Also, this story gives us an excuse to run another one of our favorite videos.
I tell you people all the time: Fear The Duck.
Showing posts with label U of O. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U of O. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Judicious Use Of The "Crotchslap" Tag
I found this article via Deadspin, so props to them first of all. Be sure to watch this video of a soccer player scoring a goal with the sensitive part of the male anatomy (and I'm not talking about the shoulder). Also be sure to look at the related articles--that video is not the funniest thing on the page by a long shot.
Also, this story gives us an excuse to run another one of our favorite videos.
I tell you people all the time: Fear The Duck.
Also, this story gives us an excuse to run another one of our favorite videos.
I tell you people all the time: Fear The Duck.
Monday, October 29, 2007
The College Football Fan's Dilemma: When Is It Okay To Root For Your Rivals
Or: Potentially Acceptable Uses of the Phrase "Go Auburn"
While Mr. Zhuang spent last weekend cheering for his Mighty Ducks of Oregon to defeat Broseph U (also known as the current residence of Joe Reefer (who did no cheering at all for his school)), I sat in my room for some quiet contemplation. With no specific rooting interest that weekend since LSU was taking some time off to get in nightclub fights over the weekend, I certainly had the time to think. So it was during that time that I puzzled over one of those eternal questions: who do I root for when a team that my team has beaten faces off against a team that has beaten my team? In other words, do I want my team's defeats to look more impressive, or their triumphs?
Of course, this is only a question because of the nonsensical lack of a playoff in BigTime College Football, so instead of proving everything out on the field, one must have to contend with impressing fallible human voters and cold heartless computers each week. And without spending a sizable chunk of change on hookers and blow and RAM chips, one must seek other ways to impress the voters. And arguments about strength-of-schedule seem to be the prime method of choice.
As for the question at hand, I suppose it's a matter of philosophy--do I want my accomplishments to speak for themselves, or be able to explain away my failures easily? Due to the premium put on losses in college football (with more than one pretty much guaranteeing an absence from championship contention), it would seem that the focus should be on the quality of the opponent in the losses. If your team battled hard against a great opponent, it looks much better than crapping the bed one week against Directional State U.
However, with a resume of a series of impressive victories, one could certainly argue that their team had performed admirably, and that their one loss to a mediocre team was a fluke. What we have is an aberration, not something around which one can build an argument. Say we take the inverse of the situation: your team loses one game to a quality opponent, but then all your victories seem less impressive as your quality opponent then proceeds to defeat your other opponents--you have victories over three- and four-loss teams over two- and three-loss teams as a result. What was once an impressive looking resume is now just a mediocre set of half-assed accomplishments.
So who do I root for? I'd still say you should root for the team you lost to, simply due to the scarcity of losses. Which means that the Kentucky Wildcats better get their act together and take care of some fuckin' business.
While Mr. Zhuang spent last weekend cheering for his Mighty Ducks of Oregon to defeat Broseph U (also known as the current residence of Joe Reefer (who did no cheering at all for his school)), I sat in my room for some quiet contemplation. With no specific rooting interest that weekend since LSU was taking some time off to get in nightclub fights over the weekend, I certainly had the time to think. So it was during that time that I puzzled over one of those eternal questions: who do I root for when a team that my team has beaten faces off against a team that has beaten my team? In other words, do I want my team's defeats to look more impressive, or their triumphs?
Of course, this is only a question because of the nonsensical lack of a playoff in BigTime College Football, so instead of proving everything out on the field, one must have to contend with impressing fallible human voters and cold heartless computers each week. And without spending a sizable chunk of change on hookers and blow and RAM chips, one must seek other ways to impress the voters. And arguments about strength-of-schedule seem to be the prime method of choice.
As for the question at hand, I suppose it's a matter of philosophy--do I want my accomplishments to speak for themselves, or be able to explain away my failures easily? Due to the premium put on losses in college football (with more than one pretty much guaranteeing an absence from championship contention), it would seem that the focus should be on the quality of the opponent in the losses. If your team battled hard against a great opponent, it looks much better than crapping the bed one week against Directional State U.
However, with a resume of a series of impressive victories, one could certainly argue that their team had performed admirably, and that their one loss to a mediocre team was a fluke. What we have is an aberration, not something around which one can build an argument. Say we take the inverse of the situation: your team loses one game to a quality opponent, but then all your victories seem less impressive as your quality opponent then proceeds to defeat your other opponents--you have victories over three- and four-loss teams over two- and three-loss teams as a result. What was once an impressive looking resume is now just a mediocre set of half-assed accomplishments.
So who do I root for? I'd still say you should root for the team you lost to, simply due to the scarcity of losses. Which means that the Kentucky Wildcats better get their act together and take care of some fuckin' business.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
WDR: Special Live Blog Spectacular!
It's live, on location in Eugene!
I'm sitting outside the student union at the University of Oregon, and there is a long line of people waiting to get tickets to the Oregon v. Arizona State game.
Some might say, "People are camping out for football tickets? Isn't it cold outside?" Well, yes, it is cold outside. But it's only the hardcore that are camping out. We have movies and hot chocolate to keep us company, but still. One would think that with this many people out, no one takes classes here, but in fact most that are here do. For those at the front of the line (like myself) they won't be too late to class.
Why camp out for Arizona State? Because (1) they're ranked above us and (2) people are still pumped from beating USC. These factors have placed Arizona State as a game to be seen, as opposed to "Arizona State is playing? I think I'll do some dishes for four hours..." (this being the average response)
So shit is getting crazy, so I'll have to update later. It's time to watch Gladiator...
I'm sitting outside the student union at the University of Oregon, and there is a long line of people waiting to get tickets to the Oregon v. Arizona State game.
Some might say, "People are camping out for football tickets? Isn't it cold outside?" Well, yes, it is cold outside. But it's only the hardcore that are camping out. We have movies and hot chocolate to keep us company, but still. One would think that with this many people out, no one takes classes here, but in fact most that are here do. For those at the front of the line (like myself) they won't be too late to class.
Why camp out for Arizona State? Because (1) they're ranked above us and (2) people are still pumped from beating USC. These factors have placed Arizona State as a game to be seen, as opposed to "Arizona State is playing? I think I'll do some dishes for four hours..." (this being the average response)
So shit is getting crazy, so I'll have to update later. It's time to watch Gladiator...
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Watch Out For the Oregon Duck--He'll Crotchslap You
Yeah, I'm late with this. I'm sure this disappoints all of you who expect up-to-the-second news from WDR, and for this we apologize. Blame Zhuang for holding up this post due to politics. but with him out of the picture (for now...for now.), we're free to run this hilarious footage.
Warning: It really kind of gets graphic at the end. You stay classy, U of O.
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And more mascot fun here. Because I'm generous like that.
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