Quack Fix: Duck defense faces a stiff test, Kaddu thinks Alonso will play
by jtlight on Sep 8, 2011 7:30 AM PDT
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PrintIt was a busy night at ATQ last night as Matt Daddy shared some thoughts on the problems with the Oregon football team. If you missed the thread, leave your thoughts here. Here's your quack.
- The Oregon defense will face a stiff test this weekend. Chris Ault and Nevada have been one of the top offenses in the country for the past few years. Though the Wolf Pack lost Colin Kaepernick to graduation, senior Tyler Lantrip knows the offense, and will give the Ducks fast defense a real test. Goe also has a piece on this topic.
- Kenjon Barner shed his protective boot yesterday, so his injury may not be as bad as many of us feared. He's also not making excuses for the many mistakes last weekend.
- Josh Kaddu thinks that Kiko Alonso will play this week (check out the full video after the jump). But there is no official update.
- TV information for the Missouri State game has been set. Hope you have Comcast Sports Northwest or an O-zone subscription.
- It's not just the Oregon football team that's turnover prone. The basketball team has some mistakes to correct as well. After returning from Italy, the Ducks will work on being far more efficient with the ball.
- Lastly, as axemen pointed out in the fanposts, Ron Bellamy of the Register-Guard is finally hanging it up.
After the jump, videos with Josh Kaddu and Nick Aliotti. Leave anything else in the comments. GO DUCKS!
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Apparently Texas and ND submitted a proposal to the Big-10 last night
Reported on a Northwestern Message Board of all places (yeah I didn’t that existed either)
Apparently this was in response to OU-OSU for sure going to the Pac-12 and KU-KSU possibly going as well.
Why in the hell would we want kansas and kansas st in the pac?
Please for fucks sake Larry, do not let this happen
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Sep 8, 2011 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions
corn futures?
Why is Andrea Kramer trying to eye fuck me?
My name is not Bryce.
by Im Chris Hansen on Sep 8, 2011 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
So when is Bellotti coming back?
scoreboard?
Why is Andrea Kramer trying to eye fuck me?
My name is not Bryce.
Bellotti is coming back next year.
We’re going to start out 4-0 this year and wind up being 5-6 and Juju is gonna punish all of us and post the picture of the Huskies celebrating at midfield of Autzen with the stadium scoreboard in the background…….We really should bring Belotti back just to have more memories like that….
I can haz said picture of the Huskies celebrating?
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Sep 8, 2011 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Thank you.....
Yeah, lets bring Belotti on back. This was such a fun game to attend! Everyone in the student section was praising Belotti left and right
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Sep 8, 2011 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
42-14 is pretty darn competitive.
Only 4 touchdowns here and there and we would have been right back in it.
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Yeah
I think it may have been in the Moseley’s board comments a couple days ago but someone pointed out how we were only about 5 plays (which he implied to correlate with 5 seconds) away from beating Auburn and LSU…….
If 5 plays had gone different in that game, 42-14 could have turned into something a bit less-Belotti-ish.
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Sep 8, 2011 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, we were 1 easy play in the NC game from going to OT or winning
and 1 extreme play in the LSU game from winning. NC- no turnover on downs inside the AU 5. LSU: Barner doesn’t fumble inside our 5 for a TD, but instead houses it for a 14pt difference. Even if we just got a touchback, drove 50 yards, kicked a FG that onside kick at the end of the game would be for a chance to win the game.
I’m always a little skeptical of analysis as to “why we lost” in games with competitive offenses and defenses. Often, it is totally luck that decides a game. If we play this game 10 times, same O and D strengths and weaknesses, same game plan, I think we win 4
And if Newton is more accurate on a few passes
he has some easy TDs.
You can drive yourself nuts with the ifs and buts.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ.
Sure, any game is always a few plays from being completely different
To me, coming from a bit of a statistical background, football games are like casino games. All the athletes, coaches and systems you put in place are the odds. Playing the game is like rolling the dice or pulling the arm.
A team like Bama can stack the odds in their favor with the best players, top coaches and huge support networks. This doesn’t mean they win every play, every drive, or even every game.
Luck is a much bigger factor, maybe the biggest factor, in deciding who wins or loses between moderately equal opponents on any given day.
But you can't deny a few things
one of which is if we play LSU 10 times, we probably win 3.
Whereas if we’d played Auburn 10 times last season, maybe we win 5.
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Yeah, maybe. I think we were quite unlucky vs LSU
where as vs AU both teams represented maybe their median games. We certainly lost my more to LSU, but we had lots of bad luck plays and injuries.
Just my take on the “why we lost/won” articles. Fans like to have something to analyse, coaches want to have something to change and it is lame to say “They just got lucky”, but it is often true.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Happy I Hate Washington Day!!
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by Duckfanatic10 on Sep 8, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
lets get a quick vote
who is fine with the kansas’ coming to the pac-12?
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How fun would that be:
Football: we beat their ass badly.
Basketball: they beat our ass badly
sounds like a great plan for exciting sports
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Sep 8, 2011 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I see..but..
The fact they have a stadium with a track, then hell no. We are just finally ridding ourselves of this scourge.
Is it too late for Uncle Phil to change fBSU's Pro Combat Unis?
This would look great on their helmets.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Sep 8, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Come on guys.
Kansas is such a strong recruiting bed.
"Last time I checked, there is no ‘Hall of Average.’ " Chip Kelly
Or the next Bryce or Arthur Brown.
Those guys have all stayed pretty loyal to the teams they committed to.
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Not unless it's somehow part of a bigger catch (i.e. Texas).
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Nooo
Kansas isnt that bad of a football team either. But the Ducks would surely get destroyed on the basketball court. Wouldnt mind watching the Green run all over their horrible blue jerseys though
by WWW.REPMYCOLLEGE.COM on Sep 8, 2011 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, I mean...
Kansas isn’t great at football, either.
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Kenjon looked like he had a busted leg
at the end of the LSU game, yet he’s already out of the boot. I can’t believe how quickly kids heal – meanwhile my knee is still bugging me from the twist I got 6 weeks ago. It’s not easy being 29.
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Ouch
Mine is on borrowed time. If I want to keep running I need to suck it up and have the surgery. But I avoid surgery because I want to keep running. Mostly I just bury my head and pretend that I actually AM 29 and it’s going to get better any day.
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I sprained my ankle while at UO every 4 months or so
and was always back playing basketball full speed after 2-3 weeks. I am now 30 (I’ll admit it, I’m not 29) and I sprained it in June, it is still crap and I can’t play properly.
Of course, it isn’t just age, it is also the extra 20lbs…
I am the master of sprained ankles. I even did a high ankle sprain while wearing a boot for a low ankle sprain. Ahhh high school…. good times.
I’m pretty sure when I’m 40, I’ll need surgery from all the damage I did to my ankles. (I actually probably should have had surgery in junior high).
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My ankles are fine, but I had a small partial tear of my ACL about 5 yrs ago and it’s never been the same. Probably because I’m a big ol’ idiot and have been avoiding surgery all that time. My advice: don’t wait until you’re older to have surgery – it just gets harder.
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I went through physical therapy for a few years. I had to relearn how to walk again and everything.
It was pretty neat*. The doctor said I probably didn’t need surgery, I just have to wear pedorthotic friendly shoes – but half the time I walk, my ankle “pops” – so I think the doctor was wrong.
*It was only neat because I had the same physical therapists as Ricky Watters and I got to go through physical training training with Ricky Watters a couple of times, /axemen’d
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No way!
You got to go through physical training training? I hear that it is twice as tough as physical training.
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Hey benz, you readin' this shit?
All these candy ass kids are falling apart.
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by Bill Musgrave on Sep 8, 2011 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s because our playgrounds weren’t just a field of metal spikes.
They used things like “barkdust”, “monkey bars”, and “slides” when i was a kid.
It made us soft.
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Our sandbox was a kitty litter tray.
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Have you heard
Bill Cosby’s Playground bit? Super duper funny.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Sep 9, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I've got a pretty loose right ankle
it’s about one more injury away from “I’m young, lets fix this shit” 3 month recovery time surgery.
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
I still don't know whether my ankle issue was a break or a really, really bad sprain
But it still pops all the time, doesn’t rotate without pain, and has started aching when I wake up. I think my whole “play through it” attitude in high school might have been a factor. Or the whole “casts are for losers, give me an ace bandage” thing. Foolish, foolish youth.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Sep 8, 2011 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I never even wore the bandages half the time
If I could push off on it, I played.
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
Is it just me, or has Aliotti just gotten so much better over the last couple of years
Better interview, better coach, better recruiter. I still can’t believe I say this, but I’m so glad we didn’t dump him years ago, he’s one of the best defensive coaches on the west coast.
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Maybe it has to do with CK?
He has changed a lot of things with the program and maybe even how coaches approach things.
ssshhh....
I've hypothesized that
but I’m going to give the credit to Aliotti here. I know he spent time a couple of off seasons ago to go to other NFL franchises and Colleges and sit down with coaches and learn. After coaching for 25+ years, if you’re willing to humble yourself and say, I need to learn more, that’s the sign of a great coach.
It really shows too in the product on the field.
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It might also be the sign of a coach who recognized that his time was limited and he better get his act together (ie. when the transition to CK became obvious).
You might also say that after 25+ years of coaching experience, one should be aware of current trends and schemes being run without needing to go out and be schooled by others.
(Just playing the devil’s advocate here.)
I don't mean to impose...
He got astonishingly better
when Chip took over as head coach. I am not sure how that correlation works, because Chip obviously spends most of his time concentrating on the offense, but it is inarguably true. I’ve been pondering it myself over the last year or so – is it Chip’s management style?
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I'm surprised nobody responded to this
…because I think it’s really interesting too. I think a huge part of it is Chip’s management / leadership style. Empowerment is an extremely valuable leadership tool. I don’t have any specific examples, and I’m just too busy right now to look them up, but I recall reading some stuff about this both in terms of how Chip operates and leads in general, and how he has lead these long-time coaches that he inherited.
I get the feeling that Chip has empowered Allioti more than MB did. You get the feeling Chip says, “listen, if you want to blitz more and you think that it’s going to make us more successful, then blitz more. If it doesn’t work, we’ll course correct and go from there.” I get the feeling that Chip is all about innovation. And to be truly innovative, it has to be okay to try things and fail at some of them. The fear of losing your job if you fail leads people to take the safest course of action even if they are convinced that something else would work better. You remove that fear and make it okay to try things and all of a sudden you are seeing improvements that you never dreamt of. (Just as long as the things that will be tried, the expected benefits, and the risks involved are all weighed and calculated so people aren’t just trying every idea that pops into their head)
I really think that these 2 things about Chip have made a huge difference with not just Allioti, but the program in general. Sure, Bellotti had some innovation during his reign. But there was still a lot of conservative stuff going on. Hell, MB just gives off a conservative vibe. And I have to think that the empowerment just wasn’t there before, based on the fact that it seems like Allioti has changed quite a few things that he was doing for years. (Matt Daddy, feel free to correct me if I’m wrong about that)
From everything I’ve witnessed over the past 2+ seasons, I think Chip is a great leader and has made a huge difference here. He may not be liked outside the program, but I can name you tons of leaders who fall in that category. I’ve done more leadership study than I ever wanted to do between my Marine Corps career and my career in corporate management, and I just see so many great things about Chip that scream outstanding leader. And that shows itself in his results…from winning games (the ultimate lagging indicator), to more highly performing coaches, to the fact that he can be extremely firm with punishments with hardly anyone (including a guy who was kicked off the team) complaining about it, to the loyalty we’ve seen from the team and coaches almost from day 1.
In the Marine Corps, we often refer to the 14 leadership traits. You tell me which one Chip is deficient in:
Justice
Judgement
Dependability
Initiative
Decisiveness
Tact
Integrity
Enthusiasm
Bearing
Unselfishness
Courage
Knowledge
Loyalty
Endurance
Maybe bearing – when he gets short with the media? But I get the feeling that you don’t see that when he deals with his coaches and players. I always hear people say that the head football coach’s impact is overrated. And when you look at a guy like Joe Paterno, who seems to be more of a figurehead than anything, it supports that. But when you look at what Chip has been able to do here you see how much of an impact the right head coach can really make. So, yeah, count me as someone who thinks that Chip’s leadership has made a difference.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Sep 8, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
What about
Weasel Stomping? Fusky Bashing? Marines are soft these days
/runs and hides in unnamed 3rd world country.
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
I knew that you were just trying to get our hopes up. I thought there was no axemen23 until January?
by MarineCorpsDuck on Sep 8, 2011 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
You missed the posts
where he weasel stomped out of his promise to stay away.
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I can't comment on whatever my writing topic for the week is.
In essence, that means I can’t talk about anything pertaining to the offensive play-calling.
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
Not gonna work
You aren’t going to trick me into reading your stuff just so I can then mention it in my comments in order to keep you from commenting. It’s tempting, and that’s a pretty decent Jedi mind trick you tried to pull, but I’m not falling for it.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Sep 8, 2011 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
but you just did,
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by QuackQuackAttack on Sep 8, 2011 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait a minute...
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
Nothing to see here.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Sep 8, 2011 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Goodness.
I thought that this was just a picture. Then ten seconds later, BAM!
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CHANGE YOUR GODDAMN AVATAR
I’m ammonia-bombing your room if we lose this weekend.
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
Wait. Wait. Did he not change it for the LSU game?
by MarineCorpsDuck on Sep 8, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, that is fucked.
We know what really happened then…..I guess I can still wear my lucky shirt this saturday then
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Sep 8, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
WHOA WHOA WHOA!
We all know that it was actually HRD’s fault.
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Totally HRD's fault
He haz some srius splaining to do
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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOATS!
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
We told him too.
We also came up with a backup plan for Daisy to wear a Volt green onesie from top of heat to toe, but she didin’t win the day either.
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by Bill Musgrave on Sep 8, 2011 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Where exactly does that 'top of heat' start?.....and End?
Daisy to wear a Volt green onesie from top of heat
Smokin’ !!
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by daisyduck on Sep 8, 2011 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oil Spill Pelican approves!
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
So agree with everything you've said here
I also work in corporate managment and have often thought he’d make a kick-ass CEO. And really, that’s what he is in his role now anyway. Being head coach of a big program is about so much more than the Xs and Os. Anyway, I’d work for him in a heartbeat – and I’ve got to think I’d probably produce some of the best work of my career.
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He would make a kick-ass senior leader. I don’t know about CEO though, only because of his disdain for the political nonsense. People like working for him, and he gets results, that much you can’t deny.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Sep 8, 2011 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s a CEO I’d work for. I HATE the political nonsense. It’s way more detrimental than helpful, if it ever is helpful.
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too big a jump for Nate?
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I worded that poorly. I didn’t mean that he wouldn’t be a great CEO. I meant that he would have so much disdain for the political side of it that he’d either not accept it or, depending on the company, never be hired for it despite being the best candidate.
If you can’t tell, I have a healthy distaste for the complete BS that comes with most big corporations.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Sep 8, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
If you can’t tell, I have a healthy distaste for the complete BS that comes with most big corporations
And you’re in the military, right?
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by Matt Daddy on Sep 8, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was for over 9 years. I’m not now. I work for a corporation in Beaverton near the Nike campus.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Sep 9, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
based on the fact that it seems like Allioti has changed quite a few things that he was doing for years. (Matt Daddy, feel free to correct me if I’m wrong about that)
Nope, you’re doing fine all on your own. I recall an interview with Chip when he first took over the head coaching job, and they asked him how Aliotti responded to him getting the position (or something like that) and Chip’s basic answer was “the defense offices are down there, I don’t go down there very often, they seem to have everything under control.”
At first, when I heard that I was thinking, well, maybe he doesn’t want to rock the boat with coaches that have been here for 20+ years (Pellum, Neal, Aliotti) but after I saw the Utah game that year, and then Purdue and UCLA, I figured out that Kelly was actually saying, listen, those guys don’t need me hanging over their shoulder micro-managing what they do or how they feel. If they want to change something, then I think they know what they’re doing.
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The Daily Faberian
Im sure our offense has helped too.
Not only is Chip’s leadership style conducive to success, the defense can take more risks because they know they have chip calling plays and scoring points. Plus to be a good offensive guru you have to know defense. I’m sure they talk more than they put on.
"Last time I checked, there is no ‘Hall of Average.’ " Chip Kelly
Endurance
Too many doughnuts.
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by Bill Musgrave on Sep 8, 2011 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he’s always been a great interviewer, but things have really opened up for him with better recruits and Kelly calling the shots.
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Benzduck. I was referring to Benzduck.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-I-M-P-A-T-I-E-N-T".
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Sheesh, and here I was thinking Beamerfowl was all upset with Allioti. Way to go sending me off the beaten path.
I don't mean to impose...
by TheOcean on Sep 8, 2011 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Damn, you OpelPelican!
Stop lurking and show yourself!
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And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Sep 8, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
What flavor is it?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Sep 8, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Beginning with the Boise State game in 2009,
his defenses have been largely lights out. Had our offense not done their absolute best to make the defense look bad against LSU, the Tigers would have only scored 19 points or so.
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Let's check the numbers.
Everything here will be from www.cfbstats.com. I’ll include the figures for Scoring / Total defense, as well as yards per play since the change in tempo under the Chip Kelly era has certainly forced defenses to see more of the field than they used to.
2007:
60th in yards per game
42nd in yards per play
40th in points per game
2008:
83rd in yards per game
28th in yards per play
78th in points per game
coaching change
2009:
35th in yards per game
11th in yards per play
50th in points per game
2010:
34th in yards per game
11th in yards per play
12th in points per game
I’m definitely comfortable saying there’s a marked difference between the Belotti-era defenses and the Kelly-era defenses.
There are also two stats that jump out at me as really weird from this list — first, the disparity between yards/game and yards/play in 2008 is astonishing, and second, the points/game stat is surprisingly bad considering the yards/game and yards/play stats.
It’s also interesting to me that the yards/game and yards/play stats for 2009 and 2010 are nearly identical, yet there was a tremendous difference in points/game. I don’t know what to chalk that up to. Did we give up fewer points from special teams and turnovers? (I’m too lazy to look into it.)
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
You have to remember...
Our defense spends a lot more time on the field with our uptempo scoring in the CK offense.
Makes sense.
ssshhh....
Yep
I mentioned that in the post (at the top), and that’s why I included yards/play instead of just yards/game.
If anything, that numbers should make our total defense stats get worse. The fact that they actually got better speaks to just how much Aliotti has upped his game.
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I suppose that instead of just giving the rankings, it would have been helpful for me to include the actual numbers.
2007:
60th in yards per game (382.0)
42nd in yards per play (5.1)
40th in points per game (23.6)
2008:
83rd in yards per game (389.6)
28th in yards per play (4.9)
78th in points per game (28.2)
coaching change
2009:
35th in yards per game (336.3)
11th in yards per play (4.6)
50th in points per game (23.8)
2010:
34th in yards per game (346.0)
11th in yards per play (4.7)
12th in points per game (18.7)
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Probably would be a good idea to look at only conference games, since the BSU/ New Mexico and Portland State games skew things.
2009:
PPG allowed: 22.7
YPG allowed: 316
YPP allowed: 4.6
2010:
PPG allowed :23.1
YPG allowed: 377
YPP allowed: 5.0
I don’t really know what to make of those numbers.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Scheme changed?
Defense playing differently to quickly get offense back on field, taking risks to do so. Maybe blitzing more in general.. who knows really.
All I know is that I was REALLY impressed with our defense against LSU. They dominated their offense more than they did ours. Now we all know our offense dominated themselves pretty good..
ssshhh....
OT: Do we have any SC2 fans in the house.
"Last time I checked, there is no ‘Hall of Average.’ " Chip Kelly
Terran 4 lyfe
But in all seriousness, no. I haven’t even acquired SC2 yet because I’m somehow busier in grad school then I was in high school / college when I occasionally partook in SC1. I do have some free time, but it’s already going to football and other games.
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I forgot to use the sarcastic font on “somehow”.
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I haven't bought it yet.
I follow the pros and it’s very entertaining. I will buy it soon when i get my new computer.
"Last time I checked, there is no ‘Hall of Average.’ " Chip Kelly
You should watch the MLG raleigh finals.
It’s good stuff.
"Last time I checked, there is no ‘Hall of Average.’ " Chip Kelly
I was a massive SC1 nerd in HS.
Now that I have a job, and most importantly, a wife, I can’t do it..
I already inflict 10 hrs of sports blog reading, 15 hrs of college football watching, 10 hrs of basketball and 5 hrs of golf on her weekly, all of which she has no interest in. If I add 20 hrs of playing the most obsessive and nerdy video game ever on her… big trouble for me.
Yeah.
For now I’m watching a couple of games a day satisfies my itch. I’m watching my baby girl during the day and using my GI bill at night at a local community college, so i doubt I will have any time to play. Watching a couple of games a day will have to satisfy my nerd itch.
"Last time I checked, there is no ‘Hall of Average.’ " Chip Kelly
My nerd itch is often scratched by this very sports blog (eww)
I’ve become less of a video game/scifi nerd and more of a sports nerd as I’ve gotten older. I think that sports obsession and “traditional nerd” obsession are very similar things
No way! Go Protoss!
The school/time thing can be pretty prohibitive. I bought it last fall, which was in my first semester of law school… played through missions from time to time but soon had to stop entirely, and didn’t get around to finishing the Terran campaign until this summer.
Played the campaign on hard, got halfway through it on insane.
And played multiplayer for a while. It just requires too much time to be good at it. I’ll probably play the Zerg campaign when it comes out. But OMG OMG OMG Diablo III BETA SW:TOR BETA OMG OMG OMG. These things could roont my life.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
How do you have time to live? You’re too busy being all doctoring, whiskey sipping, beer drinking, beer making, atqing, and video gaming. Do you sleep?
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Sleep is what loses to video games.
(Which is why I actually don’t play them that much any more.) The key is to get the family as addicted to games as I am (THANKS MINECRAFT).
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah… I really love video games, and I have a bit of an addictive personality when it comes to those types of things, so I’ve stayed the fuck away from Minecraft.
My current addiction is SpaceChem, but I’m allllllmost done with it. (And a game about making algorithms doesn’t sound like fun, but holy shit I love this game.)
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a good thing that there aren’t many good PC games to come out, because I’m the same way. When I got into Fallout 3, my productivity fell dramatically.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Oh god, Fallout 3 was terrible
I beat it like 4 times every possible way. Working my way though Mass Effect 2 for the 3rd time currently.
I’ve gotten way too into Terraria the last couple weeks. I think I was running on 4 hours of sleep a night for awhile.
I’m really nervous for when the KOTOR MMORPG comes out. It may lead to a divorce.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
It scares me.
Diablo III scares me a little more. Briefly: real-money auction house.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Not so much an SC2 fan, but...
I own it, haven’t played anything but about 5 missions of the campaign. Stuck on the level where you try to collect from things, while the ‘toss close them. Haven’t really gotten into it like the first game.
Used to play competitive CS, but my computer died, and I took up competitive paintball to replace it. Traveling to tournaments ate all my money away, so I just now built a computer good enough to play anything on, and I have gotten back into playing WoW. Damn the crack…
OT: Do we have any SC2 fans in the house?
"Last time I checked, there is no ‘Hall of Average.’ " Chip Kelly
Whats stopping the conference from inviting Nevada?
"Last time I checked, there is no ‘Hall of Average.’ " Chip Kelly
Pullman will always be the most unattractive town of the PAC schools.
Addicted to Quack, #1 Oregon blog among female Duck fans, including the ageless and ever-radiant daisyduck.
I joke about Pullman, but I've actually never been. Is it really that bad? Reno is a very nasty place
although yes, Tahoe is close
Pullman
is not a shithole full of degenerate gamblers, just a small town in the midst of vast, rolling, wheat fields that are bone chilling cold in winter.
WSU fans are pretty decent hosts for visiting fans.
My parents believed in me.
I kind of think Pullman has a certain small town America charm
problem is it is in godforsaken BFE.
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I’ll take “Things HoodRiverDuck has never heard” for 800, Alex.
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh
I saw enough of it in “Vision Quest.”
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And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Sep 8, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Reno!
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-I-M-P-A-T-I-E-N-T".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
If you consider its proximity to Lake Tahoe, Reno comes out looking much better than Pullman.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ.
Maybe we can move Pullman to Lake Tahoe.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-I-M-P-A-T-I-E-N-T".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
Wait
What is wrong with Lake Tahoe? I haven’t been there since college but I remember it being very VERY fun.
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I agree with Daisy
What has Lake Tahoe done to deserve Wazzu?
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And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Sep 8, 2011 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Home opener!
Wheeeeeee!!!
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Sep 8, 2011 11:00 AM PDT reply actions
So, it's going to be 20 degrees warmer at UO's game on Saturday than at Tennessee's.
Funny.
"And like lambs to the slaughter, the Braves take the field."- Skip Caray
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Sep 8, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
but less humid and probably more comfortable
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Sep 8, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Dunno about that. 20 degrees is a lot.
"And like lambs to the slaughter, the Braves take the field."- Skip Caray
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Sep 8, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Can't stand humidity.
I’d rather have 100 and dry than 85 and humid.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Sep 8, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Bunch of girls.
It’s been unseasonably cool here this week. It’s only 66 right now.
"And like lambs to the slaughter, the Braves take the field."- Skip Caray
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Sep 8, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Whatever.
Humidity blows.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Sep 8, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
really? 80 and sticky in DC
I’d assumed we had your weather, one day later and 5 degrees cooler
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Sep 8, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally agree.
Humidity makes it hard to breathe. Not breathing = not yelling. Not yelling at Autzen = criminal behavior.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Sep 8, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I was in Dubuque Iowa during the worst heat wave in decades this summer.
At 10 am one morning the “heat index” was 143 degrees. If I recall correctly it was 90 degrees and 80% humidity. It was just unbearable.
Then, there was a thunderstorm, which hatched all the fish fly eggs. Making it unbearable AND disgusting.
I love Oregon weather.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ.
Brewster, Alabama is the moist asshole of the United States.
I had to go there for work once. 95 degrees and 90% humidity. It was the worst weather I’ve ever experienced by several orders of magnitude.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Sep 8, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, according to an online calculator, you'll be enjoying a heat index of 111 at Autzen on Saturday.
"And like lambs to the slaughter, the Braves take the field."- Skip Caray
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Sep 8, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
So that's why the crowds at Neyland have been so quiet lately...
"And like lambs to the slaughter, the Braves take the field."- Skip Caray
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Sep 8, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Screw the heat index.
Until they have “it will feel like you’re suffocating while being peed on by a pack of dogs” their data is worthless.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Sep 8, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
No, that's just cause their football team sucks.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Sep 8, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Agree here, too.
After moving from the northwest to New Orleans, the “heat index” is a bunch of crap. I’ll take 105 and no humidity over 90 and humid any day – even if the heat index is the same. The humidity just feels worse – you’re covered in sweat as soon as you go outside, and it can’t evaporate. In New Orleans in summer, the worst 2 minutes of my day are in between a building and my car.
New study from our energy provider found that 60% of every dollar spent on electricity in New Orleans (year ’round) was spent on air-conditioning.
HAPPY BIRTDAY!!!!
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And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Sep 8, 2011 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks!
That cake is just lovely.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Sep 8, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Some high school aged friends and I baked you some cupcakes,
They’re totally not laced with alarmingly copious amounts of native american psychoactive drugs, and they totally don’t have too much salt or baking soda. You can definitely trust them not to taste like baking soda or salt, and you can especially trust that they aren’t laced with 120 dollars worth of damn hard to find narcotics.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
I think I'll just decide to be flattered that you remember pretty much verbatim what I wrote.
And avoid those cupcakes like the plague.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Sep 8, 2011 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re insane. I love going all dragon on people.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-I-M-P-A-T-I-E-N-T".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
Does that explain your hair color?
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
My hair color is “scales”?
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-I-M-P-A-T-I-E-N-T".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
Rainbow Fish, is that you?
PS. For all the AtQ communists out there, this is the book you want to read your kids.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Best fish book ever
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
I would like to look inside
but clicking does nothing.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
PS. For all the AtQ communists out there, this is the book you want to read your kids.
Musgrave, are you listening?
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
This sucks big....
NateCostaCSNNW Nate Costa
It’s a sad day, but I had to resign my position with the Springfield PD. The health of my knees was the main concern. On to something new.
Dammit.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Sep 8, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Jesus. That’s awful. Here’s hoping Nate finds something else he loves, because he’s a heck of a guy.
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
He would make an excellent coach.
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
Really?
Because I’ve seen a lot of cops on that don’t look like they could catch Nate if he was jogging slowly backward.
My parents believed in me.
Do NCAA athletes get medical coverage for some time after they graduate?
I know NFLers do, it only seems fair that NCAA guys get it too
They're not employees
so it wouldn’t make any sense. After you graduate, the college just says “See ya! Send money!”
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Sep 8, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe there is medical coverage that you can purchase
while in college and if you continue to pay the premiums, I’m sure they’ll continue to cover you afterwards.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
The more you know...
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Sep 8, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I suspect it works like COBRA coverage
the premiums are exorbitant enough that nobody could possibly afford them, let alone a recent college grad.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm, that is not really fair
NCAA Athletes sacrifice their bodies the same as professionals. Some of them end up with permanent disabilities much worse than shoddy knees.
Complete conjecture on my part
I really have no idea how it works.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
GODDAMN MY ALTRUISM
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
It's only altruism if you return your paycheck every month.
But you’re the only one of us that gets to have a God complex, so you still win.
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Well, I did say it in caps.
/shirtlessalecbaldwin.gif
HURRAY!
There’s another doc on here I think? Also, NICKPAPAGIORGIOALLCAPS is close enough to think he’s God.
/doubletake
Wait a minute, what’s with doctors and their addiction to the button around here?
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
CURSE YOU SBN TEXT CODES
It done stole my Caps Lock brackets.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Well you're just all kinds of fucked up today.
I’m finding your God complex a bit tarnished.
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My day started with our monthly 7:30 am meeting with administration.
I’ll let you imagine how that went.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I've sat through my share of those, thank you very much.
7:30? Why so late? We had to be DONE by 7:30 when I was at Newport.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ.
Well, they want people to actually show up.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that why you’re grouchy, crampy and bloated?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Sep 8, 2011 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
And impotent, yes.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
NICKPAPA just thinks he's Jesus so far, I guess.
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by Bill Musgrave on Sep 8, 2011 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Goodness gracious!
That man’s poor knees keep letting him down. I hope that he catches a break somewhere.
Even with two torn ACLs and MCLs, he is probably faster than half of the cops I have ever seen.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
its not about being faster
I have a torn ACL (going to have surgery at some point just cannot catch a break to do it) and its pivot movements that fucks your knee up.
I can jog and run straight and even play light sports but If I were to try and run an obstacle course I would probably end up tweaking my knee out of place.
Its a liability thing more than anything for the cops.
ssshhh....
Seems like with his well publicized knee problems
The Springfield PD would have known this well in advance.
I think something else is going on. Hopefully, his repeat injuries haven’t cause some kind of chronic or degenerative problem.
My parents believed in me.
If the Pittsburgh Fucking Steelers can hire Dennis Dixon
you’d think the SPD could find a space for Nate.
Great, now I hate Springfield cops even more, and that’s saying something.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ.
Nate Costa = the anti-DT
Hmmmm……What did you say your name was? Costa? Nope. Doesn’t ring a bell. Fill out this paperwork and sign here.
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And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Sep 8, 2011 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
See Dixon, Dennis and Arizona, University of.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Sep 8, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I refuse to.
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
We all know it's a matter of time before MD posts that horrible, horrible picture.
Or Shuf.n Or someone else.
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And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Sep 8, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, whichever mod is responsible for reading the flagged posts knows exactly how I feel about that picture.
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
If either of them do it
I will make sure there is fruit in ever single one of their beers, forever.
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
TOUCHDOWN DIXON!
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-I-M-P-A-T-I-E-N-T".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
by JShufelt on Sep 8, 2011 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Couldn't they have put him on a Segue?
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Sep 8, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
FREEZE MUTHA FUCKA!!!
woohaahahaaoooo, this thing is out of controooooooooooooolllll
Euler's #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Sep 8, 2011 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Chasing down Spunfield tweakers on bum knees is more difficult then one would think.
by OfficerCosta on Sep 8, 2011 1:22 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
See, the problem is
Kiko Alonso is FAST. How would Nate ever catch him with those bum knees?
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Or Tyson Coleman.
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And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Sep 8, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously..
One would think that they would know how to host an event and put protective stuff on the field before letting thousands of fans jump around on the grass…
Somebody is getting fired for that one! :P
ssshhh....
I meant protection under the boards
not really on the grass… never mind. The clarification wont make a difference :P
ssshhh....
The short window between events did not give the Coliseum enough time to replace the field, a process which normally takes six weeks.
Would someone please call the Fiesta bowl and let them know this little detail. It might help them put together a FIELD WE CAN FUCKING PLAY ON!
/stillbitter
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
i was thinking the same thing … that field slowed down both offenses, and what should have been a shootout turned in to a struggle to score
Methinks
the corruption investigation needed to go just a little bit further, because that was a travesty of the highest order!
My parents believed in me.
I would like to retroactively attend said concert.
Rage? check
Muse? check
Ruining USC’s playing surface? double check
That is win-win-win right there.
I don't mean to impose...
by TheOcean on Sep 8, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Speaking of field issues. Look what Central Arkansas gets to play on this week...
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
As both an Oregon fan and a Boise fan, I try really hard not to pass a lot of judgment on other teams’ weird uniform or field coloring choices. Between our uniforms, Boise’s field, and the Kilkinney floor, I just don’t feel like I have a lot of room to throw stones.
But seriously, Maryland and Central Arkansas, pull it together. It’s just embarrassing.
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
IFFY
As the onlyboth anOregonfanandaBoise fan
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And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Sep 8, 2011 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, pretty much.
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I haz question
what happened to the “The ATQ NCAA 12 dynasty will go a lot faster than the NCAA 11 one” idea?
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
i've been meaning to message you
i’d like to hand you commish duties, i just need to be told when to show up and play. i’ll pass it on to you.
www.searchingforakilismith.com
I'm cool with that
How do you send off commish duties though…I’ve got no idea.
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
Is Cliff playing?
GO BLAZERS!!!GO DUCKS!!!!GO RAIDERS!!!!AND PANTHERS!!!!GO YANKEES!!!!!
He’s day to day.
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Jesus Christ, Oregon State
What the hell did you do to Crazy Old Testament God?
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 3:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
God doesn't like it when you try to copulate with animals.
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
Personal experience?
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And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Sep 8, 2011 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
That is actually his writing topic for this week on that other site he speaks of,
So unfortunately he isn’t allowed to say any more about that incident.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
by CaDuck on Sep 8, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
“You lost to Sacramento fucking State. You know what, I’m taking your toys away. Go to bed right now, just get the fuck out of my sight. Next week, when you’re down 44-3 half way through the third quarter, don’t you ask me for any favors. I don’t want to hear it.”
by JonathanPDX on Sep 8, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That game is going to be oh so ugly.
I would feel bad for them, if they weren’t the Beavers.
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I'm wondering what Ryan McCants did to piss that guy off.
As a RSfr, he starts the opener before being displaced by Quizz. Everyone thought he was going to be really good. Now as , AFTER Agnew’s out, Riley says he might “consider” giving McCants carries behind a couple of other freshmen.
by omb on Sep 8, 2011 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Riley must hate the name Ryan
I’m still not sure why he yanked Katz in the Sac St game.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
It's even weirder because Mannion was running the 3rd team in camp.
Vaz was 2nd… but the plan was to completely bypass him? It’s not like Mannion had a RS year to protect. Things are getting weird in Rileyville.
by omb on Sep 8, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
It was the Vaz deference.
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by benzduck on Sep 8, 2011 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
WOW. Awesome. Now I wish they play him
because you know I’m stealing that for my 12 Pac Reviews
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
If there were such thing as a sophisticated dick joke, this would be it.
Euler's #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Sep 8, 2011 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Query
How many of you think Josh Kaddu felt he wasn’t getting enough after practice PT?
Member of DaisyDuck's 2011 doody list.
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Anyone planning on watching the AZ game tonight?
Should we just conversate about it here, or should I Open Thread the thing?
I’m interested in how AZ looks without Criner tonight.
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The Daily Faberian
I’ll be watching, but I may save my witticisms for the EDSBS live thread and/or my wife.
"[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 Sep 8, 2011 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
How's Adobe Flash on that thing... oh wait
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The Daily Faberian
ILL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT THOSE ARE THE TWO BEST KIND OF SITES!
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Yahoo Finance is a malware site?
huh. Fucking Carl Icahn.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
Yeah, it kinda is.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Sep 8, 2011 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh… I have Adobe Flash on my DROID BIONIC! OH SHIT! LOOK! I CAN STREAM JUSTIN.TV ON MY FULL FIREFOX BROWSER THAT IS ON MY LAPDOCK!
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-I-M-P-A-T-I-E-N-T".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
I can run justin.tv on the ipad just fine. Find something else to nerdbrag about.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ.
But can it do THIS!?!?
(Note: you have to be here to see what I’m doing)
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-I-M-P-A-T-I-E-N-T".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
by JShufelt on Sep 8, 2011 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
One thing that pisses me off
ESPN has a WatchESPN app for the iPad. So you can watch anything on espn3 on the iPad.
Or, rather, you can, if your cable company has entered into a special agreement with ESPN to allow you to watch THE SAME GAMES ON THE IPAD AS I CAN WATCH ON THE COMPUTER RIGHT NEXT TO IT. Which of course Comcast hasn’t done.
So, I have a nice shiny WatchESPN app, that says “Hi, loser!”
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ.
I can see what you're doing.
S-H-U-F-E-L-T-L-I-K-E-S-T-A-L-K-I-N-G
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
Heehee you mentioned Flash. It's like it's 2002 again.
Now, it’s just another legacy technology that is about to disappear forever.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Sep 8, 2011 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
You snarky little…
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-I-M-P-A-T-I-E-N-T".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 8, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Arrrrrwweeerrrrrheeeheeeee
Grrrrrrrrrwwwaaaaawwaaaaaaaa Ducks!
by Chewbacca5000 on Sep 9, 2011 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's the reason I bought it!
“Adobe ( /əˈdoʊbi/, UK /əˈdoʊb/;1 Arabic: الطوبى) is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material (sticks, straw, and/or manure)”
By definition …crappy and just like crap full of Viruses..
Not running flash is an advantage
by InChipWeTrust on Sep 9, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
They are without Criner and half of their defense.
They really got the wost of chronic Torn ACL-itis.
The Alamo Bowl last year was a slaughter, I dont see why it will be much different tonight.
Self anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
Because Mike Stoops will finally snap and start bitch-slapping his players.
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
If you want to know why CK is such a great leader...
Read “The Talent Code”
I work in continuous improvement of IT (herding tech nerds :) and I use the same techniques CK does…it works crazy well.
The clues are all in his language and the way he runs practice – first slow to get the mechanics then at the literal edge of ability in terms of speed. This extends to his staff and the end result is far more reps that produce way more improvement in shorter time. Oh yeah and the side effect is that when done right the games feel like they slow down compared to practice ( I.e. Speed that can’t be duplicated by other teams in short order – they copy what they see – speed of play execution NOT the thinking behind the side effect which is perfect mechanics (slow motion perfection of the form) and more reps at the edge
of ability. CK iis the future of coaching ..just ask chuckle and Dungy
They get it..
Go Ducks!
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