Big game tonight to kick off the Pac-10 Tourney, so let's not mess around. Here's your Morning Quack Fix:
- Oregon will take on Washington State tonight in the Pac-10 Tournament's opening-round nightcap at 8:30 p.m. PST. The Oregonian's John Hunt thinks the Ducks need to push the pace to get the nation's No. 1 scoring defense away from its style. Nuss over at Coug Center agrees, and also answers a few of our own Five Burning Questions In other Pac-10 Tourney related news, Hunt has a breakdown of the individual Pac-10 Tourney records held by Oregon players.
- Ted Miller continues his spring position reviews for the Pac-10, taking a closer look at the conference's defensive ends. He lists Oregon in "Good shape," despite the loss of Nick Reed. And on the other side of the ball, our own as part of his positional spring preview series. Check out his analyses of Oregon's quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers/tight ends as well.
- And, because it's time to start getting amped up for tonight's grudge match with Wazzu, here's a little morning zen:
Okay, so what if it's the wrong Cougar? It's still a Cougar, and it's time our Ducks got themselves a little tonight.
GO DUCKS!