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Annie
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BTW, I think "scold fans" in the topic title is a bit misleading--MC was asking (pleading with) fans not to boo. And as I said earlier, I think he doesn't like that the booing comes across as booing the players. I don't think he's saying he's exempt from judgment. I knew a guy (former H.S. football coach) who used to write 3-4 page letters to Duck head coaches. I remember when fans who sat in the section behind the team used to try to send down suggested plays to the coaches during the game! Coaches are used to being scolded. But I think the vast majority object to players being booed.
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On 10/24/2021 at 9:46 AM, Haywarduck said:
My take, he said, 'what do we want to be know for?' booing players or supporting our team?
Oregon has the best fans, intelligent, but are they able to be empathetic and patient?
I know as a parent of a high level athlete, it is important to understand the process each athlete and coach is going through with grace and understanding. I don't like the booing, or the look on our program. My take, for what it is worth.
I will also say I didn't support the decision to start Anthony Brown at the start of the season. I thought he was just a 'place holder' as the real competition happened below him, and have stated that many times. I still don't like the idea a transfer is leading our program, and not that well. I work every game to find enjoyment in his struggles and process in becoming our qb.
In the end, I accept him as a Duck, and support him all the way. I do the same with the coaches, but feel the observations and criticisms are more valid. Boo the coaches decisions, but not the players, ever.
I don't like the look on our program, but I suppose we live in a different time, and this outlook isn't ever going to take over. I will say I can accept our players, coaches as they are, much easier than the fans who boo.
On 10/24/2021 at 9:46 AM, Haywarduck said:...
Since the booing at the Cal I have heard references to it on all sorts of national tv and radio sports shows. I don't think it's a good "look" for the fans or the program. The booers may feel that they are booing play calls and/or the coaches, but it sure comes across as booing the players, and I think that's what upsets MC. I'm sure he wonders how possible recruits might feel about it. I boo only the refs, something even Miss Manners says is okay as an acceptable part of attending a sporting event.
I'm against booing in general. I don't even boo the opposing teams when they enter the stadium. Tepid applause, yes. Booing. No.
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I'm an optimist, but I still take it one game at a time. Go Ducks, beat Colorado!
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On 10/23/2021 at 5:04 PM, Haywarduck said:
They won on the road, against Chip Kelly, not bad!
What do you say now?
They dipped the Chip!
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On 10/23/2021 at 4:28 PM, C J said:
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Whew! They made it a nail biter again.........but as we like to say with our new motto as Duck fans...........a win is a win.
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Exactly! Such a young team, so many injuries, a QB who can look great one minute, then, well, inconsistent---they did it the hard way, but what an exciting, gutsy win!
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I'm not sure how long it will take my pulse to return to normal after that game, but, wow! Love the win!
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Jackson Pollock splatter painting symbolizing energy?
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On 10/19/2021 at 8:30 AM, jrw said:
Agree completely. Next year and 2023 are the seasons to get excited about.
I think before the season that's what I was reading and hearing from a lot of Duck fans.
It is a young team.
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On 10/18/2021 at 4:36 PM, deschutesduck said:
I don't remember seeing it but i remember hearing that it was either mario or some players he pulled off the field against Cal preventing more penalties. Strength and conditioning coordinator by day, bouncer by night.
I think in the game against Ohio State Feld also corralled some players on the sideline who had gone down to either celebrate with the Duck fans (or maybe taunt OSU fans, not sure).
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On 10/18/2021 at 10:41 AM, 1Ducker1 said:
....especially Cal at home after a 2 week bye.
Not that it changes much, but I believe Cal had a 2-week bye also.
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On 10/18/2021 at 9:46 AM, Haywarduck said:
Here is a quote from a blog I included at the bottom, ' I'm a Cornhusker fan. We don't cheat, we have a great academic record and our kids are generally good folks. These are things to be proud of and the fans should represent Nebraska with that same class.' And I ask, what kind of fans do we want to be and what kind of program? The blog is from the start of Nebraska's over two decades of trying to find the next great coach.
The husker nation is thought of as the best, if not one of the best fan bases in all of fandom. They frown on booing, but like most are impatient fans who have grabbed at many different iterations of coaching styles. From Bo Pelini, to awe shucks, and nothing has pleased them.
We were fortunate we had a coach with integrity we stood by over 40 years ago. He had recruiting violations and we stayed the course. Over the years he hired guys who built systems and processes which were the foundation of the Oregon Football Program for decades after he left. That was destroyed and we are starting again.
I ask who do we want to hire coaches, and build systems and processes going forward? I will also say those systems and processes take time to implement and evolve, like our pistol plunge, thankfully seeing the grave. Do we really want to start over, like so many programs looking for the next Nic Saban?
Division 1 football is littered with programs like Nebraska is now. Texas is now just like Tennessee, which is just like Florida State who is like USC. We can be different if we gracefully stand behind a coach with integrity and a vision.
We can be 'the most intelligent fans,' but we can also be the most loyal, classy and understand we need to be part of the long game. The long game is supporting a coach with integrity, while pointing out weaknesses. That support involves understanding the growth process and it's many stops and starts. Tell me who has had great success among us, without many failures and stumbles? I know for me, my greatest success has come with great struggle, but also with few important supporters.
Bottomline I don't want to become an ugly fanbase. I also don't want to become another football program always on the lookout for the next great coach with a quick fix. There are over a 100 of those programs out there with those two traits, and only a few who seem to be stand behind their coaches. I don't want to become just another program, where it seems many have us headed.
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Booing in Autzen Stadium is nothing new. And the thing is, it doesn't take many people booing for the sound to stand out. When I've been to games where there was booing, I would look around and not be able to see who was booing. It could be 1% of the fans. And there's no way for other fans to show their disapproval of the booing (I'm sure at least some people disapprove). I mean, what do you do--boo the boo-ers? It would just come across as more booing.
I would never boo the coaches or the players. The refs, on the other hand....
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On 10/16/2021 at 1:49 PM, kirklandduck said:
... In all the years I've watched Oregon football I can't recall a time when fans booed their own players in Autzen.
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I can remember booing--whether the fans were booing coaching decisions or players or both, I'm not sure, but there has been booing aimed at the team for one reason or another off and on over the years.
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Continuing with my glass-half-full viewpoint, AB did have 72% pass completion in the Cal game, and some nice runs.
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I have a dominant eternal-optimist gene, so I do appreciate this team. Last night the Ducks seemed to come alive in the fourth quarter. The defense played better—including Thibodeaux, who maybe needed a quarter to warm up? And even AB played better in the 4th—good, in fact. Inconsistency seems to be a problem for the whole team. Of course, the starting center was out again, and there have been so many other injuries. I don't know. I guess I just keep hoping they will improve and stay improved! I'd rather be the team winning by a touchdown, than one losing 4 games by a touchdown or less, as Cal has done.
The Ducks are 5-1! (though it sure would have been nice if they'd played the last drive in regulation better against Stanford and were 6-0)!
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I'm always a little suspicious when someone claims "his sources were telling him..." since, over the years, so many of those claims turned out not to be true.
But...there's always that chance that is is true. In which case, if there is a change at QB, it doesn't surprise me that MC would not announce it ahead of time.
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On 10/14/2021 at 11:58 AM, DanLduck said:
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But in my experience, Oregon fans seem to wear whatever color they feel like most of the time. Apparently Oregonians don't like to be told what to wear. lol
I think at this time of year, it may have to do with what colors they have. When it's T-shirt weather, I have all kinds of colors to choose from. When it's cold and/or rainy weather, my jackets are green or yellow. And a lot people have those phosphorescent orange rain ponchos!
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On 10/14/2021 at 10:15 AM, Charles Fischer said:
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Have to say I agree with Fentress.
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I would guess it's not 100%. It can take 3-4 weeks for a moderate sprain to heal--3-6 months for a more severe sprain.
I remember way back when Joe Farwell sprained his ankle. The Ducks were really thin at most positions then, so he kept playing with his ankle taped up, and kept having to leave before the end of the game. This went on the rest of the season. Not saying Thibodeaux won't (or hasn't) heal fully, just that it can take a long time.
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On TV I think fans wearing black makes it look as if the stadium is empty.
I like the highlighter yellow or apple green any time, but especially for TV at night.
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I hate, hate, hate night games and have decided not to go to them any more. But, that said, I did sell my tickets to the AZ and CAL games, so someone will be filling those seats. Of course, I don't know if they are/were Duck fans.
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On 10/13/2021 at 9:49 AM, Haywarduck said:
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I suppose the one thing we can count on with the sc job is for the AD to make a poor choice. The AD in place has a history doing exactly that, and I fully expect him to pick another loser out of the candidates who apply.
Works for me!
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Mario Scolds Fans: "No More Booing at Autzen"
in Our Beloved Ducks
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And I will politely say that I think he doesn't want to hear it, because he thinks it's directed at the players.