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Friday Fun

750 The Game AppearanceMade an appearance on Dave Smith's show to talk about the Nevada game as well as follow up on Lache Seastrunk. Essentially, there is no news yet on Lache's hardship waiver. At this point in time there is no ruling from the NCAA regarding his waiver. We will keep you updated, as soon as we hear something, it will be posted.Talked about the Ducks against Nevada. Nothing ground...

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DSA Tailgate-Nevada Edition

Here we are-first home game of 2011. Due to extenuating circumstances, a LOT of people had difficulty making it all the way to the Dallas Tailgate... there will be no such problems this week!Remember, there is NO GA parking in Autzen this year. Therefor, we will be in the Serbu Youth Center Directly across Centennial Blvd (MLK) from Autzen. We will have the flag up and the Banner attached... b

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Look Ahead to Saturday

ODE TO PROGRESSOregon Duck fans know as well as anyone the long struggle it takes to rise from have not to one of the elite teams in the country. The rise of the Oregon program was not an overnight success.For the most part, Duck fans have been shielded from the cost of progress. Yet, ticket price increases and mandatory donation levels to maintain season ticket allocations have slowly taken hold.

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Heart of Darkness-Understanding the Men Inside the Helmet.

In Notes From Underground, the classic short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, we are introduced to the lead character with this complicated, yet simple statement “I AM A SICK MAN.... I am a spiteful man.”Far too often, we as fans, our media counterparts and sometimes even the men in positions of power over the athletes we cheer feel as if we have some easy understanding of proper discipline based on o

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Quack Back: Volume 2

Follow along on our second edition of the week that was in Oregon Sports with the latest Quack Back!This week we learned that there ARE worse fans than Husky fans; The Fear and Loathing in Autzen by future opponents is very real and that conference expansion is far from over. In fact, conference expansion has likely only just begun, so strap on your hats folks, we might finally see just how much p

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The Backpedal Two-Step

It has been "formally" announced by the athletic department that Tennessee is still scheduled to play in Autzen.Are we really supposed to believe that someone told Chip Tennessee was backing out of the game if it was not true? Not likely.Here is the likely scenario, Tennessee has talked to Oregon A.D. about canceling the game, but is trying to minimize their buyout clause. Recognizing that the los

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Fear and Loathing in Autzen Stadium

The novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is based on two trips to Las Vegas, Nevada, that Hunter S. Thompson took with his attorney.It appears that the college football world is now afraid to make decisions based on two trips into Autzen Stadium that traditional football powerhouses took with their coaches.The first trip spawned as the first in a home an home series with the Michigan Wolverine foo

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The Fan Perspective

This is The Other Side of Duck; the other side of the story. Anyone can sit here and offer up an “expert analysis" of what happened inSaturday’s game. It does NOT take a genius to offer up grades, analysis and critique of the game. In fact, in some ways, looking at that side of Saturday’s story is rather pedantic. Instead I want to offer up a different perspective. First up: The fans.I have he

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After Thoughts

This was not a great game... but it was not the debacle some would like to declare it. THE biggest mistake of the game is turning your back on the "D" when attempting to return a punt. There are a myriad of potential problems in this action and only one possible positive outcome... and that positive outcome is still statistically highly improbable. That play changed the whole complexion of the&nbs

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Thoughts from the Road to Dallas

One of the incredible things about traveling is the people you meet,. Sometimes they have no concept about who you might be and who you might know. As you talk to them, you get to learn quite a bit. Interestingly enough, my flight attendant as I was traveling from Minneapolis to Dallas is a Baylor fan… and her ex is a TCU fan, She is not a football fan and has no clue about Lache Seastrunk, but ...

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