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LEARNING CURVE ON BEING A DUCK FAN

January 12, 2015 by

A VooDoo Mask Made Of Duck Bones Sends The Wrong Message. Too often the current ‘golden boy’ in sports can’t take a rub. Rub too hard and you’ll see what’s underneath, like Johnny Football and Jameis Winston. Do the same with Marcus Mariota and he just gets more shine. Today he faces his biggest challenge […]

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REFEREES READY FOR OREGON CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

January 7, 2015 by

Players Gonna Play, Play, Play. And Refs? How much science goes into a football game? One ref defined the space-time continuum during the Oregon vs Florida State semi-final. “The previous play did not happen,” he said.

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THE MARCUS MARIOTA DESPERADO

January 3, 2015 by

What is it about the University of Oregon’s Marcus Mariota? He shows up year after year. He hits the mark and gives his teammates all the credit. His Heisman Trophy speech is ready made for every young football player’s wall. Every parent wants to hear their kid speak so well of the world they occupy. […]

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS DONE RIGHT IN OREGON

December 9, 2014 by

Originally posted on Oregon Sports News. The College Football Playoffs’ final four works out for Oregon as long as the past stays in the closet. They lost to the SEC before, Auburn and LSU in a short 2011 time frame? Lock that door. Lost to Ohio State in the 2010 Rose Bowl? Nail it shut. […]

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TRENDING ON BOOMERPDX

December 6, 2014 by

The Show Goes On. The overnight numbers show Macular Degeneration In Portland with the most reads, which is quite a coincidence since I just spent a morning with my mother in law getting a treatment for her macular degeneration. The treatment is an exam, then a needle in the eye. And it’s helpful…after a day […]

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IS EVERYONE A HEISMAN CANDIDATE?

December 4, 2014 by

While the college football season winds down we wait for the answer to who is the best football player in 2014. The magic words that often doom a professional career are, “And the 2014 Heisman Trophy Award goes to….” By now you’ve heard too many coaches say they have a Heisman candidate playing for them. […]

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THROUGH AN OREGON DUCK’S EYE

November 12, 2014 by

This Is The Year. Seriously, This Year Is The One. Nothing in college football feels better than waking up Sunday morning with your team still near the top. The top this year is the 1-4 ranking for the first scheduled College Football Playoffs. No matter what else you’ve got going, a winning team makes it […]

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: SHOW ME THE MONEY

October 21, 2014 by

Ranking The Big Schools And Their State Of Education. By any standards, The Wall Street Journal is a go-to source for money matters. What happens when they start looking at money spent on college football? It’s still money, so what’s not to trust? Last week the WSJ produced the list you see above. By now […]

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THE MARIOTA RIPPLE EFFECT

October 13, 2014 by

In the long shadow of Arizona State’s Sun Devil Stadium, the great Oregon quarterback’s name echoes off the mountainside. After the win over UCLA on Saturday afternoon, the fans I found cheered longer than most. These were special fans. They knew sports inside and out. They play, they watch, and they know what it means […]

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IF NOT MARCUS MARIOTA, THEN WHO?

October 7, 2014 by

If Not Now, When? Anyone who watched the Ducks lose to Arizona on Thursday night had to see one glaring mistake. Make that two. Okay, three. Marcus Mariota is called the best college football player in America. The experts calling him out know what they’re talking about. You can’t call someone the best and mean […]

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