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Howdy all. Before the click-a-thon gets underway, I’d like to point out a glaring and embarrassing error within the most recent podcast. The Two Guys on a Couch talked about Washington as perhaps being the best 2-4 team in the country on Sunday night. Well, turns out the Dawgs are actually 3-4. Huskie fans, please don’t kill us. The message is the same: The Ducks had better not take UW lightly, or they’ll be in for a long day. Again, our apologies for the mistake.
Moving on, I do believe we’ve got some delicious, spicy sports links coming right at your face — so open wide.
First up, Rob Moseley of The Register-Guard says the Ducks are keeping their beaks to the grindstone in Eugene.
NBA.com awards Block of the Night to Nicky Barnes’ transition swat of Ty Lawson. Welcome to the NBA, rook. Or should I say bon anniversaire?
Thanks to Ben from BlazersEdge for tweeting this link of Greg and Brandon talking about Sunday night’s victory over Nuggets. The show-stealer in this video is a tie: early on Jerryd chucks a sock at Greg while he’s trying to answer a question. Greg laughs, says “that’s disrespectful,” and then refers to Jerryd by his full name. Then, at about 3:55, check the background while Brandon is on screen to catch a shirtless Juwan Howard wandering around the locker room aimlessly like Frank the Tank after a long night of streaking. Also, don’t forget to check out Ben’s Monday practice report, hot off the interweb.
Steve Brandon, editor of The Portland Tribune, evaluates Bill Schonely’s return to the mic. Thanks to Dwight Jaynes for the link. I’d like to agree with both gentlemen and commend Brian Wheeler for being a class act and inviting Schonz to call the fourth quarter after the third period ended. That was really cool.
The Oregonian’s Mike Tokito breaks down the USC Trojans as the Beavs look ahead to next week’s game at the Colosseum.
On a mildly-related final note, one of the teams that already beat the Beavs might be in some trouble. ESPN says that Cincy QB Tony Pike is questionable for the remainder of the season. Don’t you hate it when the metal plate in your non-throwing forearm shifts when you get hit by large men from the south of Florida? All I have to say is that he better play, or Cincy is done like a hillybilly’s steak.