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Might as well mention, Herbie, Joey Galloway, both Buckeyes.

Fowler, Herbie, Tannen, Burton all took the easy way to fill air time. They aren't interested in actually discussing Why the fans were booing, just that they were. Every time Oregon had the ball, Fowler brought the booing up, wasn't interested in looking at stats that might have encouraged the action. Too be fair, Play- by Play is not the forum for an in-deph examination of fan reaction, but move it along Fowler. It's hard to say which grew more tedious, Fowler/Herbie and the booing, or the Stanfords assertion that Oregon, "might be overrated?" during the Arizona game? Both were examples of lazy broadcasting just spouting off with as little thinking possible.

I don't even think its close to which game will be the toughest for the Ducks. Forever it hasn't mattered that the Ducks had a lot more talent, those Scrappy Beavers always played the Ducks tough. This year the talent scale still favors the Ducks. But the Beavers have more than they have had for a long time. Never before in the history of this match-up will "Who Wants It More?" be the deciding factor.

That old, "You need to be tested" hasn't come up for Georgia yet, probably not going to this week. Ohio State is averaging 49 a game, and i don't think Stroud has been picked off since the Ducks; some say that Franklin has been preoccupied with "Fight On", hence the 9 OT debacle last week against Illinois...take Ohio State to cover. No.6 Michigan @ No.8 Michigan State, the other day somebody was talking about how 3 or 4 snaps, and a horrible measurement against the Buckeyes have kept Harbaugh and Big Blue out of the CFP. I usually pick Michigan and do again tomorrow. The Husky fanbase used to have major howls because whoever Oregon was playing was a lot easier than who the Huskies were playing. But this year it doesn't seem to matter. Go Beavs!

I can't imagine what Sabrina and the rest of the players and coaches from that team feels every minute, day, about the championship they didn't get to bring home. As masterful as Dennis Dixon and the 2007 Ducks looked on the way to their inevitable championship, this "Lady Ducks" basketball team was even better.

Oregon 41 Colorado 7 Two Turnovers Four Sacks 187 Passing yards

Advantages to both on the field or in the booth, since, "It never rains in Autzen Stadium" I'd be on the field.

On the basis of competitiveness, it sure makes sense, this article gives even more reasons why it makes sense.

It will never be the "Pit" But MKA is the Palace of the Pac-12

Pardon the pun, Oregon has been the "Rainmaker" for a long time, and unlike one at a Law Firm, Oregon isn't realizing any perks for their productivity. USC is the old Warrior, "Fight On" but has not brought in anything for a long time. Washington just sits in a corner and howls, UCLA tries, just can not close the deal. ASU, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, still don't really know where anything is, or where they are, actually. Stanford, Cal cite precedents. WSU would like to turn the Firm into a Co-Op, and Oregon State is very proud of their new copy machine.

Yep, precedent, hopeful thinking, have to find the middle ground.

This is my favorite

Can we just call it a Payoff? That's what it's been from the start. Yes, Alabama probably has been the best team all the years they won the championship. But in a real playoff, in any sport, the "best" team does not always win. That's why the games are played. The solution to the ESPN/SEC Fan Fest was to increase the size, of course what that would do is just make it possible for MORE SEC teams to vie for the trophy. The SEC is thinking about what's best for them; not an entirely evil idea. But ESPN should be interested in promoting competition, creating a Playoff that has teams and fans across the country engaged throughout the season. Next week, we'll begin to hear the fingernails on the chalkboard, "Are You In?" as ESPN presents the weekly event of the Release of the Playoff Rankings! Oh the excitement!

This came up in a discussion today, and it is the driving force of the Committee. "If (Team A) played (Some other team), I'm positive that Team A would win." This is exactly the wrong way the Committee should be considering the teams. There is a season's worth of games that have been played to use in their decision making. What the outcome of a hypothetical match up would be is, and should be, irrelevant.

If I had a Heisman vote he would get it.

Apparently Carson Palmer was on the "Dan Patrick Show" the other day, and since there is nothing else to talk about with former Trojans than the Coach search, Palmer threw out some names, and Mike Tomlin, head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, was one of them. Tomlin is one of the most successful coaches in the NFL. Super Bowl win, the Steelers have never finished below.500%. So, when a reporter asked him about his interest in the USC job, not only did he say there was no chance he'd leave the NFL to take a college job. He was insulted. "is any body asking Sean Payton or Andy Reid this question?" Of course not. It may have been just because Palmer threw his name out there, but this is what I love about this. USC is desperate. They blew off Orgeron, ( No School is going to hire a untested coach as a Head Coach because the players want him), Kiffin, Sarkisian, Helton, it hasn't gone well at USC, This hire is huge. Helton had a winning record, won a Rose Bowl, but he basically spent his entire tenure on the hot seat, Why would Fickell leave Cincinnati, Franklin, Penn State for USC? USC's fan base are frontrunners. When Carroll was on his run, the Coliseum was the place to be, SnoopDogg was there. But, if USC isn't playing for the "Natty" the Coliseum is dreary. The AD knows that the fan's won't take to a Up and Comer as the new Coach. SC needs a name, But they aren't interested.

Thank you Joshua for the inside look, It showed what can happen when Mario does what so many of us have wanted. Don't just hire great coaches; let them do their jobs! Explaining how Moorhead used UCLA's defensive scheme against them is what a top flight OC does when the head coach let's him. Hopefully Mario recognized that this is what occurred, it was causation that Moorhead coordinated the offense and the Ducks won.

There is nothing that cheers me up more than going to "The Dawg Pound" and reading post after post of whimpering puppies

This week the Ducks change that to, "Life Could Be A Dream"

No Surprise, if a coach is good at all, he will be on these lists. Washington can't give Lake away.