Some Truth Behind the Name Change

Posted in Uncategorized with tags on June 22, 2009 by Quizz and Quon

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mox⋅ie

[mok-see]

–noun Slang.
1. vigor; verve; pep.
2. courage and aggressiveness; nerve.
3. skill; know-how.
So I know a girl…I know surprising for a blogger but it’s true.  Me and this girl are at the bar (not so surprising if you know me) and we are debating the Oregon State football quarterback situation.  Lyle Moevao vs. Sean Canfield.  MOXIE vs. Talent.  I hate “moxie”.  I prefer a talented quarterback.  One who provides his team with a talented option who will lead his team to victory.  Moxie is a poor excuse to tab a player as giving his team the best opportunity to win.  Moxie is what Brett Favre has.  Talent is what Aaron Rodgers has.  Give me the better player and you take moxie.  So the new blog name is mocking “moxie”.  Suck it moxie.  Give me Canfield and I will gladly take moxie as my back up plan.  The new blog name is mocking those that think moxie is a viable option.  Moxie should always be a back up plan.
So, fellas, if you are longing for a girl that will debate a college quarterback’s ability to lead and win, email me and I will give you her number.  Kidding, girl that debated a quarterback’s moxie with me.
I think I may have used the word “moxie” too many times in this post nevermind the overuse of quotation marks.
Sincerely,
Your humble blog host

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Well, That Was Fun While It Lasted

Posted in Other College with tags on June 21, 2009 by Quizz and Quon

The university that spawned me, Oregon State, has an athletic department that is mad at me:

To Whom it May Concern:

I was recently alerted to a possible concern related to the use of Jacquizz and James Rodgers’ nicknames and picture to promote your website – quizzandquon.com.

Obviously, NCAA rules can be very complex, but a student-athlete’s name/nickname/picture with remaining eligibility cannot be used by any commercial or media entity for promotional purposes.  In addition, the Rodgers brothers have not authorized the use of their respective names (or nicknames) to any non-OSU entity.

Thus, our institution’s requests, within the next 72 hours, that the website be re-named and that your organization no longer utilizes the picture of Jacquizz Rodgers (or any other current OSU student-athlete) in the marquee of your website.  I thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.  Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions.  Thank you.

Sincerely,

Alex Parker

Associate AD – Compliance

Oregon State University

Hence, my new blog name, My QB Has Moxie (myqbhasmoxie.com).  An explanation on the name to come.

Postscript:  I think Jacquizz and James Rodgers could be pals with me.  I am extremely likable.

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Oregon State is Better Than Your Program

Posted in College Football with tags on June 17, 2009 by Quizz and Quon

These videos prove it.

Part 2 after the jump.   Read more »

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Hope You Enjoyed Them

Posted in College Baseball with tags , on June 8, 2009 by Quizz and Quon

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Rivals profiled the effect the Tuesday’s MLB draft will have on the Oregon State baseball team.  You have to pay money to read it.  Lucky for you I don’t hold my faithful reader(s) to that standard.  At any rate, some notes I was surprised to see:

  • Not only is Jorge Reyes probably leaving, he is most likely to be the first Beaver selected.
  • Greg Peavey is actually draft-eligible as a true sophomore since he will turn 21 within 45 days of the draft.
  • Maybe not too surprisingly, Oregon State has a very good recruiting class.  There is a very good chance their class will again be hurt by MLB signings as it has been the past couple years.
  • A couple of football signees, Jordan Poyer and Kyrell Hudson, may very well bypass their college baseball and football careers and sign with a major league team.

The analysis on potential team and signee departures after the jump.  Also, Kerry Eggers has a nice post-season profile on the OSU baseball program.   Read more »

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Embrace The Inevitable With Me

Posted in Daily Local, NBA with tags , on May 30, 2009 by Quizz and Quon

The Lakers be good.  They will win the NBA title.  Kobe is better than Lebron and such.  Check this ish out:   Read more »

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Basketball Recruiting Update

Posted in College Baseball with tags , on May 25, 2009 by Quizz and Quon

As I wrote a few days ago, Oregon State led in the recruitment of Jahii Carson, a point guard in the class of 2011.  Well, according to ArizonaVarsity.com, Carson has officially given his verbal commitment to the Beavers.

“Jahii committed to Oregon State last night,” said Howard in a text message to ArizonaVarsity.com.

According to two family members today, Carson made his decision yesterday and will formally notify the school today.

Go Beavs.  Yes sir.

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NBA Draft Set

Posted in NBA with tags , on May 19, 2009 by Quizz and Quon

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The NBA Draft Lottery was tonight prior to the Lakers stumbling (Kobe Bryant exempt) to a victory in Game One over the Nuggets.  Chad Ford has his first mock draft up and sees Blake Griffin going first (duh) followed by Hasheem Thabeet to Memphis and Ricky Rubio to Oklahoma City.  Ford also has the Blazers grabbing Darren Collison at 24.   Read more »

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Whew (Wipes Brow)

Posted in NBA with tags , , on May 19, 2009 by Quizz and Quon

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Why oh why do I fret when the most clutchest player in the NBA is on my team?  Kobe scored the final 6 points for the Lakers.  He had 18 points in the fourth quarter.  He scored 40 points in the game.  He is the man.

/slow clap

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Craig Robinson Has Me Thinking it’s Time to Vote Democrat

Posted in College Basketball with tags , on May 11, 2009 by Quizz and Quon

Democratic Convention

I’m told my grandfather was a conservative Democrat.  I don’t know what that means exactly but if Craig Robinson keeps it up I may turn into the most conservative Democrat in the history of blogging.

Robinson already has a verbal commitment for the 2010 class in Tajuan Porter-esque Ahmad Starks.  Coach Rob now has Oregon State in the lead for Phoenix-area point guard Jahii Carson for his 2011 class.   Read more »

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Oregon State a “lock” for the Postseason?

Posted in College Baseball with tags , on May 8, 2009 by Quizz and Quon

kevin rhoderickOregon State has been playing ‘eh’ baseball lately thanks to series losses to both UCLA and USC.  Despite last weekend’s series victory over high ranking Arizona State, OSU still has work to do to get into the NCAA tournament field.

The people at Baseball Prospectus are smarter than you (and probably me).  They list ASU as the only lock out of the Pac-10 to make the tournament with several teams, including OSU, on the bubble.   Read more »

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