Thirteen intrepid prognosticators submitted entries in the sixth and final tee shirt contest, but in the end only one man had the stamina and optimism necessary to forecast the barrage of offensive football Duck fans witnessed Saturday night.
Hoboduck bested all comers with his prediction of 64-24. He nailed every aspect of the game except those two cheap, Nick Aliotti-enraging touchdowns at the end.
In his winning entry Hobo said, “Everyone knows they will come out firing the ball all over the field.The “dunk-dink”, or was it the “dink-dunk” ascribed to by Dale, anyway, these short passes will be successful early.The will run the ball one time in ten plays, just to prove to the world they do have a running back.I believe he did get hot last week by accumulating 46 yards rushing.That figure may or may not be correct; the point is, it wasn’t much of a rushing day and never is a WSU.”
“To all the Halliday haters out there, I believe he will play at the next level. His TD, interception ratio is greatly attributed to the number of times he throws the ball.That was a “duh!” statement that anyone could have deduced. (adduced?)Connor has one of the quickest releases in CFB.When he takes the ball from center… its outta there in the blink of an eye. Many times he throws the ball before the receiver makes his break showing great communication with his wide-outs that only comes from hours of practice.The implosion in the 4th quarter last week against the woodchucks actually surprised me.They had that game all the way.”
Congratulations, HD. You are the next prediction idol at The Duck Stops Here and the winner of The Coveted Tee Shirt. Please email your size and ordering information to [email protected].
In a bit of unfortunate blog business, the crack accounting team of Dewey, Cheatum and Howe has determined that this indeed will be the last tee shirt contest. Rgyle offered to save the exorbitant prize giveaway with his marketing and design expertise, but the best estimate for the shirts came in at $32 a throw plus shipping. In spite of all the annoying video ads and their corresponding playback loop, DSH revenues can’t withstand such a recurring outlay of outrageous generosity. While endless deficit spending works beautifully for the U.S. government, PGE and Comcast quickly rejected my proposed sequester: they’re not playing along.
We’ll have to think of a new prize. Left in inventory are 4-XL, 2-2XL and 1-3XL, so only large people can win, which hardly seems fair. I do have a framed picture of “The Pick,” my 2010 ticket to the BCS Championship Game ticket and several Oregon books. My son-in-law Tom, a former EOD tech in the U.S. Army, is opening The Mad Bomber Brew Pub in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho this November: I could probably rig up a deal for a fabulous dinner for two and brewery tour in Idaho’s premier vacation spot.
For the time being, we’ll still run the weekly prediction thread and contest, but the prize remains a topic for discussion.
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