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Paul Yarbrough: USC Loss Throws Pac-10 Football Title Up for Grabs
[Noozhawk note: Paul Yarbrough’s Time Out column, which has been a regular Monday feature on Noozhawk, has moved to Tuesdays. Check back weekly for his views on sports.]
» Most Pac-10 football teams have now played one-third of their seasons, so it’s a good time to look at first-quarter progress reports ...
» I honestly don’t have a feel for the quality of the teams in the Pac-10, but we should know more after Saturday’s games. One thing is certain: USC’s shocking loss at Washington throws the conference title up for grabs ...
» I don’t know what to make of Oregon, now 2-1 after two narrow wins at home. No. 6 California visits Autzen Stadium this week, so we may have a better grasp on both teams after that encounter. The Ducks won Saturday against a talented Utah team despite completing just four of 16 passes ...
» UCLA is a pleasant surprise at 3-0, but the Bruins’ schedule has been a tad suspect to this point. The same goes for Stanford, Arizona and Arizona State. About the only thing certain so far is that Washington State will be horrid once again ...
» In addition to the Cal-Oregon game this week, other interesting match-ups have Arizona at Oregon State and U-Dub at Stanford. Expect the Trojans to take their anger out on WSU ...
» A Noozhawk reader, identifying him or herself as “Duck Fan,” commented on former UCSB sports information director Donn Bernstein’s analysis of the LeGarrette Blount suspension at Oregon. “What I think is missing in this article is that this is not Blount’s first time screwing up,” Duck Fan wrote. “This has been a problem his entire career at Oregon. This was just the last straw, and also the most public. He has been suspended from the team before. How many chances does he get?” ...
» Bob Ponce, a retired Santa Barbara News-Press photo editor, known USC apologist and devoted Noozhawk reader, also chimed in with a view contrary to Bernstein’s: “Bernie must remember that Blount also threw a punch at his own teammate and even tried to attack the crowd. He had to be dragged away forcefully. There is no room in college football for such behavior. Blount could have caused permanent injury or even death to the Boise State player. Frankly, I was hoping police would step in and arrest Blount.” ...
» With the proliferation of sport-specific stadiums around the country in recent years, it’s odd to see an NFL game played on the dirt infield of a baseball diamond, as the Chargers-Raiders game was on the opening Monday night of the season. Is there another stadium in the nation that hosts both major-league baseball and pro football during the fall? ...
» I love when NFL teams break out the throwback uniforms, but I sure don’t remember the officials wearing those hideous-looking orange-striped uniforms ...
» It started with the “Lambeau Leap” — a player jumping into the first row of seats to celebrate with fans — and now has gone to nearly every NFL city. I’m not sure it’s a wise thing for a player in Oakland to do, though. You may not come back out ...
» I’m enjoying former coach Jon Gruden in the Monday Night Football broadcasting berth, but I sure hope ESPN doesn’t make us listen to Mike Greenberg as a play-by-play announcer again ...
» Sigh. I waited two weeks this time around before being eliminated in my NFL survivor pool. $#@$%#$ Packers!
— Noozhawk columnist Paul Yarbrough can be reached at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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» on 09.21.09 @ 08:13 PM
“Is there another stadium in the nation that hosts both major-league baseball and pro football during the fall?”
You had two Monday nights in a row. Last week Oakland, this week Miami in Land Shark Stadium. Also, the Metrodome hosts both the Vikings and the Twins. What will happen in the Twins make a run and have to play at home in a one game playoff against Detroit on Mon. Oct. 5th when the Vikings and Favre are supposed to host the Packers on the same day? You know the NFL won’t budge it’s schedule. Do you have the MLB play it in the afternoon (like they usually do anyways for this one game playoff), but with the football lines already painted on the field? Or do the Twins forfeit the home game and play it at Detroit? Lot of if’s in that one, but still a possibility.
And last, the official’s orange striped uniforms isn’t a NFL throwback, but an AFL throwback because this is the 50th year of the original AFL teams (Houston Oilers, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Boston Patriots, Dallas Texans, New York Titans.
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» on 09.21.09 @ 11:48 PM
Pro Player/Joe Robbie/Landshark has both sports. So does the Metrodome, for another couple weeks, anyway.
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» on 09.22.09 @ 06:11 AM
Fortunately, or unfortunately, I usually only have to feel apologetic once a year. While Washington played a great game the truth is that the Trojans played poorly and justafiably lost. It was plain embarrassing. SC should have scored at least 3 or 4 more TDs. Aaron Corps performance was the worst I’ve ever seen from a Trojan QB. Mitch Mustain should have been given a chance to play. It’s all water under the bridge now and hopefully Matt Barkley will be back this weekend Fight on!!!
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» on 09.22.09 @ 07:34 AM
Now that USC has its annual embarrassing loss to an unranked PAC 10 team out of the way, we Trojans can look forward to a better season (fingers crossed). After four straight seasons of this annual debacle, I have to ask, “Where was the team that played Ohio State last week? Is it time to send Pete to one of USC’s acclaimed alumni shrinks? Does he have a secret wish to sabotage his own team’s BCS title ambitions?” I just don’t get how the Trojans can play so well every game of the season except that one annoying PAC 10 game that’s always full of questionable play calls in contrast with the slick machine at every other game. Now that I have committed the sacrilege of questioning a Trojan deity, I will go into hiding. These are the musings of a frustrated Trojan who wants another BCS title for his beloved team.
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