Let's run had a fascinating take on the question of whether Edward Cheserek is the 'best' college distance runner of all time. Like most sports, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to name a singular greatest player or athlete. Times change and we can really only compare athletes against the generation in which they competed.First, I need to come clean, so to speak. I was a distance runn
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Long title, huh? Not sure why I went with that, but it is what it is.So, here is the thing about college recruiting - we are fans for one of a very few reasons. Either we were 'born' into it, we went to school there, or we happened to be in the right vicinity.My children were born into being Duck fans because I had been a Duck fan most of my life then graduated from Oregon. I was an Oregon fan bec
Read MoreThis week Rivals spoke with some recruits to get their understanding about how the new early signing period might benefit them. Of the small sample size, the results were innocuous. Some did not even know there was a new rule, others saw little to no benefit. The truth is that it can be a blessing and a curse.Blessing for who? Every year we hear a story (there are hundreds of them across the nati...
Read MoreOne of the reasons I chose to re-brand this site was to get back to commenting on football and college athletics from a positive aspect. There were stories like those of Spencer Webb and Stephan Blaylock which deserved some attention away from 'stars and stats.' That really was my core mission, so to speak, of calling this site All The Right Moves.For the most part, my articles about recruits have
Read MoreThis week at Duck Sports Authority we looked at the top three wide receivers in several categories; All Time at Oregon; top three prospects for 2018; top three current Duck wide receivers and the top three receivers int he Pac-12. I actually enjoyed working on the top three all-time, but as I read around some of the other sites, it really stands out to me that there are a lot of people who only k...
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LaVar Ball wants to change the game – but first he needs to learn which game he wants to change
I don’t do too much non-recruiting or non-football commentary. I venture least frequent into discussion of pro sports, especially the NBA. I am not a huge fan of the NBA, but I still appreciate the athleticism of some the best players. Last year, following Kobe Bryant’s final masterpiece, I shared my thoughts. I had never really been a Bryant fan, but that did not lessen my appreciation for his t...
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Cutting the cord – How I got rid of DISH but kept all the sports channels I lvoed for less!
Cutting the cordI have been contemplating this for quite some time – the only thing really holding me back was sports. As I dug deeper into Sling TV, however, I discovered that not only does the Orange package have ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3, they also had the Pac-12 Network as an add on.So, I did the math, $25/month instead of $130/month. Seemed like a no brainer. But I did a little more reading and ...
Read MoreThis week at Duck Sports Authority we are doing a wide receiver focus. One of the things we did was name a top three all-time at the position for Oregon. While many want to go with the stand-by receivers that we all know, I dug a little deeper.In particular, I still don't think Bob Newland gets enough credit for his tremendous season in 1970. In an era where ground and pound was all anyone did - w
Read MoreNot a ton of scoop tonight. Jonathan Giles committed to LSU today. the talented transfer receiver had quickly narrowed his choices down to three - LSU, Florida State and Oregon. His commitment to LSU is hardly surprising to me.In my Monday morning article for Duck Sports Authority I led off with a quick look at Giles. One of the things I said there was that "this could come down to a couple of fac
Read MoreOkay, so I was gone for the day yesterday, had to run down to Eugene and check on my dad - he took a really bad spill last week, broke some ribs, bruised his kidney; I just needed to make sure he was okay. Ran some errands for him and checked on his welfare. All things considered, he was in pretty good spirits.This week at Duck Sports Authority we are going to take a look at wide receivers and the
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