Okay, well, I took the entire weekend off just to relax and watch some football without having to write about it!But I did come away with some thoughts over the weekend.Washington victory over Boise State not that impressive anymoreWatching Boise State lose yet again, to a  Fresno State team that, while good, is nowhere near the caliber of Oregon, Alabama, Clemson or Stanford, it made me ques

Over the weekend, as Oregon made the decision to forgo a punt on 4th-and-6 in favor of a pass to what turned out to be a wide open Daryle Hawkins, I heard the term "The Oregon Way" regarding fourth down conversions.  Earlier this week, Dale Newton talked about the recruiting success at the tight end position. While most talk about the Oregon way for how the game is played in the field, ...

With Flock Talk tomorrow, I look at the recruiting week in review as well as a different look at what is being called the "Oregon Way."Tonight, though, we go beyond that to look at how this Oregon way translates to the NFL. I am not a big NFL fan; don't spend much time watching the NFL and don't glue myself to the couch watching. I am a college fan and really have very little patience for the snoo

Lost in all of the hoopla after the game, John Mundt has shown that the Oregon Way works.Mundt, a three-star prospect from Modesto, California, was the number 29 rated tight end in the nation last season. When he signed with the Ducks, most assumed he would redshirt. After all, Colt Lyerla and Pharoah Brown were both ahead of him. Evan Baylis, who had graduated high school early and arrived from S

All along I thought that the biggest error was Colt speaking to the media prior to talking to the head coach. But it appears that there may have been some misquoting done by a reporter. Wait? What? That never happens does it? Of course it does. Gotta get those clicks, right?First, let me say that I saw this tweet the other day and chose not to speculate further by what Lyerla meant:Give an inch an

This is entirely non-football related... just an update from my son who spent part of the summer in Costa rica completing his degree requirements and is now roaming around Central America with his wife! Great way to spend post graduation, especially given that after high school he spent three months in Europe!Of Biblical Proportions Hey, remember when I said that we were going to have a really u

Today there was an exceptional article in the Baker City Herald. The writer Jayson Jacoby, took a similar approach to a Flock Talk piece I wrote shortly after the opening of the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex.Essentially, while some academics complain about how Phil Knight has chosen to spend his money (all the while conveniently ignoring his academic contributions), they fail to recognize that they are

So, with a few minutes of spare time this morning, I read through some tweets that had been sent out by a particular Tennessee fan. Let me say that I met a lot of Vols fans and this guy did NOT represent the types of fans I met.But let me get into what he said. First of all, he was complaining about the 4th-and-6 play when Oregon led by 17 and decided to go for it on fourth down. This was the fir...

After watching Jaylen Johnson and his mother having a seemingly wonderful time while visiting Oregon over the past weekend; including the pair working together to "flash the Oregon O" without even being asked, it seemed as if Oregon might be a legitimate option for the young man.Johnson had always thought highly of Boise State and many thought he was a near lock for the Broncos.as it turns out, th

Once again, it seems that when there is no real story, a story needs to be made. I have made many of my feelings clear based on my belief that, despite his radical views about many topics, Noam Chomsky pretty much nailed the problem with modern journalism in Manufacturing Consent.I won't spend the time rehashing the concepts behind the book, other than to remind that business is in place to make m