tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post320320703837878718..comments2024-02-09T12:12:37.636-08:00Comments on best minimum wage job a middle aged guy ever had: Animal House and the U of O.Duncan McGearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-47720800900578391132011-02-26T09:58:26.388-08:002011-02-26T09:58:26.388-08:00And with a fluke running play in the last drive.
...And with a fluke running play in the last drive.<br /><br />I mean, there are always fluke plays, but still....Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-11876157164270000322011-02-26T09:58:09.053-08:002011-02-26T09:58:09.053-08:00"They had a Pro football player on their side..."They had a Pro football player on their side."<br /><br />Only one?<br /><br />I think college football should drop the pretense of amateurism. Since the college teams essentially are farm teams for the NFL, the NFL should recruit players for them and pay them. Pay the coaches too, and give the schools a substantial cut of the profits.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-17281345852309597292011-02-26T09:55:44.683-08:002011-02-26T09:55:44.683-08:00"You were pretty mouthy about wanting the Duc..."You were pretty mouthy about wanting the Ducks to take on a big, powerful SEC school for all the marbles. Seemed pretty sure of yourself. How'd that work out?"<br /><br />Worked out pretty well -- Ducks lost by three points on a last-second field goal.<br /><br />According to all the SEC loudmouths, Auburn shoulda reamed them by about 40 points.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-21711758528576154902011-02-25T10:42:01.649-08:002011-02-25T10:42:01.649-08:00Was it in dispute that his father solicited for mo...Was it in dispute that his father solicited for money from another school.<br /><br />But, O.K.<br /><br />I was being snarky. Ducky snarky.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-79195496143629477232011-02-25T10:31:42.018-08:002011-02-25T10:31:42.018-08:00Dunc, I don't particularly like the back-room ...Dunc, I don't particularly like the back-room grime of big-time college football (which exists in Eugene, you can be sure), but I do believe in the concept of "innocent until proven guilty."<br /><br />How 'bout you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-15877478644795142832011-02-25T10:14:32.394-08:002011-02-25T10:14:32.394-08:00Yeah, but they cheated.
They had a Pro football p...Yeah, but they cheated.<br /><br />They had a Pro football player on their side. An "icon and an entertainer" and well paid, it sounds like.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-48823433567901929122011-02-25T08:32:45.046-08:002011-02-25T08:32:45.046-08:00Bruce: It's a shame you bailed on your Source ...Bruce: It's a shame you bailed on your Source blog before the national championship football game.<br /><br />You were pretty mouthy about wanting the Ducks to take on a big, powerful SEC school for all the marbles. Seemed pretty sure of yourself.<br /><br />How'd that work out?<br /><br />Wish I could ask you this on your blog, but you took off before you could be held accountable. Smart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-8807413384630647622011-02-24T17:10:53.917-08:002011-02-24T17:10:53.917-08:00"He looked bored out of his gourd."
Sto..."He looked bored out of his gourd."<br /><br />Stoned, more likely.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-57429250735667121102011-02-24T11:28:43.405-08:002011-02-24T11:28:43.405-08:00I don't think anyone there at the time thought...I don't think anyone there at the time thought the movie was going to any good.<br /><br />I also saw some of the Cottage Grove preparations, and everything looked so fake.<br /><br />Gee -- if I'd only known, I could've stuck around long enough to see the food fight!Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.com