Quack Fix: NCAA Basketball Rule Changes, Pink is the new Green, and the Pac-12 Networks

Highlights (from Oregon's official practice reports)

• Some nice personal stories from the players are included about those in their lives that have been touched by cancer and why wearing pink is meaningful to them.
• The pink helmets were tested during the bye week back in September.
• Pink cleats were also broke in.
• Walk-through day so not a lot to report overall.

Links

• Men's Basketball has some holes to fill up front.
• They'll also have to deal with some NCAA rule changes this year.
• Football is changing up some of their routine to make sure they keep their edge.
• Not everyone is happy about the pink helmets.
• Marcus Mariota hasn't thrown an interception yet.
• Mariota also won the prestigious Arby's League of Bisket Smokin' Hot Player of the Week. And you thought we had too many bowl games. Maybe we have too many "awards".
• Fun Q&A with football equipment manager Kenny Farr.
• John Canzano reminds us to be nice to the Pac-12 officials because they have feelings too.
• Friend of the Blog, Ken Goe, gives us an analysis of the Pac-12 Network and revenues (or in some cases, the lack thereof)
• Prediction Machine does what prediction machine can do.
• Former Oregon TE Colt Lyerla signs with an agent.
• Here are some details on an alleged assault on three men by Colt in 2012.
• Some enterprising students on campus might be getting a bit ahead of themselves.
• Infographic that contains the height and weight of all active NFL players by position.

Blurb of the Day

Hall of Famer, Ronnie Lott, has some advice for Condoleezza Rice.

.@CondoleezzaRice Make sure you teach those Stanford Cardinal DBs to wrap up.

— Ronnie Lott (@RonnieLottHOF) October 17, 2013

Friday Video of the Week

From one of my favorite YouTube channels, I give you the history of wooing women. As a side note, things go a bit sideways in 1994.

History of Wooing Women (via collectivecadenza)