona 79.49
34. AZ St 78.79
52. Fuskies 74.19
53. UCLA 73.67
72. Colorado 69.54
94. Wazzu 64.39
I’ll bet that there’s not many people who would rank the Pac-12 in this order. USC, OSU, Utah, and Cal all look too highly ranked.
However what I see here is that from Utah down to UCLA there is a big middle class in there Pac-12 and that is correct: it is hard at this point to differentiate between those 7 teams-especially if Utah, OSU, and Cal move towards the other 4 teams as they should.
The only major outlier I see is Oregon State.
I know, I know, their MO has been to come in underrated and post a great year, but that broke down last year and honestly, coming into this season there aren’t many reasons to be bullish. Their QB is pretty good and their WRs will be pretty to very good even without James Rodgers, but every other unit on the team is scraping the bottom of the Pac-12.
Arizona seems a bit high, and while Cal looks high I think they have the talent to at least back that up if they get decent production at some question positions.
USC being above Stanford strikes me as being a major problem as well, based on what happened on the field last year.
"[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 Aug 10, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow.
He isnt really falling in love with ASU like a few other pollsters have. I have to agree with him (or, his computers that is) on that account.
As you said, the Pac-12 looks pretty solid in the middle. Things should then go back to normal and every team will just kill every other team so that the Pac doesn’t have a NCG contender again. Like the good ol’ days. /reminds self of 2007…shudders.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
The window to make money in the NFL for an RB is so short
Would be extremely surprised if LaMichael were back for yet another year.
by The Ghost of Spike Owen on Aug 10, 2011 10:27 AM PDT reply actions
I wouldn't even say "barring injury". He's said he's leaving once he gets his degree, which he will finish this year.
Addicted to Quack, #1 Oregon blog among female Duck fans, including the ageless and ever-radiant daisyduck.
He even said
“come back for 1 more year” during his presser the other day.
My parents believed in me.
Yep. Though, in the article I linked, someone later asked a followup question about it and James said he would wait until the end of the year to decide.
lsu's oline is noted and the team is previewed
by football outsiders sbn site footballstudyhall
http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2011/8/10/2354469/ranking-offensive-lines-fun-stat-nerd-tidbit-lsu
www.searchingforakilismith.com
So the Texas A&M to the SEC rumors have officially hit critical mass...their fans expect to be in the SEC by 2012
If so, things are about to get really really interesting as we would probably add both Oklahoma schools, Texas Tech, and one other school.
I still don’t get why the SEC is so much better from an Aggie perspective. It all seems cultural, emotional. Competitively, it seems like they would be in a much better position being the main Texas anchor of a Pac-16 East.
Same with Oklahoma. Especially if the SEC only added 2 West teams. Let’s take the usual scenario mentioned by writers – Oklahoma and A&M to the SEC. Congratulations! You’re now in the same division as ’Bama, LSU and Auburn.
My biggest worry is that the SEC would make a bigger play and get 4 Big 12 teams. Grab A&M and the Okies plus 1. Move ’Bama and Auburn to the East, create a 16-team SEC. Everyone else would be screwed.
The ink isn’t even dry on our new TV contract. Do we still have time to negotiate up with the networks? Adding OU is, without a doubt, a boon to the national viewership and value of the PAC product.
"[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 Aug 10, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
The Pac-12 media deal purportedly has clauses that allow for both parties to come back to the table if/when additional expansion takes place.
I don't mean to impose...
A&M to SEC makes sense I suppose.
The rest doesn’t. Tech gives the Pac-12 nothing. Nothing at all. In fact they would be a drain on the Pac-12 money flow.
Oklahoma I think would rather deal with the SEC also and the only reason they wouldn’t is if their state legislature ties OKST to them and the SEC doesn’t take both. I can see the SEC taking A&M, OK, and OKST. Then look east to steal an ACC team (Florida St, or North Carolina or Clemson) or take Missouri.
I would say that if the Pac-12 had to choose two or four more teams and Texas is definitely ruled out then…A&M, OK, Missouri and Kansas would be the top four. Don;’ know how realistic that is.
Ugh.
Screw Ok St. and TTU. They bring nothing to the table. Especially TTU. They have no major television markets, and they aren’t all that great in academia or athletics.
I feel sort of sorry for TA&M fans. They cant win much in the weak Big-12 as it is, yet they obviously want to leave because they are Texas’ underling. So now they are happy to go to a conference where they will pretty much never win anything. I do not envy their fans.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Question:
If Super Conferences become a reality, and with them come gigantic coin purses for all the athletic programs involved, why do they need to be within driving distance of each other? Why can’t a team from Texas compete against a team from the northeast? If you add enough money in the pot doesn’t the travel cost become obsolete compared to the benefit of being a part of a super conference?
Is it the cost of flying their women’s volleyball, water polo, Ultimate Frisbee, etc. teams around that makes a long-distance relationship difficult? We know that basketball and football can bring in enough cash to charter a plane for a few games a year.
Everyone is so tied to the old geographical conferences, which is understandable, but if a major shift happens I wonder if we won’t see moves that make more sense financially than geographically.
by JonathanPDX on Aug 10, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
you mean like TCU to the Big East?
--Dave
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by David Piper on Aug 10, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it the cost of flying their women’s volleyball, water polo, Ultimate Frisbee, etc. teams around that makes a long-distance relationship difficult?
This is a large part of it, I think.
The other complicating factor is people who are lobbying on behalf of the schools that would get left out if something like your plan were to take shape. Consider the “leftovers” in the current Big XII who have no clear path if another tectonic realignment takes place:
-Texas goes independent, is fine
-OU is clearly desirable and will find a home, likely taking OSU with them wherever they go
-aTm can go to the SEC
-KU, Mizzou are certainly desirable enough to be seriously considered by either the PAC or the B1G; KU likely takes KSU with it
-TT could potentially find a home in the PAC, or maybe even the Big East if they decide to get serious about expansion
Baylor and Iowa State could easily get screwed in any scenario, since they bring significantly less to the table than even the less desirable of the aforementioned teams. People who care about those schools want to see regional ties preserved to prevent that.
Also, “tradition”.
"[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 Aug 10, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
There was stuff out yesterday
that if the Big XII were to break up last year, the Big East would have invited Mizzou, KU, KSU, and ISU as full members.
Iowa State would land on its feet somewhere, just because its a big state school with lots of alumni. If not the Big East, the Mountain West at worst.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Aug 10, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah, interesting. I missed that.
Maybe only Baylor would get screwed, then? The MWC would likely take them, but… that’s a very clear downgrade until the MWC gets its own auto-bid.
"[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 Aug 10, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
The "student" issue might come in there.
For pro teams, time spent on a plane is less of a concern. It’s 24 hours a day sport. When you increase travel time and burden, there are a lot more conflicts in a student context where sport has to balance with class and study time. It’s a possible consideration.
Also looking at the expansion game,
with super-conferences, you’re cutting down the FBS and looking a lot more like a NFL/NBA pro sized league. Now in those leagues, divisions and conferences are established collaboratively. What we seem to be looking at with the unstable Big XII and Pac/SEC vultures is a free-for-all. If the super conference model does come, it seems like it’s going to be potentially unstable or at the very least highly imbalanced if it doesn’t involve some kind of collaborative allocation.
OK St. could potentially get us a combination of Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Not good by themselves, but combined, they bring a decent market.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T".
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
you wouldn't get Oklahoma without taking Oklahoma State
it would be worth taking the one to get the other.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Aug 10, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t mind Oklahoma State. Plus Oklahoma is even better.
As a fan, I don’t want to travel out there.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T".
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
Nope
I’d never want to go to Oklahoma, period. However, I guarantee you, being in the same conference is the only way we’d every get Oklahoma into Autzen again.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Aug 10, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m okay with that. They are a bunch of babies anyway.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T".
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
We could replay
the onside kick during the pre-game a la “the pick”….
could you imagine?
My parents believed in me.
That would be funny.
But yeah… they should have sealed it. But they also should have stopped the OTHER TD and they should have blocked up front better to prevent us from blocking their field goal. That’s a 10 point swing they failed to defend.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T".
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
I would guess the SEC also makes a run at Oklahoma if this happens
We could expand to 14 with Okla St and T Tech if we wanted, but that’s not great, nor is adding the Kansas schools.
When I saw NCAA12 had custom conferences I thought Aha! Here's a chance to see how superconferences would work out!
Then I discovered you can’t empty an existing conference — every conf has to have at least 4 teams, and there has to be one independent.
It’s all part of the grand ESPN conspiracy.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ.
make bowling green an independent
bolster up four conferences to 16 teams, change the automatic bowl teams and you’re golden, go pac16,big16,sec, and acc
www.searchingforakilismith.com
TQOTD:
What was the last game at Autzen not to be sold out?
"I'll give any teller who gives me a lollipop 4 stars."-Chip Kelly
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Aug 10, 2011 10:47 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Nevada. Whenever the last time they played here. 10 yrs ago? That’s how I got a ticket.
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
by NEP on Aug 10, 2011 11:01 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Didn't Keith Lewis have a pick 6 that game?
I credit my urine for the victory.
http://taborsbigleaguechew.blogspot.com
by mackjones23 on Aug 10, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Nevada 1999
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Aug 10, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
well, well
Ken Goe
@KenGoe Ken Goe
Day 3, Oregon football practice and Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is on the sideline
"We have an attack mindset from the get-go. We're going to try to pressure you in as many ways as we can, from the tempo we play at to the formations we run." - Chip Kelly
Why is he there?
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T".
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
His Daddy was a longtime Blazer executive.
Grew up in the area.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Aug 10, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
And wasn't his sister
Monica a Blazers front office person for a long time?
My parents believed in me.
I remember hearing her name.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Aug 10, 2011 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't know he was a local.
Ken Goe
KenGoe Ken Goe Jesuit High (Portland) grad. Why not? RT @spencergchilds: "KenGoe: UO football practice, Erik Spoelstra on the sideline" – woah what for?
"We have an attack mindset from the get-go. We're going to try to pressure you in as many ways as we can, from the tempo we play at to the formations we run." - Chip Kelly
Staples is trolling ND pretty hard there. I approve.
"[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 Aug 10, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
It's great that
our student fan videos are so awesome, while theirs are…well…words fail.
ATQ's #1 Bill Musgrave fan
Curse you, Offseason.
Also, our student videos contain Joey Harrington, which would make them amazing even if the music sucked. Which it really, really doesn’t.
Enough of soccer and baseball and golf and everything else that's not football. Stupid offseason...
by lovemyducks81 on Aug 10, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Fr my next vlog I’m going over Oregon fan music. Did you know there are over 40 Oregon songs? Ducks clearly have cornered the market on fan-made songs, no other school comes anywhere close.
Hell, Oregon has 11 different versions of people changing Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow” to “Green and Yellow.” Of course every single college and pro team in the country had their own version of it, but did Oregon really need 11 different versions of it?
We're thorough.
daisyduck's #8 fan, lacking the skills to be #1
by Bill Musgrave on Aug 11, 2011 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
We won't stop until we've got one for every uniform combination
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
Wow that ND song is awesome
What would happen if Primus and Bootsy Collins both really sucked, and teamed up with a kiddie early 90’s rap band? We Are Notre Dame would happen.
Fast. Hard. Finish
Could easily have been a Ramone’s album.
My parents believed in me.
by flyduckfly on Aug 10, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Should have gone with Gang Green. “the world’s fastest band”.. Matches the color scheme. Ramones are so monochromatic.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ.
I can see Benzduck
moshing with a bunch of so-cal skate punks….
(that’s a good song by the way)
My parents believed in me.
OT: Bizarre Japanese gameshow
Falling down the lotion stairs.
Named AtQ resident ‘Master of the Possible Guru,’ by Famous Duck 7/19/11
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Why did you post a link to 2008 Washington football highlights?
by JonathanPDX on Aug 10, 2011 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Are you trying to reverse Rick-roll me?
Named AtQ resident ‘Master of the Possible Guru,’ by Famous Duck 7/19/11
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Aug 10, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Are there non-bizarre ones?
Now with mustache guarantee!
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 10, 2011 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it on purpose
that they spelled weird wrong? Does it make it more weird to spell weird ‘wierd’ instead?
Wow, If I type weird one more time I’m not going to remember how to spell it right either.
ATQ's #1 Bill Musgrave fan
Curse you, Offseason.
Kelly on Spoelstra visit
ESPN_Pac12blog
@ESPN_Pac12blog ESPN_Pac12blog
RT @DuckFootball: Kelly on Spoelstra visit: “We talked about the 1-2-2 trap. We’re going to implement it in third-down passing situations.”
Tradition never changes. Champions do.
Mosely actually said it first
Rob Moseley
@DuckFootball Rob Moseley
Kelly on Spoelstra’s visit: “We talked about the 1-2-2 trap. We’re going to implement it in third-down passing situations.”
Tradition never changes. Champions do.
I like Kelly's comment about the pace of practice
Not only is it to acclimate the players to fast game time play, but to generate a lot of film.
The more film the have, the more they can teach from it in the evenings. That way, less practice time is devoted to instruction. Less time for instruction, more reps. More reps, more film. More film more instruction. Repeat.
That’s pure efficiency, right there.
My parents believed in me.
So FBSU fired their AD over the NCAA investigation?
Wonder what else is coming out?
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ.
It seems like there must be something
because what we have heard about is so NOTHING. No one should get fired over those small fries – just take your small penalty and move on.
ATQ's #1 Bill Musgrave fan
Curse you, Offseason.
I thought God wanted Auburn to win
I can’t keep up with all of his teams.
ATQ's #1 Bill Musgrave fan
Curse you, Offseason.
Wow.
They must be afraid that they are about to get shafted by the NCAA. Having recruits sleep over at player’s houses (I think thats what happened) isnt all that big of a deal. They must have done something else that is serious.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Which sport are we talking about here?
Addicted to Quack, #1 Oregon blog among female Duck fans, including the ageless and ever-radiant daisyduck.
Mixed triples in all three fbsu sports.
"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 wanna say it was tennis or volleyball
Possibly baseball or basketball, but I don’t remember it being a revenue sport.
Named AtQ resident ‘Master of the Possible Guru,’ by Famous Duck 7/19/11
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Aug 11, 2011 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
It was men’s tennis, women’s tennis, and… either volleyball or softball.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-Z-E-D".
"If Lache Seastrunk is the POTG against LSU, I will formally quit ATQ." - Axemen23 on 6/21/2011
Maybe they really did F BSU. That’s gotta be an infraction.
by JonathanPDX on Aug 10, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
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