olcodgerduck

Some years ago I was watching Ducks Football in my living room, and wondered if there was a way to make my home football experience feel more like Autzen Stadium, especially after a touchdown. One night after consuming an adult beverage (my favorite bourbon neat, btw...), I decided to search the inter-webs and see if I could find something of Autzen that I could bring home. I have no idea how I came across this, but I do vaguely remember it taking a fair amount of time. What I found is: Autzen Foghorn!! I open this app every time I am watching Ducks sporting events whether it's Football, Basketball, or Baseball, and play the foghorn after a score or other moment of Ducks Victory! I suspect the Foghorn would be a lively addition to any tailgating events as well! I encourage each of you to check this out and get ready for the big game moments, especially if you can't make it to the game in person! Go Ducks!! Best regards, OlCodgerDuck

Order is Restored: Oregon Wins Mens/Womens Pac-12 T&F Championships…Again Still... There, I fixed it... LOL!! Thanks Bruce, for an excellent article and the great news regarding our Track and Field Athletes! Go Ducks!!

But wait, I thought the fuskys win all the off seasons. What are they going to do if usc wins the off season? They'll have nothing left to brag about... LOL!! Go Ducks!!

I don't know if this post explains my lifelong fascination with John Deere tractors or my lifelong love of the Ducks... either way I love the imagery!! Go Ducks!!

Hopefully they find a replacement sooner...

A little off topic, but shouldn't these odds be more appropriately applied to the Fuskies??

My thoughts are to nominate Jon Joseph to any negotiating team that is focused on making our situation better! Love your takes and your insights, and appreciate your passion for all things Ducks! Go Ducks!!

Saving my normally colorful conversation for less public occasions LOL!!

Welp, that didn't take long...

Thanks for posting the baseball updates Charles!! I appreciate them!! Go Ducks!!

Congratulations to the young couple, and best wishes for the life to come! Go Ducks!!

Holy cow! Franck Kepnang was 1 point and 1 rebound away from a double-double!! I know there is still a lot of growth and development for Franck, but I am super thrilled with his progress this year! Go Ducks!!

Too much opulence for me! I don't care for the dark, brooding feel of the interior. Hopefully, this leads to a significant depression which will ultimately become the downfall of the trojans. I'm thinking this indicates a level of seriosity (my rule is if you can say it, it's a word LOL!!) that is not quite up to Dan Lanning's level, if you catch my drift, and should bode well for us going forward. Go Ducks!!

They say Will has passed the concussion protocol, but I've been wondering about a concussion ever since the game he had blood running down the left side of his face (seemed like the whole game). Whatever the cause, he sure hasn't been himself the last few weeks - going from PAC-12 player of the week status to 0 points at all... Hope for his sake that this gets figured out and he starts feeling better! Go Ducks!!

I'm also recording and will watch later today. Go Ducks!!

My thoughts and prayers are with Mario and his family at this time.

Back in the 60's my family would come out to Oregon from the midwest to see grandparents and cousins for Christmas. Cousins had decorated their room with (what seemed like) lifesize posters of Puddles and Ducks athletes, and all they could talk about was the new Autzen Stadium. It all seemed pretty dazzling to my young, impressionable mind, and I have been a Ducks fan ever since!

I enjoyed the new nickname for Kepnang: Franck the Tanck!!

I noticed the same thing. Anytime there was a tangle of bodies*, Oregon picked up the foul, even if it was obvious to the TV camera that Utah was the aggressor... And, I might be prejudiced, but it seems I recall the same thing happened at Colorado on Thursday. Do the PAC12 refs have it in for us?? Not to be a conspiracy theorist (or maybe I am one LOL!!) but it seems like Someone really doesn't want the Ducks to win... Glad we prevailed anyway! Go Ducks!! *And, for those you who enjoy my kind of music, this reminded me of a song...

My knowledge of basketball is somewhat limited. The closest I got to playing organized BB was as a freshman in high school (40+ yrs ago…) when I was one of the tallest kids in a small school in Alaska. The BB coach kept after me to turn out for BB, and I kept telling him that I had very few physical talents that would translate to the BB court. Finally I was persuaded to show up for practice, and after only 2 days he agreed with me. LOL!! And that was the end of my career in hoops. Consequently, most of what I do know about basketball has come as a result of watching/observing Coach Altman lead Our Beloved Ducks through the several years of his tenure to date. My life’s work has been in auto repair where I am, as I am fond of claiming, a highly trained observer of all things mechanical. My career has trained me to look for things that are different or out of the ordinary, leading me to perform repairs as needed to restore normalcy. This frame of mind has led me to the following Ponderments… Is Coach Altman still running the weave offense, or has he changed his base offense? In years past, especially I remember this when Peyton Pritchard was running the offence, the weave was a thing of beauty – running back and forth across the half court until there was an opportunity for a slashing drive to the basket, or to step back for a 3-point shot just when the opponents’ defense was dragging down. (I always likened this in my mind to the defense being hypnotized, and our guys were just looking for the defenses’ eyes to glaze over, and then take their shot – much like Crocodile Dundee hypnotizing the water buffalo…). Anyway, I’m just wondering if this is a permanent change, or is this an adjustment due to the availability of two dominant Big Men in the middle? Which brings me to me second Ponderment. Has it been a while since we’ve had this kind of dominating play inside from a pair of genuine big men? I remember former Beloved Ducks like Jordan Bell and Chris Boucher who were very active around the rim, blocked a bunch of shots, but to my eye at least never seemed this dominating. What I am seeing from N’Faly and Franck seems a lot different (and more intimidating to be truthful) than what I remember of former Ducks from the recent past. Which leads me to my third Ponderment. I love Franck Kepnang. I love the energy and joy he brings to the game. I was going to say to the floor, but he is almost as active on the bench as he is on the floor! I have been on the Franck Kepnang band wagon since last year, as you may remember from some previous posts. I am delighted Franck is a part of Our Beloved Ducks team and it is refreshing to note his development. Something I am enjoying this year is the development of a softer touch around the rim. He certainly can slam it down with an intimidating authority, but he is getting some nice baskets with a finger roll or a touch off the glass – it’s nice to see the progress from the coaching input he is receiving. Anyway, I am looking forward to the responses any of you might have to my Ponderments… Go Ducks!! Best Regards, olcodgerduck

Curious that I had to read clear to the last comment before anyone even mentioned Mario. And that was to say they were expecting coaching, discipline and accountability that never happened under the previous coach's tenure... Gonna be some disappointed folks...

After watching the last 4 years, I don't believe he can evaluate QB talent so he'll never know if he has a good QB or not. As we have all seen, the apparent requirements to be his starting QB seem to be the ability to accomplish a 2 yard toss into traffic, a 2 yard plunge into traffic, and/or a hand off to the running back for, you guessed it, a 2 yard plunge into traffic. At Oregon, he had a QB room with at least 3 talented players, all with varying strong suits. He was never curious enough to find out they would work out, so they just sat there while we watched the above performance game after game after.... As a person, I wish him well as he will always have been a member of the Oregon family. However, his departure really doesn't hurt since I am finding Coach Lanning to be a huge upgrade so far and am anticipating tremendous accomplishments from Our Beloved Ducks. Go Ducks!!

I like your optimism! I am a strong believer in strange things happening! Go Ducks!!

Do you suppose that the reason MC bailed when he did was so as to not tarnish his stellar 62-60 record? I'm guessing it would have sucked to show up at Miami with his overall record only 1 game over .500 instead of 2? After the 2 beat-downs at the hands of Utah (primarily through incompetence/inattention IMO), it was probably obvious to himself that he wasn't going to pull out another win against another decent CFB team this year... I guess at this point it's just something to ponder on... In any event, I am excited for the future of Ducks Football, and can't wait to see what Coach Lanning puts together! Go Ducks!!

hahaha!!!! Having spent time in the woods (and other places) with horse & mule pack trains, this brings back a lot of memories... some hilarious, others less than... Thanks for sharing this story! I'm pretty sure if you look up the definition for "mule-headed", you'll find an autographed picture of MC... LOL!! Anyway, looking forward to the bowl game tomorrow! Give 'em heck and play to the best of your collective abilities, and maybe good things happen! Go Ducks!!!