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Big Recruiting WeekendLast weekend, as the Ducks travelled to Virginia, the Cavaliers were hosting one of their biggest recruiting weekends ever.Another week and another big recruiting weekend. Though the number of visitors for the Oregon-Tennessee game will not approach the kind of numbers as Virginia hosted, it will still be a large, important recruiting weekend for the Ducks.Oregon is expec

Sitting in the press box Saturday in Charlottesville, I kept seeing Duck fans complain about the ESPN commenttors for the Virginia game.First, I will disclose, because I am usually either tailgating or at the games on Saturdays, I am not entirely familiar with all the different ESPN broadcasters. As such, I had no clue who Duck fans were talking about when they referred to "Cunningham."Tonight, se

It has been an interesting 24 hours for Duck fans.Understandably, there wasa whole lot of affection for how the Philadelphia Eagles performed in Chip Kelly's debut.Remember his last debut? Clearly he learned something from that game and was better prepared for the rigors of a road contest in a hostile environment.But we also saw something rarely seen at Oregon during Kelly's tenure; an early brake

Okay... THIS is the one we should all have circled on our calendars. This will be the chance to show SEC folks that we know how to tailgate!First, I want to let you know we plan on having Bacon Wrapped BBQ Shrimp... DEEP FRIED as our special appetizer! This is something you do not want to miss!Second, we tested our Clear Wireless set up at the last game and got excellent results. our television

This was a long trip. I chose to make it a short trip and flew in Thursday.There were no rooms available in Richmond (NASCAR race this weekend) and none in Charlottesville for obvious reasons. We had a room for Friday and Saturday night, but after getting to Richmond at midnight and then driving to Charlottesville, I found myself staying at the airport!Friday was my "vacation" day and we spent the

Today at Duck Sports Authority, I took a look at Braxton Berrios in a video analysis of his junior film.There is a lot of positive in Berrios' film. Aside from academics that have garnered offers from the likes of Duke, Yale and Harvard, Berrios possesses the kind of skill set that will make some college team very happy.One thing that stuck out, though, beyond the technical skills of his position

I think this will be my new Monday "thing" as I continue to write personal thoughts here on top of my writing duties. Every Monday; even a holiday Monday seem to have their moments of mania.The other reason it is apropos has to do with something that occurred to me while talking with Yahoo Sports Radio Saturday night after the game.All off season the only thing anyone could talk about, with good r

Yesterday saw the first tailgate of the season with a couple of surprises waiting for me at the tailgate lot.The first was a good surprise. This season the off-site lots will open up FIVE hours before game time. The open container rules are still the same; you cannot drink any alcohol until four hours prior to kick off. But, this change allows us to get in earlier and set up leaving the FULL four

DEFENSE OVERVIEW:Returning Starters: 6Key returners: Chris Bermond, LB, 6-1, 245, Sr.; Toren Joseph, DB, 6-2, 191, Jr.; Byron Cobb, DB, 5-10, 176, Jr.; Lorenza Young, DT, 6-2, 275 Sr.Key Losses: Jordan Piper, LB; Kerry Guidry, LB; Rashar Knight, LB/DE Key Arrivals:Geoffrey Hebert, LB, 6-3, 220ANALYSIS:When you give up as many points as the Colonels and lose 10 games in resounding fashion, it is ty

KEY STORYLINE:"Can the defense improve dramatically from its dreadful showing in 2012. On third downs, opposing offenses had a success rate of 50 percent and on fourth downs it was 70 percent, Renois said."There was little to no pressure from the front seven which left an inexperience secondary exposed. The hope is a transfer or two up front and overall experience will lead to better defensive pla