Friday Night Spotlight 12/6/13 – Snow Brawls, Frenzies and Sports

Hosts: Chris Clayton, Cameron Derby

Producer: Travis Teich

Snow Brawl 2013 Correspondents: Joey McMurry, Ryan Rouillard

Throughout the show we’ll be talking about Snow Brawl 2013, a massive snowball fight on the Oregon campus organized by the football team. Joey McMurry and Ryan Rouillard will be live from the rec fields throughout the show before the big snowball fight at 9 pm.

Women’s Volleyball

  • Results of match #25 Oregon (19-11, 12-8 Pac-12) vs. Miami (19-11, 12-8 ACC)
  • Outcome of match, how the match played out.
  • What aspects of the match can Oregon win or loss be attributed to?(results dependent)

Women’s Basketball

  • Oregon women defeated Seattle(3-5) 105-100 on the road at Key Arena Wednesday to improve to 5-2 on the year.
  • Crishae Rowe breaks team scoring record with 41 points.
  • Thoughts on the win?
  • Thoughts on the season thus far?
  • What will Oregon do in games that they don’t shoot well?
  • What does Oregon need to do to improve and maximize potential going forward?
  • Looking ahead, what is a realistic expectation for this team?
  • Predictions on the rest of the season. 

Men’s Basketball

  • Went 3-0 this past weekend, is team improving?
  • What does this team still need to improve going into a difficult stretch of the schedule?
  • Road test Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi.
  • First true road game of the season, how will the team react?
  • How will Oregon stop Marshall Henderson?
  • Will Oregon be affected by his on-court antics?
  • What will be the keys to an Oregon victory?
  • Who are the x-factors on both sides in this matchup?
  • What would a win mean for the Ducks? A loss?

Football

  • Marcus Mariota and Hroniss Grasu announce their return to Oregon next season.
  • Surprised?
  • What do you think led Mariota to want to come back?
  • Was their return more about wanting to improve their draft stock or making another run at a championship with the Ducks?
  • Was it a smart career decision for Mariota and Grasu?
  • How does this change Oregon’s chances looking ahead to next season?
  • Still awaiting decisions of Ifo Ekpre-Olomu and Deanthony Thomas?
  • Predictions on their decisions?
  • How important is it for Oregon’s 2014 squad to get these players back?
  • Oregon fans sit back and cross their fingers for an Orange Bowl birth.

Petersen to UW

  • Reported by ESPN, 5 yrs. $18 million
  • Good Move by Washington?
  • Expectations?
  • Why do you think he went for this job, but turned down USC?

Sark to USC

  • Good move by the Trojans?
  • Was he the best option available?

Seattle Signs Cano

  • 10 yrs., $240 million; did they overpay?
  • Good or bad move by Seattle?

NFL

  • NFC East Race
  • Seattle vs. San Francisco this Sunday

U.S. Men’s Soccer

  • Bad Draw
  • Have to travel nearly 9,000 miles to play in the Amazonian rain forest of Manaus