There were many an interesting link this week and while I can’t keep up with it daily, I’ll try and sum up the week with some of my faves each Friday or Saturday. From AddictedtoQuack, an in depth look at the struggles of Jeremiah Masoli in poor weather situations. I’d be interested to see that [...]
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Could the Cougars be Setting a Trap?
It’s a funny thing what a week can do. We’ve gone from, “who should be quarterback?” to “where should I book my hotel in Pasadena?” You’ll probably hear a lot of quotes this week about how the team needs to avoid a letdown, how they treat every game the same and how they won’t take [...]
Walter Thurmond III Done…Why am I Not Surprised?
Walter Thurmond III, defensive star and playmaker extraordinaire, has been ruled out for the season. He faces knee surgery to repair the injury. For some reason, Oregon doesn’t do injuries in the variety of “he’ll be out 3-4 weeks.” Nope, if it’s a special season in the making, you can be almost certain that a [...]
What Do You See? UC Nightmare
If there is a diametric opposite in this universe to what we witnessed against Boise State, it was shown for four hours Saturday in Autzen Stadium. It was as dominant a performance as has ever been seen from an Oregon team and in drubbling Cal 42-3, the Ducks announced their return to the Pac-10 title [...]
It's Gotta' Be the Youth
I feel like I whiffed on Oregon 2009. I thought they were a sure thing. Maybe not “Pac-10 champions sure thing,” but absolutely a challenger. Now, it’s a different story. Oh, they might still be a top tier team, but they might just unravel into the bottom, too. Don’t take this the wrong way. I [...]
For a Day, It's "On" The Pond…Practice Notes From Eugene
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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