Slingin' Quack
90 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★ - 5 ratingsWeekly podcast focusing on the Oregon Ducks and the Pac-12 from AddictedToQuack.com.
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Slingin Quack: Football Awards Show and Mahalo
January 14, 2018 20:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBIfo Bomaye and I are back for our last scheduled episode of Addicted To Quack. We are going through the football roster and giving our year-end awards. We select our most improved, most under-appreciated, most fun, and breakout player for this year on offense and defense. We also give our prediction for who the breakout player will be next year. This isn’t a standard MVP-type award show where the answer is really obvious and a no-brainer. We take a pretty good look through the roster. The n...
Slingin’ Quack: Love It or Leavitt
December 14, 2017 07:30 - 46 minutes - 41.4 MBIfo Bomaye and I are back after taking a week off and luckily not much happened. First, we talk about Mario Cristobal as our new head coach. We discuss the other coaches that were interviewed including Leavitt, Sumlin, and Harsin. No coach was a perfect candidate and we weight the pros and cons for each. Ifo Bomaye and I disagreed on our preferred coach when the search began but we both believe that right now we are in a best-case scenario given the circumstances. Following that we move to ...
Slingin’ Quack: Pettyweight Champions of the World
November 30, 2017 02:30 - 54 minutes - 48.8 MBOregon put the Beavers in the dirt in the 2017 Civil War game. In all three phases of the game, Oregon looked completely prepared for anything that came at them. Special teams, offense, and defense, dominated all four quarters. With some of the talk coming from Oregon State athletes leading up to the game, and on the O in Autzen, it wasn’t much of a surprise to see some pettiness from some Duck players, in the best way possible. Players wore raincoats after the game when shaking hands and e...
Slingin’ Quack: Looks Like Passing Is Back On The Menu!
November 22, 2017 06:30 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBfo Bomaye and I are back for a new bag with some of the most potent quack. Obviously, we open with our recap of the win over Arizona. Leavitt’s gameplan was executed phenomenally by the defensive line and the secondary. We liked seeing so much fire on defense, even though it sometimes led to penalties. One of the biggest takeaways we both had from this game is how no one on the team seemed to give up on each other. The last few weeks were full of moments that could have divided the team and ...
Slingin Quack: Basketball Season Is Here
November 16, 2017 06:30 - 52 minutes - 47.3 MBThe Ducks are back after a win over the bye week. We open the pod with the odds of Justin Herbert making the start on Saturday. If he doesn’t play then we can probably expect an offensive performance similar to what we saw against UCLA. If Herbert does get the start, what can we reasonably expect from someone who hasn’t played a game in six weeks? In order for Oregon to win we probably need to score 40. If not Khalil Tate could really take it to us. He’s going to be a Heisman candidate to st...
Slingin’ Quack: Winning The Bye Week
November 08, 2017 07:00 - 36 minutes - 32.9 MBSo Saturday’s game was very not chill. After a good start to the game a couple breaks went the Huskies’ way. There was a very small window of opportunity for Oregon to pull out the win without some serious help from PAC-12 After Dark. A red zone fumble and a punt return for a touchdown later and the game was out of hand. I do want to give a quick shoutout to the Honolulu Oregon Alumni Association. I happened to walk into a sports bar to watch the game Saturday afternoon to find that the alum...
Slingin' Quack: Water in the Basement
October 26, 2017 06:00 - 56 minutes - 50.9 MBIfo Bomaye and I begin the pod with recapping the loss to UCLA out in Pasadena. We talk about what we can expect from the offense and we have pretty different opinions of where the unit is headed. I talk about the play-calling but really think that the calls indicate something that runs much deeper on offense. There are a couple pitfalls we can have the rest of the season. One of the problems I brought up on the pod is that the defensive side of the ball could resent the offensive side of th...
Slingin’ Quack: What A Weekend
October 18, 2017 06:00 - 56 minutes - 51.2 MBIfo Bomaye and I are back after quite the weekend in college football. A lot of top-25 teams went down and there were fewer undefeated teams than there were the week prior. The PAC-12 results only lead to more questions now that we are over halfway into the season. How does Cal go from giving up 40 points to an Oregon team that was with a backup quarterback for three quarters of the game to shutting down an offense that had made good defenses look below average? USC beat Utah but then washi...
Slingin’ Quack: We Sound Mad, But We’re Not
October 11, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBThroughout this podcast both of us sound pretty negative at times. But we are actually pretty optimistic about the rest of the season. We move on to recapping the game against Washington State. The strides that the defense has made have been nothing short of astonishing. Leavitt is getting paid a lot by the athletic department but he has certainly earned it so far. Troy Dye has been an absolute force in the middle of the field. Springs and Jelks have also caught the attention of Pro Footbal...
Slingin’ Quack: Now Is Not The Time To Panic. That Comes Later.
September 27, 2017 05:30 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBNews broke yesterday (at the time of the recording) about four schools, apparel companies, and players, that are involved in bribery and other possible financial crimes. Ifo Bomaye and I talk about the implications of what the investigation means, the role of bag men, and what it could mean for Oregon. Obviously, we move on to the Arizona State game, which was not chill. Arizona State exposed a lot of the weaknesses that Oregon had. The Sun Devils’ identity was a bad matchup on paper, especi...
Slingin’ Quack: Conference Play Is Upon Us
September 20, 2017 06:00 - 58 minutes - 52.3 MBIfo Bomaye and I are back after taking a week off. Due to my travel schedule I didn’t have the opportunity to get on a skype call. Luckily, (or unfortunately) we saw some of the same themes across both the Wyoming and the Nebraska game. We both agree that the issue is on the offense but we have different opinions of what that can be. I mention a few things I see on the offensive line and Ifo goes more into the play calling. The segment is wrapped up with a talk about the players that stand o...
Slingin’ Quack: Nothing Is As Good As It Seems
September 08, 2017 07:30 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBTHE HYPE MACHINE IS IN FULL EFFECT AND WE ARE ALMOST OUT OF KOOL-AID. The first rule of week 1 is that nothing is as good as it seems and nothing is as bad as it seems. Oregon beat Southern Utah by a lot, and Southern Utah is Southern Utah at the end of the day, but Oregon did what they were supposed to do. There are a couple takeaways from the game. A lot of what we discuss is relative to the level of competition. My biggest point is that the weaknesses we thought we had going into the sea...
Slingin’ Quack: Southern Utah Week
August 30, 2017 06:00 - 53 minutes - 47.9 MBIfo Bomaye and I have the great fortune of doing a preview of college football game. A singular college football game. We open the podcast doing a quick preview of Southern Utah, and by that we talk about how Southern Utah’s experience could counter some of the youth and talent Oregon has. After that we go through the depth chart and pick out some of the notable additions and absences. There are some players not listed due to injuries but Brendan Schooler listed as a WR along with eight oth...
Slingin’ Quack: 2017 Football Roster Preview
August 24, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBRusty and Ifo Bomaye return for a new episode of Slingin’ Quack to break down the roster. We use some loose depth chart projections by the Oregonian and what we read in the practice reports to get a feel for where things may land. We start on the offensive side of the ball. The backup quarterback is where the question marks come in. How could the winner of the backup spot impact the rest of the roster this year and next? We both believe that Kani Benoit will be a breakout running back wi...
Slingin’ Quack: PAC12 South Preview
August 06, 2017 22:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBIfo Bomaye and I return for the second division in the PAC-12 conference, the south. The story of this division is that USC is the king of the hill and the rest of the teams are toss-ups. Each school has a big question mark that will be the deciding factor for their season.
Slingin' Quack: 2017 PAC-12 North Preview
July 30, 2017 01:30 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBIfo Bomaye and I unite for a long podcast on the PAC-12 North. We go through the PAC-12 media conference projections starting with washington, followed by Stanford, Washington State, briefly Oregon, Oregon State, and then Cal. Unfortunately, washington is probably going to be over on their 10 win over/under line set by Vegas. They have great coaching and they’ve lost great players the last couple years and bounced back just fine. Their schedule sets up well and it’s hard to imagine them los...
Slingin’ Quack: Football Primer
July 30, 2017 00:30 - 49 minutes - 44.1 MBSean and I are back for a primer on the Oregon football season. It’s a bit a of a meandering conversation as we weave our way through a variety of topics. We peruse the performance of both the offense and defense to start the pod off. The chart that I reference is in Bill C’s analysis on the Ducks. Darren Carrington had just committed to Utah when we recorded and we go into detail about the decision by Taggart and the funny circumstances about Utah’s core values. What stands out to me perso...
Slingin’ Quack: The Return
July 09, 2017 05:30 - 50 minutes - 45 MBIt’s been a while but the gang is back with another podcast. I’m joined by Ifo Bomaye to talk about a variety of topics. We open up with the Duck basketball stars making their way through the NBA summer league. Jordan Bell and Tyler Dorsey have signed contracts with their NBA teams. While recording the podcast we get distracted a couple times by the Warriors-Sixers matchup on TV. One part of college football I have always been really critical of is the obsession with recruiting. However, ...
Slingin’ Quack: Recruiting and Post-Spring Football Edition
May 16, 2017 02:30 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBA new edition of Slingin’ Quack is here! It’s been a long layoff but Ifo Bomaye and myself are back. We open the podcast talking about basketball recruiting. Ifo Bomaye walks us through the players who have signed and some of the implications moving forward including Brian Bowen. I’m continually impressed by how Altman is able to pull together an awesome team of players in a short time span. Basketball recruiting transitions into football recruiting. Oregon had a huge weekend with not only ...
Slingin Quack: Sweet 16 Preview
March 23, 2017 05:30 - 36 minutes - 32.8 MBSlingin’ Quack is back for a preview episode of the sweet 16 matchup against Michigan. We open the show with a brief discussion on the women’s basketball program, which toppled Duke to advance in the women’s NCAA basketball tournament. Kelly Graves has done a great job of turning the team around from what it was in 2014. We move on to discuss the game against Michigan. The Wolverines opened as 2-point favorites but the line has since moved to -1.5 even though the Vegas Power Rankings have Or...
Slingin Quack: Get Your Bobbleheads
March 01, 2017 06:00 - 42 minutes - 37.9 MBRusty and Sean are back after a few months of scheduling conflicts. We briefly revisit the Oregon football staff and recap what has made up the first two months of the Taggart era. Both Sean and I are pumped most about Leavitt and Cristobal. The recruiting season isn’t over just quite yet because former Clemson DT Scott Pagano is visiting Oregon and the new DL coach Joe Salave'a can haul in a big addition to one of the weaker units on the team. At the 18 min mark we switch the conversation o...
Slingin Quack: Willie Taggart Is In The Illuminati
January 18, 2017 06:00 - 57 minutes - 52 MBWe are back after a couple weeks away. Scheduling continues to be a doozy. However, I think this episode went pretty well. Because we have run out of time to talk about basketball in the past we open with them in the most recent episode. The team is fresh off a solid set of wins but are headed into a tough stretch of games over the next month. We focus on the team chemistry, adjusting to new personnel groupings, and how the team dynamic is different from last year. We recorded this before C...
Slingin’ Quack: The Finest Scholarships To Sling
December 27, 2016 06:30 - 40 minutes - 36 MBRusty and a special guest are in studio together! The holidays have brought us together but it seems the difficult seating arrangement makes it a little difficult to clearly hear both of us at different times. At one point we talk about getting this on the web the night of recording, but obviously, that didn’t happen. It has clearly been a while since our last pod because we discuss the Willie Taggart hire for the first time on the pod. He has a proven ability to throw scholarships at any E...
Slingin’ Quack: Haribo Peaches Are Nice
December 01, 2016 06:30 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBI had a guest fill in since Sean and I have conflicting hours a lot of the time but this is a great pod. We talk about what Helfrich’s firing means for the Oregon athletic department and how it could be influenced by the current state of college athletics. Both of us recognize that there are valid reasons for his firing but we both think that Helfrich should have been maintained. Closer to the end we talk about how the debate over keeping or firing Helfrich became very emotional for many. W...
Slingin Quack: Not Great, Bob!
November 11, 2016 01:00 - 39 minutes - 35.1 MBIn the latest edition of the podcast we start with breaking down the loss at USC. There were some bright spots to take away but the team was clearly outmatched by a better team. Some of the inexperience really showed but there are some players that have really stood out. This weekend Oregon plays Stanford. We talk about Stanford’s strengths and weaknesses and how they matchup with Oregon. For example, Stanford struggles to have success through the air so will rely heavily on the run. However...
Slingin Quack: We Are An Air Raid Team Now
November 02, 2016 05:30 - 40 minutes - 35.7 MBI am joined by Saman Djabbari of the USC Podcast “Traveler Hates Thursdays.” You might remember that we did a pod with them earlier this year. We open up talking about the different dynamic that Sam Darnold provides the USC offense that Max Browne didn’t. Sam Darnold is also is willing to take risks, unlike last year’s starter Cody Kessler who was willing to check down in hail mary situations. At the end of the podcast we talk about the long-term position of the USC program and we find a lo...
Slingin Quack: I want to play a game with you
October 28, 2016 06:00 - 45 minutes - 40.5 MBWe open talking about what the second half of the Cal game meant to each of us. There are some football players that stood out to us both on the field and in some leadership roles that some have taken upon themselves. Rob Moseley tweeted out a potential depth chart for next year and there were a couple players that were obviously missing who are not graduating, Freeman for example, but there were a couple others that were surprising.
Slinging Quack: Gameday Grade
October 21, 2016 04:00 - 29 minutes - 25.8 MBSean and Rusty talk about the bye week, what they won’t talk about, and the upcoming game against Cal.
Slingin’ Quack: Darkest Before The Dawn
October 05, 2016 03:30 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBSean and Rusty talk about the loss to Washington, the immediate future of the program, and the upcoming game against Washington.
Slingin’ Quack: Special Guest & Mythbusters
September 28, 2016 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBRusty Ryan joined by a special guest discuss the game against Colorado, current state of the program, and preview Washington State.
Slingin' Quack: We Are A Basketball School Anyways
September 20, 2016 05:00 - 34 minutes - 30.4 MBSo this last weekend was very not chill. A lot of not chill things happened. Oregon dropped their first game of the season to Nebraska. The Ducks ran for over 300 yards and didn't have a turnover, which normally would lead one to believe that it would be a Duck win. However, when you have over 120 yards in penalties, you're going to have a bad time. Bottomline from my perspective, if you don't separate yourself from your opponent in a significant way then it is an assumed risk that the r...
Slingin’ Quack: Sean Chooses Love & Happiness
September 14, 2016 04:00 - 52 minutes - 46.9 MBSean and I are back for another episode of Slingin’ Quack. Oregon had a 44-26 win over Virginia and for some reason a lot of people think the end is nigh. However, the sun did come up the next morning, and we know that because I sat in traffic on my way home from work.
Slingin Quack: Hyperbole Monday Is Upon Us
September 05, 2016 20:00 - 54 minutes - 49.2 MBRusty and Sean talk about the win over FCS opponent UC-Davis. There is a certain mythbuster segment going over the three phases of the game. They take a quick look around the conference, talk about the size of players, and the game against Virginia
Slingin' Quack: The Great Return
August 31, 2016 05:30 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBRusty Ryan is back to host Slingin' Quack with a longtime friend filling in. We talk about what we want to see against UC-Davis, look at the football schedule, analyze the depth chart, and take a look at the conference at-large.
Slingin' Quack: Friday Night Fireside Talk
May 21, 2016 03:00 - 42 minutes - 38.1 MBRusty Ryan and Sean Larson are back after a short delay. The two talk about the Oregon Spring game, which includes: The QBs, Pharoah Brown, Devon Allen & the receivers, and the new 4-3 D. Since Oregon is a T&F school we've got some awards to talk abt
Slingin' Quack: Vernon Adams to Las Vegas Radiers?
April 28, 2016 18:30 - 33 minutes - 30 MBRusty Ryan and Sean Larson are back to preview the NFL Draft and the Oregon Spring Game this Saturday. DeForest Buckner is the only Duck that will go on Day 1 and all signs point to him going to the 49ers. We also talk about what we need to see in the spring game on Saturday.
Slingin' Quack: ROB MOSELEY HATES ATQ
April 02, 2016 10:30 - 41 minutes - 37.2 MBRusty and Sean meet up after Oregon's amazing stretch to the elite eight in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. They talk about the upcoming Oregon Football season, spring practices, Devon Allen running track, and the QB race.
Slingin' Quack: Y'ALL DON'T REALLY WANT IT
March 24, 2016 21:30 - 41 minutes - 37.1 MBOregon takes on the Duke Blue Devils in their run for the national championship. The winner faces the winner of Texas A&M and Oklahoma. Rusty and Sean break down the game against St. Joes and look ahead to tipoff in a few hours.
Slingin' Quack: After the Ides of March
March 17, 2016 21:30 - 56 minutes - 50.4 MBThe Ducks enter the NCAA College Basketball March Madness as a one seed, which neither Sean or Rusty expected. They also talk about their brackets, the possibility of a loss to Holy Cross, and a little bit of college football.
Slingin' Quack: Hot off the Stove Post-Arizona
March 12, 2016 05:30 - 37 minutes - 33.7 MBCOMIN' TO YOU LIVE FROM THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE ARIZONA SEMIFINAL GAME! Rusty and Sean talk about the Oregon-Arizona game and how it is one of the best games in recent memory. They follow up with track and field, pro day, and the NFL draft.
Slingin' Quack: The Band Is Back Together!
March 05, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBSean and Rusty are back after a long layoff with a whole bunch of quack. The two talk about the basketball team and the amazing success it has had quietly, the Ducks at the combine, and what the Titans should do with their NFL Draft pick.
Slingin' Quack: 5 hours later, I'll be there in 5 min
January 08, 2016 06:30 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBThis last week in Oregon sports had zero chill. Oregon dropped the biggest lead in the history of college football bowl games. Also, Oregon basketball lost the PAC-12 opener to Oregon State. Sean and I spend a lot of time looking at the positives coming up. We looked at the roster in terms of who was coming back, projecting some lineups, and Dakota Prukop getting into Oregon without the national media wondering if he can pass a test. We also talk about Pellum moving back to the linebac...
Slingin' Quack: The Tragic Hero Bowl
December 31, 2015 07:30 - 59 minutes - 53.6 MBWe're back! Took a couple weeks off because of the holidays and we figured not that many people would listen, nor did our schedules line up. But! Comin' to you live from Hamsterdam we've got a lot of quack. First, we talk about the Oregon football game against the TCU Horned Frogs. There's the obvious conversation about Trevone Boykin, whom I wrote an article about earlier this week. Boykin is terrifying and is the player that we all thought Bralon Addison could be in a perfect world wh...
Slingin' Quack: We Did It!
December 04, 2015 09:00 - 41 minutes - 36.8 MBOregon beat Oregon State in the 119th Civil War game. The first half saw Oregon's defense absolutely control the Oregon State offense, outside of the first drive. The second half saw the Oregon defense completely check out of the game mentally and give up an embarrassing amount of success to the Beavers. Scott Frost has left his role as offensive coordinator to take over the head coaching role at the University of Central Florida (UCF), that went nearly unbeaten with Blake Bortles and drop...
Slingin' Quack: He Makes It Look So Easy
November 25, 2015 17:30 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBBoth Oregon football and Oregon basketball had big wins this last week. Basketball beat Valparaiso, a tournament team last year, 73-67 at Matthew Knight Arena. Shortly after beating Baylor, the Ducks have a couple of the best wins in the country thus far this season. It is really exciting to have a team that is so clearly excelling this early and has a lot of promise. Sean and I talk about the evolution of the offense, how overall impressive this team has been, and what to expect. Oregon...
Slingin Quack: TOO TURNT UP I CAN'T TURN DOWN
November 19, 2015 17:30 - 44 minutes - 40.1 MBWe got almost too much quack this week so we tried our best to make sure we got everything in on a shortened timeline. The first thing Sean and I talk about is the performance of the Oregon basketball defense. The offense really struggled at times but the defense forced 18 turnovers and got 28 points off of them. Five players had over 10 points. Boucher had 15, Cook had 15, Brooks had 10, Dorsey had 12, Benjamin had 13, and even Benson had 9. While I hope we have one guy who can stand ou...
Slingin' Quack: [Insert Original Stanford Pun Here]
November 12, 2015 19:30 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBAfter last weeks difficulties we are back! Sean and I spend a lot of time going over the win against Arizona State and Cal. Both games showed signs of improvement for their own reasons. This team is clearly getting better as the season goes on and I think they'll be able to finish strong. Looking at the team we saw against Eastern Washington, Georgia State, Colorado, Utah, and Washington State, this team seems light years ahead. The offense is totally revamped with the addition of Vern...
Slingin' Quack: Nightmare in Tempe But Guess Who's Playing Freddy
October 29, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBWith Halloween this weekend and the Ducks' playing on a Thursday night (allowing me to not have to schedule my day around the game) the festivities will be in full force. Might be a three-day weekend for a lot of us because it's not like people will be able to function after a Duck game anyways. Oregon has Vernon Adams back along with Darren Carrington. The offense looked like a totally different unit with both of the top playmakers back. Sean and I were very critical of Vernon Adams afte...
Slingin Quack: DUCKS WIN! DUCKS WIN!
October 22, 2015 00:30 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBOregon and Washington squared off in Seattle this past weekend and Oregon came away with a big win. It looked like the streak might come to an end during an off year but the return of Darren Carrington, Vernon Adams, and the front seven actually living up to their expectations. There are big positives and negatives to take away from the game. How much of an improvement did Vernon Adams actually bring? How much more of an impact can Darren Carrington have? Does this mean a new Oregon squa...
Slingin' Quack: Sean thinks UW beats UO and I'm not making that up
October 07, 2015 06:30 - 43 minutes - 39.2 MBNormally I try to come up with funny titles but this was just too wild to not make it as the headline. You'll have to listen through to find it though. CLICKBAIT FTW. Sean and I talk about the Colorado game and what the stats say. Obviously, we talk about the defense and how it has gotten worse over the last couple years. But is the secondary really to blame? Is there another position that is not meeting expectations? One unit is severely disappointing this season. There were a co...