30Duck

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.

Very well put. Two ends of the spectrum a championship team needs to navigate.

It's great at the top with the Ducks and Beavers, too bad the Huskies can't be 12, that number just fits them perfectly.

Cheers to you, Darren for a fine piece of writing, have the Ducks seen the light? Or will Bon Jovi still carry the day? I hope that was a "Statement " game, a powerful rebuke to Corso for his betrayal in front of a national audience. There wasn't one utterance from Fowler or Herbie of the Ducks being "overrated". not even during those misbegotten quarters. Next week the Ducks are being served "Buffs On A Platter" should be a very tasty meal, a pleasant afternoon setting with all their Ducks loving fans cheering them on as they devour their prey. Let's see AB at the top of his game, brimming with confidence, Never Say Dye will be right next to him. and Williams, Redd, Johnson And Pittman, will be running free. For those brief moments when the Buffs have the ball. KT and the gang will make them want to give it back, or they might take it away themselves, either way, will do, particularly if some nice sacks are included. We all hope the best for Coach Moorhead, from whatever vantage point he chooses.

Unfortunately I don't think Penn State has a chance, Michigan State, maybe, but I wouldn't bet on it, and I always root for Michigan, and it usually doesn't work out that way.