Oregon had an outside shot at creeping back into the BCS title game, but Lane Kiffin had other ideas. And you know how Lane Kiffin’s other ideas go.
SitRep: Disturbances Everywhere In College Football After Week 12
Getty ImagesThe SitRep usually summarizes operations in the college football theater. This week, due to a complete breakdown of communications on the battlefield, there is only this recording, left in the form of a voicemail from the front. We are efforting a recovery mission to assess what can only be estimated as damage of a catastrophic nature to all involved. Until new information is ascertained:
[MESSAGE RECEIVED: 00:02, 11/20/2011. TRANSCRIPTION COMPLETED 00:42, 11/20/2011]
Read Article >VIDEOS: Robert Woods Is OK, By The Way
Here we see just why nobody believed Woods wouldn’t play. Via @jose3030:
Read Article >LaMichael James Injury Makes USC-Oregon Even Worse For Ducks
PHOTO: Oregon Hosts Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James During Saturday’s Game
VIDEO: Oregon Lineman Executes ‘Bear Hug’ On USC Opponent
It won’t ever rise to the level of fame enjoyed by Ron Cherry’s “He was giving him the business” call, but it should at least top the monthly “False start, the entire offensive line” proclamation on the list of most beloved referee statements.
Read Article >USC Vs. Oregon Score: Trojans Strike First Amid Swirling Defenses
Head here for USC-Oregon score updates and conversation.
Oregon’s offense hasn’t gotten a whole lot going either, putting up 33 yards before reaching a fourth-and-eight conversion attempt in USC turf. The effort resulted in a dropped screen pass, and we might be looking at another of those slow starts by the Ducks.
Read Article >New Oregon Pregame Video Is More Majestic Than Yours
Video after the jump.
We mock, but “where great teams come...TO DIE” is fantastic pregame hype rhetoric. This is clearly a superior video to Clemson’s, which is just Dabo Swinney’s favorite wacky moments from Home Improvement cut and looped for thirty minutes. Guys, Tim just put a snowmobile engine in a blender, and Jonathan Taylor Thomas is about to make a smoothie! Watch! It’s gonna go all over the ceiling guys!
Read Article >USC Vs. Oregon Game Time, TV Schedule, Spread And More
EUGENE, OR - SEPTEMBER 10: De’Anthony Thomas #6 of the Oregon Ducks cruns for a touchdown against the Nevada Wolf Pack on September 10, 2011 at the Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) Getty ImagesRecruiting Visits, Week 12: Oregon, Notre Dame Hosting Top Talent
It all starts with Arik Armstead of Pleasant Grove High in Elk Grove, CA. Some have called this offensive/defensive lineman the best prospect in the country. Others regard him as merely one of the better prospects in America. Still, everyone agrees Armstead is a great prospect. At 6-foot-7 and 280 pounds, Armstead wants to play defensive line, but his greatest future earning potential is at offensive tackle. His athleticism is quite impressive for a big man.
Armstead holds offers from just about every program in the country and Oregon will be rolling out the red carpet.
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