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More Bill Simmons love for Aaron Brooks. From his notes on the Lakers-Rockets Game 1: "...Bad...

DavisDuck — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:21:27 -0000

More Bill Simmons love for Aaron Brooks. From his notes on the Lakers-Rockets Game 1:

"...Bad 20-footer by Kobe over Artest. That's followed by Aaron Brooks torching Fisher and slicing through the middle undeterred for a pretty layup. I love that Brooks went so late in the 2007 draft. So wait, when you score a ton of points in college, shoot a high percentage and get your shot any time you want, that might translate to success in the NBA? Are we sure? Rockets by eight..."

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=4142000&type=story

9-minute video of last week's scrimmage, taken from the stands by "MadMike1951" (who has a whole...

DavisDuck — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:52:20 -0000

9-minute video of last week's scrimmage, taken from the stands by "MadMike1951" (who has a whole YouTube channel of awesome Oregon Football videos).

Hard to really tell what's going on, but a little quack is better than none at all.

The basketball magazine "Dime" gets in a little dig...funny because it's true? "Meanwhile, a few...

DavisDuck — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:27:26 -0000

The basketball magazine "Dime" gets in a little dig...funny because it's true?

"Meanwhile, a few guys announced they’re staying in school... Not saying anything about this group, but it’s always funny when dudes who have no business thinking about going pro hold a press conference to tell everyone the obvious. Remember Oregon making a big deal about Malik Hairston’s annual "I’m coming back" announcement?"

Another Spring Practice Report (long)

DavisDuck — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:18:29 -0000

This guy FishDuck is a longtime volunteer on the "chain gang" for Duck football practice. He is famous for his detailed practice reports. This spring he stopped doing chain gang so he can sit in the stands and have a better view of the entire field.

In this practice report, he says the QBs were struggling with accuracy, but the offense's timing and execution were on point. More praise for Jamere Holland as well -- "far and away the top performer of spring ball".

http://oregon.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1130&tid=122400523&mid=122400523&sid=1065&style=2

Spring Practice Report (long)

DavisDuck — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:36:20 -0000

Awesomely long and detailed practice report here:

http://oregon.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1130&tid=122231893&mid=122231893&sid=1065&style=2

A couple of excerpts to make your loins tingle:

"On one play Dickson was double-teamed but shook them loose with his cut outside and Masoli put it right up there in his hands at shoulder height inside the very narrow gap between the defenders. Ed then shook off the rear tackler, and was schimming/bouncing off the front tackler before a third defender drove him out-of-bounds."

"Later in the 11s, we saw Masoli survey the field and then turn left and nail Chris on a skinny flag about 14 yards downfield. Harper sidestepped a defender and got the quick feet going, and then downshifted into the long strides and 45 yards later cruised again into the end zone."

"Jamere Holland left us breathless multiple times today. He is showing tremendous CATCHING ability to complement his blazing speed. He blew past Barner and the ball was coming to him, but he outran the ball---so he paused and came back to it. He caught it and turned to the goal line..."

How do you make Beaver cookies?

DavisDuck — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:37:31 -0000

How do you make Beaver cookies?

Beat them for three hours, then take them out of the bowl.

Chicago Ducks: Watch parties moved back to Witt's

DavisDuck — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:40:28 -0000

Attention Chicago Ducks, we are moving our watch parties back to Witt's.

Here is the note sent by the alumni association:

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Hey Duck fans,

First, a housekeeping note. We will no longer be watching games at Rocks and will be returning to Witts as our weekly watch party spot. While Rocks was a great host and a good location to watch games, Rocks is unable to guarantee space for the Ducks' night games due to private parties. Witts will be able to accommodate us regardless if there are private parties due to their patio space.

What: Oregon vs. UCLA
When: Saturday, October 11 at 9pm
Where: Witts
2913 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL 60657

Go Ducks!

The Purdue Bar Scene

DavisDuck — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:29:49 -0000

From the Boiler Report message board (Scout.com) -------------------------------------------------- Lets start with what everyone really cares about and that’s the bar scene. I think Purdue’s bar scene is ok, there are far better out there in other college towns. Harry’s Chocolate Shop (believe me it’s a bar) is seen as the iconic Purdue bar, really only because it’s been around longer than others. It’s small and on busy nights you can’t even move. Juke box has a good selection of classic songs. One thing I like is the drinks are always strong, which you won’t find at other bars. Place is old and not much to look at but that is what makes it different, a must stop for at least a couple. Other than that you have Where Else? which I don’t care for, Brothers which is ok, Jakes isn’t bad for some early action and food. There is also the Yacht Club, which I have never been to. These five or so bars make up what is known as the "Chancey Hill" area. East down State St. towards Lafayette , you will find the "Levee" area. Here you will find Nine Irish Brothers, an Irish Pub if you didn’t guess, good atmosphere, live music and a favorite of mine. Parking is hard to come by though. Also you have the Neon Cactus, a big place with a dance floor. Drinks are ok but it has the "Piano Bar", with "Bruce the Piano Man". It is wise to catch his act if you can for it’s a great time. For a good tip he will play your school fight song which then will turn out to be a war with another Purdue fan outbidding you. Then there is Buffalo Wild Wings down from the Cactus. These are the bars in the immediate campus area. There are other bars across the bridge into downtown Lafayette. Have to eat right? Stop by Triple XXX (it’s a restaurant believe me) It’s basically in old root beer stand but they don’t serve people in cars anyone. Recently has been featured on "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" on the food network. You will know because they plaster it everywhere in the place to not make you forget. It has hamburgers named after football stars and pictures on the wall of Purdue greats. A place you might find familiar as other college towns have something like it, this is by Chancey Hill You will find Bruno’s and Scotty’s Brew House in the Levee area. Bruno’s has good pizza and is great for families. Scotty’s is kinda expensive but a big menu and it’s really not a brew house. These are the restaurants in the immediate campus area. There are plenty of others across the bridge into Lafayette.

Holler if you watching on O-Zone

DavisDuck — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:44:16 -0000

Looks like its O-Zone or nothing for the Utah State game, unless you receive Comcast Sports Northwest (?). GamePlan wanted to provide the game, but Fox exercised its blackout option. I urge everyone to boycott UW vs. BYU and just listed to the damn radio if you have to. It sucks that there is no websites with free radio broadcast. Used to be available on KXL.com but not anymore. So if you live out of CSNW range, you are reduced to paying $9.95 to goducks.com and watching the streaming video of the O-Zone. What a sad state of affairs. It will REALLY bug me when we have to do the same for the Boise State game in two weeks!

REMINDER: Chicago Ducks have a new bar for watch parties

DavisDuck — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:10:07 -0000

Re-post of the news that Chicago Ducks have a new nest...

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I wrote about Witt's Bar & Grill last week in my "The Story of Witt's" FanPost, but it seems I spoke too soon. The Chicago chapter of the Oregon alumni association is changing the venue for our football watch parties. The manager at Witt's has moved to a new bar in the same neighborhood, "Rocks". He invited the Oregon crowd to make Rocks the new "Oregon bar" in town, and he pledged to continue taking good care of us. (Meanwhile, Witt's stopped flying the Oregon flag outside and is flying an Iowa Hawkeyes flag instead.)

Rocks is similar in size and layout to Witt's. It is on a side street, so the parking situation is a nice improvement from Witt's. Rocks has a great selection of beers and liquors, and good food too. They have 8 TVs. It's a 10-minute (or less) walk from the Diversey Brown Line stop, and bus stops on Ashland, Lincoln, and Diversey.

Rocks Lincoln Park
1301 W. Schubert Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614

Map:
maps.google.com/maps?f=q&h...013711&z=16

Rocks website:
www.rockslincolnpark.com/

Hope to see everyone at Rocks on August 30th!