“Where Wings Take Dream”

 

“No more neon-piss-colored helmets?  We might actually make it to a BCS bowl!”

That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, the Oregon Ducks Football team has done it again.  Their fourth major uniform redesign this decade.  Honestly, I really liked the diamond plating look of the previous rotation of jerseys, but I would definitely say that of all of the schemes they’ve worn over the past ten years, this is probably the best all around uniform package.  Why?  Because they minimize the use of yellow, and the yellow that they are going with is a much softer, less visually abrasive tone.  They got rid of those atrocious yellow helmets from the last two seasons, you remember, the ones that look kind of like your pee looks after you drink a triple shot RockStar?  Those things were awful, and I think we had a losing record while wearing them, including a terrible showing in the Las Vegas bowl a few years back.  The current helmet options are much better, featuring the classic shiny green, the white-out look, a new matte black helmet and a super cool-looking carbon fiber finish helmet with a steel “O” logo (photo at top).  They have eliminated the yellow pants from the rotation (great idea) and have changed the font a bit to make the numbers more readable.  The only other major change is the new wing design that was featured on their “Lights Out” uniform, which they wore last year during the Arizona game.  That design has replaced the diamond plating on the shoulder pads, and is apparently more durable than the older jerseys in the shoulder area specifically.

Now that we have eliminated some of the ugliest combinations from the rotation, we might actually be poised to win a conference title and advance to a BCS bowl.  Some of you are probably laughing, thinking that having cool looking jerseys isn’t going to make a difference, especially if you are a Virginia Tech or Clemson fan.  But you know what they say.  You gotta dress for success, baby.

Here are some pictures…

 

And a link to a video from the Register Guard…

For more in depth information about the new uni’s, check out KATU or GoDucks.com…

MOST LIKELY TO:

Redesign in another 2-3 years – Oregon Ducks
Finally win the conference again – Oregon Ducks
Bitch and moan about new jerseys – Beaver fans, Husky fans, Cal fans
Pull high profile recruits due to non-stagnant unis and nice facilities – Oregon Ducks
Get thumped at Autzen regardless of uniforms – Daaaaaa Beavs

The Definition of High

“Is it here yet?  Of course not, how silly of me. [pause] Is it here NOW?”

The arrival of the college football season is something that I look forward to every year with extreme anticipation.  Preseason rankings falling to pieces after the first couple weeks, new-look offenses, young players making names for themselves, old coaches showing why they are still with the program, drum squads and horn sections; what more could you ask for?  How about all of that in breathtaking high definition?  You bet.

The cable box at my house just got upgraded such that it now utilizes our television’s HD capabilities.  We are a little behind the curve.  But now I rest assured, knowing that when September 3 rolls around and its time for our Ducks to go tear up that blue turf in Boise, my parents can watch all the action without missing a single muscle twitch or drop of sweat.  That may not seem important, but if you don’t think so, then you’ve never really been a true sports fan.

The difference between watching college football on a regular screen versus a high definition screen is kind of like the difference between living your life without noticing that you have legs, and then finally realizing that they are there.  Once you use them, you can never go back.  I’m serious, this isn’t a stretch.  It’s like, actual, medical fact.  Ask a doctor.  WebMD that mess.

Sporting events aren’t the only things that look better in HD.  Bikini models with ocean water dripping from their bodies also look better in HD.  As do nurse sharks, news reporters, and Norwegian Kringla.

Pretty soon, we’ll be watching high definition meta-television.  Yes.  Reality shows about how television productions are made.  In HD.  Can’t wait.

MOST LIKELY TO:

Enjoy HDTV – My parents
Be stuck watching regular TV in Riverside – me
Not care at that point because the Ducks will be up by three touchdowns in Boise – all three of us
Invent something even cooler to lust after – Sony, Philips, Hitachi
Be ultra-mega bored until September 3 – Me, and all of the Duck Nation

Back in the Saddle

“What the hell is this, anyway?”

No doubt that many of you probably said this to yourself when you accessed this blog.  I know, it’s ridiculous.  I created it over a year ago, took two substantial breaks from writing between then and now, and have just made a firm decision to recommit myself to the process of pseudo-journalism.  Why?  Well, I just graduated from La Sierra University (more or less) and I figured that if I ever want to make it in the media industry, I had better keep producing things.  Plus, I got bored.  Seemed like it made sense.

Back in the day (both writing periods prior to this one), this blog centered specifically on collegiate sports.  I’m going to try to stay true to that tradition, although I will likely include posts about other levels of sport as well.  I am working on another project website that will host a more general personal blog, but if for some reason that never comes to complete fruition, then the days of this page being dedicated to college sports will be over, and all my adoring fans will loathe their passing.  Or, the myriad random visitors that stumbled upon my site while trying to find something interesting about their favorite team (sorry folks, no such content here) will be even more confused as to why this blog even exists. 

But until then, I’ll try to stay true to my original aim.  Wanna cordially disagree about sports?  Let’s do it.

MOST LIKELY TO: 

Never read this post – you
Quit writing this blog again within a month – me
Get really into it for a week anyway – also me
Read every post I write until I stop – my mom
Read a post or two on the day I sent the link – my girlfriend, my sister, my homies
Be gone by the end of the evening – the orange juice in the fridge