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Maybe we should create an AngryBeavs drinking game to make basketball more interesting.
1shot every time "sucks", "fire", "horrible", or "game over" appears in the comments.
2 shots for every decapitating Joe Burton pass/turnover or Craig Robinson frown.
3 shots each time BeavitorNot misuses ad hominem.
Chug chug chug when we start discussing Jack's (unusually large) can opener collection rather than the game.
Who's in?
ncaa_viOlation says: Could also add a rule to drink for every time a commentator compares Burton to one or more of the NBA Hall of Famers. Have heard comparisons to Magic, Barkley, Shaq, Kareem (sky hook? really?). Who am i missing?
hhh says: sucks…..fire….horrible….game over…. sucks…..fire….horrible….game over…. sucks…..fire….horrible….game over…. sucks…..fire….horrible….game over…. sucks…..fire….horrible….game over…. sucks…..fire….horrible….game over…. sucks…..fire….horrible….game over…. sucks…..fire….horrible….game over…. sucks…..fire….horrible….game over…. sucks…..fire….horrible….game over…. sucks…..fire….horrible….game over…. sucks…..fire….horrible….game over…. sucks…..fire….horrible….game over…. sucks…..fire….horrible….game over….
rsteve503 says: How do you get such a great can opener collection in a podunk town like Corvallis???
…. oh, wait, he lives in Eugene.
We could start a pool on such things as how much we lose by, how many Burton turnovers….
Then at least someone would win.
Jack says: It’s almost impossible to get good can openers in Corvallis. Eugene has much better facilities.
You forgot the presidential references. Fresh off the inaugural, in his Princeton scarf, it will be a much bigger deal.
Given DVR probation I can’t start watching until 9:30. The -20 rule might kick-in and allow me to get to bed on time. JB
You should start a thread ad hoc so we can discuss Beavitornot’s errant ‘ad hominem’ use.
homefry says: BB is interesting enough…I’m starting my grad thesis on “the myriad ways of losing Basketball games”
Don’t laugh, in my Tech Report class I wrote about “the viability of the Veer offense”. Got a pretty good grade, but then one of my football buddies used it for his paper….never saw it again.
Beavit, rsteve is right, loosen up. I never even noticed any use of ‘ad hominem’, I just piled on for fun.
I’ve been the butt of many jokes on here and granted sometimes it’s hard to tell when someone is just kidding or if they’re being mean and insulting. In this case, I think people are just bored and having fun.
BeavItOrNot says: My initial remark was a joke. I had hoped RSteve’s remark was a joke too, but feared he thought I had punctuated my sentence incorrectly. My prior dealings with RSteve have been discouraging.
Plenty loose. I assumed the “ad hominem” thing was a joke as well. I was not upset or whatever the opposite of loose is.
OMG, these random -1 votes for benign comments are hilarious! Whoever the masked poster is that injects these really makes me laugh because they just come out of nowhere!
It’s amazing how easily I can be entertained on a slow sports day.
Jack says: Jesus has a sweet flavor? I would have guessed he was more umami and/or salty the way some people talk about him.
I can already tell this is going to be a fun day.
If hell existed, you would’ve just taken another step closer to entering it with that comment.
homefry says: OK R Steve: I’m game…
Burton Assists: over/under 4.5
Burton T/O: over/under 3.5
I’ll be the homer…over on assists, over on TO’s
homefry says: OT: Looking at some Senior Bowl Blogs…Wheaton doing well. Here’s one from the NY Times:
Oregon State wide receiver Markus Wheaton continues to prove that he’s one of the two best perimeter weapons in Mobile this week. In one series of drills versus cornerbacks, Wheaton got into an exchange with Washington cornerback Desmond Trufant, baiting the defender to cut in line to face Wheaton on a rep. Wheaton blew by Trufant for a deep reception up the right flat.
whiskey soaked napkins says: better question is how exactly did Shawn Kemp senior manage to impregnate like 50 women? Dude is one fugly ass yard ape. Must own stock in roofies or chloroform.
ncaa_viOlation says: What’s with all the casual racism being thrown around in here lately? You’d think this was an SEC school’s blog.
ncaa_viOlation says: guess it depends on the dictionary you choose.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Casual%20Racism
Jack says: Oh… so if you’re kickin’ it with your friends on your porch couch or in your lawn car, then it’s casual?
JD says: This is unacceptable. What an ignorant shitty comment. Your racist crap doesn’t belong here.
rsteve503 says: How is talking about Kemp racist? No one called him the N word… What am I missing here?
Dwill03 says: Yeah. I was a bit taken aback when I saw that comment too. I was trying to poke fun at Kemp knowing he has like 13 kids, but legitimately am curious to know how many potential Kemp Ballers will be coming out of the Seattle area?
Would have been better for the Beavs if GP would have made a mad unprotected tear through the ladies though.
Since we’ve nothing better to discuss…
“yard ape” is the racist comment in question here? I heard that term a million times while growing up in the 70′s and it was always in reference to kids. In fact it was always in reference to white kids like me since there was only 1-2 black families in my entire school.
“You yard apes go play outside!!” or “They just got married a few years ago and they already have 3 yard apes running around.”
I guess in my naive world calling a black man could be construed as racist but that certainly wasn’t my first thought.
Jack says: I have an aunt who wrote a couple books with a character named Yard Ape. So I know where you’re coming from. But the term has devolved since her generation (she’s 96 now) in popular culture. And it has dual meanings depending on what region of the country you find yourself (she’s also from Oregon).
I think the age of innocence expired on this one when Howard Cosell was fired for calling Art Monk a little monkey. Cosell was good friends with the younger Monk, and he explained that’s what he called his grandchildren (and his own children when they were young) when they were raucous.
Beavergopher says: Alvin Garrett. Art Monk was 6’3 or 6’4. He would have had to say he was a tall monkey if it was Art Monk. A travesty of the first order. If there was someone who was not a racist, it was Howard Cosell. The PC crowd run amok.
rsteve503 says: What it amounts to, is that if you ARE racist, then you cant tolerate innocent comments. Racism is in your mind. If you actually see the races as distinct from one another, rather than just all as humans, then you react to such comments. If you arent racist, then it doesnt register.
I’m gonna side more with Rsteve than you guys on his comment; at least I see where he’s coming from. His point is exactly what I had said about my response to ‘yard apes’. Never thought it was racist until you guys pointed it out.
Do people have to filter and proofread everything they say just to make sure it’s not racist, or could be wrongly construed as racist? Not me. This doesn’t mean I can’t say some stupid things from time to time (shup JB!) but I don’t consider any race superior to any other race so if someone thinks I’ve said something racist then the burden is on them.
In the case of ‘yard apes’, I guess I could see it being racist if you buy into the whole blacks-monkeys nonsense.
Regardless, I am wiser now and my IQ has bumped back up that 2 points I lost after the can opener discussion.
BeavItOrNot says: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yard%20ape
Again, I don’t think there is any doubt Napkin was not calling Shawn Kemp Sr. a raucous child. I think it’s rather clear he meant it the way depicted in the definitions included in the link above.
If it was unintentional and a proofread would’ve caught it, that’s one thing. I think he knew what he was saying (judging by the context and the fact that his name pokes fun at Mike Parker’s alcoholism and unfortunate late-night meal at Denny’s (not that that is racist, but it denotes a tendency toward the irreverent).
GreatWhiteHunter says: Who is this team? Moving without the ball? Pushing the ball up the court? No flat-footed defense? Penetrate and kick?
whiskey soaked napkins says: who is this team and what have they done with the real beavers? I’m sure they’ll find a way to fuck it up in the 2nd half though.
GoBeavs90 says: Good effort tonight. Guys were diving on the floor for loose balls and competing on both ends. Washington made their rally but the Beavers never let them tie it up or take the lead and pulled away. Good to see some mental toughness out there. I feel like they found themselves in the 2nd half against USC, just made a couple mistakes to prevent them from winning. But they’ve really played hard and gave 100% effort ever since. Now they can’t let a let down happen against the Cougars. Another must win, give the same effort and they get conference win #2.
Jack says: The very best part of that game was that we know Kevin Brill will not be the ref for the Wazzu game.
Holy shit is that dude a horrible ref. And he just seems to get worse.
rsteve503 says: Ok….question. What in y;alls opinion gave rise to this W?
Was it coaching finally getting thru…..or the players deciding, fuck the coach, lets play to win?
….a Hillary Clinton pep talk on speaker phone?
Beavergopher says: CR should leave the team before every game. Get him some frequent flier tickets to DC!
osu2008 says: Happy with the result. This was a good article that I found on the Barometer web site yesterday. http://www.dailybarometer.com/mobile/column-evaluating-craig-robinson-1.2974951
osu2008 says: That’s just a 20-something kid talking. Truth is the team should be better next year barring any injuries, non-qualifiers, suspensions, etc. I do agree with you that CR should go to DC more often as it seems to help the team!
Jack says: He’s not wrong. That’s the expectation I have of this team next year, and I’ll be disappointed if they don’t at least come close.
Take this year’s team. Add experience, strength, development to everyone on the roster. Add Brandt and Gomis. Add Cooke and N’Diaye. Subtract Burton.
I think talk of anything less than being ranked is wrong. I’m not saying get excited for it. But I am saying that’s where we should be. If reality doesn’t match those expectations, then we have to get serious about making reality match those expectations.
rsteve503 says: I kind of have the notion, or at least hope, that CR may develop as a coach. Jared leaving and Brandt getting injured gets CR some slack for this year, from me.
ncaa_viOlation says: Baseball America has released their pre-season top 25 list. OSU at #6
Jack says: Are you thinking that’s because we’re without Fry? I think the consensus was that we were likely a favorite to get a national seed and to go on to the CWS. But that was before Fry went down.
angry says: It’s partially that, but I’m more concerned about middle relief. There are some good arms in the pipeline, but unsure how they will pan out. Wish they had more team speed, too. The less speed, the more they’ll have to rely on clutch hits, which they haven’t been very good at lately…
GoBeavs90 says: I think this team is going to hit for a lot of power this season, that will make up for a lot of the speed, don’t think they’ll have to rely on clutch hitting as much as you think, but they’ll need it some like all teams do. I think the ranking is fine. They’ll be top 5 come regionals
ncaa_viOlation says: Robby Boydstun ?@RBoydstun_educk
Keishawn Bierria confirms visit to Oregon and says he expects an in-home from Ducks coaches early next week. http://oregon.scout.com/2/1260693.html
ncaa_viOlation says: Sounds like there’s a chance Kyle Kempt won’t make his official visit:
Kyle Kempt ?@KyleKempt
Rushing onto the plane cuz we got a 20 minute window to get the hell out of a ohio or we’re stuck
Kyle Kempt ?@KyleKempt
Flight delayed, I really hate ohio weather
ncaa_viOlation says: FootballScoop Staff FootballScoop Staff ?@footballscoop
At Oregon, sources tell us Helfrich has targeted Duke receivers coach Matt Lubick and that a deal is close… http://www.footballscoop.com/the-scoop
Lubick and the Duke receivers had a great season this year. This could be a nice hire for the Ducks. Good coach and good recruiter. Makes me think Oregon will look to pass more than run next year, with Helfrich running things.
alex says: OT: reading a Mark Helfrich interview on ESPN (first one I’ve seen):
Q: I know a lot has been made about the play-calling. For you, is it more important to establish the play-calling pecking order, so to speak, or is it more about the collaboration and process?
MH: It’s definitely a process. That’s the neat deal about all of this.
That’s a pretty egregious usage: has Riley met his Mayberry match???
ncaa_viOlation says: can’t believe we didn’t see this already. He’s going for the same hairstyle as Riley too, just a few years behind.
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0101/ncf_u_mhelfrich_ps_200.jpg
mckalk says: I will be watching to see if he starts to slouch slightly when he walks and if he dresses during October home games like he’s coaching the International Falls high school team in December.
Jack says: You just brought up IF for a jest. It makes zero sense, but you go guy.
At least go somewhere real… like Warroad.
mckalk says: Riley usually dresses on the sidelines like it’s about 15 degrees colder than it is. Sorry if my “jest” was not clear!
Jack says: I will be watching to see if he starts to slouch slightly when he walks and if he dresses during October home games like he’s coaching the Moab high school team in December.
mckalk says: Moab is beautiful in October/November, but I’ve never been there in December. Got caught in a snow storm on the way back home to Salt Lake a couple of times.
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