They may have lost the BCS National Championship, but they’ve got plenty to look forward to in Eugene. Always a trendsetter, or original at the very least, the Oregon Ducks are garnering attention for another fashion statement by one of their athletic teams. Usually it’s a crazy new jersey, but now the Ducks have taken it to the floor. The floor of “The Matt”, their new digs, full name Matthew Knight Arena. I think it’s cool to look at once, but playing on it must be a nightmare. It’s hard enough when the basketball court has volleyball lines on it, but now these guys gotta watch out for trees? Word is the halfcourt line is hard to see, if at all existent. I’ve got a feeling they’re going to have to darken that middle portion eventually to please the naysayers.
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cali4dre
chappy81
dyslecix
mceezy
Doin Work 
January 13th, 2011 at 11:37 pm
Until they load up about 50 lbs. a man, it might be a long time before the Ducks start competing with the SEC boys.
January 14th, 2011 at 10:46 am
That’s a weird looking court. Funny you mention the volleyball lines on the court, because this looks like it could be a beach volleyball court…
January 14th, 2011 at 11:07 am
mceezy
The attention that the Ducks have been getting is duly deserved !
Have you heard the rumors surfacing surrounding McCourt having approached the A’s — Lew Wolff in gauging his interest in buying the Dodgers ?
Courtesy of Oakland Tribune & Silicon Valley News
It wouldn’t have necessarily been put out there if there wasn’t some truth in part to this all. I do believe that McCourt wants to sell the team rather than share ownership with ex wife. Selig has to be watching this all closely because it’s now become a bona-fide mess by no stretch of the imagination. As to ultimately who may show interest in buying the team is anyone’s guess . Mark Cuban perhaps ?
tophatal ………
January 14th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
I hope he does buy the Dodgers, so long as the A’s remain in existence. I’m not a fan of Wolff. I’d love to see a new owner who knows that first you build the winning team, THEN you build the new arena. The franchise’s value has got to be at an all-time low, so someone could buy low and turn this thing into a money maker.
January 16th, 2011 at 5:07 pm
mceezy
I don’t see it happening merely because I don’t know that Selig and the owners would suborn the sale and then having to look for a purchaser of the A’s .
tophatal …………
January 14th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
I’m glad Mizzou already made their trip up there this year. I don’t think I could’ve watched that game.
January 15th, 2011 at 11:10 am
Yeah, I watched part of the USC-Oregon game the other night and it was tough. Definitely worse than a Boise football game.
January 15th, 2011 at 2:21 pm
In the D-2 football playoffs, my hometown team SE Missouri State played in Eastern Washington. I found the game feed online for a bit but the field was bright red. I’ve never seen anything like it. Then EWU wore red and you couldn’t see them.
January 16th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
First of all…yeah right…and second of all why?
Meehan
January 17th, 2011 at 10:05 am
As Charles Barkley would say…
“Turr-a-bull!”