Tag Archives | Civil War

Let's Get These Coaches Acclimated

By on October 19, 2009 in Football

Washington vs. Oregon enters into a new era this year with two new head coaches. Mike Bellotti won’t be coaching in the game for the first time since 1988. It’s the first time since 2003 that Washington has had a pulse. It seems to me that we need a rivalry refresher. As such, I sat [...]

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Off The Pond Goes Off The Pond

By on September 1, 2009 in Football

That headline made my head spin, but I’m keeping it. I made my contributing debut today on another site for an online magazine called Norman Einsteins (a nod to the famous Joe Theismann quote). It’s published monthly and I contributed a piece for the Civil War (let’s just say, my obsession with Markus Wheaton continues). [...]

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San Diego Holiday Looms

By on November 28, 2008 in Football

The pure of heart, overachieving, hard working and simply unbeatable Oregon State Beavers are less than 24 hours away from destiny. Pasadena isn’t just a possibility, it’s predetermined. Corvallis florists are reporting a complete sellout of their entire rose inventory (of interesting note, Corvallis ticket agents are still trying to get a handle on this [...]

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Why Oregon is Sure to Win

By on November 25, 2008 in Football

With all the talk centered around Oregon State and their magical, dreamy, precious run for the roses, it can make even your die-hard Duck fan feel a little helpless. Everybody says, “Oregon State to the Rose Bowl,” and “Rodgers brothers for tandem-Heisman,” and “Mike Riley, coach, man and human of the century!” Well, I say [...]

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The Civil War Starts Now

By on November 17, 2008 in Football

I’m feeling a little chippy these days. Arizona was under my skin. So is Oregon State. After Saturday, the Revenge of 2007 tour now sits at 2-1. One team remains and it’s the one I want most. With a bye week, the blog has two weeks to stir it up and I’m not one of [...]

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Beavers, you're not going to the Rose Bowl, and Oregon fans, have some dang pride

By on October 20, 2008 in Football

Oregon State and Rose Bowl is gaining traction amongst those that care about these things. They’re mentioning it here, here and here. And it’s creeping its way into message board hell. And blog comments. I am fully aware that in my Midseason Report brought to you by Flomax that I noted Oregon State has the [...]

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