The Dam News 7/22
by ArbyOSU on Jul 22, 2010 11:35 AM PDT
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PrintLet me start with some personal news: Pulled the trigger on some season tickets for this upcoming season. Very excited. Great home slate.
Now for some more relevant stuff...
- The Portland Tribune has a good interview with Ryan Katz. I think most people will agree with me when I say I'm equal parts nervous and excited about his debut in Texas. Loved to see this though:
"Our plan is to start the season off with a bang," Katz says. "We’re going to look to start strong and finish strong. It’s going to be a good year."
- The usually entertaining Ted Miller doesn't disappoint with his Oregon State edition of the "Best Case-Worst Case" series. In a time where there's little or no news, this kind of fun reading helps steady my nerves. There was one part in particular that I liked from the Best Case summary...
Rodgers. Touchdown. Rose Bowl. Pandemonium in Reser Stadium.
Miller also evaluates the PAC 10 QB position headed into the season.
- Cliff K of the Gazette Times had a great update yesterday, including a two part series on the 2009 season posted to his blog. Check it out, good stuff as always. Here's part one:
- And as noted yesterday, the Huskies sure are feeling themselves. SBN blogger John Berkowitz thinks that the Huskies have what it takes to beat the Beavers this year. Outside of an improved group of recruits coming in and a new coach, I don't know what makes the Huskies (or Jake Locker, for that matter) such a dramatically improved team coming into the season, but who knows. I don't quite care what they do in the rest of their season, so long as the guys in orange make it SEVEN in a row.
Did I miss something? Put it in the comments. And GO BEAVERS!
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OC Register picks Beavers at #5 in PAC 10
http://usc.ocregister.com/2010/07/22/my-pac-10-conference-media-poll-ballot/43167/
uo, U$C, ’Furd and UW are in front of the Beavs, in that order.
I get the ducks and trojans… maybe even Stanford to a point. But UW? Really? I don’t think they suck, but I’m just failing to see why this is their rebound year? What has Locker done so far?
OC Reg all the way!!!
But people down here don’t give the beavs much respect. When it comes to beavers, it’s just the occasional fan, or the Beavs just suck. I blame Nike.
WTY's ERA+ = 135 : - / -- Kevin Frandsen > Brandon Wood??????
by Figgi4life on Jul 22, 2010 12:24 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It's wierd
But I don’t even care about media polls any more. We prove them wrong year after year anyway. Let’s just get it done on September 4th.
I Hate Your Ducks
Word, Connor.
The only value I put in polls is their ability to get our games
picked up by ESPN/ABC/anynetworkbesidesgolldangVersus.
James freakin' Rodgers. Beast.
by The Orange Joe on Jul 22, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey hey hey
Don’t hate on versus. It’s one of the few ways I CAN see the beavs.
WTY's ERA+ = 135 : - / -- Kevin Frandsen > Brandon Wood??????
by Figgi4life on Jul 22, 2010 4:14 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Sorry, Figgi.
But I’d almost rather go radio-only than watching Versus show
us all how NOT to televise a football game. Pretty sad when
the all-around incompetence of the broadcasting network is so
terrible that it actually distracts one from the game itself. Maaan
would a Pac12 Network with ESPN be a beautiful, beautiful thing…
James freakin' Rodgers. Beast.
by The Orange Joe on Jul 22, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Lot of Husky Hype right now.....
On a per win basis….Locker might be the most overrated QB in PAC-10 history.
Poor Cougs.
I think we can all feel their pain, heh heh. Well, those of us older than Jake and Connor, anyhow. :P
Just kidding, guys.
Husky Love 2010
Has got to be the most irrational, unsubstantiated
hypefest in the history of the Pac. This is a team that
won all of five games the last two years. They’re only
two years removed from failing to beat a single team.
How bout they’re not allowed to talk about competing
for a Rose Bowl until they achieve a winning season?
Like did anyone actually watch them play last year?
We absolutely BULLIED them. All over the field.
UCL-frigging-A was harder.
And Jake Locker? Sean Canfield outplayed him by faaar
last year. Wasn’t even close:one was a quarterback, the
other an athlete struggling to learn the position. Trust
me, I know the kid’s got enormous potential. …But that’s
all he has right now.
James freakin' Rodgers. Beast.
That's right where we want them
Thinking they’re all that is good. It’s been keeping them doormat-friendly for a few seasons, why not keep a good thing going?
I don’t get the Jake Locker man-love either…he’s good, but he’s not a winner. He gets lazy and is prone to brain farts, as exemplified by the Kristick short pass pick-off last year and getting ding-donged by Afalava the year before. I do like one aspect of the hype though, which is the degree to which it causes him to try to do too much which has sporadically been an Achilles heel for him.
Speaking of which...
Anyone know what day the show starts up again?
And re the video: I forgot how dangerous the Rodgii
look in open field. I’ve always wondered what it must
be like for opposing fans to see Quizz & Qwon trotting
out for another possession. “Awww CRAP! Not again!”
James freakin' Rodgers. Beast.
by The Orange Joe on Jul 24, 2010 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
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Pacific-12 Conference Standings
(updated 1.2.2012 at 11:12 PM PST)
| North | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
Oregon Ducks
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8 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
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Stanford Cardinal
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8 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
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Washington Huskies
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5 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
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California Golden Bears
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4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
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Oregon St. Beavers
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3 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
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Washington St. Cougars
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2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| South | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
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USC Trojans
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7 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
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UCLA Bruins
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5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
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Utah Utes
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4 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
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Arizona St. Sun Devils
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4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Arizona Wildcats
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2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
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Colorado Buffaloes
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2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Pacific-12 Conference Standings
(updated 2.8.2012 at 11:00 PM PST)
| Conf | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
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Washington Huskies
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9 | 2 | 16 | 7 |
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California Golden Bears
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8 | 3 | 18 | 6 |
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Colorado Buffaloes
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8 | 3 | 16 | 7 |
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Oregon Ducks
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7 | 4 | 16 | 7 |
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Arizona Wildcats
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7 | 4 | 16 | 8 |
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Stanford Cardinal
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6 | 5 | 16 | 7 |
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UCLA Bruins
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6 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
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Oregon St. Beavers
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5 | 6 | 15 | 8 |
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Washington St. Cougars
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4 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
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Arizona St. Sun Devils
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3 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
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Utah Utes
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2 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
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USC Trojans
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1 | 10 | 6 | 18 |
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