Category: Feature Articles

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

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

With the finally official Texas A&M move today, is the Big 12 finally going to crumble from within?The speculation is already beginning that the Big 12 is one member away, now, from crumbling. Some believe that Oklahoma, which, by the very nature of it's relationship with Oklahoma State would almost assuredly include them in any proposed move, is about to jump ship and seek admission to the Pa

To build bridging social capital requires that we transcend our social and political and professional identities to connect with people unlike ourselves. This is why team sports provide good venues for social- capital creation. (Putnam, 2000: 411) Sport and social capital is a result of this proposition and others like it that suggestively position sport as an institution capable of creating subs

Note: This is the piece I mentioned last week. It is quite long, is opinion in nature and does tie back in to Oregon sports and the purpose of this blog in the first place. It uses extensive quotes of Noam Chomsky. I do not ascribe, personally, to all of his political leanings. However, I find the content of his Manufacturing Consent fascinating. It is applicable to what I have to say here. Not al

Several years ago, during Chip Kelly's first season as Offensive Coordinator for the University of Oregon, the Ducks were marching up and down the field. An historic win over the Michigan Wolverines started off the season. This was a season of promise.As the Ducks rolled through their schedule, they faced a stiff challenge at home against a top 10 ranked Cal Bears team. The game was as exciting an

So, I was going to write a little scathing article tonight, but changed my mind.Every Wednesday, we have two different staff meetings at work. One is an Operations Meeting which is followed by a staff meeting. So, Wednesday is a little later night at work than normal. Just as I was about to head out the door, I received a message that John Canzano had called me an "internet troll and gangster" on

Lache Seastrunk in Oregon Yesterday, Duck fans learned that Lache Seastrunk would be transferring from the University of Oregon with a likely destination of Baylor University.We have already seen many articles detailing his departure. Some critical of his time at Oregon; some critical of Duck fans and their reaction to the news.Once again, as has often been the case in Lache's short stint at Or...

It turns out that there is a reason Darron Thomas was in Portland on Saturday June 11, 2011. He was selected as a player representative to the Grand Marshall group.From the Rose Festival Parade:"Along with player representatives, the University of Oregon will be represented by President Lariviere and Senior Vice President and Provost James Bean riding in a vintage auto, as well as cheerleaders a

Recently, I wrote a series about Lache Seastrunk and his "real" mentor. The truth is, like many young men, Lache Seastrunk had several people that he could turn to for advice. This is a key component in the raising of any young man.College athletics, and football in particular, can be exhilarating and breathtaking. During the 2009 football season, my own son was a high school senior playing footba