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Giving thanks for sporting life
OK, so it’s getting cold outside and,
finals are getting ready to hit us in
the face harder than the snow that’s
probably going to fall in January.
But there’s plenty of reasons to be
thankful as we
head into the
end of the year.
Be thankful
for college bas
ketball and its
field of 65.
Be especial
ly thankful for
McArthur
Court. The old
barn is turning
76 this season
and it has nev
er looked better.
Be thankful for ESPN, ESPN2
and ESPN Classic. No matter what
time of day it is, you’ll probably be
able to find a game so you can skip
studying.
Be thankful that Oregon is in no
way related to Michigan. To have to
pull down championship banners
due to corruption has got to be em
barrassing.
Be thankful you’re not Chris Web
ber. The Sacramento King puts the
“ass” in “embarrassing” regarding
the whole Michigan mess.
Be thankful for sweatshirts when
you’re sitting outside of Mac Court in
early January waiting for the Ore
gon-Arizona game.
Be thankful for the Pit Crew. They
make The Pit the place to play in the
Pacific-10 Conference.
Be thankful for the Seattle and Sil
icon Valley Bowls. Without them,
Hank
Hager
Behind the dish
Oregon wouldn’t even be practicing
right now.
Be thankful your name isn’t Rick
Neuheisel. Just because.
Be somewhat thankful for USG.
Without the Trojans, the Pac-10
would be just another conference
this season.
Be thankful it never rains at
Autzen. Oops. Never mind.
Be thankful it never rains at Mac
Court. Anymore.
Be thankful for Donald “the true
Oregon mascot” Duck. Mandrake?
Creative name, but come on. It’s
like sacrificing tradition for a little
publicity.
Be thankful for Sports Illustrated.
The magazine polished its image
even further with an in-depth piece
of Washington State receiver Devard
Darling, who lost his twin-brother
last season when the two were at
Florida State. Truly touching.
Be thankful for coaches like Ernie
Kent and Mike Bellotti. They’re two
of the most successful coaches the
school has ever had and two of the
more stand-up leaders in collegiate
sports.
Be especially thankful for track
and field coach Tom Heinonen. He is
an establishment at Oregon and will
be sorely missed when he steps
down in June when the season ends.
A class act.
Be thankful for backups. The Ore
gon quarterback position battle be
tween Kellen Clemens and Jason
Fife should be an interesting one
next season.
Be thankful the BCS Champi
onship isn’t at the Rose Bowl this
season. What a shame it was last
year that Oregon had to play at the
Fiesta Bowl and lose all the tradition.
Be thankful for 4,500 Lane Coun
ty residents. These are the true fans,
supporting Oregon women’s hoops
at Mac Court, rain or shine.
Be thankful fall term is almost over.
It’s been a long and tiresome one.
Be thankful baseball still survives
at Oregon State. It’s been more than
20 years since Oregon fielded a
team, and it’s a shame the Ducks
don’t any more.
Be thankful Oregon fans don’t
have to attend games at Reser Stadi
um. Even though Autzen Stadium
became too corporate this year, it
still beats the Beavers’ pad any day
of the week and twice on Sunday.
Be thankful Oregon isn’t Califor
nia, Alabama or Kentucky. Each of
these three schools was banned from
a bowl this season, and even though
the Ducks didn’t have the greatest
year, going to a bowl is still better
than watching some other school.
Be thankful for athletes like Cal
Ripken Jr. — guys who play with a
team their entire career because
they love it. I thought Jim Thome
was that type of player. Guess I
was wrong.
Be thankful there’s always anoth
er season lurking right around
the corner.
And whatever you do, be thankful
it’sjustagame.
Contact the sports reporter
at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
His views do not necessarily represent
those of the Emerald.
West
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smell like pine trees, so it’s like
you’re there in the action.
Keeping with the refined thing,
tennis goes hand in hand with a nice
red wine. Though the sport has an
aggressive side, it is still rooted in
calm dignity and tradition — much
like wine. The same stoic look you
see at a tennis match is required at
any wine tasting while swirling your
drink and commenting on its body
and vintage. Similarly, during the
match you can talk about a player’s
body and vintage.
These are only suggestions, and
you should expand your palette to
find your own favorite sports sip
pers. Or not. I don’t have to drink to
have a good time watching sports...
Actually, yes, I do.
Mason General’s Warning: Drink
ing can be hazardous to your health
and make you do humiliating things,
such as sing “I Will Always Love You”
on the karaoke machine. People un
der the legal drinking age should not
drink and get caught by writing about
getting into bars with fake IDs.
Contact the Pulse columnist
at masonwest@dailyemerald.com.
His views do not necessarily represent
those of the Emerald.
Men's
continued from page 11
Kansas is still a team with much
more talent than Portland or Pacif
ic.
But Kent said that Oregon’s four
games to this point have done a
good job of preparing the team for
its challenge on Saturday.
“A lot of these teams that we’ve
played run the same type of systems
as Kansas,” Kent said. “They might
not have the size or the talent, but
the games were still good for us.”
So until Saturday, the Ducks can
now join in with the chants of the
students.
We want Kansas.
Contact the sports editor
atpeterhockaday@dailyemerald.com.
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