2nd Fave Pac-10 Team
by SoCal Oski on Oct 20, 2008 11:54 AM PDT
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So, we've already gone over who we think our most hated rival in the conference is, and we've also hashed out our own personal little Cal histories. But during the past couple of weeks, particularly when we thrashed Bye Week, I started wondering if there was any sort of consensus on who our 2nd fave team would be? Is there as much sibling love as hate for the babybruins?
My own #2 is Oregon. Not sure why, though a couple things come up:
1. They gave us Tedford
2. They seem to be the only team not named U$C that seems to be a perpetual contendah (instead of a bum ...)
3. They have some really ugly unis, which are strangely compelling
Anyway, that's my story
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I agree about Oregon. They seem to always have a similar team to us. Powerful offense. And we always seem to have great games against them that go down to the wire. We win some. They win some.
Although when I was at Cal, I don’t think we ever beat Oregon. Maybe I’m wrong. We surely didn’t in 2001. ;)
Of course, who was the OC back then? Hiyo!
Plus, their fans seem moderately more reasonable than most. I like the people over at AddictedToQuack.
Except for that JShunonsuccess. That guy, what’s his deal!?!?!
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No kidding. What a douche. And what the hell is with his last name?
It's spelled "S-h-u-n-o-n-s-u-c-c-e-s-s"
I feel like it changes every week! Get a last name and stick with it, JShufelt!
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I think he’s suffering from some sort of serious mental disorder caused by glowing yellow helmets and rain.
Poor fella.
Go Bears!
Ahh… that explains it. And here I thought it was the glue sniffing. Does that mean I can resume the glue sticks?
It's spelled "S-h-w-i-s-t-N-H-o-o-k"
Slightly minty with hints of eucalyptus and sea salt.
by zoonews on Oct 20, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Definitely NOT oregon...the majority of their fans are classless
and like to fight. I’ve been there the last two road games and their fans are bad mouthed, fight provoking, knuckleheads. Put Oregon at 9 in my pac-10 favorite lists. Only team I hate more than Oregon is UCLA.
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 20, 2008 12:23 PM PDT reply actions
Agreed
But keep in mind, that the individual Duck fan is your typical Oregonian- kind hearted, good natured, and generally gives decent back rubs. But get them in a group and they become the most pompous assholes you’ll ever meet. Proof: JShufelt threw green and yellow glitter in my face. You know how hard that shit is to get off your face?
Oregon State: where play action defense and healthy QBs thrive
by The VD Special on Oct 28, 2008 1:40 AM PDT up reply actions
But I did it with good intentions. You looked so CUTE with the sparkly face!
It's spelled "S-h-u-D-u-c-k"
He did look cute. That is true.
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not as cute as
THE MAHARG
Oregon State: where play action defense and healthy QBs thrive
by The VD Special on Oct 28, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It's really the bball shorts tucked in
Classic stuff
Oregon State: where play action defense and healthy QBs thrive
by The VD Special on Oct 28, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Oregon, by far.
I’ve always liked Oregon. Like us, they always seem to be on the verge of greatness, only to have their spirits crushed by some unforeseen misfortune. I feel like I can really empathize with their fans. Of all the continually successful Pac-10 teams, their fans have seemed to be the least obnoxious.
I love watching their team too. They may blind me with their obscene uniforms (which I love and hate simultaneously), but they run a very fun-to-watch offense. I look forward to the Cal-Oregon game every year because it’s almost always a close, exciting game (except 2006 which was exciting for us, depressing for them).
ಠ_ಠ
I root for Oregon 2nd
Although I agree with this sentence more than Oregon’s explanation: Because CougCenter Week is the highlight of my life, and (Cougar Joke)
It’s times like this I wish they’d never discovered CougCenterium.
I look forward to reading Olsonist and CaliSeth talk about how their 2nd fav Pac10 team is whichever team Nate Longshore happens to be facing.
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I look forward to reading Twisted and Yellow Fever’s talk about how their 2nd fav Pac10 team is whichever team Kevin Riley happens to be facing.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
by TwistNHook on Oct 20, 2008 1:12 PM PDT
by Olsonist on Oct 26, 2008 10:25 PM PDT
Slow clap, Olsonist. Slow clap.
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I picked Oregon!
Because, other than Cal, I root for Oregon! LOOP HOLE, BITCHES!
:-)
It's spelled "S-h-w-i-s-t-N-H-o-o-k"
But only in your upcoming autobiography: “I, HydroTech.”
Yeah, that joke doesn’t make any sense to me, either. But that’s not going to stop me from making it!
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In effort to understand this, I tried running it through google translate, I got these results:
Lithuanian: Bet tik į savo būsimą autobiografija: “Aš, Hydrotech”.
Italian: Ma solo nella vostra prossima autobiografia: “Io, Hydrotech”.
Hebrew: אבל רק את האוטוביוגרפיה הקרובים: “אני, HydroTech.”
Greek: Αλλά μόνο σε σας επερχόμενη αυτοβιογραφία του: “I, HYDROTECH.”
Dutch: Maar alleen in uw aanstaande autobiografie: “Ik, Hydrotech.”
Bulgarian: Но само в предстоящите автобиография: “Аз, HydroTech.”
Indonesian: Tetapi hanya dalam mendatang autobiografi: “Aku, HydroTech.”
Apparently the only difference in spelling HydroTech is capitalization.
It's spelled "S-h-w-i-s-t-N-H-o-o-k"
That joke made more sense in Hebrew than English.
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It did to me. RollOnYouBears667= good jew who speaks hebrew.
Go Bears!
by RollOnYouBears667 on Oct 20, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
TwistNHook=bad jew who uses his heritage for comedic unity.
It is afterall our sense of humor that sustained us for 3,000 years.
5,000.
Even Better!
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you were watching the seinfeld clip show, weren't you
they just played that bit. and it’s a good bit, but the confessional scene is better:
Jerry: I have a suspicion that Dr. Whatley converted to Judaism strictly for the jokes
Priest: And this offends you as a Jewish person?
Jerry: No, it offends me as a comedian.
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Don't understand all the Oregon love
(1) They aren’t Cal lite, they’re Cal extreme. When they have even sniffed great expectations, they’ve either (a) crumbled with terrible luck (2007), or (b) completely imploded for no particular reason (2006 and maybe this year).
(2) If Bob Gregory drives you nuts, Nick Allotti will make you want to play in traffic.
(3) Their facilities are a tribute to self-indulgence. That’s the fucking Forbidden City, not an athletic center. They’re the trust fund baby of the Pac-10, which is probably why Twist likes them so much.
Yeah, I mean, I tolerate these guys, but I always get exasperated that the School of Nike falls flat on their faces when push comes to shove. Plus watching Bellotti succeed over Tedford would be sickening.
I don’t really have a second favorite Pac-10 team. I’ll root for Florida because I was a Gator fan growing up, and I root for Michigan because they’re as close to Cal as you can get in terms of all-around excellence.
Buffalo. Michigan. Florida. Cal.
Who are you!??!?
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You shouldn’t have asked that question.
You have seven days before you die.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 20, 2008 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
It's spelled "S-h-w-i-s-t-N-H-o-o-k"
by JShufelt on Oct 20, 2008 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Love it!
This should be the CGB logo. Needs more sunburst tho.
by CalBandGreat on Oct 20, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
This should be the CGB logo.
This should be the ATQ logo.
It’s times like this I wish they’d never discovered CougCenterium.
Perhaps the greatest thing to come out of Oregon, ever.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 20, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s the Cal way and the Cal EXTREME way.
Isn’t that just the Cal way?
BUT FASTER!
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Cal Extreme fight song
Cal Extreme,
It’s the school who’s name you’d love to touch,
But you mustn’t touch!
Our name sounds good in your ear,
But when you say it, you mustn’t fear!
’Cause our name can be said by anyone!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 20, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Different Simpsons episode.
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Cal Extreme
That’s our name
That name again is Cal Extreme
by CalBandGreat on Oct 20, 2008 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
These fight songs just write themselves! No wonder non-Extreme Cal has so many.
by CalBandGreat on Oct 20, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but Ucla Extreme would just steal them anyway.
Go Bears!
by SoCal Oski on Oct 20, 2008 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I picked Oregon because it’s my family’s school. For me, it’s kind of like how I root for my kid brother to be successful.
I find all the Nike trust fund stuff less annoying than hilarious. I mean, should they really have named half their buildings after Knight? And have you seen their Nike designed marching band uniforms? They are totally awesome. (BTW, awesome=hideously disgustingly ugly.)
You've seen nothing yet...
You can thank me later (make sure to watch on high quality)
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Feels like I’m wearing nothing at all
nothing at all…
nothing at all…
Damn sexy extreme Donald!
by CalBandGreat on Oct 20, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Extreme Donald Rulez!
It’s almost as if they were making fun of mascots in general.
by CalBandGreat on Oct 20, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
While I like our marching band… those uniforms are pretty fricken ugly. It’s like Nike met with Nazi Germany at a disco.
It's spelled "S-h-w-i-s-t-N-H-o-o-k"
Now here's a marching band uniform you can set your watch to...
by CalBandGreat on Oct 20, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
they aren't our uniforms anymore
we got new ones this year. we haven’t worn the helmets since 2005. An my second favorite Pac-10 team is Cal.
I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
Are you the one marching bass clarinet?
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I wish
No, I actually march trumpet, and get paid about $6500 a year to do it.
I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
They pay the members of the Oregon marching band?
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We have the Green Garter Band
Which is essentially a 12-piece funk band that plays at women’s volleyball, women’s hoops, etc… it’s like SHB, except we rehearse twice a week and our personnel only changes once a year, so naturally our sound is a lot tighter.
As background however, I grew up dreaming of playing in the Cal Band, so this isn’t a knock. Cal Band fucking Great.
I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
Are you saying that 200 people randoly marching facing all directions at all times have a loose sound?
BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!!
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I’m saying a band that’s made up of different people every gig can’t possibly sound as good as a band that practices together year round. but some of my favorite people, including my girlfriend, are bandsmen, so it’s all love from here.
I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
Wait, wait, wait, are you saying that a band that is made up of different people every gig can’t possible sound as good as a band that practices together year round?
BLASPHEMY!!!!
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Dang.
Cal Band fucking Great.
I chose the wrong user name.
by CalBandGreat on Oct 22, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, why are they wearing WWI military style helmets? Are they a memorial to WWI war veterans? Should we cut them down, too?
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are they playing bass clarinets out there?
do they know that no one who’s more than 10 feet away can possibly hear them out there?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Clearly, great minds think alike.
I figure if you cant hear it anyway, might as well make it as small as possible. Size matters.
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did someone say "totally awesome"?
…and by that, did you mean to call me hideously disgustingly ugly? cuz if you did, you’d be absatively CORRECT :)
by totallyawesome on Oct 22, 2008 1:09 AM PDT up reply actions
+1 re: Nike U
Dare I ask how many of you duck lovers have been to a Cal game up there? Just disgusting behavior by their fans.
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 20, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s consistently better than UCLA and $C fan behavior, don’t even get me started on ASU again.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
SC fan is nothing compared to duck fan.....doubt you been to Autzen?
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 21, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I have never been to Autzen, but my experiences at USC have been so uniformly and so epically disasterous that I could not imagine anything worse? Are the yet to be born fetuses in Oregon swearing at you there or something???
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the fans at the toilet bowl are nice
compared to the nutters at autzen.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Oct 22, 2008 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow…
What on earth HAPPENED to you? You sound like a duck fan referring to a husky fan. Fricken asshole huskies.
It's spelled "S-h-w-i-s-t-N-H-o-o-k"
I think 1 Duck fan got on all fours behind SwisherSweet and then another Duck fan pushed SwisherSweet over that first Duck fan. It was an ugly scene!
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Duck fans have never thrown beer at me
or encouraged their three year olds to flip me off, or made death threats against me, etc, etc, etc…
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
But did they ever get on all fours and then have somebody else push you over that first duck fan on all fours?
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No, but
that happens regularly at rehearsal. We call it “table-top”ing.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Oct 22, 2008 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Really, dude, F U. Anything I post, all you do is antagonize me.
I’ll be in the Tang Center parking lot for tailgates every saturday if you’d like to talk about Cal football (and I mean talk – in no way should this be interpreted as a machismo challenge to a fight) and hash out our differences of opinion.
Your immature behavior, sarcastic disses, and other ad hominem attacks are unbecoming of a moderator for a blog on the SBN network.
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 22, 2008 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
You expect too much out of your moderators. Twist still thinks that Marshawn will lead us to the Rose Bowl one day.
by BearsNecessity on Oct 22, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, is this to me or to JShufelt? I got confused and thought it was for JShufelt. But somehow now I reread it and it looks like somehow inexplicably, unimaginably, somebody doesn’t like me.
Where in the Tang Center parking lot? Starting when.
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Ok, I’ll get down on all fours and then Zoo News, you push SwisherSweet over me!
PS 33SS, would you stop taking the words that I say seriously?
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I hear that former tuba players hang out in that lot. I’m not going anywhere near it! They might get angry at my gentle comedy stylings and chase me down and take off my pants! It’s happened before. Eek!
It’s happened to me before, too!
Maybe 33SS is a former bass player. I’ve seen their tailgate there, too.
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That’s where I tailgate! Do I know 33SwisherSweet?
This is getting weird.
P.S. I didn’t play tuba, but I played one on TV.
by CalBandGreat on Oct 22, 2008 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Dot he basses know that you are sneaking into their tailgate?
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Dot he basses knows all about it. Ask him.
by CalBandGreat on Oct 22, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Try at least 10 turbo'd out oregon fans (think Water Polo Frat or SAE pricks)
surrounding you and throwing beers at you. This happened on multiple occasions both times I was there.
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 22, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow. I’ve never heard anything like that. That’s a pretty shitty thing to have happen.
You should talk to security next time even remotely like that happens.
It's spelled "S-h-w-i-s-t-N-H-o-o-k"
Wow. We got invited to a rich alum’s house for drinks and snacks after the game last year, took them up on it, then sat along the river and played with their doggies as we watched the sun go down, happily snacking on fried ravioli and Boont Amber. I’ve had nothing but happy times in many visits to Oregon.
But at least, as we’ve already established in this thread, they were dousing you with good beer, it being the land of Rogue, Deschutes, et al.. In Knoxville or Austin or some such other place, you would have been doused with Keystone or Black Label or other equivalent generic fizzy yellow water.
Whenever I go to Oregon, I’m begging—BEGGING—to be doused with some of that local brew. Instead, the only free service I seem to get is the gas-station attendant filling up my tank for me. (No self serve?!)
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Oct 22, 2008 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Never been to Duck-land
My feelings toward Oregon are basically emotive, I guess. Never really encountered Duck fans en masse, but the ones I have met have been pretty decent (well, except for JShusomething).
But as Gold Blooded says, Duck fans would have to go a LONG way to out-no-class Ucla fans.
And certainly ATQ is a nicer place to go visit than BN.
I’m just saying
Go Bears!
i've been 3 times
i really love the passion of the fanbase, and most of them were very friendly. i’ve seen far worse behavior out of USC and UCLA fans (and, surprisingly, Maryland fans).
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Yeah, Oregon has a ton of d-bag fans, but they actually care about their football team. fUCLA and USC have a ton of d-bag fans, but if either loses, it’s Ugg-boot wearing, collar-popping, hair stylin business as usual as soon as they leave the stadium.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Oct 20, 2008 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
woah woah woah woah when did collar popping become so hated!!??!?!?
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Well, 4. That’s just insane. Nobody has ever successfully broken the 2 collar barrier. It’s just not possible!
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Nope. But I aim to go next year.
I’ve been to a handful of games, and I’ve noticed a few asshats, but I’ve noticed a few asshats at every school.
It's spelled "S-h-w-i-s-t-N-H-o-o-k"
No issues for me
In 3 visits to Autzen. I think it really depends where you sit and the fans nearby. I have had evil fans at Fresno St, Oregon St, and USC.
you ever go to the beer garden at half time at Autzen? Cool concept, but that's where the assholes
apparently hang out.
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 21, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I am indifferent to the rest of the Pac-10 except for the teams that I hate which is all of them geographically south of us and one of them north of us. I don’t root for the Pac-10 in non-conference games unless I bet on them, and then they usually let me down so the indifference and hatred is assumed mutual. I don’t care what the national perception of our coast, conference or school is. I care about getting to the Rose Bowl and winning it and I root for things that will help us accomplish this (like a surprising USC loss) even though we inevitably blow it just enough on our own to render such gifts inconsequential in the final analysis of yet another non-championship season. Go Bears!
I grew up a Cal fan, went to Oregon for five years, and moved back to work at Cal
So I root for both Cal and Oregon. Love them both. I don’t know why the bad rap on Oregon fans, in all the years I was there (1995-2000), I never encountered bad behavior among the fans. I’ve been going to Cal games the entire rest of my life, and same thing. Classy fans, all around. I’ve been to games at other Pac-10 schools. The only really bad fans I’ve encountered are USC (duh), UW (but only when I was wearing Oregon gear — when I wore my Cal gear, no troubles), and WSU (Drunken fans who went to the football game instead of something else, and then couldn’t figure out what was going on….wtf….)
There's no crying in baseball!
WSU (Drunken fans who went to the football game instead of something else, and then couldn’t figure out what was going on….wtf….)
No, that can’t be correct. There’s no “something else” to do in the Palouse.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Another vote for Oregon
My dad went to grad school there, while I was in kindergarten and first grade. Thus, all my first college sporting events were at Autzen, Mac Court, Hayward Field, etc.. This was during the ‘70s when Pre’ was, unquestionably, The Man, and I still have fond memories of the Ducks upsetting Bill Walton’s Bruins. (Yes, I’m old.)
The uniforms are hideous, and the Phil Knight connection is excessive. But Eugene is as good a college town as there is in the United States, and the beer in Oregon is almost as good as the beer in California.
And like SoCal Oski said, they gave us Tedford. (I think they gave us Bruce Snyder, too, IIRC.)
Go Bears and Go Ducks! Any school that worships Track and Field is OK in my book. (Plus it’s where Animal House was filmed, which has to count for something.)
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Oct 21, 2008 6:06 AM PDT reply actions
From my beer aficionado friends, who’ve visited Portland solely to drink at as many as possible of the 30 microbreweries there, I get the impression Portland is to beer as the Bay Area is to wine.
Plus as a hipster aficionado, I love to go to Portland. It’s like a big game hunter going to Kenya or something to see the lions and tigers in their real natural habitat. Up in Portland, I can just sit on a street corner with my binoculars and hipster watch all day long!
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Plus, then I shoot a few to mount their heads on my wall!
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I prefer hipster rugs, to keep my feet cozy and ironically trendy during long cold and un-ironically not hip winters.
Portland is indeed Beer City, USA ("In your face, Milwaukee!")
But for the state as a whole, I give the nod to California. Full Sail and Deschutes, among others, are great, but Russian River, Lost Abbey, Firestone Walker—not to mention the granddaddy micros of Anchor and Sierra Nevada and countless others—put our Golden State over the top. We are, without question, the SEC of American Beer.
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Oct 21, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
PAC-10 FOOTBALL
CLAP, CLAP, CLAP-CLAP-CLAP!
Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other third is covered by Kotsay...in his prime...like 3 years ago.
BIG TWELVE NORTH! BIG TWELVE NORTH!
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C-USA West! C-USA West!
Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other third is covered by Kotsay...in his prime...like 3 years ago.
Good points. Now that you mention it, a Firestone Double Barrel Ale would be pretty tasty righ tnow.
by sec119 on Oct 21, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh no you di-ain’t. Full Sail and Deschutes are good… but…
McMenamins, Widmer Brothers, Rogue Ales, Bridgeport Stone Brewery are THE best breweries in America.
Rubyinator, Drop Top, Chocolate Rogue Stout, and Arrogant Bastard Ale – for the win.
It's spelled "S-h-w-i-s-t-N-H-o-o-k"
Arrogant Bastard Ale? They named a beer after me?
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Rogue is pretty good too. Widmer = ok, but nothing super memorable. Of course, I’ve only tried the bottled stuff in California, and it probably tastes better close to home (cf. German beer laws). I haven’t tried McMenaims or Bridgeport.
Widmer’s seasonals and Drop Top Amber Ale are fantastic, in my opinion. (I’m a dark beer, stout kinda guy, so saying an amber ale is good is sayin’ a lot.) Widmer’s Hefeweizen seams to be the only stuff that travels outside of Oregon, and I think it’s a quality Hefeweizen, but it’s not great hefeweizen.
Rogue is consistently high on the “Best Beer” charts – but they are very expensive.
If anyone ever heads up to Portland, let me know. I’ll take you to a McMenaims – my treat.
It's spelled "S-h-w-i-s-t-N-H-o-o-k"
Bridgeport Stone?
I’ll say it again: Portland is a GREAT beer city—arguably the best in North America and one of the top 10 worldwide. And Oregon, especially on a per capita basis, is a GREAT beer state. But I still think California has the edge, even if only because it is a much larger state.
And while it’s very possible that Bridgeport serves Arrogant Bastard as a guest beer, make no mistake that this is a California brew true and true. Stone, while not my personal favorite (I lean more toward the Belgian stylings of Pizza Port – Lost Abbey), is an icon of northern San Diego County, Escondido (formerly San Marcos) to be exact. Indeed, no road trip to the Holiday Bowl, for Bears or Ducks fans, is complete without a rest stop off I-15 at Stone’s over-the-top “World Bistro and Gardens”. Although again, my personal preference is for the far more laid-back surfer scene at Pizza Port in Carlsbad (or Solana Beach or San Clemente).
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Oct 21, 2008 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Better to be thought a fool...
…than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Arrogant Bastard is brewed by Stone out of San Diego. Way to ruin your beer-cred.
We do have better beer than California, thoguh.
Bruce Snyder played at Oregon, but didn't coach there
First coaching gig was at Utah State.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Oct 22, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Wazzou
somebody has to
Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other third is covered by Kotsay...in his prime...like 3 years ago.
If given a chance I would have voted for Whoever is playing U$C, but I recognize that this option would have discouraged conversation and participation as it would be the unanimous winner outside of the 7 miserable trolls who have thus far voted for U$C and predictably failed to reveal their identities due to their shame and (justified) fear of being banned from this site on principle.
Yet somehow nobody has voted for ASU.
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That amuses me to no end.
I am disappointed that no one is explaining why they like USC, though. Enlighten us!
ಠ_ಠ
Hot broads, methinks
...nuh nuh nuh gone
by Thoroughbred on Oct 22, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
The 7 $C votes
I think it’s just Paragon and the rest of the gang from CC coming over under the radar. They’ll never admit it but they find out antics and capering to be endlessly delightful. And like everyone else in the conference, when the lights go out and they can be their really true honest selves, they’re Cal fans. Thus, $C is really their #2 team.
Either that or it’s JShu$c coming over by proxy server and voting over and over again.
But yeah, no Assu fans. Hmmmm. I guess smoking hawt women aren’t enough to make a fan.
Go Bears!
This new signature makes me sad!
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What is better than Shumoneyc?
Other than Shumoney…
I guess that’s your job to find out.
It's spelled "S-h-u-m-o-n-e-y-c"
Maybe I’m arrogantly self-centered, but I like JShistNHook.
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I would like to find a way to incorporate money.
Convince me ShwistNHook = Money.
It's spelled "S-h-u-m-o-n-e-y-c"
Unfortunately, Mrs. ShwistNHook=Money
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I wish somebody would tell me about these easy to write jokes!
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Duck fan...
How can you have a second favorite team? Cal is probably the team that I hate the least. I only root other Pac-10 teams if 1) it benefits the ducks 2) i makes the Pac-10 look better. Here is a list of the Pac-10 teams I hate the most and why.
OSU- hate everything about them
UW- they suck and their fans are annoying
UCLA- Neuheisel
ASU/UA- hurt Dixon, ruined ‘07
USC- we can’t keep being USC and the Pac-9
Stanford- 2001, won’t forgive them ever, ruined my cousins’ national title hopes
Wazzu- no real reason, recently we’ve dominated them
Cal- hate the way we lost in ’07
It’s pretty easy when you can be rational. There are good teams out there, and there is nothing that says a fan of one program can’t be a fan of another.
:-)
OSU – I respect their program, and that they are very much so on par with Oregon, save the national attention. They get a lot out of recruits and always perform above par.
UW – Umm… I got nuthin’
UCLA – I’ve never been a fan. They got a cool stadium.
ASU – They are a fun team to watch.
UA – Not a fan of them. I hate stoops.
USC – They are a fantastic program. Every David needs their Goliath.
Stanford – It’s good to see them get more success, but… I mean… Stanford? Ugh.
WSU – I can’t help but feel empathy for them.
Cal – 2nd best fan base, they have Tedford, and they are such an awesome match. I can’t help but love them.
It's spelled "S-h-u-m-o-n-e-y-c"
who ruined your cuz's NFL hopes?
Oregon State: where play action defense and healthy QBs thrive
by The VD Special on Oct 28, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Damnit! Why did you show up here?
Now I gotta talk shit about OSU to look cool with the other Oregon-likers!
You can’t embarrass me like that, NERD!
It's spelled "S-h-u-B-l-o-g-g-e-r"
I'm just saying, UO success story:
Oregon State: where play action defense and healthy QBs thrive
by The VD Special on Oct 28, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Stunningly, I like the new uniforms over that disaster.
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He won games at Oregon. His NFL career isn’t my problem.
Want a couple more? Gary Zimmerman, Dan Fouts, and Stegosaurus.
It's spelled "S-h-u-B-l-o-g-g-e-r"
Fuckin Stegosaurus
Stole the 1456 BC Civil War from our very grasp. Cost us the Rose Bowl that year. I will always hate him.
Oregon State: where play action defense and healthy QBs thrive
by The VD Special on Oct 28, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Oregon
- Cal
- Oregon – awesome tradition, passion. What’s not to like? And I like there uniforms.
- UCLA – big fan of UCLA, the school.
- OSU – tough team. One of my GSIs was from OSU. Hard not to like a tough team.
- UofA – My cousins go there. Just love Tucson.
- Stanford – I have Cardinal friends.
- UW – Who?
- WSU – Who? State
- ASU – I feel nothing.
- USC – great football team but I don’t like the fans.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
Decidedly not.
I would prefer only that Stanford was destroyed, and that Palo Alto should be made forever uninhabitable by extending the salt flats of Redwood City south and westward. The men would be sold into slavery and the women would be distributed to the Rilariat for whatever purposes served them. I think that’s quite reasonable.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
If the Rilariat get the women, what do the Longshorites get?
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The task of converting Samoan Palo Alto refugees to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
...nuh nuh nuh gone
by Thoroughbred on Oct 27, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Appreciate the love from Cal. The Golden Bears are easily my second favorite team. It’s always interesting to hear how your school is viewed by the competition.
1. Oregon- Any male Duck fan who claims to not have a man crush on ‘07 Dixon is lying.
2. Cal- My dad went there, Tedford’s cool, know how to run an offense and Eugene folk would feel right at home in Berkley.
3. OSU- I feel like I should hate, but I can’t. The Beavs play with heart and a chip on their shoulders.
4. USC- Could we let them play in the SEC for a season? Sobbing with a southern accent may be one of the most beautiful sounds in nature.
5. WSU- Good thing they sure know how to drink in Pullman.
6. UCLA- Indifferent but worried about what they could become.
7. Stanford- Having the same name as a certain receiver who doomed the Trojans makes Googling myself a fruitless endeavor.
8. Arizona- Napoleon complex like the Beavs, but without the record to back it up.
9. ASU- Overated. They boo their players and leave games at the slightest hint of adversity to go have sex with hot coeds. Damn them all.
10. UW. My pity is only exceeded by my hatorade.
I’m a Duck living in Eugene and Cal is my easy second favorite. I know a lot of people up here from Berkley and I like the school (would have tried to go there had I thought I could get in).
Phil, we appreciate the Duck love and we’d appreciate it still more with an extra e: Berkeley. Do we say that you come from the planet Orgon? Eugene has enough e for a house party. So part with some and share.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
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| Fresno St. | Sat 09/03 | W 36 - 21 |
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Sat 09/10 | W 36 - 33 |
| Presbyterian | Sat 09/17 | W 63 - 12 |
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Washington
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Sat 09/24 | L 23 - 31 |
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Oregon
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Thu 10/06 | L 15 - 43 |
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USC
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Thu 10/13 | L 9 - 30 |
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Utah
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Sat 10/22 | W 34 - 10 |
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UCLA
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Sat 10/29 | L 14 - 31 |
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Washington St.
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Sat 11/05 | W 30 - 7 |
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Oregon St.
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Sat 11/12 | W 23 - 6 |
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Stanford
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Sat 11/19 | L 28 - 31 |
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Arizona St.
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Fri 11/25 | W 47 - 38 |
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Texas
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Wed 12/28 | L 10 - 21 |
Pacific-12 Conference Standings
(updated 1.2.2012 at 11:12 PM PST)
| North | Conf | Overall | ||
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Oregon Ducks
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8 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
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Stanford Cardinal
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8 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
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Washington Huskies
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5 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
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California Golden Bears
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4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
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Oregon St. Beavers
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3 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
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Washington St. Cougars
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2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| South | Conf | Overall | ||
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| W | L | W | L | |
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USC Trojans
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7 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
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UCLA Bruins
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5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
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Utah Utes
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4 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
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Arizona St. Sun Devils
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4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Arizona Wildcats
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2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
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Colorado Buffaloes
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2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
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