Monday, November 8, 2010

Oregon Beats Down U of W(TF?)

I never thought I'd see myself saying this, but I think Oregon owes Washington a debt of gratitude for it's performance in the game Saturday night.
   While the Ducks ended up with a total dominant score of 53-16, the Huskies pushed them around a little in the first half as if to say, "Are you really ready to be #1?".  Washington brought it. Oregon got slapped awake.
   Washington even reached into their Don James old school bag of tricks and brought their own refs. They certainly gave Oregon something to talk about at halftime. Then the Ducks got to work.
   But after the game, Washington players were sincere and cordial in their handshakes and congrats to the Duck players.  It made me wonder, could this mark the end of hostilities between the two schools?  Perhaps the two teams have evolved to a point where they can just simply have a mutual respect for each other.  Perhaps the name calling and cheap shots are finally in the past.
   In fact I'm going to call it right here, right now. I declare an end to the hated rivalry between Oregon and Washing- . . . . . . . . .

WE INTERRUPT THIS STORY TO BRING YOU A SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN:

Washington A.D. is an A. Hole, 
Dawgs are still the Huckin' Fuskies!
Before the game on Saturday, Washington Athletic Director and star of  "Scoreboard Baby II, The Next Generation", Scott Woodward, was sitting down with a Seattle radio station in Eugene. When asked what he thought of Oregon's facilities, he could've said the kind, vanilla stuff that any politically smart business executive should say.
   But no. He started barkin' like a typical outrageously obnoxious Huckin' Fusky.  Following is a link to a transcrpt and the podcast. You can be like me and read the text and say, "No, surely he didn't say that," then listen to the podcast. http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/washington_ad_audio_oregon_is_embarrassment/3566557

I guess what I've always said still applies: "The only way to shut up Barking Dawgs is to beat 'em."

Monday afternoon, Woodward issued the following apology from this blog in The Seattle Times:
"I apologize if my comments were found as critical or insulting to fans and alumni of the University of Oregon, and I hope to offer some clarity about my true feelings on the situation. I have a great respect for the University of Oregon both as an institution and an athletic program. As a life-long advocate for public funding in higher education, I have seen firsthand the effects of public funding on many institutions, including the University of Washington. My remarks were intended as a commentary on the powerful impact that a state can have on an institution's academic standing. The University of Oregon is a great example of the struggles which can accompany a university when state funding decreases, but UO is certainly not the only institution suffering."

In that case, Woodward, I apologize for calling you an A. Hole, and I hope to offer some clarity about my true feelings on the situation.

YOU'RE A STUPID ARROGANT JACKASS.

You called Oregon's acacemic institution an embarrassment; but velvet gloved your insult by blaming Oregon's "struggles" on state funding.
   Listen, you two-faced son of Neuhoser, all state colleges everywhere suffer from lack of state funding. Where have you been?  It's nothing new.  The Oregon higher ed schools have NEVER had adequate state funding. But for you to suggest that the University of Oregon's academics have struggled to a point of embarrassment means that you really don't know what the hell you're talking about.
   Had you just walked up Pre's trail and through the campus, you would've seen the construction cranes adding to the Science Center as well as a new Student Center.  The donors we should be kneeling before for adding to the athletic facilities? They and many others have all contributed hugely on the academic side as well.
  Autzen was upgraded? The main library was upgraded. New indoor practice facility? New law center.  New basketball arena?  New science center. New baseball stadium?  New computer and business centers.  Improved running track?  Improved Journalism school.  I could go on and on.
   Furthermore, while you're doing the old school whine about state funding, Oregon's president, Richard Lariviere, is challenging Oregonians to INVEST in higher ed by asking the legislature to sell bonds. It's an idea never before tried that people are warming up to. And if it works, and then Washington tries it, who will you have to thank for the idea, you STUPID ARROGANT JACKASS?
   Finally, what really galls me is that at Washington, you have SO MANY problems of your own, how do you possibly find the time to criticize anyone else? You talk about doing things "the Washington way"?  The book "Scoreboard Baby" is the Washington way.  Clean up your own Dawg Sh*t Pile before you start sniveling elsewhere, you STUPID ARROGANT JACKASS.

Now where was I?  Oh ya, back to the game . . . .
While LaMichael James left Huskies in the dust . . . . .



















 . . .Washington's AD, Scott Woodward is a Stupid Arrogant Jackass.

Although Oregon's QB Darron Thomas outran Huskies for a TD . . . .



















. . . Washington's AD Scott Woodward is still a Stupid Arrogant Jackass.
Just when I was starting to like the Huskies, thank you, Scott Woodward for waking me up.

I HATE THE HUSKIES!!!

--kb

4 comments:

Freedom Fighter said...

Woodward insulted Oregon and he insulted Phil Knight. Every AD needs major donors. Major donors support college programs committed to high standards. Oregon has done well there because its Athletic Department from top to bottom is committed to the highest standards. Woodward, and by association, UW's whole Athletic Program is an embarrassment. If Woodward isn't fired then he will continue to drag Washington athletics even lower. Donors of Knight's caliber will stay away in droves. Here is a chance for WSU - a school that knows how to pick a classy AD to become the top program in the State of Washington.

Heather D. said...

Excellent journalism KB - way to bring us such an important reminder that the Huskies are still the Fuskies. (Although some if us never were tempted to forget.)

Killer Bee said...

The following comment was emailed to me from a Duck alum living in Seattle. My only disagreement with him is when he calls me 'Dude'.
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You swallowed Scott Woodward’s line about Oregon as a lack of a academic institution as a bass does to a professional bass fisherman……hook, line and sinker.

Dude, since when does an AD care about academics? The AD’s job is athletics, which includes recruiting and facilities. Their athletic facilities are way behind that of Oregon. Our facilities are a major recruiting tool for Oregon. He is only slamming Oregon as bad educational system to attempt to scare any recruits that would want to go to Oregon.

If you cannot beat them on the field then he is trying another angle to get players. That is all he is doing!

Be aware that Washington is working on improving their facilities. They already have a covered practice field. Next Thursday (11/18) is their last game in Husky stadium until 2012 season. The next Apple cup and the 2011 season will be played at Quest Field. The historic 1920’s stadium will be gone. On Friday Nov 19th they will start on replacing the lower bowl of their stadium. They need to lower the field by 4 feet, remove the track and move in the lower bowl closer to the field. I understand that the upper “nose bleed” decks will remain as they are today. During this process they will be adding a 70,000 sq feet sport complex as new offices for the coaches, locker rooms and work out facilities which will be under the new bowl.

As far as your question on if the rivalry is over…..who knows. But keep in mind that in the 80’s and very early 90’s the Huskies never considered the Ducks as a rival team. Remember! I recall that this added fuel to the fire on our feelings towards the Huskies. I have to say though, that there were players stating in the Sunday Seattle Times that the Oregon crowd at Autzen on Saturday were yelling out compliments to the Husky players when they were on the side lines. They were surprised.

Rgds

Clicq

Killer Bee said...

While Heather D. bathes in the Duck Side as she feels her hatred of the Huskies course thru her veins, Freedom and Cliq talk about the consequenses and motives of Woodward's comments.
FF is not the first to note that S.W's comments about Phil Knight are an insult to his Athletic department's #1 supplier. Stupid.
Cliq, I agree that there must've been an ulterior motive behind S.W's statements. And indeed I was puzzled by this AD's concern for "struggling academics" when the question was about athletic facilities. His desparation showed in his comments.
Washington's facilities are pathetic. So they're FINALLY going to refurbish Husky stadium? Great! They've only been talking about it for 25 years since the first time it collapsed.
Understand the drive behind my mean-spirited blog about S.W's comments is that Oregon should never give Washington or anyone else a pass for spouting crap like that regardless of their reason.
As for the rivalry, my tongue was in my cheek. It's ain't over. And perhaps one day soon Washington will come back. That'll just makes it more fun!