Spring Break
Rallying a different legend
Kye Johnson
Issue date: 5/23/08 Section: Sports
Also, Gill Coliseum is a thing of the past. We need new, fresh sponsorship capabilities for the upcoming renovation. Think fresh beef, packed with potatoes, cheese and hot sauce, all wrapped up in a wonderful tortilla. That's right, I'm talking about La Conga Arena. Think about the marketing possibilities with that one. Besides, the last time we had one of our stadiums sponsored by someone who makes authentic American-Mexican food, it worked out pretty well. But this would be even better because I'm sorry, Reser, but La Conga's Mexican food is much better than yours. And just like at Blazer games when they score 100 points and everyone in the stands gets a free chalupa, at OSU games if the Beavers score 80 points, everyone in the crowd gets a free Oregon burrito.
By the way, the Mariners just lost again. And I'm pretty sure I watched Richie Sexson strike out three times in the time frame in which I wrote this column. Can Ken Griffey Jr. just hit home run No. 600 already? Because as soon as he does you know he'll be traded to Seattle and end his career as a Mariner.
Look, all I'm saying is that the University of Oregon takes a year-in and year-out mediocre football program and brings it to the forefront of the national sports media because of its out-of-control antics and oddball uniforms. At no point has Oregon ever been good enough to compete for a national title, yet the Ducks have gotten to the point where their school gets kicked around among the nation's top 15 every now and then.
So why not us? OSU basketball is in dire straits right now. They just set a record for the most regular season losses ever by a Pac-10 team. And guess what? That record will always belong to OSU. So let's give it a shot. Let's see what we can do by masking a potentially not-so-good team with out-of-control uniforms and new sponsorship. It couldn't hurt, could it?
Kye Johnson, sports columnist
sports@dailybarometer.com
By the way, the Mariners just lost again. And I'm pretty sure I watched Richie Sexson strike out three times in the time frame in which I wrote this column. Can Ken Griffey Jr. just hit home run No. 600 already? Because as soon as he does you know he'll be traded to Seattle and end his career as a Mariner.
Look, all I'm saying is that the University of Oregon takes a year-in and year-out mediocre football program and brings it to the forefront of the national sports media because of its out-of-control antics and oddball uniforms. At no point has Oregon ever been good enough to compete for a national title, yet the Ducks have gotten to the point where their school gets kicked around among the nation's top 15 every now and then.
So why not us? OSU basketball is in dire straits right now. They just set a record for the most regular season losses ever by a Pac-10 team. And guess what? That record will always belong to OSU. So let's give it a shot. Let's see what we can do by masking a potentially not-so-good team with out-of-control uniforms and new sponsorship. It couldn't hurt, could it?
Kye Johnson, sports columnist
sports@dailybarometer.com
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BigPlay
posted 5/23/08 @ 9:14 AM PST
Wow, you really have a lot of time on your hands to think about how OSU can mimick UO? What, OSU baseball isn't worth watching now a days? Oh yeah, the only reason Oregon football gets attention is because of the uniforms. (Continued…)
DCBeaver
posted 5/23/08 @ 9:30 AM PST
I am a beaver, but even I can acknowledge the fact that Oregon's season last year was tainted by the loss of Dixon.
As for the basketball team, they need a lot more than a corporate sponsor, they need to play defense and shoot the ball. (Continued…)
Got2bOSU
posted 5/23/08 @ 9:51 AM PST
Lets not kid ourselves. We all like to all think that Oregon football has never been that good. Any impartial source would agree that all the antics that surround Oregon football allowed them leverage themselves into one of (if not the most) talented teams in the country last year. (Continued…)
Oregon Observer
posted 5/23/08 @ 10:04 AM PST
I read Kyle Johnson's article, and I wonder how it even show's up anywhere. What a piece of garbage! Oregon uniforms? Really. Really...
How about taking your little brother mentality and focusing it on ways to make your basketball team less embarrasing. (Continued…)
kmilk
posted 5/23/08 @ 10:36 AM PST
Its funny to me that you think that Oregon gets air time in the top 15 because they have unique uniforms. Do you really buy into that line of thinking? Last year they had a Heismen candidate, beat Michigan at Ann Arbor, beat ASU, & USC. (Continued…)
Jeremey
posted 5/23/08 @ 10:53 AM PST
You do know that the Ducks finished 2nd in the nation a few years ago and were second in the polls but missed out on the national championship game because nebraska unfairly jumped them. (Continued…)
Scott
posted 5/23/08 @ 11:00 AM PST
The author had a really good chance to write a well-thought out piece. One that media links could pick up and discuss. Instead, it's just yet another redundant column about how 'lame' UO is and how great 'OSU' is. (Continued…)
sickofit
posted 5/23/08 @ 11:23 AM PST
Hypocrites
You bash the ducks because of all of the flashy things their football team has, and then you suggest that you should do them yourselves. (Continued…)
dee
posted 5/23/08 @ 11:23 AM PST
Your knocks on UO football are laughably off base.
-Our record over the last 10-15 years is definitely not "mediocre." We've been at or near the top of the Pac-10 for some time now. (Continued…)
sickofthebeavs
sickofthebeavs
posted 5/23/08 @ 11:25 AM PST
Hypocrites
You bash the ducks because of all of the flashy things their football team has, and then you suggest that you should do them yourselves. (Continued…)
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