SOUND OFF.Byline: The Register-Guard Excuses, excuses Once again, the Ducks self-destructed, and then generally indicated that someone else was at fault for their crushing defeat at the hands of an average UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX team. "That wasn't us out there," said one of the beleaguered be·lea·guer tr.v. be·lea·guered, be·lea·guer·ing, be·lea·guers 1. To harass; beset: We are beleaguered by problems. 2. To surround with troops; besiege. Duck DBs. Really! Another of the less-than-stalwart defensive unit said they had worked on the wrong things Wrong Things is a collaborative short-fiction collection by Poppy Z. Brite and Caitlin R. Kiernan, released by Subterranean Press in 2001. This short hardback includes one solo story by each author and one story written in collaboration, as well as an afterword by Kiernan. in practice. Huh? The media even seemed to intimate that injuries cost the Ducks the ball game. Puu-leeze! Take a look at the season-ending injuries to several key players on the No. 1 team in the country and stop making excuses. How could a team, seemingly on a roll, play such uninspired, downright down·right adj. 1. Thoroughgoing; unequivocal: a downright lie. 2. Forthright; candid. adv. Thoroughly; absolutely. sloppy slop·py adj. slop·pi·er, slop·pi·est 1. Marked by a lack of neatness or order; untidy: a sloppy room. 2. football in a game they had to win to become bowl eligible, against a team they most certainly could (should) have beaten? That is the easiest answer of all: The coaches were outprepared and outcoached ... again! Multiple-loss seasons, a steamer trunk steamer trunk n. A small trunk originally designed to fit under the bunk of a steamship cabin. full of excuses and lower-tier bowl games seem to be as good as it gets in Eugene now. And it's not going to get any better until changes are made at the highest level. If you don't believe that, just look south about 500 miles to a team that Oregon probably still thinks they should have beaten. Oh wait, there is another excuse ... hangover from the Cal game. STEVE THORWALD La Verne La Verne (lə vûrn), city (1990 pop. 30,897), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1906. La Verne, which began as a citrus-processing center, now has varied manufacturing, including electronic components, apparel, hand , Calif. TO CONTRIBUTE A LETTER The Register-Guard sports department welcomes letters on all sporting topics. Our length limit is 250 words; all letters are subject to condensation. Writers are limited to one letter per calendar month. Because of the volume of mail, not all letters can be printed. Letters must be signed with the writer's full name. An address and daytime telephone number are needed for verification purposes; this information will not be published or released. Mail letters to: Sound Off, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440-2188 Fax: 687-6674 |
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