Sometimes, a game is greater than the sum of two team’s parts. Such is the 2010 Rose Bowl. How else do you explain the fact that both participants will be fielding one measly first team all-conference performer as voted on by conference coaches? Big Ten all-Conference Players by Team Iowa 7 Penn State 6 Wisconsin [...]
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Twelve Sunday Thoughts From Oregon vs. Cal
Sunday is so much nicer after a win. I’m young. I always operate under the assumption that football started in 1994. So when I say that was the best all-around performance in a regular season game by Oregon, it’s without a lot of perspective. Still, it’s hard to imagine the Ducks ever being more abusive [...]
Oregon Should Win (But I Always Say That)
For two teams having only dipped its toes into the season’s waters, Saturday might as well be considered the big plunge. Utah has struggled with lesser opponents while Oregon put on one of its worst performances of the decade in Boise. The winner gets to put some of the early doubts behind them and move [...]
Some Ideas For the Offensive Game Plan
Oregon’s vaunted offense started to come alive in the second half of the Purdue game. It “flashed” as coach Chip Kelly would say, but it’s still missing something. You don’t get the sense that every third down play is a conversion waiting to happen. Well, fortunately, despite a lack of any relevant coaching or playing [...]
Ladies and Gentleman…We Have a Punter
I dug deep for the most optimistic headline possible. That’s the best I could do. Congratulations Jackson Rice, you are good. Now, for the rest of the story. Sports will humble you fast. It’s a constant roller coaster and there are moments like Boise State, 2009. You can doubt what you saw a year ago, [...]
Pressure's On For Boise State
Boise State has made the goal clear; it’s BCS or bust. And who can blame them? They have a marquee game at home on national TV to sell voters on the legitimacy of their BCS campaign. After Thursday, they get to disappear for the next 3 months and rack up wins against the likes of [...]
It's Clear Oregon has Boise on the Mind
I was just reading Ken Goe’s Pac-10 football links at OregonLive.com and he mentions that the Ducks have been a little free with their words during camp while Boise has kept a lid on it. Jeremiah Masoli has said he was “embarrassed” by the loss to Boise a year ago and Ed Dickson was quoted [...]
Handshakes for Boise St. and Oregon?
Okay kids, play nice and shake hands. The American Football Coaches Association and NCAA are out to make sure everyone gets along this year. During the first week of the season, teams are being ever-so-kindly told they should have all players shake hands prior to the game. Nothing is mandatory and the orange slices and Capri [...]
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