Is It Nature Or Nurture For Sports Fans? A friend of mine left town recently. Not a huge sports fan, but he knows the meaning of team. He’d never say he’s taking one for the team, but he might be. He’s moving to be closer to his grandchildren. That’s an important step many take, but […]
WHY SPORTS MATTER TODAY
July 20, 2015 by
It’s Not The Dog Days Even If You’re Feeling Doggy. The day after the MLB All-Star game has been called the worst day in sports. Sports talk radio proved it by discussing soccer and tennis with renewed vigor. Even golf got a shot in the arm. The Tour de France even seemed intriguing. If sports […]
OREGON DUCK MAKES HISTORY TEAM
June 7, 2015 by
Oregon, Oregon Duck Marcus Mariota, And The Oregon Historical Society. A lesser Portland writer might ask why Nike paid three days of admission at the Oregon Historical Society. Not this one. Everybody who walk in the door? Free. Thank you, Nike. A lesser Portland blogger might ask why Oregon? Why not Portland State? Why not […]
MARCUS MARIOTA: WORTH WHAT?
April 8, 2015 by
Freddie Coleman Asks His ESPN Radio Listeners: What’s Marcus Mariota Worth? A man from New Jersey came on 1080 The Fan Tuesday night. Between 9 and 9:30 Pacific Time, which is 12:00-12:30 his time, the Jersey Boy said Marcus Mariota is worth mortgaging your team the next five years for. Keep in mind his team […]
THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL AND CARDALE
January 14, 2015 by
The Oregon v Ohio St. Title Game. Hidden agendas make the best conspiracies. That’s where things get dirty. College football is no exception. The good news is the first College Football Playoff Championship looked as clean as big time college football will ever get. There’s still plenty of suspicion.
REFEREES READY FOR OREGON CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
January 7, 2015 by
Players Gonna Play, Play, Play. And Refs? How much science goes into a football game? One ref defined the space-time continuum during the Oregon vs Florida State semi-final. “The previous play did not happen,” he said.
IS EVERYONE A HEISMAN CANDIDATE?
December 4, 2014 by
While the college football season winds down we wait for the answer to who is the best football player in 2014. The magic words that often doom a professional career are, “And the 2014 Heisman Trophy Award goes to….” By now you’ve heard too many coaches say they have a Heisman candidate playing for them. […]
BOOMERPDX ‘TRUE OR FALSE’ ON FOOTBALL
December 2, 2014 by
Any excuse to avoid something is good enough at some ages. So is any reason to do something. Which has the stronger pull? The following are a series of questions to ask yourself about high school football. Though they are true or false in nature, there is no right or wrong. You will be graded […]
USE SPORTS EARLY TO CURB ABUSE LATER
September 18, 2014 by
But Which Sport? Early sportswriters didn’t write about sports as we know them. Those were desperate times of high mortality. Humans didn’t seem as far up the food chain then. If we believe wiki, sprinting and wrestling made it onto the first sports page/cave painting 17,000 years ago. Say, “for your life,” after each sport […]
A CLASSIC OREGON DUCK EXPLOSION
September 9, 2014 by
Oregon vs Michigan State Had A Familiar Feel. Football has so many gut references it’s no wonder fans gorge like there’s no tomorrow on game days. A couple of the gut basics: Punch in the gut. When the offense runs through the defense on an important drive. Gut check? That’s what a team does after […]
