This is Evie in at Hat Rock near Hermiston, Oregon:
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Travelin'
We've been out of town the last three weekends which is quite the feat with a 3 year old and a 5 month old. I took this photo while we crossed from Washington in to Oregon on the Hood River Bridge. We spent a nice night in Hood River, then the next weekend we spent a night in Cannon Beach and then last weekend we visited family in Hermiston. Always nice to get out of the house but looking to an enjoy a weekend at home this week.
Man Those Picks Stunk
Looking at my picks below those are terrible. Only Kentucky left in my Final Four. Lots of change this month at the UO - two huge hires are out there and for the first time since 1989 Mike Belloti won't be part at Oregon. End of an era, I think Mike will be great on TV and I figure he'll probably stay in the Eugene area.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Quick Tourney Takes
We were at the coast Saturday night and Sunday and I kept my phone off so just catching up with the brackets via the DVR. A few first impressions. Overall I have no problem with anyone being left out of the field, the bubble sucked Va Tech only has themselves to blame with such a crud OOC SOS , same for Miss State. Illinois probably should have gotten in over Utah State, too bad they lost that Ohio State game but I shed no tears with their 75 RPI. I don't get too hyped up about seedings since many teams are moved up and down due to conference match-ups not till the Elite 8 ideally and the pod system. Probably worst seedings were Cal, Notre Dame and Texas. Does anyone right now consider Texas one of the 34 best teams right now? Probably not but with the great early start hard to keep them out.
Hardest road to the Final Four for a 1: Easy answer is Kansas, would have to beat the Gtown/Ohio State winner in the Elite most likely and a possible Mich St in the Sweet 16. On the bottom of the bracket are OSU and the Vols two teams that KU lost too.
Easiest route to the Final Four: Kentucky, shouldn't be challenged till the likely match-up versus West Virginia in the 8 though West Virginia is a really tough out if they match-up.
Most likely 12-5 upset: UTEP over Butler, Butler like Gonzaga before them has gotten to the point where they have started to get overseeded. Not their fault but they don't get to play a high level schedule the last 20 games of the year due to their conference. Butler is much more dangerous in the 7 10 or 11 spot. Hate to see a mid-major/mid major first round game. Been a trend the last 3 years or so.
Best chance for a non 1/2 seed to make the Final Four: Pitt, they've beaten some really good teams and are in a region they can win. If not Pitt then Georgetown and Baylor would be the best chances.
Sweet 16 game I want to see: Nova vs Baylor - I think the winner of this one can take down Duke, good matchup for Baylor who has the size to give Nova fits.
Final Four: Kansas, Pitt, Kentucky, Nova
Champ game: Kansas over Kentucky
Hardest road to the Final Four for a 1: Easy answer is Kansas, would have to beat the Gtown/Ohio State winner in the Elite most likely and a possible Mich St in the Sweet 16. On the bottom of the bracket are OSU and the Vols two teams that KU lost too.
Easiest route to the Final Four: Kentucky, shouldn't be challenged till the likely match-up versus West Virginia in the 8 though West Virginia is a really tough out if they match-up.
Most likely 12-5 upset: UTEP over Butler, Butler like Gonzaga before them has gotten to the point where they have started to get overseeded. Not their fault but they don't get to play a high level schedule the last 20 games of the year due to their conference. Butler is much more dangerous in the 7 10 or 11 spot. Hate to see a mid-major/mid major first round game. Been a trend the last 3 years or so.
Best chance for a non 1/2 seed to make the Final Four: Pitt, they've beaten some really good teams and are in a region they can win. If not Pitt then Georgetown and Baylor would be the best chances.
Sweet 16 game I want to see: Nova vs Baylor - I think the winner of this one can take down Duke, good matchup for Baylor who has the size to give Nova fits.
Final Four: Kansas, Pitt, Kentucky, Nova
Champ game: Kansas over Kentucky
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Ducks Gone Wild
The 2010 off-season has , without a doubt, proven already to be the most embarrassing 6 weeks or so in the history of the program. I am not sure whether it is coincidence, recruiting players with questionable backgrounds or a lack of discipline but the national media has caught wind of the story and made Oregon out to look like Miami West. One has to to think that if LaGarette Blount doesn't throw that punch back in Boise in September that the criminal accusations against James and Masoli are news only in Oregon rather than in the college football world and the the DUI by Kiko Alonso is only known about in Eugene. In cases like this I think that perception is reality for all outsiders and the perception unfortunately is that Oregon is a school that recruits thugs and questionable guys in order to win big. Can the Ducks turn this thing around? If LaMichael James and Jeremiah Masoli never play another down at Oregon (I believe this will be the case) I still think the Ducks can go out and win 8-10 games next year but they probably won't be the favorites to win the Pac 10. One thing about Chip Kelly that I have noticed is that he is not the great media communicator that Bellotti was. You will never see Chip in a future career as a TV broadcaster while Mike is perfect for the job. I think now everyone is in waiting mode to see if the grand jury thinks a case should precede against Masoli and how the James case folds out as well. The starting backfield of Oregon may well have a completely different look when the Ducks play New Mexico in September than most folks would have figured just a few weeks ago.
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