Pac-10 Media Day: Riley and Jacquizz Rodgers at 11:45am PT

Mike Riley in New York: http://pac-10.org/DesktopModules/DigArticle/ImageHandler.ashx?portalid=7&moduleid=2619&imageid=990&width=600&height=600

Pac-10 Coaches and Commissioner in New York: http://pac-10.org/DesktopModules/DigArticle/ImageHandler.ashx?portalid=7&moduleid=2619&imageid=1051&width=600&height=600

Riley and Erickson in New York: http://pac-10.org/DesktopModules/DigArticle/ImageHandler.ashx?portalid=7&moduleid=2619&imageid=1036&width=600&height=600

NYC Press Conference Video: http://pac-10.org/Video/VideoPlayer/tabid/867/VideoId/5416/Default.aspx

When you are bringing a Kicker to Media Day.

http://www.pac-10.org/Video/VideoPlayer/TabId/867/VideoId/5431/PAC10-Media-Day-Live.aspx

Best part of the off-season starts now.

Saying that the Media Blitz was important because most people don’t get to see him in the middle of July.

1. Oregon (314)
2. USC (311)
3. Oregon State (262)
4. Stanford (233)
5. Arizona (222)
6. Washington (209)
7. California (175)
8. UCLA (134)
9. Arizona State (81)
10. Washington State (39)

And there is not a very big Media turnout. Late arriving crowd?

thought of offering free sunscreen at media day!

He’s the Pasadena Vice Mayor.

At least Washington State is first…

http://pac-10.org/Video/VideoPlayer/TabId/867/VideoId/5432/PAC10-Media-Days-Coach-Harbaugh.aspx

They must be going crazy on CougCenter.

I have to leave in 20 Minutes, and the only thing I’m going to get out of Media Day is Physoic, Papadakis, and the Vice Mayor of Pasadena.

What a mess..

“Hard work beats talent” …from the WSU defensive end

“You need two Quarterbacks at any given point in the season.”

Is that because your first one is horrible?

No surprise there.

That ASU brought a Placekicker.

CGB has a reporter on the field at the Rose Bowl. We submitted a few questions to him late last night, I’m hoping he has received them and will try to ask them when Riley and Quizz get to the podium.

and the idea of a title game. Interesting in that ASU may be one of the teams that is most challenged by them.

all those players at Miami! LOL!

I love his dry sense of humor.

this should be interesting…

“He’d trade his 10 Picks last year for 10 Wins.”

Oh really?

Reminds me of the sound a vuvuzela makes.

Sounds like the English Soccer Announcer for ESPN who did the World Cup.

Ask him at the link below.

http://www.addictedtoquack.com/2010/7/29/1594253/quack-fix-speedy-sumler-says-hes-a#comments

is how Rick described the Nevada version of the pistol, which he described as jumping off the page at him, when he decided to employ it.

Lets see what he has to say about LA.

Is tweeting from Media Day

“It will be fun to see him on the sidelines, hopefully we will be able to coach against each other for a long time.”

I wonder if that will still be the case come Thanksgiving.

in TD throws, wins and starts.

As Jeff Tedford predicted, I didn’t know that. Longevity is a good thing?

he correctly notes that often we are the only thing on.

impressively staying on schedule!

(has UCLA hacked into Adobe?)

due to the shortage of players, due to the loss of scholarships, and the departures.

both positive on James Dockery, and his being one of the captains

about any change in scheme or not.

Coach sighted chiefly Paea (among others) as players he expects to exert pressure (on opponents QBs)

Quizz says Keith has been in latter summer drills, and working on cutting.

more guys stayed all summer, working on timing, etc., and buying in completely, and that’s the key to taking that last step to “winning it all (reporter’s words)”

less from Nick Foles

Ducks up!

He even runs an uptempo Q & A!

QB starter to be named between Costa and Thomas the week before the first game.

“They don’t ask me about things like conference alignment.”

Chip deferred to ESPN’s Ted Miller, and his thoughts.

There are possibly a couple of different hints in that statement.

USC’s probation will make any difference (when teams play them).

He expects that they (the Trojans) will continue to “play to protect their turf”, which is why they are tougher at home.

This is obvious, but also completely accurate, at least to those who have seen it up close.

just change 10 to 12 in the new Pac 10 logo.

The UofO QB position is too much of an unknown.

Petros noted the very tough non-conference schedule OSU has, but also that “The Beavers always improve.”

“The championship goes thru the Northwest this year, yet the top two teams are the ones with uncertainty at QB.”

Petros thinks this season will be “The perfect storm of fun.” I do agree with that.

http://pac-10.org/Video/VideoPlayer/TabId/867/VideoId/5435/PAC10-Media-Days-Coach-Riley.aspx

http://www.buildingthedam.com/2010/7/29/1594875/oregon-state-at-pac-10-media-day

Now it’s time for Fall Camp, and some reall Football soon after.

Go Beavers!

“I’ve got a lot of faith in Ryan Katz. You would love him too. He’s an athlete, and a tough guy.”

He cites and recalls the days of the NorPac baseball arrangement, where you could win it year in and year out and not get any respect for that.

I’m just as unsure about the zipper approach, but what Riley clearly points out is the lesson of history, something that will have to be addressed.

“If they call me, I’ll give them an idea.” – MR