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Oregon’s False Prophets
File these quotes away with John McCain's "The fundamentals of the economy are strong," George W. Bush's "Brownie, you're doin' a heck of a job," and Michael Dukakis' "I sure looked bad-ass in that tank, huh?"
Said Ducks QB Jeremiah Masoli after Oregon's 44-10 loss to USC: "We feel ... »
Ducks Will Test Painter More Than Painter Tests Ducks
The story line forming around Saturday's Oregon/Purdue game is that the Boilermakers senior quarterback Curtis Painter (left) will be a stiff test for the heretofore unimpeachable Ducks pass defense.
But flip that mirror around and look at things another way: the Ducks will provide a very stiff test for Painter--who hasn't ... »
A Note on This Week’s Oregon “Game”
On Saturday Oregon will be the author of Utah State's annual slaughter at the home field of BCS conference opponents.
Previous years have seen the Aggies' matchups against big six conference schools go like this: 54-3 (at Oklahoma, in 2007), 20-0 (at Arkansas, in 2006), 35-3 (at Alabama, 2005), 35-6 (at Clemson, ... »
Oregon @ UW: Weather Watch
Even though it's August, weather could play a role in Saturday night's game in Eugene. AccuWeather.com (which must be right) predicts up to 16 mph winds, with the wind starting to pick up right around game time. Temperatures will be in the 60s. [END] »
UW @ Oregon: Ducks O-Line Domination Watch
Okay, yeah, the spread-option is a brilliant invention, blah blah, but you don't run for *465 yards* unless you have a damn good offensive line. The Ducks blew the Huskies off the ball last October, and I'll prove it to you: The Huskies' three leading tacklers that day were defensive ... »
UW @ Oregon: Bad Timing Could Hurt Ducks
Washington (4-9 in 2007) @ Oregon (9-4 in 2007), 7pm, FSN. Oregon favored by 14.
After dual-threat QB Nate Costa reinjured his knee in practice last week (he'll miss 8-10 weeks at least), Justin Roper (left) is the Ducks' starter, and, as Ted Miller wrote: "That means the 'option' ... »
Justin Roper: Oregon’s Passe But Strangely Comfy Couch
You spend thousands of dollars updating your living room--you hire Maya Lin to design the space, buy some Geoff McFetridge prints to add hipness, get Robert Graves' pre-Target furniture...but you still have this old, comfortable, patterned couch sitting around that you just can't seem to get rid of.
Oregon Ducks quarterback Justin Roper ... »
Oregon’s Nate Costa: Believe the Hype?
A Portland reader of Ted Miller's fantastic Pac-10 blog made an interesting point the other day--Oregon's ranked pretty high in the Pac-10 this year, even though likely starting QB Nate Costa's only experience is garbage time two seasons ago. The faith in Costa, the reader argues, is based ... »
