Nobody asked me, but…
Until Saturday, the rally monkey was the worst mascot in sports. Then the new Duck was unveiled. Enough said…
Fred Litzenberger. He resurrected Ernie Kent’s defense. Maybe Mike Bellotti should ask Litz if he knows anything about football…
Speaking of hoops, the Ducks open the exhibition season Wednesday at McArthur Court. Credible sources from the sidewalk report that Pit Crew “President” Nate Jolly has already been camping out for more than a week. (You know, Kent promises him doughnuts)…
Is it just me, or do we see more of Joey Harrington now than we did a year ago? I don’t care who the quarterback is, I’m just sick of watching the hapless Lions every Sunday. Can we please get some real NFL games in this more-hapless-than-the-Lions Eugene TV market?…
Shameless plug: Listen to Emerald sports editor Peter Hockaday talk some “Quack Smack” on campus radio KWVA 88.1 FM at 6:30 p.m. Friday. It should be insightful, and good for a few laughs…
OK, there’s more to say about the Deviled Duck. Sources close to the yet-to-be named new mascot say it’s close to a reaching a multi-million-dollar agreement to star as the bloodsucking villain in the next “Spider-Man” movie. If that falls through, look for the mutant Duck to make an appearance as Shredder’s sidekick in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4: Attack of the Malicious Mallard”…
Speaking of box office hits, “Little Big League” is one of the most underestimated sports movies of all time. I’m serious. The film writer, in 1994, brilliantly forecasted the Seattle Mariners’ rise as a perennial baseball power (well, at least for a couple years). With “Sweet Lou” Piniella now gone, someone needs to make a screenplay about the Devil Rays. Hmmm…
Which will come first: the Lukes get a haircut or the Oregon volleyball team wins a conference match?…
The Duce is loose. Duce Staley. Deuce McAllister. Good NFL running backs. Better names…
Does anyone really believe that fencing or bowling are legitimate choices to be Oregon’s next women’s sport, if it’s really ever created? Why not add fishing and the Ouija board game to the list of possibilities?…
What’s wrong with spending Christmas in Vegas?…
Teyo Johnson. The Stanford power receiver, er, power forward and wide receiver burned former Oregon cornerback Rashad Bauman, now of the Washington of the NFL, for five catches for 95 yards and a big third-quarter touchdown in the Cardinal’s upset win at Autzen last year. What happens when Teyo lines up against a freshman? Scary…
Even more scary: Pacific-10 Conference quarterbacks. Jason Gesser, Carson Palmer, Cody Pickett, Andrew Walter and Jason Johnson have combined for a record nine 400-yard passing games this season. Wow. In any other conference, Kyle Boller and Jason Fife would be good…
Scariest Halloween costume: That damn Duck. Send complaints to the Athletic Department via www.goducks.com.