Quack Fix: Ducks drop Civil War, Arik Armstead commits to Ducks as signing day nears
by jtlight on Jan 30, 2012 6:40 AM PST
in Morning Quack Fix
Email
PrintIt wasn't quite a perfect day yesterday as the basketball team couldn't get it done against the Beavs. But the Armstead commitment sure made things better. Here's some quack for your Monday
- I wasn't feeling all that good about the basketball game yesterday, and my fears were realized. The Beavs won an ugly Civil War 76-71. The Ducks led 28-23 at halftime, but OSU shot 57 percent from the field in the second half. They also had 31 points off 23 Oregon turnovers to get their first conference road win in 2 years. Oregon hasn't been playing all that well for a few games, and it finally caught up with them.
- The big news of the weekend was the commitment of Arik Armstead, one of the top recruits on the west coast. Rob Moseley has a piece on how Oregon has gotten their top commit in the last week in the past two seasons. Joe Davidson of the Sacramento Bee, who has been all over the stories of Arik Armstead and Shaq Thompson, has more on the recruiting process.
- Oregon fans have been clamoring for a five-star defensive lineman for a while. Now that the coaching staff got that, it might be time to switch gears to the offensive line. Aaron Fentress has a piece on just how tough that may be. The main problem, there just isn't the amount of high-level talent at the offensive line like there is at the skill positions. The Ducks have made huge strides in recent years (especially last year), but getting a five-star offensive lineman sure would be nice.
- Fentress also has a profile on Oregon TE commit Evan Baylis, another very talented TE that has the athleticism to play on either side of the ball. Fentress also takes a look at Jake Rodrigues.
- Here's a short recap of Oregon's recruiting class that I wrote for the SBNation mothership.
- Lastly, Kurt has a good piece over at FishDuck, looking at how Oregon has been a hotbed of coaching talent in it's history, and suggest that the moniker "Nike U" be replaced by "X's and O's University."
Got anything else? Leave it below. GO DUCKS!
834 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
thanks for all the quack
Noticed this while surfing the twittertunnels, and I’m excited to see the article, once it is posted
DuckFBNews Oregon Duck FB News
#ArikArmstead Tells Oregon Duck Football News he and 5 Star safety Shaq Thompson DO have a pact to play together in college. #Oregon
8 hours ago
scrappy
Joe Davidson of the Sacramento Bee said they might not be going to the same college & he got the sense that it was a Washington/Cal battle for Shaq.
The Legend
me too. Especially with ST visiting Uw over the weekend
I’m still interested in seeing this quote in context, however. All will be revealed Wednesday, I suppose
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 7:05 AM PST up reply actions
We hit one of them at least
as long as we can close on some of our other targets, I’ll be happy on Wednesday.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
weather in seattle wasn't very good was it?
looked pretty nasty to me and im live in sacramento. i don’t want to be a racist so im gonna let “my friend” Tracy Jordan tell you about my experience with the brothers down here in california.
TRACY JORDAN: “AAAAWHH HEELLLLLLLLLL’S NO! UN-UH NO WAY!!! The three things a brotha in cali hate more than the southern cracker himself would be COLD, RAIN, and any combination with WIND.”
he tells it like it is, im afraid. ten years down here i just bought a coat (i grew up up the McKenzie River) but, i kid you not, if as much as 2 minutes of light drizzle appear over sacramento you’d think we’d need the National Guard. and that’s just the population in general. go over to oak park and you’d think they’d melt if as much as a drop touch ’em. hell im surprised Oregon gets so much love down here (people love oregon here, flat out).
anyway ive lost my train of thought other than to say…
I hope rain, sleet, super-coldness and gusty winds were pounding seattle this past weekend.
that wasn’t racist was it? =)
"i love my grandma, but bret (musburger) needs to retire.
by Quacker Backer on Jan 30, 2012 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
So I read the interview with Arik
and Arik indeed they said that the two Sac stars did have a pact. Not do have a pact. Grrrr. poor reporting Duck Football News.
I’m excited I learned how to bold things. Will reduce ALL CAPS
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 31, 2012 7:17 AM PST up reply actions
Don't get greedy!
It would be awesome if Shaq changes his mind and comes to Eugene, but what AA brings to our Ducks is more of a need we had to fill, rather than what ST brings to the table, as awesome as he is.
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 31, 2012 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
I was just pissed that DFN got an interview
and teased the interview with a misquote. And a pretty misleading one
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 31, 2012 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
source?
"i love my grandma, but bret (musburger) needs to retire.
by Quacker Backer on Jan 30, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Joe Davidson of the Sacramento Bee
"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
yuck. i really don't like relying on the sac bee for anything.... anything.
although, they could have tapped the kid’s phones….
i would believe that.
quagmire? not quite, but close.
"i love my grandma, but bret (musburger) needs to retire.
by Quacker Backer on Jan 30, 2012 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
Former Duck Chael Sonnen earned a title shot this weekend, here’s his post fight interview
The Legend
Did he play a sport?
"I thought we were going to see an @ESPN highlight where (DT) was gonna rip the knee brace off...like Forrest Gump running down the field." Chip Kelly
That man sure did love his wrestling
He cuts promos like a heel Roddy Piper or Superstar Billy Graham. He’s awesome.
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" -- John Wooden
Chael doing that promo with Vince McMahon
would be gold. Vince used to have the greatest facial expressions. Man, what happened to that guy. He’s just a crazy old man now.
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" -- John Wooden
True
I mean, I guess once could suggest that the steroids and sex scandals of the 80s were the undoing of him (and it almost sank the company in the mid-90s before Stone Cold Steve Austin revitalized the company in ‘97), but then he became a wrestling character himself in the late ’90s and seemed to flourish in that role. Then he bought up the competition and just didn’t care anymore. Kind of crazy how he’s abandoned everything he once knew about how to successfully book a wrestling show and make a shit ton of money in the process.
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" -- John Wooden
So the pick up of AA is obviously huge for football
with him considered somewhere between #1 and #6 d-lineman in the nation. What about his level in hoops? I saw some youtube video of AAU ball and he looked solid, athletic and even had a decent jumper, but didn’t look like a total stud other than his build. What is the expectation for his ability on the hardwood?
I believe he’s a consensus 3-star player in hoops. So he could make an impact, but he’s not at the same level in basketball.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Think of Tractor Traylor at Michigan, not Julius Peppers
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
If he can be as good as Tractor Traylor it will help the bball team a lot
maybe not a pretty player, but pretty tough to stop.
I would be surprised if he plays basketball for us at all. I realize that is a huge goal of his, but as he starts putting on weight and muscle to be a great D-Lineman, I just don’t see him being good at basketball. besides, how often have we seen 5 star players go to other schools saying they are going to play both football and basketball and then never play basketball? Terrelle Pryor was one such recruit.
Yeah, I've felt this way too
not to step on his dreams but basketball and football are really hard to play together. He’s coming out of high school where being 6’8’’ makes you the best player on the court most places. Lineman is a tough position to learn and he’ll need to dedicate training and weight gain to it. Basketball is highly skilled (unless he wants to be of the Flo or Christopherson model of ‘big guy smash’) and also requires lots of training and reps in practice. I think he’ll realize pretty quickly that he can be a stellar lineman with a shot at the NFL if he focuses on one sport, or just a good good lineman and mediocre bball player if he does both
Keep in mind
The kid isn’t done growing. If he ends up being 7 foot, basketball will be easy for him at the college level.
"We gotta get this $#!^ together guys!" - Phil
It is rare for 6'8'' kids to keep growing
especially ones that are as big and bulky as Armstead. He didn’t get so wide by shooting up recently, he’s been tall for a while. Good for him if he hits 7’, but I’m thinking he gets bigger, not taller
why no love for the basketball program?!?!?! the kids has been playing both off. and def. plus hoops in high school. i am really, REALLY excited to see him on both teams.
"i love my grandma, but bret (musburger) needs to retire.
by Quacker Backer on Jan 30, 2012 4:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Shaq with Armstead?
I’m seeing some twitter and message board rumblings that Armstead’s committment put Oregon back on Thompson’s radar. It would be a huge pickup at safety considering Pleasant is gone and Boyett is a senior.
But it sounded like he really wanted a big lights big city atmosphere and Eugene didn’t impress him too much. I can’t wait for Wednesday to see who we get. Its like Christmas all over again. :)
Portland is less than an hour away
If he gets a ride from Cliff Harris
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I'm good at everything." - Demetri Martin
by haveasoda on Jan 30, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 5 recs
PELICAN!
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
I have no idea what that means
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I'm good at everything." - Demetri Martin
It's AtQ-speak for this:
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
Something I was thinking about
Consider all the players Oregon has recruited over the last, say, 20 seasons.
How many of the starters on the 1992 Independence Bowl team would have had a chance in hell of making the current Duck roster?
Or even the guys down the depth chart at the 95 Rose?
I won’t bother going back to when I was in school. I know for a fact that if Les Duman had graduated a generation later he’d be lucky to get an offer at Montana, instead of starting at OG for three years on probably the worst offensive line in Oregon history.
It’s mind boggling, maybe not to you youngsters to the same degree, but, holy crap, we never even bothered recruiting against any of the Cali schools back in my day, because it was just assumed that if they had an offer from down there, why come here?
So here we are, going into a season where it is generally assumed this team will be untested for its first eight games, and that a worst case scenario — of the seppuku variety — would be two regular season losses.
My God, we’ve created a monster.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
by benzduck on Jan 30, 2012 8:16 AM PST reply actions 9 recs
Even if you took a good USC or ND level team from prior to 1970 or so
I’d bet that most guys couldn’t make the cut on Oregon or any other top program. Everyone was 25% lighter (250lb OTs, 180lb LBs) and didn’t lift weights.
Regarding Oregon being better than we were in the early 90s, yeah, I’d say it is a safe bet you wouldn’t have to get too far down the depth chart to find guys that we wouldn’t even consider now.
correct me if I'm wrong, Benz
but I think the point is not so much that our players were small (everyone was smaller) but that our players were bad and that we couldn’t recruit the cream of the crop
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
exactly.
You can’t compare players from 40 years ago and today based on how big they were then versus how big they are now. That’s comparing apples and things that aren’t apples.
Technology has changed. The average human being isn’t 33% heavier and 50% stronger in 2012 than they were in 1972, but the average football player is — or can be if necessary.
Saying that, for example, Terry Dion and Neil Elshire, terrors on the line in the late 70s for Oregon, would be sitting ducks against modern players is absurd. If they were playing now, they’d certainly be up to the physiological standard of the others on the Oregon line, because they’d have had the benefit of modern athletic technology, better weight programs, better nutrition, earlier start in school, etc. They had talent. They’d make the current Oregon lineup — but maybe not starting.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
chaples?
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
A DUCK
/python’d
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 30, 2012 10:23 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I got better
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I'm good at everything." - Demetri Martin
The average human being isn’t 33% heavier and 50% stronger in 2012 than they were in 1972
Pretty sure the average American is far heavier now than 40 years ago. Stronger, probably not.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
According to a CDC survey in 2004... (the most recent I could find)
Mean weight of 19 year old American males:
1971-1974: 159.7 lbs
1976-1980: 158.0 lbs
1988-1994: 160.6 lbs
1999-2002: 172.1 lbs
I will bet the cost of Musgrave’s plane ticket from Nairobi to Zurich that the average football playing high school senior — especially on the line — in 2002 was much more than 13 lbs heavier than his 1974 counterpart. And that’s just weight, not strength.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
So by like 2030 we'll all be like 6'4 and 230?
And football will be played by 7’3 400 lb behemoths. I’m still convinced we’ll see a death on the football field by 2015
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Used to happen all the time
And it still does happen, There are a handful of FB players killed every year. Be it neck or back injury or something like heat exhaustion. Take the Rutgers kid for example, it’s astounding that he didn’t die on the spot after that injury.
It’s not much of a prediction when it happens every year.
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
I mean like in a major college game
on National TV. Same with the guy in Buffalo…sooner or later they’re not gonna pull the miracle.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Yeah, the good old days. How about 15 deaths per year?
“In most every case the victim did not suffer any length of time, some dying almost instantly and others a few days after the accident.”
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
insanity! =(
"i love my grandma, but bret (musburger) needs to retire.
by Quacker Backer on Jan 30, 2012 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
im so happy our beloved Nike is in charge of uni's now.
"i love my grandma, but bret (musburger) needs to retire.
by Quacker Backer on Jan 30, 2012 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
We keep waiting for you to venture on to the field!
A holy man (priest, rabbi, imam, etc.) and his house of worship is in disrepair. Worse, the loan is past due and the bank is threatening repossession. The congregants were especially hard hit by the recession and have no money to donate.
The holy man comes up with a solution: He will pray to God that he wins the lottery. In his prayers, he tells God he will use the money to repair the building, buy new books, open up a soup kitchen, etc.
So, he prays to God.
A week goes by and nothing happens.
He prays to God the next week.
Nothing happens.
He prays to God for a third week to win the lottery.
Nothing happens.
The holy man begins to get impatient. In his prayers, he says, “God, I’ve been very patient. Our humble congregation needs the funds or the bank will repossess the land. I promise to use the funds for the wellfare of the congregation and the community at large. Why do you forsake us?”
In a booming voice, God responds, “You have to meet me half way. Buy a lottery ticket.”
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I thot that you were gonna say, "Sell your son to Auburn."
"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 30, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Have you seen the "I'm gonna put you in the Auburn store!" video?
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
No, may I have another?
"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
Rivalry
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
That was child abuse.
"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
Midget Vince Goldsmith! Our NT
I met him when I was only 13. I think I was 2 inches taller than he was
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
Dude had a motor, though.
He’d be tearing up the Big Sky league nowadays.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Yep, I get it
the post is about how much better Oregon is now than in the early 90s, not about the difference between all football players, just another angle on difference in skill by era. Oregon had some decent individual recruits that could be compared to some of our better players today but we just never had a full team of talent. Even the 2001 Joey years had a few stellar players that could step in anywhere but the lower level starters were, IMO, below what we consider for a backup now
I think you can look at Players Who Went To The Next Level as a good indicator. Joey’s teams put a lot of guys in the league. Bill Musgrave’s… not so many.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
by benzduck on Jan 30, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Played football in HS with a guy 6' 4" about 260 that played OT/DT
Got a four year ride at Cal and 3 or 4 years with the Bills
Now he would need to be a TE or LB
Speed Endurance Talent is how Track Town USA plays football. Win The Day
.
My God, we’ve created a monster.
Yeah, a really sweet monster.
"It’s great with these group of guys. There is no panic in them." --Chip Kelly, Clearly NOT talking about members of ATQ.
@jblair26
You mean like Sweetums?
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 9:02 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
I will literaly Rec anything with a Muppet!
"My carpet is made of velcro."
by Chewbacca5000 on Jan 30, 2012 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
Even this?
Fuck you NFL! Chip Kelly IS the highest level of football!
by CougarDuck on Jan 30, 2012 3:38 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I see your puppet and raise you 3 more
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 3:40 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
you ruined all my fond childhood memories with one post
title clicked, but that just can’t be un-remembered.
You can’t spell anatidaephobia without DAT.
Hehehe
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
by JShufelt on Jan 30, 2012 3:44 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Waiter...there is a fly in my soup!
"My carpet is made of velcro."
by Chewbacca5000 on Jan 30, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
What's he doing?
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 30, 2012 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
flissle my bissle.
"I thought we were going to see an @ESPN highlight where (DT) was gonna rip the knee brace off...like Forrest Gump running down the field." Chip Kelly
Muppets will never be the same
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
by axemen23 on Jan 30, 2012 3:45 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah...
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
by JShufelt on Jan 30, 2012 3:46 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
C is for crack?
Poor Cookie monster. He haz jonez.
"My carpet is made of velcro."
by Chewbacca5000 on Jan 30, 2012 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
Did you say crack?
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 4:00 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
And a hearty Rec for you good Sir!
Although, Muppet porn was not what I had in mind when I made my initial declaration. I should have know with this crowd what it would come to. Oh well, I still love you all regardless.
"My carpet is made of velcro."
by Chewbacca5000 on Jan 30, 2012 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
"Possibly" ?
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
Rule 34. I did not believe it. I thought there would be some things that would
remain sacrosanct. MY GOD, PEOPLE, IT’S TRUE. IF A THING EXISTS, THERE IS PORN OF IT ON THE INTERNET.
//sobs..
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
Yup
Although, technically they are humans dressed up as Muppets.
"My carpet is made of velcro."
by Chewbacca5000 on Jan 30, 2012 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
I just want to express my thanks to all of you for including a title in your comments
keeps me from having to delete them.
/still a dad
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Says the creator of "Penis Pilot"
can’t hide that one!
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
I have no problem
guessing that ppilot is a penis pilot. I don’t really feel like cringing every time my kids watch PBS.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
oh I thought your kids were reading ATQ
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, it will...
And someday they will want to relive the golden years and come digging back through old posts…
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
Oh my...
I can just imagine Dave’s boys and Matt’s girls finding ATQ for the first time.
“Daddy, what’s a bodyspray?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
By the time my girls start reading ATQ, the conversation would go like this
MD:: Bodyspray? What the hell is a bodys… Oh yeah, that dude, we banned him a long time ago.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Of course.
"My carpet is made of velcro."
by Chewbacca5000 on Jan 30, 2012 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
wtf?!
"i love my grandma, but bret (musburger) needs to retire.
by Quacker Backer on Jan 30, 2012 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
i will not.
"i love my grandma, but bret (musburger) needs to retire.
by Quacker Backer on Jan 30, 2012 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
ok, then do a GIS for "muppet rule 34"
You’ll thank me later.
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
that has totally ruined the muppet for me
until i forget about it in an hour. =)
seriously! the muppets? is nothing sacred?
"i love my grandma, but bret (musburger) needs to retire.
by Quacker Backer on Jan 30, 2012 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
ok. now you go here..... long live miss piggy !
http://front.moveon.org/miss-piggy-delivers-the-best-takedown-of-fox-news-weve-seen-all-month-2/#.TybdwSe4FiM.facebook
"i love my grandma, but bret (musburger) needs to retire.
by Quacker Backer on Jan 30, 2012 4:59 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
hahaha
Don’t do a Chewbacca Rule 34 GIS. Just don’t do it.
/sorryChewy
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
I just googled what “rule 34” was. I’m now curious what rules 1-33 are.
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
Yahoo answers say
1. Do not talk about /b/
2. Do NOT talk about /b/
3. We are Anonymous.
4. Anonymous is legion.
5. Anonymous does not forgive, Anonymous does not forget.
6. Anonymous can be horrible, senseless, uncaring monster.
7. Anonymous is still able to deliver.
8. There are no real rules about posting.
9. There are no real rules about moderation either — enjoy your ban.
10. If you enjoy any rival sites — DON’T.
11. You must have pictures to prove your statement.
12. Lurk moar — it’s never enough.
13. Nothing is Sacred.
14. Do not argue with a troll — it means that they win.
15. The more beautiful and pure a thing is, the more satisfying it is to corrupt it.
16. There are NO girls on the internet.
17. A cat is fine too.
18. One cat leads to another.
19. The more you hate it, the stronger it gets.
20. It is delicious cake. You must eat it.
21. It is delicious trap. You must hit it.
22. /b/ sucks today.
23. Cock goes in here.
24. You will never have sex.
25. ????
26. PROFIT!
27. It needs more Desu. No exceptions.
28. There will always be more ****** up **** than what you just saw.
29. You can not divide by zero (just because the calculator says so).
30. No real limits of any kind apply here — not even the sky
31. CAPSLOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL.
32. EVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL YOU STILL HAVE TO STEER.
33. Desu isn’t funny. Seriously guys. It’s worse than Chuck Norris jokes.
34. There is porn of it. No exceptions.
35. If no porn is found of it, it will …
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Curiosity is my biggest regret in life
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
I thought this was a well known thing...
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
I will catagorically deny all involvment in said rule number 34
"My carpet is made of velcro."
by Chewbacca5000 on Jan 30, 2012 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
Already there
Arrrrwwwwrwwaaaaaaaararar!!
"My carpet is made of velcro."
by Chewbacca5000 on Jan 30, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Related.
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
by JShufelt on Jan 30, 2012 4:09 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
JShugelt winz the interwebz!
And my heart! Awwwwwwww
"My carpet is made of velcro."
by Chewbacca5000 on Jan 30, 2012 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
Itz 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
I love you Benz
Your perspective is such a welcome and necessary ingredient to this site. This is an awesome post!
P.S. I love monster movies. I hope Brad Pitt stars as Chip Kelly in ours.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
Hollywood being Hollywood, I’m afraid they’ll cast Philip Seymour Hoffman as Chip, and Brad Pitt as Kiffin.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
But before filming starts, Brad Pitt will sign a contract to do Oceans Fourteen instead.
by JonathanPDX on Jan 30, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
And they’ll wind up with Rob Schneider.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
He's not fat anymore.
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
Neither is Rob Schneider.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Neither is Charles Barkley
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
neither are all those former athletes on Nutrisystem
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I'm good at everything." - Demetri Martin
Or before filming...
they’ll tell their great director that his vision for the movie is not what they want to do, and then they’ll shelve the movie for three years and hire some boring director to make a “safe” sports movie for the masses.
Man, “Moneyball” could have been great…then the studio got scared and changed the whole thing. So disappointing.
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" -- John Wooden
I actually loved it the way it was.
But to be fair, I’m (A) a Sorkin addict, and (B) not a sports movie addict.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
I'm a Sorkin addict, too
But that was probably the least Sorkin-y screenplay he’s ever written. He was basically brought in to doctor it up a bit after they completely changes Steven Soderbergh’s version of the film. The fact that Sorkin had a writing partner on this one makes me believe that the studio wanted to make the film all Oscar-y. I know that sounds weird since it seems the Academy likes Sorkin (Charlie Wilson’s War, Social Network et al), but only in the screenplay category. I think Sony — or whoever ended up doing the movie, I don’t remember — wanted “Moneyball” to be some kind of ‘presitge’ picture…and Sorkin’s screenplays don’t really lend themselves to that.
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" -- John Wooden
Yeah, I know what you mean.
When you watch the movie, you can tell Sorkin had a hand in it, but it’s de-Sorkinized enough that it becomes quickly plausible that he started with someone else’s script and doctored it up.
The thing that seemed the most Sorkin-y about it to me was that they spent about 95% of the movie talking about baseball, and about 5% of the movie playing baseball. This is actually one of my favorite Sorkin traits — I love a show or movie about the process of doing something, rather than one about the something itself.
But, to my memory, there wasn’t one single 10-minute single-camera no-cut walk-and-talk, so it’s clearly not vintage Sorkin. (On a related note, I just dried up the AtQ January allotment for hyphens.)
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
I am also a huge Sorkin fan, but it’s true that Moneyball felt pretty un-Sorkin-y.
Sports Night was so good. And A Few Good Men is one of my favorite movies.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
This sub thread has now used Sorkin as a Propert Noun, Verb, and Adjective
Great Stuff.
Sports Night was great but just hit a tough market of trying to cross Sorkin Fans and Sitcom fans.
I still watch my DVDs about once per year. I find many instances in my personal and professional life where I can reference an element from that show.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Jan 30, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
I just saw it a couple of weeks ago. What did the studio change?
by JonathanPDX on Jan 30, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Per Wikipedia
Stan Chervin developed the first initial drafts of the screenplay after Columbia Pictures bought rights to Lewis’s book in 2004. Once Brad Pitt committed to the project in 2007 Chervin dropped out. Steve Zaillian was signed to write a second screenplay, and David Frankel was signed to direct. Steven Soderbergh was subsequently signed to replace Frankel.
On June 19, 2009, days before filming was set to begin, Sony put the picture on hold. Zaillian’s and Soderbergh’s plan for the film called for elements considered non-traditional for a sports movie, such as interviews with real-life players. Soderbergh was dismissed, and was ultimately replaced by Bennett Miller. Aaron Sorkin wrote a third version of the screenplay, which turned the character of Paul DePodesta, to have been portrayed by Demetri Martin, into a composite character, for which Jonah Hill was cast.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
You mean Berkipedia.
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 30, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I didn't want to go there.
He fucked up fairly bad with that one (considering he’s an author on the blog and not just some anonymous member of the commentariat), but… I don’t know, I kinda want to let it go at this point.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
well...
Soderbergh would have made it one of his typical hybrid Hollywood/Art house films a la Oceans 12 or Out of Sight. The studio didn’t want something that made it a challenging sports movie. I guess their thinking was it was hard enough to market a movie about statistical analysis, so why make it even harder by making it all “arty.”
My real problem is with who they got to direct the movie. The flow of Moneyball was all over the place. It didn’t seem very coherent. Also, i didn’t care about humanization of Billy Beane. The flashback stuff just didn’t do anything for me. The real interesting conflict that exists in the book lies more in the new school versus old school scouting mentalities.
Also, and this is a problem with the book too, there’s really no mention of how good that Oakland team was despite losing Isringhausen, Giambi, and Damon. They still had Chavez and Tejada (who had MVP type years) and Durham, and they had the best pitching staff in baseball. So, yes, Beane was progressive in his approach to free agency, but that team was designed to win via the draft.
I think Soderbergh’s film would have addressed that more with him wanting to intersplice real interviews and game footage (not to mention, he was going to use the real players in the film as actors) with the film. In short: It would have been more about the A’s than about some silly Billy Beane story to prove to others that he could succeed in baseball. I don’t really care about the redemption of Billy Beane…but the film tried its hardest to make me care.
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" -- John Wooden
I don't know that there was anything arty about Oceans 12
I do know that it was terrible.
True conversation:
High School Me: I just saw that they’re making a sequel to Oceans 11.
My High School Friend: What are they going to call it, Oceans 12?
High School Me: Umm… yes.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
by omb on Jan 30, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
13 was pretty good.
A dead cat bounce, maybe, but entertaining.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Prolly because 13 was more of a remake of 11 than an attempt to do something different.
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 30, 2012 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
Matt Damon
Said the only reason he signed on for 13 was to make up for 12. He felt he owed it to the film’s fans.
I don’t know, though, I like that Soderbergh tried something different with the sequel (it definitely had art film tendencies much like Out of Sight and The Limey did). Oceans 12 is, I think, the best made of the bunch. But I think 13 is my favorite because it’s just so much damn fun. The bit with the fake nose was great. Oh, and Ellen Barkin is still hot.
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" -- John Wooden
But it's also true that every generation players get faster, stronger, better
with increased knowledge, training techniques, technology, better coaching. Just see the Bowerman post at Stride Nation (top story today on ATQ – thanks, jtlight!). Players in every sport have become monsters by definition of a century ago.
I just think of someone like Usain Bolt and the freaks in the NFL who are giant-sized with lightning-speed and wonder where it will end.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 9:20 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t think that’s the point though – the point is in comparison with Oregon’s peers. Yes, most players now are better than they were 40 years ago, but Oregon is recruiting more of the better ones.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Definitely agree with this
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
I could play anytime, anywhere.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 30, 2012 10:06 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I won’t bother going back to when I was in school.
Did Laura Ingalls allow coaches into her school?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Even look at the 2010 team
How many of those players would be recruited now? Many such as Maehl weren’t highly regarded.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
When we get to this point in the recruitment cycle
with LOI day right around the corner, I am always reminded of college sorority/fraternity rush. It’s really the exact same process. Thinking of it in this way helps me not get too excited about 17 yr old’s college selections.
Still, that doesn’t mean I’m not happy that Arik Armstead is going to be a Duck.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
Do frats/sororities have 5* recruits?
Is there like, a senator’s beauty queen daughter or something that all the sororities put a full court press on to land? What about the 2* pledges, do their mom’s have to make highlight tapes of them and send them to every D1 sorority in the nation?
I could get into any sorority I want to, anytime, anywhere.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 30, 2012 10:08 AM PST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I could can get into any sorority I want to, anytime, anywhere.
by RaleighDuck on Jan 30, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
So could I
with an extension ladder.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
by benzduck on Jan 30, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions 5 recs
I love you like a fat kid loves cake.
Just what I was thinking.
9 hrs to Zurich via Nairobi now, see you bitches later.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 30, 2012 10:28 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Ooh! Zurich! Bring back some chocolate ok?
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Naah, he'd have to check it in baggage,
where it would either break or be stolen in transit.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
by benzduck on Jan 30, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
no kidding
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I'm good at everything." - Demetri Martin
Wait, Zurich is in Switzerland? You sure it's not in Germany?
-axemen world map please
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
"You've Been Bodyspray'd"
global edition
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Hmm. Now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever drank a Swiss beer.
Maybe Shufelt has?
I learn via the interwebz that the two biggest beers in Switzerland are Carlsberg and Heineken. Which might tell you something. Or not.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
They drink
fondue.
My parents believed in me.
by flyduckfly on Jan 30, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Something from Calanda Haldengut
I didn’t like it.
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
You’d think they wouldn’t be too far off from Austria or Germany, both countries capable of making very good beer. But then, you’d think Idaho would be crawling with microbrews using that logic.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Re: Switz., from The Third Man
Don’t be so gloomy. After all it’s not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love – they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 2:08 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
The irony being that the cuckoo clock was actually invented in Austria
or something like that. I read it on the interwebz.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
One of my favorite movies of all time.
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
Me too, even though I hate zither music almost as much as soprano saxophone or bagpipes.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Fie on you!
My grandfather was Hakan G-O’Shaughnassey
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
The asshole isn’t too far away from the…
Well… You can figure out where I’m going with that.
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
Enjoy
I love Zurich
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I'm good at everything." - Demetri Martin
Just a connecting flight, next up Chicago.
We’re just here for some delectable Swiss Army Knife beer.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 30, 2012 11:30 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Lovely.
Did you hear? Shaq Thompson chose a school
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Me dost think you spray too much.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 31, 2012 12:41 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
This is just my opinion, Mr. Ahiru
But I do not like to tempt the college football gods to scorn us, nor do I like to exhibit hubris. So I believe we should revel in our accomplishments, and merely hope for future glory, rather than take them for granted. I know you are somewhat new here, so I’ll open it up for debate, but in my mind these things never end well.
#StillShouldn’tFuckWithJuju
#BeHumble
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
Juju is a dirty whore.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
by Gorbachav5 on Jan 30, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
yep
fuck juju
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Jan 30, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
While I agree that we shouldn’t hope for future glory, in Mr. Ahiru’s defense he didn’t say what sport or how soon in the future we would become National Champions.
/fuckjuju
Dammit! I can't find my driving moccasins! - Schmidt
Oh, I'm saying we should *hope* for future glory, not assume it....
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
I’m all for humility, don’t get me wrong. I don’t like hubris. So I agree with you 100% there.
Juju, though, can go to hell.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
It's no coincidence
That we won the Rose Bowl after we abandoned our craven Juju worship.
/fuckjuju
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
Juju's toying with us
DT leaving, CK almost leaving, letting us think we’ve turned the basketball corner for a week….
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
This is the last thing you want to do to juju.
even thinking you can outsmart juju makes the wrath ten times worse.
"I thought we were going to see an @ESPN highlight where (DT) was gonna rip the knee brace off...like Forrest Gump running down the field." Chip Kelly
Juju can't touch us.
Pandering to that bitch got us nowhere, and only brought immeasurable pain.
Or have you forgotten this?
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
I have managed to not watch that clip since it happened.
That made me a little bit sick.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
Same here.
That’s downright cruel.
"I thought we were going to see an @ESPN highlight where (DT) was gonna rip the knee brace off...like Forrest Gump running down the field." Chip Kelly
Can I come out of the dungeon now?
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 30, 2012 11:33 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
It'll be hard for me to change my ways.
I don’t know if I can do it.
"I thought we were going to see an @ESPN highlight where (DT) was gonna rip the knee brace off...like Forrest Gump running down the field." Chip Kelly
Watch that video 5 times in a row
and tell me that you want continue Juju worship.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
Right, wrong word choice
I knew what you were saying but failed in my execution to agree with you.
Dammit! I can't find my driving moccasins! - Schmidt
What's her number?
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 30, 2012 10:14 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Good grief, it’s about time! I was afraid you’d gone all Joseph Conrad on us.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
by daisyduck on Jan 30, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Nice reference!
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
This is what I'm saying
I have no problem envisioning Musgrave as Kurtz.
Especially the severed heads on spikes all around his hut…the ultimate ‘off my lawn’ statement.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
Well, our guide was receiving cell calls on top of Kili but I don’t think Kurtz had access to people.com.
The horror.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 30, 2012 11:38 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Your presence is the only thing that would have made our "assault" on TDP any better
It was not the same with out you, buddy.
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
I would like to suggest that we call it some other word than "assault" which is far too
violent and malicious for my taste. ATQ “visited” TDP, that is all. In a colorful way. And some people didn’t even stop and get out of their cars.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
I'm unclear as to why we're using a term other than the "greening" of UwDP.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
But, but... THINK OF THE Z KEY MAN!!!
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Younger UDP generations will never know
Because the ATQ Assault broke it. forever.
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
That's what the quotation marks are for
It wasn’t really an assault.
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
No way bro, I respect the law.
SBN Legal is working with the NCAA to deport you all tout suite.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 31, 2012 12:44 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Since Axeman is sleeping or something...discuss:
Justin Hopkins @JHopkins247
Reply
Well-placed sources at #UCLA and #Oregon each tell me Shaq Thompson committed to them last week. Then, he visits #UW
Hopkins is one of a handful
of guys I trust actually have inside information, so the UCLA thing is strange. I don’t doubt the Oregon thing.
Prediction: Over the next 48 hours, rumor will get out that he’s a UW silent commit until LOI day. Then, he signs with Cal.
by KevinRileyFTW on Jan 30, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
And plays for Florida.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 30, 2012 10:09 AM PST via Android app up reply actions 1 recs
Before transferring to a JuCo
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Blinn Junior College on line one.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
by benzduck on Jan 30, 2012 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That will get his dad $180k for his church
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
by Matt Daddy on Jan 30, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
But what if he's a Mormon?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
OK, $18k to the church.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
by benzduck on Jan 30, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
and a nice suit.
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
And a nice pair of glasses.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Then play for Oregon after that...
You can avoid this whooooole conundrum Shaq, and just sign with Oregon !
"We gotta get this $#!^ together guys!" - Phil
And vacations in Zanzibar.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 30, 2012 10:18 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
For two years.
"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
Axemen goes to class in the morning and does his job
unlike SOME people…
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I'm at my job
maybe we’re just able to multi-task better
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I'm good at everything." - Demetri Martin
I was at work
When AA was having his Presser. Frantically refreshing twitter every few seconds. It was ominous his mom wore purple. When he chose Oregon I almost dropped my phone!
Boom goes the dynamite
I was at the Civil War and couldn't get it to update.
Finally, the guy behind me started talking about it. Of course, two seconds later, mine actually updated…stupid AT&T.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Jan 30, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
It was fun watching word spread among the Pit Crew
I was praying that the whiteboard saying “Armstead is a Duck” didn’t make it on to the big screen, since that would have been a violation.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I didn't see it.
Although most of the signs weren’t all that easily visible anyway.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Jan 30, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
It was the Devoe bighead and I also made the Woonsocket one.
My friend made the John Loyd bighead
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 30, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
Well you obviously did it wrong, we lost.
At least EJ will cut his hair now.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
by axemen23 on Jan 30, 2012 10:38 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Thank god
The Princess Leia chants from OSU fans were too funny and too right.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Okay, that one was fine. It was the ones written with fine point Sharpie that were hard to read.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Jan 30, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1324954#pac12
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Not sure that WSU is that low or USC is that high given all the defections?
For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!
We could have 4 five stars in a 15 man class
Not losing sleep over Armstead, we will have a good signing day given our limit.
"Ain't no tuition for having no ambition." -Brandon Carswell
How many schollie players will you have?
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
I'm not exactly sure
because a lot of situations are still fluid. I think we will have between 77 and 80 scholarships after signing day with the need to get down to 75 by fall camp. We might only sign 13 or 14 players to aid that.
"Ain't no tuition for having no ambition." -Brandon Carswell
Thanks
I thought you were going to have less than that with what you loss to the NFL.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
That’s the spur behind a lot of the transfers from ‘SC that have happened recently – they were actually necessary to get under the limit, and like RabbitSC said there’s more cutting left to do. They weren’t so much “losses” as coaches trading in current player for shiny HS recruits who have yet to disappoint on the field.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
We could have 4 five stars in a 15 man class
I think the way they rated it was a little off. I agree on a “per average” you have a good class but I think given the scholli issue you’d have to downgrade it, that’s all.
For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!
UCLA shot way up in the rankings,
and they did get some good players but a lot of it is quantity. They’re at a full class of 25 by now while Ore/Cal/Stan/USC are between 14-19. So they win the Rivals math but their average star rank is lower. Ore/Cal/Stan/USC probably wouldn’t even think about trading with them. Basically the other side of the coin.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
UCLA only has 17 to give
So either a lot of those ‘commits’ are going to bail at the last second or they’re going to cut a lot of dead wood.
"Ain't no tuition for having no ambition." -Brandon Carswell
New coaching staff means lots of "dead wood"
I wouldn’t be surprised to see a lot of turnover on that roster
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
"Given our limit" my ass, sir
You are going to put together a class that 100 FBS-level schools would kill for. (And Ole Miss will likely kill a few people to try to get such a class, though it won’t work.)
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
That was the best quote ever
This year is one of the absolute best for talent in the state of washington, yet Sark has struck out on most of the big recruits. Oops.
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" -- John Wooden
I'd be a little worried if I was a Huskies fans
And not only because being such would imply moral turpitude. Declining recruiting momentum in year 3 is a bad sign.
They believe that Sark closes...
with Banner because of mom, brostek due to legacy, and Payton and Shaq because of the visit this weekend.
I wouldn’t be shocked if they got these guys. However, I gotta think that each one of these guys is favoring someone else (Banner USC), Brostek (Oregon), Payton and Shaq (Cal, Oregon/Cal).
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
Would i rather see Banner at uw or USC?
I don’t know.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Oklahoma
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
Rutgers
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
USC I guess if we're talking logistically
USC sucks at basketball and Banner will likely play both.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
If he plays hoops at USC, he'll be injured halfway through his first season
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Don't you put that evil on me!
"I thought we were going to see an @ESPN highlight where (DT) was gonna rip the knee brace off...like Forrest Gump running down the field." Chip Kelly
Clemson
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
Fuck Clemson!
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
That goes without (or with, too, I guess) saying, but capitalized?
"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
Elementary, my dear Watson.
Non-direct rivalry exclusion.
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
You're damn right he has, he's kicking them out faster than Arizona...you know.
Look at the in state talent in 2012. Now look at where they’re going.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
That could be the best part of all this if we end up stealing Shaq as well
_ashington pillages Cal to both team’s detriment and Oregon reaps the rewards.
My parents believed in me.
I think it make's CK decision to not negative recruit that much smarter
With Cal and Uw in the middle of most of these recruits you have to know that each school is doing some serious back and forth about how terrible the other school is. In walks Oregon and Kelly like a breath of fresh air just trumpeting the benefits of playing at Oregon and the positiveness of the program.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Exactly
You know there is all kinds of bad blood now and Kelly doesn’t have to address a word of it. I can imagine him telling a recruit how good each other school is. When you’re on top you don’t have to climb over anyone.
My parents believed in me.
by flyduckfly on Jan 30, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Nice!
‘When you’re on top you don’t have to climb over anyone’ Reads like a quote off the beginning of an episode of the Wire
Aut disce, aut discede; manet sors tertia, caedi
by Occam's Blazer on Jan 30, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
OT but Murray State makes "Dancin' Dawgs" look good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lguh7Cf95c&feature=player_embedded
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I'm really disheartened about the basketball team
While I thought we might lose to OSU, the way we did it really frustrates me. We are 21 games into this season and it really doesn’t look like this team is making progress, actually they’re playing worse then they did a few weeks ago. The shooting has never really bothered me, it’s the dumb turnovers and the long stretches where this team just looks completely inept.
With 5 of the next 7 on the road, I don’t think it’s going to get better any time soon. Altman needs to do his biggest coaching job of his short career at Oregon if we plan on staying in the upper half of the Pac standings (which will be critical to getting into the NIT, forget about the NCAA’s that’s not happening).
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
He planned for the press wrong
you can’t try to set something up and allow them to space out and dictate their attack. Our best offensive sequences were when we broke to the foul line with the ball then threw it back out and swung it, throwing off their timing.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Breaking a 1-3-1 half court trap is something you learn in middle school
Oregon looked like they had never seen it before and the players made some seriously dumb decisions (DON’T DRIBBLE INTO THE CORNER TRAP AND PICK UP THE BALL!!).
It’s the pattern of Oregon ball that is frustrating me. Long stretches of mental break downs and dumb play that let good teams extend leads and mediocre teams get back into the game.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
by Matt Daddy on Jan 30, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Joseph was looking like he'd be our designated driver for the game
but the offense turned into “HERE DEVOE TAKE THE BALL AND GO BREAK THE 1-3-1!”
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
That stretch in the second half where we turned the ball over like two hundred times in a row was painful. And it didn’t look like anyone knew what to do about it except Joseph, and he needed help. Sim looked awful.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Sim needs to take a Gatorade IV at halftime.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Sim, Loyd, Olu, Singler... they all looked awful
How a complete team goes into the shitter for so many stretches just confounds me. And it wasn’t just this game, it’s been going on for a while (first half Ucla, second half UA, whole game ASU…)
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Singler was absent for most of the game
I think that was the biggest disappointment for me. Of course, he was in foul trouble, but we really needed Singler more.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 30, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
Sim was bad but Lloyd...
I don’t think Lloyd had a single assist. He was out of control with his dribble and made me cringe every time he got the ball.
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
Loyd was the worst player on the floor
he and Kingma are the only guards we have coming back next year. This proposition frightens me.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Jan 30, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
Gotta imagine we'll see at LEAST one JC/Masoli rule show up.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Hopefully next season Dominic Artis can contribute more than Jabari did.
Winners of the Platypus trophy!
What the hell happened to Kingma?
So much promise early this season and he’s absolutely disappeared. Altman is really struggling to develop the younger guys on the team.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
No trust in his shot (Kingma)
he strokes ball after ball during the warm-up period, but can’t stick it in the hole when it counts.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
by axemen23 on Jan 30, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
TWSS
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
Kingma wasn't contributing
and fell out of the rotation. I don’t blame that on Altman, Kingma just wasn’t ready and Alman made the (correct IMO) decision to sit him.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Jan 30, 2012 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
Did Kingma ever show promise?
I mean, he was an in-state recruit and all that which was a nice story during the recruiting months, but are we really expecting much from him?
Things like that.
You mean the kid from washington who participated in the HS All Star 3 point shooting contest?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Ah yeah, it seems he is from Washington. I thought he was the in-state guy we got or tried to get. Who am I thinking of?
Things like that.
I thought he was from the state of washington?
Anyway, he played decent in the preseason and he had a nice quick stroke. I thought with the departure of Brown and Barron he’d get a little more run, but the guard position has been a rotation of Loyd, Sim and Joseph
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Devoe Joseph is the only one of those who is a consistent.
Garrett Sim played one of the worst games ever last night.
Jon Loyd, I’m sorry man, but you’ve pretty much been useless. It’s one thing to have one of those “distributor” type point guards who doesn’t shoot the ball well but can handle it well and keep the team in motion. He can’t even do that.
Ugh. I’m even less excited for next year than I was for this year. I would hope that Dana Altman can pick up a good PG or SG who will actually stick around, but I’m not really expecting that.
Things like that.
Joseph really hasn't been that consistent either
He has his moments (just like Singler) but he’s not a consistent 15-20 point a night guy (1 for 13 and 4 points against Uw). Our back court has been so up and down this year, and with little to nothing at the 2 guard position for next year it’s not going to get any better any time soon.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Do you now understand why I don't want him on the floor for more than 15 minutes?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
specuPELICAN!
rivalsmikeMike Farrell
Also told that Shaq Thompson is very likely headed to #Washington now as well.
9 minutes ago FavoriteRetweetReply
There will never be a Husky free Northwest...never.
by ALLpurpleEVERYTHING on Jan 30, 2012 11:18 AM PST reply actions
Meh, he's committed twice and decomitted twice from different schools in the last 4 days.
Wake me Wednesday.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
the dawgpound...
is producing some real gems this morning.
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
I vote we leave those gems over there, then.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
I won't post over there either...
I think duck fans are going to be on a very tight leash. There are going to be some butthurt Huskies on signing day.
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
Never posted over there, banned anyway.
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
I have a shorter leash on ATQ.
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
My leash has metal spikes sticking out of it, and Daisy keeps it way too taut.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 30, 2012 11:46 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
No leash, just the ban hammer.
See, Penny’s giving it up, she’s giving it up hard. Cause she’s with Captain Hammer. And these…
[Hammer holds up his fists]
Captain Hammer: …are not the hammer.
[Hammer walks out of the shot momentarily then walks back in]
Captain Hammer: The hammer is my penis.
/Dr.Horrible’d
For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!
by DamienS on Jan 30, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Love Dr. Horrible. Neal Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion are both fantastic.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Both money, Fillion just cracks me up no matter what he does.
I guess Whedon was determined to keep the whole thing free and online, and that they never expected it to reach DVD, and now I just saw it on Blu Ray.
Pretty telling about what makes good “TV”.
For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!
I’ve been watching Castle almost solely because I love Fillion. Otherwise it’s just another cop/murder mystery drama.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Yeah I had been meaning to check it out just coz of him. Of course have Firefly on Blu Ray, so that ought to tell ya.
For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!
Castle dressed up as Mal once (for Halloween) and has alluded to FF several times so far.
“I used to speak Chinese” being the one I remember off the top of my head.
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 30, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
Please
do not associate me with dawgpound. They are a different type of fan, the type that I am not.
There will never be a Husky free Northwest...never.
by ALLpurpleEVERYTHING on Jan 30, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
I actually think you have a great shot at SHAQ...
I just find it funny that dawg fans think they’re signing Mickens, Shaq, Banner, Brostek and Payton. That is a lot of flipping.
I wouldn’t be surprised if one of them signed but not all.
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
to be fair
Payton LOVED his time in Seattle. BUT I understand that it doesn’t mean he’s coming here. I have him as a Cal lean still. Banner to SC (childhood team) plus he hates his dad who went to UW, Shaq is up in the air to me, Mickens is up in the air to me, Brostek is about the only one I could actually see choosing UW.
There will never be a Husky free Northwest...never.
by ALLpurpleEVERYTHING on Jan 30, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
Dawg fans aren't admitting...
that the ducks are very much in it for Brostek. Kelly had an in home with him on Tuesday and the kid has been about as close to the vest as you can get.
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
I actually find your incouragible confidence endearing.
It would be more endearing if you didn’t beat us so regularly . . .
by HuskyInExile on Jan 31, 2012 12:54 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, remember this one is the friendly-fire guy.
You should party here on signing day, I think there’s going to be a lot of half-assed confetti over there. They probably get Shaq, maaaaaybe Brostek and maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe Payton.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
A five star safety isn't going help much...
with a porous dline.
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
Oh, it'll help them for sure it's a great get
but all the champagne about getting Tosh and you’ve essentially paid half a million for a recruiter who has a lot of explaining to do to next year’s class as well and one safety. Hell, it makes it look like Auburn used a coupon!
Kidding. Sort of.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
The funny thing...
is Cal got beat up with 4/5 star dline talent. What is going to do with UW’s line?
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
He'll teach them how to stop the run on NCAA 12
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
If he does go to Seattle
then it’s too bad that both he and Arik want to play defense, because it’d be fun to see them spar off on the field directly in one of the more heated rivalries in college football.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
To quote what should be a reliable source
Shaq Thompson(Grant)
@ItsShaqThompson
Why does the media always put stuff you don’t say, and say you committed some where you didn’t #true facts
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Yup
lots of talk of him committing both to UCLA and Oregon and now UW?? Recruiting is fun.
There will never be a Husky free Northwest...never.
by ALLpurpleEVERYTHING on Jan 30, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Thought I saw some stuff from another UCLA commit and even a coach last week doing their version of the “woof woof” and talking about how it would shock the world – seemed that it was likely about Shaq, which didn’t make a ton of sense. Hearing all this makes both much more as well as less sense.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
Banned for posting on ATQ
owait, UDP already did that to you? Nvm then. carry on.
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
Recruiting is fun.
You either Love it or you Hate it. No middle ground.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Disagree.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
ok, you love it hate it or don't care.
There’s no “meh, it’s kinda fun” setting here.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Meh, it’s kinda fun.
Honestly, I feel that way. I can’t bring myself to get too wrapped up in it because there’s potential for heartache at the end, and it’s so volatile. So I don’t visit recruiting sites (unless someone links a story that sounds particulartly interesting) and I don’t know how many stars anyone has until it’s posted here.
But at the same time, it’s interesting and has its fun moments. I hate to burst your bubble, but I think a lot of people fall in the middle ground. It’s everyone who likes seeing the results of recruting but doesn’t want to invest enough in it to create unnecessary frustration.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
<--- Fellow middle-grounder here.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
Where?
I don’t see anyone…..
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
Let me try again
Fellow middle-grounder here.
……|
……|
……|
……V
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
I think of it like Christmas
Just like there is no reason to get all worked up about the presents (LOIs) you may or may not get, even though you may have some indication of what they may be (commitments).
It sure is fun on Christmas morning (Nat’l Letter of Intent Day) to see all those shiny new presents under the tree (Oregon fax machine).
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Are you saying Christmas is a meh holiday?
That sounds like terrorist talk to me.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
The gift-receiving part of Christmas IS meh, once you get to be an adult. Other aspects of Christmas are great.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I thought the gift-receiving part of Christmas was meh a couple of years ago. It's all about the food for me.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 30, 2012 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
I still enjoy both.
That said, I am at the point in my life where I enjoy the gift-giving as much or more than the gift-getting. I got my dad a really nice Oregon sweatshirt for Christmas (he’s a big Ducks fan but lives out of state, so he doesn’t have regular access to this kind of merch) and it was fun to see him open it, try it on, and wear it around for the rest of the night. I still dig that aspect of it.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
I'm with you.
I find the idea of recruiting very interesting from the standpoint of that extra dimension it requires of college coaches. And I’m interested in what the future of the team will look like.
But I can’t find myself trying to familiarize myself with everyone of the ESPN 150 and getting my hopes up about each one.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Jan 30, 2012 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
On top of all of this,
There’s something that I find very creepy about following a bunch of adults who make their livings harassing 16-18 year old kids about their college choice. And other adults who get really worked up about those kids. Some is fine, and there’s obviously a market, but then you hear about Crazy Ruths and whatnot, and death threats and a lot of sour grapes from followers, and there’s just a whole lot of ick going on there.
At the same time, a youth spent on video games has instilled in me a tremendous love of collecting shiny stars. And it’s a competition between Pac-12 schools which is inherently interesting. And it’s the future of our team, which is also interesting. Just not worth, in my opinion, the obsessive following that some seem to give it.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
I just stopped caring about it. I’ll get excited for all of our recruits after signing day.
I’ll catch a few things from time-to-time, and it’s fun… but trying to figure out where they are going? I think I understand women more.
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
I don't normally waste my time lurking on dawgman.com...
but I couldn’t pass this one up.
Zeroes=everything wrong with college athletics
Besides SC’s tradition how can any other team in the league compete with Nike U? With their 20+ uniform combos, Xbox in every locker room stall, free car rental, etc. it’s no wonder a kid with really no business going to a school that promotes in your face marketing and self-promotion chooses the zeroes more than half the time (AA – religious family).
It goes downhill from there.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
I assume the free car rental thing
is referring to WeSmokeditallcolypse. Sometimes you just have to laugh at how ridiculous people are.
Dammit! I can't find my driving moccasins! - Schmidt
Do they just cut-and-paste between blog articles?
One wonders if many of those people have ever been outside of Seattle Tri-Cities or Lynnwood.
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 30, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
I think the Tri-Cities would be more WSU fans than Washington
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 30, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Who knows?
Really not the point.
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 30, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
I live in Tri-Cities (for another week).
Very few fuskies. A fair number of Cougs, and a surprising number of Ducks. The Beevurs are also pretty well represented, working at Hanford.
Fuck you NFL! Chip Kelly IS the highest level of football!
Radioactive beavers.
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 30, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, they still don't have TV
"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
Sorry,
I was just thinking out loud
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 30, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
It just seems that these people are in a circle-jerk.
They base everything on what their peers have written and regurgitate it endlessly. “If you say something enough times, eventually it becomes true.” As much as they act the sophisticated, intellectually-superior nebbish, they come across as provincial and narrow-minded.
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 30, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The problem at dawgman...
is the mods. They are starting these rumors.
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
The problem at dawgman...
is dawgman
There will never be a Husky free Northwest...never.
by ALLpurpleEVERYTHING on Jan 30, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
I like you.
You can stay.
Here’s your honorary ATQ Robe, Pelican and Patio-key
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Hahahaha
that’s too funny.
There will never be a Husky free Northwest...never.
by ALLpurpleEVERYTHING on Jan 30, 2012 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Cliff notes
when JShufelt, JonathanPDX, and myself went to Seattle for the washington game, we got food at a sports bar that had a gigantic banner advertising their “New Outdoor Patio.” It became a meme for the entire trip, and has since sort of transferred onto here.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
are you old enough to go to a sports bar?
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
When it's one that has a non-bar section, yeah.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
like a patio
which is also a pet area.
We need to get you some ID
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
The first ATQ event after I turn 21
I’m bringing a 12 pack of the cheapest beer I can find.
Or, if I can somehow afford it, ALL THE NINKASIS
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Good news!
Axemen is going to bring us all Natty Ice in a few years!
Winners of the Platypus trophy!
Even better!
Or, he could go all out and get us some super fabulous Night Train!
Winners of the Platypus trophy!
Mad Dog 20/20 or GTFO.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Annie Greensprings FTW
(guaranteed to be aged 20 days in a tank car)
"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 miss Pagan Pink Ripple
That stuff was awesome.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
I first read that as Allen Greenspan
wtf?
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
Only Andrea Mitchell is allowed to drink Allen Greenspan.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
by benzduck on Jan 30, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Meh. I have this whole site on text-to-speech.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Yes, only the exact opposite.
Reads the page to me.
So, Allen = Alan.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
The patio meme has been one of the funnier ones in recent times
And that’s saying a lot.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
I heard the started a rumor that...
the NCAA would release allegations on NSD. Priceless.
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
They also thought that CK was leaving because he knew what the punishment would be and wanted to ditch a la Carroll
And then when he came back, they said he was coming back to earn some more money before bolting.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Pretty sure there is a maximum IQ test required to post there
Absolute garbage dump of the online message board world
That's a pretty serious critique,
considering the general state of the internet.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
Er, yet you used to post there ? (395 comments)
Not that I really care, mind you, I don’t. I don’t object to fans doing whatever they enjoy doing. But Duck fans who post at TDP really mystify me. They’re so humorless there. It would so painful to spend time talking over there (at least it seems to me). A bunch of bigots against me, why would I want to read or post there? My stomach roiled the one weekend I spent reading that place.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
He posts other places too
PurplePilot
Dawgman Grad Assist.
2898 posts this site
Posted: Yesterday 4:33 PM
Re: Zeroes=everything wrong with college athletics
AA says he picked the Dux for the potential business relationship with Nike. What exactly is he expecting from Nike? How did he get the idea there would be a business relationship? Who made the offer or suggestion? Nike personnel are prohibited from meeting with him, and Oregon coaches are prohibted from offering economic inducements. So how did he get this strange idea?
They apparently flipped Mamba last year with some kind of promise of a shoe deal.
These things need to be looked into by the NCAA. If Oregon can offer economic inducements, then open it up so everyone can. Or shut it down. The PAC-12 also should look into it. We’re not talking fruit baskets here.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I assume this is a different person
probably LearPilot
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
Possibly, and for what it's worth I have no problem if the above poster is him (free country after all).
What else could the P in ppilot stand for?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I always assumed Portland.
Portland Pilots, and I think he lives in Portland.
Fuck you NFL! Chip Kelly IS the highest level of football!
yep. I know him from the Blazer Boards
a thoughtful poster, very unlike the person who wrote that stuff on Dawgman
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah I've seen you over there as well
Lately just follow the trail of negative Raymond Felton posts and you will probably find me.
I've laid off
not as fun as it once was. Maybe Felton is stealing all the fun
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
More like Felton keeps on turning the fun over to the other team.
by ppilot on Jan 30, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I lol’d
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
a Carolina fan assured me that Felton would get up to speed in the next month
I told him, that’s good to hear but I’m not worried because we always have Nolan Smith (the mention of a Dukie made himflip out)
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
Pinestatebiscuits Pilot!
Pajama Pilot?
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
Promiscuous Pilot?
Do I win the internet?
Fuck you NFL! Chip Kelly IS the highest level of football!
Is it detachable?
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
It sounds like his "handiwork."
Ignorance, speculation, derisiveness, douchebaggery. 4 out of 4 stars.
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 30, 2012 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
I think this isn't ppilot.
He’s a Ducks fan, yes?
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
Dudes!
Don’t be bagging on ppilot. He’s a Duck fan a longtime member here.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
I am looking forward to when ppilot comes back to read this
Only to realize that we’ve not only dragged his name through the mud, but already successfully hosed it off.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
What's funny to me is
I was just about to write something about how he’d been called out by Berkipedia the other day. He had posted something innocuous on a recruiting thread, saying that rumors without sources (this particular one saying Chip was still NFL bound) should be taken with a grain of salt, because they often came from Dawgman. He got this public response:
Keep in mind
You are a guest here…and like all Duck fans who do visit here…on a very short leash. UW Dawg Pound – SBN Seattle
by John Berkowitz on Jan 26, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I felt bad for ppilot because he is a reasonable poster and not a troll like me
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
Nah, he's not a punk, he's a good kid...
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
No, Go ONNN....
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
I have no problem calling out John when I think his his posts have more than the usual BS in them
Oh and that information ended up being being from Scott Eklund on Dawgman which makes his response that much better
yeah, the rest of his response was fantastic
IF I TOLD YOU MY SOURCES I WOULDN’T HAVE SOURCES. But really, you do us proud over there.
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
Arik Armstead...
didn’t like the negative recruiting but was receptive to bribery.
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
by BisonDucks on Jan 30, 2012 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Ohhhh
THAT’s what “money talks and bullshit walks” means, isn’t it?
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
Sarkasm?
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
Whoa! You oughta copyright that!
seriously, if you can’t make that stick . . .
by HuskyInExile on Jan 31, 2012 1:02 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, my bad on that. I'll shake your hand if we ever meet.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Body-sprayed?
"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
Too many fingers!!
"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
Well, I would have assumed the Penis Pilot always used gloves.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 30, 2012 11:58 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I post on the sites of conference rivals now and again.
I posted my condolences on BTD a few months back after one of their lineman died suddenly.
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
Yep, so did I. That's different, of course.
I don’t know about the other posters but at least I was referring to general discussion about football topics. Which you really can’t have in an atmosphere like that (just reading that Berkowitz post would have me seeing red). That’s just me. I understand other people can do it, and even like that kind of thing, but I’m not one of them.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
The inability to console them made me haz a little sad after I was banned.
True story.
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
UwDP bothers me, but BtD is fine.
They’re realistic about their program, they troll Duck fans but in a funny / light-hearted way… I dunno, I just never get mad after reading BtD. Not so with UwDP. This is why I’m a member of BtD and go there occasionally, but I’ve never signed up for UwDP and have no intention to do so.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 4:43 PM PST up reply actions
BtD is a very sad place.
I feel bad for those three guys that post there.
Fuck you NFL! Chip Kelly IS the highest level of football!
What's the deal with the Pit Crew logo?
The one with the hands on the T-shirts…
Wow, Sark really has closed the borders
around Montlake. This is the worst year for in-state recruiting since.. well, since Sark’s first class, after the dark days of Willingham. Maybe worse.
Historically uw has grabbed around half of the three-stars-or-better players out of Washington. They don’t always get the top guys, but the roster fillers have been as likely as not to be purple.
Not this year. So far, Sark has only reeled in 4 of the 19 players ranked * or better by scout.com. Even if he flips the only two uncommitted — Banner and Dozier — that puts him at about 30%.
Ferchrissakes, Mike Riley is, as of today at least, outrecruiting Sark in Washington. He’s got five of the top 19.
And note: In Willingham’s last season he pulled in fully 2/3 of the top state players.
But, yeah, they’re making GREAT progress up there.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Like I said in a different post yesterday,
it appears Sark had Joffre and Maginot design the border defenses.
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 30, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
for some reason when I put three stars in the text, it only shows one.
Let the record show that paragraph 3 up there should read..
“Not this year. So far, Sark has only reeled in 4 of the 19 players ranked three stars or better by scout.com. Even if he flips the only two uncommitted — Banner and Dozier — that puts him at about 30%.”
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
You put three asterisks. Two askerisks around a word make it bold, like so. So putting two asterisks around a third just makes the middle one bold, which is hard to tell because it’s small.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
If you surround text by asterisk (star) symbols, it's interpreted as bold. So 3 stars in sequence
mean the star in the middle gets “bolded.” Try leaving a space between them: * * *. I’m sure there’s an escape (you can always edit the html to remove the tags too).
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Hey old timers
This ring a bell? H/T Paul Buker
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Oh yeah. He actually did that twice during his illustrious career
a couple years later, at Gill, he tripped some nimrod who was running around at random. IIRC, this was the same week he was busted for DUI.
Harter could coach. But he was kind of a dick.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
If this doesn't deserve a pelican...
But he was kind of a dick.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
by axemen23 on Jan 30, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I am a little ashamed to admit it
but I think this is almost the same level of awesome as LBG > Byron Hout.
(the tripping the cheerleader, not the DUI)
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
Here’s a more indepth look at the man, and his power trip.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Where have I seen this movie before?
@DrSaturday
DocSat – Rutgers makes the easy choice: Mario Cristobal, second coming of Schiano. yhoo.it/wW7qpL
@PeteThamelNYT: Source: Cristobal staying at FIU. He will not be the next Rutgers coach.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
ATQ MEMES POST -- SOMEONE SHOULD DO ONE AS A FAQ QUESTION FOR ATQ NEWBIES
For a newbie to ATQ, there are a lot of things to get used to. We’re a deeply creative tribe, and memes pop up like acne on a teenager, given the high levels of humor and snark ATQers possess.
- Pelican
- We Smoked It All //LockShitDown/CheeseOnTopOfTheNachos
- 118mph
- Patio
- He’s not a jerk, he’s a good kid
- Matt Daddy is a putz
- “3000” Celebration – AKA The greening of the DogPound [Related: How many days has it been since lossington beat Oregon?)
- LMJ is a fatty mcfatty [//sob, enshrined for posterity now :( ]
- Cheeseburgers! [DT’s pregame routine was to eat a bunch of cheeseburgers // sob, enshrined in posterity ]
- The Wheaton Wave in all its myriad forms [e.g. Joseph Ducreux one, amongst many]
- Repeating anything said critically of the Ducks by journalists or other teams in sarcasm
- Daisy likes her shoes
- HRD’s bonerpillz and the meth lab break-in in Hood River
- Praising Juju/FuckJuju/
- PANIC!
- Weasel-Stomping Day [ archived for posterity, YAY]
- Happy I Hate washington Day! [HIHWD]
- The Demise of Tako Tuesdays [And now its rebirth]
- The ATQ Map [Axemen’s claim to fame]
- Bring on Bryan Bennett! Jake Rodrigues!! [//sigh, obsolete in 2012, but the principle is to call for the back-up…]
- Clownzano [do not spell his name right, whatever you do…]
- Going camping [ I refer you to Matt Daddy]
- JShufelt forgot the beer [I refer you to JShufelt and Real Life events]
- Is DT in the car [//archived for posterity //sob]
- ATQ South [Cal Golden Blogs]
- TwistnHook //Twist needs a chapter to himself, esp the Auburn threads
This was just off the top of my head..probably many more…
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 1:17 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
DT ate grilled cheeses.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I stand corrected!
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
Have you got your orthopedic shoes on?
"What you are entrusted to do as a coach is to create an environment where your players have a chance to be successful." CHIP KELLY
by Famous Duck on Jan 30, 2012 1:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I can't believe I forgot SCOREBOARD! and "WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?" -- golden oldies now...
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
Your list is incomplete
and I therefore declare it Sanchez.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Wow, can't believe I forgot one of the ALL TIME ATQ classics! Top 3 funniest...
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
ALSO: WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, ATQ GOES PANTSLESS AND ALLCAPS!!
DAMN IT! FORGOT THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE! I FULLY BELIEVE THIS ONE WON US BACK CHIP KELLY!!!
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
You forgot the most improtant one.
Never capitalize husky, washington or any other variance.
"I thought we were going to see an @ESPN highlight where (DT) was gonna rip the knee brace off...like Forrest Gump running down the field." Chip Kelly
Thanks! Oops! That's unforgivable..
I’m going to have roll up all of these into a new post..
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
Like Bannible Hannible
"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
Might I add, never under any circumstances follow "Duck" with the word "Nation"
Such an egregious violation of ATQ policy is grounds for being forced to go camping with Musgrave.
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
At this point, I’m not even going to take you crumping.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 31, 2012 12:05 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
No, crumping.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 31, 2012 3:29 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
thank god
the idea of listening to Lil John in a tent is too much. Unless it is a big tent
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 31, 2012 4:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
But if you don't call yourself Nation,
how is anyone supposed to take you seriously as a fanbase?
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
Pulp Fiction.
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
Pelican may need a little breakdown as that’s a very long path to that.
For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!
Oh, and "I'm calling SB legal"
& only 4 recs, come on guys and gals, show some love!
For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!
Oh yeah, this was just the listing, not the explanations or the links...
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
oooh, oooooh, not yet, thanks!!
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks a lot. Really, super helpful of you.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
by daisyduck on Jan 30, 2012 4:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Two of my personal favorites
Most interesting man
and Deal With it Visor / Troll
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
Sanchez declarations
may they live forever.
If ya can't get your Dick Enright, get your Dick Harter!
Big Balls Chip
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, you guys really are funny and entertaining. . . . but . . .
please pray tell, why so much Husky bashing while you are obviously focused on winning the conference (why no talk of U$C?) and NATY?
by HuskyInExile on Jan 31, 2012 1:10 AM PST up reply actions
I'm still too scared to actually hope for MNCG berths.
2 teams out of 120 (and even more next year, though the newbies aren’t exactly threats to get there) get to make it every year, and everything has to go perfectly. And even when you get there, sometimes a guy’s knee isn’t down, and then he keeps running, and then you black out and wake up in a puddle of your own vomit. And then you didn’t even win the game.
That’s why I don’t talk much about the MNCG, at least.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 31, 2012 7:45 AM PST up reply actions
This may be TMI...
2 Large Pitchers of Hemp Ale to myself + MNCG coming down to the wire + getting kicked out of the bar that my best friend manages = Waking up the next morning not knowing how I got home and my wife saying to me…. “Do you know what you did to me last night?!?!?!”
Because we are a humble and friendly people!
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 31, 2012 7:57 AM PST up reply actions
Darn, reply fail. I meant to say here, I counted about 3 out of 18 approx memes husky related.
So I wouldn’t say “so much”.
FWIW, we are definitely not focussed on the NATY (sic). Also, the above was a list of ATQ memes, not what we may or may not be focussed on.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 31, 2012 8:03 AM PST up reply actions
Check your math.
I believe it’s 4 for 20.
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 31, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
I was very confident but now I'm hedging.
This one makes me anxious.
"Ain't no tuition for having no ambition." -Brandon Carswell
WHEN I AM AN OLD COACH I SHALL WEAR PURPLE
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
by benzduck on Jan 30, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe he's unfortunate enough to be at a school with puhr-puhulululululululllllllll
as one of their colors.
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
Holy cow, he has a 4.9 40 at 6' 9", 310 lbs!! What a monster!
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
he hasn't thanked me yet.
I’m miffed
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
I’m jilted!
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 30, 2012 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
You can rest easy now, RabbitSC
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
SARK HAS CLOSED THE BORDER!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
by skywaker9 on Jan 30, 2012 2:41 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
This has become a thing. It was a thing, but had died down. It's definitely now a thing.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
Best hashtag for UW
#ProgramsWithoutBorders
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
It KARMA, real live Karma for John B and tdp
"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
Somebody has pictures to illustrate Sark closing Borders.
Let’s see them again!
Fuck you NFL! Chip Kelly IS the highest level of football!
They were definitely a classic. I'll hunt them tonight ...
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
Kid hates his
biological father. Who played for UW. I expected him to choose otherwise.
There will never be a Husky free Northwest...never.
by ALLpurpleEVERYTHING on Jan 30, 2012 2:43 PM PST reply actions
But if he really wanted to stick to BioPapa fusky
he could have come to Eugene!
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
USC
was his childhood team. Which is another reason I didn’t see him coming to UW.
There will never be a Husky free Northwest...never.
by ALLpurpleEVERYTHING on Jan 30, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
Which means he was following them, what, in the early Carroll days?
Lord I’m getting old.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
That Tosh hire is really paying off
And by paying off I mean, helping USC, Oregon, WSU…
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
by Matt Daddy on Jan 30, 2012 2:44 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Tosh
had zero to do with Banner. It’s more about Payton and Shaq and a few other 3 stars.
There will never be a Husky free Northwest...never.
by ALLpurpleEVERYTHING on Jan 30, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
hehehehehehehehehehhe laughing helplessly...
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, it is funny . . . this year.
and yeah, that’s the best I can do tonight.
except SHAQ
by HuskyInExile on Jan 31, 2012 1:12 AM PST up reply actions
I have a feeling it is going to be a long, long 3 days for the Huskies...
Brostek to Oregon would be magical.
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
Look at the Washington recruit rankings
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I don't know whether to be sad or happy that Oregon is not on that list anywhere...
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
My border closing spreadsheet has been updated with the current Banner commit.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Ok, this is freaking funny
@SportsBrewery Tosh.0-for 2
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
There's a show named "Tosh 2.0"
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 30, 2012 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
Tosh
didn’t recruit Banner.
There will never be a Husky free Northwest...never.
by ALLpurpleEVERYTHING on Jan 30, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
That's what I don't get.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
because sportsbrewery is wrong
though a tid-bit from the STILL NOT POSTED interview with Armstead was that it was just a choice between UO and uw. Cal, fUCLA, USC not in it at the end
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
It's a premonition for SHAQ! He's coming to Oregon!
I am going to go tell the whole internet.
/Husky fan’d
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
in the news you've all been waiting for
I’ve got a big womens’ basketball post coming tomorrow. I’m awaiting all the page view you are going to give me for this one.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
BTW, nice article Dave
I too encourage people to give a read.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
/snore
"I'm not into statements, I'm into winning games" -Chip Kelly
by Heaven's Calamity on Jan 30, 2012 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
Man, if you're trying to run me off ATQ
This is a good start.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
YES!
clearly, we need MOAR womens’ basketball. Everyday! 24/7 coverage!
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Jan 30, 2012 3:13 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I fully support the coverage of women’s basketball.
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
I await this story with bated breath.
On tenterhooks, if you will. Pins and Needles. My excitement knows no bounds. Do it for the women, Dave!
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
I will read it. Because I like Dave’s writing. And I like Oregon. And I like basketball. And I like women.
Well, one woman. But, you know, in general, women. Ummmm, let’s just hope my wife isn’t reading.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
You like Daisy
She’s a nice enough girl, I mean I think she’s a girl, you know what, nevermind.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Still a putz...
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
I'll make sure to mention it to AllSaintsDay
who will assuredly read it.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
Armstead
Any predictions on O line or D line? I listened to a little radio today and they echoed what lots of the websites with scouting info say: good D lineman, blue chip top tier offensive tackle. Do you think that over the course of spring ball they sit him down and say “You have a straight path to the NFL and millions of dollars as a left tackle. You will start for 3 or 4 years and be a first round pick. The defensive line is a gamble and few players with your height and body type thrive there.”
Or maybe Chip Kelly makes him a TZR. It worked well for the last blue chip recruit we picked up.
I'm almost certain he plays Dline
One of the reasons DAT came to play for us is because SC wanted him to play CB and he wanted to play offense. While he might make a better Olineman, he should be very good on the defensive side of the ball.
"I'm not into statements, I'm into winning games" -Chip Kelly
by Heaven's Calamity on Jan 30, 2012 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
The thing about USC he means
USC didn’t want him to play CB. That was spread around all over the place around the same time the whole ‘DAT wants to get out of LA because of gangbangers’. Kiffen publicly said that of course he’d play on offense.
Of course, whether DAT had that communicated to him effectively is another matter entirely; think about Les Miles going to Darron Thomas and telling him what a great athlete he was and effectively screwing that whole thing over.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
To some extent, this is being funneled by DAT's own statements
My heart is on offense," Thomas told the website DuckTerritory.com, "and I fit what they do (at Oregon) better than anyone."<
Was his famous money quote at the RG. I’m sure he didn’t mean to imply that other schools weren’t going to let him play offense, but it certainly could be interpreted that way. I think he did mean that he was a really good fit in the Oregon defense (speed spread option).
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 4:43 PM PST up reply actions
From interview with Oregonduckfootballnews.com
Armstead also discussed the possibility of playing on the offensive line which was recently reported by several outlets. “I never wanted to play on offense,” said Armstead. “I’ve always liked defense and that’s where I want to play. Coach Kelly told me how they run the defense and the opportunity was there to play right away because they rotate a lot of guys.”
Unlikely
The only reason I think he’s switch from D to O is to get playing time; if he’s not getting in regularly as a DLineman then he might move over. I suspect that that won’t be the case though and that he’ll be a good DLineman.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
No.
In other words…
We’ll see.
When Kelly promises a recuit, that’s the way that it is. I remember that same quote for Curtis White and heard Chip say in the O Club, “He’s gonna play offense.”
/wishhewereright
"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 was saying that in regards to AA's opinion on the matter
I know Chip will let him play D if he wants to. It will be up to Arik to decide which position gets him the most playing time, with respect to what kind of player he wants to be.
He wants to play defense.
He’s always said it and has maintained that position.
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 30, 2012 5:14 PM PST up reply actions
Are we AGREEFIGHTING?
I think we’re agreefighting.
I know cuz I do this with my wife all the time. Haha!
I was thinking about this and I'm conflicted
I love Kelly’s approach of letting guys determine where he plays, and I’m not thinking this will change with AA. What’s interesting is how highly rated he is as an O-lineman, but he definitely makes our D-line better. I also think we’re loaded on O-line and he helps on the D-line sooner.
Either way, I think it’s great he’s coming to Oregon, and will be fun to see what position he ends up at
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
I like that Chip doesn't seem to make promises lightly.
I know a lot of coaches promise kids the moon to get their signature and then throw them wherever. At least for our team, if Chip committing to letting him play defense was a big part of his picking Oregon, I’d like to see Oregon stick to that.
I remember Gabe Miller committing to OSU a few years ago, mostly because OSU was the only school that was looking at him as a TE. Everyone knew he’d be better at DE, but OSU let him choose and that won his commitment. And then to Riley’s credit, he let him play TE until Miller eventually decided on his own to switch to DE, after a couple years muddling around at TE. Would it have helped the kid and the team to switch earlier? Maybe. But, at least as I see it, it not only helps to honor that commitment because it’s the right thing to do, but it also might pay dividends later with other kids who can see that you’ll stick to your word.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
Yep
Keeping our word and demonstrating that is as important as getting kids to play what we want them to. Ultimately it comes down to them being good on practice at that position in order to play it; we make no guarantees about playing time, just where you’ll play. If they end up sucking chances are they’ll try something else to see if they can get in some time there.
But yes, we’ve done great by saying to people like Darron Thomas that we want him for a QB, not an ‘athlete’. Or DAT not being a CB primarily. Or Arik Armstead going to the line.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
I love CK's comment of
“kids figure out quickly where the shorter line to playing time is” and I’m sure he uses it with recruits. As in, I’ll let you get in whatever position line you want, but I’m going to do the same for everyone and if they beat you for playing time, you’ll have to decide what to do.
It allows the superior athletes (DAT, Lyerla, AA) to chose what they want to play, but keeps them competitive in that they are not being handed a spot. You have to earn your playing time on Oregon.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
This
It also spreads the talent around.
"My carpet is made of velcro."
by Chewbacca5000 on Jan 30, 2012 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
I get that
But what if the scouts are right and this kid really does perform as a decent defensive lineman but could dominate on the other side of the ball? Do the coaches really just stand back and say “A deal is a deal” or do they try to persuade him to consider his chances at the NFL, and show him how valuable and sought after players like Jake Long are.
If he's better than any other player we have
on the defensive line and plays just as much, does it really matter? I mean we’re loaded on the O-line right now and definitely have some depth issues on the D-line. So is it better to have an even better o-line and still a weak D-line or a really good O-line and a majorly upgraded D-line?
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Yes
I would rather have him happy and motivated and on our team rather than any other 12Pac team. Again, these kids know where the shortest line for playing time is.
"My carpet is made of velcro."
by Chewbacca5000 on Jan 30, 2012 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
That motivation is a big thing.
Last year during spring ball and fall camp how many times did we hear “But has Colt Taken any snaps at LB? We have so many TEs (Ha!) and not much depth at LB!” No one was bothering to say, well does Colt want to play there. Say we put a player where he doesn’t really want to play, is he going to be nearly as motivated to play that position and give it his all? Hard to say but I don’t think so.
I do think there’s a certain element of the coaches saying, “Why don’t we get you some snaps at ____ and see what you think?” (Maehl, Jordan, etc.)
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Jan 30, 2012 5:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Here are some cold realities, I think, in terms of his options. Note, I am no expert.
- Play OT + gain 20-30 lbs + No Basketball = TOP FIVE DRAFT PROSPECT.
- Play OT + stays 290 + Basketball = Still likely NFL Draft prospect (possibly even first round, but less likely). Not elite.
- Play DT + loses weight + No Basketball = Some chance at mid/late round pick if he excels. Still not elite.
- Play DT + Basketball = Low chance at late round pick, if at all. Not elite.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
And that's about as rosy, optimistic as I think I can get
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
I don't get how you come to this conclusion
Play DT + loses weight + No Basketball = Some chance at mid/late round pick if he excels. Still not elite.
Play DT + Basketball = Low chance at late round pick, if at all. Not elite.
Besides, I thought he was playing DE, in the Terrell Turner type position. At his weight and height he’d be a beast in the 3-4 type DE position and those are highly coveted in the NFL
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
by Matt Daddy on Jan 30, 2012 4:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That's A REC
"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
You don't have a freakin clue
Until you see him play at the college level and work with a college trainer ect. You don’t have a clue. He could be the next Nagata or the next Shwartz. I think he’ll excel in either position if he puts his mind to it.
When you start to force a kid away from what he loves you also make his path to being the best he can be harder. Saying that he’s going to be terrible if he makes a decision to play on one side of the ball instead of the other is as short sighted as saying you can’t go to college because your parents didn’t.
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 30, 2012 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
In addition, being elite is his choice. If he wants to play on the D-Line, and Kelly plays him there, and he’s happy, who are we to say he made the wrong choice? I’m sure that once he gets to school and plays for awhile, someone will lay the options out for him.
It could be a catch-22. He has the physical assets to do more on the o-line, but since he doesn’t have the drive, he’ll never make it to elite (let’s not pretend that talent alone gets you to TOP 5 status; you gotta work your ass off). Conversely, he’ll never have the raw tools to be super elite at defensive end, but he’s got the passion for it.
And who knows? Maybe he DOES have the tools to get to elite status on the d-line, but it will take some honing. I’d rather have a kid who’s passionate about his job than simply doing his job because someone put him there against his will.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
by Gorbachav5 on Jan 30, 2012 5:06 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Well said
I am agreeing with you all over the place today.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Jan 30, 2012 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
Me, too. I was just thinking, 'John Boyette.' (after I rec'd it)
When he was a freshman, some of us could tell that he was going to be REALLY good. And, the first 2 years, he got little if any recognition from anyone except us Duck faithful. This guy had been a QB because that’s what his team needed when he was in HS, but he liked to hit people. I shudder to think what our defense would’ve been this year without him, simply because of how HARD he worked getting to be GREAT at the thing which HE WANTED to do. Will Arik be the same? He will if Boyette has anything to say about it because that’s John’s big job this year; Ensure excellence in the entire defense.
"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
Personally, I'm excited for the AA vs Andre Y battles
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
by Matt Daddy on Jan 30, 2012 6:37 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, yeah, that's a good call.
"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
So, to reply to all of the above in here
1. Definitely agree that we will not know, until he steps on the field.
2. Definitely agree we shouldn’t force him to play offense.
3. Definitely agree that he should do what he enjoys, that’s much more important.
4. Darn, DE, not DT, that was a typo.
So I was not advocating we should play him on offense or anything like that. And this is about as carved in stone as a pre-season NC champion prediction. i.e., if you have to play the probabilities, here are where things stand now. That is all.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 5:33 PM PST up reply actions
Forgot to add
Playing elite basketball. Playing elite football as a lineman. You get to pick one. I don’t see how you can be both. Can you do both? Sure. Just not at the highest levels. To give himself the best chance (esp avoid the injury road), he needs to pick one. This is what I feel. Especially if he wants to manage classes as well. Life is tough enough as a full time single sport athlete at that level.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
Julius Peppers and Tony Gonzalez say hi
not saying Armstead will be that, just saying its not impossible
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
True, but they're more of the exception, right?
For example, here… This stuck in my mind from last year.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 5:43 PM PST up reply actions
And definitely, definitely not saying ANYTHING is impossible.
Nothing is carved in stone. He hasn’t even stepped on a practice field for Oregon yet. So I’m not saying it’s not doable. I’m just saying the likelihood will be less that he’s top five DE vs top five OT.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
Charlie Ward won a Heisman while doing just this
And was drafted into the NBA.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
He was a QB, not a lineman, with the bulk and weight conflicts with basketball, right?
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 6:26 PM PST up reply actions
Oh you want to talk about bulk and weight?
Well Donovan McNabb played both and he’s got a lot of both
/just trying to piss off Philly fans
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
I'm not saying it can't be done. See my post again.
I’m not saying it hasn’t been done. But 1 out of 10,000 people have done it. So we’ve jumped the shark wrt discussing probablilities, likelihoods.
What would be his best option of reaching his goal to play in the NFL?
That’s the question I was trying to answer.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
CUUUUUUUUUURSE YOOOOOOOUUUUU
MCNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABB!!!!
15-yard penalty for my avatar. /Pereira'd
by Brass-billed on Jan 30, 2012 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
To be the best lineman he can be he should focus on gaining muscle and power
but he is already chunky for basketball. Every minute spent practicing free throws is a minute you don’t spend on footwork or working with your fellow lineman.
Kind of like how Dennis Dickson spent the summer before his senior year playing baseball and not spending every minute learning the new OC's system
I want the team to be as good as possible, but I also want these guys to enjoy their time at College. College is supposed to be fun.
And who knows, working on elements of his basketball game may help improve his overall athleticism.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Jan 30, 2012 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
Yikes, I'm flaging myself on this one.
=Dixon.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Jan 30, 2012 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
If he were anything other than a nearly 300lb lineman I'd agree that overall athleticism is great
Certainly LMJ and DAT will benefit from sprinting in T&F. If AA was also doing shotput, competitive weight lifting, maybe heavyweight wrestler the skills could cross over. A lineman’s sole job is blasting around or through another 300lb man within a few yard space within 2-3 seconds. This doesn’t relate very well to basketball skills, imo, unlike a CB to PG or WR to sprinter.
Apparently you haven't spent much time in the paint.
A lineman’s sole job is blasting around or through another 300lb man within a few yard space within 2-3 seconds.
This doesn’t relate very well to basketball skills, imo,
"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
There's very few places I'd want someone working
on footwork and plyometric skills more than on a basketball team. He’s not going to put on weight that is for sure playing ball, but at 285 already, that’s not really something he’s going to need to do at DE.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
One thing too,
Scouts are projecting him as an all-world left tackle in the pro-style NFL mode. But Oregon generally seems to ask for things that are a bit different than the usual, prioritizing athleticism, dexterity, versatility, etc v. size, bulk and power. I’m sure he’d be a coveted prospect if he played OL for us, but if he was interested in playing on the o-line to maximize his pro prospects, Oregon might not help him as much as USC, Cal or that team up north might.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
I really think everyone is underrating his potential as a D-lineman
The guy is strong as hell, will make a great strongside DE for a run stuffing 3-4, and has the feet to make plays in the open field. I actually like his prospects just as much on the defensive side, it’s just that OTs are more highly rated and sought after these days than good 3-4 DEs.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
It's also that Armstead is dangerously tall for a DE.
Not too tall to play the position or too tall to play it well but there is a point where height becomes a limitation.
"Ain't no tuition for having no ambition." -Brandon Carswell
Our coaches seem to be pushing that limit lol
Our shortest DL recruit this year is 6’5" and the rest are like 6’7", 6’7", 6’8", 6’8" and 6’9".
we've lived, happily, through hands-to-the-face penalties from our tall DLs
We’ll see that Too Tall and raise you one Brandon Bair and a Dion Jordan
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
Yet another bit of conventional wisdom that Chip’s been happily throwing in the garbage.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
Pac12 passes are going to start looking like Tajuan Porter 3s.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Jan 30, 2012 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
STFU. You'll talk him out of it.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
by benzduck on Jan 30, 2012 6:02 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
It's looking like a close one for Cottrell.
He has been a lifelong Horn fan.
"I love Oregon's obsolete recruiting report on an unhealthy level. Just more proof how balla Chip Kelly really is." Dr. Saturday
He may have been a Horn fan
But he’s gonna BE A DUCK!
"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 watched College Football Live today; no mention of Arik's verbal but,
they did mention a couple of 3 star verbals that committed elsewhere and listed Oregon in the list of other schools that had offered. I’d never heard of either one of the 3 star guys.
"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
We have our punter of the future
From @Chris_Sailer:
Chris Sailer Kicking #2 Punter in the nation & “TOP 12” Member Dylan Ausherman has committed to the Oregon Ducks! #Oregon #Ducks
He sounds awesome
At the same time, I don’t know why any punter would want to commit to Oregon.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
Probably because they get to score 2 pt conversions more than punt.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
by baseb3383 on Jan 30, 2012 5:33 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
If our punters want to play offense
I really think our coaches need to have a talk with them about what position is best for them
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
This is awesome news!
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 30, 2012 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
In other news
We just lost Bryce Cottrell to Texas, his dream school. Not unlike Roderick Byers from last year. Bummer on that one.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
Dang.
Homestate powerhouse program, sentimental favorite, understandable why he’d flip, though you’d hope that the fact that he’d been getting a cold shoulder until a week before LOI day would weigh heavier.
With the success Oregon’s had with Texas guys, you almost have to figure that Mack’s going to start throwing scholarships at kids we’re after. Why scout your own when you can let Oregon show you where the good prospects are?
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
Yeah, I hope he does well there
He’ll be in competition with a big LB class though, so he’ll have his work cut out for him.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
Maybe I'm just cranky, but what's the point of recruits even giving verbal commitments anymore if they mean literally nothing?
Things like that.
Sarchasm?
You sound like Longhorn fans after Thomas Johnson decommitted.
by INducktrination on Jan 30, 2012 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not bitter or anything, I just think it's weird that that's become the new standard in college football.
I don’t really care much if we lose out on a linebacker once in a while. I just don’t know what it’s worth to even waste time saying the words “Coach I’m gonna commit to you right now” if that’s totally unreliable in a few weeks.
To me it’d be like if we as a society started proposing to every significant other that we ever get, then after a while we all stop needing to even take the words seriously when it’s only about a 50-50 chance that that commitment comes to fruition.
Am I the only one that thinks this is getting a little out of hand? I’m not mad at Cottrell, since every recruit does it these days, and that’s kind of my point. It’s kind of getting tiresome.
Things like that.
I think it's kind of overblown too
A lot of the “commitments” we hear about are from recruiting services and they’re more speculation than actual commitments from players. A situation like Cottrell is justified in that he obviously wanted to come to Oregon since UT hadn’t offered and I’m sure he didn’t want Oregon to later say, sorry, we don’t have room for you anymore later on.
Other notable switches have been guys reconsidering when coaches leave, which I think is justifiable as well. I’ll get upset about players switching commitments as soon as coaches aren’t allowed to rescind offers.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Or coaches aren't allowed to leave a program until the completion of their contracts.
I think Matt sums it up pretty clearly.
Coach in October: “Look son, I really like you, but I’ve only got so many players I can sign, I need to know you’re in my camp or your spot might dissapear”
Recruit: “Okay, Coach. I really like you and your program, and I’d be happy to come play for you.”
And then Clemson, Florida, or Texas finally offers after having the Oregon coaches do the scouting legwork.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Jan 30, 2012 9:49 PM PST up reply actions
Seems like he really was committed to Oregon until Texas decided to enter the picture. He did back out but he’s far from the flakiest kid out there. You here a lot of kids commit to a new school every time they take an official visit, but it sounds like Cottrell would have been a longhorn from day one if they’d wanted to offer a scholarship earlier. You’ve got a point about the nature of the commitment but I don’t think he’s the worst offender. For instance, we won Castro away from UW, only to lose him to UCLA.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
I wish they'd just stop using the word "commit."
If they’d just use the word “offer” — just like the coaches “offer” the player a scholarship, considering that said offer can and often is rescinded — it might change things.
You aren’t “committed” to anything if you change your mind at the drop of a more tempting alternative.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
meh
With the divorce rate as high as it is in this country and the number of single parents out there, I’ll let you know when a teenager’s college “commitment” becomes something I fret about
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
But even more than in marriage, in college sports it seems to mean "I'm committed until I change my mind."
Maybe “verbal agreement” would piss me off less.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Commitment is such a strong word
I associate it with long-term commitment. But what does a 17-18 year old know of long term? If they complete 5 years at an institution (red shirt year+4 years eligibility) they are still 23 and that 5 years is more than 20% of their lifespan at an institution.
by INducktrination on Jan 30, 2012 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
Again, the problem is reciprocal in that coaches can rescind offers
If this is a semantic issue, I understand, but people getting upset because teenagers change their mind is not nearly as upsetting to me as coaches playing okie-doke with the potential for a kid to go to a university
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
And yet the coaches don't call it a "commit". They call it an "offer."
See the hypocrisy?
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
So if the recruit called it an "acceptance"
the coach wouldn’t be able to rescind the “offer?”
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Come on, man, don't be putz-like.
I like words to be used where they mean what they say they are. That’s all.
Maybe the word “commitment” means more to me than you. I don’t know. Maybe I’m a pedantic putz myself.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
you're just Old-Timey
kinda sweet, really
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
I've been married 25 years.
I know commitment when I see it.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
16 here
and we’ve lived in different cities for 10. Different continents for 8 of those 10. Which actually might have helped us…
But I agree. It is treated like picking flavors at Baskin and Robbins. If you could dump the cone on the floor and ask for a new one
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
the recruiting/selecting is like BnR
not the marriage
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
No, I'm not being a putz on this... at least not trying to be
I agree the wording has always been weird, but I think the fact that coaches can rescind offers that have been, for all intents and purposes, accepted is just as ugly.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Agreed.
It’s kind of an ugly dance they play. An offer is an offer unless the school changes its mind. But in the school’s defense, the offer can and often is conditional. Chip’s been known to pull an offer for a “committed” player who trips to another school. Or at least threaten to do so. I think in his mind, a commit should be a commit.
Wonder how he feels about Cottrell.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
I hate the whole LOI process in general
As soon as you sign an LOI, you can’t attend and play for another school for a year?!?!? Even if the coach leaves or any other stupid thing happens in the 4 months before they actually atend.
But a financial aid agreement only binds the school and not the player. If one of my kids is ever good enough to play collegiate athletics, they’re signing financial aid agreements. Why don’t more kids do this?
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
That’s kind of the point, isn’t it? I mean, I know Quinn’s hypothetical up there was meant to be hyperbole, but it really isn’t. People commit to each other in marriage and half the time they just up and quit when the going gets tough.
It’s incredibly sad. There are so many ways that we form habits of breaking commitments, whether it’s something as (relatively) meaningless as where you go play football, or something as important as making sure your children have two parents devoted to each other.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I think all are sad and disappointing
some just have further reaching implications and are more detrimental than others.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
So Stewart Mandel cries about Boise's recruiting "woes"
And blames it all on non-AQ “stigma.”
As if there weren’t a lot of other reasons why Boise would have trouble recruiting against BCS-conference schools. With apologies to our resident Boise fan, off the top of my head:
1. Academics – as Boise is ranked far below even the absolute dregs of the Pac-12. It’s maybe the third best school in Idaho, right?
2. Location – I hear that Boise’s not terrible, but you are living in Idaho.
3. Competition – you win a lot of games against truly awful competition. Mandel can cry all he wants about “stigma” (and he does), but the reason people look down their noses at BSU is because their schedule is objectively terrible. They play terrible teams. And unlike WSU or OSU, good luck playing regular games on big stages in LA or the Bay Area.
4. Exposure – when you play terrible teams all year, no one watches and no one puts it on TV.
5. Their field is blue.
But yes Stewart, it’s all about stigma, because people are irrationally prejudiced against non-AQs, and Boise would be rolling in 5-stars if they didn’t have the stigma of that label.
Post Script: The Big East move is still daffy beyond belief.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
I honestly don’t see how any player that enjoys competition would ever commit to play for Boise. You’re basically playing in glorified scrimmages most of the time when you play there.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 30, 2012 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
Not to mention
You won’t be honing your skills against the best available talent. steel sharpens steel.
"I thought we were going to see an @ESPN highlight where (DT) was gonna rip the knee brace off...like Forrest Gump running down the field." Chip Kelly
And is was fine when they were beating us, Georgia, and Okie.
Not so much recently when they faceplanted against Nevada then TCU.
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 30, 2012 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
Playing one hard game is not playing one hard season
Most teams faceplant at least once a year. It’s hard to keep the level of intensity up against good competition every week. BSU doesn’t have to; they can have off-nights and it’s fine. It’s really not hard to plan and scheme for that one big game (see: BYU and Oregon and Detmer) but it’s much harder to play that hard, that well, with that level of prep for every game.
Until BSU does that I’ll always consider them a paper tiger.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
And?
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 31, 2012 6:31 AM PST up reply actions
Boise only gets on the big stage when they're playing a big team or more rarely when it's a compelling Friday night match (Nevada, TCU, oops)
Exposure = next to nothing. Doesn’t help that the last 2 hyped games they played were (amusing) losses.
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 30, 2012 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
6. The facilties are terrible there.
7. Idaho produces minimal football talent.
A good friend of mine was a scholarship athlete there, and had many negative things to say about their athletic department.
Winners of the Platypus trophy!
The competition will improve when they move to the Big East, at least.
It won’t be good, but it will be better.
As for location, for the most part, Idaho is just the Eastern Oregon of Eastern Oregon — and that’s about the nicest thing I can say about it — but Boise itself is honestly not bad. It’s a reasonably-sized city (it’s around 300K, and if you count the stuff within a 45-minute drive it’s about 600K) and is generally a rather livable place.
As for the blue field thing, I think that’s just like our weird-ass basketball court. It’s just something that’s done for the sake of being different, and you either like it or don’t, but your opinion of it is probably shaped by your opinion of the enveloping institution anyway.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 30, 2012 8:06 PM PST up reply actions
but your opinion of it is probably shaped by your opinion of the enveloping institution anyway.
I will say, I thought the blue field was stupid before I really even knew what BSU was, and before I even really followed college football. It’s just a stupid, ridiculous thing that hurts the eyes, in my opinion before I even liked Oregon or disliked BSU. The Matt floor is weird, though I also haven’t seen it through dispassionate non-fan eyes.
I will say, though I was harsh on Boise here my intent was less to rag on them – they are what the are – and more to take issue with Mandel for being a clueless asshat.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
It's nothing personal -- I find the blue turf visually jarring and an affront to nature.
I might have more respect for them as a football organization if they went back to a normal turf color. Ground is not blue.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
I like you
I like you more with these rumors I hope will happen, then DT to NFL rumors I wish hadn’t happened. But you’ve earned my trust until you’re wrong.
by INducktrination on Jan 30, 2012 7:24 PM PST up reply actions
What’s the latest with Shaq? Please not the fucking huskies.
Sticking by your Cal prediction?
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Nobody has a fucking clue
not even our resident psychic.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
by axemen23 on Jan 30, 2012 7:54 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm a psychotic, not a psychic.
But I do know everything.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 31, 2012 1:08 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Oh, those angry beavs at angrybeavs.com are at it again...
Monday: New coach announced.
Tuesday: Duck sanctions/penalties/wrist slap announced.
Wednesday: National Letter of Intent Day
Should be a busy week.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
bavers, the bitter bunch. Hmmmm, this is what I received as 'The Thought for the Day.' I say, "let 'em have at it."
You will notice that those who speak most of prosperity, have it.
Those who speak most of health, have it.
Those who speak most of sickness, have it.
Those who speak most of poverty, have it. It is Law. It can be no other way…
The way you feel is your point of attraction, and so, the Law of Attraction is most understood when you see yourself as a magnet getting more and more of the way you feel.
When you feel lonely, you attract more loneliness.
When you feel poor, you attract more poverty.
When you feel sick, you attract more sickness.
When you feel unhappy, you attract more unhappiness.
When you feel healthy and vital and alive and prosperous—you attract more of all of those things.
"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 30, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
so why do you guys talk about us so much?
by HuskyInExile on Jan 31, 2012 1:27 AM PST up reply actions
oh we would even more
but for the gag order of SBN legal
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 31, 2012 6:21 AM PST up reply actions
Jeez, how long have you been here again?
We are hypocrites. It’s a part of our lovable schtick.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 31, 2012 7:58 AM PST up reply actions
God I wish I knew the answer to this
With all the Husky bashing that goes on around here I wish we had a permanent thread for everyone who wants to obessesively focus on the Huskies or on what is going on over at TDP or Dawgman. .
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
I think this is more a locality thing than anything else
Recently basically most everyone who posts on ATQ got banned from UDP. The rest of the Duck fans that post over there occasionally are given warnings and short leashes. This is all very recent news, so it stands to reason there’s a bit more bashing of Huskies than there might be normally.
Also, I dare you to go over there and count the number of references to Oregon on a given day.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
Actually that's a good test
What’s the byline of ATQ: home of the Rose Bowl Champions
What’s the byline of UDP: we love the smell of roast duck in the morning
So HuskyInExile – why do you guys talk about the Ducks so much?
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
Said the resident husky on the atq blog
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 31, 2012 3:38 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
New coach?
Did I miss something?
"I thought we were going to see an @ESPN highlight where (DT) was gonna rip the knee brace off...like Forrest Gump running down the field." Chip Kelly
I know it's about as reliable as drinking out of a seive.
Does anyone know what or whom they are referencing?
"I thought we were going to see an @ESPN highlight where (DT) was gonna rip the knee brace off...like Forrest Gump running down the field." Chip Kelly
Does that Tuesday rumor have any basis in reality?
I suspect it does not, but it makes me nervous just the same.
Fuck you NFL! Chip Kelly IS the highest level of football!
Shaq said it on his twitter
Just committed to the UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON #HUSKYNATION
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
With his last minute fly up to Uw this weekend
It’s not unexpected.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
his text message
GregBiggins Greg Biggins
Text from Shaq- “It was where my heart was at, 2nd highest grad rate, love the coaches”
these are all good reasons
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
I have no problems with the commitment, Shaq was always high on Uw
but if I were a Cal fan, I’d be pissed. With his brother having played at Cal and the whole Tosh – Cal Family thing, to have that jerked from under you would feel shitty.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
I feel for Cal
I’m very glad we got Daniels from AZ
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
Also, while the best safety in the nation is a great pickup
it doesn’t fill their needs which are interior lineman on both sides of the ball
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
but this kind of... hurts
GregBiggins Greg Biggins
When Shaq and AA talked, it was Oregon for both, he even bought a hat and engraved his name, then had second thoughts and told AA he was UW
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
LOI's are still 2 days away... just saying
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
meaning he still has the hat!
or he still can swing Armstead!?! PANIC
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
This is one I'll believe when I see it on Weds.
You will recall a while back he COMMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
Not encouraging news though.
Still… would you go to a school because it had the 2nd highest grad rate? What the heck does that even mean to an incoming player? “I’m more likely to graduate there because the classes are so much easier?”
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
I have no idea
although Shaq has cared about the academics of the school he’s going to a lot.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
No offer from the school of with the highest grad rate???
he’s already settling for 2nd best.
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
Not sure how grad rate affects him.
First of all, if he’s as good as advertised he’s gone after 3. Secondly, if he WANTS to graduate, he will regardless of a program’s overall rate.
"Screw them all" said Coach Chip Kelly, "trololololol lolol lol lol!
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 31, 2012 6:34 AM PST up reply actions
Not sure what kind of student he is
but ‘furd doesn’t lower their academic standards for athletes.
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 31, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
not true
lower admissions and a raft of easier classes. Harbaugh done done it hissself
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 31, 2012 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
That's a pretty pessimistic view.
A school may have a higher graduation rate because they put more effort into helping their athletes succeed. It may also indicate that the culture of the team puts an emphasis on academics.
Fuck you NFL! Chip Kelly IS the highest level of football!
It was more a sarcastic view.
I know uw is a good school. But it does look like we’re making attempts to help get the grad rate up down here. Just haven’t paid off yet.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
IMO, Grad rate is a product of two things...
Student-athlete support, and football success. To have a good grad rate, you must have good support. But when you have a really successful program, you’re going to have a lot of people leaving the program. Attrition is high when competition is high. It’s tough to keep grad rates up when that happens.
USC has a great school too, and their graduation rate is only 60%.
FWIW, ASU has the 3rd highest grad rate in the Pac-12. So yeah, it’s not really a very good metric for the support or education you’ll get.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
It depends on the study
Some statistics don’t include students who leave early for professional sports.
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 31, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
I was surprised some make the distinction
Since not graduating is not graduating.
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 Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 31, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
I think that number is still the minority. We had 2 players declare for the draft early this year and both can probably be counted s graduates once they complete their last few credits.
It’s really more about the attrition in the program, which seems to happen significantly more at programs with talent competing for playing time.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
That's great from a school point of view
But from Shaq’s point of view, if he’s looking to just graduate, that’s setting the bar a bit low don’t you think? Maybe touting the number of academic all-americans would be more appropriate?
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
So updating stuff
It looks like we’ll get Addison, Allen and Harper. That would put us at 22 commits, with about 25 or 26 to give out. Brostek is a possibility still, but Poutasi is out and TJ ain’t coming, leaving us with at least 2 or 3 schollies to throw around still.
Not sure who we could get though. We could use a LB or OL, maybe a RB.
Time to hit the waiver wire.
Didn’t we pick up Masoli in ’08 in a similar situation?
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
No we save those schollies for sure
only 13 scholarship seniors currently on the team next year.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Still a great class
If we get Brostek, I will be super happy. That’s an excellent class for us, especially along the lines.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
I wouldn't mind getting another kicker.
How many years does the new guy have left?
"I thought we were going to see an @ESPN highlight where (DT) was gonna rip the knee brace off...like Forrest Gump running down the field." Chip Kelly
We have Thomas Tyner coming in next year.
We’re fine at RB for awhile
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 30, 2012 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
We'll get Brostek, Allen, Addison, Harper.
If we have some spots open, that will leave the door open for some EE’s next class.
Hey stardux
What are the winning lottery numbers this week?
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 30, 2012 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
Don't the poop eaters think Brostek is going to Uw?
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
yep
for what it is worth, Realdawg Ruth laughs LAUGHS that he might go anywhere else
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
and nobody ever really knows with Chip.
I know we get tired of the CK ‘magic.’
by HuskyInExile on Jan 31, 2012 1:33 AM PST up reply actions
Do they really?
That’ll be a fun read. Brostek hasn’t said anything to anyone, I don’t know how they could think that…
I could be wrong though.
There's talk of some newspaper kid at his high school
hearing from Brostek that he’s committed to Uw and then relaying it on a Uw message board. It’s a heard from a friend from a guy who knows a guy who heard it while he was in the bathroom type of rumor.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
"Newspaper kid at high school" raises some immediate red flags at ATQ
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
I DID THE BEST I COULD WITH GABE DAMMIT WHY WONT YOU LOVE ME
/sniff
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
it was a tough day, kid
Swiss beer, trying to brand ppilot with the purple w. it’ll get better
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 11:06 PM PST up reply actions
I saw it on dawgpound, also multiple references on dawgman
why am I spending so much time at the kennel?
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 11:09 PM PST up reply actions
Make sure you bleach your eyeballs later
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Thanks.
After seeing this site, the UO Uw rivalry has significantly more meaning to me now. Even this Berkowitz guy is completely misinformed and blatantly prejudice. Makes me really appreciate what you guys have going here.
But back to Brostek: A dawgpound poster heard from a dawgman poster who heard from a high school kid who heard from Brostek’s teammates probably heard from other teammates who heard from Brostek he’s Uw.
We’re fucked.
Brostek, I hope
I was kind of hoping we would go the EE route this year. Though the quarter system makes it less of an advantage, since we can get kids up for the Spring Quarter if they push themselves
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
understood
I just think it is not such a bad idea. The positions of need – LBs, OLs – we had big classes last year. I doubt we get a DT this late. Saving scholarships for EE’s might be the way to go.
Might also make the blow of a temporary scholarship reduction easier to handle?
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 30, 2012 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
If we can get those 4 I'd be really happy with this class
Hell, I’d be happy with 3/4. Woulda been nice to have Shaq or one of our LB’s that flipped, but we’re solid there on the team already.
The guys on Burnt Orange Nation are saying that Addison is something special.
I’m going to be excited if he commits to us. Imagine pulling in recruits like this every couple of years
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 30, 2012 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
Addison actually runs like Reggie Bush
Not kidding, uncanny resemblance.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
Not the greatest throwing motion as a QB...
But WOW, the other teams wouldn’t be stopping him if they were playing two hand touch, let alone tackle. Kids are flying by him like they just got banana peeled.
Kid can make cuts without losing speed and has ridiculous field vision
Absolutely perfect for Oregon
Hypothetically, would you guys rather have gotten AA or Shaq?
I feel like AA is in more of a need area for us and will really shore up our DL, while Shaq was more of a luxury if we got him.
AA absolutely
Shaq’s a fantastic player, but I’m way more excited about the way we are upgrading our talent on the lines. Our O and D lines are going to be sick in a couple of years. Combine that with our coaching staff…
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
I'm happy with either one
I know our coaches can do more than recruit, they can coach too. We have talent across the board but bringing in some top tier guys puts us that much further ahead of everyone in the conference.
We’re the defending 3 time undisputed Pac 12 Champions. That’s something that doesn’t just come from paying your coaches $500k plus a boat to get a 5* kid to flip his commitment. Relying on true frosh to turn around or make or break your program is not a winning formula.
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
They've landed blue-chip safeties over the last several years.
Yet somehow, Alamo bowls still happen.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
by omb on Jan 30, 2012 11:00 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Shaq as a fan
Armstead as a need.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I'm torn
On the one hand, Oregon rarely gets the high-caliber recruits on the D Line.
on the other hand, Oregon’s safeties are probably the most important position on the field; having someone like Shaq would make that defense very good for a while.
I think for now I’m happier with Armstead, but it’s a tough call.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
Step 1: Drink bottle of wine.
Step 2: Write Tako Tuesday.
Shit is gonna be GOLD. Or it’s gonna be a hot tranny mess. Either way, it’ll be worth reading.
Addicted to Quack
Death before chastity!
Is this pimp your post day on ATQ?
Did I miss that memo?
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
Well Dave literally pimped his post
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
You can come stay with me if you need a hug
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
It's just going to be another post on Oregon uniforms or Volleyball
The All I Saw Was Green Blog, that's it I'm telling SBN legal
The uniform post isn't until the new ones drop, I'm sick of being made obsolete immediately.
Volleyball is still in play though. Nothing gets page views like tiny spandex shorts, and we all know how much of a whore I am for page views.
Addicted to Quack
Death before chastity!
I sent you a long-ass email with ideas
use one of those!
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Eh, that's my de facto Last Resort list.
I got something much more topical lined up.
Addicted to Quack
Death before chastity!
Research which topics haven't been Rule 34'd yet on the internet.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
I've been doing that research since I was 13.
The answer is nothing.
Addicted to Quack
Death before chastity!
you're due for another music video play-by-play
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Those days are behind me.
Besides, it’s Matt Daddy that lost the Jersey Contest bet. Annnnnnny day now….
Addicted to Quack
Death before chastity!
I’m interested in some analysis as to why no one photoshopped your pic with a crop top.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 31, 2012 1:17 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
For the longest time I used to think this .gif was from Dulé Hill's role as Charlie Young on the West Wing and was puzzled because it was so out of character.
Things like that.
I think it is from the West Wing.
Isn’t he watching through the window as Sam Seaborn gets it on with call girl Lisa Cuddy, who is working herself through medical school so that she can become an important doctor lady?
(My hobby: conflating TV shows)
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 31, 2012 7:55 AM PST up reply actions
x
Leo McGarry: We spent millions of dollars developing a pen that could write in space. Do you know what the Russians did?
Josh Lyman: Used a pencil?
Leo McGarry: Used a pencil.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 31, 2012 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I remember that quote. For some reason I remembered him saying it to Toby, not Josh though.
Apart from that, apparently it’s an urban legend too. Oh well. I really miss Leo.
Things like that.
Holy crap
Rob Moseley had hair in college.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Shaq Thompson picks Washington
Bummer.
"Destiny is not a matter of chance; it's a matter of choice.
It's not something to be hoped for, but something to be attained."
Vince Lombardi
I feel worse for Cal then for us
that Tosh, after a home visit to Armstead, on Cal’s dime, stops by Shaq’s to tell him to consider uw… Wonder what he told Armstead that night? Explains Arik’s statement about coaches talking out of both sides of their mouth. Ugly process
scrappy
JumTako. Awesome.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 31, 2012 7:24 AM PST up reply actions
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recent FanPosts
FanShots
Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web.
Recent FanShots
