.....Emerald Green and Lemon Yellow.....

Oregon Ducks' LaMichael James chooses to enter NFL draft - ESPN
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Oregon's all-time best RB,.. farewell, LaMike





Opening the mailbag: Ducks are Huskies! - Pac-12 Blog - ESPN

By Ted Miller

To the notes.

Shad from Eugene, Ore., writes: I'm a Duck fan. I loved watching Peter Sirmon and Justin Wilcox play here and I think they've both turned into great coaches. Now they work for dogs though, what should I do?! I'm having a hard time hating them as much as I ought to, even though their talents will make an already very scary Husky team that much better. What is the appropriate etiquette when a respected former player starts coaching for hated rivals?

Ted Miller: I had two reactions when the hiring became official. 1. Great hires by Huskies coach Steve Sarkisian; 2. Wow. Both are Ducks. And I'm guessing lots of serious Pac-12 fans -- not just Oregon and Washington fans -- thought the same thing.

You've got to admit it's amusing. Wilcox's brother, Josh, was at the Rose Bowl working for Comcast -- some of you might recall him catching 11 passes for 135 yards and a TD in the Ducks’ 38-20 loss to Penn State in the 1995 Rose Bowl -- and he was able to laugh when I asked him if he would feel conflicted or start wearing purple. My guess is Wilcox will continue to love his brother, only without wearing purple. And he'll hope the Ducks beat the Huskies 3-0 every year.

My take for Oregon fans: Wilcox and Sirmon are great Ducks and always will be, but that doesn't mean you should dislike Washington any less. Or want the Ducks offense to take it easy on the Huskies defense. When Wilcox and Sirmon don the purple shirts, they become Huskies. And that means they are only slightly more likable than Mephistopheles.

And, likewise for Washington fans: Once in purple, Wilcox and Sirmon are your guys -- yes, Huskies -- particularly if the defense starts forcing three-and-outs.

Still, I dug this up from 2009, It's an article about the Huskies-Ducks rivalry. It made me smile.
First-year [Oregon] graduate assistant Peter Sirmon said he had "a little passion for Washington" while growing up in Walla Walla, Wash. But that quickly went away as soon as he suited up against them as a standout Ducks linebacker from 1996-99.
"Once you've played in the Oregon-Washington game, you realize that no other game shares the same intensity," Sirmon said. "When you're at Husky Stadium or you see those purple jerseys running out of the Autzen tunnels, you can tell that it's not just a regular game."
Sirmon kept that rivalry going when he played for the NFL's Tennessee Titans, making friendly bets with Tennessee teammate Benji Olson. The former Washington offensive lineman will be honored at the game Saturday and Sirmon looks forward to exchanging more friendly rivalry talk with his friend.
"For years and years and years, they dominated the Northwest," Sirmon said. "In fact, they dominated the West Coast. It was a big step for this Oregon program when we started beating them consistently."

Now Wilcox's and Sirmon's job is to reverse that trend, an embarrassing one for Washington. You should expect them to pour every ounce of passion into it, wanting to beat Oregon perhaps even worse than any other team because losing to family is almost as bad as losing to an enemy.

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Traiters !

 

No jobs are open,.. I was dreaming about what I and others would like.

Looks like our defensive coordinator Nick Alioti,.. aka allowalotti, is destined to remain at Oregon,.. forever.

Wilcox and Sirmon are big names in Duckland
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Yeah I'd like new blood, of course it could make things worse, I guess I'd better let Chip handle it.

We had great defense once,.. back in the fall of '95, I think it was.....
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California Golden Bears to pick up commitments from Jordan Payton, Shaq Thompson - ESPN

California Golden Bears have been kicking the Ducks ass in recruiting for years, mostly on defense.

We wanted Shaq Thompson,.. and last year Cal took 3 very good D linemen Oregon recruited,.. 3. ...:dis:

Funny how it doesn't show in the standings.
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My SF Giants just announced probably the greatest giveaway of all time



...The Brian Wilson Gnome