Desert Duck

The Browns are beyond bizarre. Yesterday, they picked DG in the 3rd round -- which seemed like a rather solid & reasonable pick. Then today, they trade up and pick Sanders in the 5th. But then I remind myself that this is the same organization that picked Johnny Manziel. The Browns have been to the circus and they appear to like it.

Congrats to the Browns and Sanders. I think Shadeur has the potential to develop into a reasonable Cleveland backup QB.

This is not remotely a political statement, but I've know Bob for about 37 years, and IMHO, Portland won the lottery when he surprisingly chose to come out of retirement and accept the role of Chief. And, Go Ducks!

It's seriously time to find out what the real story is regarding Sanders. Talk about the wheels flying off the bus.

Wow... we're onto the 13th pick in the second round and Sanders is still riding the pine. Tyler Shough got picked up as the 8th pick in the 2nd round. Glad for this kid. He has not had an easy road from a Chandler HS kid down here, to the NFL. Definitely not a quitter. But regarding Sanders, the guy has skills. But perhaps NFL teams really aren't excited about the 2-fer-1 deal that Sanders packs with him... Shadeur + Dad. Tyler Shough Selected Ahead Of Shedeur Sanders As NFL Draft Slide Continues WWW.SI.COM Former Colorado Buffaloes...

I read that too a long time ago. And as I just watched the video again, I cannot imagine how many takes it must have taken to nail that scene. If you look at it closely, it is incredibly complex, and they just crushed it beyond belief. Way too much talent between those two!

Okay... a most excellent point. And my wife, after many decades, and after seeing the wonderful movie "A Complete Unknown," finally came around to the light and is now, officially, a Dylan fan. I can't tell you how proud I am 😉

Thanks Charles for bailing me out... again.

Olivia's cover of Dylan's "If Not For You" came out early in her career, and it's just beyond sweet. Why didn't the video show up the first time? Because the link needs a space below it, as well as above it. Most of this stuff are easy fixes...

Who in the world are these guys? They're killin' me. Just when I thought they were going to suck their way through the end of the season, they roll off 4 straight wins... with a road win OT game against the #11 team in the nation. It must be mid-to-late February... heading into March.

Well, at least the first part of the season was fun.

After watching ASU play rather poorly and still nearly beat Texas, and after watching OSU completely throttle Tennessee and Oregon, I figured OSU would clown Stomp Texas. However, while I never felt like the game was much in doubt, it seemed like OSU looked fairly pedestrian. But after the beatdowns and the energy they expended against Tennessee and Oregon, perhaps it's understandable if they let up a bit. But if they show up with that level of energy against Notre Dame, it could be a long night for the Buckeyes. However, I expect the Tennessee / Oregon Buckeyes to show up on the 20th.

Obviously, the answer is easy... We simply cannot let these Ducks play another home game in the tomb known as MKA.

And managed properly, ADHD can be a tremendous asset.

Ducks are shooting lights out - 52% & 46%, and yet are only up by 7. I think we've got to score more points in the paint. However, when we're shooting lights out like this, it's hard to argue with success. Hopefully we can keep it up in the second half

What an impressive 1st NFL season for Bo. He led the Broncos to what few believed possible... a trip to the playoffs. Likely a sign of many seasons to come for this young man.

"Difficult travel was a given when those teams joined, and the Bruins are dealing with it now." We all knew B1G travel would suck, but when you're playing 30+ regular season games -- BEFORE post season, it's beyond ridiculous.

Maybe that TD is a picture of things to come... hopefully for both of them.

He was a bit before my time, and I hate to admit it, I don't recall his name. But averaging 17 boards a game in your senior season is off the charts insane. And to win 7 NBA championships is one amazing run. I had to look him up and what a career. He also averaged 20 ppg his senior year, still holds the Oregon record for most rebounds in a single game with 32 (nearly 70 years later), and was the #3 pick in the draft. I'm embarrassed that I didn't know who he was.

How awesome is that! What a great story. Thanks for sharing it.

Years ago, I loved the NBA. But, IMHO, it is now a rather crap product. I haven't really followed it for years now. Why Oregon would choose to emulate that product is beyond me.

Thanks for sharing this. It is such a phenomenal memory. I was in 6th grade at the time and we had a basketball game that afternoon. I can't remember if we won our game or not, but I do remember us all tearing out of the gymnasium, jumping into the cars, and everyone turning on the radio just in time to catch the last 4 minutes of the game. We all went a bit nuts when we won that game. And then, the icing on top, was a week later the Sports Illustrated cover coming out. Our little corner of the world almost never got any national press so this was a big deal.

I had finally purged that evil play from my memory. Thanks for bringing back my PTSD 😉

But this time, he left time on the clock

Absolutely. Gene Bartow was the coach who followed John Wooden at UCLA. After playing at Mac Court, he was quoted as calling the fans "Deranged Idiots." Naturally, we all took it as a compliment. Pins and t-shirts were made up with that quote and sold like hotcakes. The very large Romania Chevrolet scoreboard over Center Court, as you probably recall, would literally bounce up and down and ball players were understandably intimidated to go under it. Wow... talk about a lot of great memories there.