Quack Fix: Ducks prepare for Civil War, LMJ prepares for combine, Baseball scores over 10 again
by jtlight on Feb 24, 2012 6:47 AM PST
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Quack. Quack. Quack. Good morning Rose Bowl Champs!
- The Oregon basketball team has a huge game on Sunday, as they head up to Corvallis to take on the Beavers. There is a lot on the line: a possible NCAA tournament berth, a top three finish in the Pac-12, and revenge for an early season loss. It's a game that the Ducks know that they need to win. No pressure, guys.
- What always comes up when the Ducks play the Beavs? That 1-3-1 zone. The Oregonian's Joel Odom has a video on how the Ducks will try to solve it.
- LaMichael James is in Indianapolis for the combine, and Rob Moseley has a piece explaining what is involved with the process. It's not just drills, but also physical tests, and interviews with a number of teams. It will be a stressful few days for all the Ducks involved.
- After 3 years of scratching out runs, Oregon baseball suddenly has some power. The Ducks hit three homers yesterday as they took down Belmont 13-4 in Nashville. By comparison, the Ducks hit 19 home runs in 60 games last season. This was also the first time since 1974 Oregon has scored 10 runs in three straight games. But it's not going to stay this easy. Starting today, the Ducks take on #17 Vanderbilt in a three-game series.
- Josh White from FishDuck has a rundown of the seniors on the 2012 football team. What really stands out is the stars on defense that will be in their final year. Dion Jordan, Michael Clay, and John Boyett will lead a defense that will be very fun to watch.
- I forgot to mention this a couple days ago, but Rob Moseley had a great story on DeWitt Stuckey, and how he is establishing a scholarship in memory of his close friend, Andrew Cox, who passed away in a motorcycle accident. Stuckey's scholarship will help those high school players from Stuckey's hometown (Stockton) that want to play football in college but don't have the means. To raise money, he's auctioning off game-used jerseys, including those from the Rose Bowl.
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A blond walks into the AtQ site and says:
This is the home of the ROSE BOWL champs and all other sites are jokes.
Speed Endurance Talent is how Track Town USA plays football. Win The Day
by webfoot73 on Feb 24, 2012 7:15 AM PST reply actions 7 recs
btw, I deleted the Amanda photo because it was kinda ginormous.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
You're saying that an Amanda picture can be too big?
Every decision you’ve ever made in your life is now in question.
This chick looks okay, but I've seen better.
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
We're only going to get it green
if LMD shows up today. Or if one of these boys is a closet Brad Pitt fan, NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
Kvak is a woman.
As us Ursula and giggleone
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
giggleone is a rare visitor offseason
And I’m not sure about Ursula. I don’t think that name is as indicative of gender as you might think.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
I can summon her
But I promised to only use my powers for good.
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
This Pitt thing is probably the best recruiting tool for women, though.
You’ll outnumber us in no time, and you’ll be left talking about recipes with Shufelt and Gorbs.
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
Let's not kid ourselves
MCD Mom will capably discuss recipes and I’ll lurk sullenly around the board with nothing to say unless the subject strays to scrambled eggs or mac & cheese.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
I love you like a fat kid loves cake, boss.
Alright, the lunch hour is over and I simply must stop agitating around here.
Women and men, I salute you!
Enjoy your rational conversations from here on out.
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
It's not so green for me.
Just 2 measly little recs. Scandal! Someone must be unrecc’ing Brad behind the scenes!
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Hey Matt Daddy, quick up an ban some ladies for a week's "vacation"
WE HAVE TO PUT AN END TO THIS MADNESS
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!
MY ‘Z’ KEY DOESN’T WORK! OH, THE HUGE MANATEE!!!!!!!!!!!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
I'm sorry, the correct response was
Who is “SOMEONE NEEDS TO CALL SBN LEGAL!!!!!!!!!!!”
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Is it just me, or does it look like
Bob Dylan wearing sunglasses is coming out of Hugh Grant’s heiny?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Some things cannot be unseen.
Now with mustache guarantee!
by HoodRiverDuck on Feb 24, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
“How does it feel?”
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
To be without a home?
Like a complete unknown?
In Hugh Grant’s rectal zone?
Now with mustache guarantee!
by HoodRiverDuck on Feb 24, 2012 4:53 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Richard Gere only had gerbils in his rectum.
Edge-Hugh Grant.
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
Ugh.
This is the busiest month+ of the year and, perhaps, my life. I feel so disconnected from ATQ and, you know, sleeping. If I survive until April, I look forward to rampant Brad Pitt reccing and spring football obsessing. Until then, I’ll just be over here rocking in the corner and sighing.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Feb 25, 2012 12:23 AM PST up reply actions
What's going on LMD?
ARE YOU GETTING MARRIED? From the rocking in the corner it sounds like you are getting married. I did that a lot the week before I got married, but there was a flask involved.
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Lord, no.
There would be a lot more HEY YOU GUYS, I’M GETTING FREAKING MARRIED!!! if that was the case. We have two weeks left in this term, so there’s a lot of correcting and planning and stuff. Our guys basketball team is ranked #2 in the state and has two play-in games left before a possible three-day excursion to the god-forsaken wasteland of Corvallis, and I’m responsible for corraling the student section. My dad’s rotary club is putting on a food and wine festival that same weekend, and I’m in charge of planning and executing the decorations. And to top it off, we leave for a Mexico mission trip four weeks from yesterday. All super fun (except maybe the correcting), but when you put it together, it leaves annoyingly little time left for getting a Quack Fix.
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Feb 25, 2012 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, that IS a lot of stuff!
I’m still thinking the flask would help.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
It totally would.
If we make it to state championship game, I don’t even get to go to the wine festival, which is just too sad for words. Okay, I’d still rather have the kids win the championship, but still. I guess when I get home at like 5 AM since the game doesn’t start until 8:30, I’ll have a celebratory glass or seven. Except that I’ll have a Mexico meeting with more high schoolers about four hours later. Sheesh. Um, I guess I’ll just drink in April. Spring game tailgate, whoo!
Got the shoes. Got the jersey. And finally, got football. Go Ducks.
(Good call, Daisy)
by lovemyducks81 on Feb 25, 2012 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
Do ladies get a full rec vote around here, or does it count as like half?
What does the ATQ constitution stipulate?
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
EQUALITY NOW!
(except for fuskies and bavers)
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
Ass kisser
Alternate thought from Seinfeld: “SERENITY NOW!!”
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
You do know they have all "the goodies", right?
At least, the only goodies I’m interested in.
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
I can get beer on my own, you sound lazy.
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
By "literal LOL", I take it to mean you said "LOL" out loud?
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
The ATQ constitution stipulates
that I am the boss of you and you should STFU.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
Well duh, I know that.
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
HEY BOSS, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION
Pitt v Harrington for all the marbles. Winner?
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
Good God, what have I done.
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
I think we lean hard on our D this year.
Just seeing that whole list makes me a little sad. I don’t want to get all Musgravey as I know it’s all been said, and that we all wish DT and LMJ great success but holy shit we would have been amazing – and deep.
Alright pity party over – the King is dead, long live the King!
huzzah!
For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!
No one gets all of me, baby, but there's still a lot to go around.
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
Musgravey & biscuits - keep it flowin!
For Oregon, King Kelly, and St Quack!
by DamienS on Feb 24, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN TOLD IS A LIE!
Brock Osweiler is not actually 6’8"
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I have frequently said, "Brock Oswieler is too damn tall!"
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 9:16 AM PST up reply actions
WHAT THE HELL?!?!
Next thing we know, Zach Maynard and Keenan Allen AREN’T BROTHERS!
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
DNA test plz!
kthxbai!
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
Half brothers are still brothers.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
Sitcoms without the laugh tracks?
What if someone were to go back and edit out the sound clips where Musburger and Kirk of Herb Street mention Brock’s height?
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
Technically, Shufelt and I are brothers, but only in the sense that black people use it.
Things like that.
by qrsouther on Feb 25, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I SHOULD HAVE DONE WHAT LARRY SCOTT DID AND TOLD YOU TO GO PLAY IN TRAFFIC INSTEAD - @DanBeebe
by CaDuck on Feb 24, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
You owe me $20, I posted this exact thought a few days ago.
Either that or we are soul mates and it really shouldn’t be about money.
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
I can't be sure, but I think you just called me a hooker.
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
Was I that unclear? I am losing my touch...
…time to get back to basics, in a style taught to me by HRD.
BILL MUSGRAVE YOU ARE A PIRATE HOOKER AND THAT IS IN NO WAY A BAD THING I DON’T THINK. I HOPE THIS DOESN’T MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO CANCEL THE CAMPING TRIP, BECAUSE A PIRATE HOOKER ALWAYS BRINGS THE BOOTY.
I don't mean to impose...
Well, I guess we're just drifting apart bro because I thought I was clear too.
I should have just said thank you.
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
Ha, the lady wants to talk about shoes again.
I’m wearing a seven dollar pair of construction boots wrapped with duck tape around the toe, et tu?
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
*duct tape
subliminal slip
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
Wow, that is casual.
Casual Friday at my workplace involves not wearing a tie IF you don’t have any client meetings.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Feb 24, 2012 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
That’s a crappy casual Friday. I’m in a polo shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
No, this is a crappy casual Friday.
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Feb 24, 2012 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
That's how I roll on casual Friday, yo!
DEAL WITH IT.
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Feb 24, 2012 6:51 PM PST up reply actions
It gets better
In addition to my CTs, I also wore an Oregon hoodie today. Casual means casual dammit.
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Just call it Rubber back Sticky Tape
Accurate and a great conversation starter
by FromAutzenWithLove on Feb 24, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
I thought rBST was a bad thing?
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah it's a TMZ link but bear with me
Justin Bieber is obviously not a Beaver Believer.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
[Will Auction Off Sig To Highest Bidder]
TMZ is OK, SportzByTMZ is not OK.
I don’t see what all the hubub is about. That rodent looks nothing like Hillary Swank.
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
Here's some more quack
Sorry cheapskates, it’s Insider. But it is a voice of sanity amidst the giant ‘USC in 2012’ maelstrom.
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Some of the changes to NCAA rules mentioned a week or so ago have been made final.
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 12:14 PM PST reply actions
Weird...
Another new rule that goes into effect next season is if a player loses his helmet (other than as the result of a foul by the opponent, such as a facemask), it will be treated like an injury. The player must leave the game and is not allowed to participate for the next play.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Feb 24, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
3rd and 7 from the 20 yard line, Down by 4, with 15 seconds on the clock. Joey Star Quarterback McGillicutty drops back, looks to the back of the end zone, the corner comes in and blindsides him! His helmet pops off as he hits the turn, frantically calling timeout. He picks himself up and heads to the huddle, looking to coach for the final play of the game. The crowd is on their feet, watching to see if he can win the game with his rocket arm. But wait, the referee blows a whistle and breaks up the huddle. Joey is being sent to the sideline, the fans are going crazy! The coach is jumping up and down on his headset as the QB coach sends out the backup quarterback, a true freshman who played punter in high school. He has trouble buckling on his chinstrap and nearly gets a delay of game penalty. The shotgun snap bounces out of his hands, into the arms of a defensive end, who rumbles down field as time expires.
The system works.
That's a giant straw man you have there
I have no problem with refs sending a guy hit so hard his helmet is knocked off to the sideline to be checked out for concussions symptoms. You may not like what it does to the personnel issues, but protecting players should be a priority. Especially at the college level where they don’t have pensions and millions in the back to take care of them if they are seriously injured.
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Cowherd had an interesting thought this morning
(yes, blind chicken, kernel of corn)
He suggested that if anything derailed the popularity of college and NFL football in this country in the next 20 years, it would be the moms of the country deciding that football was too risky for their precious sons to play. Once the moms say “you’re playing soccer if you want to play a team sport”, within a generation you’ll see the quantity and quality of players decrease, and with it the popularity of the game.
Not sure I agree (i mean, really, soccer?), but it’s worth pondering.
I have NO problem with making changes to reduce head injuries. At. All. And this from a guy whose uncle was the last man to play in the NFL without a helmet.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
I have very few problems with the rule changes they've made in the last couple of years
Like only blocking below the waist straight ahead (to prevent serious leg injuries) or stopping play as soon as someone’s helmet comes off. Even this rule seems like a small inconvenience (unless you want to be one of those players that don’t buckle their chin straps very tight).
I even agree with the changes in how they call unnecessary roughness calls in the NFL to prevent head shots on defenseless receivers. And this from a guy who’s a giant Steelers fan.
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unless you want to be one of those players that don’t buckle their chin straps very tight
Here’s what I don’t get: I played one year of football, in eighth grade, and our helmets were on so tight they practically ripped your ears off when you had to remove your helmet at the end of the game. It hurt so bad, you didn’t even remove your helmet on the sidelines when you weren’t playing (I think coach put me in once the entire season so I am an expert on standing on the sidelines). Maybe there should just be a rule that you have wear a helmet that actually fits you (like we were wearing back then) instead of one that is constantly popping off of your head just so that you can remove the helmet over your giant diamond ear studs
You have a point to a degree...
Although large and small helmets are made of the same plastic, making the stiffness similar…but put into a smaller size, used by smaller people makes them a lot more difficult to put on.
I don't mean to impose...
Doubt it here is why
Football has always been known for being dangerous nothing has changed, only that concussions are the latest “safety concern”. I heard a NFL player talk about it a few days ago; He said, “in the 90’s, during high school, everyone was worried that you were going to break your neck, so everyone focused on technique and it stop being an urgent issue, today it is concussions, well now we have all these new procedures, helmets and rules, this too will stop being urgent and we will move onto something else, its part of the game.” I think he nailed it.
by DCDuck on Feb 24, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Cowherd is an idiot.
Really? It’s going to be the mom’s fault? What an ass.
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Hey, my mom wouldn't let me play tackle football.
But only because she knew what a wuss I was at that age, and that I’d likely get killed.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
For what it's worth...
I am almost certainly going to be gently guiding my son towards playing soccer as opposed to football for a lot of the above stated reasons.
If he makes the choice that he would rather focus on football, then that’s that, but I fine with the idea of him playing a sport where he doesn’t get his bell rung nearly so often.
I don't mean to impose...
Technically, it's my parents fault.
I have wuss genes.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
It's obvious
Mom’s never let you do anything dangerous or fun.
/waiting for MCD Mom to kick my ass
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If not, I’m encouraging it now.
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 4:38 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I'm sure he did so of his own accord.
You see the media conveys an image that playing in the freeway is bad. And Matt Pre-teeny would be damned if he was going to agree with the media.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Feb 24, 2012 4:48 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry you had to wait so long,
been out of town. Danger is my middle name and took the kids along for the ride.
By the power of Grayskull, I have the power!
Cowherd is an idiot.
It was my dad that prevented me from playing football.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
Tsk, Tsk. Blame the Spread Offense
"What you are entrusted to do as a coach is to create an environment where your players have a chance to be successful." CHIP KELLY
I was not arguing against the rule, just imagining the worst possible impact from it. In case you forgot, we have a history of the worst possible thing happening at the worst possible time. See Colvin, Cameron for reference material.
In our case...
A Cal player will rip the helmet off of Bennett’s head, in that scenario. Toshgate 2.0
"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 player only has to leave if the helmet comes off when it is not the result of an opponents' penalty.
I really don’t think this rule is going to make that much of a difference.
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
I call, "HAY"!
How often do helmets come off when it’s not the result of an opponents’ penalty? Almost never? The one occurence I can think of off the top of my head from last year was the clean, super-hard hit Boyette laid on the ‘Zona or Sparky player. I believe Owusu kept his hat on during all his concussions. Katz’s helmet didn’t come off after Mathews’s “GOOD MORNING!” in 2010.
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
Kevin Prince's helmet was a little "skewed"
after Dion Jordan introduced himself in the P12CG
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That's an interesting point. How "dislodged" does a helmet have to be? Can it become unsnapped and still cover the ears? What if it stays on but is so severely rotated that the player's nose sticks out the earhole?
Naturally, we’ll be able to turn to the NCAA’s thorough explanation of the rule with multiple examples.
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
What if the entire head is dislodged, but the helmet is still on the head? Can he stay in at that point?
Defending maligned chants since 2009
by Gorbachav5 on Feb 24, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Brian Jackson will help us find that out next year
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Data from the 2011 season indicated that helmets came off of players more than twice per game
I agree, it should have minimal impact.
by INducktrination on Feb 25, 2012 8:08 AM PST up reply actions
Ah damnit
I should have waited till I had my coffee
by INducktrination on Feb 25, 2012 8:09 AM PST up reply actions
Perhaps I misinterpreted the statistic, but I thought both penalty-induced and non-penalty induced de-hatting were included.
My recollection (certainly not a scientific measure) was that it barely happened in the games I saw (not a huge sample size).
Go ahead and run around with your off-season rumors. I'll be at the corner of Wait and 'C'.
by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 26, 2012 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Touchbacks to the 25?
Know what? Just ban kickoffs. Team’s start at the 20. Done. Or better yet? Ban punts too. Let’s get crazy here – half court football. Play starts at the 50 yard line. You go till you score or don’t get a first down, then reset and the other team starts on the 50.
by INducktrination on Feb 24, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
I think we just square off and insult each other from about 10 yards apart.
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
Then I would like to pick first for my team
and I select Bill Musgrave.
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I wave my private parts at your aunties, you second-hand electric donkey bottom-biters!
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I fart in your general direction!
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Feb 24, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries!
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Insult or complement?
Hmmmm….
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Feb 24, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
This is one of the rules I really have a problem with.
Teams that already have a problem getting into the endzone aren’t going make it suddenly because they’re starting 5 yards closer.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think the point is to help teams score. I think the point is to be an additional deterrent to running back a kickoff, which, it seems, has been determined to be a dangerous play.
Fact: More kickoffs will enter the endzone.
Fact: The opportunity cost of taking a kickoff out of the endzone is now 5 yards greater.
Fact: You can’t turn the ball over on a touchback.
More returners will now take the touchback and forget the return. It sucks that it neutralizes a legitimate weapon like DAT.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Or
Teams hoping not to surrender the additional five yards that kicking into the endzone will result in coach up kickers to kick higher and shorter, forcing players to field the ball in a return scenario.
Personally, I think the safer action would have been to move the kickoff to the 35 but leave the touchback distance alone.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Feb 24, 2012 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
You’re probably right, although teams like the Ducks who have good return games will probably see way more kicks into the end zone.
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I agree.
Well resolved conclusion.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Feb 24, 2012 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
HE. SHALL. NOT. BE. NEUTRALIZED!
As we saw in the NFL this year, good returners love to go for it, even if it costs them a few yards.
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Feb 24, 2012 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
If his return average is less than 25 yards, then I’d rather see him take the knee.
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It may be better for the team
But if a player takes a knee, he adds nothing to his stats.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
0-24+ all purpose yards per attempt add up for the player
There is no individual benefit for the player to take a knee.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
The 5 yards is to "incentiveize" the coaches into decreasing KRs.
A big return, even if it’s not taken “to the house”, will still land a player in the highlight real with some all-purpose yards. Unless the coach provides strict rules which must be adhered to in order to qualify for playing time, a player is given the choice of either adding to his stats or taking 5 yards. You think Big Balls Chip is going to take the extra 5 yards? The man has a rendition of the Last Supper tattooed on one of his giant testicles!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
It’s true, but having Big Balls™ doesn’t mean being stupid. It means taking appropriate risks. If your kick return game averages less than 25 yards (and the Ducks, who were number 8 in the nation, only averaged 24.9 last year), and you fumble as much or more than you score TDs, than I don’t think it makes sense.
Who cares about highlight reels? If an Oregon player cares about his highlight reel more than making the smart play, I would hope he gets sat on the bench.
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Slight revision, the Ducks were 11th in the nation in yards per return.
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Most athletes who play college football want to play on the next level. KRs can be big plays. Being on the good side of a big play makes a player stand out.
My point is there is no incentive (other than lessening playing time for not following KR rules) for a player to to take a knee.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
And that incentive should be enough to stop kick returners from making bad decisions, since you can’t get any yards when you’re sitting on the bench.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I agree.
But, rarely, bad decisions work out.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
And bad decisions, at least at Oregon, will land you on the bench.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
As good decisions, rarely, go bad. It balances out.
As much as I hate the rule, I’m anticipating Oregon kick returners taking a lot of touchbacks this year, since 1) that will most likely be the play that nets the most yards and 2) other teams aren’t going to do much kicking short against the Ducks, knowing the weapons they have.
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Looks like skywaker9 posted this back in Jan
but I’d never seen it until today, so I figured some of you might not have either. The part on <a href=“http:// ”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NRxVrVH2JU&feature=share" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NRxVrVH2JU&feature=share" target="new">this video where the Duck mascot is messing with the older ladies cracked me up!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Feb 24, 2012 2:23 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
That is brilliant
I hadn’t seen that. Thanks for linking
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Shoot, I have no idea why the link didn’t actually post. Here, let’s try it again, click here.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Feb 24, 2012 2:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
First NCAA reports out
Doesn’t look that bad, says we exceeded limits on using scouting services, not that we did pay for play.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Here you go
The Oregon athletic department has agreed that its football program did not conform to NCAA regulations relating to recruiting over the last four years, according to documents released Friday by the university.
In a statement of "proposed findings of violations" submitted by the NCAA to the athletic department, the Ducks acknowledged the use of three scouting services in ways that did not conform with NCAA rules, and to exceeding the permissible number of coaches involved in recruiting at any one time.
Further, and potentially most serious, the NCAA and Oregon "agreed that from 2008 through 2011, the scope and nature of the violations … demonstrate that the athletics department failed to adequately monitor the football program’s use of recruiting or scouting services."
As of Friday, Oregon has not received a formal Notice of Allegations from the NCAA, a school spokesman said.
The documents were released following a public records request by The Register-Guard and other news outlets.
The NCAA has been investigating Oregon’s recruiting practices since September, after questions were raised about the Ducks’ dealings with scouting service provider Will Lyles and others. Lyles has said he believed the Ducks paid him $25,000 for "access and influence" with recruits, which would violate NCAA rules.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Hopefully the language that the AD agrees with the NCAA means they were also cooperative
As we’ve seen time and time again, the NCAA doles out the severe punishment for those that don’t cooperate and lie to them.
Who needs normal sleep patterns?
by AcadianTraverse on Feb 24, 2012 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
Wait. "Through 2011??"
Which I take to mean things happened after the Lyles shit came out?
Does that little detail worry anyone?
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
It was released on a day Mosley was working
So tis not that bad…
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by skywaker9 on Feb 24, 2012 3:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Whole page is redacted due to "privacy concerns"
this is most likely the page that cites specific players ie Lache…
obviously something was coming and this could be a lot worse.
failure to monitor is pretty serious language from the NCAA. Nothing regarding a coverup from CK that was alleged by Willie Lyles at least in the section published.
Anyone have a link to the actual publishing?
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by Matt Daddy on Feb 24, 2012 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I can get my own beer.
You sound lazy. 8-p
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
Ya but you can’t come up with your own jokes.
I keed
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 4:44 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I was waiting for the opportunity to zing you back with this
But the opportunity to grease the axle and spin the wheels on Matt Daddy was too good to pass up.
/noimpulseCONTROL
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:49 PM PST up reply actions
I love you in a way that only a man can love a monkey.
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
According to Koko, a monkey communicates a desire to go camping by crapping in its hand and throwing it.
True story.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 7:18 PM PST up reply actions
Not necessarily.
It could be at anyone you want to go camping with.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 9:22 PM PST up reply actions
Interesting
They say Oregon exceeded the permissible number of coaches in recruiting by one and then some redacted info. I wonder if they are calling Lyles a coach for Oregon instead of a booster?
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Objection
Speculation.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
Also
Putz!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
Originally tweeted by Scrot
Source: Proposed violation re: Oregon “exceeded the permissible limit of coaches” recruiting is related to UO employee, not Will Lyles.
Retweeted by Rob Moseley
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
So Lyles wasn't a coach?
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Someone on twitter asked if that section related to Lyles
There’s nothing in the document that says he is or is not a booster.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, Was there more than one 'Lyle?' Is this a plural?
"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
Here's what I take from this
In order to “qualify” for this violation, the extra coach has to be a UO employee.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
Complete speculation
but maybe Rad met with recruits?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
Or the UO employee (Josh Somthing-something I think)
that helped Lyles with Lache’s LOI
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Bingo.
That sounds more likely.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
Josh Gibson
Oregon’s Assistant Director of Football Operations
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
Hmmm.
When did the rule stating only one recruiting service for a single area go into effect?
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
A member school is only able to purchase one scouting service for a single geographical area in a single year.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
There is so much redacted, it's impossible to tell if it is
severely damaging or slap on the wrist. The “failure to adequately monitor” means we’re getting some punishment, just not sure at what level.
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All I can take from this for certain is that all of a sudden, oral is bad.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
Even "bad" oral is still good.
Michael Jackson: A million dollars. You feel me? Holla!
by Babablockhead on Feb 24, 2012 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Not according to the NCAA. They're positively anal about it.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
by benzduck on Feb 24, 2012 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It sounds like they are not accusing Lyles of being a backdoor coach. That’s good, it’s a lot safer for all parties involved to take care of business face to face.
We have an oral anal backdoor coach?
Speed Endurance Talent is how Track Town USA plays football. Win The Day
Here we go again, I think that's another NCAA violation.
I'm not here to cause no trouble, I'm just here to do the… well, I don't really know what I'm here to do.
by Bill Musgrave on Feb 24, 2012 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
Our new NCAA approved mascot will be the Centipede.
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by omb on Feb 25, 2012 12:43 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
It is completely awesome
I can’t decide if it’s my favorite Chip gif ever, or if the Chip as Pitbull gif wins.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
You never met
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
That's supposed to say
“[REDACTED]”
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
Watching the NBA celebrity game
It’s funny seeing how tiny celebrities are, especially side by side former NBA players. It makes it look like a bunch of parents are playing a game against a bunch of kids.
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What bugs me about [redacted]
All we know is what wasn’t redacted. Do we know for sure there isn’t one of those damned LOIC allegations in there? Because those suck.
Failure to Adequately Monitor is substantially less NCAA-bad than Lack of Institutional Control.
I've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to my life.
LOIC would be about the AD, so that wouldn't be redacted
not an individual player. What could be damning is pay-for-play, or impermissible benefits that show Oregon was specifically trying to break NCAA rules.
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Btw question has been asked (on Twitter mind you)
Does this whole thing have ANYTHING to do with the UO President leaving? I talked to someone who would know and they said ZERO to do with it…
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Why would this have anything to do with The Hat leaving?
That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
no
that has to do with the incompetent board of higher education getting mad because Lariviere wanted to go a different route for UO funding than what the directional schools wanted.
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4-2 final over #17 Vanderbilt
5 straight wins now.
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by Matt Daddy on Feb 24, 2012 5:00 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Sweet!
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Feb 24, 2012 7:11 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
So I got to see the real document.
All I can say about it is [redacted].
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
My Spidey senses are telling me
The non-redacted parts are what they agree on.
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 24, 2012 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
Baseball Ducks win again!
I didn’t see this posted yet, so forgive me if I’m repeating information. Link
The Oregon baseball team beat #16 Vanderbilt for the second game in a row, 7 – 2. It sounds like these two wins have been more about taking advantage of mistakes than great hitting, but hey, on the road against a ranked opponent, that’s fine with me. The Ducks showed patience at the plate in this one, taking 7 walks. Jake Reed wasn’t stellar, but he got the job done, limiting the Commodores to 2 runs in 6 innings despite walking three batters and hitting another three.
The Ducks go for the sweep today, game starts at 10:00 AM.
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The view from the Autzen Duck Store has REALLY changed.
The construction people are really making tracks. The big crane is working constantly. New pilings and foundations and men swarming like an anthill. Things are going up. Someone with a camera could take a shot there every day and post it with pretty good acceptance I’d bet.
"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
Breaking News!
LMJ is fast. Two 4.37s, fastest of a RB group that includes Chris Rainey. Booyah.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
Slurpee strikes out Vandy clean-up hitter, bottom 9t, tying run on third for 7-6 Duck win!!!! Sweep the 'Dores, now 7&1
"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
Wha.....?
"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
That's bullshit!
First he has to run drills in black and orange Under Armor. Now you’re telling me the headphones and laptop (?) are purple and gold?
ERRONEOUS! ERRONEOUS!
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by DuckUntilDeath on Feb 27, 2012 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
So at the end of the day,
LaMike is counted as a “top performer” in four of six drills, as scored by NFL.com – 40, broad jump, 3 cone, 20 yd shuttle. Not too shabby.
Cue media continuing to ignore LMJ, and boosting guys like Polk , who for the record was a “top performer” in no drills. Not one.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
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