UNTRUE, UNLESS PUDDLES HAS A SEX TAPE

They did lose to Wake Forest in a meaningless bowl around 2003, too. Wake was coached by current Colts HC, Jim Caldwell.

Get fired by Wake Forest and 4-5 years later become HC of Peyton’s team.

Yeah, that seems like a normal coaching career path.

I would imagine Charlie Strong looks at Jim Caldwell and then punches multiple holes in the wall.

Technically, the “Puddles” mascot fell by the wayside after Walt Disney agreed that Oregon could keep using a replica of Donald. The school recognizes the mascot as “Donald” rather than “Puddles” http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=153778

Also, I don’t buy this quote from Kirk. While it may be true (and I say that as an alum) that Oregon gets press even in the years it doesn’t deserve it, Kirk is usually more complimentary of the Ducks than the rest of his GameDay crewmates so if the fame is unearned, few have contributed to it more than Kirk himself.

If Puddles doesn’t have to wear pants, what’s the point of the shirt?

Now THAT’S what I’m waiting for. That shit just isn’t goint on in the NFL. Think if that were the Husker mascot floating eerily into view on game day.

…speaking of ducks and oral:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNHRXB6lI4k

Well, now that I’ve been completely updated on the Oregon mascot situation… I’m anxiously awaiting an explanation (or better yet, an apology) for “Mandrake.” That was hideous.

I saw CFBL that day and it wasn’t Kirk. It was Mark May. Now do you believe?

1) Sorry about the Mandrake (aka Roboduck). That was one of the worst ideas ever. It was the New Coke of college mascots.

2) Mark May — THAT makes total sense. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJXR7QSWey0

Orson, your BS detector is in proper working order. I have my DVR set up to record College Football Live everyday (not sure why, since I delete most of them without watching), and I just went through Wednesday’s episode. Herbstreit didn’t appear once the show. The topic of Oregon didn’t even come up either.

The most ridiculous part of this is if you search for the quote, there are instances of it being said back in April and May by Beaver fans. Four months later, it’s a big deal? Nah, he never said it.

By the way, I “loved” Roboduck. That monstrosity got me a free pair of Nikes for pretending to like him when I was at Oregon.

So, you’re saying Gordo Reise didn’t get oral from Belotti for throwing the OU game a few years ago?

I’m a Duck fan, and even if that quote wasn’t from Cuddles the QB it was still pretty funny. You gotta see humor in yer team, folks.

Not nearly as funny as Dhalsim Duck, though.

Scratch that, more like this.

….And cue the whiny Oklahoma fan coming coming to complain…

I figured you were going to say, ‘It is also inaccurate… they’re not pretty.’ Ninety percent of their eleventyseven uniforms are some degree of abomination.

Am I the only one terrified to follow a link labeled “speaking of a ducks and oral…”?

That quote about the Ducks being Paris Hilton is the damn truth, whether Herbstreit said it or not.

There is a greater discrepancy between the hype/attention about Oregon and their actual success than any other school.

An SI online editor confirmed to me privately (in a clever response) that Nike’s $ influences their coverage. [Take a look at the recent SI preview issue, several features, photos, billowing language, e.g., approx text: “the great line of Oregon QB’s,” -Dan Fouts and who else?; “USC hasn’t won in the state of Oregon since 2005”- lost only to OSU, not Oregon; "Masoli like Tim Tebow west]

Most on the East Coast and South dont really care or pay enough attention to see past the flash and the fancy. When they do, it is hard to tell where Nike marketing stops and Oregon begins, and Uncle Phil (Knight) drives the charge on both. Oregon football’s recruiting budget is double that of other PAC 10 schools; they’ve paid to replay their games on the YES Network; they take out billboards near USC’s campus and in Times Square, and thats just a few examples.

Oregon’s cheerleaders, facilities are impressive, and their marketing efforts are first rate, but seriously, the football team needs to win a Rose Bowl or a few PAC 10 titles before they deserve the level of fancy any serious regard.

I can’t wait to read the EDSBS preview. (Is it Dubai, Libya, France?)

@15;

I feel like I’m reading the right-wing magazine published by the angry dude in Watchmen.

@ Marshall

Hey doofus, USC lost to Oregon at Autzen in 2007 by a score of 24-17. “What if’s” don’t carry a lot of weight because they are endlessly debatable, but the Ducks were a Dennis Dixon ACL away for a NC game in 2007. Hopefully they bring the Walk this season to go along with all the Talk.

P.S. The bajillion uni combos are tight.

The only problem with that quote is that neither Oregon, nor Paris Hilton look pretty. One looks like a fuck doll beaten with an ugly stick, and then there’s Ms. Hilton.

Good to see your BS meter is working, since Herbstreit generally is pretty high on Oregon.

@15; you’re crazy, and wrong: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbfwRuWgKKw. But you are right about the cheerleaders, they’re smokin: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0811/campus.cheer.oregon.amanda/content.1.html. Oh, and the uniforms sweet.

@ #13-

Beat us ON the field for once and we’ll talk, ball licker.

(Matt — Don’t want to take a win off the board for you with the USC home win, I forgot about the 2007 result.)

You wrote, "What if’s" don’t carry a lot of weight because they are endlessly debatable, but the Ducks were a Dennis Dixon ACL away for a NC game in 2007. Hopefully they bring the Walk this season to go along with all the Talk."

But you’re actually proving the point, Matt. “Hopefully they bring the Walk this season to go along with all the Talk.” Thats the theme with Oregon football, a lot of talk. That is primarily why it is the least liked program inside the PAC 10.

 “What if’s don’t carry a lot of weight because they are endlessly debatable, but….” Yet that is your stated claim to prominence. Really, so what carries the weight for Oregon? Success on the field, or something else?

But there’s no doubt, as you said, “The bajillion uni combos are tight.”

Didn’ t Cal win that game?