2008 PAC-10 Discussion

[DaytonBuck]

Throw out USC and UCLA and Oregon's money. What Pac-10 team out there should be more competitive that isn't?

[Dryden]

Originally Posted by methomps

Yeah, and same for Ty.

Ty is done if the Wildcats don't go bowling?

[censored]. I guess it is Ty Willingham's fault!

[MD Buckeye]

ESPN - Riley to start in Bears' season opener - College Football

Originally Posted by ESPN.com

Riley to start in Bears' season opener

A late surge in preseason practices earned California sophomore Kevin Riley the starting nod over senior Nate Longshore in the competition to be the Bears starting quarterback in the Aug. 30 season opener against Michigan State.

Cal coach Jeff Tedford made the announcement after Thursday's practice, and he added that Longshore would play against the Spartans.

Longshore missed most of spring practices, but his knowledge of the offense and consistency made him the early front-runner. Yet Riley caught fire of late, and his mobility in the pocket gives him a dimension that Longshore doesn't have.

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[MD Buckeye]

ESPN - Washington State's Roof dismissed from team, being investigated - College Football

Washington State's Roof dismissed from team, being investigated

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Washington State defensive tackle Andy Roof was kicked out of school, four months after being arrested for allegedly head-butting a man at a party.

The Cougars also announced that senior offensive lineman Dan Rowlands has been forced to quit the team due to chronic shoulder pain.

Roof is being investigated for assault, stemming from a campus brawl, but has not been charged.

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[muffler dragon]

I was listening to the FAN on 1390 AM yesterday on the way home yesterday. The two commentators brought up an interesting point of view that I thought I would share. Now, I realize that this won't please my fellow Oregonian (OB), but here is what they shared.

From the last five years, Oregon and Oregon State have performed like this:

Oregon
Regular Season: 38-19
Bowl Games: 1-4
Overall Record: 39-23
Head-To-Head: 2-3

Oregon State
Regular Season: 37.21
Bowl Games: 4-1
Overall Season Record: 38-22
Head-To-Head: 3-2

The discussion arose, because of the full page add that Neuheisel put out in the newspaper in LA. The thought is that Oregon has a much better marketing/propaganda machine than Oregon State while the product is just about identical for the last five years. This went into further discussion, but I'll just leave this post with the basic premise. I thought it was rather interesting.

[OregonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by muffler dragon

The thought is that Oregon has a much better marketing/propaganda machine than Oregon State while the product is just about identical for the last five years.

All I have to say is, duh! They're just now realizing this?

[muffler dragon]

Originally Posted by OregonBuckeye

All I have to say is, duh! They're just now realizing this?

Come on, man. You know how long it takes for common sense to declare itself outside of Portland.

[MD Buckeye]

ESPN - Tackle Tupou accepted meal, $100 from pro management representative - College Football

Tackle Tupou accepted meal, $100 from pro management representative

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon offensive tackle Fenuki Tupou missed the Ducks' season-opening win over Washington because he accepted a meal and received $100 from the representative of a professional sport management firm, the university said Sunday.

The 6-foot-6, 330-pound senior served the one-game, NCAA-imposed suspension Saturday after reporting his actions to the athletic department earlier in the week and turning the money over to its compliance office, said Dave Williford, a department spokesman.

Tupou told university officials he met with a representative of LMM Sports Management at a Eugene restaurant in July. The representative, according to Tupou, paid for the $10 meal and gave him five $20 bills during a parting handshake.

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[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by MD Buckeye

ESPN - Tackle Tupou accepted meal, $100 from pro management representative - College Football

A $10 meal for a 6'6" 330 pound college football player. That just doesn't add up unless maybe he got 10 kids meals at Wendy's

[BB73]

The Pac-10's SOS took a small hit as Washington lost 28-27 to BYU, due to a missed XP with 2 seconds left.

Locker scored on a great run with 2 seconds left, quickly tossed the ball behind his shoulder when he jumped up to celebrate with his teammates, and they hit him with a 15-yard excessive celebration.

The 15-yards was marked off for the PAT, making it a 35-yarder, and BYU blocked it to avoid OT.

The Pac-10 announcers were reaming the ref for the call, and rightly so.

[SEREbuckeye]

Man, the ref's stole the game!!!

Locker got up with the ball in his hands and just threw it over his shoulders to open his arms for his players! That was such BS! He didn't intentionally show-boat. The game is 1 point differential and the refs decided to use their flags on something questionable?

With BYU's schedule, that very well may have been the best chance for an early upset. Also, Ty certainly needed and deserved that win. Bet ND fans wish he was still there.

[BB73]

Of course, both the penalty and the blocked XP were Ty Willingham's fault.

[SEREbuckeye]

Originally Posted by BB73

Of course, both the penalty and the blocked XP were Ty Willingham's fault.

Of course they were...And ND is only struggling because they are using Ty's recruits.

[CentralMOBuck]

Why not call a penalty after the blocked kick as well. Half of the BYU team ran out on the field to celebrate, including the kid that ran all the way to mid field with his helmet off.

[BB73]

Originally Posted by CentralMOBuck

Why not call a penalty after the blocked kick as well. Half of the BYU team ran out on the field to celebrate, including the kid that ran all the way to mid field with his helmet off.

They did, but that one was meaningless. The play was over, so it was marked on the kickoff, rather than half the distance and re-kick.