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I think Ed Dickson slept well last night.  Like a baby even.  The Ducks found a way to incorporate the big guy in a huge way.  Jeremiah Masoli is no longer a huge question mark, and all of a sudden the LeGarrette Blount punch seems like a distant memory.

It’s amazing what a good old-fashioned beat-down can do for team morale.

The Beavs…well, the defense needs to pick it up.  The season is still young, and OSU is known for its late surges…but do they still have it in them?

The Blazers are bringing in an old familiar face to compete for the last roster spot.  Do you reward that warm sentimental feeling in you soul at the expense of a big body that could help keep Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla healthy?  It’s an interesting question.

OSL’s Joe Jackson and Andrew Theen marinated in the details of another Sports Saturday on this podcast (click here for audio).

Of note:

- Nick Aliotti and the UO’s “Picasso” moment

- The Return of Masoli’s Mojo

- How the Ducks D is doing it without a go-to leader

- OSU leaning too much on Quizz

- The OSU defense needing to emerge soon, or this could get interesting

- Ime Udoka’s role in training camp

- Do you reward that sentimental feeling in your soul?

All this and much more.  (click here for audio)

Much more content is coming your way soon.  We’ll be at the training camp opener on Monday so keep coming back for more!

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Peace y’all.

The Ducks are Trying to Erase Painful Memories From Last Year's BSU Dominant Win

Greetings friends.  If the nation’s sports fans were to have a collective set of eyes, they’d be transfixed on Boise, Idaho tomorrow night.  The infamous Blue “Smurf Turf” is inhospitable (to say the least) for opposing teams.  The Ducks are trying to become only the 2nd visiting team to win a regular season game in Boise in the past decade.

The game is filled with pre-made drama goodness.  Boise State pounded the Ducks in Autzen last year.  Pounded.  A fourth quarter desperation rally by freshman Darron Thomas made the score look more respectable.

Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli suffered a vicious late-hit and missed most of the game, and Ed Dickson also was on the wrong end of a late hit.

The Duck players are chomping at the bit for some semblance of revenge.  They’ve been much more vocal than Boise State in the lead-up to this nationally important game.  Only time will tell if that bravado helps or hinders the Ducks chances in Boise.

It’s the only game between two ranked teams on opening day.  OSL’s Mike Whitman and Andrew Theen present the inaugural OSL podcast.

The topics were all over the place: the major storylines of the game, the Bellotti coaching tree, the innovative brain of Chip Kelly, BCS implications, the high expectations in Eugene, Boise State’s nerves, and which Duck is set to have a major breakout season.

Enjoy.

Oregon vs Boise State Podcast