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SPRINGFIELD - The first players of the second era of the University of Oregon baseball program arrived for their first practice at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Four hours and 30 minutes later, the players were able to break free from the monotony of meetings and work on some situational drills on the Thurston High School baseball field.
Clearly, Oregon coach George Horton - who waited 12 long months to work with players again - didn't mind waiting a tad longer before seeing his new team in action.
Post a comment | View comments (4)Berkeley had its tree-sitters, who protested construction of a complex for California's sports teams. Now, Eugene has an alley sitter.
But it's not clear whether his fight to save McArthur Court will have an impact.
Jonathan Bowers, a 33-year-old fifth-year senior in journalism, appealed the Eugene City Council's decision to vacate and sell to the University of Oregon an alley and a street parcel needed for its basketball arena project. Bowers, who filed the appeal earlier this month, says his ultimate goal is to preserve McArthur Court as Oregon's arena.
Such an appeal typically takes four to six months and could be decided no earlier than the week of Dec. 10, said Debra Frye of the state Land Use Board of Appeals.
That 32-26 double-overtime win in West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday was enough to drive the Oregon Ducks to drink.
Water, that is. Even now.
"We're still catching up,'' coach Mike Bellotti said of last week's exhausting game at Purdue.
Oregon coach Mike Bellotti fielded several questions during his weekly press conference on Tuesday. Here are four of them, with answers.
A funny thing happened to Jairus Byrd on the way to the end zone on his 87-yard punt return Saturday - without which the Ducks almost certainly would not have beaten Purdue.
He completely ran out of gas around the 10-yard line. In fact, the fuel pump light came on around the 25, the gas was gone around the 10, and all the fumes had escaped by the time he hit the 5-yard line.
So what was he thinking when all this was happening, so close to the goal line?
"Can't stop now,'' Byrd said.
EUGENE -- Oregon quarterback Justin Roper, who suffered a knee injury during the first overtime period of the Ducks' 32-26 win at Purdue, might return in two weeks, coach Mike Bellotti said Monday.
"He has a partial tear of his (medial collateral ligament)," Bellotti said after reviewing MRI results of Roper's left knee. "They ruled him out this week and only questionable for next week and probable for the following week."
Oregon quarterback Justin Roper, who suffered a knee injury during the first overtime period of the Ducks' 32-26 win at Purdue, may return in two weeks, coach Mike Bellotti said Monday.
"He's off the crutches, he's walking around with a brace,'' Bellotti said. "He has a partial tear of his (medial collateral ligament). They ruled him out this week and only questionable for next week and probable for the following week.''
Boise State visits Autzen Stadium on Saturday. The following week, the Ducks travel to Pullman to face Washington State. And the following week is the suddenly very imposing matchup with USC in Los Angeles.
Oregon quarterback Justin Roper has a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will miss two to four weeks, according to coach Mike Bellotti.
When Roper, who was injured during the first overtime series of Saturday's 32-26 win at Purdue, does return, it could be to a competition with Jeremiah Masoli and Chris Harper, Bellotti said.
What to do with the Ducks this week? They did not play well, and they lost the quarterback who gives them the best chance to win. Then again, they showed a lot in pulling out the win in a tough place - so drop 'em a couple of spots.
And I couldn't quite drop Ohio State completely out of the poll, despite their showing in Los Angeles on Saturday night. So I think I put the Buckeyes in an appropriate spot: on the opposite end of the spectrum from the Trojans...
Big Byrd: With his eighth career interception, Jairus Byrd moved into fourth place on Oregon's all-time list, but he overshadowed himself with his 87-yard punt return touchdown.
"Byrd's return was the turning point in the game, no question about it," Oregon coach Mike Bellotti said.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- With Oregon's undefeated start and unfathomable bad luck in keeping quarterbacks healthy, this is beginning to look like a bad Hollywood script.
Justin Roper, who went from fifth string to bowl starter last season after injuries to the four guys ahead of him, is now out for two to four weeks. He sprained his left knee Saturday during the first series of overtime in the Ducks' 32-26 double-overtime win at Purdue. He will have an MRI on Sunday, and results are not expected until Monday.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Oregon Ducks, in their first road test of the season, found themselves in a very sticky situation.
Taxed by the heat and humidity and their own mistakes, 16th-ranked Oregon escaped Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday with a 32-26 double-overtime win that had the Ducks taking a very deep breath of Midwest summer air after the game.
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Entering overtime tied at 23-23, Oregon lost quarterback Justin Roper to an apparent knee injury on its first possession. Matt Evensen kicked a field goal to make it 26-23.
On Purdue's possession, Chris Summers kicked another field goal -- after missing one to win at the end of regulation -- evening the score again at 26-26.
Purdue took the ensuing possesion in the second overtime, per NCAA rules, and Summers missed a 47-yard field goal.
Oregon got the ball back with Jeremiah Masoli at quarterback. LeGarrette Blount scored from three-yards out to seal the Oregon win 32-26.
Stay with OregonLive this afternoon and see The Sunday Oregonian for complete coverage.
The final quarter opened with Purdue and Oregon tied 20-20.
The Boilermakers took the lead on a 27-field goal by Chris Summers with 7:30 remaining. Oregon's Matt Evenson tied again 23-23 it with a field goal of his own.
Then, with two seconds remaining, Summers missed a 44-yarder wide left that would have won it for Purdue.
Game goes to overtime.
Oregon is playing well - relative to the rest of the Pac-10.
After Cal was embarrassed at Maryland and while UCLA is getting lit up by BYU, the Ducks trail 20-6 at the half at Purdue Stadium.
It was a weird half.
Jeremiah Johnson ran for 35 yards on his first carry. On his last seven carries of the half, he totaled minus-6 yards rushing.
Justin Roper has two interceptions. The bright side there is that coach Mike Bellotti left him in the game, and he looked fairly sharp at the end of the half.
But receiver Jaison Williams, who appeared to have his dropsie problem licked in fall camp, dropped two would-be first downs on 3rd- and 4th-and-long that helped keep the Ducks out of the end zone.
The Ducks have 17 first downs to Purdue's 7, 254 yards to Purdue's 195. And they get the ball to start the second half.
It's certainly not over, but it is ugly.
