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DRY JANUARY IN PORTLAND OREGON WITHOUT THE JITTERS

January 22, 2020 by David Gillaspie

The first time I mentioned Dry January to a stranger, they corrected me. “I believe you mean Sober October.”

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: beer, BOOZER, college football, college football playoffs, dry january, football, gin, liquor, nfl football games, oregon ducks football, Portland beer, Rose Bowl, whiskey

OREGON SPORTS DIAMONDS

November 13, 2015 by David Gillaspie

The jewels of Oregon sports get ready to shine brighter than ever in the new Oregon Sports Hall Of Fame. Out of the shadows of a clouded past you’ll see stars from every year join with the Class of 2015 being inducted at Multnomah Athletic Club, and together enter the new OHOF. From appearances the […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: athletes, Baby Boomer blogger, Baby Boomers, BLAZERS, blogger, boomer blogger, class of 2015, clyde, LaMarcus Aldridge, Multnomah Athletic Club, Oregon, Oregon duck football, oregon sports, oregon sports hall of fame, oregon sports museum, pac12 championship, Portland, portland youth soccer, Rose Bowl, sports

FORGIVING CAM NEWTON

November 4, 2015 by David Gillaspie

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 […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Auburn, Cam Newton, concussion, concussion helmet, Jon gruden, mike tirico, monday night football, national championship, NFL, nfl season, Ohio state, Oregon, Oregon duck football, Oregon Ducks, Reggie Bush, Rose Bowl, ryan leaf, terrelle pryor, Urban Meyer, USC

STEPPING ON YOUR DUCK FOOTBALL?

September 29, 2015 by David Gillaspie

Oregon Football Stepped On Their Duck. Now What? Watching the Ducks fly south at Autzen was a shocker that’s settling in slowly. That it was the worst defeat since the 1977 season was an unwanted reminder of dark Duck days. As a UofO student in 1977 high scores for the other team didn’t feel as […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: CHIP KELLY, college football, college football playoffs, dennis erickson, Duck football, Ducks, football, Marcus Mariota, Mike Riley, NFL, Oregon, Oregon duck football, Oregon Ducks, OREGON FOOTBALL, PAC12, pac12 north, Rose Bowl, tennessee titans, title game, UofO

REFEREES READY FOR OREGON CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

January 7, 2015 by David Gillaspie

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.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: ATT stadium, Cam Newton, CHIP KELLY, college football, cowboy stadium, Ducks, Eugene oregon, football, jerry world, Marcus Mariota, Mariota, national championship, NCAA, ncaa d1 playoffs, nfl refs, Ohio state, Oregon, Oregon duck football, Oregon Ducks, Rose Bowl, SEC, terrelle pryor, Urban Meyer

The End Of BCS BS And Oregon Duck Football

January 8, 2014 by David Gillaspie

Saying goodbye to the Bowl Championship Series era of college football means saying hello to the reasons Oregon played Texas in the Alamo Bowl on 12/30/13. The troubling question is how did the 10-2 Ducks, #2 in the PAC12, end up playing the 8-4 Texas Longhorns who finished #3 in the Big 12? If you […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Alamo Bowl, Auburn, BCS, Bowl Championship Series, college football, David Gillaspie, Florida state, Oregon duck football, Oregon Ducks, Rose Bowl, texas football, The Ducks