A LITTLE “O” FLAPSeems to me as if there was much ado about nothing yesterday. Of course, I am referring to Mike Pereira, Director of Pac-12 officiating, and his utterly ridiculous rant regarding the hand gesture which symbolizes the University of Oregon made by players in celebration WITH their fans after big plays.Look, I understand the need to reduce taunting; true taunting creates far more neg
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Late last month I received word from a source that is familiar with athletic department policy regarding potential sanctions for individual players. However, due to my inability to verify NCAA protocol in this instance, I chose not to report the information.Today, however, I received confirmation about NCAA policy.This is not regarding institutional sanctions. Rather, this information ...
Read MoreOur Tailgate ViewAs expected, the Ducks rolled over a Nevada team missing it's most potent weapon from last season, the graduated Colin Kaepernick. Though the scoring margin is large and the fans will feel very comfortable with the manner in which the Ducks bounced back, you can be certain that coaches will find some things that need to be worked on; that is their job. I have yet to see a footbal
Read More750 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...
Read MoreHere 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
Read MoreODE 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.
Read MoreIn 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
Read MoreFollow 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
Read MoreIt 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
Read MoreThe 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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