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The Annual and Obligatory Pac-10 Prediction Post

By on August 12, 2010 in Football

I pretty much do this post every year for two reasons. (1) I don’t know what else to write when I first come back from 8 months off. (2) I like to look back and see how dumb (or occasionally brilliant) I was. For example, I have correctly picked the Ducks’ finish two years in [...]

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Checking in With Oregon's Non-Conference Opponents

By on August 19, 2009 in Football

The Ducks are two weeks and a day from launching into their formidable non-conference schedule against #14 Boise St, unranked Purdue and #18 Utah. Let’s take a look at what’s going on in camp with each team. Sept. 3, @ Boise St., 7:15 pm on ESPN The Broncos are sorting out their starting linebackers in [...]

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For a Day, It's "On" The Pond…Practice Notes From Eugene

By on August 14, 2009 in Football

I had a chance to spend a day at Oregon’s practice on Thursday while in town visiting for the week. It’s nice to again be surrounded by so much green and yellow. It’s easy to forget what that’s like. Keep in mind that my observations below are not that of a journalist spending day after [...]

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2nd Annual Pac-10 Coach’s Awards

By on August 13, 2009 in Football

Welcome Pac-10 newcomers Steve Sarkisian and Chip Kelly. You are the new representatives at this award ceremony for 2009. We hope you are honored to have such a prestigious award in your name. The Dennis Erickson Award for “What, I’m Still in the Same Place? Why?” …And the Winner Is: Taylor Mays, USC Safety. It’s [...]

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Obligatory Conference Predictions

By on August 10, 2009 in Football

When you go into hiding for the better part of a year, you should have something really poignant for your first post. Well, I don’t. Instead, I’m going with the tried and true prediction entry that I mostly loathe. Might as well get it out of the way and move on to better things. Besides, [...]

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1st Annual Pre-Season Coaches Awards

By on August 18, 2008 in Football

Because pre-season awards are every bit as important as pre-season rankings, it’s time to unveil my 1st Annual Pre-Season Coaches Awards, each named in honor of a Pac-10 coach. The Dennis Erickson Award for “It’s Been Fun, But it’s Time to Move On” …And the Winner Is: Taylor Mays, USC Safety. An overwhelming consensus first-round [...]

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Pre-Season Predictions – Useless, but Everyone's Doing It

By on August 4, 2008 in Football

You can’t have a blog, run a website, post in forums or basically breathe oxygen without at some point sitting down and doing your pre-season predictions. As such, I might as well do mine. But before I get to that, I’d like to remind you that I did get 1 out of 10 exactly right [...]

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