Quack Fix: Olu Ashalou, All-Americans, Real Time RPI, Marcus Mariota and a Special PSA
by dvieira on Jan 19, 2012 6:01 AM PST
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PrintOn the advice of ATQ Twitter Manager, and my personal lawyer, Chesterfield, I can no longer (redacted) when I discuss anything related to (redacted). Needless to say, I'm proud to (redacted) a joint initiative with California Golden Blogs to form the "The Definitely Not Talking About (redacted) Super PAC". All proceeds go directly to our (redacted). Here's your (redacted).
- First up, we've got hoops on the brain! Well, maybe I do at least. The Men's Basketball Team has two very winnable games coming up this week when UCLA and USC come to town. Oregon Live has some good basketball links and some good information about Olu Ashalou. Anyone remember playing Duquesne last year in the CBI? Well, it wasn't that long ago that a shooting occurred at that school and one of Olu's brothers almost didn't make it.
- Saturday should be a big day at Matthew Knight Arena as the Rose Bowl-winning football team will be honored at halftime of the UCLA Bruins game. Also, if you haven't figured it out, the men's team has a really good shot at doing something special this season. Real Time RPI is at 49, putting Oregon only behind California in conference. Who knows? Hold serve at home and get splits and we'll have a really nice season on our hands. Need a preview of the game? Here's one from the UCLA perspective.
- Recent Academic All-Americans. 7 of them. Go read this and honor their work!
- Obviously talk of the quarterback situation has been a hot topic over the last week or so. If you follow @addictedtoquack on twitter, you know that Chesterfield has been engaging fans on the possibility of Jake Rodrigues getting some time and possibly competing for the starting job. This is a great article discussing his road to the Ducks and also provides an update on his leg injury from back in November. SPOILER: Looks like he'll be ready for Spring Camp.
- He's not the only QB that could earn some playing time. Chip Kelly has called Marcus Mariota "the perfect fit" for the Oregon offense. Mariota is ready to compete after redshirting last year. It may have been hard for him sitting on the bench, but he learned from the best during that time. FWIW, Rob Moseley guesses that Mariota will have a 35% chance of earning the starting job.
Finally, I know we had a lot of fun the last day or so with 3000 and all. Sometimes situations can get a little overheated. What do you do if your thing you've got a fire breaking out, especially in your own home? That's why we'd like to offer up this Public Service Announcement to all readers of Addicted to Quack.
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How does one leave a blog?
I’d like to no longer see TET and B5Q in my list of blogs. It seems the obvious place to remove unwanted blogs would be on the “Manage My Posts” page, but it’s not there. I emailed SBN about this last week and received no response.
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dont think it can be done, unfortunately
I think we have to live with the clutter
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 19, 2012 6:30 AM PST up reply actions
TDP
The herpes of sports blogs.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
Go to your My Blogs menu
and each blog has a link to “Leave blog?” in the area that gives your post/comment stats.
ATQ...Where I come for the Quack, but stay for the eggs.
That only appears if you have never commented on the site.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Weaksauce.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 9:04 AM PST up reply actions
If you have been banned but never commented, you can leave the blog using this link then join right back up without being banned.
Dammit! I can't find my driving moccasins! - Schmidt
Dang that's funny
NO WAIT – IT IS NOT FUNNY, FUN OR HUMOROUS. THERE IS NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT THAT IMMATURE SB NATION GLITCH. CALL LEGAL, STAT.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
i’ve tried this since last years BCS National Championship game. you have to get your friendly Auburn, etc blog to ban you if you’ve ever left a comment. kinda silly…
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
I've been trying to do this for the past 4 years. Every year I file a bug against SBNATION.
and each year I get more and more caustic and hopeless about it. I didn’t know you could leave if you haven’t commented, so it didn’t occur to me to try and get the blog admins to delete my posts so I could leave. Is just banning you enough?
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 19, 2012 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
That doesn't work
Or 27 of us would be able to delete the blog from the ones we follow.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
Berk posted this morning that he banned 36 of us
Along with a pic of a massive TP’ing.
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 19, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
That's the number one of our mods said were banned yesterday.
26 Ducks
1 fusky (in an ultimate showing of childishness)
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
Still think we need a Sidebar of Fame with these names on it.
But maybe I should let it go.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
I think ApE just earned himself a nickname
Niedermeyer (shot by his own troops in Vietnam)
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
At least for the husky caught in the crossfire.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I bet you're pissed because you were already banned and thus wouldn't qualify for the Sidebar of the Eternal Rec.
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by benzduck on Jan 19, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
No, not at all, what would make you thi..
It was MY idea, MINE MINE MINE
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Perfect idea for a Fanpost, benz!
"It’s great with these group of guys. There is no panic in them." --Chip Kelly, Clearly NOT talking about members of ATQ.
@jblair26
Think about it from the programmer's prospective.
If someone has posted and then leaves the blog, all his comments are orphans. When banned, the old name is probably kept somewhere as an existing, non-active header, or the comments transferred to another catchall header.
This is the price to pay for having histories from each bloger available for long term. There have been times just this last week when posters have gone back to see what was said in the past year or two.
Speed Endurance Talent is how Track Town USA plays football. Win The Day
Nice and early Quack
and congrats to York and the other academic all-americans. Pains me to see him on crutches, though. Heal fast, buddy
scrappy
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Go Ducks and happy 3001!
Pac-12's most improved
Dion Jordan shares most improved on the defense according to Ted Miller.
While Jordan’s improvement from last season was impressive, his improvement in-season is what really impressed me. He looked lost out there in the first few games, starting coming on against Arizona, and then really stepped up against Cal. I’m looking forward to seeing what he can do as a senior.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Wholeheartedly agree
the first few games I was really down on him, felt he had no impact on the game. As the year progressed he made his presence felt more and more. If he can make even half the improvement as a Sr as he did this year he will be a real force.
I’m also looking to Kiko to become a destructive presence next year. His size and athletic ability, combined with his improving mind for the game, could give us an intimidating defensive player that we haven’t had for a while. Clay will likely be a better LB still, but Kiko might put more of a hurting on other teams RBs and can take on TE and lineman. Combined with a Boyett that is a scary middle of the field.
I suppose over the whole year I would give it to Jordan but frankly, Jordan was pretty good to start with
I’d say Kiko Alonso showed far greater improvement, to my less than expert eyes, at any rate. Especially if you look at the level they performed in the RB vs their first game this year, I’d say Kiko and LT were by far the most improved. You could see it in their movement, in their understanding of the game. They looked like they knew what they were doing out there.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 19, 2012 8:19 AM PST up reply actions
Jordan was prolonged improvement. There was simply no other game that Kiko played even close to the level that he did in the Rose Bowl. I think that’s the biggest reason Kiko doesn’t get a lot of mention.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Yeah, a lot of people were chewing on many of their old words about how Kiko should've been kicked off the team.
Kiko did begin to prosper as the season progressed and I think much of that was that he became mentally ready to re-accept
his prowess as a superior athlete. Recovery from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body in that short period is quite remarkable. For those who supported him during and after his difficult diagnosis and treatment, I extend commendation.
Now people are undoubtedly going to argue with my position, that their position(s) is/are better and won’t that be fun?
"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
If Kiko does continue to excel and have success, he'll be Kelly's best coaching victory
It was really moving to see how much pleasure, relief and thrill Chip got from Kiko’s RB turnaround. He had him up on the stage first, handed off the trophy and repeatedly said in public how much he loved that kid. It will be quite a turnaround in the life of one talented yet adrift kid who made it good.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 19, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I'm glad that Kiko has done well and I hope he continues to stay out of trouble and excel on the field.
But I still think that your second strike should be your last. Most people will either straighten themselves out after the first incident, or they never will at all. Kiko’s situation is the exception, not the rule.
"You could almost imagine Ducks coach Chip Kelly walking to midfield among the bloodied Bruins and shouting in his best gladiator voice, 'Are you not entertained?'" - Ted Miller
That certainly seems to be the case.
Yet another reason that CK is such a great coach.
"You could almost imagine Ducks coach Chip Kelly walking to midfield among the bloodied Bruins and shouting in his best gladiator voice, 'Are you not entertained?'" - Ted Miller
Let's not tempt fate here in the second week of the offseason
Kiko, despite his on field performance, is still near the top of the list of my “Ducks most likely to generate Fulmer Cup points”. Hope he keeps it together and continues his improvement in all areas.
by OregonNYC on Jan 19, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I would have put eddie pleasant ahead of Jordan just due to the pure shock that Pleasant ended up being first team
He was downright horrible at times during the 2010 season
Agreed 100%
I told my buddy at the beginning of the season that Dion Jordan was going to go beastmode and have a break out year. I am so glad, not for me, but for him and the team, that I was correct.
Did you get to see him in practice?
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 19, 2012 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
I was able to catch a couple of spring practices before they were closed, and watched him the year before before I really knew who he was but that’s about it. He looked good there, but its so hard to tell because they aren’t really full contact and most times they were split off into their own separate groups, but watching him come off the snap and how he performed in other drills really impressed me.
That series on the QBs is really interesting.
Hopefully we can get a guess at what we’re going to see this year in Spring Camp.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 19, 2012 7:41 AM PST reply actions
Nice public service announcement.
Took me back in time! For anyone else who liked GI Joes, in case you didn’t know the trailer for the 2nd movie has been out for a month or so. Click here if you want to see it.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 8:09 AM PST reply actions
On RG's DL projections for 2012
DE: Tony Washington, So.; Koa Ka’ai, RFr.; David Kafovalu, So.; DeForest Buckner, Fr.; T.J. Daniel, Fr.
DT (nose): Wade Keliikipi, Jr.; Ricky Heimuli, Jr.; Jared Ebert, RJr.; Axel McQuaw, Jr.; Nick Morrison, Jr.
DT (3/4 end): Taylor Hart, Jr.; Isaac Remington, Sr.; Ryan Hagen, Jr.; Stetzon Bair, Jr.; Alex Balducci, Fr.
DE (drop): Dion Jordan, Sr.; Sam Kamp, RFr.; Ryan McCandless, RFr.; Jeremy Castro, Fr.; Cody Carriger, Fr.
- Do people agree with this?
- Also, how did Stetzon Bair become a Jr already? Could we get him onto campus first?
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
Happy Day 3001 Rose Bowl Champions!
As t the depth chart, its reasonable but too early to tell. Injuries and all…Bair I could see moving up into the rotation.
I believe that Bair as a junior is a typo. He has three years of eligibilty, and 4 years to use those.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I’m slightly surprised to see Buckner so far down on the DE list. Watched some film on him and he looked to have the skills to be able to contribute to this team right away.
Especially with the lack of experienced depth we have on the end.
Win the Day!
Course... I can't remember yesterday.
I think he's going to end up being a TE
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 19, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
'Cuz
Y?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
That would be a massive surprise.
Especially with the two stud TEs we have arriving in this class. Buckner has pretty much been a DE all of the way.
Winners of the Platypus trophy!
Excuse me all, I was thinking of Pharoah Brown
You all were right, I got the two mixed up
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 19, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
Brown was recruited as a tight end, so that should be where he ends up. He could be a great one too.
Winners of the Platypus trophy!
And much to my chagrin
is quoted as being “promised” to play TE.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Why is that to your chagrin? We desperately need tight end depth.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
It makes me uneasy that we promise kids they are going to play a position. He's an astounding athlete
But what if he’s second, third or fourth fiddle or redshirts a year and doesn’t move up on the depth chart and then transfers? I’m used to Chip telling kids (I’m paraphrasing), “We’ll give you a shot at any position you want to play, but your chosen position may not be the fastest way for you to get playing time.”
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
Or
He “feels” he was promised, because we don’t do that. That’s what rubbed me the wrong way.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Okay, so it’s more the promise that bothers you rather than the specific position. I agree with that. It does seem out of character for Chip to make that kind of promise. If I had to guess, it would be that Chip told him he would get the opportunity to play tight end, and then the kid embellished it. Or maybe Chip just really doesn’t see him on the defensive side of the ball.
I don’t know. Promises in recruiting seem about as valuable as pocket lint.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Yes. The "promise," not the position.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
Don't underestimate the value
of lint.
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 19, 2012 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
Wha......?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
Such a bargain at only $24.95 !!!
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 19, 2012 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
The weird thing is
if you look at the visual pattern and remove the context of “dryer lint” from the piece, I could actually see it being marketable. The greys and purples and pinks are kinda pretty, in a cosmic-supercloud-from-the-depths-of-space kinda way.
15-yard penalty for my avatar. /Pereira'd
by Brass-billed on Jan 19, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
There's a bunch of people on that site
that make shit out of dryer lint. I think they like to call it “Silver Fawn”. Most of it is not nearly as “nice” as that piece.
Yeah, “SILVER FAWN”.
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 19, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
Okay, the "Silver Fawn"
pushed it over the line from “possibly artistic” to “pretentious bullshit”
15-yard penalty for my avatar. /Pereira'd
by Brass-billed on Jan 19, 2012 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
It sounds like a hair color.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
?
15-yard penalty for my avatar. /Pereira'd
by Brass-billed on Jan 19, 2012 1:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That's FINE!!
"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 understand the confusion.
I remember being frustrated with the lack of offensive plays feature on his tape. Most of his highlight tape featured him as a DE, which is what the other schools wanted him as.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
I think it's because they both committed around the same time.
I took a stab in the dark that I was talking about the right guy, but I should have checked
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 19, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Half of the recruiting tapes are garbage, anyways
They either don’t have presnap arrows, or worse, point to the wrong guy (this happened last year with one of our recruits, but I don’t remember who).
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Not to mention they only show highlights
You get done watching one and you think OMG DENNIS DIXON 2.0!!! (Wrong position but you get my point.) You don’t see the potentially hundreds of plays where the guy makes the wrong read, throws an INT, an OLineman getting pushed backwards, the WR with the case of the dropsies, etc.
by INducktrination on Jan 19, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
Ha!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
Any coach who recruits solely off highlight reels deserves the recruiting class he gets.
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by benzduck on Jan 19, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Or star ratings!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
Got Brown and Baylis to go with Lyerla and French.
Chip loves his offense, but we need playmakers on the D-line too.
Win the Day!
Course... I can't remember yesterday.
I know, I already said I was mistaken
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 19, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Absolutely
I was very impressed with Washington during fall camp, and I think really it’ll be a 3 headed monster of Keliikipi Hard and Heimuli with each being a quasi-starter. I’d like to see Ebert ahead of Remington, but that’s just me.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Just confirmed my banning from UWDP
I’m so proud!
/nevergonnaapologizeforhavingharmlessfun
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Oh shit, sorry about the caps.
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 19, 2012 8:43 AM PST up reply actions
SOYLENT Z IS NEW POSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 8:58 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Basketball success and football success
So if you look at the MBB standings in the PAC-12, Ducks and the Cardinal lead the PAC-12 North at 8-1, and USC leads the PAC-12 South at 7-2. I was just struck by that, given how closely this mirrors the football rankings. There wasn’t really a co-relation between the success of the basketball team and the football team before. Is something else going on, a matter of psychological uplift, if you will?
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
Doh ! Those *were* the fb standings. Sheesh.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 19, 2012 8:44 AM PST up reply actions
Still a bit hung over from yesterday?
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
This is just me on an ordinary day. Completely amnesiacal (adj., yes), confused and sleepy.
Good thing we’re 2012 ROSE BOWL CHAMPS!!!
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 19, 2012 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
Good Morning Rose Bowl Champions!
Damn, my head hurts from the party yesterday. Why didn’t anyone stop me from rec’ing so much? You think I’d know enough to stop when I just had a rec buzz going, but here I am with a rec hangover again.
IT TOTALLY DOESN’T MATTER, I CAN STOP REC’ING ANYTIME I WANT YOU KNOW.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
by daisyduck on Jan 19, 2012 8:49 AM PST reply actions 6 recs
Hi, I'm benzduck and I'm a recaholic.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Hi Benz. This is a safe place.
There is no pressure, but please feel free to share your recs.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 9:01 AM PST up reply actions
I had to enter rehab last night
Physical rehab for the damage done to my rec hand and psychological to help me deal with the cravings to rec on other blogs with no rhyme or reason.
If anyone wants to join my RA group we meet at Track Town every Tuesday Wednesday at 8.
I have the sore wrist/shoulder myself. Guess we need a support group in Portland too!
You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles.
I was so rec-wasted last night
that I couldn’t come onto ATQ, for fear I would feel compelled to continue rec-ing. So instead I just spent the evening over at BN to avoid the temptation.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 19, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I feel sorry for you
those of us teenage guys usually have pretty strong wrists by the time we get to college….from….ping pong.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Bama's Josh Chapman was far luckier than Dennis Dixon...
He made it 8 games, instead of just one quarter.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Thanks Comcrap for broadcasting the fUCLA @ OAC game
and not the $C @ Oregon game.
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Greetings fellow grammar secret police members:
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 9:27 AM PST reply actions 6 recs
That's a rec!
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 19, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
That's fantastic.
There’s nothing less attractive than a man who can’t use the proper “your.”
All right, there might be, but it’s definitely a turn off.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Jan 19, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
I never use “your”, I always use “mine”
Speed Endurance Talent is how Track Town USA plays football. Win The Day
Toddler.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Jan 19, 2012 9:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Sea gull
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 20, 2012 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
Nice style, fun expressions.
Might I ask the source for the comic?
15-yard penalty for my avatar. /Pereira'd
by Brass-billed on Jan 19, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
You can find where an image is linked by right clicking on it and selecting properties.
It’s called “Girls With Slingshots.” A friend posted it on FB.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
awww
strip posted here contains minor characters. Bah, can’t afford adding another webcomic to my list at the moment.
15-yard penalty for my avatar. /Pereira'd
by Brass-billed on Jan 19, 2012 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
Committment phobe?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
I wish
Bookmarks has 30-something webcomics right now, I just can’t be bothered to start ANOTHER one. Plus I read a couple and the main characters’ banter isn’t really my thing. I really like the ones in the comic above, wish they got more attention.
15-yard penalty for my avatar. /Pereira'd
by Brass-billed on Jan 19, 2012 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
30? Wow. I'm pretty sure that would get in the way of my enourmous quack habit.
That would be no bueno.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
I am far from a grammar nazi
but I find that annoying as well. Language is an ever-evolving creation. Grammarians are, to paraphrase the repugnant Bill Buckley, “standing athwart history yelling stop!” This is the big difference between them and linguists, who are more interested in the evolution of it than the structure.
If ya can't get your Dick Enright, get your Dick Harter!
Don't want to bring up more of what happened yesterday
But give Berk some slack. The guy went through a lot recently with his wife going through surgery near the end of 2011. I’m sure spending a couple hours cleaning up the mess wasn’t on his calendar.
I thought it was a hilarious joke, but it had to be more than annoying for those folks with the multiple Wheaton Waves with ginormous pictures.
I think the Wheaton Wave thing was too much on our part. All the other stuff was harmless, and didn’t need to be “cleaned up.”
Defending maligned chants since 2009
That’s what I was going to say. The choice to spend any amount of time “cleaning up” was his choice. It wasn’t anywhere near a big enough deal to spend any amount of time or energy cleaning it up. And then to go through and not only ban the people who rec’d/commented, but those who didn’t even go there but mentioned it on ATQ is a whole extra level of waste of energy. I mean, they banned a fusky fan who hangs out at ATQ who had no part in it other than to say he knew about it and didn’t tell on us. Total overreaction that he chose to do. He didn’t have to do basically any of it.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
Not arguing one way or the other here
I’m sure most people are tired of talking about it. I’m just saying to give the guy some slack as we give all the mods here the benefit of the doubt for dedicating their personal time to run this blog.
No worries, I'm not upset or anything
And I certainly don’t want you to feel like I’m arguing or saying you are wrong. If you want to cut him some slack, that’s up to you. My opinion of him wasn’t formed yesterday. I simply don’t cut people slack when they overreact and cause a whole bunch of work for themselves that didn’t need to happen. I agree with the fact that the Wheaton Wave was over the top and whatnot. But even then, to choose to go through and delete all that stuff is silly. It didn’t NEED to be done. Based on everything that’s happened with him in the past, including this, I’m going to choose not to give him any slack. That’s certainly not to say that you or anyone else can’t. I have zero problem with anyone making that choice. But I’m not going to feel bad for him because he chose to, in my opinion, waste his time deleting the comments.
Each person can make their own decision on that.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
I agree, if it was up to me, I probably wouldn't have even deleted the Wheaton Wave
He has to cater to many of the UO hating sensitive bunch at TDP on top of his personal issues going on in his life. That’s why I’m saying to give him some slack.. but to each his own.
Just out of curiosity, is he the only admin over there?
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by gamedaytribe on Jan 19, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
I think him and one other are the only mods
cassino or something? Where as ATQ has 5 managers helping out
Given that every second comment there today seemed to be his, he doesn't seem to be
lacking for time, or better things to do.
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by gamedaytribe on Jan 19, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
As the leader over there, I think his responsibility is to only cater to the UO hatred as far as it doesn’t devolve into pettiness, as I feel it did yesterday. He could have taken the stance that it was a good prank that should be laughed at, and then taken a hardline stance against the Wheaton Wave posting (and any other inflammatory comments).
Certainly he has my sympathy for any problems going on in his life.
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He took that stance today at least
The Ducks did get us…
I am driving in the car getting emails from Lear and the guys saying we are under attack. I have guys asking for temporary mod authority to stop the green and the madness. It was pretty funny until it got completely out of hand with the usual baiting and nasty comments.
I just didn’t have time to deal with it yesterday and it pissed me off. Going Duck free isn’t a bad thing. Maybe I will extend mod privileges to Nestor.
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by John Berkowitz on Jan 19, 2012 10:20 AM PST upreplyactions
I laughed pretty hard imagining those emails. We’re under attack! I repeat, the dawgpound is under attack! Batten down the hatches and man your battlestations! Everything’s gone green sir, what are your orders? Oh God, they’ve unleashed a wheaton tsunami upon us!
by INducktrination on Jan 19, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
It is unfortunate that it got out of hand. I was hoping it would stay to the rec’ing and green fonting. But, like the Ducks we are, once we smell blood in the water…umm, we stalk our prey, and, uhhh, go for the jugular? Ducks do that, right?
I understand his frustration, but I still think he over-reacted, as did a lot of people (including some here).
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would you say that the attention given to this was … overrated?
/oldmeme
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Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
Indeed I would. In fact, I was chanting it quietly at my desk at work.
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It's an oldie
but definitely a goodie
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
I concur with the wave being a bit much, but there was a much better solution to all of this!!
DON’T LOSE FOR 3000 DAYS STRAIGHT!!
Problem solved.
For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!
It was pretty funny until it got completely out of hand with the usual baiting and nasty comments.
Which is why it made total sense to ban anyone even suspected of being an Oregon fan, no matter if they didn’t even participate at all…
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
Ok, sure
But banning people over there for waht they said here? That’s so far beyond the line….
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry, I was trying to point out the contradiction,
That if that’s his view, his actions in response are absolutely ridiculous. “I get jokes! But it went too far so Ban All Ducks Forever.”
The process:
1. People play harmless joke.
2. Fly completely batshit off the handle in response to that joke.
3. Say what you can to convince yourself and those around you that it’s not like you don’t get jokes, but those guys went too far, so it was only reasonable, nay, necessary to respond in a completely off the handle way.
They’re free to run their own blog however they please, and if they want to go No Ducks Forever over this, then that’s their right. It’s silly, but it’s their right and we should just forget them in kind. It’s mostly just irritating to me to see the level of sophistry being employed to convince the pack over their that the irrational response was in fact necessary and rational.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
Yup. That was a bit much.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
So nobody has to go over there, and since I don’t even belong to that site, here’s the spin today:
Happy 3000 Day
Yesterday according to ATQ marked the 3000 day anniversary of the last time Washington had defeated Oregon in football. Our friends at ATQ celebrated by spamming our web site with rec’s which turned our message boards green.
It was initially pretty funny until it overwhelmed our boards and took on a completely disrespectful and nasty tone from their posters. I asked for some help from the management of ATQ because it was getting out of hand but didn’t get it. Since they had instigated and supported the attack I took it directly to SBN.
One thing we have always done since day one is welcome the contribution of members from other Pac 12 blogs. We have had an open door policy over the years which has really improved the overall content of our site. I think it is unfortunate that we won’t have that with Oregon fans anymore.
I spent two hours cleaning up the mess and I banned a total of 36 ATQ posters. Going forward we are just going to ignore them. If anyone here does retaliate or pulls any funny business on their site it will earn you a time out over here and probably a ban over there.
Keep in mind that football games are played on the field and not in the stands.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
Grrr, sorry, MCD, should have waited half a second...
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 19, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
Wake up idiot! Now poor Jared or Matt Daddy or someone is going to have to delete the extra comment and ban both of us from the site because the Quack Fix is now completely unreadable.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
I guess sarcasm font doesn't wrap text...
...and ban both of us because now the Quack Fix is unreadable.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
SBN Legal is a longtime HDRBP customer.
I wouldn’t worry.
Now with mustache guarantee!
by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 19, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Wait, what's all that gray??? I can't see! Why is my text box turning GRAY???
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 19, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
But but but...aren't we cowards and mean-spirited idiots?
Aren’t we dust beneath his feet? What does “giving him a break” constitute? Here’s his statement on us, this morning:
Happy 3000 Day
Yesterday according to ATQ marked the 3000 day anniversary of the last time Washington had defeated Oregon in football. Our friends at ATQ celebrated by spamming our web site with rec’s which turned our message boards green.
It was initially pretty funny until it overwhelmed our boards and took on a completely disrespectful and nasty tone from their posters. I asked for some help from the management of ATQ because it was getting out of hand but didn’t get it. Since they had instigated and supported the attack I took it directly to SBN.
One thing we have always done since day one is welcome the contribution of members from other Pac 12 blogs. We have had an open door policy over the years which has really improved the overall content of our site. I think it is unfortunate that we won’t have that with Oregon fans anymore.
I spent two hours cleaning up the mess and I banned a total of 36 ATQ posters. Going forward we are just going to ignore them. If anyone here does retaliate or pulls any funny business on their site it will earn you a time out over here and probably a ban over there.
Keep in mind that football games are played on the field and not in the stands.
Only the second day today that I’ve even gone over to read the TDP, and not doing that again. I don’t understand these cross-posters, but I do understand we all have different needs and ideas of what’s fun, clearly.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 19, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
They are sensitive
I got banned two years ago for making a small joke about one of their recruits. Wusses.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Trolling other blogs is low
Just don’t do it folks. Besides we can get away with mocking them over here and no one gets offended.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That would work.....
Except people were banned from TDP for what they said on AtQ.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
A fusky fan got banned from TDP for saying he thought it was funny and saying he knew about it when we were planning it but didn’t tell on us. It was pretty funny. Someone would post something here on ATQ, ~5 minutes would go by, then that person would reply to his/her post and say he/she was just banned.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
I was wondering if that's why it took them so long to ban me
cuz I stayed quiet over here that I was still rec’ing and not banned.
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by Babablockhead on Jan 19, 2012 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
Right, well
The first people they banned were those that had “Duck” or duck-related words in their screen names. Then they came over here, read what we posted (I hope they didn’t try to instigate in order to “flush” others out) and then dropped THE BANHAMMER OF THOR!!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
If its for stuff over here
I think SBN might be interested that one of their blog owners is abusing their power/being even more a dick than usual for UW fans.
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by skywaker9 on Jan 19, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions 7 recs
Make THIS green.....
"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 Jan 19, 2012 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
done
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by Babablockhead on Jan 19, 2012 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah but the ATQ mods can ban people for stuff they do on other sites too. It’s in the ATQ rules that you can’t troll other blogs. So I assume if they have that in their rules it’s fine.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
But Duck fans talking about the Huskies on our own blog
Should NOT equal a ban over there. Its not trolling if you do it in your own blog.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I’m assuming I got banned because mods can see who rec’ed posts. I would guess that’s what happened to most of us ATQers. aPe is the only true outlier in this, as all he did was comment about it over here.
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My understanding is that there is only one way to see who rec’d a post, and to do that to every single post would be extremely cumbersome.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
Yep. And I think if we go doing a big investigation and throwing a big fit about it, we’re just wasting as much time as they did. Even if it was true that people were banned from there just for laughing about it here, I doubt SBN would do anything about it.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
And I agree
But I still think it’s effed up they did that.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not saying its worth pursuing
Yet more proof Fuskies are idiots.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Yep. Talk about wasting time and energy. “They made me spend 2 hours deleting the posts waaaaa”. Nobody MADE you. The goddamn thing was green, stop acting like it was unreadable. And even the Wheaton Wave stuff was nothing more than a slight inconvenience. I get not laughing at it when it’s happening to you. And I have no problem with them saying “knock it the F off”. But whining after the fact and spending HOURS of time is just overreaction at its finest.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
I thought Berk had said specifically that’s what he did. But I could have misinterpreted it. Either way, I don’t care one whit. I had fun, and I don’t post over there anyway. If he felt that was a bannable offense, so be it. I don’t agree with banning people who DIDN’T go over there and do anything, but that’s not the end of the world either.
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My understanding is that there is only one way to see who rec’d a post, and to do that to every single post would be extremely cumbersome.
Actually, it wouldn’t be too bad. Just ask the community to flag posts with offending rec’s, you could remove it all in less than 15 minutes and then ban the offending rec’ers, if you so desire.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I thought they couldn't
That’s why the idea was proposed.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
I’m assuming I got banned because mods can see who rec’ed posts.
Based on the how the moderation went down, I don’t think that Berkowitz knows that he can see who rec’d the post. I was the one that told him how to delete recommends, so he could turn his site un-green.
I’m guessing that he was simply banning anyone that seemed to have knowledge of the situation, either there, or on Dawg Pound. I was banned, and I hadn’t commented or rec’d anything on that site in almost two years.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I recall them specifically saying that you and Matt Daddy are the ones who thought the whole thing up.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Well, of course, didn’t you see the Pinky and the Brain picture?
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
It really means nothing to me. I, for the most part, had stop visiting that site, except yesterday.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
Me neither
I don’t even know if I was banned. I’m just assuming I was since I was rec’ing comments there early in the day. I quit once I realized they hated being tickled.
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by daisyduck on Jan 19, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Such a perfect analogy!
I quit once I realized they hated being tickled.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
I just checked
and not banned, I even have a full membership now I think. I didn’t comment or wave, just rec. It’s not like my handle or avatar are inconspicuous in team affiliation.
I'm wearing it as a badge of honor
But no, I have no need to be a member there anymore. I only joined to participate yesterday.
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by Babablockhead on Jan 19, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
That’s true. I wonder if any Duck fans got banned that did nothing over there. That would be the key. I know the fusky fan (PurpleEverywhere or something like that) got banned without touching UWDP. He posted here that he knew in advance and didn’t say anything to them to rat us out and got banned almost immediately after. I’m not sure if any of the other people who were banned didn’t comment or rec on UWDP though so I think that’d be the key. I know that some didn’t get banned until AFTER they said something over here to give them away. So basically I’m not sure that anyone got banned ONLY for saying stuff here.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
Old Ducker at least, didn’t participate over there at all, came in here after, and was banned.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
Me too.
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This is not an insult (LOL)
Your mom?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
Oh my mom was nowhere NEAR innocent. Who do you think turned the font green on all 3 posts? She was having entirely too much fun over there.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
And buying a fancy BBQ
Your mom rocks!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Thank you DUD,
I actually found a few minutes to get my Traeger Jr Elite at Costco. My office is just a hop from the airport location so it took me about 15 minutes. I have to admit my adrenaline was pumping getting that font turning green! I don’t think the fuskies are even good enough to call a putz!
By the power of Grayskull, I have the power!
Cool!
Do you have to use their pellets?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
Traeger
not fuskie.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
lol,
I bought two bags, they were only 14.99 each which is cheaper than what I was seeing elsewhere. The one I got was a Traeger in-house display. Looked like they were going for $799 and I got it for $669.
By the power of Grayskull, I have the power!
Wow,
That’s awesome!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
The are impeding on my free speech!!
I’m not making a bold prediction, but we believe we can win every football game.----Chip Kelly
So I find it slightly amusing that UW pulling Tosh out of Cal might end up being a huge positive for Oregon.
His leaving completely changed the recruiting landscape this year and Oregon appears to be the biggest beneficiary. Also Husky fans thinking he will continue to recruit at the same level are completely delusional. In addition to not being able to use the “Cali for life” pitch, how he left Cal really hurts his credibility and is something other schools will absolutely exploit.
Yeah...
Can you really trust a guy that leaves for the money rather staying for the kids?
It’s business, but there is a time to move and I think this guy moved at the wrong time.
ssshhh....
It's how he left that is issue
The only person he told was PSA, which is pretty sketchy in my opinion. As the saying goes, there is no good way to leave a job but there are 100 bad ways
I read a little about it on CGB and they are super pissed about how he left. I didn’t read it all so this could be wrong, but they were talking like it’s been confirmed that he was telling recruits, while still on the Cal payroll, not only to go to Uw, but also if they aren’t going to go to Uw to not go to Cal. And there was other stuff.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
It's that and a combination of the below I think
I’ve wanted JT gone for years, BUT – 01-17-2012, 06:20 PM
he is being treated unfairly here. I’m one of the Negas, have been for sometime so do NOT confuse this with S Pumping. I have been on the phone with my sources quite a bit today (they are well connected and have yet to lead me astray) and TOSH is to blame for this, not JT. I’m not sure how much I can say, but I’ll give what I can. Here is the story/timeline as I have heard:
Tosh was offered a job at Wash and he came to JT with the “my heart is here speech”. JT went and fought for Tosh to get the offer matched. JT and Tosh have a meeting where JT tells Tosh how much he wants to keep him, how he is an integral part of what they are doing, etc. He says that he went and got the offer matched and that he wanted him to stay, but that he won’t/can’t get into a bidding war for Tosh and that he (JT) needs his (Tosh’s) word that this is done and that he (Tosh) isn’t going anywhere. Tosh assures JT this is over. Tosh breaks his word, continues talking to UW and gets another offer which he doesn’t present to JT, as he has already been told and committed to no bidding war.
JT didn’t find out Tosh was gone (by voicemail) until he got off the plane for a recruiting trip Tosh was supposed to meet JT on. They were supposed to meet yesterday to recruit and Tosh didn’t show.
Combine that with the fact that Tosh is breaking the unwritten coaches code of only recruiting for one school and he is dead to me and I suspect Cal and JT as well. If you are recruiting and switch schools, you stop recruiting those guys… pass them off to another on staff.
Truly despicable. In my estimation, JT has committed a multitude of sins, but this fiasco isn’t on him. No one looks rosy in this, but this is Tosh’s doing.
Hopefully this gives a picture of what went down without burning my sources. I don’t want to talk about numbers, but if there are any questions, I’ll do my best.
I realize you pasted this together, but it's hearsay
At best.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
Ok
Where’s the proof?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
So....
Hearsay behind a pay wall?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
Hope you don't use the same name on the pay site as here
All the pay sites have in their fine print “don’t repost off the site”. Grounds for perma-banhammer.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
It has to be pretty egregious to get banned for that kind of activity
As long as you don’t post specifics and don’t rush out the second new news to post on different message boards you are ok. I usually only post specifics once the news is out there and credit the site it came from
So....
Double secret hearsay behind a pay wayll?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
Oh I didn't say it was the truth
This was what is being used at CGB as “proof” to justify their outrage. And it very well could be true, who knows.
It's not enough to be outraged two coaches (one being your star recruiter) were lured away to a school in the same conference two weeks before NSD?
That sounds like enough to make a reasonable person angry.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
"justify" as in they're assuming everything posted online as truth and using it as fuel
I’d be pissed too if I was Cal fan. Do you like to argue?
NO! 8-P
Sort of. I think we agree. Their blue and gold glasses are searching out information to corroborate they were wronged. The coaches leaving when they did already passes the litmus test. In other words, the truth, innuendo, hearsay, etc. isn’t necessary to for Cal fans to have a legitimate reason to be angry in this situation. Sark pulled a legitimate coup.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve been on CGB a bit and seen multiple comments where Uw has vaulted to/near the top of the hate list.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve read more of that thread and they are saying that multiple sources have said that they are pissed because:
1) Tosh is telling all the recruits to go anywhere OTHER than Cal, while even their other new assistants have been quoted as saying it’d be unethical to try to steal committed players
2) He didn’t say as much as a single word to any of his players on the D-Line
3) He did all of this while being a “homegrown” guy – grew up in NorCal, played at Cal, and sold his recruits on the “family” stuff, making it even worse in their fans’ eyes.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
Tosh is breaking the unwritten coaches code
HAHAHAHAHA … like coaching his players to fake an injury? Why was it ok when that was the unwritten rule he was breaking, but now this is too much?
Hypocritical if you ask me.
by echo31 on Jan 19, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
faking injuries is in the written coaches code, though.
I don’t think that makes it better.
You can’t spell anatidaephobia without DAT.
How is he supposed to adheare to the rules if he can't reference them easily?
Unwritten rules are the worst rules.
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by Quack Addict on Jan 19, 2012 2:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It must be tough as a man to be viewed that way. I mean, it's not as if his reputation was already tarnished.
Imagine if he had helped orchestrate a mass flopping of defensive players while playing Oregon in a close game in 2010 or something. Oh, wait.
I think fusky wusky land sees a slight uptick in recruiting. But nothing like Cal saw. It’s hard convincing a ton of elite talent to travel distances to far off places (see: Oregon). Washington simply doesn’t have the plethora of home grown talent that Cal has access to in Nor Cal, and even down the I-5 in central and SoCal. What made his job so easy after he established connections was being able to walk into homes of elite players and simply say, “Don’t go. Stay.”
With an elite academic school, awesome location, and nice weather, plus all the family bullshit that he preached, why wouldn’t many players stay home? He won’t have that luxury up north. He’ll learn how difficult it is to say to an elite kid from Cali, or Texas, or Arizona, etc, “Winning, like at Cal, is optional here at Waaahh-sington. But now he have perpetual rain!”
"We smoked it all."
True story.
It’s like if Phil Jackson went to coach Toronto. No surefire hall of famers already in place, higher taxes, blizzards, not a top-10 US media market, the works. How good is he without the built-in advantages? UW has some of the things Cal does on the surface (nice setting, academics) but it’s far to the north, away from home. All things considered why would kids go there over Cal, ‘furd, ’SC, or Ucla? By which I mean bunches of kids; he’ll get a few. But they’re already finding out that the Shaq Thompson’s aren’t going to blindly follow him but rather look at their options.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 19, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
Plus he has to deal with the expectations of being paid $500k+ as a position coach
That’s absurd. I would not be surprised if that move by Sark doesn’t flame out.
A good recruiter can get kids to go anywhere
ND is in Indiana and- despite their woeful on field performance – always get amazing athletes. Oregon, with one of the worst home grown recruiting fields in the the nation, is competing with big name schools in the South, TX and CA for the best recruits. Uw does have a good things going for it, academics just half a tier below Cal or Michigan, cool location albeit far from home for many, some reasonably decent tradition, new stadium next year, and Seattle isn’t a tiny city.
I see no reason why Uw won’t be successful recruiting, it is turning it into on-field results that has been the issue over the last 7-8 years, which seems to be turning around.
I disagree completely.
But I’m too lazy to respond via iPad. And Notre Dame is a bad example. You cannot compare a school like ND and Oregon in terms of recruiting.
"We smoked it all."
Well, how about Washington themselves for much of their history? They are historically pretty decent despite the last 8 years
fBSU for gods sake. Boise is purgatory, Idaho has no population and other than “you will qualify academically if you can make cold cereal” has nothing to offer as a college.
Of course there are certain levels that a recruiter can work in based on the level of institution he is at. I’m not saying that South Dakota could become a national powerhouse with a couple charismatic recruiting coordinators but washington is certainly capable of being a near top level program based on its own merits, it just needed much coaches and a few better athletes the last decade
This I can mostly agree with.
But still, Boise isn’t recruiting top talent. I believe the argument was who gets top talent and why. Boise isn’t in that discussion. They merely coach above their talent.
Washington can get some elite guys, just like we do. But it’s not a plac
E where you’re going to find a roster of truly elite level players. They have to do what we do: bring in the best possible guys for their system and coach them up to 5 star players.
"We smoked it all."
Yep.
Gaudy records have helped Boise recruit better, but that basically means they can fully go head-to-head with OSU, WSU, Utah, Arizona, etc. They’re not competing with Oregon, Cal, USC for a bunch of 4* players. They’ve had on-field success beyond the dreams of avarice, and it lets them compete with weak BCS teams.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
As much as they'd disagree, Notre Dame's history and Washington's aren't nearly comparable.
And Boise? They do what they do without anything near top recruiting classes, and their recent success hasn’t changed that situation.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 19, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
South Bend Indiana is pretty empty and doesn’t have the best weather, but if I’m not mistaken it’s basically just as far from Chicago as Eugene is from Portland. It’s also very close to Lake Michigan. So it’s in Indiana, but it’s not in the downstate hicksville part. And the school is top 25 both overall and in a ton of specific programs.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
Matt and Jared plan their next attack...
Matt:: Geez Jared, what do you want to do tonight?
Jared:: Same thing we do every night Matt, try to take over the world!!
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by Matt Daddy on Jan 19, 2012 10:47 AM PST reply actions 11 recs
The one on the right looks like a putz.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 19, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
Jared: Are you thinking what I’m thinking, Matt?
Matt: I think so, Jared, but how are we going to get the husky to use a toilet?
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by Gorbachav5 on Jan 19, 2012 11:09 AM PST up reply actions 9 recs
FTW
Times infinity +1!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
Will you people stop rec'ing stuff?
Once it turns green I can’t read it and my ‘z’ key doesn’t work anymore!
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 19, 2012 11:48 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
I’m more excited for spring ball this year than I have been in several years.
Bennett V. Mariota V. Rodrigues should be riveting.
Win the Day!
Course... I can't remember yesterday.
According to Moseley's article yesterday he suprisingly gets the boot off sometime in the next couple of days
and will be cleared to run next week. Just shows how good our rehab centers are up here
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 19, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Th article yesterday says otherwise.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Kind of.
It says he’s getting the boot off, and that at some point he’ll be cleared to run. That doesn’t mean he’ll be 100% by spring practice.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 19, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
Same here, also this year will be the first year I will be able to attend the Spring Game
We do an annual guys fishing trip on Lake Shasta every year, and it always falls on the weekend of the Spring Game. This year they are letting us go 2 weeks later and still get the off season rate on the house boat, since we have been going for so long. So I will finally be able to attend instead of watching from the TV on the houseboat.
I was thinking of driving up for that.
IIRC the Diamond Ducks are playing on Sunday.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Shoot, I want to say the SG is on 4/28/12, but I can't find anything on teh interwebs to corroborate.
IIRC, we were talking about watching the Diamond Ducks on Sunday and then driving back to the Bay Area. Again, not sure.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
I think you are correct
In 2008 it was April 26th
In 2009 it was May 2nd
In 2010 it was May 1st
Last year it was April 30th
So going off that data I would say it safe to assume it will be on the 28th. If its on the 5th, I’m screwed again.
do we know the spring schedule yet besides it starting on April 3rd? has ESPN announced if its showing it live?
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
They (or affiliates) did that for every team in the conference last year. I was really impressed.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
That was my question too
I doubt he transfers this year given the fact that I expect the QB competition to last until the end of fall camp, much like the Thomas and Costa battle did. Plus, Bennett may stick around this year to see if he gets a shot due to Mariota performance or injury. But if Mariota looks like he’s going to firmly hold the position going into 2013 I think you could see Bennett sit out his Junior season to get a chance to play somewhere his senior year (especially with Rodrigues sitting right behind him on the depth chart in 2013).
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he could also work his ass off and get a degree and use the 1 for 1
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
That's possible too
It will all depend on Bennett’s attitude. I don’t have any expectation that he’ll be any different than Costa on the situation if Mariota wins the job. He could be an awesome team player, support and push Mariota and be ready at a moment’s notice to jump in and take the reigns.
We’ll have to see.
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Damn! Bennett would make a great kick holder
I could see him faking it, a la Costa, regardless of if he’s the #1 or #2.
I was surprised we didn't do that this year.
Was that a Bellotti thing or did we not start doing that until Chip got here?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
Just chip, basically
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
Using the back up QB as the PAT holder.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
Right
But we didn’t really do that this year.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 20, 2012 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
The tapes I've seen (and I'm sure you've seen the same ones)
He’s St. Joey-type of motivator.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
I think with two good running QBs
You’ll see a lot more two QB sets in the backfield.
Don’t laugh! Can you imagine the stress an OZR→pass can put on a defense? Or a toss sweep? Think about that as a backfield with DAT and things get…kinda funky.
I don’t know that Chip will do this, but this is the sort of thing I keep expecting teams with multiple good running QBs to do some day – make their standard set a 2WR/1TE/1RB/2QB set.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
by kalon on Jan 19, 2012 12:12 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not laughing. I agree. He ran that one play in the RB which I think was the play that completely fucked up Wiscy's
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by Famous Duck on Jan 19, 2012 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
dammit, beat me to it.
It’s seen some success in Japan (where it was supposedly invented), but it’s known as the “Dragonfly” over there. A coach named Shinotake has won something like 18 straight national championships with it? Or maybe that’s total. The really weird part is when he used the “Golden Dragonfly”, which means 3 QBs in the backfield.
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by Brass-billed on Jan 19, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
Yes I know its Clown
But he had a good article about how Oregon still sends stuff to ex-football players in the NFL today. Won’t link it but one interesting stat, 18 members of the 2007 team played in the NFL this season.
That’s pretty awesome.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Well of course
That team won Oregon’s first National Championship and Dixon was our first Heisman trophy winner.
by INducktrination on Jan 19, 2012 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
Hmm...
@GregBiggins: DB Shaq Thompson will not take a visit to #UCLA this weekend, #Washington doing very well, #Oregon making a move
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I really suck at twitter...
I dont know what this means with the # and @ and all that crap…
Washington is doing well making a move? Or is Oregon making a move?
ssshhh....
by OregOnDucks on Jan 19, 2012 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Shaq Thompson won’t be visitng UCLA
Washington is doing very well in their recruitment of him
Oregon is making a positive move in their recruitment of him.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
Thank you.
I need a twitter book for dummies…
ssshhh....
by OregOnDucks on Jan 19, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
That's kinda like
“AOL for Dummies.”
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
If you do what I did at first you’ll catch on. I hated Twitter for the first year or 2 that it was out. But then I realized that I can use it basically like the Daily Quack Fix, only I get more than just the Ducks, but only what and who I want. If you create an account and search for the people you want information from (I started with the ATQ account, Rob Mosley, some Supercross/MX stuff, and some UFC stuff), when you log in and go to your home page you see only tweets from those people. So I get Ducks, Supercross, and UFC news all on one page, and only from the people I want to get it from. Then I’ll search Twitter from time to time to see what “everyone” is saying about something. For instance, I searched for “Ducks helmets” after the Rose Bowl just to see what people were saying in general.
I basically never actually tweet anything. By doing that, I get to hear from the news sources and people I want to hear from (LaMike just signed up and is saying stuff), and I got to learn the Twitter language relatively quickly.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
I use it in a similar manner
Mostly, to find motivational quotes which feature metaphors that defy logic.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Curiosity...
What’s your best example?
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
There was actually only one.
Something to the effect of, “You cannot grab the next ladder rung while you’re still holding on to the last one.” Several people stated they understood what the quote was trying to say, but this is, in fact, very possible. In my defense, I am 6’5" and have not had to use many ladders in my lifetime.
It’s still making me chuckle, though, it could be the fUSKIES HAVEN’T WON A FOOTBALL GAME AGAINST THE DUCKS IN 3001 DAYS!!!!!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
Or were you asking who I follow for motivational quotes?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
Well played!
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 19, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
@ signifies someone’s name/twitter account (ie @GregBiggins is Greg Biggins). People put the @ in there 1) to identify that they are talking about a person and 2) so that person can see that someone has mentioned them.
The # is just a hashtag. They are mostly used for searching/grouping purposes. So like a TV show might say "join the conversation by using hashtag HrybabyCuskies. Then when you tweet something you put #HrybabyCuskies at the end so people can search for that to see what’s being said. But people mostly use it to be funny/clever.
So basically in that tweet Greg Biggins said what Daisy says below.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
LOL
/rec’dfor#HrybabyCuskies
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Twitter:
Taking the curt, reticent, and taciturn and making it platitudinous, inarticulate, and, well, stupid.
"We smoked it all."
I'm guessing you don't know who Greg Biggins is.
by KevinRileyFTW on Jan 19, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
I know who he is.
I’m poking fun that it makes verbal and literary skills like breviloquence and succinct wording (the economy of language) appear stupid – with symbols, acronyms, and modern “words” like ur, c (see), u (you), fwiw. It also helped words lose their proper grammar for brevity’s sake: your (you’re), its (it’s) ther (they’re). To me, it undermines language and attacks succinct intelligence. It ENCOURAGES stupid people to continue to be stupid, while removing the voice of otherwise intelligent people. And further, it makes me think on a regular basis, “Say what?!”
"We smoked it all."
by DuckIt on Jan 19, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
tl;dr
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by daisyduck on Jan 19, 2012 3:38 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
I hope this is brilliantly played sarcasm.
Because the concept of tl;dr is so annoying to me. It’s funny that someone so lazy that they have neither the desire to read a short paragraph nor the desire to write “too long; did not read,” decides it’s imperative to keep the semi-colon in the laziest of all lazy phrases: tl;dr.
"We smoked it all."
I always wodnered...
Where are these guys getting this information? Is he talking to Shaq?
Seems to me that twitter is a place filled with hearsay…
ssshhh....
by OregOnDucks on Jan 19, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
It absolutely is. You just have to consider the source. That’s why I mostly only read the stuff on my homepage (i.e. people I have followed and, therefore, trust).
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
I logged in to discuss this very topic
Ironic how Oregon is the biggest beneficiary of the TL departure.
1) McCarthy goes to UCLA, weakening Cal
2) Oregon just has to beat out UW for Shaq (who would immediately start opposite JB)
3) Oregon becomes the leader for Armstead, as long as he doesn’t want to play with big bro.
If we even snag Armstead to go with Thomas Johnson, this is instantly a top 10, maybe top 8 class. With Shaq, we are top 5.
by KevinRileyFTW on Jan 19, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
I am assuming non of this happens.
My gut tells me:
Shaq: UW or CAL
McCarthy: UCLA or Cal
Arik: USC
ssshhh....
by OregOnDucks on Jan 19, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
You're trying to use logic to discern the behavioral patterns of teenagers. Good luck with that.
Arik (or someone who hacked his twitter account) began saying some not so nice things about the Ducks starting in the fall. Those tweets are still on his account. Someone posted a tweet of his yesterday in the QF, saying he wanted Oregon to get in contact with him. I think he finally realized we won’t offer him unless he makes an official visit. I don’t think our coaches appreciate being looked at as a notch in a bed post.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
Wasn’t that Aziz Shittu that had been talking crap about Oregon?
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Yep
I posted some of it yesterday. But since that QF got so cluttered, here it is for anyone who missed it (bolded his comments to make it easier to read):
AzizShittu Aziz Shittu
Okay even though I hate Oregon you got to respect that offense
2 Dec Favorite Retweet Reply
AzizShittu Aziz Shittu
Look at Oregon dline stances that’s horrible #smh
2 Dec Favorite Retweet Reply
AzizShittu Aziz Shittu
Please don’t let Oregon win UCLA you got this
2 Dec Favorite Retweet Reply
AzizShittu Aziz Shittu
@doboi_izme forget pussy ass Oregon hahahaha
19 Nov Favorite Retweet Reply
AzizShittu Aziz Shittu
Guarantee You Whereever I Go I Will Not Lose To Oregon
19 Nov Favorite Retweet Reply
AzizShittu Aziz Shittu
21-7 down goes them greesyyyyyyy ducks #IHateTheDucks
19 Nov Favorite Retweet Reply
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
Shittu, you're right.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
Er, holy shittu.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
The funniest part about that, though, is that yesterday he tweeted something about asking if anyone could get him back in contact with the Duck coaching staff lol.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
Well considering Shaq just said
Cal is running 3rd and McCarthy has already switched to UCLA, your gut might need to get looked at.
Regarding Armstead: who knows. All the signs of a diva are certainly there, and that personality type can be pretty unpredictable.
I am a half empty kind of guy
without high expectations I don’t get disappointed :P
ssshhh....
by OregOnDucks on Jan 19, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Expect the worst, but hope for the best. That’s me.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
I’m a pessimist because this way I’ll either be right, or pleasantly surprised.
by INducktrination on Jan 19, 2012 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
My gut tells me we won't know where this settles out until LOI Day or even a while after.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 19, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
My gut tells me that your gut is too logical and needs to have some beer.
ssshhh....
by OregOnDucks on Jan 19, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Let’s play drink a beer!
Alright, what did I win?
Another beer!
by INducktrination on Jan 19, 2012 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
I think most of the drama has to do with trying to find a school where Arik could play with brother
Now that situation is resolved and the Tosh has left Cal, Oregon is really the only school left standing untouched
But it was also behind before the Tosh thing,
Really for any of these wavering guys it’s hard to see Oregon charging into the lead.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
Tosh just makes me think of that horrible show...
It’s perfect that he’s now working for the enemy. There’s my random thought of the day.
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" -- John Wooden
That show is hysterically funny!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
I must be too old...
I prefer Joel McHale. My high school students were SHOCKED that I didn’t like Tosh.
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" -- John Wooden
I find his standup a lot funnier than the show.
The show is like “here’s some internet stuff that you used to laugh at. We’re going to have this dude basically read the top comments from youtube videos.”
His standup, on the other hand, is hilarious. It’s all the comedic timing and crassness of the show, with better material.
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by Brass-billed on Jan 19, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That is literally exactly how I feel. Tosh's standup is great, and Tosh.0 produces funny things at times, but it's not very creative at all.
Things like that.
I think you are really underestimating the impact Toshageddon has had on Cal recruiting
And him leaving has completely destroyed their DL class.
Yeah I put that up yesterday. Although I doubt anyone can find anything in that thread.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
I really don't like the fact that Tony Dungy has a connection to that team
and the owner and that Dungy has recently been quoted saying he thinks someone should hire Kelly. Too much smoke for me right now.
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Yeah its starting to get a little too real
I always knew it could become a possibility with his success here, but now that there is stuff in writing, its making me nervous.
Dammit! I can't find my driving moccasins! - Schmidt
What happened to the good old days when they all would have assumed that Chip is just a gimmick offense college coach who has no shot at success in the NFL? The NFL people all assume they know everything there is to know about football and constantly annoy me with their refusal to think even remotely outside their collective little box…and they are going to pick THIS (Chip) to break that mold? I swear, I have the worst sports luck ever.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 1:09 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Your avatar
Rules!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Not only that, but if the rumors about Chris Peterson
are true, we have to deal with a guy who knowingly recruited players like Jeron Johnson, Byrout Hout, and Austin Pettis.
I think CP would make a fine Oregon coach, but I really hope we can do better IF Kelly bolts.
by KevinRileyFTW on Jan 19, 2012 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
73-6 record over his career is just ridiculous though
Even in a non AQ conference. I would think he would be on top of Oregon’s short list of potential candidates.
I hope I would be able to like the guy...
but I would find it really hard at first to be a fan of Chris Peterson Head Coach of the Oregon Ducks. Based on W/L record, sure, but character-wise I don’t know enough about him outside of how dirty his team plays sometimes.
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" -- John Wooden
I personally think that's overblown a bit...
I mean CGB is still livid on LT’s hit on one of their defenders from 2010 and call Oregon dirty at any chance they get. Obviously most of us don’t think that way.
I don’t think CP coaches to be dirty on purpose you know?
Disagree on it being overblown
After I saw This hit
Ever since then, and the fact that star players (Masoli, Dickson, James Rodgers) from other schools kept getting concussions….
by KevinRileyFTW on Jan 19, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
This was a thing,
for a while at least Boise had a run of dirty, illegal, egregious hits that knocked out key players on the other team. And a string of gloating “hey look at our safety helmet-to-helmet their best player out-of-bounds after the whistle and give him a concussion isn’t that awesome!” type youtube videos to prove it. There was a pattern.
But I haven’t seen it in a while. Not since OSU played at Boise, though that’s probably less long ago than I think it is. Also, the players who seemed to lay most of the dirty hits are off the team by now. Time flies with CFB roster turnover.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
Yeah I think it's a few of the boneheads on the team rather than coaching
If it’s coaching, Kelly should be blamed for Pleasant (Pac12 CG), Blount, Rosario’s flying kick, etc.
For the same reason that in college hoops Big East teams
with similar records to schools from other conferences, quality of competition matters. Not only was it a non AQ, but the quality of opponents was horrific.
That being said, he got some good players to turn down other schools and come to Idaho. I agree overall he would be on the short list. I just hope he isn’t on the top of it.
by KevinRileyFTW on Jan 19, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
But can he recruit a good kicker?
It’d be more funny if not for that USC game…
by INducktrination on Jan 19, 2012 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
Well, shit
73-6 is better than 34-6. Why don’t the Colts just hire CP?
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by Brass-billed on Jan 19, 2012 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed, and they can take Kellen Moore with the first pick
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Oh and I still highly doubt CK will leave
With unfinished business.
He seems like a coach, that likes control and freedom. He has all that here. And, I believe he genuinely cares about the kids and the fans.
He will leave one day. But I think that will happen after another NCG run or Win.
ssshhh....
HAHA … the first comment I see at the bottom of that article about the Colts needing to hire Chip Kelly says this
hire bamas coach 2 bcs’s in 3 seasons thts better
What an idiot.
Why'd you read the comments?
Huffing paint wasn’t killing your brain cells fast enough?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
"I just buy it for the articles....."
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 1:55 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
So that PSA took me back...
and I started thinking about when I was a kid and religiously watched GI JOE every Saturday morning. I’ll never forget the complete mindtrip episode where they basically do their version of “The Prisoner.” The part where Shipwreck yells, “He’s melting!!!” freaked me out when I was a kid!
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" -- John Wooden
I was one of the few kids who grew up in the ’80’s who never got into GI Joe. I was a Transformers kid.
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You kind of lose in the big picture then.
The GI Joe movies are kinda forgettable, but fun. Better than the Transformer abominations Michael Bay’s been churning out.
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by Brass-billed on Jan 19, 2012 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know. I really enjoyed the first Transformers movie. The second one was crap. The third one was meh. Mostly, though, I love getting to play with the toys with my kids. The bad thing about that is they don’t make Transformers like they used to. They’re pretty flimsy now.
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You know, if you guys really wanted to get rid of me
all you’d have to do was talk movies! The last one I saw in theaters was The Fighter, before that Avatar.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Whatever.
We know you switched the RB meeting point because you knew I’d make you watch “Pulp Fiction.”
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
Hivemind!
15-yard penalty for my avatar. /Pereira'd
by Brass-billed on Jan 19, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
Speaker For The Dead....YES!
"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
actually EDSBS meme
but I don’t doubt they got it from OSC’s wonderful books.
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by Brass-billed on Jan 19, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
Hey NURD!
Where’s my lunch money?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
What kinda sandwich do you have?
I mean, what kind of sandwich did you bring me?
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 19, 2012 9:49 PM PST up reply actions
You take this one
Gorby puts too much mayo on his sandwiches.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 20, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
That whole series is classic.
The last two, I read nonstop because I wanted to know what happened so badly. Such fantastic stories.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Jan 19, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
The first two I thought we amazing. The third one was very good but started to get weird, and then the fourth was pretty strange. Overall, I still love the series, but I thought it could have ended a bit better.
Another one of his that I love is Pastwatch. Very interesting.
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Weird, definitely.
It was more the buildup from the first two that made me fly through the last two. I already cared about the characters, so I needed to know what happened. I definitely need to hit that series again sometime when I actually have time to read.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Jan 19, 2012 9:08 PM PST up reply actions
Pastwatch, yes.
Indians (native Americans) = un gente in Dios became ‘indians.’
"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 never discuss movies because
it almost always ends up dwindling down to Pulp Fiction and how you didn’t watch it
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by Brass-billed on Jan 19, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
I always remember getting impossibly frustrated
when they didn’t transform the way I THOUGHT they should. Like, I’d forget one measly step in the “transformation” process, and then would spend the next half-hour trying to figure out WHY the arms didn’t fold into the little crevice like they’ve ALways done, dammit!
15-yard penalty for my avatar. /Pereira'd
by Brass-billed on Jan 19, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
In Transformers, they all hit each other, but no one ever died (except for the 1986 movie, when like all of them died…sorry, spoilers…but they all come back to life the next season. Gotta love the short-lived Rodimus Prime regime.)
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Fun trivia for the day:
Transformers: The Movie (from 1986) was actually Orson Welles’ last movie credit. It was also the last credit for what other famous TV and movie actor?
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Scatman Crothers. He did the voice of Jazz in the cartoon. He was in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, as well as a TON of TV roles. He died of lung cancer a year after doing the voice in the movie.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
One of the finest baritone ukelele players ever, The Scatman.
"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
Did someone say Scatman?
Badabadabadabadaba BWEEEE bop bop badop bop!
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Death before chastity!
by Takimoto on Jan 19, 2012 9:42 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I loved that movie growing up
I bought it a couple years ago for nostalgia. I did not remember that not only did they swear just once in this kids movie, but the title of the scene was “The Swear Word”
by INducktrination on Jan 19, 2012 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
Is there going to be a Podcast tonight?
Is Matt Daddy still somewhere in Puerto Rico?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Yes, we should have a Thursday Night Talk tonight at 9:00
We’ll discuss the results of the basketball game
Pac 12 Basketball
LMJ and DT off to the NFL and the future of Oregon Football
Coaching Changes in the Pac 12 with Uw and Cal etc.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
I'll also have an update on the Lil Gorby stuff for the millions of people who listen.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I dunno if this has been posted before
But Where has Ivan Johnson been all our lives?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Update from Berkeley
Cal is @ UW tonight. Californiagoldenblogs posted a preview of tonight’s game from a with a fairly objective, restrained and clinical tone, keeping it about the game. The very first comment?
“FUCK WASHINGTON.”
With 5 recs. Thought you might like that.
by ginfizzbear on Jan 19, 2012 2:20 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
Nice to see you guys are enjoying your first ever Happy I Hate Washington Day
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Yay! If this keeps up we might be able to make it a Federal Holiday!
Dammit! I can't find my driving moccasins! - Schmidt
A Federal Holiday in Federal Way, FTW!
"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 Jan 19, 2012 9:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
MUST REC!!!!!!!!!! SEND US THE LINK!!!!
I keed, I keed!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
rec here
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 19, 2012 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
I think we ought to REC a few of the comments over there...I rec'd on the sloop John B.,
My Rec finger and me…..
Around Federal Way we did roam…
"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
From the beautiful mind of JShufelt comes the new TV series, the Putz and the Brain
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by Matt Daddy on Jan 19, 2012 2:42 PM PST reply actions 14 recs
Can I get a note from you for my teacher
explaining why I just snorted laughter during his lecture?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
A note saying that you were browsing ATQ during a lecture
and resulted in snorting laughter during said lecture? That will go over well.
Dammit! I can't find my driving moccasins! - Schmidt
I didn't think he was serious, mostly because I can't believe anyone would be browsing the web
during class. How could you do that? Why would you do that? How can you concentrate? Can you imagine a Duck football player tweeting during practice? Chip would have his bacon..
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 19, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Weren’t you still in the womb when that show was on TV?
by JonathanPDX on Jan 19, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Pinky and the Brain was amazing.
One of the last good cartoons
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 19, 2012 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
As long as Phineas and Ferb are on that list
I am okay with your statement.
Dammit! I can't find my driving moccasins! - Schmidt
MOoooooooM
Pelhament is trying to argue on the internet!
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
by axemen23 on Jan 19, 2012 9:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
We need to create a recinator
and unleash it on the unsuspecting blogs of our opponents.
Dammit! I can't find my driving moccasins! - Schmidt
Ferb, I know what we're going to do today!
Hey! Where’s Perry?
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Phineas and Ferb are awesome.
I can put in on at school on a rainy day, and the kids calm the hell down and watch every second.
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Death before chastity!
I teach kindergarten two days a week, sub in all grades (K-6), and coordinate after school programs
for an independent school in Berkeley.
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Your sig, when coupled with your comment,
Makes me sad for the future.
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 20, 2012 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
I've seen it before
that’s all you need to know.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Oh so very funny
This goes out to all of my very favorite Star Wars geeks. Enjoy!
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by daisyduck on Jan 19, 2012 2:58 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Oh my god, how did they manage that -- awesome!
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 19, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
Surprisingly accurate. I bet they used some sort of auto-tune.
The VW ad last year was my favorite
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 19, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
Are you saying
that they didn’t use the Force to perfectly control the dog’s timing and pitch?
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The Force is more explainable.
I bet they brought in that Darth Vader from the last commercial
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 19, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
notice how none of the dogs obscure eachoter except on a few rare close ups.
My guess is it was all recorded separate and sliced together.
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by Quack Addict on Jan 19, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Heavily edited. But VERY nice.
1. All dogs filmed separately using the same camera position.
2. Autotuner definately used
3. Sound mixer used.
4. Other sound inputs used (Keyboards etc)
4. Hours and hours of editing, mixing and cutting that recording.
Very well done. Looks almost like there are no major hicups with it. Sometimes you see a dog bark twice really fast and there is the clear editing glitches (head moving too fast etc).
ssshhh....
IFFY
- All dogs
filmed separately using the same camera positiongo to heaven.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
There are literally no words so I will offer this only...
Arrrrwwwwrrraaarararrarrraaaaaawwwwaaaaaaaa!
"My carpet is made of velcro."
by Chewbacca5000 on Jan 19, 2012 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
I saw your dog on there Chewy
He’s a cute little guy. Talented too!
Darth Vader’s dog just looks like a big ol’ dummy.
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The sheer volume of posts on the daily quack fix the last few days is impressive
Congrats ATQ crew on all the traffic, your daily web analytics must be through the roof this week.
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
Enh,
It’s really just the work of 5 or 6 people. And half of them are Matt Daddy.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
by omb on Jan 19, 2012 4:43 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
And one made up fusky.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
Liquid Metal Helmets for Sale Again (if you got an extra grand lying around)
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WANT.
Though if I had an extra grand lying around, that probably shouldn’t be top priority.
It does make me wonder, with Nike taking over the NFL uniforms, if you might see more experimentation along this vein there. Some teams obviously are going to want to hue to tradition, but there are also a bunch of teams whose uni tradition isn’t that strong that might go for stuff like this. Like maybe the Seahawks with a similar shiny helmet, perhaps with a bluish tint. It might be worth it just to watch Paul Lukas’s head asplode.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
I ordered one of the mini helmets
Couldn’t justify the $1000 but $150 was pretty easy to justify.
Dammit! I can't find my driving moccasins! - Schmidt
Gah, I just can't justify the $150
I want one so damn bad but I can’t justify dropping 150 on a mini helmet. I could get a few mini helmets signed by oregon players for that much.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
There once was a team from Seattle
Who’s Dawg Pound would on and on prattle,
“Our coach makes big bucks
But he can’t beat the Ducks!
Let’s call SBN Legal and tattle!”
by JonathanPDX on Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST reply actions 11 recs
HOOO-FUCKIN'-RAY!!!!!!!!!!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 19, 2012 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
Stanford down 11 to WSU, a minute left
Does anyone actually want to win the Pac-12?
Cry havoc and let slip the Ducks of war.
We seem to want to.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
So I've got a fun story
After the basketball game, I went and got dinner with my folks. Walking home @ 8:30 I came upon a group of guys walking the opposite way on the sidewalk near the Knight Law School, and lo and behold it was Ashalou, Emory, Joseph, Loyd and Jacob. Said congrats on the game and got a couple high-fives. Ashalou’s hands are the size of a catcher’s mitt.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Hell yea!
I’m real proud of the way these guys are playing right now. A win on Saturday would go a long way!
It is a great time to be a Duck
ROSE BOWL CHAMPS!!!!!!
by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Jan 19, 2012 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
USC wouldn't go away
Luckily the Ducks wouldn’t either. A low scoring game filled with mistakes, but a good game none the less. Glad we pulled out the W! Very cool you got to see them all after the game.
Dammit! I can't find my driving moccasins! - Schmidt
LMJ needs Netflix
@LaMikeJames 2m
Watching the first 48… Best show ever!!!
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Have a great view.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
GO WSU
@Prehmmr 2m
Oregon beats USC, WSU beats Stanford, and Cal tops Washington. Ducks all alone in 2nd place in Pac-12. Game out of first place Cal.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Um, not alone. Furd is 5-2 also
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This is correct, but we hold a tiebreaker
so technically we’re in second, but not really
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 19, 2012 10:43 PM PST up reply actions
Not even technically
Technically! we are tied. I don’t know of any tiebreaker rules that apply to game 7 of the season.
Sheesh, can’t it be good enough that we can say we’re in 2nd place? Why insist on making it “all alone”? Hell, I’m just happy to be in the first division.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Hey I said you were right! I'm just happy we're not going to go 2-14 this season, or whatever that ungodly number was.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 19, 2012 11:00 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
At least it wasn't 0-18 like that powerhouse up 99w
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Things I learn on eBay, volume xxvii
Haloti Ngata has huge fingers.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
I call bullshit
This beautifull ring was given to Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl Defensive Lineman NFL Superstar/Defensive Lineman " HALOTI NGATA" by his college Oregon State.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Yeah, I bet that's not the way it went down.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Anybody interested in next year's recruiting class?
Per Rob Moseley’s retweet
Concord (Calif.) De La Salle 2013 five-star linebacker Michael Hutchings received an offer from Oregon today…
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 19, 2012 10:37 PM PST reply actions
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