Desert Duck

I thought I would mix things up a bit this season and kickoff the Duck football season with a new season Breakfast of Champions opener: Pizza & Wings (& coffee... no beer until afternoon. I've gotta draw the line somewhere). Just don't tell my wife. Thankfully, she had an early morning event today, so I can get away with it. And while it may not be remotely heart healthy, I feel really good about it. And if the Ducks pull off a mirac today, I'll be eating it every Saturday morning throughout the season -- whether she's home or not. Anyone else out there have a pregame breakfast routine or tradition? Inquiring minds want to know. GO DUCKS!

"Can Bo Nix Shake His Bad Rap?" Sure he "can." But we'll find out in about 12 hours if he will. GO DUCKS!

Georgia 31-20 2 3 222 GO DUCKS!

"It's not LIKELY, mind you, but we're here to tell you that it wouldn't be an earth-shaking upset." In the realm of college football, Oregon beating Georgia would be an earth shaking upset. Just like it was last year when Oregon beat Ohio State -- at Ohio state. And not only does Oregon have to take on a loaded Georgia team whose last game was them winning the national championship, they have to do it at Georgia. Their fans are going to rock Mercedes-Benz Stadium. But hey, anything is possible. However, I am primarily hoping that we show up ready to play, and compete.

Unlike Mario, I'm really hoping that Lanning's first play called as Oregon's HC will not be a timeout... prior to the kickoff 😉 In my decades of watching football, I have never seen that happen before. I liked Mario, but in hindsight, it seemed to be a bit of an omen. There are so many unknowns right now regarding Oregon, but if they show up and compete against this loaded Georgia team, I will be a very happy fan. By the way, Happy September 1st! Bring on the games. Good luck, Coach Lanning, and to the entire Oregon football team!

"... in the Pac-12" Ouch. That's just stone-cold mean, cloaked in a bogus compliment. He could have pretty much added: "... and the Big Sky conference too -- wherever that is." An actual compliment would have been something like: "Oregon is one of the best teams in the country." Full stop. But I kind of like his semi-subtle backhanded smack-down. Coaches are always looking for locker room material to motivate players.

Like most rational Duck fans (admittedly, the term "rational fans" is a bit of an oxymoron considering the word "fans" is the abbreviated version of "fanatics"), I am not expecting a win on Saturday. I am, however, hoping we compete and look respectable. At this point in the season, and given our almost completely new coaching staff, a competitive game could play a huge factor late in the season.

No way. They'd all be saying that it was a bizarre call and that he was one lucky coach. Fear and desperation tends to breed strange and crap decision making.

Up by 11 with 9 minutes left in the 3rd Q... and Frost's next great idea is an onside kick? In all sincerity, I would love to know the thought process that went into that call. Almost reminds me of Steve Martin's old stick regarding him saying he could have been a great football coach because he would mix it up a lot... and do some real creative stuff like punt on 1st down -- you know... because they wouldn't be expecting it. 🙂

LOL!

Same here. We cut the cord about 5 years ago and have not missed it and have not looked back. I also picked up a cheap digital antenna called "Leaf" for about $35. It allows us to pick up local stations in HD for free, and we also pick up a bunch of other stations too. We don't watch the live TV stuff very often, but it's nice to know we have it.

Anything's possible. We've certainly been warned that there are a lot of wolves among us, hiding within the flock.

Alright... that's just darn funny. I once heard somebody say, "When Jesus returns, it won't be on Air Force One." Many Alabama fans agree, as they are quite certain he will be returning on the Alabama football team plane and miraculously look a lot like Nick Saban. Personally, I think they may be right.

Charles - Please thank your wife for us. I mean, it's one thing for you guys to drop $100k on this wonderful site & project over the last 11 years... but some of us are politely wondering if the bigger story is that she still loves you and has put up with you all these years 😉 🤔 😜. On the other hand, I could possibly be doing some serious self-projection here. In all sincerity, thanks to you both.

I assume beet farming is in there somewhere "Bears eat beets. Bears beat Battlestar Galactica." I'm just sayin'.

I do want to emphasize that I certainly don't remotely blame GK for the condition Larry Scott and his braintrust team allowed the PAC12 to deteriorate into over the past decade. That was pure all Larry Scott & Co. I am, however, amazed that the gutting of the PAC12 was able to remain a secret, and apparently not get out all, prior to the earthquake announcement this week. Usually if you tell one or two people a secret that is not to he repeated, about 30 people are quickly going to hear about it --- or at least hear rumors about it. But apparently, those involved in the PAC12 USC/UCLA gutting somehow did find a way to keep it completely off the radar and out of the rumor-mill until the announcement. I admit that the following is rather small of me, but I do take some pleasure in knowing that UCLA football will be providing a lot of B1G schools with many easy victories for years to come.

Props to Lincoln Riley. The USC move certainly makes his decision to bolt from Oklahoma make much more sense. It seems clear that the USC/UCLA Pac12 Exodus (aka. "Pac12 Gutting") plan has been in the works since before Riley made the jump and had to be a huge drawing card. That Oregon was apparently not remotely considered as part of this Exodus, indeed, does not appear to bode well for the Ducks.

The responsibility for USC and UCLA bolting for the Big Ten resides heavily on the shoulders of the inept Larry Scott. But for Kliavkoff to have apparently been completely blindsided by the USC/UCLA disaster is beyond unacceptable. Keeping negotiations like this USC/UCLA move secret is virtually next to impossible. For something this huge not to have been leaked at all is next to unbelievable. People have been fired for much less.

Yes it has. But frankly, it left some time ago. But today, we are finally seeing the repercussions really start to take place.

“Money is the Root of All Evil” The Word actually says: "The love of money is the root of all evil..." I certainly appreciate what you are saying. However, the difference between appreciating and respecting money, is a world apart from loving and worshipping it -- and turning it into "My Precious". Loving money twists and distorts and has turned countless people and institutions into a Gollum. Perhaps not always apparent on the outside, but certainly in their hearts. College football is no different and neither is their love of money. But the difference I see today is that CFB has completely come out of the shadows and is no longer attempting to hide this fact. In fact, I would suggest that they have now overtly embraced this fact. While I don't like what I see, in some ways, I respect the fact that CFB is no longer attempting to couch or conceal it. Understanding this makes predicting CFB behavior almost easy. It makes the stealth decision by USC & UCLA to effectively destroy a 100+ year institution a lot less surprising – and in light of loving the Precious, even understandable. I would argue that CFB's love of the Precious is simply tracking right along with the twilight of our traditional societal values and mores. So, where does this all leave Oregon? Well, Oregon will probably end up in a decent-to-good position in the new world order of CFB. But for about half of our conference, including our relatives one hour to the north, at this point it looks rather bleak.

I'll never forget being at the Fiesta Bowl against KSU and DAT on that opening kickoff return when he took it to the house. That was a fun game.

The timing could not be better.

Great Duck news!

The fact that this guy has had five major back surgeries and can still walk is amazing. The fact that the guy then somehow came back after all of that and won another green jacket in 2019, kind of makes him Superman as far as I'm concerned. Anyone who has had a single back surgery knows what I'm talking about, let alone five. Oh yeah, not to mention the car accident that nearly killed him less than 14 months ago and potentially could have cost him his leg. The Masters story for me is that Woods is walking, let alone golfing and competing against the greatest players in the world.

This, in Columbia, SC, a city roughly the size of Eugene. In all fairness, the Eugene-Springfield metro area has a population of about 180,000. The Columbia SC metro area has a population of about 850,000.