www.macoberver.com It was suggested to me that I use the bye week to talk about the scandals that are rocking along with Alabama (D.J. Fluker), Tennessee (Tyler Bray and Maurice Couch) and Mississippi State (Chad Bumphis and Fletcher Cox). I sat down to write about it and realized that I would rather drop a hot coal in my left eye …
www.sports-logos-screensavers.com Good morning, Ducks. The Tennessee Volunteers venture out West this week, expecting to be the next recipient of a savage beating at the hands of the good guys. According to Vegas the second half will be largely played by the Vols v. Sheldon High School’s Women’s Chorus. Regardless of the outcome of this Saturday’s bloodbath, kudos for sure, to …
S39.photobucket.com Good morning Duck fans! It’s Virginia Day for the Mighty Quack, as the Ducks take it on the road for a game about which they can’t be as cavalier as they were about Nicholls State University State College University, or whatever they are calling themselves now. Since we don’t venture into the ACC all that much, and have …
dayandadream.com Good morning, Duck fans! It’s football Saturday for the first time in way too long! You know, there really is nothing like the spectacle of big time college football. The speed, the precision, the full stadium, the cheerleaders. I love it all. This weekend marks Game 1 everywhere for teams on the march to the shiny, faceted football, awarded annually …
onpoint.wbur.org Good morning, birds of a feather. It has been said that sports are an escape from the problems of the world. I suggest that they are more important than that. We all know that this country has some problems that it needs to solve. The world of sports offers not just a distraction, but solutions. Dependence on Foreign Energy: Political …
I’ve lived in Tacoma, Washington, for the better part of two decades. During that time, Tacoma has had several nicknames. First, it was “City of Destiny,” then, “America’s Most-Wired City.” But my favorite is the one that was just adopted, “You Can Smell the Huskies’ Desperation From Here.” Living up here gives me the unique opportunity to talk to …
Feature photo – commons.wikimedia.org Good morning, Ducks, or as they like to call us in Corvallis, “Cheaters that hold every dadgum play!” This is the second in our three part series about fall (Is August fall? Then I slept through summer.) practice for the schools in the Great Northwest. Last week we touched on Washington State. Today we visit Oregon …
Good morning Ducks of Good Will and Hearty Spirit. Today marks the beginning of a three part series focusing on the fall practices of the other teams in the so-called Northwest Championship…and may God strike me dead if I validate another Rick Neuheisel invention. Today we look at the hopes and dreams of those Palouse Powerhouses, the Cougars …
Three days of good weather in a row has brought the smell of barbecue into my yard. And that’s a good thing. Eating is more than something that I do to fuel the body and stay alive. It’s an art form and a never-ending quest. In 1998 I made a discovery on a drive to San Diego. On the way …
Good morning, Ducks! The Pacific 12 Conference uses this slow time of the year to announce it’s annual Emmy Awards for conspicuous and substantial achievement in football. The award’s inaugural presentation was after the 2009 season when Pete Carroll’s Trojans won their first Pac-12 Emmy. This year’s winners spanned the width of the conference, proving that the gift of quality …
Good morning, Ducks! This coming Monday is the annual slowest day in sports. Baseball is on All-Star Game break (a break that used to be three days and is now four. A change that no one cleared with me.) Pro football camp is still two weeks away, basketball crowned the “LeBrons” just last month and the Blackhawks won Lord Stanley’s …
Good morning, Ducks! Much as I would like to spend another week dissecting and dismantling the buffoons who doubted the Mighty Ducks over the course of the last two years, it’s time to move forward. The hot weather is here, which means that it’s time for the movie blockbusters to hit the big screen. So, from your friends at Fishduck …