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  1. You know who the biggest loser out of this is? Ryan Day. Even IF he beats Michigan next year, all the Michigan fans are gonna say "yeah, but you couldn't beat Harbaugh"... And now he'll never have the chance...
  2. Call it curiosity, call it justifying my personal dislikes, but I am wondering which former Pac-12 team you want to see fall flat and which team you would actually like to see succeed (other than OBD of course). I'll go first. USC is the the team I want to see fall flat. All their pompous, better than you attitude and then whining that it's somebody else's fault when they underperform. Just really grates on me. I'm tired of hearing that Lincoln Riley is an offensive genius and I want what happens when he doesn't have his QB. Tie for second to UW and Colorado. One team that I actually want to see do well in their new conference is Utah. After the injury plagued year they had, I would like to see them dominate the Big12.
  3. After going to Allegiant Stadium for the Pac-12 Championship, it was an eye opener regarding how much Autzen could do for the fan experience. That place was around $2 Billion to complete and I am by no means saying Oregon should try to build a stadium like that. BUT, the concession opportunities, the restroom facilities, even fan movement during halftime at Autzen could certainly use upgrades/improvement. I am sure you all have encountered that one group of people who decide to swim upstream through the crowd at halftime....
  4. That was my thought as well! Speaking of Gonzalez, how awesome is it to see him on the commercials (part of the Por La Cultura series) during the NFL playoffs wearing the all yellow Duck uniform!? No Colorado, just OBD!!!
  5. Ward apparently pulled his name back from the draft. Miami lands commitment from quarterback Cam Ward WWW.ON3.COM .
  6. "It's not personal, it's business". Most of us know a variation of this quote from "The Godfather", as Corleone makes his declaration of revenge. Tom Hanks alluded to this in "You've Got Mail" as he prepared to force Meg Ryan to close her store, "It's not personal". Meg Ryan had one of the best responses to this that I have ever heard, "What is that supposed to mean? I am so sick of that. All that means is that it wasn't personal to you. But it was personal to me. It's *personal* to a lot of people. And what's so wrong with being personal, anyway?" I was reminded of this quote when I read a response from UW edge rusher Zion Tuputola-Fetui Friday after Deboer left the program, “Sometimes we have to be reminded it’s all a business.” When I read that, I immediately thought this is a player who is hurt by what he views as a betrayal from his head coach and he is trying to justify that hurt by making the situation seem sterile and innocuous. Before I go much further, I will acknowledge that my viewpoint is NOT true 100% of the time. I recognize that. But, I believe from what I've heard from many players (Bo Nix included), that this is more than often right. Okay, on we go. College football players commit to a program. But, before they commit to that program, they form relationships with the faces of that program; coaches, assistant coaches, coordinators. Those relationships MATTER. How many times do we read the reason for a players commit to a program is "it felt like a family", "I like how they are a family", "I felt like I was important and belonged", "they made me feel that I was wanted". Those are the NOT quotes of someone detached and making a business decision. Those are bonding quotes; quotes of belonging and family denote deep relationships being forged. That feeling, of belonging; is a fundamental human need. That is not only my opinion, The National Institute of Health agrees, "A sense of belonging—the subjective feeling of deep connection with social groups, physical places, and individual and collective experiences—is a fundamental human need that predicts numerous mental, physical, social, economic, and behavioral outcomes." As fans, we take on some of this as well. Granted, we were not recruited by WT or MC, but we embraced them into OUR family, the Oregon family. We were immediately invested in how they performed and the work they accomplished. Speaking for myself, I defended some of their game-time decisions and miscues. The completely objective part of me should have been able to see that they were not the best fit for Oregon, that there were cracks. But that invested part of me, that part of me that had welcomed them into my Duck family; I wanted to believe they had our best interests at heart. When they left, that was a betrayal. Were they great coaches, nope. I think we can all agree to that. But the betrayal, anger, and hurt came from our (my) PERSONAL feelings about them being part of the family. These players that commit to that environment experience that same feeling on a scale that I cannot relate to. All of the practice and preparation hours spent with these coaches is so much more than the 3 hours I invest on a Saturday. I could spend a lot of time discussing how many of these kids do not have the best backgrounds or homelife and for some, this may be the closest thing to a family they feel. That, however is not the purpose of this post, this is: Why was Dan Lanning's video so impactful? Why are media folks (Pat Mcafee, ON3, 247, etc) calling it epic? Because it was. Not the cinematography of the video. No, it was the message that was conveyed. You see, we have all been poisoned by the "It's not personal, it's business" lie. Dan Lanning's video was the antidote. It went to the heart of those bonds that we have all built together over the last two years. Dan Lanning wasn't just telling the players he was committed. He was telling all of us as well! He GETS family and connection, relationships, and bonds. It was important to him to let everyone know, "I am here because I WANT to be here. I'm not leaving." Now, I don't know if Alabama called Dan Lanning. But, what I do know is that he cared enough about the relationships, about the bonds, about the FAMILY that has been built with OBD that he wanted to let them know where he stood. Would DL coach here if he wasn't being paid? I doubt it, so from that standpoint I get there is a business tie to him being here. But, what he said, what he projected, what he IS; does NOT say "this is business". Quite the opposite, it says "This is personal". DL told his team, he told his family (us), he told all of the players considering this as a place to be; "YOU all are MY family too". I can guarantee you that the folks to the north of us would give anything to have had their departed coach do that. I will finish this post with the remainder of the quote between Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan when she tells him, "Whatever else anything is, it ought to begin by being personal."
  7. On the Pooch forum I spy on they had a list of which players are heading to the draft, out of eligibility, and transferring out. On a quick sidenote, DL is getting some recognition on how he managed his roster and that the twos and threes would get a lot of playing time on field. I didn't follow many Poochy games but apparently that was not Deboers thing and now they have very little experience. Anyway, what I wanted to share was that their "savior" QB after Penix leaves has now decommitted: Darn. What a shame.
  8. What I find rather fascinating is that there were husky fans who mocked how DL chose to announce he was staying. But, all of them wanted Deboer to do EXACTLY what DL did, say that he wasn't going anywhere and he WANTED to be here. Now, that is popping up on the fan boards...UW sees themselves as a stepping stone job and they are saying Oregon no longer is because "their coach wants to be there". One poster even called Oregon "elite"....I about fell over!!
  9. I am getting a little too much enjoyment from this:
  10. No idea who "source" is but saying Deboer is negotiating with Bama. Sources: Washington's DeBoer, Bama negotiating head coach job - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Read more on ESPN
  11. Deboer cancelled a radio show he was supposed to have today....(I MAY be snooping on the UW forums). They are absolutely beside themselves with angst...can't say I blame them though as that is something we know all too well.
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