By Jay Jones, July 10, 2008

Yesterday, Kenny & Katy talked to college football impresario Phil Steele on The Morning Sports Page with Kenny & Katy on 95.5 FM “The Game” in Portland.

In the course of their conversation, here are a few of the things they covered:

- How talented is Oregon?

- Where does Oregon rank in the Pac-10? In the nation?

- What’s the early line on the Oregon-Purdue game?

- Who’s the most improved team in the nation?

- Early National Championship prediction?

Here’s the link to the interview.

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By Jay Jones, June 24, 2008

A couple of weeks ago, Portland’s The Fan (1080 AM) had Pac-10 commissioner Tom Hansen on the Isaac & Big Suke show.

Here are a few of the things they talked about:

- Misconceptions about the job of the Pac-10 Commissioner

- ESPN vs. Fox Sports Network

- Pac-10 bowl affiliations

- Pac-10 expansion

- Biggest accomplishments

- Chances of a Plus-1, football playoff

- Selecting the next Pac-10 commissioner

You can listen to the interview below.

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By Jay Jones, June 10, 2008

Yesterday, the Pac-10 announced that Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen will retire on June 30, 2009.

And the Sports Idol, Justin Myers, rejoiced.

And it got me to thinking about a Sports Idol monologue from last year’s football season.

It only seems like yesterday…(Twinkling sound effect & rippling video effect)

Duck fans, here is an unbelievable story about Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen featured on the “Sports Idol with Justin Meyers” from Monday, November 5, 2007.

Take a listen here.

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By Jay Jones, June 4, 2008

The Athlon Sports 2008 College Football Annual is shipping this week.

Here’s a sneak peak at the Athlon Sports 2008 Preseason Top 25:

1. Florida
2. Ohio State
3. Oklahoma
4. USC
5. Georgia
6. Missouri
7. West Virginia
8. Auburn
9. LSU
10. Clemson
11. Texas
12. Wisconsin
13. Kansas
14. BYU
15. Arizona State
16. Illinois
17. Tennessee
18. Texas Tech
19. OREGON
20. South Florida
21. Virginia Tech
22. Rutgers
23. Penn State
24. Wake Forest
25. Fresno State

And here’s a look at the Pac-10:

1. USC (Link to preview.)
2. Arizona State (Link to preview.)
3. Oregon (Link to preview.)
4. UCLA
5. Cal
6. Arizona
7. Washington
8. Oregon State
9. Washington State
10. Stanford

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Jay, here.

Matt Hayes at the Sporting News has concluded his two-week analysis of player rankings in each of the six BCS conferences with an overall player ranking for the BCS schools.

You can take a look at the entire list here.

And you can take a look at the Pac-10 rankings here.

Here’s how Oregon and Pac-10 players ranked.

Quarterback
10. Willie Tuitama, Arizona

Jay: Any problems here?

Running back
5. Joe McKnight, USC
9. Keegan Herring, Arizona State

Jay: How does Jeremiah Johnson match up against McKnight and Herring? According to Hayes, he’s No. 3 in the Pac-10.

Wide receiver
6. Mike Thomas, Arizona

Jay: Only one from the Pac-10?

Tight end
8. Ed Dickson, Oregon

Jay: Dickson’s No. 1 in the Pac-10.

Offensive line
5. Alex Mack, California
7. Max Unger, Oregon

Jay: There’s your 1 & 2 in the Pac-10.

Kicker
1. Thomas Weber, Arizona State
3. Kai Forbath, UCLA
10. David Buehler, USC

Jay: Thomas Weber is a stud. According to Hayes, the Pac-10 sports the best collection of kickers in the country.

Defensive line
1. Fili Moala, USC
7. Nick Reed, Oregon

Jay: There’s your 1 & 2 in the Pac-10.

Linebacker
2. Rey Maualuga, USC
5. Brian Cushing, USC
7. Reggie Carter, UCLA

Jay: USC is frakin’ stacked.

Defensive back
3. Taylor Mays, USC
7. Patrick Chung, Oregon
10. Kevin Ellison, USC

Jay: There’s your 1, 2, & 3 in the Pac-10. Jairus Byrd is No. 5 in the Pac-10.

Punter
4. Keenyn Crier, Arizona
5. Aaron Perez, UCLA

Jay: Syria is right behind these guys in the Pac-10.

As a side note, Hayes notes that ASU is one of the most over-rated teams heading into the ‘08 season.

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[UPDATE 5:45 p.m.] This broadcast issue has been resolved. The UO-ASU game will be broadcast on FSN Northwest with FSN Arizona commentators at it’s scheduled time of 3:30 p.m. The OSU-USC game will air on ABC at 5:00 p.m.

It’s a Land of Confusion out there.

So, let’s make this as clear as possible right now.

Everything that you’ve heard or read up until this point about the broadcast of the Oregon and Oregon State games is in flux and subject to change.

Hopefully, we will have a definitive word by the end of today.

If you would like to follow what is currently being said, here you go:

Got the Oregon-ASU-Oregon State TV thing figured out? Good. It’s changing again (sort of)

Bernard in doubt but TV back on for Beavers

Pac-10 TV Schedule | November 3

Local TV update

Check back at DuckSportsNews.com for updates.

There’s no denying the numbers. USC’s defense in one of the best in the land. They rank in the top-5 nationally in rushing defense and total defense and the top-10 in both pass efficiency defense and scoring defense. Their pass defense ranks 21st.

But after looking closer, you’ll notice that USC’s schedule has not been full of offensive powers. As you can see on the in the UO-USC GameDay in a Box, USC’s schedule ranks 107th in the nation. Their past opponents have a 14-32 record. It’s easy to shut down JV teams.

The graph below breaks it down. Just look at Notre Dame…no wonder the Irish went scoreless, they rank near the bottom of the NCAA in every offensive category.

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