The Grateful Duck

I have also lived in Corvallis. I enjoyed my time there, especially Squirrels. Also some late nights at the Peacock...maybe I drank the Kool-aid?

I grew up in southern Oregon, I've been a Ducks fan since I can remember. My mom and dad grew up near Eugene/Springfield and my mom was a Daisy Duck. Yet... I have 3 solid Beaver fans (that I know of) in my immediate family as well. I've had to wear Beaver gear for a month after Duck losses in the Civil War. I still occasionally wear the Beaver gear because I'm indifferent to Beaver hate. Am I considered disloyal to OBD? (Under no circumstances would I wear purple. We have purple napkins which I refuse to use. I hate the Huskies! And I live in the greater Seattle metroplex. It sucks!) My question: are there other homegrown Duck fans like me or am I really a pariah, at best a platypus?

I don't care about Pig2 hate. An Oregon school moves on. Through adversity and a great Irish team, beans move on!

Yes. A yearly Beaver beatdown to remind them of their status. And yes to beatdowns in Reser too. They need to suffer and suffer in the "best" way imaginable: Beaver beatdowns, home and away! And I'm not at all about firing Rob. He seems to have good relations with coach Lanning. Is there info out there saying he's not liked by coaches? I'm not privy....

Not to mention their failures on the field. They certainly thought they had more value than they actually did. They were not wanted by any of their other supposed P5 peers when push came to desperation.

Jon. Your wisdom is matched by your knowledge. And perhaps by your loyalty to OBD. We definitely share that passion. Thanks for your time and insight. Someday, I hope, these "Beaver difficulties" will be behind us and we can just focus on the games being played. Legalese is not my register nor my lane. I'll leave to that wiser souls. Cheerio.

Good afternoon, Jon. Thanks for your respectful response. I'm afraid that I've unintentionally disrespected you and others who might take umbrage with my "moving on" position. I'll leave it at that. To all fellow OBD fans, I apologize for my post. I've unintentionally crossed the threshold of fishduck posting acceptability. And for that I'm sorry if my words hurt anyone. Good day all and goodnight...

I'm glad they're still playing. And if OBD buries then in the dirt so much the better. Personally I've moved on. It's one less thing that's not all that important in my personal day to day to get my goat. I know there's enough that boils my blood more directly relevant to my well being than either the Beavs or the Cougs.

The "great" SEC went 1 - 3 yesterday. No. The refs did not give the Ducks that game. The Ducks played great defense, were efficient in both steals and turnovers, played tough on the interior, rebounded well on both sides of the court, and Cousinard had the game of his life. Sour grapes must be the only grapes they have in South Carolina. Next?

Just to remind South Carolina fans PAC: 3 - 0 SEC: 0 - 2 Whoops, we ball out West. And the SEC, better at talking than winning. Still adding to their losing %.

My opinion, this game started and ended with defense. The Ducks showed up on the defensive end. OBD's big men dominated. Whoop!

SEC continues its stellar March Madness trend: losing. 0 - 2. Oh, and the PAC? 3 - 0!

Since 2018 (2020 was cancelled) Pac-12 16 teams invited 8 to the Sweet 16 (50%) 3 to the Elite 8 (18.75%) 1 to the Final 4 (6.25%) SEC 32 teams invited 12 to the Sweet 16 (37.5%) 4 to the Elite 8 (12.5%) 1 to the Final 4 (3.125%) With more invites, the SEC has certainly been better at losing than the Pac.

I get the lil' brother hate and that, as this charade draws to an end, it seems that the lil' brothers are fleecing those of us that have left BUT... Ultimately, they both are being relegated to the netherlands of the cfb money-world, where the haves will (most likely) pummel the have-nots, to which they belong. At this point, I couldn't care less about OSU. Though I'll be rooting for the Lady Beavs....

South Carolina is a tough draw. That team surprised a lot of folks this year in SEC play. It took them a few upsets early/mid season to even crack the top 20. But after a couple conference upsets they could no longer be ignored. Also, their style of play may "wear down" the short-handed Ducks roster over 40 minutes. I'm not confident about OBD's chances here. Hate to be Donny Downer but I've been following the Gamecocks this year after those upsets and wondering why they were still not ranked...until they were. And though they did lose a few games down the stretch and got blown out by Auburn in the SEC tournament, they are a good, solid team. I hope I'm wrong, of course....