2012 conventions 2012 election 2013 session arts arts and culture author ballot measures basketball bomb books boy scouts budget bullying business charlie hales children clackamas climate change coal college courts crime culture culture club democrats drugs economy education environment family film fluoride food gay rights guns handguns health health care health insurance high school history housing immigration internet kitzhaber law legislature lgbt literary arts living marijuana marriage media medicine mental health military minor parties mohamed mohamud movies music native americans news newspaper obama olympics oregon our town parenting pers photography police politcs politics port portland portland business journal president prevention public safety religion republicans rnc romney rural salem sam adams sandy hook schools science shooting sports suicide supreme court taxes technology terrorism theater third parties transportation union university of oregon washington wildfire women

Someone posted earlier that the U of O Ducks are "from Oregon" so he would root for them.

Yesterday's R-G printed the list of U of O players and their hometowns.  Of the 27 members of the Duck's first string offense, defense and special team squads, 16 hail from California, 3 from Texas, 2 from Washington, 2 from Idaho, one from Indiana, one from Colorado, one from Kansas...and one from Oregon.

That's right, only one out of 27 U of O starters was an actual Oregonian...that's about 3.7%.  Non-resident "student athletes" comprised over 96% of the starting Duck players.  And since the game was close all the way through, it seems unlikely any other Oregonians on the 2nd or 3rd strings (22 Oregonians of 106 players on total team roster) got any playing time, at all.

How many U of O non-resident student athletes stay in Oregon after their eligibility runs out?

Duck football?  Who cares?  

I'll stick to high school football where the team members are actual representatives of their school and community...

posted 2 years, 4 months ago
view in context

Listen to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjS0Novt3X4

posted 2 years, 5 months ago
view in context

It is interesting how 300 Liberal "progressives" of Corvallis stood in the rain in "solidarity" with the Muslim community at their mosque after one of their own tried to commit mass murder in Portland at the Christmas tree lighting event.  What's strange is that Mohamed O. Mohamud was merely carrying out the Koran's call on all Muslims to smite the infidel...doing what his "good book" told him to do.  Yet, the Libtards believe he was an exception...in contast to the peaceful religion of Islam.  The problem is that even if 90% of Muslims are truly peaceful people, that leaves 10% of 'em who want to kill or convert you...and will if we let them!

It will probably take another shock or two on the order of the 9/11 attacks for most people to "get it".  Some never will, however...

posted 2 years, 5 months ago
view in context

Don't worry, VITALPAC, most of 'em don't get very far out of town or very far off pavement.

posted 2 years, 5 months ago
view in context

My comment about the Corvallis mosque fire possibly being an "inside job" was removed. 

Why?

I'm sure the FBI is considering all angles...including that the fire was not set by a "revenge" seeker but by someone connected with the Islamic center.

posted 2 years, 5 months ago
view in context

The "Oregon" Ducks fielded exactly one Oregonian out of 22 starting players on the offense and defence squads in the 2010 Rose Bowl. 

Over 95% of the Oregon team were non-residents brought in because they were good football players.  But they weren't Oregonians.

When they are done at U of O, the vast majority of these "student-athletes" will go either to the NFL or back home...

They aren't Oregonians.

So, pardon me if I don't give a damn about the Ducks...but I don't.

I hope the Beavers upset the Ducks...if for no other reason than to rain on Phil Knight's parade.

posted 2 years, 5 months ago
view in context