Today on "Idiots of the World" we encounter two more athletes who just simply do not seem to "get it."STOMP THE YARD Terrence Jones can hide behind the word "trip" all he wants, but that does not explain him yelling "wake up!" at the homeless man on whom he "tripped." We keep hearing that nothing good happens at 2 AM, yet professional athletes cannot seem to help themselves.Yes, Jones is young and

A couple of weeks ago, I did a piece about losing momentum with the marketing of Oregon football. I really liked the piece and thought I would reprise the piece here.The thing that brings this to mind is capitalizing on the opening of the new Operations Center. The Oregon athletic department has been spoiled by the demand for football tickets over the past decade. There was a waiting list of peopl

That's the rumor floating around tonight. Vanderdoes had originally signed a National Letter of Intent with Notre Dame then, sometime after, decided that he would prefer to play for UCLA.The speculation was that a health issue with a close family member played a significant role in the decision.I don't necessarily agree with the decision to allow him to play because I feel it sets a strong precede

One is just a game; the other, is where our purpose lay.Today Oregon fans were greeted with news of a decommitment from the class of 2014. This one was different than just about any other, though, as the talented player, Jordan Hoiem, had decided that his zeal for the sport of football was gone.Vanished. But not into thin air. Hoiem has struggled for quite some time with this decision as has been

Once again, it seems the college football world has been set ablaze with the incendiary lifestyle of the reigning Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel.It seems like every time I log on to the overstimulated world wide web and look at college football news, either twitter or Yahoo Sports is on fire with "johnny football news." But, really, let's look at what we have seen recently... he was kicked o

I was out for a while helping my mother move from Cave Junction ORegon to Klamath Falls. It was sweltering that first day, over 100 degrees while yours truly did the heavy lifting and was EXHAUSTED at the end of the day. In fact, I was HAPPY for a 3 hour drive in a U-Haul!After getting the two 26 foot U-hauls that were full unloaded, I headed home yesterday and made it safe and sound last night.A

Just finished posting the article looking at Colorado for Oregon's fifth game. Things do not look any better in 2013 than they did last season. In fact, in some ways, they look worse.The best players on defense are gone and the top two linemen on offense have left. That does not spell a lot of good things for a team that finished as the worst offense and worst defense in the conference a year ago.

In order to comprehend who we are, we must understand where we come from. Such is a brief synopsis of Alasdair MacIntyre’s seminal moral philosophy work After Virtue.Recently Nick Saban, Alabama head football coach, and Brett Bielema, new Arkansas head coach, have gone on record saying that "hurry-up" offenses are dangerous and bad for the game; that it creates more potential for injury. I am no

Former UW receiver Luter Leonard, once a heralded dual threat quarterback who barely saw action above the scout team during his time with the Huskies once told the Seattle times in an interview:"The thing about life is you’ve got to adjust,”When you come into college, your goal — everyone’s goal — is to go to the NFL and be a first-round draft pick. But, you know, when life gives lemons, you’ve ...

Oregon received its 9th commitment for the class of 2014 yesterday in the form of 6-7, 255 pound defensive lineman Jalen Jelks.Yes, you saw that right, 6-7, 255... and only 16 years old. Jelks is a man-child from Arizona who has had an interest in the Ducks for several months. I briefly profiled Jelks as someone to watch in May.Jelks had impressed at the Rivals Camp Series and was starting to get