Posted by unregistered user at 12/4/07 2:13 p.m.

TEd,

Is there some reason you no longer reply to queries on your blog.

I am curious to have your input on who the candidates to replace the UW defensive coordinator and running backs should be.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/4/07 3:55 p.m.

That is a amazing piece of article written there ted, I have read some pretty funny things but your logic is just flat out funny. Talking about the ducks, how can you say that they should have been able to bounce back after loosing their QB. Its one thing to lose your QB but to loose 2 starting receivers, a running back, A heisman QB and 2 linebackers and then pflgrad and sit there and say they don't have heart. I have one thing to say about that, get a clue. As far as LSU, how many games did they absolutely blow out the other team, not many incase you didn't watch any of their games. Please watch a few games or do some reading before opening your mouth and embarrassing yourself anymore then you already have.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/4/07 4:12 p.m.

You conveniently forgot to mention UW in this article. Next time you take a cheap shot don't forget to include your own backyard.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/4/07 4:43 p.m.

um, yeah, Ted--

clearly losing a QB, 2nd string QB, 3rd string QB, 4th string QB, X receiver, slot receiver, 2nd string slot receiver, 2nd string running back, 1st string middle linebacker, and 2nd string middle linebacker, and having your all-everything RB come down with turf toe makes you a bunch of losers. The ducks definitely should have bounced back. it's that easy, right?

losers? how about those teams with losing records? I thought losing meant you were a loser. Huskies, anyone?

Posted by unregistered user at 12/4/07 4:48 p.m.

I don't know how on earth you could say the Ducks showed no heart in the final three games. They had so many injuries on offense and Dixon was the one holding it all together. After he went down in the Arizona game, I would say there was a 10-minute span where the Ducks "lost heart," but they picked themselves back up and made a game of it ... even though the back-up, Brady Leaf, was also hurt. The defense played their guts out the last three games. The offense couldn't really get going, but that was more lack of talent than lack of heart. And look how well they played against that vaunted Oregon State defense! You could argue it was a coaching error that lost the game for them in the end.

You absolutely cannot compare last year's Oregon collapse to this year's. It makes no sense. They're two completely different teams. And, after this crazy football season and because everyone thinks the opposite, it would make perfect sense for Oregon to go into the Sun Bowl and kick the crud out of South Florida. Watch for it.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/4/07 4:54 p.m.

Are you serious about heart? What happened against your rival? And let's not forget the implosion against the rainbow warriors. Stop talking trash about all the young men who put on the line each day and week on each team in the pac10. Sorry Huskie players, I just wanted to make a point.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/4/07 6:04 p.m.

Pathetic attempt at journalism here Ted. If you really think that the Ducks lacked heart and gave up these past 3 games, then you obviously haven't been paying attention. Considering their scout team all but beat the Beavs last week, and technically could have beat Arizona, had it not been for some terrible officiating. I'd like to see LSU or USC's 5th stringers step and play with as much heart.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/4/07 7:28 p.m.

you talk your sh*t now while you can theodore.. you're not going to be punking the ducks at all after UW gets smashed for the 5th year in a row..

Posted by TDJeff at 12/4/07 7:42 p.m.

Ted, what a stupid rant. And without heart. And mostly, just plain lazy. The Ducks showed their heart by the way they recovered after a devestating last second loss to Cal. They won their next 4 games including 2 against top 10 teams. The last 3 games are not stricly about the loss of Dennis Dixon (as great a college qb as he is). They were playing their 5th string qb!! 5th string. And with Freshman DB's at WR. And they still went to double OT against the 3rd best team in the league. They simply ran out of ammunition. And don't forget you all picked them 6th in the league anyway. And no, I'm not even a Duck fan. I'm a Beaver.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/4/07 9:35 p.m.

USC "bounced back" because they got healthy again. Funny thing is, I can't tell whether Miller didn't realize that, or just didn't care. Heart? Yeah. Watch USC's losses, and most importantly their near-losses, and tell me they had more heart than Oregon during the Civil War. Please.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/4/07 10:19 p.m.

This article was a complete waste of time. Get a clue, Ted. I am now dumber for having read your post.

As a UW fan who hates all things Ducks, even I have to say your logic is flawed. Don't get me wrong, seeing Oregon's fall from grace made my purple and gold heart smile, but you can't say they completely folded it in. You make me doubt you even watched half the games referenced. Ted, please stop making the PI, Seattle and UW fans look bad. Write about the Cougs - your third-grade logic is a better fit for their audience.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/5/07 12:04 a.m.

Lack of Heart? As one of my good friends said, next year, if you still have your top four quarterbacks, I will personally injure each one of them, then let's see if you can hang with anyone in the PAC-10, let alone the 3rd team in the conference. This article is horrible, and makes me sick. The Ducks did not fold under adversity, the folded under at least 10 key players not being able to play because of injuries.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/5/07 8:49 a.m.

Just another example of how sportswriters lack the needed knowledge to put something on paper that actually has the ability to challenge the readers. Maybe you should look in the mirror when questioning the heart of others...
nice work.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/5/07 9:11 a.m.

Wow, that was a narrow, ill-informed column. Ducks lacked heart, which is why they didn't go to the BCS. Trojans, on the other hand, have heart and were able to overcome their early defeats to go to the Rose Bowl.

Let me pose this question to Ted: If the Trojans lose -- for the season -- QBs John David Booty, Mark Sanchez, Michael McDonald, their top two running backs Chauncey Washington and Stafon Johnson, their top two wide receivers Patrick Turner and Vidal Hazelton and key reserve David Ausberry, both middle linebackers Rey Maulaga and Thomas Williams -- does this team make the Rose Bowl?

Those were the same kinds of injuries the Ducks suffered on their two deep and three deep.

No team that loses 70 percent of their starting offensive skill players in the Pac-10 -- or in the country -- can make a BCS bowl.

Do your homework, Ted.

Posted by huskyonspeed at 12/5/07 11:07 a.m.

Ted, i applaud you for p*ssing off all the Duck fans. I suppose you should include the dawgs in the "no heart" category. Either Tebow or McFadden deserves the heisman. All the other contenders like Pat White and Daniel lost their chance.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/5/07 11:13 a.m.

No USC would not have made the Rose Bowl. But they would have beaten either Arizona or UCLA with those injuries. A better example would be OSU. OSU had all the injuries that the Ducks had (starting QB, our everything starting RB, All American WR, and 3 of our 5 starting lineman), yet OSU managed to win 6 of the last 7. The walk-on 3rd string running back ran for 142 yards in the Civil War!!

That's heart!

(By the way, 2 of those injuries at QB were a blessing in disguise. OSU would have destroyed Oregon if Leaf or Kempt(??) were the QB. I thought Roper played a great game and made the Civil War MUCH closer than it would have been if the 2nd or 4th string QB were in the game.)

Posted by Ted Miller at 12/5/07 1:23 p.m.

As to the initial query about a new UW d-coordinator...

I made a recommendation in my Saturday column: Oregon State's Mark Banker.

As for the rattling from some of the "Oregon fans":

I apologize to all the REAL Oregon fans who see their program as a legit power and are chagrined over how things went south so quickly.

I don't know who these whiny excuse-makers are, but they can't possibly be real Oregon fans, who are generally a bright lot.

I acknowledged the injuries. But good programs don't use injuries as an excuse for folding.

Funny how none of you mentioned the UCLA game. Please explain.

-The Bruins needed only four pass completions to win 16-0.

-It was the Bruins only win in their final five games.

-Utah beat UCLA 44-6 without its starting QB or RB.

-The Oregon offensive line (best in program history, according to Coach Bellotti) was completely healthy.

Good teams find a way. Period.

Bad teams -- and loser fans -- make excuses.

The UW has nothing to do with my point. Bringing up the Huskies is just another excuse.

Again, for you real Oregon fans -- including the ones who emailed me in agreement -- I apologize for those posting here, who may be only pretending to be Oregon fans to make REAL Oregon fans sound ridiculous.

I have too much respect for the Oregon program to allow their vacuous prattle to go unanswered.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/5/07 1:58 p.m.

Why do you have so much respect for the UO program? Is it because they have foresaken their middling academic mission for the benefit of a middling athletic endeavor in the middle of nowhere?

What would Art say?

Posted by unregistered user at 12/5/07 2:23 p.m.

Again, Ted -- you obviously weren't watching. You're right -- good teams find ways to overcome. But sometimes there's just too much to overcome. Oregon was able to battle through every injury UNTIL Dixon went down. You're right -- the UCLA game was a dog. Oregon really didn't get its offensive rhythm back until about midway through the 2nd quarter of the Civil War game. But for most of the year, Oregon's offense depended so much on Dennis Dixon, and you just can't replace a Dennis Dixon overnight. No team in the country could. (Hello, West Virginia, the east coast version of Oregon).

And this isn't about Oregon fans wanting badly for their program to be considered a powerhouse. Oregon fans are WELL AWARE this program needs to be contending for the Pac-10 on a more consistent basis to be considered legit. And it's not there yet. But playing in a National Championship game would have gone a long way to help. And for a little while, at least, that dream was within reach.

Then, bad luck. It happens.

Last year's Oregon collapse? Now THAT was a lack of heart. This year, it's a lack of luck, not heart. You should know better than to confuse the two.

Posted by Huskiebob at 12/5/07 8:03 p.m.

Guess all the Duck fans are so smart they have not figured out how to register to post. Bad news for them is they get a wilted Leaf back at QB next year and they will make Syracuse look good. The reality is the Ducks played very well with a number of injuries until Dixon went down and then they disappeared. The heart of that team was Dennis Dixon who never should have been playing on one leg his last game. On the other hand, it will probably help him decide to play baseball which will be the best for his health in the future.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 6:58 a.m.

Mr. Miller,

I had thought that you were an intelligent, thoughtful columnist. After reading this offering I guess I was wrong.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 8:30 a.m.

No excuses Ted...You, along with the Pac 10 commissioner and Pac 10 officiating crew should be fired. Period.

Signed: College Football Fan of all Conferences

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 9:17 a.m.

Hey Huskiebob, sorry but Leaf was also a senior. No, next year Costa will be back from his injury(think Tim Tebow on the west coast) and the Huskies will feel the beatdown from the Ducks for the 5th year in a row.

Dang that sounds nice.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 9:29 a.m.

Ted, you are my favorite Pac 10 writer, but this one = John Canzano.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 9:42 a.m.

Ted - Awesome article. Seriously, well thought out and perfectly written. Then that was a nice defense in the comments section calling fans out, too! Anything to get them fired up, right? Stellar journalism. I don't understand why more people don't get what good writing is all about. You're the best.

- John Canzano

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 10:54 a.m.

The proverb rings true, but "excuses are like a*s holes. Everyone has got one." However to suggest that Oregon has no heart seems cruel given the circumstances. Oregon is not USC or LSU where every individual on the 3 deep can play and start for most major college teams. Duck fans, and I am one, should expect to see Oregon at that level at some point with the resources Oregon has available. Now comparing what OSU did vs Oregon during the year is a fair comparison although I wonder why the Beavs started so poorly when they had so much talent and so much heart.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 11:41 a.m.

Ted,

Your comparisons simply have a glaring flaw. The teams that "bounced back" did not suffer season ending injuries at key positions and those that did not, did. Do you think that is mere coincidence? There are examples all over the NCAA of the same pattern occuring. Sam Bradford goes out, Oklahoma loses. He comes back, they win. Pat White goes out, West Virginia loses. He comes back, they win. There's more, too. Injuries can have consequences that heart can't over-come. If they didn't, nobody would waste any time recruiting. Why would they when it doesn't matter who plays? All you have to do is get charged up! Absurd notion, really.

You could say that the OSU situation was comparable. But, then, how is it that two teams, going to double over-time, did not play comparably? The Ducks showed a lot of heart and determination in the Civil War. The Beavers deserve credit for the win. But, the Ducks also played beyond expectations WITH a lot of heart. One play goes different and the Ducks walk away with a win there, on the shoulders of a 5th string, red-shirt freshman QB.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 12:17 p.m.

I'm the OSU fan that posted earlier. I actually though UO showed significant heart during the Civil War. Johnathon Stewart just had a gutty performance in that game. IMO, the OSU win over UO wasn't what showed heart for OSU, it was winning 6 of the last 7. I would have been shocked and disappointed if UO had rolled over in the Civil War since it was at home and with the emotion that's always a part of that game.

As for the slow starts two years in a row for OSU.....???? What can I say, you figure that one out and you're hired!! I mean how in the HE!! did we lose to UCLA at home???

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 12:48 p.m.

You, sir, are an idiot.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 2:22 p.m.

I wouldn't expect anything less from a Seattle columnist. Pathetic. Ted try doing some research next time. The reason USC finished strong is because they got their injured players back and Cal and Oregon didn't. It's that simple. IF I didn't know better I'd think this column came from a middle school jounalism class. If you're not an intern and are actually getting paid for this work then you have a hell of a racket going. How bout I loan you a buck so you can go buy a clue.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 2:46 p.m.

Ted, Did you even follow college football this year? I would cut you SOME slack if your were from NY but I can't cause your from the Northwest. Why don't you do a little research before you write another article.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 2:52 p.m.

So, how exactly is Duck fans' arguments that the Ducks lost out because of insurmountable injuries less valid than your arguement that they lacked pride and heart?

The difference between USC and UO is that USC got healthy, while UO's injury situation, which was far more significant in the first place, only got worse. Period.

Thanks for calling out Duck fans for actually being proud of what their team did accomplish in the face of inncredible adversity. So we should be ripping a team that was one botched field goal away from beating OSU, in a game where their 5th string quarterback was throwing to a converted DB and Stewart ran for over 160 on a sprained toe? Calling for the coaches head because, after a quarter of let down after Dixon's shocking collapse, the defense responded by playing better than it has all year?

I think you have it backward as far as what it means to be a fan.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 2:55 p.m.

Hey Ted! Did you even watch the Oregon- UCLA game? I was there. Did you notice how Oregon went through 3 QB's????? What about how Stewart was playing hurt? How the heck is a team already hurt by so many injuries to overcome that? What about the defense? I believe if you watched the game you would of known that most of those scores by UCLA came off of turnovers by Oregon's young offense players. You need to get a life Ted and watch and follow some Oregon Football. Oh, and maybe you should read some papers that don't come out of Seattle. Try Oregonlive.com

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 3:33 p.m.

Good point above about the difference in SC and Oregon this year. Ted, If USC had lost both Booty and Sanchez, do you think they would have "found a way" to make it to the Rose Bowl? They couldn't beat Oregon even with their 2nd string, five-star, QB.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 5:01 p.m.

"Good teams don't use injuries as an excuse for folding."

Hmmm, what excuse do good teams give then when they lose? Is something an "excuse" when it is true (or a fact)? If it is a fact, can it be voiced without it becoming an "excuse"?

Great teams do not win even when many of their most important starters get hurt. I hear this argument, but can someone please tell me one, just one team that has won the national championship when many of their skilled position players were lost for the season? I don't think so. How about a team losing just a good QB and not a Heisman-caliber QB?

Based on your logic, Utah is a great team because it beat UCLA with a couple injuries. A couple injuries is a lot different than playing with your 5th-string QB and all the other injuries that have been kindly pointed out in other responses. Never knew beating UCLA was such an important win.

Last year Oregon did fall apart and lost due to lack of heart. Anyone saying that is the case this year needs to go into a mental institution. Thank you for making my point that you don't need common sense to be in journalism - in fact usually the opposite occurs.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 5:35 p.m.

Wow...what can anyone say about an article written with such flawed logic. obviously Miller is mcuh more concerned with his agenda than showing any signs of intellegence about the sport of football. If there is no agenda and Miller really thinks that he reporting an authentic story, then any paper that would keep such an idiot shouldn't be in business. If there is an agenda please move it to the op-ed page where it belongs.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 9:12 p.m.

Ted, as a duck fan I have always enjoyed your pac-10 insight. After watching the last few Novembers one thing that I cannot believe is how the head coach continues to escape blame in all of this. I never saw the lack of heart you speak about from the Oregon players. What I did see was a head coach who tried to sacrifice the future of his most talented player, failed to have an adequate backup plan knowing that move would fail, and single handedly costing his seniors a win in their final (and biggest) game of the season with the fire drill he was responsible for at the end of the Civil War. When will "slippery" Mike finally be held accountable for anything bad that happens with UO football?

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 11:03 p.m.

The Ducks *are not* quitters.

Mike *is* mediocre at best.

This team, while not necessarily the most effective always, still found a way to win and made the games a hell of a fun way to spend Saturdays. The doors finally blew off for the team, that's all. That doesn't negate what a great TEAM they were.

UCLA? Please - they were completely let down and worn out for that game. Every team has a bad game once in a while, whether they are "winners" or "losers". They gathered the remaining parts of their team and took it into OT. The only reason we lost the Civil War was that Mike can't manage time to save his life. HE should be held to account, but hasn't so far.

Point is, call Mike Bellotti a loser and I'd tend to agree. Calling the team members losers is another story, and draws your credibility as a decent critic severely into question.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 11:05 p.m.

You ever play football, bud? You ever try to catch a pass or maybe run a route thrown by a QB who you haven't caught from all year? I'm guessing not, because if you have you wouldn't have the "heart" to take a cheap shot like you did. Have we watched the same football games this year? With a few unlucky or lucky bounces Cal wins 2 other games. With a bad call from a coach Oregon would have won the Civil War. Next time you feel comfortable calling someone out for a lack of heart, get to the gym and hit the weights BIG GUY! blow some of the garbage out of your brain somewhere it counts.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/6/07 11:45 p.m.

You're right, but only to a degree. Yes, good teams and coaches find a way to win. Oregon should/could have won its last three games; the Civil War was definitely winnable. But the Ducks were down to their third, fourth and fifth-string QBs in those games, Ted. That is fact, not an excuse. The QB is THE MOST IMPORTANT position in football, particularly college, and especially Oregon's offense.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/7/07 12:24 a.m.

your a douche bag!!! Oregon is throwing with there 5th quarterback, converted freshman cornerbacks playing wide receiver, an injured running back, and the boys are still fighting hard. You writers have to be so off the wall so someone will respond, good job with that part I guess!!

Posted by unregistered user at 12/7/07 6:43 a.m.

Ted, Abraham Lincoln once said:

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."

Please take heed.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/7/07 8:51 a.m.

Moron alert! Moron alert! Ted, back away from the keyboard!

Posted by unregistered user at 12/7/07 8:55 a.m.

your entitled to your opinion like everyone else,unfortunately your opinion is not shared here.What your seeing everywhere in college football these days is parity plain and simple.Even the less traditional football powers know that if they dont pump millions into their football program to keep up with the jones'es they are going to fall behind but the secrets to success are secrets no more.When you do have a highly ranked team that has suffered mass injuries,the opponent is waiting to strike without mercy.One of the things that really came back to haunt oregon is that they didnt recruit enough talented linebackers a few years back.If they are guilty of anything,its lack of scouting and evaluating talent to bolster their defense, in my opinion.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/7/07 10:06 a.m.

Well, that turgid piece of nonsense did accomplish one thing: you made abundantly transparent what a Husky honk you truly are.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/7/07 11:44 a.m.

I say this with all sincerity. I am truly confused as to how decent sized newspapers allow articles like this to get printed and allow journalists to get away with completely mailing in an article. The only excuse Ted Miller could possibly have for writing this was being incarcerated without a television for for the last four months and being forced to write an article by only looking at final scores.

When you factor in the four defensive players Oregon lost to injury (DePalo) and transfer (Filipe, Manley, Bates) along with 3 other linebackers, 3 receivers, a key RB/WR, and a Heisman level QB, I think heart was the one thing NOT missing from the end of the season. What's UW's excuse, Ted?

Posted by unregistered user at 12/7/07 11:55 a.m.

You are stupid. No, really you are. There is not a team in this country at any level of football that is going to win many (if any) games with their 5th string QB, esp when that 5th string QB is replacing the best player in the country.

You are maybe the one person in the country who can make John Canzano look intelligent. And BTW, blowing big leads in your last two games (one at home to WASHINGTON STATE) really shows heart, doesnt it Husky fans??

Posted by unregistered user at 12/7/07 1:02 p.m.

Are you r*tarded?

You're such an idiot. Maybe look into something beside you decide to talk sh * t.

f * cking dumb * ss

Posted by unregistered user at 12/7/07 1:31 p.m.

Ted - Here is an assignment for you. Name a BCS conference team that has won a league game with their 5th string, freshman (a Ty sophomore unless he is up for an award)quarterback playing virtually the entire game.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/7/07 3:52 p.m.

I'm a Eugene native living in Ballard, and a PI subscriber. Miller is generally a pretty reasonable college football columnist (he remains a voice in the wilderness pointing out that Rick Neuheisel won football games, which drives people here nuts).

Ted, this piece is beneath you. It's dumb and appalling, and I doubt I'll see your byline the same way.

"No heart," "Losers," and "No pride?" Per the comments above, that's ridiculous. Here's a point I haven't seen: Oregon didn't just lose quarterbacks, we lost them, three games straight, in the first quarter. When your offensive game plan is out the window just minutes into the game, you've got problems.

How do the Huskies play when fourth string Ronnie Fouch is knocked out and replaced by... the UW depth chart I found doesn't even have a fifth QB, so I don't know who, but I guess whoever he is, you're calling him a loser. A guy with no heart, and no pride. Wow.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/7/07 3:56 p.m.

Ted,
Are you kidding me? Oregon showed tremendous heart by overcoming injury after injury and dominating their opponents. It wasn't until DD was hurt and Oregon was down to the fourth and fifth string QB's that they lost. Even with a fifth string redshirt freshmen QB they were able to take OSU into overtime and nearly pull off the victory.

Either you have never played football or do not understand the dynamics of practice. If you did, you would no that neither the fourth or fifth string QB had received any reps with the one's or two's until Dennis Dixon went down.

Get a clue!!

Posted by unregistered user at 12/7/07 5:29 p.m.

Well, I think I'd rather fold at the end of each season that at the end of every GAME. Keep it up, Ted. Maybe Don Imus needs a co-host.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/7/07 6:03 p.m.

Dear Ted,

I doubt you are still reading but here goes:

In essence I disagree with you for all the reasons cited above. In 2006 the Ducks tanked for lack of heart. This year they were down to throwing rocks because they were out of bullets. The defense played solid right to the end-above expectations. On this Dec 7 I would compare their sports performance with the warrior performance of our surrounded soldiers on Battan in '42. Coach Mike lost the CW game not the players.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/8/07 2:22 p.m.

Wow Ted, I don't think sports writing is your thing. That was the most uninformed piece of writing I have seen in quite a while. I would expect that from an east coast writer who knows nothing about the Pac 10 but not from a Seattle writer. I mean seriously do you know anything about sports? I guess you just got your fancy journalism degree and now you get paid to sound like an idiot.

Posted by TDJeff at 12/8/07 6:23 p.m.

Ted, just caught your reply. It was even dumber than the original post. I'll explain the UCLA game to you. Oregon played hard. Thue just played really, really bad offensively. You know why? Playing a 4th and 5th string QB Ted. The ONLY way to have won against anyone that way would have been with a strong running game . .. but J Stewart was also playing hurt . . . or with great wide receiver play . . . but for the most part they were all hurt as well. But lack of heart? Ted, you obviously dont know football. Have you ever thought about insurance maybe? Then at least your ignorance wouldn't be so visible.

Posted by Wowser at 12/8/07 11:20 p.m.

Ted . . . I have generally enjoyed your Pac10 sports analysis in the past. But this article is a major departure from your usually thoughtful insight. Your lack of perspective, humility, and sense of fairness in this article are noteworthy and very disappointing. If you were writing this (and its followup comment!) to whip up some controversy, great job! If you were trying to achieve a lucid analysis, you have failed miserably. Try again.

Posted by unregistered user at 12/14/07 4:46 p.m.

Dennis Dixon playing on a torn ACL, Snoop playing through turf-toe, Brady Leaf playing on one ankle, 5 foot-nothing 100 pound-nothing Aaron Pflugrad playing at all = tremendous heart.

You know your blog was garbage. No more silly, "injuries are no excuse" replies. Time for you to man-up, take your medicine like a big boy and um, show some heart.