Football thoughts

[Michael7979]

We did this last year so let's do it again. I want to hear your thoughts and a prediction for both the Ducks and the Beavers. And if you follow another local team give us those thoughts too.

I'll start it off....

First my team the DUCKS...I think they will be right there battling for the 2nd place spot in the Pac-10. I think they can beat USC but California scares me alittle, with both games down there it will make for a very tough schedule this year. But if they can win one of those two games that should give them the edge into 2nd place. Positives are the entire Offense returns and the big negative is we get a new looking Defensive front seven. I see them going 9-3 with a chance at 10-2, OFF TO THE HOLIDAY BOWL AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(clap) (rock2) (clap) (rock2) (clap)


The Beavers.....they will be better then last year and I think that having Joe Newton back will make Matt Moore a better QB. A few tough games and a few not so tough games so the schedule I don't think is a killer, but all are tough. Positives are the offense getting most of the same players back that wil help all around. Negatives they replace alot of defensive people so they may struggle a little early on as they gel. I see them winning 7 games with 5 losses. Maybe even winning 8, coming in in the 4th - 6th spot in the Pac-10. The difference being do they beat Arizonia and UCLA.

My Pac-10 final standings

1 - California 10-2
2 - Oregon 9-3
3 - USC 9-3
4 - Arizonia (gut feeling here, I know its a strech) 8-4
5 - OSU (I think they beat UCLA for tie breaker) 7-5
6 - UCLA 7-5
7 - ASU ( just don't believe the hype here) 6-6
8 - Stanford 4-8
9 - Washington 3-9
10 - WSU 2-10

[UPSCALES]

Cowboys in the superbowl:D
Ducks second in pac 10, screwed out of another BCS game
Beavers, dead on the highway(laugh)
Seahawks, all hype, miss playoffs

[reefgeek84]

Beavers, dead on the highway(laugh)

That is funny!(laugh) (laugh)

[Michael7979]

Cowboys in the superbowl:D
Ducks second in pac 10, screwed out of another BCS game
Beavers, dead on the highway(laugh)
Seahawks, all hype, miss playoffs


Travis thanks for telling us how you TRUELY FEEL!!!!! (laugh) (laugh) (laugh)

[impur]

Cal is WAY overrated IMO. They have great RBs but their QBs are terrible. Ayoob only made like 40% of his passes last year. Longshore is unproven at best. Teams are gonna just load up in the box and stop the run like last year. Look what the Ducks did to them, Ayoob was 10-24 with 3 or 4 picks.

Oregon 11-1
USC 11-1
ASU 9-3
Cal 8-4
UCLA 8-4
OSU 6-6
Zona 6-6
Trees 5-7
WSU 4-8
Fuskies 2-10

Ohio state ends up #1, Ducks rated #2, USC #3, ND #4 at 9-3. Ducks get screwed out of BCS championship again.

Heck, ND could end up 8-4 this year easily and would still be in the top 5.

[R-3]

Yeah Ill agree with you on Cal being overrated. Ayoob is a joke! Yeah everyone will stack the box and stop Lynch like we did last year 14 carries for 58 yards, OUCH Mr. Heisman. Then that will make him throw a couple picks and have a 33% completion ratio even against our secondary which was freshman besides Sabby last year. I cant believe that guys even has a shot there. He will be replaced by mid-season.

Come on Miles the Ducks 11-1? You gotta be kidding me. Be a little realistic bud. I know its cool to hype your team but WOW :). With a depleted front 7 and a always chancy secondary Im thinking 8-4 at best. Even though Oklahoma is at home they have A.P. If hes healthy he will be trouble. Even though Bomars out stealing money from car lots they have two young QBs that are still good. Remember you play Fresno, USC, Cal, ASU (which is a screwy one because of the QB situation) and obviuosly THE BEAVS !! away this year.

As for the Beavs, who knows. For once in 3 years our start of our scheadule is not against National Championship contenders and teams that were undefeated the year before. Its honestly a toss up. OSU and Arizona are the two teams in the Pac-10 this year that could go either way. In the dumps or close to the top. We open with EWU, BSU, Idaho, Cal, WSU, Wash, and Arizona. Which frankly are all winable games. No one can deny that. So we will see how Moore bounces back from a horrible second half. The O-Line for once in a long time is intact with All American Jeremy Perry holding the left side down. Y.Bernard will have a killer year if Riley feeds him the ball enough. Somehting that was a problem in some games last year. We get BIG JOE NEWTON back which will be a big security blanket for Moore. We do lose All American Fred B. Award winner Mike Hass who will be tough to replace. We have a couple guys stepping up but none like Hass. He is one of a kind. Hopefully someone steps up. Our D isnt depleted as people think losing two LBs and two DL. We still have both our ends Lemma and Orsow and have a good rotation at DT including our man Coker. It think that is the key anymore is to keep fresh legs in the d-line instead of playing #1's all the time. Nfl teams are starting to realize that. Our secondary is much improved. Sabby will have a breakout year definately and be a first day pick in '07. Remember OSU is "Linebacker U" there will be no problems there. I know Bray and Ellision were studs but the new guy Larouque is a stud. Also Darlin and lightning fast Dogget wil keep the tradition goin.

Even though I see the possibility of the Beavs starting off 6-0 and I see them failing somehow. Maybe its too good to be true. I really see the Beavs going 8-4 and finishing 4th in the Pac-10. We will see. No ones an expert. GO BEAVS

[impur]

I really think the Ducks have a realistic chance of going 11-1, the loss at USC. If we get thru the first 4 games 4-0 watch out. The D line is banged up, but only 2 guys are out, Harris for the season and Felipe for 2-3 weeks and thats it. Wait, Micah Howeth who hasn't practiced is still questionable because of academics. Remember we have Dexter Manley Jr, and this Jeremy Gibbs guy we snatched away from Oklahoma is a real beast. Our secondary is inexperienced, but man do we have speed. Those corners will be able to keep up with the fastest WRs in the country. Patrick Chung and J.D. Nelson are both All Pac-10 caliber players.

Oklahoma is gonna be a great game. Remember their QB was benched first game last year after giving the game to TCU. TCU!!!! He's played WR for a season and a half. AP will get his yards, but they are gonna give him the ball 40+ times a game, there is no way he will be at full strength toward the end of games.

Our offense is going to be unbelievable. We could easily average 40+ points a game. J. Stew is 5-11 240lbs and runs a 4.3 40!! To give you an idea of how hard this guy is to tackle, check this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2yKRVAHItU

And we have 2 Pac-10 sprinters for WRs. There won't be a corner in the country that can keep up with Kent or Derrick Jones.


I think the beavs are a wildcard. They could have a good year, maybe 4th in the Pac10. No proven WRs, a new secondary and Dline. Thats kinda scary. But the Oline and RBs are solid, so it TE. If Moore can throw more TDs than INTs they might be in for a good season and bowl berth.


Anyway, i could be way off your right. Time will tell!!

GO DUCKS!!!!!!!!!

[R-3]

Well the Beavs got a win last night 56-17. Should have pulled a "East Coast Game" and left all the starters in the whole game it would have been 80-0 :). Team looked prety good. Didnt get to see much of the first team. I was impressed how Riley put in 2nd stringers in the start of the second quarter.WE got to see the future in Canfield and he looked awesome besides one pass. The D was ferociuos. The front 4 looked great. Stopped the run and put a lot of pressure on the QB. Linebackers did good in the run but didnt have much opportunity in the pass game. Secondary same thing. Who really impressed me though was the o-line. Any of the 3 Qbs we played had plenty of time to throw, PLENTY. They also opened some huge holes. Which is nice. I mean I dont know what type of threat EWU is in the pass rushing game but the O-Line looked solid. I liked seeing almost every guy on the sidelines (even some freshman) play last night. On to BSU. GO BEAVS!!! Later Ryan

[impur]

Yah the game went as it should. That team had freshman QBs and definately looked like a 1AA team. But the beavs had a solid running game, and the defense played fine. Canfield looks to be a good QB. Boise St is up next, they played real well in their first game. Thats when we'll see how good the beavs will be this year.

Did you see ASU struggle with N. Arizona? I wonder how good they are gonna be.

[R-3]

Yeah one thing you gotta remember though is that BSU left the starters in till halfway through the 4th and took timeouts at the end to get the last touchdown. That is just classless. I hate that. Actually Peerboom is a JR, and Nichols is the frosh. No biggie :). Also Sac State is suppose to be a crappier program than EWU!! Yeah the true test is next week in Boise. If we can get by them then we have two weeks to prepare for Idaho, LOL :). We can get off to a good start with a win against BSU. SO GO BEAVS!!! Later Ryan

[Lowman]

Sounds like they're opening with a tough schedule

[R-3]

Just taking after the ducks. Sorry we couldnt get Houston and Montana. Nice one Bob. Take a look at our scheadule three years prior. Later Ryan

[impur]

Look at our schedule this year!! Didn't the beavs play EWU last year too? And idaho? Besides, every single major college team, every single one of them, schedule patsies so theres really no argument there. Look at Texas, V Tech, Ohio state, and W. Virginia schedules.

Anyway, i didn't know that BSU kept the starters in that long. Might not be as good as the score looks. But you also have to consider that teams in those types of conferences have to do that. They rely on making the score look hugely in their favor cuz nobody ever pays attention to them. Thats the only way they can get voters to notice em.

[Mr S]

I think OSU's defensive backfield will be what makes or breaks us. I was rather miffed that all Gunderson got to do was kill time with hand offs. He did not get to throw the ball. Both O line and D line were quite impressive. The defensive back really was not put to the test. Always an OSU Achilles heel. It will be interesting to see who rises. I think this year will be more exciting because there are no overwhelming standout teams.

[impur]

I think this year will be more exciting because there are no overwhelming standout teams.

Definately!! (rock2)

[R-3]

Yeah I gotta third the "No outstanding team in the PAC-10 this year." Well Fresno didnt look like much tonight against Nevada. Maybe that game you guys have against them will be a little interesting. They kinda had the game won the whole time but they just let Nevada kinda hang. Both Rb's on both teams looked pretty impressive though. We will see how the Ucks do against Stanford tomorrow :) . Later Ryan

[impur]

Well the Furd didn't do much against the duck D. Very suprising but 48-10, they shoulda had 50!. Got burned with some PI penalties though. Still managed to bend and not break! Offense was great. But J.Stew got hurt, thats big time terrible. He was like 22 rushes for 168 yards i think. Plus a 55 yard kickoff return. 4th largest crowd in Autzen history at 58,678 or something.

I read in the paper that Autzen averaged the highest capacity stadium last year, 108.4% of capacity. 2nd was Nebraska at 104.8%. Today was the 43 consecutive sellout. Such a great football stadium!

[R-3]

Yeah it was loud when I was listening to it on the radio. Good job guys. Im starting to wonder about the rest of the Pac-10. What exactly happened to Stew? That is not good. I have a feeling Bernard and Stewart are gonna be a huge part of both offenses. Later Ryan

[drock59]

Cowboys in the superbowl
Ducks second in pac 10, screwed out of another BCS game
Beavers, dead on the highway
Seahawks, all hype, miss playoffs

im never shopping at Upscales again....just kidding. I have feeling that if i boycotted all the duck loving LFS's, I would be pretty thin on livestock.

If the ducks beat SC and Cal, monkey fly backword at midnight, cuz your DREAMING.

THe ducks have a good offense but are missing their defensive front seven. Gotta stop the run to win ballgame ladies and gents. We will see how they do in the rest of the preseason. If they give up running yardage, its all over.

Beavers, they loooked ok against that high school team. The offense line looked like they werer playing well. 1977 was the last time they had the same O line in consecutive years...Mr. Moore is happy about this. As stated before Joe Newton is a monster; if he stays healthy it opens up the offense a lot more.

Did anybody notice the I formation? That will be interesting this year.

Also, someone said OSU's recievers are inexperienced. how so? Wheat-brown and stroughter both got decent PT in previous years. Powers has been around for four years with a bit of PT here and there.

This year is going to be exciting... I dont think anybody will be able to pick how things are going to go down. Im going to guess the ducks end up 8-4 or 9-3....Beavers 7-5 maybe.

Someone get Miles his "special" pill, he is getting way too excited. :)

[Michael7979]

Well I was camping all weekend and didn't get to hear any of the 2 games (zero reception at Suttle Lake for farther knowledge). Sounds like both teams did what they were suppose to do. Didn't know J. Stewart got hurt............OUCH!!!! Sounds like the Beavs did a good job.

How about Cal getting run over by Tenn. thought it would have been closer, but with the same result.

One week down and several to go................guess we'll see how it all turns out.

[R-3]

Did anyone watch the Louisville game? Why when Louisville was up by 30 do they still have Bush in. Then he breaks his leg and is out for the season. They did the same thing last year by leaving Brohm in when they were ahead by 40+. Teams do it all the time. Goes to show it isnt worth leaving your starters in just to rack up points. Later Ryan

[impur]

Ugh that OSU-BSU game was tough to watch. I thought the beavs were gonna just roll em over in the first quarter there. Moore gets happy feet after a couple sacks, looks like Canfields time is approaching quickly. That Johnson RB for BSU is a monster!

Hope the Ducks fair better tomorrow night.

[R-3]

Yeah it was rough. Dont you guys play BSU in like two years? Wait till Johson is a Senior, OUCH! Yeah Beavs played like ****. The weird thing is that this is the 3rd year in a row that either team was up 14-0 and lost. Kinda weird. Oh well. I hope the rest of the season isnt this way. Later Ryan

[Michael7979]

If the Beavers don't fix their D, ever team they play will run the ball on them. Ever team is going to test them against the run and from what I saw last night.........the Beavers can't stop anyone for more than a series.

42-14 after leading 14-0 early. Real painful. Canfeild (who looked real good, didn't see everything cause I was flippin' back and forth with the NFL game)will be starting in 3 weeks if Moore doesn't pull out of the funk he is in................acts like he is scared to death back ther.

[impur]

Yeah it was rough. Dont you guys play BSU in like two years? Wait till Johson is a Senior, OUCH! Yeah Beavs played like ****. The weird thing is that this is the 3rd year in a row that either team was up 14-0 and lost. Kinda weird. Oh well. I hope the rest of the season isnt this way. Later Ryan

Yah thats eerie, 3 years in a row 14-0. Then boom the other team turns it on.

Boise is our first game in 08, they come to Autzen.

I think Riley will turn em in the right direction. Idaho then a bye so they have a lot of time to work.

[drock59]

D looked like poo poo. Linebackers didnt show up in the spots they were supposed to...i could only bare to watch the first half.

[coker98]

yeah it was a disheartening game. we as a defense failed and they ran for 320 yards. we just didnt show up. we are going to get our sh!t together though and bounce back. i apologize to all the fans and feel like i am to blame for all the run yards.:(

[drock59]

oh Curtis, the turd doesnt fall all in your pocket. Your backers forgot where they were supposed to show up SOOOOO many times. Good luck on the next one buddy.

[coker98]

if a person looks at me in uniform and they were to take one guess at what im good at im sure that they would label me RUNSTOPPER!! they ran for 320 yards, its my fault.

[Michael7979]

Easy Curtis.........remember its a game and there will be another in a few days and a chace to show people that you had a bad game..............don't be so hard on yourself, man.

[impur]

Well Ducks played fair. Thats a hostile place to play, not many teams make that trip. Gutsy call by Belotti on the fake field goal!!! Bad news now is Jackie Bates is done for the season. But we get Filipe back to strengthen the Dline, we need that. AP is gonna be tough. We can't defend the run like we did against FSU, although FSU has one of the better Olines in the country.

Man, J.D. Nelson is laying some licks on ppl. I didn't think that QB would get up, he looked knocked out for a few. JD is a monster!

[Michael7979]

Ducks played fair but they will need a better game all around if they are going to stop AP and Oklahoma. Wish I was going but I hope that the crowd is at a fever pitch for the entire game!!!


GO DUCKS!!! BEAT OKLAHOMA DOWN!!!!!

[Michael7979]

Almost forgot ...the news about Jackie Bates sucks!!!

[drock59]

Thats a hostile place to play

Understatement of the week nomination. Worste place ive ever played. Their fans made me sick. Ducks were pretty lucky and overall need to improve, although as stated, FSU does have a pretty good O line and running back.

[Michael7979]

Well it looks like an exciting game happened down in Eugene!!! Still haven't watched the tape yet........but it must have been a doosee 'cuz Miles still hasn't posted since the game(hehe), You OK brother? Sounds like the Ducks got a favorable call on the onsides kick but good/great teams take advantage of those things and move on. I'm sure the writers back east will say things like "the Ducks got lucky......" or "Oklahoma isn't as good as we thought...." or "Oklahoma got screwed....." but I say BS! There are bad calls all the time it just so happened to be against a BCS school who was playing a Pac-10 school.

If Oklahoma could have scored a TD off of that last turn over the game never COULD have ended that way. So I give credit to the DUCKS Defense for winning that game and giving Dixon a chance to play the hero even though he had 4 turnovers.


GOOOOOO DUUCCKKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[drock59]

Okalahoma still should of won the game, but the ducks showed them whos boss on the field goal attempt. It was a great effort all around by the ducks. THey have impressed me.

One note....the ol' defense looked shaky at times against the run, but definately better than they had in previous games. If they continue to improve they will be fun to watch.

[Michael7979]

Watched the game and YES Oregon got a HUGE break on the on-side kick call. But they still made the plays when it counted.

Oklahomas Pres. is asking the NCAA to have the game eliminated from the record because of the huge errors in justice!!

The game was not officated well thats true but if Oklahoma deserved to win they would have played better and slammed the door when they had the chance.

[drock59]

ya, Oklahoma totally should have made the feild goal at the end. Blocked field goals are totally rediculous and usually:
1. Kicker fault for not getting enough elavation on the ball
2. Lack of effort by the offensive line along with major effort by the defensive line. Usually nobody cares about field goals and tries to catch their breath.

In my opinion both were factors. The Ducks played very well and came through when they needed to.

[mister crabs]

pres of oklahoma has a better shot of getting AP 6 years of eligibility than getting a game tossed out of record.....lol

[SeanF]

Watched the game and YES Oregon got a HUGE break on the on-side kick call. But they still made the plays when it counted.

Oklahomas Pres. is asking the NCAA to have the game eliminated from the record because of the huge errors in justice!!

The game was not officated well thats true but if Oklahoma deserved to win they would have played better and slammed the door when they had the chance.
I just can't figure out why they started the replay if they can't see obvious calls like that. Oklahoma recovered the onside kick even after the Oregon player touched it and they still called the possesion for Oregon. All I have to say is Nike has some deep pockets. Sure Oklahoma should have put the ball in the end zone on one of those two opportunities but Oklahoma had Oregons number almost the whole game.

When we talk about whining we have to remember last years bowl game where Oregon was outraged that they didn't get a better bowl game and they couldn't even win the one that they were put in. Sure Oregon made a couple of plays at the end of the game but the officials won the game for them. All in all Oregon was out played. Oklahoma made one mistake all game and that was the blocked field goal that never should have been needed in the first place.

[Michael7979]

Replay official now getting death threats......

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5979336

[mister crabs]

yep...and according to espn the replay system used in college only shows the actual television camera angle and only in REAL TIME.....no frame byframe like NFL.

[impur]

If you think Nike has deep pockets, how deep do you think all those oil tycoons pockets go? They must be never ending!

501 total yard to 387 is hardly getting outplayed. The Ducks just had more mistakes. The Sooners had what 12 to 14 total tries inside the Oregon 5 yard line!!! Punch one of those in and this is all moot. Ducks played hard all game, i salute them they played their hearts out and never gave up. Even after the call, which went in the Ducks favor for once!! Oklahoma had plenty of chances to put it away. How about spying on Dixon, just tackling him would have done the game in. Or how about covering a wide open Paysinger? They couldn't do either, they lost.

And if we are REALLY gonna talk about calls, besides the obvious 2 at the end of the game, how about the PI in the endzone that wasn't called? 59,269 ppl saw that blatant foul, but it was not called. Or how about when AD went out of bounds at the Oregon 5 and they gave it to him at the 2 setting up 4th and a half yard? Or how about when they gave the Sooners a total of 30 yards on the Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalty instead 15?

The game was close just like everyone thought. And a great game at that. Refs don't decide games.

[impur]

Replay official now getting death threats......

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5979336

Bah poor sport OU fans. Its a game, not life. Thats just terrible. The replay booth gets to see the play once, ONCE!!!! And they don't get to freeze it either!!! Jeez. Anything less than a W for Oklahoma and i figured this sort of thing would happen.

[impur]

Check this out.

http://www.jcdenton40.com/UABScrewed.wmv

[mister crabs]

programs with history such as USC, Okalhoma, ND, FSU, etc. get the benefit of the doubt alot in college football. and when they dont or a blown call goes against them its so shocking that the whole sports world is in an uproar!

[SeanF]

The bad part for the Pac 10 is that they didn't get respect before this and now the big schools are not going to want to come to play. Nobody outside of this state is going to give Oregon any credit for the win. If Oregon does somehow make it to a good bowl game this year this will be talked about over and over again. It is really a lose lose for both teams because those referees were terrible. I didn't get to see the beginning of the game just have been able to catch the end replayed over and over again so I don't know about all the terrible calls but I have never seen worse calls than the end of that game and it personally calls into doubt the whole replay system. If you can't see obvious errors on the part of the on field guys on the replay then what is the point of looking at the tape at all. I guess that is the part that really irritates me is that if you are not going to put in place a system that works why have it at all.

[impur]

Yah it is really terrible for both teams. Although if the Ducks beat USC and are 12-0 and say for instance OSU is 12-0 with no other undefeated teams, i doubt this one snafu would keep them out of the NC. Thats a big if though! If they end up 11-1, 10-2 and are tied with some traditional powers, then it hurts them. But if that case came up and it was between ND and Oregon or Auburn and Oregon to go to the BCS, the other team would get picked hands down. The Ducks could have won 48-0 and that would still be the case. But i'm just dreaming here! (nutty)

As long as the PacX changes its policy to let other conf ref crews in, i don't think other teams will stop coming out west. Ducks have Purdue here in 09, a home and home with Tenn and Georgia soon thereafter.

[mister crabs]

PAC 10 wont change the policy....most conferences use thier own refs for nonconference games.....and unless oklahoma wins all the rest of its games then this is a moot point. they still gotta go to texas and play and if thier defense gives up that kinda yardage again they WILL lose 48-0

[impur]

Man o man the Ducks are on a roll. 574 yard of offense. Wow.

I really cannot believe Vegas had ASU favored. That was the easiest money i've made betting on a game.

You watch the game Mike??

[drock59]

double post

[drock59]

Go Beavers! (rock2)

[Michael7979]

No I didn't get to watch the game had to listen to it on the radio while at work. (which sucks!!) Ducks (sounded) like they had the game in control all game long. Never had a doubt as to who would win.......only concern is that they might look forward to CAL and the game would be close. I still believe that the winner of next weeks (Ore. v. Cal.) will be the winner of the Pac-10.

As for the Beavers they can't get a break can they...........crush high school teams and get crushed by Pac-10 foes or equals.

[impur]

Ugh terrible game by the Ducks. Got run over. I still think they should come out first play and down it. Every game the first play has been a negative play, either a penalty or turnover. Cal is better than i thought, they sure are better than the Ducks. Look out USC.

Beavs, well, still struggling. Looks like they got their defense on the rebound though. Now the offense needs some help. CANFIELD!!!!

[drock59]

Cal is really really good. They are going to have a good run. Oregon looked bad but in perspective, they are still a very decent team. They will make it to a nice bowl game, something I cannot say for the Beavers. Ive never been on the get rid of Moore bandwagon.......but ALL ABOARD! I cant stand this guy a second longer. ANYBODY would be better.

[Michael7979]

Awful time for the Ducks to have such a bad game. Time to regroup!! Need to get back on a roll. I think they bounce back against UCLA. Cal is definately the team to beat in the Pac-10.

For the Beavers.......well.........Canfeild should be in there and the D played much better. Riley I believe has lost the prison to the inmates! And what is this BULL.... with the crowd booing the home team? Riley shouls step up and tell the crowd that they were wrong and those "fans" should leave if they really feel that way about "their" team!! TOTAL IDIOTS!!!!


On to next week for both teams! Good Luck!!

[mister crabs]

still the media talks up usc.....funny thing is i think cal WILL beat SC and i think the ducks have a legitimate shot at it if they dont give the game away like they did at cal with the turnovers.

[impur]

Yah USC is a media darling, sort of like ND. They just need to go the next step and get a TV contract that guarantees them to be in a BCS bowl year in and year out as long as they are a top 12 team regardless of wins/losses. At least USC isn't as overrated.

That Cal/USC game is gonna be good, as will be the UO/USC game. I'm looking forward to both.

[mister crabs]

the sad part is with the history and prestige surrounding ND youwould think that EVERY top blue chip prospect out of high school would want to go there!! Plus you get the powder puff games agains army and the likes! I guess the biggest drawback is you gotta be smart to go there......LOL

[impur]

Don't forget to mention the church.

[mister crabs]

i dont think the fact that Nd is a catholic school has as much importance as it used to

[mister crabs]

well i didnt get to see the whole game but it looks like the ducks bounced back well against UCLA which is good considering UCLA seems to have had the ducks number the last few times they met.

And it looked as if oregon state put together a very nice effort on the road no less. Great job both Beavers and ducks!

[mister crabs]

But it looks as if adrian petersen broke his collar bone and is out for the season....So, if the sooners lose a game from here on out the fans and pres of OK may be calling for the arrest or expulsion of every tackler involved on that play where AP was hurt!

(STATEMENT MADE IN TOTAL SARCASM!!----PLEASE DONT FLAME ME!! LOL)

[R-3]

AP did it himself by diving into the endzone when they were up by 30+ points!! Its a good idea to have your star player in at that point (sarcasm) GO BEAVS!! Man if you take the two interceptions the Beavs threw on there side of the field that led to Washingtons only two TDS it was a good game. I know there were a lot of penalties but I think these Beaver teams thrive on penalties. Seems they play better. Ducks dominated most of there game too. UCLA had a chance but but Ducks held on. USC is looking weak. I know they are undefeated but they are gonna drop at least one this year. Im not sure when but maybe Oct 28th? :) GO BEAVS!!!!Later Ryan

[impur]

Yah good games by both schools. The one weekend i can root for the Beavs and the pulled it thru, GOOD JOB BEAVS!! HUCK THE FUSKIES!!! LOL

Ducks had control of that whole game, Minus the 2 turnovers that gave fUCLA their only 2 TDs there in the 4th. For having the #2 defense in the country, they couldn't do a darn thing against Oregon's offense. 256yards rushing, pretty good day. I was holding my breath when Dixon went down, twice!! He's ok though! :D

[Michael7979]

Yah good games by both schools. The one weekend i can root for the Beavs and the pulled it thru, GOOD JOB BEAVS!! HUCK THE FUSKIES!!! LOL

Ducks had control of that whole game, Minus the 2 turnovers that gave fUCLA their only 2 TDs there in the 4th. For having the #2 defense in the country, they couldn't do a darn thing against Oregon's offense. 256yards rushing, pretty good day. I was holding my breath when Dixon went down, twice!! He's ok though! :D


Glad the Beavs won. And I too was holding my breath when Dixon went down. This year Brady can't do a thing right. Kinda feel sorry for him.

Looks like CAL is the team to beat! Can USC knock them off?...and then Oregon knock off USC! Lets see thats my hope.

[Michael7979]

Well, well, well the Beavers shook up the world!!!!! Good Job!!! Watched the end and thought USC was going to find a way to get it into overtime. But the Beavs held.

The Ducks plowed thru Portland State like they should have...........So it looks like the Ducks and Beavers might be on a collision course come Nov.25th. Game should really have some sort of bowl game implacations as well.

So I guess we will have to wait and see......................just 4 more Saturdays until the Cival War!!!!

[impur]

Yah Beavs shookup the college football world, way to go. Makes things very interesting now in the PacX.

Ducks did what they were supposed to do for once. And had 0 turnovers yeah!!!! Did you see the play when the PSU guy tackled JStew out of bounds, drove him thru the players on the sideline, into the bench, over the bench and into the wall? AND NO PENALTY WAS CALLED!!!??? WTF! Now he has ANOTHER injury.


This was funny, I was on the espn boards and some guy was saying since OSU beat USC, Cal beat OSU, and Tenn beat Cal that the SEC is the stronger conf and they 0wn the PacX blah blah blah. Then a Cal fan chimmed in and said well with that reasoning, OSU beat USC, USC beat Arkansas, Arkansas beat Auburn, Auburn beat Florida & LSU, Florida beat Tenn & Georgia, CONGRATS OSU YOU WIN THE SEC!!!! (laugh)

[impur]

Big weekend for Oregon football recruiting. #1 DE in all the land is visiting this weekend, Everson Griffen. If you haven't heard of him get ready to. Hes a beast. We need some more Dlinemen, Belotti should stock about 15 at the rate they've been falling this year. Also have the #23 DT and #32 RB in the country coming.

GO DUCKS!!!

[Nyles]

GOOD JOB BEAVS!! HUCK THE FUSKIES!!! LOL


LOL My dad was wearing that shirt yesterday..... LOL

[cyenna]

(sad) that UCLA game was sad. what a weekend in college football though! what is it, like, four top ten colleges go down. crazy!

[impur]

Yah, thats what we like to see!! I am all for any team thats gonna screw up the BCS.

[Michael7979]

Well I'm kinda disappointed with the way the Pac-10 is unfolding. Was really hoping for someone other then USC to make a BCS run.

Arizona killed Cals hopes.......so now I'm rooting for USC Sat. to beat Cal so a Pac-10 team might get another shot at a National title.

[impur]

Yah just shows ya, in the Pac10 anyone can win on any day. I'm rooting for SC also, as tough as that is to do.


Ducks were sure a let down. Dixon can't play on the road for some reason and still can't throw the deep ball. Receivers have butter fingers and the defense had a ton of injuries. Well, theres always next year.

[Michael7979]

OK I'm watching the Oregon v. Arizona game and all I can say is "What the F#%@!!!!! When are they going to bench Dixon!!! Since Leaf isn't getting any playing time I believe you will see him transfer out of the program after this year. He'll be a senior and I don't think he wants to sit on the sidelines when he knows he can play for someone. My guess he'll go back to Montana.

That means that we are stuck with Dixon next year and we'll have a true sophomore as his backup. I don't know what happened to Dixon but he can't throw the ball down field and when he does.......it's underthrown and it's usually into double/triple coverage.

Next week after the Beavers kick the wholley living CRAP out of the Ducks, we'll be lucky to be invited to a bowl game. Ending the year on a three game losing streak after the good start is a total letdown. And Bellotti will start to feel the heat again I believe.

O look Leafs in the game and throws a pick.........6 turnovers!!!! You have got to be kidding!!!!!!!! They DO NOT I repeat DO NOT deserve to be mentioned as a good team!!!

At this time I hope the Beavers keep up their winning ways!!! And play well in their bowl game.


WHAT A F"ING JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nyles]

AGREED! Fustraiting game.

[Ronjunior]

Well, at least the Beavs kicked some butt! Didn't see the game, but if my memory is correct, Standford has been in need of some help.

[R-3]

I love it. Dixon was the best player in the world at the start of the season now.... I really dont think it would make a difference putting Leaf in. Hes good but not much better. Off. Cord. needs to change it up since hes not throwing the deep ball. Plain and simple. I just wish OSU could get some top rated prospects out of high school like you guys do. Well looks like Beavs and Ducks are 7-4 goin into next week. Ill see anyone at the game thats goin. Later Ryan

[Michael7979]

I bet the Beavers are a 7 point favorite going into the Civil War!!

The Ducks are just pissing me off!!!

[R-3]

Come on! Gotta support your team. later Ryan

[cyenna]

GO BEAVS!!!

[BADBaxter]

Ya man...
Second that thought...


Being the Beaver are my Alma Mata....

[Michael7979]

Come on! Gotta support your team. later Ryan


I will!

I'll wear my green and yellow and I'll root for them thru the whole game.

I'm not jumpin off...............just pissed at their performance lately!!!

[impur]

Yah, laughable game. I left at the end of the 3rd quarter. Could not tackle, couldn't field a punt, can't throw a pass. High school teams play better than the Ducks did saturday. They got beat in every facet of the game. Unreal. I don't know how they went from such a potent attack to struggling to make even 1 yard. Run the ball on 3rd and 1 lose a yard, run on 4th and 2 lose 2 yards?? Where is the oline??? I chalk all this up to coaching. I have stood behind Bellotti since day 1, but now i'm beginning to waiver. With all the talent we have on this team, how can you get WORSE as the season goes on? I mean Bellotti has done great getting us to this point, but year after year of mediocre bowls and teetering on #20 every year is not getting it done. We need someone who can take the program to the next level and challenge the USCs, Michigans, ND, and Texas schools that are consistantly good teams.

I'm afraid that the beavs are gonna put a large whoopin on the Ducks. It all depends on which Ducks team shows up. Stanford could have beaten us on saturday.

[coker98]

drock59-They will make it to a nice bowl game, something I cannot say for the Beavers

its okay man, hop back on

[180Brandy]

Go Beavers Go Beavers(cheer) (cheer) (cheer) (cheer) (cheer) (cheer) (cheer) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



(football) Go Team!!! (football) Go Team (football) Go team (football)

[Ronjunior]

Is it time to start changing bumer stickers again? :) My wife did that to her Duck crazed cousin last year. Swapped out his giant rear window sticker with her Beaver's alamater decal while he sat in the pew at church....she just waited for that phone call when he finally noticed. Funny thing is, the joke was on my wife being down $40 on stickers and the fact he was about ready to replace the sticker anyway. DOH!

[coker98]

Mike we will have you wearing an orange and black jersey soon.

[R-3]

Its a shorter drive to see games Mike. :) GO BEAVS. Ill be there cheering them on. Or is that screaming them on. Oops. Looks like its gonna be a good game. Later Ryan

[fishyman1957]

We here in Albany wish to welcome the visitors to this part of the valley by being cordial.
Duck fans may well be a little discouraged following the game this Friday.
We will of course be closed in honour of the traditional battle.
But we will re-open at 5.
If the Ducks loose, I do not wish their fans to feel so bad.
So we will have a 'Mini-Meal' Free of Charge; 'Duck Soup' complete with feathers.
And in the rare case the yellow birds prevail, we will have 'Beaver Stew' with brown fur.
Not quite sure what we will get that brown fur from.
Either way it is the 'Civil War'...And always a great game.

I might state that if the birdies win, 309 pound Curtis Coker #98 might not be in too good of a mood.
You can try and rub it in the next time you two are side by side.

Ducks eat slugs. Beavers eat trees, and ducks that get in them to hide.

Rog

[impur]

You're all crazy, all ya'll! (nutty)

(laugh)

See that pic in Mike's avatar? Oh yah, more of that come friday!!!

GO DUCKS!!!

[Ronjunior]

.....
Not quite sure what we will get that brown fur from.

Rog
My sisters' husband is in much need of a back shave. (scary) (hungry) (football)

[180Brandy]

duck with orange sauce mmmmmm good!!!!!!! (drooler) (hungry)

Go Beavers!!!!(cheer) Beavers Rule (cheer) Beaver Believer (cheer)Go team (dancing) Beavers Rule and Ducks drool (dancing) GO TEAM (dancing)

(football) (football) (football) (football) (football) (football)

[impur]

Yah where were all you guys when the beavs lost to BSU and everyone was calling for Matt Moore and Riley's head??? Hmmm??? :p

[R-3]

I was here. :) Like always. I even went to that BSU game. Later Ryan

[180Brandy]

A miner set back... At least the beavers will go to a bowl game. For the ducks not looking to good...

[Ronjunior]

Yah where were all you guys when the beavs lost to BSU and everyone was calling for Matt Moore and Riley's head??? Hmmm??? :p
Watching NFL games.

[impur]

I was here. :) Like always. I even went to that BSU game. Later Ryan

Yah i know you were. But you bandwagon jumpers!! (nutty) (nutty) (nutty) (nutty) (nono)

(laugh) (laugh) (laugh) (laugh)

I'm just messin with you Beavs. This is civil war afterall!!

The ducks are already guaranteed a bowl game. How good it is remains to be seen.

[Ronjunior]

Ummmmm, is the civil war game not on TV? I can't find it listed anywhere!

[impur]

Its on FSN, chan 34 comcast

[Michael7979]

Mike we will have you wearing an orange and black jersey soon.


I really doubt this is going to happen!!!!!
When orange clothing touches my skin I become ill.........extremely ill.

Glad to see that some of the Beaver believers have been believers all year. But even though I ranted about how ugly the Ducks have been playing I will NOT ever become a Beaver fan!!!

I'll root for them when and if they make it to bowl games and when they play out of conference foes. But that's about it.........and I'll never root for them in a CIVIL WAR!!!

I know alot of people aren't giving the Ducks much hope to beat OSU tommorrow but I know they will.

GO DUCKS!!!!!!!!

OREGON 28
OREGON STATE 20

[impur]

Yup Bellotti will get em fired up for today. I hope we see the white or yellow helmets!!!

The only time i root for the beavs is when they play the huskies.

GO DUCKS!!!!

[mister crabs]

white and yellow helmets? white would be cool but i dunno about yellow. just wish they would find some uniforms and stick with them. Tired of it looking like Nike sponsored paris fashion week at autzen. Besides all the strange uniforms definately dont help with credibility of the program as far as gaining respect for Oregon and the Pac-10 with east coast voters and media

[drock59]

OREGON 28
OREGON STATE 20

(nutty)

I dont think either team will score that many points. WE shall see.

[impur]

white and yellow helmets? white would be cool but i dunno about yellow. just wish they would find some uniforms and stick with them. Tired of it looking like Nike sponsored paris fashion week at autzen. Besides all the strange uniforms definately dont help with credibility of the program as far as gaining respect for Oregon and the Pac-10 with east coast voters and media

I don't think respect has anything to do with the color of the unis. Look at UW, they wear purple!!! I like the different combos and the colors. I guess you don't recall the hideous puke orange unis the beavs had awhile back.

[drock59]

I resemble that remark.

[Ronjunior]

The game was on yesterday as I found out on that channel 34! It took me awhile to realize, it was a rerun!

[mister crabs]

the color does have some impact on a teams level of respect from national media. East coast media continually laugh at outrageous colors as attempts to grab headlines. Even this year when Boise St was climbing the rankings all i heard during other games was how ugly thier blue field is.....
Besides that whatever happened to tradition being a part of college football? Look at schools like Ohio St, Penn St, Michigan, and ND. Thier uniforms have mostly unchanged for a long time.

Of course Oregon doesnt have the prestige or tradition of any of these schools because they have only been good and getting national attention for a little over a decade. Now dont get me wrong because i am a duck fan and was raised in eugene. I remember the pre '94 campaigns of horrible teams. But I think we need to find some continuity so that every year when we are mentioned in national press people around the country dont have to say "who are these guys in the yellow/green/white helmets/jerseys?" and " thats oregon? Doesnt look like the team i saw in such and such game last year!"
jsut my .02

[mister crabs]

and yes washington wears purple.....and UCLA wears powder blue....niether color strikes fear into your heart but people know when they see gold and purple its the huskies and when they see the gold and baby blue that its ucla. Brand recognition is a huge part of business and sadly thats what college football has become for a large number of people in this country namely the media. Teams should make thier statements with thier actions on the field and thier sportsmanship and not what color thier jerseys are.

[SeanF]

You Oregon fans are just going to have to face up to the fact that your team sucks. Can't catch can't hit fieldgoals. They are very good at turning the ball over however.

[mister crabs]

spoken like a sooner....bah

[mister crabs]

Well.....let me be the first to say congrats beavers....now dont go gettin punked by Hawaii! LOL

[drock59]

Poor little kicker. They put him in a pretty bad position. Great game.

[WAVES]

Ducks second in pac 10, screwed out of another BCS game
Beavers, dead on the highway(laugh)


Ducks (booboo)



I think maybe this is all backwards. Not exactly Dead on the highway for the ducks, but not exactly for the beavers either.

[Ronjunior]

Well, it's Duck soup for dinner! I vote for using the kicker to start the broth!
INGREDIENTS
1 (4 pound) wild duck, whole
4 cups duck blood
8 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1 stalk celery, cut into 2 inch pieces
1 sprig chopped fresh parsley
1 cup heavy cream
5 whole allspice berries
2 whole cloves
16 ounces pitted prunes
1/2 cup raisins
1 tart apple - peeled, cored and chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon white sugar
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
DIRECTIONS
Cover whole duck with water in large stock pot. Add salt, and bring to a boil. Skim off foam.
Place celery, parsley, allspice, and cloves in a cheese cloth bag, and add to stock pot. Cover and cook over low heat until meat is tender, approximately 1 1/2 hours.
Remove cheese cloth bag from stock pot. Remove duck. Discard bones, cut up meat, and return to the broth.
Mix in prunes, raisins and apple. Simmer for 30 minutes.
In a medium bowl, beat flour and sugar into cream until smooth. Beat in duck blood gradually. Add 1/2 cup hot soup stock to blood mixture, blending thoroughly. Pour mixture slowly back into stock pot, stirring constantly until soup comes to a boil. Season to taste with salt, pepper, lemon juice and vinegar.

[fishyman1957]

Oooh Wee!
Whoa Nellie! Put our the kidz and bring in the mutts!
If ya didn't like that game, you don't like football.
All the fans were treated to a really great show.
Home team wins ten years in a row.
I'm only partly closed three days per year.
Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the Civil War.
Curtis Coker got the QB early in the game.
A few plays later hit the guy so hard
his helmet blew off.
All the fans got their blood pressure up.
Beavs are going to really have to up the ante to win at Autzen next year.
Ducks really played hard and came on strong.
The Civil War in Oregon is a great rivalry.
Roger

[R-3]

Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
I fell in love with a Mexican girl.

Oops wrong song! Good game Beavs!! Man I am just starting to dry up. I didnt even move the whole game. Man what a turn around for how everyone projected the Beavs to be. Way to go guys. My old man is going to Hawaii.......damn him! Im thinkin El Paso is nice this time of the year. Later Ryan

[R-3]

Yeah Ill agree with you on Cal being overrated. Ayoob is a joke! Yeah everyone will stack the box and stop Lynch like we did last year 14 carries for 58 yards, OUCH Mr. Heisman. Then that will make him throw a couple picks and have a 33% completion ratio even against our secondary which was freshman besides Sabby last year. I cant believe that guys even has a shot there. He will be replaced by mid-season.

Come on Miles the Ducks 11-1? You gotta be kidding me. Be a little realistic bud. I know its cool to hype your team but WOW :). With a depleted front 7 and a always chancy secondary Im thinking 8-4 at best. Even though Oklahoma is at home they have A.P. If hes healthy he will be trouble. Even though Bomars out stealing money from car lots they have two young QBs that are still good. Remember you play Fresno, USC, Cal, ASU (which is a screwy one because of the QB situation) and obviuosly THE BEAVS !! away this year.

As for the Beavs, who knows. For once in 3 years our start of our scheadule is not against National Championship contenders and teams that were undefeated the year before. Its honestly a toss up. OSU and Arizona are the two teams in the Pac-10 this year that could go either way. In the dumps or close to the top. We open with EWU, BSU, Idaho, Cal, WSU, Wash, and Arizona. Which frankly are all winable games. No one can deny that. So we will see how Moore bounces back from a horrible second half. The O-Line for once in a long time is intact with All American Jeremy Perry holding the left side down. Y.Bernard will have a killer year if Riley feeds him the ball enough. Somehting that was a problem in some games last year. We get BIG JOE NEWTON back which will be a big security blanket for Moore. We do lose All American Fred B. Award winner Mike Hass who will be tough to replace. We have a couple guys stepping up but none like Hass. He is one of a kind. Hopefully someone steps up. Our D isnt depleted as people think losing two LBs and two DL. We still have both our ends Lemma and Orsow and have a good rotation at DT including our man Coker. It think that is the key anymore is to keep fresh legs in the d-line instead of playing #1's all the time. Nfl teams are starting to realize that. Our secondary is much improved. Sabby will have a breakout year definately and be a first day pick in '07. Remember OSU is "Linebacker U" there will be no problems there. I know Bray and Ellision were studs but the new guy Larouque is a stud. Also Darlin and lightning fast Dogget wil keep the tradition goin.

Even though I see the possibility of the Beavs starting off 6-0 and I see them failing somehow. Maybe its too good to be true. I really see the Beavs going 8-4 and finishing 4th in the Pac-10. We will see. No ones an expert. GO BEAVS


Man I was pretty close with my prediction. :) GO BEAVS

[reefboy]

dam good game hat's off to the beaver's good game by both teams.

[coker98]

no ducks fans for a year. feels great

[mister crabs]

ducks fans will only be quiet til b-ball season gets really going. Team looks good. LOL
Anything to take our mind off a disssapointing second half to the football season! I had a bet with my friend who lives here in lebanon that whichever team won yesterday then that person couldnt wear any clothing related to thier team till next season. So i retired my ducks jacket to the closet....haha

[Michael7979]

no ducks fans for a year. feels great


Whatever!
Still a Duck fan and the spring games only a few months out!! (laugh)

Great game Curtis!!! Congratulations!!

[impur]

Well i'll tip my hat to the beavs, they came out and did what they needed to to win. Neither team was spectacular, but the Ducks handed 2 TDs over as well as missing 10 points in the kicking game. Man, if its not Pixon(or Leaf) throwing to the wrong team, or the receivers dropping passes, or the punt returner laying the ball on the field, or the RB fumbling, its the kicking game that faulters. After that first loss to Cal, this team really declined. They never put together a solid game after that. I haven't seen a meltdown like this team had in.........well i can't remember even 1.

Good job beavs, i'm glad that it was at least a game this year. The last 3 or 4 have all been blowouts and not worth watching after halftime. I'm glad it came down to the last snap, these were 2 really even teams.

[Michael7979]

Yeah I have to agree with the above ^^^^^^^

But when all was said and done the Beavers played good enough to win.

[cyenna]

Good game in Hawaii, they had a really good running game...really fast people. The game looked sped up because of fast they were moving sometimes. (nutty) They should have just run the entire game, our defense had a lot of trouble catching up. I think they will develop into a pretty interesting team. Matt Moore had that one spectacular throw for the 80 yard pass. Ahhhhhhmazing. Anyone see Piscetlli's toss his shoulders up in a "what?" fashion when he made that last interception - he's just that good (football).

non-football related - on the Hawaii sideline there were two guys in white t-shirts with ties on them. My only beef with this game was the lack of replays and bad camera angles. what's up with that!

anyone know what was up with the garbage on the field?


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[R-3]

Hawaii throws that crap on the field all the time. Looks Like trash to me. GO BEAVS. My dad called me from Hawaii and said it was crazy right now. Later Ryan

[mister crabs]

isnt it the "ti-leaves" that they give out for the hawaii fans to wear? if it is they always end up on the field

[R-3]

So 9-4. A big "stretch" from what everyone else thought. This team has played well this year. A couple big wins and couple bad losses to boot. Good game in Hawaii, bring on Missouri. Later Ryan

[impur]

So 9-4. A big "stretch" from what everyone else thought. This team has played well this year. A couple big wins and couple bad losses to boot. Good game in Hawaii, bring on Missouri. Later Ryan

No doubt about that. Shame on all you beaver believers who were calling for Riley's job and Moore's head at 2-3. (nono) (nono) (nono) (nono)

[R-3]

Good ol' Riley. Did anyone notice him doing some hardcore jawing of the officials. Hes showing some fire! He also was the one that got the sideline warning in the Civil War game. I have to disagree with the calling of Moores head being a bad thing. I think the Beavs would be 6-7 or 7-6 if Moore wouldnt have got some fire under his butt. He has played almost flawless since the Was. St. game where they played Canfield in the 2nd quarter. He has played absolutely mistake free (besides the fumbles against UCLA) for 8 weeks now. He still leads the nation in PA's w/o a interception :).
Hey Duck fans did you hear about your guys theme song for the year was just realeased!! Heres the link-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko8tP7xVGWE

Man Stanford even fired Walt Harris after TWO YEARS!! Give the guy a chance. Didnt even have time to bring in JC's and play guys he recurited. Thats really a bad one by Stanford.

[R-3]

How about going after your AD? Poor Moos was forced out of there! Belotti next? Or will they ever fire him? Every year he gets Top 10 recruits in every position and he still underacheieves IMO. Gets great JC players too. I guess Phil likes Mike too much to fire him :) LOL :) LOL :) Later Ryan

[impur]

HA HA good one :p Live it up beavers, you just might get your 3rd 10win season in school history (clap)

[impur]

How about going after your AD? Poor Moos was forced out of there! Belotti next? Or will they ever fire him? Every year he gets Top 10 recruits in every position and he still underacheieves IMO. Gets great JC players too. I guess Phil likes Mike too much to fire him :) LOL :) LOL :) Later Ryan

Yah uncle Phil never did get along with Moos. But i think he had taken the program as far as he could. I would like to see Belotti step up to AD and bring in a hot fresh coach from a lesser school. Or maybe someone like the Texas DC, maybe Dan Hawkins ;) Hmmmm Tedford????

[R-3]

You mean Gene Chizik? Hes the new head coach of Iowa State. You want Hawkins? Uggghhh. I thought all along it was Hawkins doing the job at BSU but look at what Peterson did! This is there best season in years. Maybe it was Peterson the whole time! Who knows. Tedford :) Later Ryan

BTW- Good luck against BYU. Bronco Mendenhall is a hell of a coach (ex OSU alum and DC) Remember if you guys lose its like losing to the Beavs twice!! GO COUGARS!! Later Ryan

[impur]

Yah Chizik. I didn't know he got a job. Peterson has done a great job your right, but with Hawkins' recruites. Kind of like Erickson with Riley's guys. We'll see, pretty exciting times coming up for the Ducks. New AD, great recruiting class coming in, lots of talent returning.

There is gonna be a lot of offense in that bowl. Can't wait.

[R-3]

Yeah it will be a shootout there is no doubt about that! Later Ryan

[Michael7979]

Yeah we might get a new coach IF Bellotti takes the AD job. But we can't get Tedford or he has to pay back part of his money........they hooked up his contract to say if he left before coaching one year in their new facilities there would be a penalty.

If a new coach is coming I hope its a OC or DC that is real hungry to become a head coach.

[mister crabs]

does that clause still stand though if they fire his butt? its not like he left voluntarily is it?

[mister crabs]

belotti would be smart to take the AD job.......he would be there probably as long as he wants after the program hes put together over last decade

[Michael7979]

does that clause still stand though if they fire his butt? its not like he left voluntarily is it?

Not sure...........just going off what I remember reading a while ago.

[impur]

Yeah we might get a new coach IF Bellotti takes the AD job. But we can't get Tedford or he has to pay back part of his money........they hooked up his contract to say if he left before coaching one year in their new facilities there would be a penalty.

If a new coach is coming I hope its a OC or DC that is real hungry to become a head coach.

But he has yet to coach a game in the new facilities. They haven't built them yet.

[Michael7979]

Yeah I know but thats how they hooked it up so he would be there long term!!

[impur]

Just the out he needs!!! :D

[impur]

Ducks picked up another 4 star commit yesterday :D Todd Doxley out of San Diego, #24 ranked saftey in the country.

That puts our total commits at 15, with 4 four star commits and the #21 recruiting class in the country. And its just the start of the recruiting season!!! hope Bellotti can keep it up.

Beavs are sitting at #58 with 10 commits and 1 four star. But its early!

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=9&c=14&yr=2007&refid=6593

[R-3]

See this is exactly what I am talking about. Everyone else gets better recruits. I know top recruits dont always pan out but it would be nice to get at least 2 4 star athletes to come to OSU. On the other hand I kinda like a guy coming outta nowhere and being a stud just like Sabby and Yve. No school in Florida even thought about giving them a scholarship. Sabby is gonna be a stud on the next level. GO BEAVS IN THE SUN BOWL BEAT THE TIGERS!!! Later Ryan

[impur]

Yah, Riley has done well molding guys into good players. Bellotti took good players and helped them under perform and self destruct.

[impur]

Ducks got another commit

Drew Davis WR Ht: 6-2 Wt: 205 40: 4.5 Pos Rank: #33 Pos Rating: ****

Coming here over Cal, UCLA, UW.

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=8&c=1&nid=2464459

[WAVES]

Whats a commit? Meaning like a "blazing hot fast guy"?

[R-3]

:)- LOL -:)

[impur]

Ducks up to #16 recruiting class in the country :D Lets see if they can do anything with it.

[R-3]

Man I dont know what Belotti does to get these guys. Makes you wonder. Ive never seen a team that has a 7-6 year and recruits like that. Unless its ND, USC, or a BIG SCHOOL that always gets recruits. Thank god for JC recruits. OSU seems to always get a good bunch of those. GO BEAVS!! Later Ryan

[impur]

Yah i donno. Hes a good recruiter. I'm sure hanging a Nike swoosh in front of a kids eyes doesn't hurt at all either. Too bad he can't get em to perform.

[mister crabs]

its partially about recruiting kids that fit your team style of play. We seem to change our style every other year and its hard to go recruit a bunch of blue chip WR's and then get an option style QB with a decent arm like Dixon. Or to get a QB that can throw a mile but no line to block or RB to take the pressure off. Gotta have balance. You can have the #1 recruiting class in the country but if the players dont fit your needs its gonna look like ur a bad coach. Kinda like the late 90's into early 00's when we recruited 5'8" or 5'10" DB's when the rest of the league had 6'6" WR's.

[mister crabs]

hopefully hes got some monster O-line recruits coming in to open holes for Stewart so he can perform likewe know hes capable of. If he stays healthy and we get a consistent O-line with minimal injuries then its scary to think what kind of #'s Stewart can put up next year.

[impur]

No doubt, he might put up scary numbers next year.......If the line can block.


I hate the new helmets. They are butt ugly. And i sure hope they don't bring them out for the Vegas bowl. What a terrible time to unvale a new uni. We are 7-5 and on a 3 game losing streak!!! Just friggin beat someone.

[mister crabs]

another new uniforn? damnit. i wish the UO would stop being phil knights personal fashion show. look like a bunch of rainbow *** pirates pretty soon.

[impur]

You haven't seen the grellow helmets with flames??

http://www.registerguard.com/news/2006/12/15/c1.sp.vegasnotes.1215.p1.php?section=oregonfb

http://www.registerguard.com/news/2006/12/15/images/xlg/helmet2.jpg

[R-3]

(laugh) Nice Flames!!!! (laugh) Those are real pretty!! I was telling Bob and Mike about them at the meeting. You guys got nice "diamond plate" kneepads and flames (whistle) What's that saying? Bow down? (clap) Man Im glad OSU is Knights b@&$*. Later Ryan

[Michael7979]

The idea, (to change the look around), and the work are all nice and stuff. But that looks like a helmet they would use in the movies not in real life.

[mister crabs]

LOL...that helmet is horrible....i miss the uniforms they went to back in late 90's. the all white road unis and the dark green home with the yellow stripe up side. they are just getting ridiculous now. just cuz eugene has the largest hippie population doesnt mean we gotta dress our football team like em.

[cyenna]

hehe, "grellow" - i'm gonna have to find something else with that color so i can say it out loud. (laugh)


GO BEAVS!

[impur]

I don't mind changing unis and helmets, when its the right time. Now is not that time. And these helmets are terrible. Now the white helmets with white unis are gonna look sweet.

[impur]

Vegas bowl tonight!!! 5pm!!! GO DUCKS!!!!

On a side note, the TE from Hawaii that verbally committed to the Ducks renounced his commitment and has "committed" to Cal. Wonder how long that commitment will last? I don't see him on the list of commits though, so i guess they knew it was a soft commitment.

And Ducks got another commit from Daniel Padilla, a kicker out of cali. Don't worry Ryan, hes only a 1 start prospect. :p

[Michael7979]

I really don't care who the Ducks bring in right now!!!

With the way they have played for the last two months .........no player will make a difference!!!!!!! What the team needs is a plan and identity. Then follow that through.

They looked lost in the Las Vagas bowl and never seemed to get on track. Which to me along with the "no long" passing game to loosen up the front 7 is the reason they can't move the ball.

Next year needs to be HUGE, or Bellotti should be fired!!!

[WAVES]

:)- LOL -:)

so really,,, is anyone gonna tell me if this really means something or is someone just making up a term? **Feels like an idiot**

[mister crabs]

ducks sucked bug time tonight....painful to watch. burn those ugly (censored) helmets! hope the ycan figure out which QB will be starter next year and stick with it. ever since bellotti has gotten wishy washy on his QB's the whole team has looked confused

[WAVES]

What the team needs is a plan and identity. Then follow that through.

I thought you had an identity,,,, Phil Knights Bit*h

[R-3]

LOL. Joel a commit is a recruit that has commited to come play for your school. Wow I cant believe that game. Playcalling was really really bad. Its like winning the Civil War twice this year with ol Bronco beating the Ducks!! Nice helmets BTW. UCCCKKKK. Those were horrible. How do you not give it to a RB on 3 and 1? Instead you run a bunch formation of 4 recievers to the right? Ummm let me think are they gonna sneak? They didnt fool anyone with that one. Im not sure why they have Johnson and Stewart there. 13 carries? Come on guys you gotta give it to them more than that. I really dont know what to say. I knew they Cougs would win but I didnt think in blowout fashion. GO BEAVS BEAT THE TIGERS!!! Later Ryan

[impur]

Painful painful painful. Bellotti has absolutely no control over this team. What 6 PIs????? 3 or 4 defensive offsides to give BYU easy 1st downs, roughing the passer on stupid continuations. Absolutely pathetic attempt by this team. Terrible.

Come on, i've got 5 plays on 50" HD plasma tv where BYU had blatant holding and nothing was called. Unreal......Just a terrible game.

[SeanF]

Karma sucks huh. I don't know what it is but the team lacks concentration the play calling sucks. Time to get a new coach I would say but who wants to come coach a team that wears those colors.

You just gotta think that by everyones accounts this season you guys had lots of talent. Well if you have talent and can't win it has got to be the coach.

[Nyles]

Everyone here can pass gas all they want, but its a team effort, players didn't play and the coach didn't do squat, its a shame and the bowl is over.

[mister crabs]

true that! coaches cant throw the ball to wide recievers or block defensive players. coaches dont commit penalties either. But coaches can call horrible plays and they did do that last night. Its time to get rid of the ugly *** uniforns and go back to the old dark green home unis and all white road. No chartreuse helmets or stupid looking diamonplate knees and shoulders. I am honestly starting to believe that although Bellotti has taken them a great distance towards national respect in previous seasons that its time for a fresh coach to take over. And Nike needs to fire whoever is designing uniforms. Send him right back to that Queer eye fashion show he came from. Cuz I love the ducks as much as anoyne and have watched them from the mid 80's and even I laughed at those stupid *** helmets.

[impur]

The players designed the uniforms.

And karma? Karma would be OU actually getting punished for the 600+ NCAA violations they committed this year. But no penalties, hmmm 600+ direct NCAA violations in 3 different sports and no penalties?? But hey, who has more money than OU? Coincidence? OU screwed UAB out of a win, but since its UAB nobody cares. Remember Texas Tech last year????



There is a nice picture of one of the holding plays on the back of the register guard that wasn't called. On the last TD by BYU, Byrd had the angle and a clear lane to the running back at the line of scrimmage until one of their linemen cloths-lined him, he threw his arms up in the air and the officials still didn't call it. If you look at the NCAA rulebook under holding, THAT is the play they would use as the example. Unbelievable.

Not that it would have mattered. Ducks were a blubbering mess yesterday. Jesuit would whoop the Ducks right now.

[R-3]

Those refs let those guys play. There were calls on both sides that should have been there. Tough loss for the Ucks. Well I guess the Beavs gotta set things strait and start winning bowl games for the Pac-10.

I wonder if J-Stew or Johnson would transfer :) ? Later Ryan

[impur]

At half it was like 6 penalties to 0. Ended up pretty even, still does not excuse missing blatant holding, i don't care which side of the ball its on or who its against. A foul is a foul, just because one team is manhandling another doesn't dismiss that fact.

[mister crabs]

which players designed the uniforms? the local kidsports team? with thier crayons? wheres the cape off the back of the jersey? and how bout some of those flashing velcro shoes from walmart for cleats? I love the ducks but they are a tragic fashion mess.

[R-3]

I found the Ucks new jersey just released for 07'

http://www.supersentai.com/database/1993_dairanger/images/yellow.jpg

Man you Ucks are always ahead of the fashion trend

[Nyles]

LMAO, Ryan your too much.

[impur]

Cute. Keep on kicking us while we're down...

[R-3]

Take it like a man Miles :) or a Power Ranger (laugh) (laugh) (laugh)

[impur]

I'll take it like a Power Ranger. Then i'll morph and you'll be sorry!!!! (laugh)

[mister crabs]

they need to dig a hole wherever they buried roboduck and put the helmets in there too

[drock59]

There is a nice picture of one of the holding plays on the back of the register guard that wasn't called. On the last TD by BYU, Byrd had the angle and a clear lane to the running back at the line of scrimmage until one of their linemen cloths-lined him, he threw his arms up in the air and the officials still didn't call it. If you look at the NCAA rulebook under holding, THAT is the play they would use as the example. Unbelievable.

Miles are you joking? 99.9 percent of all holding penalties dont get called. Its just the way it is. It didnt come down to the penalties.

[Michael7979]

Got to thinking with the way the Ducks looked so out of it..............has Bellotti accepted the AD job and kept it quiet for recruiting sake? ('cuz I don't think the team looked very well coached at all and Bellotti showed no passion for what was going on on the field)

The team mailed that game in on Monday and just played around in Vegas for three days!!!

I would rather have RoboDuck then those helmets.

[impur]

Miles are you joking? 99.9 percent of all holding penalties dont get called. Its just the way it is. It didnt come down to the penalties.

I know it didn't come down to penalties. But when a guy has a clear lane to make a tackle/sack, and he gets held or tackled right in the middle of the field for all to see, then the guy he WOULD HAVE tackled/sacked scores a touchdown......that just isn't right. The TD was only scored cuz the lineman committed a penalty that wasn't called. I don't care if you are down 100 points, that shouldn't happen.

[R-3]

Yeah like D-rock said holding is something that doesnt get called most of the time. I talked to refs on a high school and Div 2 level and they all have different views of what a holding call entails. If you watched the Hawaii vs OSU game I think Jeff Van Orsow is still being held :) GO BEAVS!!!

[impur]

Looks like the Beavs picked up a couple commits, Cameron Collins a 4star saftey gave his verbal, and a soft verbal from Darrell Catchings a 2star WR. Beavs are up to 5 JC recruits, Riley sure likes those JC guys.

[R-3]

Yeah the Beavs recruiting is looking pretty decent so far. There is also suppose to be another 4 star safety commit names Lance Mitchell. I also heard Jamacah Bass the "STUD" running back outta El Camino CC also commited. But the one I am most excited about is Omar Bolden. He played DB and RB in high school. Hes suppose to be a freak. No. 15 overall at DB. Its between us, Huskers, and Huskies. Hopefully he has a great visit. Later Ryan

[WAVES]

WOOOO WHOOOO BEAVERS!!!!!

(rock2)

(icon)

(Rim)

(cheer)

[R-3]

HOLY @#$% I cant believe it. It was out of control. Reminded me a lot of the BSU game with all the big plays Mizzou had. Uggh...What a game. I havent seen the Beavs come back like that in a long time. Then Riley lined up I-Form and ran it up the gut for 2!!!!!! Man my dad called me from down there and said they are all down on the field. Its a great day to be a BEAV in El Paso. Later Ryan

[WAVES]

Its a great day to be a BEAV in El Paso. Later Ryan

its a great day to be a Beaver any day anywhere!

[Michael7979]

I gotta watch the second half after getting home from work. Great game and the Beavers showed alot of guts and fire!!

All you Beaver haters that wanted Rileys and Moores head back at week 5............what you saying now?

I believe that Riley has to get some kinda award for turning that team around....or he needs to get some national love. Very gutsy call to go for the win!!!

[mister crabs]

I agree....great call to go for the win......wish our coach had a set of cajones like that....lol

[R-3]

Yeah looks like Mitchell is a sold verbal also. That is sweet. Not say either Collins or Mitchell will ever replace Sabby but they have the potential to. GO BEAVS. Great win, im still !@##$%^ my pants! :) Later Ryan

[cyenna]

I guess the Missouri time-out just before the end of the game allowed Bernard to convince Mike Riley that we should go for the two-point conversion. I'm glad we pulled it off because it was seriously a make or break situation. (clap)

[impur]

Gusty call for sure. I wasn't sure the beavs would pull that out, but they did. Way to go.

Did anyone else notice how ugly the Mizzu cheerleaders are?? Looks like the fugly stick is a way of life down there (laugh)


How about that Fiesta bowl!!!! BSU!!!!!!!

[impur]

Ducks got another great commit. Simi Fili decided he's headed to Eugene. 4 star DT 6-4 315lbs #9 ranked DT in the country by scout.com. That gives the Ducks 2 great recruits on the dline with Myles Wade. Big time boost.

[cyenna]

aaahhhhhhg. what happened to Ohio State!?!?! They started out so strong. DOH!


Good effort on the Florida defense team though. That's dedication when you continue to tackle when your helmet falls off and risk serious injury. (drooler)

[Michael7979]

Well think about this:

In 5 of the last 6 national championship games the underdog has won the National Championship!!

So if you believe in stats the Gators would win, or come really close based on history.

Thought it was a good game!!!

[mister crabs]

to be honest I didnt care who won. either way its a loss for the pac 10. now we get to hear how tough the SEC is again for a whole year.....blahhhh

[impur]

Yah, all those SEC homers really get to me (flame) (flame) (flame)

What a laugher. tOSU got blown away! So much for Mr. Heisman.

[Michael7979]

The SEC is a very tough conference!! I think deep down everyone knows that.

[impur]

Don't tell me they got to you too!!!

All the SEC does is schedule cupcake OOC games, and since all the teams typically have inflated rankings due to voters that have the wool pulled over their eyes, when LSU beats Auburn all the sudden they are a NC contender. Then Florida beats LSU and they are the contender. Then Auburn beats Florida and now what?? Florida is still the contender?

Isn't that exactly what happened in the Pac10? The Big 10? Heck it even happened in the WAC and they have the only team in the country left undefeated!!!!

Arkansas won the SEC west, and USC demolished them to put it nicely.

The SEC has 3 good teams this year out of 12. Not a sign of a strong conference. But lets take it a step further. They put 9 teams in bowl games, lost 3 to very mediocre teams, and barely squeaked by 8-5 Clemson and 9-5 Nebraska (another team USC demolished).

They did win the NC so i'll give them that. But Auburn, Arkansas, Tenn are all over rated. LSU had a good year, but had zero competition in their bowl game thanks to VD having the only BCS contract in the country.

[Michael7979]

All I'm saying is that they have to be right there when you are talking about a good conference, top to bottom. Its just like the Pac-10 where any team can beat another on anty Saturday!!

But the Big-10 is over-rated in my opinion.

[mister crabs]

Any team cept for stanford! hahaha....they cant beat anyone. but the sec was pretty much just 3 or 4 teams this year. the others werent that hot but any given saturday upsets DO happen. Look at arizona beating a few people this year. and i still wouldnt call them a GOOD team. or UCLA beating USC....who saw that coming? but congrats to Florida. they had a better gameplan and executed almost flawlessly which is the biggest difference between winning and losing in Div. 1 college football anyhow. everyones got athletes its who makes the best preparations and who comes up with the fewest mistakes.
But I wouldnt say that ohio state is overrated...they would probably whoop anyone in the pac-10 this year including USC. but the rest of the big 10 was a lil soft this year. Wisconsin had a solid run but they didnt really play any tough nonconference games.
I wouldnt say the SEC plays weak OOC games since they do schedule games against the pac 10 but every conference has its patsy games agains div II teams looking for a payday. look at the big east and miami playing the likes of florida international or whatever.

[impur]

Top to bottom the SEC is comparible to Pac10 or Big10 IMO.

EAST CONF OVERALL
Florida 7-1 13-1
Tennessee 5-3 9-4
Georgia 4-4 9-4
Kentucky 4-4 8-5
South Carolina 3-5 8-5
Vanderbilt 1-7 4-8
WEST CONF OVERALL
Arkansas 7-1 10-4
Auburn 6-2 11-2
LSU 6-2 11-2
Alabama 2-6 6-7
Mississippi 2-6 4-8
Mississippi State 1-7 3-9


But lets see who they played OOC. Let me just cover the SEC teams that were ranked since thats all that matters.

Florida - beat S Miss, C Florida, W Carolina, FSU. Tough. 0 quality wins
Tenn - Cal (good win), Air Force, Marshall, Memphis. I give them 1 quality win.
Georgia - W Kentucky, UAB, Colorado, G Tech. Had to squeek by CU and G Tech. 1 quality win
Arkansas - USC(got blown out), Utah St, SE Montana St, LA Monroe. 0 quality wins
Auburn - Wash St(good win), Buffalo, Tulane, Arkansas St. 1 quality win
LSU - LA Lafayette, Arizona(good win i guess), Tulane, Fresno St. 1 quality win.

Ok so the 6 best SEC teams have a total of 4 quality wins out of 24 OOC games. And thats counting Arizona, Wash St as quality teams even though they are mid-level Pac10 teams.

Just trying to get that wool off your eyes!!!

[mister crabs]

I never said the SEC was better than the PAC 10. And the Big 10 aint that great either. Its all media bias anyhow. Every conference has a couple good teams and a few decent ones. no conference is exceptionally better than the other IMO. that is of the big conferences like SEC, BIG 12, Big 10, Pac 10.

[R-3]

This is one kid Im excited about at RB. 6'2 230! But the best part about it is hes smart. 1410 on his SAT's. Definitely wont have a problem with any grades with this guy. Later Ryan

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=182&p=8&c=1&nid=2415710&refid=6629

[impur]

Beavs sure do a good job of getting those RBs.

[impur]

Uh oh USC fans, lookout!! Carol off to Miami????

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2725843

[R-3]

Not gonna happen. Carroll has his best recruiting class ever coming in. It would be suicide. Just for the fact that after this class comes in (with a new coach) and wins the NC everyone will question is Carrol was even a good coach in CF or he had just superior talent. I think it was Carroll getting a free trip to Costa Rica. Remember its a little cold right now in SC :) Later Ryan

[impur]

Well there is a difference in this job versus past offers he's had. Miami is similar to S Cal, always sunny, great sports market, a great tradition there at Miami, not to mention an owner hell-bent on winning at any cost and willing to give him complete control of all of it. Oh yah, they are throwing dumptrucks full of $$$ at him too. There is no other team in any sport that gives its coach that kind of control. This is simply put, the best opportunity Carrol will ever have. Coaches only dream of this type of job, and its laying there on his desk for the taking.

I bet he goes. 5 bucks?

[mister crabs]

the big difference is at college level the kids are still trying to prove themselves to win for pride and to get that multimillion dollar pro contract. they listen to coaches. In the pros they all have thier own agendas and contract issues......much harder to get people to play as a team at pro level. Carrol is set for his career at USC if he wants and if he goes to Miami its a win or else setup just like every other pro job. I dont care who the owner is after about 2 years you gotta show results or its bye bye time.

[impur]

You don't think Carrol would be gone with 2 years of .500 records at SC?


SC is on cruise control now. All the coaches have to do is say the word USC and 30 5star recruits line up to sign LOIs. Carrol could go on vacation for 2 years and come back to 2 NC and the best recruiting class in USC history (isn't every recruiting class at USC the best in history?).

I'm just saying, everyone has their price, even Carrol. And mark my words, there will NEVER be a job like this offered to him again. This is the first time he's even listening to an offer, so that says something right there. Huizenga has some special/interesting ways to entice coaches. Case and point, Nick Saban after he won the NC and was on top of the CFB world. Carrol even states:

"This was the one instance I've come in contact with that has all the elements I have talked about," Carroll said at a news conference on campus. "[Huizenga] has structured a program where the head coach has the entire say, from top to bottom.

"It's a one-voice program. I don't think there are any other situations like that in the NFL."

He loves challenges and there aren't any left at USC, its a NC machine on cruise control right now. The real challenge is in the NFL.

[mister crabs]

well if he loves challenges then miami is the place for him.....dolphins suck. D is getting old and inconsistency at QB. And I never said he wouldnt be gone with two years of .500 at USC. I was talking about the pro level. He wouldnt ever have to worry about .500 seasons at USC. and im sure he has a price and huizenga WILL pay it. but total control isnt always a good thing. Look at holmgren who took the job in seattle so he could be coach AND gm and then a couple seasons into it he gave up the gm spot cuz it was too much work. If carrol leaves USC look for petersen at boise st to get a sweet offer from AD at USC.

[impur]

Sorry i didn't mean to imply you said he would be gone. Just was stating a question i guess. I think if he went 2 years of .500 records with all those #1 recruits he would be canned.

I think the situation Huizenga is proposing is different from what Holmgren did. Carrol would be able to appoint a GM if he wants. He can do whatever he wants, he would be the man. What you want to talk to the owner? You gotta talk to Carrol first.

[Michael7979]

As a Dolphin fan I would like to see pete Carroll go and take the Miami job!!!

I'm not quite sure he wants it! And by that I mean.........Not quite sure he wants to try it again it all sounds so good until camp opens and someone holdsout. Then USC looks so much better!!!

I hope he goes to South beach but I say he stays in Southern California.

[mister crabs]

miami isnt such a great sports market lately,,,,,dolphins cant fill the seats and neither can the marlins or the panthers

[impur]

Its not as bad as you would think. Stadium capacity is 74916 and avg attendance this year was 69953

[mister crabs]

i still would be suprised if he goes....

[impur]

5 bucks? I say he's gone.

[impur]

Ding Dong Crowton's gone!!!!

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon offensive coordinator Gary Crowton is leaving the school after two seasons to take the same job at LSU.

ESPN's Joe Schad first reported the hiring on Monday evening.

Crowton said he accepted his new position Monday and expects to be in Louisiana on Tuesday night. He replaces Jimbo Fisher, who left LSU to become the offensive coordinator at Florida State.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2732307

[impur]

Last week Crowton said he is really looking forward to returning and had no desire to go anywhere else. Is there a coach in this country that DOESN'T LIE right to our faces????

But in the end i'm glad he's gone. His whole scheme of 2nd and 1 of trying to finesse the 1 yard, losing 2 then trying the exact same thing on 3rd and 3, getting 0 and punting just doesn't cut it. That happened at least once in every game this year. That is truely pathetic, and its all because of his offense. The redzone was a joke for us too, if we don't score from 30-60 yards out we don't score.

Changes are happening at UofO!!!!

[impur]

Added another recruit. Rishard Matthews 6-0/180/4.50 2 star WR from Saddleback HS is gonna be a Duck!!!

[Michael7979]

Changes are happening at UofO!!!!


Yes strange things are afoot at Uof O and the 7-11!!!.......(in my best Bill and Ted voice)(laugh)

[impur]

So Bellotti says he's keeping the spread option. Not sure if thats good or not. With some minor tweaks it should work well with the guys we have. He also says he is gonna get the best OC and QB coaches in the nation so we can continue to set the bar nationally. Uh WTF!!!! 4 bowl losses in 5 years, 1 game over .500 thanks to PSU and thats setting the bar??

Bellotti is officially a nutjob.(nutty) (nutty) (nutty) (nutty)

[mister crabs]

bellotti needs to get canned.....I love the ducks but he is not the answer we need. the sperad can work (look at florida) but you need more play diversity and the ability to run the ball in short yardage situations. we always get screwed in 2nd or 3rd and short yardage situations even though we have one of the best young backs in the country. move bellotti to AD and throw a bag of cash at chris petersen at boise state.

[R-3]

Maybe Nick Aliotti should become OC. He makes all the other offenses in the PAC-10 look great!!! :) :) :) :) HA HA HA HA

[Michael7979]

Yeah we will see!

The best OC and QB coachs are already taken. So where is he going to find these guys? How much money would it take to pull someone away from another school?

I agree.....I think Bellotti has lost his edge alittle. I also believe that this upcoming year will determine his fate at Oregon. If he doesn't go, 9-3 or 8-4 and then win a 'good' bowl game he will be released, fired, or whatever they call it now.

[mister crabs]

bellotti has gotten comfortable. and we all can see how that affects coaches. thye get conservative and feel like they dont have to prove themselves. i say kick his *** to the curb.

[impur]

bellotti has gotten comfortable. and we all can see how that affects coaches. thye get conservative and feel like they dont have to prove themselves. i say kick his *** to the curb.

ME TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Mike, i say its gonna take another 2-3 years of .500 seasons before he gets the boot. Even if he goes 6-6 next year and misses a bowl he won't get canned. He's too entrenched in his spot to get canned after just 2 crappy seasons. It will take a total of 3-4 to finally rid ourselves of him IMO. But hey, 1 down 3 to go!

[mister crabs]

kick him out and stop with the ugly *** uniform fashion show. its like the university of oregon circus. never know what they are going to wear. surprised they havent figure out how to embed high impact resistant neon into the helmet to create the "O". ohhh god! I hope nobody at nike design is a pnwmas member......errrr i better go patent the idea quick to keep it from becoming reality!

[impur]

LOL what color is the O gonna be? Mauve? Seafoam? Its gotta be some new "hip" color. How about grellow? lol

[mister crabs]

i dunno but i wouldnt wipe my butt with grellow......I am almost embarrased to wear my oregon jacket outside this state......people have actually asked me if its the school with the ugly yellow uniforms.....lol

[impur]

lol i wear my Duck gear proudly. I would respond to that question with: No, we are the school that is #9 in bball and leading the pac10 conf. ;)

[mister crabs]

but what did you say during football when we were getting trashed by BYU or arizona? i have an ongiong bet with a buddy of mine that whichever team wins civil war that guy gets to wear his gear. I cant wear mine now till first game of 2007.

[R-3]

After a long and bitter bidding war on Ebay, I was able to obtain a preliminary version of the new Oregon offensive playbook. Based upon what I am seeing, it will revolutionize offensive football. It also achieves the goal of not upsetting any of your quarterbacks while effectively minimizing the impact of your running backs. Obviously, Oregon tried to incorporate portions of this attack into their game plan for the Las Vegas Bowl, and they were effective in at least achieving the goal of minimizing the impact of the running game. Here is a rough outline of the scheme:
It is based upon the spread, shotgun offense, but with a wrinkle: Instead of lining up a quarterback and a tailback in the gun, you will line up both of your quarterbacks. Based upon the play call, the center will snap the ball to one of the quarterbacks. If it’s a pass, they will snap to Leaf. If it’s a run, they will snap to Dixon. It allows you to split playing time for both quarterbacks, and not have them complaining to the press after a game about not establishing a rhythm. Also, without a tailback in the set, Stewart can spend more practice time perfecting his kick returns, and Jeremiah can focus on a transition to tightend to replace the departed Rosario. I think this will go down as a historic year in offensive football, and will be on par with the development of the forward pass, the wishbone, and the run and shoot. It’s pure brilliance.

[R-3]

:) :) :) :) I gotta get my kicks in :) :) :) :)

[Michael7979]

:) :) :) :) I gotta get my kicks in :) :) :) :)

Thanks Ryan I enjoyed that!!

[impur]

:) :) :) :) I gotta get my kicks in :) :) :) :)

Get em in now, might not have another chance for awhile!

The offense Crowton put in works. Top 10 in nation in yardage, points, tops in Pac10 in passing, and #1 in rushing. Its just the redzone, short yardage, and TOs that killed this team. I donno how you fix that personally. Bellotti better find a way.

BTW, just how much would a beaver fan pay for the Oregon playbook?

[mister crabs]

beaver fan couldnt understand the playbook....its not written in crayon

[impur]

but what did you say during football when we were getting trashed by BYU or arizona? i have an ongiong bet with a buddy of mine that whichever team wins civil war that guy gets to wear his gear. I cant wear mine now till first game of 2007.

I was at the Zona game in my Duck gear yelling the whole game. Well until the 4th quarter when we decided drinking would be more fun than watching the ducks get trounced. I did the same during the BYU game, except i was drinking much earlier. (laugh)

[R-3]

BTW, just how much would a beaver fan pay for the Oregon playbook?


How much does toilet paper cost?

[mister crabs]

lol.....good call on the drinking. I havent been to a game since year before last.

[impur]

How much does toilet paper cost?

Well, i wouldn't go thru a long bidding war on ebay for toilet paper! :p


Some beaver fan over on the espn boards was saying his boss is a Fusky fan. They were out having a beer and his boss told him if he ever commited suicide, he would want to fly a b12 bomber over autzen when its completly full and empty the payload killing everyone. He would watch everyone die before being blown out of the sky.

Thoughts?

[mister crabs]

pretty sad actually. sad that the huskies have fallen so far that thier fans would resort to a terrorist attack just to get the fuskies a win....haha

[impur]

yah thats exactly what i said. Here is how i responded:

Wow, its amazing someone would let a sport played by 18 yr olds dominate his feelings that way. To commit mass murder on innocent people because they root for a different team is...i can't come up with a word at how terrible that is. His life must truely suck. I realize its a hypothetical situation but still, just knowing that those thoughts swirl around in his mind...

Personally i would never wish death upon someone over a game. Especially if i didn't even play in the game. Unreal.

[impur]

Check out the preseason rankings for next year. Yep, they are at it already

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=627579

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AP-Local news in Oregon-Eugene, OR(AP) -

A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a Eugene courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his Aunt, in keeping with child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the degree possible. The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his Aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that they also beat him. After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life amo ng them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him. After two recesses to check legal references and a conference with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Oregon Ducks Football Team, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.

[impur]

Child abuse is not funny.