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A REAL FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CONVERSATION

January 8, 2016 by

If your team’s not in the college football national championship, who do you cheer for? “What are the teams playing for the college football national championship?” Alabama and Clemson. “Clemson? Where are they from?” It’s South Carolina’s version of Oregon State. “So it’s South Carolina?” That’s where Clemson is. South Carolina are the Gamecocks. You […]

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL COMPARED TO SINGERS

January 4, 2016 by

College football feels like singers, but which ones? College football has one steadfast rule when comparing teams: you can’t compare eras. You need to compare teams and their times instead of one decade to the next. But you can compare college football to lady singers of the same era. This era comparison includes Beyonce, Adele, […]

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VERNON ADAMS, OREGON DUCKS, SLIP SLIDING AWAY?

January 3, 2016 by

Oregon Ducks played half a game, the Vernon Adams’ half, and won that half. Let’ get it straight at the start: Vernon Adams, Jr didn’t just take a shot to the helmet and get knocked out of the Alamo Bowl Saturday night. He scrambled, then leaned forward after a run. One Horned Frog drove a […]

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THE OREGON WAY OF OREGON DUCK FOOTBALL FANS

December 31, 2015 by

The right Oregon Duck football uniform makes all the difference. The experienced Oregon fan knows the drill by now. It’s not the first post-season, but one that matters more. Someone else plays for the national championship, or the semi-finals to get in. Oregon football made the run last years, right up to the end. This […]

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CHIP KELLY TIME SHOWS A SILVER LINING

December 30, 2015 by

Do you know what time it is? Chip Kelly time. Football coaches and m0torcylce riders share this in common: They’ve either been fired or crashed, or they’re about to. With Chip Kelly time finished in Philadelphia, you can expect to hear variations of the following: He should have played it safe and stayed in New […]

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DUCK FOOTBALL vs BRIDAL SHOWER

November 23, 2015 by

Oregon Duck football shows up against USC, and a bridal shower wins the day. Modern mass media offers every which way to watch a Duck football game. From TV, radio, and online, to actually going to the stadium, I found a new way. It turned out so good I’d do it again, but since it […]

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FORGIVING CAM NEWTON

November 4, 2015 by

One More Thing Needs Adding For Cam Newton To Become An Icon. After watching Carolina QB Cam Newton stand astride the NFL on Monday Night Football, I saw a different player than the questionable Auburn player who beat the Oregon Ducks in their first National Championship game. What I saw was a man who deserves […]

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OREGON DUCK FOOTBALL MISSION

October 30, 2015 by

Win The Game And Win The Hearts And Minds. Mostly The Minds. Oregon Duck football left Arizona with a triple overtime win last night. This is a team recognized in the past five years as a fashion trendsetter. Add two appearances in the college football finals, BCS and otherwise, and the Ducks come away looking […]

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OREGON SPORTS HALL OF FAME

October 21, 2015 by

When You Finally Make The Oregon Sports Hall Of Fame Team, What’s Next? How do you make it to the Oregon Sports Hall Of Fame? The same way you make it to Carnegie Hall, you practice. No one gets there accidentally. Just like it takes more than a few words to write a sports column, […]

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A NEW WORLD OF SPORTS

October 14, 2015 by

The New World Of Sports Forgot This? The world of sports turns at the same speed for everyone, though the Oregon Duck football season seems to spin faster than other seasons. And it should. You get that in a sport with fewer games, greater risk, and rabid enthusiasm than other sports. It goes even further. […]

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