Jacquizz The Short-Legged Beaver

I found this on Ted Miller's Pac-10 Blog from ESPN...it was pretty good.

JACQUIZZ THE SHORT-LEGGED BEAVER

(To the tune of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)

You know Barnes and Beban and Pritchard and Vince
Lou Holtz and Don James and not many since
But do you recall
The smallest Trojan-killer of all?

Jacquizz the short-legged Beaver
Couldn't stand up very tall
Whenever he got the handoff
He became a bowling ball

Cushing was getting livid
Whenever Quizzie ran around
He'd run through their legs until
The referee said, 'First down'

There must have been some magic there
In Beaver-land, I guess
Because when Quizzie's work was done
The Trojans groaned, 'BCS'

Yes, now the Beavers love him
And they shout it out with glee
Jacquizz the short-legged Beaver
Barred the Trojans from Mi-am-ee

Salem Is An Iceberg

Once again I apologize for my absence from this blog, but I do have a good excuse. On Saturday I went to a Christmas party on Croisan Mountain in Salem and I strongly stress the word "mountain" here. The trek up the mountain in a friends Land Rover was an exciting one, and on Saturday when we planned to trek back down there were numerous trees blown over so we were forced to stay another day. Unfortunately, all power was out so no internet, television or flushing of toilets. Yes, gross indeed. I have made it back to civilization today though and was pleased to find that Oregon landed an excellent replacement for Patrick Chung next season. Anthony Leon, a 4-star JUCO safety, made his commitment today. The kid had an offer from USC...enough said.

With that being said, I'm headed off to bed considering the last few nights have been a blur mixed with large amounts of beer consumption. I plan to write a lengthier post tomorrow before Christmas Eve and Jesus' birthday so check back then.

Something To Make You Laugh

These two videos have nothing to do with the sports, but I just felt the need for a good laugh on a Thursday:

1) Perfect Christmas Gift For The Ladies:


2) I Could Laugh At This All Day:

Impulse Thought Casserole

This weather is just great isn't it? I feel like I have cabin fever considering I've been confined to an office for the past 48 hours while working diligently away on a computer. The roads have been so bad that trying to get out and appraise a house has been somewhat of a joke. Luckily for you fine blog readers I've found/thought of all kinds of good things to blog about...not on company time of course:

All-Time Greatest Sports Blowups
These are some of my favorite that I could think of and I ranked them from 1 to 5

1) Bobby Knight - It's Forming...I Can See An Image


2) Dan Hawkins - Go Play Intermurals Brother!


3) Allen Iverson - Practice? Practice?


4) Mike Gundy - I'm A Man!


5) Kevin Borseth - Offensive Rebounds


I'm glad to see that there are currently 18 people signed up for the College Bowl Pick 'Em group that I made on Yahoo. If you haven't taken the opportunity to sign up (and you want to) just refer to Sunday's post for the info. to get locked up. Last night I was perusing different forums for info. regarding recruiting, bowl games, etc. and I stumbled across a link that led me to the gifts players receive for their participation in each bowl game. Here's what the Ducks and Beavers will get for their respective appearances:

Holiday Bowl:
Player Gift Package
Players from both schools will receive a Tourneau watch, a hooded sweatshirt from Sports Tek, an Insignia 19” HD TV/DVD Player, and a Best Buy gift certificate.

Sun Bowl:
Player Gift Package
Players from both schools will receive a Sony DVD Handycam, a Timely Watch Co. Silvertone watch, an Armor Gear Dolly Llama Travel Bag, a Majestic Therma Fleece Pullover, a Brut hair dryer, a VP Sports Stone cap, and an official Brut Sun Bowl souvenir coin.

I'm assuming the Tourneau watch the Ducks are getting will be very cool and expensive. It's a helluva lot better than a Brut hair dryer? How many men use hair dryers anyway? Well, maybe the Sun Bowl figured since the Beavers did wear bra's at one point that they still liked to get their hair "did." A Sony DVD Handycam is a great idea though because you could pawn that off to a family member and they could film the game and get player input after it's over. I think players attending the Champ Sports Bowl have hit the jackpot considering EACH kid gets a $400 shopping spree at a local Best Buy during the week leading up to the game. Here's a link to "Behind The Bowls: The swag, the events, the background for each bowl game" from collegefootballnews.com that profiles all the bowl games and what they offer the players. I'm assuming as time creeps closer to the BCS games they will profile those bowls as well.

Sam Bradford Is Your Heisman Trophy Winner

Prior to the Heisman trophy presentation yesterday I was thoroughly convinced that Tim Tebow would win it for a second time in as many years, and that the media wouldn't have it any other way. It's refreshing to see that simply was not the case. The Heisman voting broke down like this:

Player	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma	300	315	196	1,726
Colt McCoy, Texas	266	288	230	1,640
Tim Tebow, Florida	309	207	234	1,575
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech	13	44	86	213
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech	3	27	53	116

Amazingly, Tim Tebow finished up in 3rd place after media pundits claimed all week that he would likely be a shoe in for the trophy. Perhaps he didn't circumcise enough Pinoy boys earlier this year to win the favor of voters. What was the deal with Graham Harrell not even being invited to the presentation in New York anyways? Give me a break, the kid threw for 4,700 yards this season with 41 touchdowns and a passer rating of 163. The least the Heisman comittee could do was invite the kid, wine him, dine him and put on a class act. Instead, they do the complete opposite and prove that the Heisman Trophy is more political than the election of the President of the United States.

Sam Bradford: 4,464 Passing Yards; 48 Touchdowns; 186 passer rating.
Colt McCoy: 3,445 Passing Yards; 32 Touchdowns; 179 passer rating.
Tim Tebow: 2,515 Passing Yards; 28 Touchdowns; 176 passer rating.
***Graham Harrell: 4,747 Passing Yards; 41 Touchdowns; 163 passer rating.

After looking at the numbers it seems apparent to me that Graham Harrell was easily the 2nd best candidate to receive the award through statistical evidence. He plays in the exact same conference as Bradford and McCoy so the bias to leave him out is beyond me. I can't argue with the fact that Sam Bradford deserved the award though. He has put up amazing numbers every game this year, and he has turned the Oklahoma Sooner offense into one of the most efficient units College Football has ever seen. They've scored 60+ points in their last 5 games against opponents that were highly rated and that can play solid football. Unfortunately for Bradford, he has the daunting task of playing a Florida team in the Championship game that is equally athletic as his Sooners. Oh, and I don't want to forget to mention that the Sooners can't seem to win a BCS Bowl Game if their lives depended on it (losses to West Virginia and Boise St. should come to mind).

I've made a College Bowl Pick'Em Group on Yahoo! and the more people that join up the better.
Here's the group ID and Password:

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/bowl/register/joinprivategroup_assign_team?GID=27486&P=ducks

• Group ID#: 27486
• Password: ducks

I'm Baaaaaaaaaaaaack!

Hey everyone,
I apologize for my extended absence from the blog. I'm lookin' forward to getting back into the flow of this again though! My enthusiam level was dwindling last week and it's unfortunate that my Civil War high was spoiled, but I think I can easily express my Beaver hatred in the next 350 days. I have friends coming over tonight to keep my mind off things, drink good beer and watch the Blazers take on the Magic so I'm going to make tonight's post fairly short. I have found some pictures though that I'm sure you all will like:





This picture ^^^ is a proper omen that the Beaver's would absolutely get their asses destroyed.



That is a rather large knot-knibbler.

There is so much to be talked about when you miss a week of blogging. Steve Sarkisian to Washington, The Holiday Bowl, Visanthe Shiancoe showing his wang to the world on FOX, College Bowl Season and the National Championship game. I'll be sure to touch on 'em all here in the next few days. Ok, time to drink a seasonal winter brew and watch the Blazers!

Sorry For No Blog Posts

Hey Blog Readers,
I apologize for no blog posts this past week...I've had a lot going on in my personal life that has really taken my attention away from this blog, and to be quite honest it has been hard to think about anything else. I'm hoping to start writing again on Sunday when I've had a few more days to cope and to clear my mind. Thanks for the patience.