tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post5518207587536959778..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): How Oregon may be setting a new paradigm for collegiate footballMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-88988074066814175892011-01-12T07:36:35.632-06:002011-01-12T07:36:35.632-06:00I completely agree, Minnesotast; this article mad...I completely agree, Minnesotast; this article made it all the more interesting! I thoroughly enjoy your blog. Keep it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-82269877934342734102011-01-11T11:42:52.129-06:002011-01-11T11:42:52.129-06:00I know... but what a heck-of-a-fun game to watch. ...I know... but what a heck-of-a-fun game to watch. I was hoping it would end in a tie and go into seven or eight overtimes.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58672261614576778772011-01-11T06:17:08.134-06:002011-01-11T06:17:08.134-06:00Auburn 22, Oregon 19Auburn 22, Oregon 19Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-24010791519250357312010-12-23T09:49:15.418-06:002010-12-23T09:49:15.418-06:00My calendar's been marked since the Oregon Civ...My calendar's been marked since the Oregon Civil War game, which clinched the Ducks' berth in the national championship. When I was a student at the UO (some 25 years ago), it was not an exaggeration to say that the fans were far more interesting than the games. The team stank. They improved a lot over two decades, but were still known for their tendency to blow the big chances.<br /><br />Coach Kelly has turned the Ducks into a team that is actually fun to watch. The ball is constantly on the move. Stuff happens! It's fast-paced and doesn't leave much time for running to the kitchen for snacks. If this strategy catches on, fans are the ones who will benefit.Fletcherhttp://oregonexpat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-52464089181631394752010-12-23T01:20:30.439-06:002010-12-23T01:20:30.439-06:00I'd love to see football change this way. Of ...I'd love to see football change this way. Of course the tv timeouts would still give both teams a chance to catch their breath.<br /><br />Of course without a real playoff system I'm still not going to care much about college football.tachnosaddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078704888737397220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-79188122935535064202010-12-22T17:45:10.697-06:002010-12-22T17:45:10.697-06:00You might be interested to know that the new zeala...You might be interested to know that the new zealand national rugby team, the "all blacks", in about the mid 1980's moved to a more mobile, fitness and skill orientated game against other international sides. While they had a harder time competing in the up-front aspects of the game they compensated by moving the ball quickly around the field. This had the added benefit of creating an exhausted opposition in the last quarter of the game.<br /><br />Additionally, the development of better passing skills where emphasized. It created a far more entertaining game for the spectator.<br /><br />Arguably it took other international teams 5-10 years to move towards this style of play.<br /><br />GregAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-74349049934002763812010-12-22T11:17:27.318-06:002010-12-22T11:17:27.318-06:00"Other teams can’t condition for it. It’s a g..."Other teams can’t condition for it. It’s a great equalizer. If you’ve got a 350-pound guy, I don’t care how good he is, you’ve got to get him off the field. He can’t keep up..."<br />I enjoyed that article as well but the above line bothered me. If Oregon can condition for it, other teams CAN condition for it. They may choose not to, but it's a fallacy to say they can't. Maybe, other teams aren't recruiting players who can run that much" is a better way of saying it.Petenoreply@blogger.com