Quack Fix: Oregon basketball hosts Cardinal, the spoils of Rose Bowl success
by jtlight on Jan 5, 2012 6:58 AM PST
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Good Morning Rose Bowl Champs! I don't think that'll ever get old.
- Let's switch things up this morning and start things off with some basketball, which we can now acknowledge since football is over. The Ducks host Stanford tonight (game will be aired on Comcast Sports NW), and the Ducks will need to find a way to score against the Cardinal. Stanford is giving up only 56.5 points per game, and KenPom has them as a top 10 defense.
- The Oregon women head to No. 4 Stanford, where they haven't won since 1987. Oregon is 9-5, but still haven't won a road game. I'm not feeling too optimistic about this one.
- The Oregon coaching staff may have just won a Rose Bowl, but they don't get any time off. He's now on the recruiting trail, and Aaron Fentress spoke with him about the season and what lies ahead. The Ducks had to rely on a lot of young players this year, and many stepped up. The Ducks lose only 10 scholarship seniors, which gives Kelly optimism for next season.
- Though Kelly noted to Fentress that he didn't expect the Rose Bowl to help in recruiting now, the Ducks are getting a lot of late visits this year, especially from wide receivers.
- With the Pac-12 schedule out, everyone adds their two cents on how it will affect next season. Ted Miller gives his thoughts on each team. Paul Myerberg lists the games he's most excited for.
If you've got anything else, drop it in the comments. GO DUCKS!
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the Ducks are getting a lot of late visits this year, especially from wide receivers.
LT’s success in The Rose Bowl as a WR may have opened some eyes for WR recruits who may have been thinking that The Ducks simply run, run, run
That door jamb needs finishing.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 8:15 AM PST up reply actions
Pelican is a 2011 ATQ meme [Short for "What you did there, I see it"]
too lazy to dig up the thread that started this off, but here’s the pic. Point being, you don’t need to post the pic anymore, just say “Pelican” and everybody will know what you mean:
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
Raspberry?
LONESTAR!
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
Kenny Rowe was Defensive MVP in '10?
I totally did’t remember that.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 9:12 AM PST up reply actions
The second best part, IMO, is the “Ron Zook” up at the top of the plaque.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 5, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
It's too bad the BCS wasn't forcing the Rose Bowl to take the highest non-AQ that year.
It would have been a much better match-up.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, absolutely.
This is totally one of those benefit of hindsight things, but yeah — after the fact, I’d have loved to see what that Utah squad could do against that Carroll squad.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 5, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
I still think USC would have beat them
but it would have been a great game.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
You're one year off,
The highest ranked non-AQ in 2007 was Hawaii, who got murdered by Georgia. Utah went 9-4 that year. When Utah had their great squad, we played Penn State.
"Ain't no tuition for having no ambition." -Brandon Carswell
Hey Rabbit.
Did you notice that Ducks @ USC is the same day as Alabama @ LSU? If we all do our part, it could be the top 4 teams in the country doing battle on the same say. EPIC doesn’t describe that eventuality.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
Anyone else think Scott did that on purpose.
Let’s put the games of the year from the two conferences on the same day and we’ll see which one the country really wants to watch, and which conference has the better game.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
I did notice.
I was expecting them to shift the game to September as many of you were. I am happy with this because it will likely be homecoming for USC, which I was planning on flying down to.
"Ain't no tuition for having no ambition." -Brandon Carswell
That works out well for you.
What happens if we split the games (assuming we end up meeting in the P12CCG)? Is this game too late in the season? Say one team loses the Nov 3 game then wins the CCG? Is Nov 3 too late in the season to allow a CCG win to go to the title game?
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
ESS EEE SEE
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
Then I guess it’s all facts and circumstances. Ok St. lost on Nov 18. THAT might have been a bit too late, but there’s no way to know. What if that loss had come on Nov 5th like Alabama? Does anything change? Who knows?
Defending maligned chants since 2009
you mean a loss where the offensive coordinators job is to not lose the game?
What if that loss had come on Nov 5th like Alabama?
and that duty falls to the special teams coach, instead?
You can’t spell anatidaephobia without DAT.
Depends so much on what other teams do.
If LSU and Michigan run the table, I mean, it’s all over.
"Ain't no tuition for having no ambition." -Brandon Carswell
Oh crap, you're right.
USC that year vs. Hawaii would not have been something I’d have wanted to see. Not at all.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 5, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah
I rescind my earlier comment. Too bad the B1G and Non-AQ sucked that year.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Kiko and Lavasier will be the 5th & 6th Oregon players represented as MVPs on the wall of champions at the Rose Bowl.
1917 – John Beckett
1918 – Hollis Huntington
1958 – Jack Crabtree
1995 – Danny O’neil
2012 – Kiko Alonso
2012 – Lavasier Tuinei
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
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You forgot Kenny Rowe.
"You could almost imagine Ducks coach Chip Kelly walking to midfield among the bloodied Bruins and shouting in his best gladiator voice, 'Are you not entertained?'" - Ted Miller
Forgot Kenny Awesome Rowe?
#ATQPILINGON
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 5, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
This guy?
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
CTC
2012 Rose Bowl Champions
"A Wizard is never early, nor is he late. He always arrives precisely when he means to." -Gandalf
Cool Trinidadian Cat?
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 5, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
Any Blazer fans from 2001 onward on this board?
2012 Rose Bowl Champions
"A Wizard is never early, nor is he late. He always arrives precisely when he means to." -Gandalf
It was more a reference
to the whole Rasheed “Cut The Check” Jailblazer era.
2012 Rose Bowl Champions
"A Wizard is never early, nor is he late. He always arrives precisely when he means to." -Gandalf
Where's your "Blazers Suffering" blog?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
That's a whole 'nother level of suffering.
One misbegotten era is enough for me.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
It seems, good sir, as if you have forgotten Kenny Rowe
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
Here he is!
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
How did you forget Kenny Rowe?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Found him!
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
If you guys are going to pile on this fast, I'm going to run out of memes.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
w00t!
Free bonrpillz for all!
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Kurt, why do you hate Kenny Rowe??
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
by daisyduck on Jan 5, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
What?
You have foRgOtten aboWt somEbody.
"You could almost imagine Ducks coach Chip Kelly walking to midfield among the bloodied Bruins and shouting in his best gladiator voice, 'Are you not entertained?'" - Ted Miller
by CougarDuck on Jan 5, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Rowe, Rowe, Rowe your boat.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
Kenny..
For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!
by DamienS on Jan 5, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
The effort you put into this...is noted.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
But tasty.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Woah, no Rowe?
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 5, 2012 12:58 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
What a brother know?
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
D! Public enemy #1.
5-0 said, “Freeze,” and I got numb.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 3:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
>
For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!
by DamienS on Jan 5, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions 7 recs
WIN
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
so it appears as though I failed to mention Kenny Rowe, huh...
But how many hear knew that one of those listed as MVPs was named so while not playing for Oregon?
1918 the Mare Island Marines of California defeated Camp Lewis of Washington, with two University of Oregon players on the roster (Hollis Huntington and John Beckett) and coached by Oregon’s Hugo Bezdek. It was during WWI and many college students had enlisted, so the game that year was held between military teams. The result, Oregon could almost technically claim back-to-back Rose Bowl victories in 1917 & 1918, as the 1918 victors were coached by Oregon coach Hugo Bezdek and featured the MVP of the 1917 game and Huntington. Hollis Huntington also played in the 1920 Rose Bowl, while being coached by his brother Charles “Shy” Huntington who had been the team QB in the 1917 game (Bezdek had left to become Penn State’s coach/athletic director while also managing the Pittsburgh Pirates).
Hollis Huntington I believe is the only player to have played in 3 Rose Bowls, and the only to do so for two different teams.
Bezdek meanwhile is the only person to coach 3 different teams in the Rose Bowl, and also the only person to ever coach a MLB and NFL team.
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
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I remembered this Kenny though...
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
The letters in "Shy Huntington" can be rearranged to "Shiny Nut Thong."
Bet you didn’t know THAT, keeerrrttt1.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
by benzduck on Jan 5, 2012 2:06 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Like this?
You can’t spell anatidaephobia without DAT.
by scudderfan on Jan 5, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
While helmet-to-helmet tackles are illegal
helmet-to-taint tackles are perfectly fine according to the rule book.
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
He attempted his rise to power known as the great "Montee Ball"
As he crashed to the ground, his chances vanquished, he would forever be known as “Montee.”
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
by axemen23 on Jan 5, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
Well played!
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
low hanging fruit joke?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
dude, that's a lot of talking that could have been boiled down to "d'oh!"
not once did he just say ‘oops, i was simultaneously watching internet porn and the blood had “changed heads”’ or something perfectly understandable. instead he gives us a manifesto on his awesomenessy knowledge… your lucky your awesome.
"Catchphrase! "
by Quacker Backer on Jan 5, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
and a grammar nazi Quacker Backer...don't forget my grammar nazi-dom
because you improperly used “your” in your last sentence.
It is excused this time though, as I cringed at my improper use of ‘hear’ rather than ‘here’ in my first sentence.
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
HEAR HERE!!!
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I have no fork, but I must tine
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
Wait.
Is that a unique usage of the word tine or just a mis-spelling of the word time? Or is that the joke?
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
Completely lack a sense of subject line, if you ask me.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
by benzduck on Jan 5, 2012 2:51 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
This post is lacking a subject, rendering the object persistent.
Was that your intent?
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 5, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Complete lack of smartness.
Not trolling at all, just wanted to make sure I got the joke (still don’t, but whatever).
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
Original poster mis-spelling -> inadvertent and hence funny. Much like the below.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
D'oh! I've let everyone down.
Even Schultz is embarrassed…
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
someone who gets a boner over grammer,... another one, that is.
tell me, is it the reading of perfect grammar that gets you hard, or is it the recognition of another’s frailties that you then crush beneath your fingertips that get’s you all tingly, you know, “down there?”
"Catchphrase! "
by Quacker Backer on Jan 5, 2012 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
IFYPFY
John Josh Beckett
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
and I fixed it back to John, because it was John Beckett
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
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John Beckett - 1917 Oregon vs. Penn MVP of the East-West Tournament Game
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
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by keeerrrttt1 on Jan 5, 2012 2:18 PM PST up reply actions 11 recs
If this doesn't go green ASAP I will be very disappointed in ATQ.
#BowsToHallowedHistory
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
Bitchin' pants, man.
2012 Rose Bowl Champions
"A Wizard is never early, nor is he late. He always arrives precisely when he means to." -Gandalf
A little, but not enough strong jaw
To me he has a bit of a Viggio Mortensen flair.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
He's a giant Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris love child.
Look at how small the other people in the picture are!
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
Listen man, Viggo just changed his name at some point. He is really really old. I saw him in Lord of the Rings. He was a King, and that was like, a long time ago I am sure, because they fought with swords and magic and stuff.
And we haven’t had that stuff around these parts since the conquistadors brought small pox to the natives and killed of their knowledge of that secret magic stuff.
I don't mean to impose...
i think i just pick up that shirt at the Gap
"Catchphrase! "
by Quacker Backer on Jan 5, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Beckett was the starting tackle for Oregon, one of the few times an offensive lineman was given the MVP award. He was retroactively named MVP of the game in 1953 when they started handing out the individual honor.
Beckett was named MVP despite Charles “Shy” Huntington throwing for a TD, running for a TD, and intercepting 3 passes in the game.
For a lineman to be named over a performance like that means that John Beckett, early 20th century GAP model and Ed Harris’ grandpa, must have had one hell of a game against Penn that day, January 1st, 1917.
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
Kinda makes you wonder what criteria they were using 36 years later, doesn’t it?
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
The Lawry’s bowl had a bigger impact on the game back then?
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
They didn't start the Lawry's tradition until the 1950s
They didn’t even start calling it the Rose Bowl until the 1920s after the stadium was built, before that it was the East-West Tournament Game held at Tournament Park.
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
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Good thing they changed the name, then.
Because “East-West Tournament Game held at Tournament Park”, on the side of the stadium above the main entrance, in neon, would be really hard to pull off.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
about this...
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by keeerrrttt1 on Jan 5, 2012 3:36 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Dayum. Good. Seats. I got to see a funny sign, tho:
The picture is LMJ and KJB on Space Mountain.
/
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
The best part =
He didn’t ask me to fund his sign making ventures.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 4:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm sensing a bit of vitrol
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Naw
Just a little dig.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
I love the Wisconsin fan checking out the sign. I wish I could see his face.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
Hey, that's pretty much where mine were two years ago.
I’m guessing you had a way more fun walk back to your vehicle than I did, though. Sigh.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Jan 5, 2012 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
The walk back to my car kinda sucked Andrew Luck neckbeard…I lost my car, thought I had parked further away than I actually did, so I spent nearly two hours going in circles until most of the golf course was vacated, and finally spotted it all by itself way in the distance back closer to the stadium. Not fun.
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
I got so lucky on the parking
A friend of mine snagged some kid on a golf cart and paid him 10 bucks to give us a ride. turned out to the be best 10 spot i have spent as we were a lot further out than i thought when i was drunk walking to the stadium.
I’m not making a bold prediction, but we believe we can win every football game.----Chip Kelly
It took me 45 minutes to find my car.
I had a brilliant idea of setting up a GPS location on my phone. Thought I’d just be able to guide myself right back to it, right?
That doesn’t work very well when the phone is dead because the GPS system inhales the little battery life remaining after all those phone calls, texts, tweets, movies, etc recorded during the game.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
There didn't seem to be any reasoning to the balloons.
I was parked right under #10 and from i can tell it 2, 3 then 10 with nothing but space in between although they marked the “food” well. Fortunately we knew our general direction and which side of the LA river we were on.
I’m not making a bold prediction, but we believe we can win every football game.----Chip Kelly
Two years ago we parked directly under one of those location balloons on the golf course and were able to walk right to our car with no problems. Of course we then sat there unmoving for 90 minutes in the most epic parking lot traffic jam ever.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
The good part about taking so long to find the car: By the time I got there, a large portion of The Biggest Golf Course Traffic Jam Ever had already cleared out. So it only took 15 or 20 minutes to get out on the road.
Also, the food at Barney’s Beanery really sucks.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
don't you dare knock that place
It was 10x better than Jonnie Rockets or whatever that gross place was called…
Come to think of it, maybe that’s where I got El Chorro
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Not knocking it, just the food.
The beer selection was incredible. The atmosphere was great. The location was perfect.
The pizza was burned on the bottom.
Later, an item listed as “BBQ pulled pork” was neither pulled nor, as far as I could tell, pork.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
Well the onion rings and burger were great.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
It can be brutal getting out there after a UCLA game
let alone a close to sellout Rose Bowl.
I’m not making a bold prediction, but we believe we can win every football game.----Chip Kelly
Yeah, but lost and “Whoo! We won!” beats “The car is literally 2.5 miles away, the shuttle system is a joke, and I have blisters on my feet the size of my feet and also, we lost” any day.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Jan 5, 2012 5:43 PM PST up reply actions
I was higher up, but had a good perspective...
I’m not making a bold prediction, but we believe we can win every football game.----Chip Kelly
right where i'd want to be
"Catchphrase! "
by Quacker Backer on Jan 5, 2012 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
TWSS
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
Who forgets Kenny Rowe!
/doggypile
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
love this quote from Pellum
"I think we’re getting the right kids," he said. "We don’t pay attention as much to some of the national rankings of young men. We do our own research and find out if he’s the right guy for Oregon. All the guys we have committed and all the guys we’re seriously looking at are the right guys. And that’s our philosophy. If you find the right guys in the right environment, you’re going to have success."
by westspec on Jan 5, 2012 7:13 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
While every time recruiting comes up, everyone argues about stars
This really is the #1 key to recruiting. You have to go out there and get the players that you want, that fit what you want to do, both on the field and off it. Our coaching staff has done an excellent job identifying the talent that they want, and for the most part getting it.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Good chemistry can make a difference as Chip makes sure that everyone who becomes a duck understands it's about the team, not the individual
This year’s Florida team is a great example of when that doesn’t happen
People can complain about stars...
but the three star kids we are getting now have 10 offers. It’s a different three star we’re recruiting now.
"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 5, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I think this holds true for any team (outside of baseball, where individual talent really is 95% of the equation). Your team needs an identity. Yes, you need talent, but it is almost always worth it to sacrifice some talent to get kids who will work in the system, who can work together, who buy into what the coaches want from them, and who fit in to the identity the coaches have set for the team.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Of course. But I think “chemistry” and “identity” are two different things. Chemistry is just how well players get along and play as a team. Identity is more of a style. Chip Kelly has said he wants his team to be all about speed and guys who practice hard. And so he’s gotten players who fit that mold (and even jettisoned at least one who doesn’t).
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I forbid Ellis McCarthy from signing with the Ducks!
I made a pledge to shave off all the hair on my body if he did, and well, I don’t really want to do that.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
You are wise, Oh Great One
I pray I learn this lesson without losing any hair.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
I bet on basketball
makes the mediocre seasons more fun (Though tonight against Furd is a straight up pick-em)
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Seriously?
Sounds like the perfect hedge bet time! Money on Stanford, emotion investment in the Ducks. That is win/win.
(NO, MR. NAYSAYER, IT’S WIN/WIN DAMMIT)
I don't mean to impose...
YOU MIGHT THINK IT's MONEY BUT IT SNOT.
You have to live with yourself as The One Who Bet Against Oregon. That’s no win/win. Unless you tell NO-ONE.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
Thats right
Your money is so heinously acquired it is literally snot
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
fwiw i parlayed arizona +1 over ucla and cal -1 over osu
and bet oregon
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
WHY, say things like that?
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by Quacker Backer on Jan 5, 2012 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
There’s been rumors that Thomas Johnson will switch to us from Texas after he takes his visit on the 20th, I guess he hasn’t even taken a visit to Texas yet. Dontre Wilson who’s one of the top 2013 RBs wants to be teammates with him here but of course everything can change in a year.
Over at burntorangenation some of them aren’t taking this news well. Saying dumb stuff like Chip will be fired in a year, & we can only score on the PAC12 etc. I kinda wonder though if Texas fans might have a little resentment towards us? They didn’t go to a bowl game last year & went to the Holiday bowl this year while we went to the Natty & Rose Bowl with a QB & one of the best RBs in the nation both from Texas
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Hmm trying to remember what happned the last time we played Texas?
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by DamienS on Jan 5, 2012 7:40 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
We wore butt ugly uniforms?
Speed Endurance Talent is how Track Town USA plays football. Win The Day
But fantastic helmets.
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by Gorbachav5 on Jan 5, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I still love those uniforms, the best ever.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
those were great unis.
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by Quacker Backer on Jan 5, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, those were pretty much the worst.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 5, 2012 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
The village people played during halftime?
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by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 9:14 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Nike wasn't branding us as aggresively?
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
Early advancements in the Oregon strength and conditioning program.
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by Bill Musgrave on Jan 5, 2012 10:04 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Obviously, Oregon is using more street agents and paying off these kids. I mean, why else would someone NOT want to go to Texas! Mack Brown always does things the right way and Texas is saintly in the dirty college football landscape.
To fairness to BON, most of their posters seem to be pretty level-headed about it.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
i agree with that final comment. once you get a texan talking about something other than texas longhorn specifically they are level-headed and i’ve had nice intellectual conversations over there. weird but true.
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by Quacker Backer on Jan 5, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
Goddamn they are whiny there
I like the guy who says that it’s totally different when UT commits visit other schools and other schools’ commits visit UT. Very logical!
Sure tempting to go have a green out overe there...
broohaaaww!
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He has time to think about it.
According to BON, he’s coming on January 201st.
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
In the year Threeve$Texas
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
And your wager?
Texas with dollar sign in front of it…. Simply stunning.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Why would anyone consider going to not Texas?
This doesnt seem to compute. Because, he may go to not Texas, which doesnt make any sense.
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My head just asploded
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Well, then he should go to Texas A&M, or Tech, or Christian, or SMU, or Houston, or Rice, and if he ain't good enough for one of those,
Maybe Sam Houston State, Texas State, San Antonio State, etc.
Why on Earth would anyone need to go to Not Texas? That’s just not right, it goes against the laws of nature, like Texas being a part of Mexico, it’s bullshit.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
by QuackinAK on Jan 5, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
total f’ing bullshit. lol
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by Quacker Backer on Jan 5, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
I knew I was forgetting a former SWC member, but couldn't remember which one.
Alas, I have been discovered, and exposed as a fraud and charleton.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
I don't know how you could forget them, they have been called the Michigan of the Sun Belt Conference after all.....
(that could have happened right?)
I don't mean to impose...
They said on ESPN yesterday how exciting all the BCS games had been. All decided by one score. 2 games going to overtime. If the trend held true, it’d be unprecedented in the BCS era.
LOL CLEMSON
If there is an argument to be made
about how “recruiting stars” are overrated, Clemson is Exhibit A. Seriously, has there ever been a more underachieving program, considering all of the talent they bring in each year? Seems like they said that was Clemson’s first conference title in 20 years. First Orange Bowl in 30. Then they go out there and get historically waxed by a fricking Big East team.
BTW, Cal is Exhibit B, lol.
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"A Wizard is never early, nor is he late. He always arrives precisely when he means to." -Gandalf
I think that great coaches can often win with mediocre talent
and bad coaches can fail with great talent, but only great coaches with great talent can win every year at the highest level, and the highest level is where we plan on staying.
Caesars Palace released their futures odds for next season this morning.
Of note:
LSU 3-1
USC 6-1
Oregon 9-1
Washington 50-1
Stanford 60-1
Arizona State 75-1
Utah 100-1
Washington State 100-1
California 100-1
UCLA 200-1
Field 50-1
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Not too much
They do lose Morris Claiborne, both QBs. But they’re so loaded on the Defensive side, i don’t think it matters lol.
On offense they lose both QBs, there starting TE, & 2 starters on the OL, I haven’t read anything about any of there underclassmen thinking about entering the draft. They’ll lose 4 starters on defense & most likely Claiborne, they also had 8 seniors who were backups so they won’t be losing much
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Okay, it's probably good for us
not to be the favored over USC. Serves to keep the team very focused. But it just annoys me. Yes we lost a regular season game to them but we won the Pac12 championship and the Rose Bowl. Can’t help but feel like we’re the team to beat in the Pac. I know it doesn’t really matter but last year was all about Stanford and this year it will all be about USC. Seriously, what do we have to do?
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I think people are still not convinced we can maintain this level of success
despite what we’ve done. We’re not a traditional Pro-style offense, so our offense will obviously be figured out and shut down eventually, right? And we don’t have the tradition or the talent on our roster that USC has, so we can’t beat them, right? I prefer to remain the underdog. Just makes it more exciting when we keep winning and winning and winning.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
You beat me to it. I also think it's dumb.
The run game isn’t nearly as sexy as huckin’ the rock down the field. While the ball is in the air, we’re not really sure if the receiver is gonig to catch it. What makes it even more interesting is when you look at how the top rushers in college performed in the NFL. Only one or two had lasting success. It would be interesting to see a comparable list of receivers in college and the NFL.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
And what does Colin 'Blowhard' Cowherd have to say? (It's worth a click)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pks2kxaYAPk&feature=related
"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 like colin
Try living in NY listening to ESPN NY. Colin is a breath of fresh air after listneing to 24/7 jets/giants/yankees/mets/rangers/knicks nonsense.
I think that’s more an indictment of the rest of NY media than praise for Cowherd. I find him an insufferable blowhard.
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by Gorbachav5 on Jan 5, 2012 12:16 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That's an insult to insufferable blowhards everywhere.
Colin’s been skyrocketing up my BDOAT list the past couple years. Pretty sure he’s ahead of Canzano at this point.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
Bespeckled Dingos Overtly Attack Tijuana?
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
Only annual?
:(
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Big Daisy Over Ate Tacos
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by Matt Daddy on Jan 5, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
WINNER
FREAKY- I swear to god – I just got back fom Taco Bell drivethru for lunch. AND I GOT TACOS.
You are a stalker.
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What a gentleman you are, D!
UNLIKE SOMEONE ELSE WE KNOW WHOSE INITIALS ARE MATT PUTZ DADDY
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THOSE AREN'T INITIALS THAT'S A WHOLE NAME.
AND HE CAN READ WHAT YOU’RE SAYING
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Death before chastity!
QUIBBLER!
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by gamedaytribe on Jan 5, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
FRAPPE'ER!
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
But it's Volt!
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by benzduck on Jan 5, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Big Deckhands Over Atlanta Tower?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Radio guys have to talk for hours, without scripts, just filling airtime with something that should be entertaining
it is almost impossible to avoid being a giant blowhard if that is your job. Sports radio is like a giant filibusterer, just say whatever wanders through your mind
Scott Van Pelt does an admirable job of not being a douchebag on his show.
He’s downright likeable.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
So does Dan Patrick.
I could go on. I get what you’re saying, but that doesn’t mean we have to like douchebags simply because that’s the easy way to do their job.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
I dislike most sports radio actually
even the better guys like Patrick. Just too much of a requirement to jabber.
Remember when Cowherd was the local Portland sports guy on KGW? He was lame then too.
I'm right there with you.
Maybe it’s a case of the exception proving the rule, but when I flip around the Sports section of my XM dial, I’m always surprised to hear someone actually being intelligent and thoughtful. I mostly can’t stand more than 10-20 seconds of the usual sports radio schtick otherwise, and go back to listening to Backspin.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
Petros and Money are the only guys I can listen to in LA. SVP is fine, but I’m not usually in the car when his show is on.
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Have you listened to their show? Or are you only basing your opinion on Petros as a football commentator?
Seriously, the difference between him as sports show host and color guy is night and day. I don’t know if it’s the conversational nature of sports talk that he does better with, or why exactly that is, but it’s incredible how different he is.
He’s really great in the sports talk department. Not so much as an announcer.
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I don't mind Petros
as a sideline reporter/studio host. He seems like a pretty nice guy who has good football knowledge. The reason why he doesn’t work as a commentator is his voice grates after a while, IMO.
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This
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
I have listened to his show
His sports takes are alright, even though he’s given more time to be a giant USC homer. It’s his nasally voice I can’t handle. 30 second quips of Petros are enough “nails on chalkboard” for me. 30 minutes and my ears start bleeding.
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The Daily Faberian
ewwwwyyyy
Tangent: I think they should put Petros and Softy on a show together and call it Petros Bismol.
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by axemen23 on Jan 5, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Do you ever listen to Ferrell on Sirius ch. 101?
His voice is really annoying, and he cares about hockey, but he’s definitely different from the usual sports radio schtick.
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by Babablockhead on Jan 5, 2012 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
Same Ferrell who used to be on SEN back in the early 90s?
Scotty Ferrell? That dude’s hysterical.
After Petros, I can handle just about any voice.
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That's the guy.
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 5, 2012 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
I've had it since Howard Stern went there 6 years ago
and freaking love it.
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by Babablockhead on Jan 5, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
I prefer the casual, jovial benzduck.
You don’t have to get Sirius.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
I love SVP and Ryen
but I dunno, I don’t hate Colin, I think he brings up great points here and then.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
I agree with Colin bringing up good points
but he rehashes stuff way too much. You might hear him emphasizing the same point for like 5 minutes, and then 2 hours later he’s bringing it up again, saying the same exact thing he did earlier. His show would be better served being 1 or 2 hours instead of 3.
Plus, he’s a real dick to callers who don’t agree with him.
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"A Wizard is never early, nor is he late. He always arrives precisely when he means to." -Gandalf
I remember when he was calling Wade Phillips the marshmallow man because he was soft
and that was a great point because it was true. And Sportscenter rehashes the same info ever hour. He has to repeat some of the same stuff over to listeners who weren’t tuned in earlier. as TQA8 said, he’s polarizing
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
It was weird reading your comment before reading TQA8’s (I was a bit late to this thread). It was like you said prophesied it would happen, then I scrolled down and BAM! he said.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
How do you know that FAWL and I don’t share a cerebral connection?
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 5, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Are you conjoined twins? Cause that would be awesome. The two of you sitting at a desk in front of separate computers simultaneously posting on ATQ.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
We're twins separated at birth and one of us was sent to live in England.
And we look nothing alike. Does it matter? I think not.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, the kid that was shipped to England also got all of the genes for unattractiveness. He’s also really off-putting and foul.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 5, 2012 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
But I bet he's got a killer accent!
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
Which one of you ends up posing for a Monroe themed nekkid pics?
Cuz that’s the one I want to hang out with!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
Cowherd is polarizing.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 5, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
I really hafta ask "What in the name of sam hill is that thing???"
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My guess is it's a statement about Global warming.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
Have fun milking that thing
I’m not making a bold prediction, but we believe we can win every football game.----Chip Kelly
Did you catch his interview on the Solid Verbal?
I was really impressed.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
I think we are the best team in the PAC
but I think the home field advantage is coming into play here. If the game were in Autzen, we’d likely be favored. I don’t know what would happen on a neutral field, but my guess is a push.
Autzen Stadium: "The stadium with an L.A. face, but an Oakland Booty, if you will." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Jan 5, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
That was a non sequitur because I'm kind of being a dick, fair enough.
But I’ll respond to the heart of the matter. USC got the benefit of the doubt in 2009. Oregon isn’t getting the benefit of the doubt in 2012. It’s a fair gripe. But you, our greatest challenger in the conference, didn’t beat us in 2008 (in fact, Mitch Mustain threw a TD pass against you for Christ’s sake. Mitch Mustain!).
If we had beaten you, does ’SC come into next season top-5?
No, I don’t think people are looking at SC as a legitimate national title contender without the win in Eugene. We were being consistently undervalued until that win. We were Team Sanctions. Every week was “lowest AP ranking ever for a 4-1 USC team,” “lowest AP ranking ever for a 7-2 USC team.” Now we’re being borderline overvalued. So the win in Eugene was a double-whammy in that it legitimized us nationally, and in comparison to Oregon.
"Ain't no tuition for having no ambition." -Brandon Carswell
Yeah, that was odd.
It was almost as if the AP was waiting for a reason to vote SC into the top 10. That’s the benefit of being USC, I suppose. But the point is, had DT not one-hopped that wheel route on the last drive, USC might have lost, and while being exactly the same team, would have to “work” to get into title contention next season.
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
USC is like ND, Mich, FSU, etc.
Everyone (especially the media) want them to be relevant, and with good reason, so they jump at every good thing that happens for them. This is especially accurate with a team like USC that still has the athletes to compete. Are they a bit overhyped going into next season? Perhaps. But it’s nowhere near the atrocity that we’ve seen with the media’s hyping of ND and Michigan in recent years.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
They finished with only 2 losses, one to a top 5 team
and beat a top 5 team on the road. They have maybe the best QB in the nation and 2 of the top 5 (2?) receivers. Even ignoring tradition they would be a top ranked squad. Hey, if they get over-hyped and ranked #1 that is good for us, just means we get the chance to beat the #1 team in the nation on the road!
That's my point exactly.
BUT USC, from what I’ve seen, actually deserves major consideration while the Domers in particular are living on reputation alone.
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
USC has been "down" for only 2 years
while ND is setting the record for most lost bowl games in a row and has been irrelevant for 15 years
And still, every year they are given every opportunity to crack the top-10.
FSU was the same this season, huge hype, fell flat on their faces. Reputation. And the converse is true: if Utah were #19 and beat Oregon @ Autzen, there’s no way they crack the top-5 with 2 losses and are a frontrunner the following year.
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
There is no more over-rated team than ND
just automatically double their current ranking to get a more accurate assessment.
btw, Oregon fans need to get more entitled. Here we are complaining about big name programs getting over-rated. Hello guys, we are a big name program now. We may not quite be Michigan or USC, but we are way closer to those schools than to a perennially undervalued team. Where is our sense of entitlement!?
Because we know one or two bad seasons mean we have to prove ourselves all over again.
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
This
We are just now getting to Kelly’s recruits. I’m pretty certain that we will continue on in our winning ways, but who’s to say for sure that we won’t see a sudden dramatic drop off in the next few years for whatever reason, and we aren’t cemented enough as a high-profile program to survive a few down years. If it can happen to Texas, it can happen to us. With that said, another couple 10 win seasons, and we might be there.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Chicken Little, Debbie Downer and Negative Nancy called.
They’re willing to forgo thier prescriptions of happy pills to keep you alive.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
That's not entirely fair
While technically they were Bellotti’s, we’ve been seeing a lot of Kelly’s recruits for a while now. The offense has been Kelly’s recruits since 2008, basically, so that’s not anything to do with Bellotti at this point. The defense has one last year of seniors, which I believe isn’t actually that many people (I need to check on this).
While it’s possible we’ll see worse, chances are given the ratings we’re seeing out of the classes that things are only going to get better. Players like DAT are examples of the kind of thing that we used to dream about having go to Oregon be here – and he’s only a freshman. We have DT for at least one more year. We have a ton of youth everywhere and a lot of that youth is playing.
This is, btw, one of the best things about Kelly – he forces everyone to get a lot of reps and practice and plays. While we might miss a step it isn’t like we are shut down without experience. THink about how well Bennett and Barner played sans DT and LMJ. Think about how often we had injuries (like Gildon) and how affected we were. This team doesn’t just have skill, it has miraculous depth.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
I totally agree with your last point.
It’s not really “garbage time” if our little duckies are getting to stretch and flap their wings in game situations.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
We don't do it just in garbage time.
We rotate linemen, RBs, receivers all over the place. On defense we rotate at least 20 people in a game. We do have stars, but we don’t roll over and die if someone gets injured; we go ‘next up’ and move on, and assume they can do their job.
I keep saying this, but the kelly methodology of practice and depth is what is going to be his biggest lasting legacy to the sports field. I say sports because thanks to the Miami heat we’re seeing it spread to other sports. It will spread to the NFL simply because of the new CBA that limits time on contact drills; smart teams will seek to maximize that time and start running Kelly-speed practices. Note that other coaches (Leach is a great example, along with his coaching tree) did this before, but Kelly’s made it a lot more popular.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
I know. I was replaying a "why is your asshole coach running up the score?" argument with a fUCLA friend in my head.
Wait, you didn’t hear that?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 5:49 PM PST up reply actions
I agree.
I was just building a case for why we could still fall back in to a place where we are having to prove ourselves again. It was a bad argument, but really, it’s all I got. We’re very quickly making it very difficult not to believe in the program, the coach, and the long term stability and success at Oregon.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 5:59 PM PST up reply actions
True.
I also think, if I’m being honest, that USC deserved that benefit of the doubt more so than Oregon based on the two school’s histories. I think Oregon has more than proved they are the team to beat for the time being (especially considering they are returning so many key players), but to compare the two schools historical perception by the national media leaves Oregon a little behind.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
They did beat us fair and square on the road
and we both have pretty similar teams next year, so having then ranked ahead of us is legit IMO. The ranking doesn’t matter bc we play each other so, unlike much of college football ranking, we actually do get to settle it on the field. Maybe twice
Based on the school's two histories
is the very reason rankings and media perception are so stupid and meaningless. Why should history determine anything about this year’s performance? Especially when all football programs are rotating personnel every four years and many of them rotating coaches almost as often?
My new favorite stat, that I alluded to above, is that we have a better overall winning percentage than every Pac-12 team including USC dating back to 1987. At what point does history become history? 25 years seems like a long time to me. We may not have quite the accolades, MNC’s and Rose Bowl victories that USC does during that time, but we’ve won the Pac-12 three years in a row and another couple times over the past ten years.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Fine!
Bring your silly little facts into the discussion.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
Facts. Pfft, you can use facts to prove ANYTHING!
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
No unicorns, I'm bored.
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by Bill Musgrave on Jan 5, 2012 1:19 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I'm guessing that's a lady unicorn. Is that a lady unicorn? Hmm...
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
It has a beard.
So it’s either a boy unicorn or a sideshow unicorn.
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I saw the Sideshow Unicorns in concert once, when they opened for Phish.
They’re way better live than their studio albums, which I find shallow and pedantic.
Addicted to Quack
Death before chastity!
So just like Matt Dadddy then?
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
by daisyduck on Jan 5, 2012 1:58 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
is Matt Dadddy the dubstep version of Matt Daddy?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
It should be a woman,
And yet its beard forbids me to interpret
That it is so.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 5, 2012 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
I have the same problem with Fabio. Hair says woman, Size of er, nose suggests man..
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
NO ONE UNDERSTANDS MY LITERARY REFERENCES.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 5, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
I do! I do!
I mean, what’s in a name? That which we call a Rose Bowl by any other name would smell as sweet, after a win.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
What's in a name? I give you Scene III, Julius Caesar
CINNA THE POET
Truly, my name is Cinna.
First Citizen
Tear him to pieces; he’s a conspirator.
CINNA THE POET
I am Cinna the poet, I am Cinna the poet.
Fourth Citizen
Tear him for his bad verses, tear him for his bad verses.
CINNA THE POET
I am not Cinna the conspirator.
Fourth Citizen
It is no matter, his name’s Cinna; pluck but his
name out of his heart, and turn him going.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
One Night in Cinna
Wasn’t that a “wrestling” movie?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, your MACBETH mastery has been noted.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
Thank you.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 5, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
I think we know what someone's studying in Tennessee
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Must be an online course through an out of state school.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. Some school in Mississippi, I thinik. It may be Alabama or West Virginia, though.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 5, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
You can never tell with those darn online schools!
Shakespeare in Alabama would be incredible.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
(In all seriousness, there are actually intelligent humans here and in Alabama too.)
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 5, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
it's true
particularly if they are from out of state
"Catchphrase! "
by Quacker Backer on Jan 5, 2012 3:05 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
/looksbackovertodayspostings
That’s assuming I have any idea what intelligent looks like. I apparently don’t understand smart people jokes.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
Favorite shirt in my closet
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 5, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
by keeerrrttt1 on Jan 5, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
This is just disturbing.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
ohmigod, Kurt's pic finally just loaded for me
The last hour I thought he posted a blank reply and your “this is disturbing” reply was about my unicorn/rainbow shirt. lol
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 5, 2012 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
no whammy, no whammy, no whammy...STOP!
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
Big money!
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 5, 2012 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, that shirt clearly is in the closet.
Things like that.
by qrsouther on Jan 5, 2012 5:18 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Well done, there, very well done.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
This is why I hated the AP and Coaches Polls. SO MUCH BIAS.
BCS and the computer ranking strategies are better than what went before. But still have a long way to go to reach any kind of sane, fair system.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 5, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Honestly I have no problem with USC being the favored team
You beat us at home (granted I thought Oregon looked incredibly unfocused) and finished the season strong. Both teams being highly rated is critical to a Pac-12 team being in the NC hame.
by ppilot on Jan 5, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Not a non-sequitter -- right on point, I thought.
USC seems to be making the point that Ducks lost to them, but are conveniently forgetting that SC lost to Stanford and ASU. Any given day, you can lose to anyone. We don’t have the luxury of playing 10 games or 20 games and having the average be an accurate reflection of who is the better team.
You get one shot. All it means is whoever was better on that day.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 5, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
The BCS MNCG is on line one for you.
You get one shot.
Now with mustache guarantee!
by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
You mean that travesty happening in Noo Orlyans next Monday?
#ModernFamilyMarathonTime
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
we should totally have a Modern Family open thread or something equally off base instead of a NCG thread.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
by axemen23 on Jan 5, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Right, SC lost to Stanford and ASU
But neither of those teams is expected to challenge for the conference championship next year. When you’re talking about whether USC or Oregon should be the favorite in 2012, you have one highly significant point of reference. USC beat Oregon in Eugene.
I just can’t help rolling my eyes at Ducks fans who don’t get why people are picking USC to win the conference. It’s because USC beat Oregon at Autzen and next year they get Oregon at home, and that’s really the only reason.
"Ain't no tuition for having no ambition." -Brandon Carswell
Uh, we're just dumb little biased morons, don't mind us.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go roll in the mud.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
/pullsheadoutofholeinground
What’s going on up here?
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
Whoa there cowboy, I take exception to this
There are a lot of reasons to roll your eyes at me and by no means is this the most compelling.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
by daisyduck on Jan 5, 2012 3:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Matt Barkley would like a word with you
But you’ll have to wait until his 5PM press conference to hear what he has to say.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 3:09 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
SPOILER ALERT:
It’s the same thing he’s been doing for three years.
Now with mustache guarantee!
by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
IT'S RAINING MEN!!!
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
It's understandable
But hopefully you can also understand why it’s somewhat odd. Oregon has been the Pac-10/12 champions for the last 3 years. They return something like 18 starters and have a top-10 recruiting class. USC did beat Oregon, but they also have a significantly harder schedule than Oregon and has problems with depth. In most other conferences (example: SEC) even if the team lost to someone else along the way they’d be favored to win the championship again given those kinds of records of dominance.
I certainly think USC is going to be tops in the conference along with Oregon. I don’t think it’s nearly as easy to pick as many others.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
Didn't you hear?
We're just keeping the seat warm while USC dealt with their suspension
by INducktrination on Jan 5, 2012 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
Also,
NC State throttled Clemson this year. Does that make NC State the favorite for the ACC title next year? But it’s the only basis we have!
"Fuck you UW. How many days since you last beat us?" -skywaker9
by QuackQuackAttack on Jan 5, 2012 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
Interesting about that.
If we had beaten you, does ’SC come into next season top-5? Interesting how that works. Anyhoo, I think the vast majority of us are glad SC is “back,” for obvious reasons.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
Beating Oregon put the USC media machine on overdrive, so I would put a definitive no on that one
The bigger question is whether Barkley comes back without the benefit of the massive bump
I'm just impressed that Oregon is in a spot
where a team can hang it’s hat for that season and the next on the fact that they beat us. That would not have happened in years past.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
Our D-line recruiting is already stellar this year.
And last years O-line was so stacked, it’s probably not a priority this year.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
D-line is good yeah, but would be nice with a certain Ellis :P
O-Line still behind, just looking to fill the gaps in future years :)
ssshhh....
I'd not complain if we added Ellis.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
Ellis and Arik please
and Shaq.
by INducktrination on Jan 5, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I didn't even know he had a brother!
6’5" 290lb DE?? He’s 60lbs overweight! (would be awesome though)
by INducktrination on Jan 5, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
He is looking to transfer from USC to play his senior year
USC wouldn’t clear him to play and that is why Ellis de-committed.
Read about that somewhere….
ssshhh....
From what I read over at Doc Saturday, he was not cleared by USC for medical reasons
Based on that, I would expect we should not clear him either. I hope no other school is willing to disregard medical conditions and allow him to play.
Agreed, I don’t know the details (read: anything) about the situation. But when a school like SC disallows a player to play for medical reasons, I’d say that’s enough for me. Most school systems would do their utmost to clear a talented player if it was at all possible.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 5, 2012 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
WSU did that with Devard Darling about 10 years ago (really? that long ago? wow.)
Florida State wouldn’t clear him but Wazzu took him in and let him play
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
It isn't just doctors clearing them for medical reasons
it is also lawyers not clearing them for liability reasons. Don’t know much about the situation but I’m thinking that it is more than just a doc telling him he isn’t medically fit. It is pretty silly to throw a fit about medical clearance if it is just that simple
I think we've been around sports long enough
to know that the family of an NFL prospect needs no reason to throw a fit when their kid is being kept from playing.
To be fair, the USC doctors would not clear Jarvis Jones. He transferred to Georgia, was cleared, and was consensus All-American.
We do not really know what’s going on, but lawyers don’t make these decisions, doctors do.
"Ain't no tuition for having no ambition." -Brandon Carswell
O-Line is behind?
Look again, we’re pretty loaded. I’m sure they want a couple more guys to develop but It’s not a priority THIS year. I’d like to get at LEAST one burly DT though, if not a couple.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
Armstead.
/crosses fingers
"Catchphrase! "
by Quacker Backer on Jan 5, 2012 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
(game will be aired on Comcast Sports NW)
Which is another way of saying those of us in SOUTHERN Oregon get the shaft…again. I think this goes back to the “…well, our market in the Seattle area is so much greater…” explanation.
WTF?
When does the wall go up around Sutherlin?
you'll enjoy the Pac-12 network next year
one more year of this crap
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
IF Charter picks it up
I’d assume they would, but who knows for certain.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
I'd imagine Charter or Dish or DirecTV will pick it up
unlike Comcast, the Pac-12 wants the widest distribution possible
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
They said when they announced the network
That they were very close to a deal with the satellite TV companies.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
sometimes comcast sports pops up on Veetle
and games are added to this site right up to game time (sometimes)
http://www.firstrowsports.tv/sport/basketball.html
"Catchphrase! "
by Quacker Backer on Jan 5, 2012 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
Greetings fellow Rose Bowl Champions!
Wow, it feels so good to say that!
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
I would love to buy that man a Corona (his drink, according to pre-Natty trivia)!
“Kelly is in the Bay Area recruiting”
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Shaq lives in Sacramento. So if you hear he’s in Sacramento THAT’S news.
Shap appears to be a strong lean toward Cal, as most are in this area, but honestly in his neighborhood people still talk constantly about Ontario Smith and they really like Oregon.
being in oregon gear 75%, i hear it, LORDY, i hear it. =)
"Catchphrase! "
by Quacker Backer on Jan 5, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Hey Daisy...
This cute little fella near the pier in Santa Monica wanted to know why you didn’t make it down to the Rose Bowl.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
by benzduck on Jan 5, 2012 10:25 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Because I heard there was a Pelican hit on me
See, what happened is this. I’m not actually a punk, I’m a good kid. I witnessed a waterfowl gang shooting (Pelicans vs. Herons). I did the right thing and notified the Department of Wildlife and now the Pelicans have put a hit on me and my family. The threat is credible and I feared for my life. Up until this point I was the kid that intended to go to the Rose Bowl and had been recruiting all of my friends to go as well. I am heartbroken.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
by daisyduck on Jan 5, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions 12 recs
I like this new, zombie-friendly, kisyy--smoochy Daisy.
Now with mustache guarantee!
by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
Kissy-smoochy*
Anyway, does this daisy only come out every 95 years?
Now with mustache guarantee!
by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
I don't really know to tell you the truth
I myself am pondering the over/under on how long the afterglow will last.
Probably until someone does something really stupid in the offsea….NOPE not going to think about that and harsh my mellow.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
The Wookie was the only lucky bastard to get any action out of this anyway.
Brushed my teeth and everything.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 5, 2012 1:27 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
CSN
Can anyone tell me what will happen to CSN next year when the Pac-12 Network takes over? Will it go away? Will we still be able to see Oregon programming like old games?
csn will no longer be able to show Oregon games
Oregon programming will be taken over by our regional Pac-12 network, which will be split between UO/OSU
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
And broader distribution
CSNNW will show more UP and PSU games and crappy videos of college games featuring current Blazers.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Won't they be able to if they buy the rights?
Perhaps I am mistaken, but Scott only promised the games would be broadcast nationally, he didn’t say who would be showing what. As I understand it, Scott has the pick of the litter, with the major sports networks getting sloppy seconds, I can forsee a scenario where a regional channel of a national or nearly national network would carry the fUCLA @ OAC game.
In full disclosure, I haven’t read the contract, so (basically) don’t stand behind me!
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
I doubt he'd do that with the 6 regional PTN channels available
There’s going to be plenty of need for content in the Oregon/OSU PTN channel (which, I’m sure is why they signed the deal with the B1G to get more content) so there’s really no reason to drive viewers to other channels. Even regionally.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
I was going to ask this yesterday but I forgot
But who do you all think will be the breakout player of Spring Camp? I think Ifo is going to get a hell of a lot better.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 11:53 AM PST reply actions
Definitely a possibility
How much fun is it that we have so much talent you coud basically point to any new guy and say they’re are going to be huge?
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
For weird, backward reasons, I almost hope not. It seems like we always come out of Spring Camp praising a WR who looked great and then they wind up disappointing once we get to the real games.
I really, really want one of our RS WRs to step up, though.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I don't know that we did that this year
This year was about the D-line and linebackers because that’s where our need for replacements came in. I think the same thing going into this year. We need a WR or 2 to step up (also a safety and I almost went with Brian Jackson) so I think there will be a lot of focus on them.
I think Blackmon (maybe Kelley) is the best of the bunch that we don’t know much about. That’s why I went with Blackmon.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
Well he is the cousin of DeSean Jackson
So he’s almost guaranteed to be dynamite returning punts
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
I remember how excited we were about Sumler. Has he disappointed?
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I don't remember that.
I could be wrong, but I remember a lot of the talk revolving around Kiko, Heimuli, Clay, BoLo and Jordan.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
Sorry, let me clarify. We were excited about Sumler when he committed (great speed and all that), not during the Spring. I switched gears on you.
So in the world of RS WRs, where does he fit? Why Blackmon or Kelley over Sumler?
Defending maligned chants since 2009
We were really excited about Sumler, a short guy with explosive quickness who fits the TZR mold perfectly.
Then De’Anthony Thomas committed.
Addicted to Quack
Death before chastity!
That’s way better than hearing that Anthony Thomas De’committed.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
by Gorbachav5 on Jan 5, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I am disappointed at not getting a discounted sandwhich
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 5, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Didn't he play basketball for Washington State a couple years ago?
Addicted to Quack
Death before chastity!
SPILT MY COFFEEE !!!
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 5, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
I think we should be exited about Sumler (still).
Want to see a DC’s head asplode? Have DAT and KJB in the backfield with Sumler in motion, or any combination of the above.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
I would pay GOOD MONEY TO SEE THIS.
Er, wait, I think I already do. Make it happen, CHIP!!
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
by gamedaytribe on Jan 5, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
And on top of that, Huff and Blackmon out wide.
Lyerla ready to go as well.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
I’m really excited to see what Lyerla can do in a full time role. He seemed to make a lot of big plays when he was in.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
with how little Paulson was used this year, I want to see Lyerla play as a traditional TE but also once or twice a game, motion into the backfield and run the ball as an H-Back … he did play RB in High School after all
DROOLING....
This off-season is going to be the hardest ever to get through. HARDEST.
#CommenceBnrPllzJokes
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
We only talked about how fast he was.
I mean, think about this. He ran a faster 40 than DAT.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, but can he catch?
Because if he can, he has no place on the field.
Hoffman/Murphy 2012!
Winners of the Platypus trophy!
Will Murphy sucked at not playing!
He kept wandering onto the field and getting into formation!
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
Speaking of not playing: Was Eddie Pleasant even on the field at the RB?
The stats show him with a half tackle, that’s it. I know he was dressed because I saw him bouncing around.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
Yeah, they really didn't show it a lot but he was fantastic in coverage
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
I recall him being all over the place
but I apparently he didn’t do any of the tackling. Not that there was much left after Kiko, Clay, and Boyett were through.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
JAKE RODRIGUES
#FIREDARRONTHOMAS
Now with mustache guarantee!
by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
#HIREBRYANBENNETTTHENFIREHIM
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
MVSH!!!
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
My Vagina Still Hurts?
2012 Rose Bowl Champions
"A Wizard is never early, nor is he late. He always arrives precisely when he means to." -Gandalf
My virality scares her?
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
Moriarty Vexes Sherlock Holmes?
Cry havoc and let slip the Ducks of war.
by GustyJ on Jan 5, 2012 3:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Allow me to vouch for the new Sherlock Holmes movie now. If you haven’t seen it, do so.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 5, 2012 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, do.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 6:01 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, he’s a character in the movie.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 5, 2012 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
Allow me to vouch even more for Series 2 of Sherlock on BBC, just started airing this past Sunday.
Cry havoc and let slip the Ducks of war.
Sexually speaking, virality usually IS a bit scarier than virility.
Now with mustache guarantee!
by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
My Virus Saved Humanity
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
by keeerrrttt1 on Jan 5, 2012 5:12 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
MOST VALUABLE SLIMY HAGRID
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Andre Yrsgdcasdjfnsa
I want a fast down-field smashing O-Lineman to develop and anchor our line for years to come, clearing the way for DAT
Andre SMASH!
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
Andre the Giant
Anybody want a peanut?
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
Don't you mean, Andre the Yiant?
/wantsthistocachon
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
*catch
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
Stop rhyming, and I mean it!
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 5, 2012 1:31 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Yo Engloid
I am on a runway ready to fly to London on our way to Cairo and then Tanzania. Anything you want me to tell your mum over tea?
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 5, 2012 1:36 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
WHAT are you doing in Tanzania?
Hunting lions? Scouting linebackers? Buying diamond mines?
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
This reminds me of an old joke
A Lion, a Wildebeest and Bill Musgrave walk into a bar…(stop me if you’ve heard this one)
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
I have
but don’t let that stop you. I punch line gets me every time.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Jake Fisher and Hronis Grasu say hi
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
May have been posted but thought it was funny
Its a quote from Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick HS TE about recruiting
“I heard the players are really snooty, because they get so much free stuff from Nike,” he said.
Not true, according to Cope-Fitzpatrick. He visited Oregon and liked it.
oops
I left out that he was referencing Oregon players, but I’m sure yal figured it out
Opposing coaches have resigned themselves to saying free Nike stuff is bad?
WTF?
Winners of the Platypus trophy!
Not sure if this has been posted yet but here is an awesome video of Chip Kelly jumping to "Shout"
by ppilot on Jan 5, 2012 12:16 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Still laughing. Rec'd for epic awesomeness.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
Given that Montee Ball is staying, do folks think it might now influence LMJ to go?
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
I don't.
I think it gives him more food for thought about staying. Which is bad since he’s so fat.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, ESPN reporting that Montee Ball's NFL prospects were basically 3rd round draftee
Hence staying.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
Hence staying...
I look forward to the time that getting paid only $800k/year is not incentive enough to play football in a different location than where I currently play football
Come on, it's not like he goes to USC.
Addicted to Quack
Death before chastity!
by Takimoto on Jan 5, 2012 1:36 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I look forward to a time where $180K/year
is not incentive enough to do anything in a different location than where I am doing said anything.
I look fwd to my next life where I might have a shot at making $180K
#NotInThisLifeTime
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
Does he run a slow 40?
Because that seems to be a major benchmark that makes or breaks draft prospects.
Which I can never quite figure out, since from what I gather of NFL football, success or failure depends entirely on whether you gain 3.5 yards v. 2 yards on average as you spend 95% of your carries chugging straight up the middle into the waiting arms of Haloti Ngata.
From the Rose Bowl it seems like Ball might be pretty good at that. So he must not be fast enough on a 40-yard straight line without pads.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
by omb on Jan 5, 2012 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
He's a good RB, but he's got an otherwordly O line to push for him.
It’s tough to figure out how much his stats are a product of him, or his line.
by INducktrination on Jan 5, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
LMJ will stay becasue:
He will get $2000 dollars extra to eat. And some basic logic tells me this:
1. He loves Oregon and his family here.
2. He wants to improve further aka get fatter (see below).
3. $2000 dollars will buy him 308571 calories of Big Macs at ~$3.50 a pop. Helping him gain mo fat moz definitely.
ssshhh....
Big Macs don't have enough meat.
He needs LaMichaels.
Now with mustache guarantee!
by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
We might suck at Pac 12 basketball, but we win in suspensions
@GoodmanCBS 3m
Arizona Statet’s Keala King, Kyle Cain & Chris Colvin didn’t make trip for tonight’s game at USC, source told CBSSports.com. Suspended indef
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Landry Jones is returning for his senior season as well
It appears Andrew Luck made it cool to come back another year.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
I'm not too surprised.
His statistical/competence regression after losing Broyles was nothing short of astounding.
Winners of the Platypus trophy!
It is impossible
for a person with a neck beard to make anything cool.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
You are really against that neck beard. I grew one over Christmas break. Unfortunately, I had to shave it for work, but I kept the rest of my beard.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Are there people who AREN'T against neck beards?
I thought that was pretty much universally derided.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Jan 5, 2012 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
People who live in Pennsylvania
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 5, 2012 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
I love you dearly Gorby
But neck beards are hideous. Gah. I’m sure you left-over regular beard is quite handsome however.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
But is it possible for someone who previously did not have a neck beard, to make a neck beard cool?
I don't mean to impose...
Neckbeards...Andrew Luck is bringing 19th century western frontier sexy back
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
He cleans up well though.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
No doubt
His millions don’t give a damn what I think of his neck beard.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
Neckbeards << bears << No Beards.
Don’t like beards.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
*beards, not bears
Because obviously, bears >>>>>>>>> beards
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
So you're saying that a shark would win in a fight
against a beard?
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 5, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
what about a shark with a beard?
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
by keeerrrttt1 on Jan 5, 2012 4:14 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
Can't stop laughing at this
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Jan 5, 2012 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
Did somebody say neckbeard?
But you are all the smartest, funniest, most handsome bitches on all the internets.~DaisyDuck 11.2.11
by Quack Addict on Jan 5, 2012 4:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Wiping coffee off my monitor
Thanks.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
Really, now. There is no excuse for this.
CONDUCT UNBECOMING, I SAY!
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
or if the beard is unacceptable...
perhaps this alternative also works
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
by keeerrrttt1 on Jan 5, 2012 5:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
We're all mad here....
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
Beards>>>>>>>Shaving
Shaving sucks, and your opinion=axemen23
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
by QuackinAK on Jan 5, 2012 4:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
According to Zebraman from Heavy Metal Parking Lot
“Metal rules, all that punk shit sucks!”
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
Well,
I made the mistake of looking at the comment section on the Burnt Orange Nation article about Thomas Johnson.
They seem to be very afraid of Oregon’s recruiting emergence in Texas. Many of them are taking every chance they get to talk smack about our offense/program (absurdly hypocritical coming from Texas fans. I wasn’t aware that that stuff they have been doing the past three seasons counted as ‘offense’, it looked more like a glorified punting machine to my untrained eye).
I really hope that we snag Johnson from Texas, he has been tearing up the UA combine this week. Oh, and that would piss off the self-entitled Texas program/fans.
Winners of the Platypus trophy!
by CaDuck on Jan 5, 2012 3:34 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I'm not tryin' to drive my helmet into your taint
but why would you want to lurk over there?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 3:39 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Not only was OrSt's only Rose Bowl win all the way back in 1942,
but the game was played in DURHAM FREAKING NORTH CAROLINA. So OrSt has never won a Rose Bowl IN the Rose Bowl.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 3:38 PM PST reply actions
My goodness
Everyone’s a Rose Bowl historian today.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
by daisyduck on Jan 5, 2012 3:45 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
correct
There were concerns that the Rose Bowl might be bombed by Japanese aircraft.
"Stay the $#%& away from the Pelican’s PBJ!!!"
Go Fish, Get Hooked! www.FishDuck.com
Ya know
I hate this sort of thing. Hate it.
I don’t want to turn into UW fans, holding our little bit of glory over other conference foes. Oregon State might be our rivalry in name but it’s never been nasty. If they went to and won a Rose Bowl I’d be first up to congratulate them.
Live in the now. What does it matter who won something in 1942? Heck, what does it matter in 1992?
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
by kalon on Jan 5, 2012 5:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It's been 3 days since we won
I think we’re just enjoying the moment. I know we have plenty of guys here (benzduck) who can keep our feet firmly planted on the ground and remind us how long this process has taken. I don’t see why we shouldn’t be able to take little jabs now and then, it’s all in good fun.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
There's plenty to enjoy in the moment
Without dissing other teams.
Oregon won the Rose Bowl. Oregon.Won.The.Rose.Bowl. It was a great game, it wasn’t a fluke, we were the better team and we went out and showed it. You don’t need to mention anyone else. There’s no reason to.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
Why not?
And we’re definitely not going to hold this win over “conference foes” for 20 years. And I don’t think BGWM is going to go all washington fan on everyone and scream to the rafters that we are so much better than everyone else. All his original post said was that the Beavs haven’t even won the Rose Bowl in the actual Rose Bowl, which is a Trivial fact that I didn’t know, and I’m sure many others didn’t know. You saying that we should basically “act like we’ve been there” seems a little holier-than-thou given that WE JUST WON THE ROSE BOWL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 95 YEARS.
Why shouldn’t we be able to poke fun at Oregon State? They’re our rivals, THAT’S THE POINT OF A RIVALRY, and I’m sure BGWM didn’t mean any harm in his post.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
BGWM's done more than this
There have been multiple posts of late – from them and others – saying how it’s so funny, hah hah, that Oregon State hasn’t won a Rose Bowl since 1942.
Again, I ask, why bother? Why do you need to put someone down when you’re feeling good? When this is basically the penultimate glory for the program, why do you even need to bring into another program entirely?
What does their time have to do with your success?
We should act like we’ve been there before because we should act like we’re better than the rest. We don’t have to act like spoiled bullies as fans. I realize that a lot of people – myself included – got very tired of the UW fans and their ‘ha ha haven’t won a rose since 1917’ crap. Which is all the more reason not to do it when we have the option to.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
Should we not call them "Little Brother" anymore?
Should we spell washington without the ‘w’ because they haven’t beat us recently?
Should we not make jokes about Sark “Closing the Borders” anymore?
These all came as results of our success. It seems like what you’re suggesting means we’re taking all the fun out of being a fan.
We should act like we’ve been there before because we should act like we’re better than the rest.
This seems just as worse as what BGWM was doing. And we know we don’t come from a rich tradition. We make tradition as we go along. We know better than to get out of hand about this stuff. So why should we stop doing petty jokes about our rivals? It seems like this is what happens on ATQ on a daily basis, and I really don’t want this to transform into a Country Club blog.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 11:19 PM PST up reply actions
If all the fun of being a fan is shitting on other fans
Then yes, I’m totally suggesting doing that.
For me, a lot of my fun as a fan is seeing my team succeed. If the most fun you have is because you get to diss others, and that’s why you’re looking for your team to succeed, that seems petty and weak to me.
I don’t mind taking shots at others – especially Washington right now, though USC is up there – because they’re doing well and that’s where the real rivalries are right now. This specific tactic – of rubbing someone’s nose in how long it’s been since a Rose Bowl win – is crap. It was crap when Washington fans did it to us and it’s crap when we do it to others. I don’t hate the sniping entirely, but I really do hate this especially after we’ve won.
What feels better to me than taking it out on OSU fans? Hearing the sounds of crickets when Washington fans try and figure out something to diss us with. Or them having to say ‘well, we’ve won MORE rose bowls than you’, or something asinine like that. But dissing on OSU because they’ve not won a rose bowl even though Oregon had nothing to do with that? That’s weak.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
Frankly I'm outraged if you're suggesting I want us to win to piss on other fanbases.
Maybe we have different senses of humour. The fun of being a fan is taking the mickey out of other teams, and that is all that BGWM was doing and that’s all I’m suggesting we do. The fact that we are on ATQ is that we are Duck fans, and the MO of Duck fans is to poke a little fun at the huskies and beavs. Now, a little fun isn’t running over to Building the Dam and screaming to the rafters that they haven’t won since 1942.
And look at your tagline. You think what BGWM said is worse than that?
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 6, 2012 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
yes, I think it's worse
Nick Holt happened 10 days ago. It’s very recent. And no Husky fan would disagree.
1942 happened 70 years ago. Hopefully you can see the difference. Similarly, OSU had a shitty season. Washington’s on the upswing. One is a bit more fair game than the other.
I’ll change the sig when something more relevant comes along.
And I’m not suggesting that you want us to win to piss on other fanbases, I’m outright saying it. If it is as you say – that ‘It seems like what you’re suggesting means we’re taking all the fun out of being a fan.’ – then it means you get your fun as a fan by shitting on other fanbases. In fact you say it in this post too – ‘The fun of being a fan is taking the mickey out of other teams’. And ya know, there are only a couple ways to do that – by that team doing something so idiotic or horrible everyone can make fun of them or by your team doing something that their team couldn’t. Stands to reason that you’d be happy with the Rose Bowl and have your fun not because the Ducks won the rose, but because now you can rub it in the face of OSU fans.
As to that being the ‘fun’ of fandom, I beg to differ. The fun of being a fan is watching the team I love win, the exultation of victory, the edge of your seat thrill-ride that it gives because you know it’s so fleeting. That’s fun. Sorry that part isn’t more fun to you.
Put it another way – I don’t need fans of other teams to allow me to have fun about my team. I do know that it’s not particularly fun to be shat on by other fanbases, and Oregon’s had plenty of ammo in that regard both in olden times and more recently. Enjoyment of your team is not a zero-sum game.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
I'm sorry, but you have absolutely missed the point entirely.
And I say that with the most respect possible. What I am saying is that as fanbases we should be able to take subtle jabs at each other, the equivalent of poking a badger with a stick. We can jab and jab and jab and there will be that one point where the badger just goes out and lets you have it. That’s when we know as fans that we’ve crossed the line. I have never gone to another site and posted something inflammatory.
I guess it’s my fault for introducing an English phrase here, but “taking the mickey” means joking around with a truth. e.g. Hey uW, when was the last time you beat us? Ooh, thats nasty, maybe you should try to beat us this year.
Have you seen me make inflammatory comments towards either uW or OSU? If so, please point me to it. I’m just defending BGWM here, and it seems you’re attacking my viewpoint that his original post was just a simple joke towards a rival.
Why shouldn’t we let prior events play a part in our fandom? According to your guidelines I can assume you don’t support the Wheaton Wave because it didn’t happen recently. Similarly, the Beavs had a terrible season, yet we can’t say, “Hey, good season there Beavs” because “they had a shitty season” and because of that they’re not fair game?
I know when uW fans were saying “1917” it seemed to get old, but I believe a part of it was because we had beaten them handily for so many years and they can’t get over the fact that for once, we’re better than them.
It may just be where I’m coming from where people don’t get so incensed as you seem to be getting, but to me you’re trying to police the internet and people you’ve never met before. Please stop.
Sorry Mods, I’m trying to follow the guidelines as best I can, let me know when I’m straying out of bounds.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 7, 2012 12:25 AM PST up reply actions
I'm expressing my views as a fan
Just as you are yours.
I do think that it’s reasonable to state when I think fannish behavior gets out of line – because I don’t like being lumped in with those other crappy fans from Oregon who give us all a bad name. This isn’t about policing people I’ve never met before or policing the internet – this is about a fanbase deciding what is and is not acceptable behavior for the fans to do. Is it okay to boo injuries? Is it okay to throw batteries? Is it okay to do the wave during a gruesome injury? Is it okay to insult other fans as they leave the opposing stadium after a loss?
There are lines to be drawn. I tend to dislike bullies, dislike kicking people when they’re really down, and dislike using events from 50+ years ago to define who you are. That’s my deal. I understand you do like kicking fans when they’re down, you like bullying behavior and you do like using whatever you can to take the piss out of someone. (And yes, I understand entirely what taking the mickey is). Just because you’re using truth doesn’t mean it isn’t a dick move.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
kalon
Although I don’t mind a little petty sniping here and there (it is a fan blog afterall) I really agree with your overall point. Having been around when our program wasn’t great, I have no appetite to kick OSU while they are so down. Now UW is on the rise – they are a bit more fair game. And USC? Those guys beat us, are very good and it’s totally game on. But I’d rather concentrate on our success than on other’s failures.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
Yeah, I'm lording it over them on a blog dedicated to the Ducks.
That’s telling ‘em who’s boss. You do as you like, as long as it doesn’t include telling other people what to do.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 6, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
Isn't that telling someone what else to do?
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
No and you're missing several points. You do realize you're telling Duck fans not to celebrate with other Duck fans on a Duck blog, right?
At least some members of any fanbase that will use whatever they can to troll fans of an opposing team. If you think winning a Rose Bowl is going to stop ALL fuskies from trolling, you’re going to be very disappointed.
It’s true, some will use the Rose Bowl win to troll other fanbases, but has nothing to do with being a UofO alum, student or otherwise Duck fan that makes these people troll. A jerk is a jerk, regardless of what team colors he or she wears.
Since I’m not a dickhead (or, at least, I’m a lovable dickhead), I plan to use the win as troll spray. There are plenty of things in sports and academics to bring up without being a jackass. Those who show themselves to be jackasses should be ready for a “Ted Bundy was a husky”-style beatdown.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 6, 2012 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
I totally agree
And I’m fine with that.
I’m just not that aware of Beavers coming here and talking trash. Even on their posts.
I know for a fact that plenty of huskies are still trolling their poor little hearts out despite having the worst couple months in the history of ever. I’m fine punching back. I just don’t like saying ‘hey, now we’re on top time to make someone else eat some shit’. And that’s what it looked like to me with a Beaver comment.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
I had a nice response all typed out yesterday and it wouldn't post
I think you may be confusing a “troll” (an individual who deliberately makes offensive, inflammatory, contrary, etc. statement to piss members of a blog off) and a “lurker” (someone who reads, but doesn’t post). If BGWM said that on a baver blog, it would be trolling; however, he said it on a Duck blog for the purpose of filling up the troll spray cans of other Duck fans. As long as other fan bases put the lotion on themselves, they won’t get the troll spray.
There are baver fans (and other members of SBN blogs) who interact very nicely with AtQ. AndyPanda wrote a very nice recap of the Rose Bowl. Some “lovingly chide” here and pander hard to their own fan base on their own blog (ala GekkoMojo), which of course, they should. Some snark us on both AtQ and their own SBN blog (ala TwistNHook). RabbitSC, Paragon SC and B-Money are more active in the comments section. Without paying homage to Cliffy’s infamous comment, I look at them as our annoying (but endearing) Pac-12 siblings. In my time here (a little over a year), I’ve learned who is trolling and who is not. I’m sure our very capable mods let those who do not respect the community guidelines know when they have crossed the line. But I digress….
People from any fan base who chose to read the comments section on a rival fan base blog, O-Live, ESPN, etc., should realize they open themselves up to statements which they might not find flattering to their own teams. Those that don’t know that or refuse to learn it very quickly are gonna be mad.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 7, 2012 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
Oh brother.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 5, 2012 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
where art thou?
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
Such a great movie.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 6, 2012 7:17 AM PST up reply actions
We thought you was
a toad.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 6, 2012 1:01 AM PST up reply actions
Did you know he's 6 foot 8?
@DevilsDigest: Sources confirm that Brock Osweiler will hold press conference Fri to announce that he is declaring for NFL draft
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
We should recruit him for the D-line
It’s also tall!
Now with mustache guarantee!
by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 5, 2012 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
DIdn't someone tweet he was applying to be released from his scholarship earlier this week?
Is that part of the process?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
No, that would be if one were going to transfer.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
That's what I thought.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
Hopefully they remember to put a long chord on the microphone, since he's 6'-8" tall.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
If it’s already confirmed the conference is to declare he’s leaving for the draft, then why hold a conference? Cat’s out of the bag.
by INducktrination on Jan 5, 2012 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
I can't blame him.
If I were about to be coached by Todd Graham, I would probably get out of there too.
Winners of the Platypus trophy!
IFYPFY
If I were about to be coached ditched by Todd Graham, I would probably get out of there too.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
MadMike1951 just posted LaMichael James' highlights
Warning: warm and fuzzy feelings will ensue.
"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
The first minute or so of the video is kinda depressing.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 5, 2012 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
Someone explain to me why one of the UAAA players just committed to ECU?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Two of my good friends are alums. They have a rabid fan base
And, unlike a certain coach at a certain school to the NE of Eugene, they don’t have to pretend to have a cool mascot (pirate). Other than that, I have no idea. Where is he from?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
Dunno, but his other finalists were South Carolina and Miami
and now a DE turned down Alabama and LSU to play at Ole Miss
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Hmmm
Maybe he wants to go where he knows he can has the possibility of starting as a true freshman.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
I'm liking what I see from this Cope-Fitzpatrick TE
be interesting to see if he holds his USC commitment.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
He certainly had nice (though indirect) things to say about us in the recruiting article someone posted in the QF
I don’t remember u$c using their TEs very much, but that may be because Woods and Lee were so dominant.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 5, 2012 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
OT: Fast food chain to feature Star Wars burgers
The comments at the end of the article are really what makes it worth reading. I’m pretty sure Jar-Jar Binks in 2D was enough.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
If anyone is watching the Under Armore game, I just saw the one of the greatest ever moves
Brilliant running play – came up against 3-4 guys, and managed to split through all like buttah. Wow.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
He must get paid a lot.
"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 he have a lot of twitter followers?
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Does he know that we've actually scheduled the SEC out of conference?
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
Ultimately it doesn't matter
Whether or not we wanted the good schedule is immaterial; we have what we have. And just because Georgia backed out doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be able to get another AQ school – or better yet, have multiple ones lined up.
That being said, one of the easiest ways to get into BCS bowls is to have a shitty schedule. I hate it, I love what we did this year (going for LSU), but the fact is that the reason we went to the NCG last year is partially due to the fact that we had a lucky, easy schedule where our hardest road game was @USC when they were down and we had everyone else hard at home – and didn’t haave that many hard teams (really, USC and Stanford were it).
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
You've missed my point.
I wasn’t even talking about this year’s schedule. I was just saying that the author of this piece should realise we’re playing Tennessee and LSU out of conference. I completely wasn’t making a schedule point, i was just saying the author of the piece was uninformed.
Thanks for the BCS explanation though.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Jan 5, 2012 11:23 PM PST up reply actions
Tennessee Tech in 2012
Tennessee in 2013.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 6, 2012 12:57 AM PST up reply actions
In all fairness...
Tennessee Tech is probably better than the Vols.
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 6, 2012 7:18 AM PST up reply actions
I hope you're joking.
I remember the announcers stating UT’s starters were almost all freshman in the aftermath of Hello Kiffin’s “Don’t care if UMAD! LOLbai!”
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 6, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
Weren't we supposed to have a game against Georgia until their new AD cancelled?
Winners of the Platypus trophy!
And Kansas State, I think.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
I thought the Georgia 180 ended up being the Missouri State game?
Oh, was it supposed to be a home/home?
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 6, 2012 1:00 AM PST up reply actions
The Georgia games were supposed to be 2015 and 2016.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
They probably picked it up from Ted Miller's article. The comments section basically filled up with irate Duck fans
myself included.
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
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