tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003045823381412726.post437700775738660898..comments2023-09-27T03:41:54.015-07:00Comments on The OpinionSmith: Excuses Are Like…J Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082877434898368311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003045823381412726.post-87782623989825126762008-01-30T00:53:00.000-08:002008-01-30T00:53:00.000-08:00Let me say this first: Despite anything else, Oreg...Let me say this first: Despite anything else, Oregon should have risen above it to win.<BR/><BR/>That being said, besides the blown tip and clock screw-up (that I DO believe cost the Ducks slight momentum after Taylor's game-tying shot and allowed USC to get slightly more re-composed-notice I did say slightly), there were a couple more badly blown calls against UO in the first minute and a half or so of OT that certainly didn't help Oregon. That's all I'm saying.<BR/><BR/>And yes, they should've found a way to win anyway.<BR/><BR/>ps-The Oklahoma thing-this drives me nuts. Yes it was a terrible call to give the onside kick to UO, but they blew SO many calls against us in the third quarter that lead directly to at least one OU TD-J stew fumble that was reviewed CLEARLY showed his knee was down but wasn't reversed--->OU drive-refs give OU extra 6 or so yards on an OB placement (put it on the WRONG 47 I think), missed numerous Delay of Game calls incl. a blatant one on the TD pass.<BR/>=7 pt swing at least, maybe 10-14 if Ducks keep ball and score.<BR/><BR/>It was a terribly ref'd game all around, but earlier terrible and key mistakes aren't noticed b/c the onside kick was at the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003045823381412726.post-3334786487144932202008-01-29T23:14:00.000-08:002008-01-29T23:14:00.000-08:00Well JM I love your "glass half full" attitude! An...Well JM I love your "glass half full" attitude! And your vivid commentary on how you see what you see. But damn man why didn't you just say it "assholes" That is what excuses are like, and just like the Ducks stink, so do all of their excuses. My Great Grandmother has more heart than they.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com