Exactly, everyone does it, some get caught, some don't. Some get punished, some don't. Some get punished more severely than others. Its old news. I don't even think too many folks cared about UNC, even if that was CG's perception. Everyone i know has long since stopped giving a shit about Ohio St and USC getting their bottoms spanked. I told CG he was an idiot, but that wasn't the proper insult, the correct thing to say (and I hope he takes this as a quasi-apology because name calling isn't nice) is that he has little perspective. Just because he cares, doesn't mean anyone (let everyone) else does or has to.
I will tell you this much, whatever happens tomorrow morning will be a drop in the bucket compared to Chip Kelly leaving. If the program's momentum gets derailed it won't be because they aren't allowed to go to a bowl for a year, or they get docked a few scholarships. I like Helfrich and think he'll do fine but he is in an absolute no-win situation. Fact is, even if Kelly had stayed and there was no trouble brewing, you can only stay red hot for so long. Its a natural progression of things. 4 straight BCS bowl is unsustainable. UO has hit a glass ceiling. There are only so many phenomenal athletes on the line of scrimmage and a disproportionate number of them aren't from the pacific NW and have little interest in coming here, no matter how flashy the program looks. Without those guys you can't win. We got to face the worst of the 7 SEC champs (Auburn) IMO and still couldn't do better than a field goal loss. It is what it is, we aren't a semi-professional program, just a really really good one. And complaining doesn't have credibility because we have loads more resources than most. I don't think realistically that this program in the current climate is capable of much more than that (4 BCS games, 2 wins). Even with better teams the last two seasons we still weren't able to go unbeaten and get back to the title as we did in 2010. I think most Duck fans know we've peaked even if they don't want to make themselves say it or believe it. I'm nothing if not a realist, a BCS game every single year at the UO isn't reality. I hope Duck fans enjoyed it while it lasted, I know I did.
CG, one more thing, you started this thread 3 days after the Boston marathon. Even the most ardent sports fans were unable to make themselves care at the time.
Bryan Fischer 
