Another game of the good, the bad and the ugly.There is a certain pain that goes along with the unmet expectations of irrational exuberance. When Willie Taggart arrived in Eugene to frozen roads, but a warm reception, he said all the right things. He went on the recruiting trail and (mostly) did all the right things. The game exposes where you are. Through the first five games – even a loss on

Crazy Week - and some change coming?On a personal note, I have been pretty tied up with the day job and some work stuff which has had me entirely preoccupied since last Thursday when the topic was first broached. I cannot yet share all the details, but will only say it will have no impact on my work for Duck Sports Authority or this blog.All I can really say is that it would be a monumental decisi

This week all Pac-12 games are on Saturday. A blessing and a curse. As a blessing, I did not have to write this before Friday night which gave me some much needed flexibility. Plenty going on in my personal life which kept me ultra busy Thursday night and Friday night. So here we go with the weekend in Pac 12 footballOregon State @ USCUSC was somehwat exposed a week ago by Washington State. I say

Who gets the start?Early indications from sources close to the Duck program tell us that Burmeister has earned better grades through practice this week. The only question left now is if the staff gives fifth year senior Taylor Alie some ‘credit’ for experience. At the point of this writing, all signs point to Braxton Burmeister as the starter, but the staff has been going back and forth; henc