Oregon QB leaves the team

[ChrisParadise]

Roper decides to transfer

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;...lug=ap-oregon-roper&prov=ap&type=lgns&print=1


EUGENE, Ore. (AP)—Oregon backup quarterback Justin Roper has decided to transfer and has been granted his release.
Oregon coach Chip Kelly said Saturday the 6-foot-6, 204-pound Georgia native made the decision after emerging from spring drills behind Ducks starter Jeremiah Masoli.
Roper started Oregon’s first three games a year ago before suffering a knee injury in overtime at Purdue, forcing him to miss the next four games.
Roper finished last year completing 48 of 91 passes for 610 yards and three touchdowns in six appearances in addition to adding 85 yards and one score on the ground.
Kelly said Roper will be best remembered for guiding Oregon to a 56-21 Sun Bowl win over South Florida in his starting debut to cap the 2007 season.

After redshirting as a true freshman during the 2006 season, Roper will have two years to complete his final two seasons of eligibility. There was no word on where he plans to transfer.
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[ChrisParadise]

only posted this for those of you who only read major new outlets since youd never hear about it

 

[YourAllAmerican]

Yahoo Sports is a major news outlet.

 

[ChrisParadise]

Yahoo Sports is a major news outlet.

brilliant observation. but can you believe Skip Kelly ran off such a talented player?

 

[Conan]

only posted this for those of you who only read major new outlets since youd never hear about it

Here's another major news outlet for you CP.

It's called ESPN

(you may wish to bookmark the site for future reference)

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4201822

 

[ChrisParadise]

Here's another major news outlet for you CP.

It's called ESPN

(you may wish to bookmark the site for future reference)

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4201822

wow Oregon making the ESPN is worth linking!!!

 

[ChrisParadise]

i did hear he got to keep the neon Disney Underoos that the players wear

 

[SoonerBS]

Here's another major news source: http://www.therxforum.com/showthread.php?t=659067&page=23 it was posted in the PAC 10 thread yesterday. this is now old news, but thanks anyway.

 

[ChrisParadise]

Here's another major news source: http://www.therxforum.com/showthread.php?t=659067&page=23 it was posted in the PAC 10 thread yesterday. this is now old news, but thanks anyway.

but but i want to know more, did he just not buy in to Skip Kellys philosophy?

 

[Conan]

but but i want to know more, did he just not buy in to Skip Kellys philosophy?

Surprise. That qualifies as the best guess of the day. You are hereby presented the "Skippy" award and you will now have the title of the "Skippy" of the forum.

Congrats, SKIPPY !!

 

[ChrisParadise]

Surprise. That qualifies as the best guess of the day. You are hereby presented the "Skippy" award and you will now have the title of the "Skippy" of the forum.

Congrats, SKIPPY !!

LOL you got your sense of humor back

 

[GATA]

we wants to play closer to home. he's from Buford Ga, just outside of Atlanta

 

[Conan]

LOL you got your sense of humor back

Hey Skippy, do you think Kiffy will want him? He does the pro-set too, you know?
He also beat the shit out of USF, and he did it in the State of Florida too no less.

 

[Conan]

he wants to play closer to home. he's from Buford Ga, just outside of Atlanta

especially the "wants to play" part

 

[ChrisParadise]

Hey Skippy, do you think Kiffy will want him? He does the pro-set too, you know?
He also beat the shit out of USF, and he did it in the State of Florida too no less.

sure, hes welcome to walkon

 

[Conan]

sure, hes welcome to walkon

Skippy, if that's all Kiffy's gonna do about it, you'll be sorry. He's probably on the phone to him right now. That's another secondary until he signs out at the end of the school year. That's how I know Kiffy called him.

 

[HinesWard86]

Hey Skippy, do you think Kiffy will want him? He does the pro-set too, you know?
He also beat the shit out of USF, and he did it in the State of Florida too no less.

Sun Bowl is played in El Paso, not Florida

 

[Conan]

Sun Bowl is played in El Paso, not Florida

hno: OK, well if it was in Florida he'd have beat them anyway.

I am starting to like that bowl game, a Big-E/Pac-10 connection, and they meet 1/2 way. Every major conference needs to play at least one bowl game vs each of the other majors. TV could make them do it. The fans want it.

 

[HinesWard86]

hno: OK, well if it was in Florida he'd have beat them anyway.

I am starting to like that bowl game, a Big-E/Pac-10 connection, and they meet 1/2 way. Every major conference needs to play at least one bowl game vs each of the other majors. TV could make them do it. The fans want it.

That Oregon St. Pittsburgh Sun Bowl this year was just putrid. However, it showed me how great of a coach Mike Riley is. When the year started Oregon State looked to have one of the worst run defenses in the country. They graduated their entire front seven I believe and got torched on the ground in their first game against Stanford. By the end of the year though, they had a pretty good run defense. Amazing that Riley hasn't gotten real sniffs from bigger schools yet.....getting it done in Corvallis is pretty impressive.

I agree with your general sentiment though. Let's us also know which conferences are overrated as well.....I'm looking at you Big XII.

 

[GoSooners]

I agree with your general sentiment though. Let's us also know which conferences are overrated as well.....I'm looking at you Big XII.

Hines...I think you nailed it with the Big 12. I loved them last season. But personally, I think this is going to be an overrated conference this season. And I am going to play it as such in their out of conference games. In the South you've got an OU team that lost pretty much their entire O-Line. And something tells me that despite a good group of RB's, they aren't going to have as much success running the ball as everybody thinks..Obviously I hope I'm wrong.. Texas Tech graduated their key playmakers on offense. Baylor will probably be a bit better. Perhaps good enough to make a bowl. But no more than that. Texas A&M will be a tad better. But in the grand scheme of things doesn't really say much. OSU is still a little bit of a mystery to me because I'm still not 100% sure how good of an overall coach that Gundy is with a highly ranked team with big expectations. And I think this team still has several obstacles to overcome like replacing a couple very good players on their O-Line. And more importantly showing that they've improved in their front 7 on defense. And I'm still not getting any strong indications that they have. All I know for sure is they have a new DC. But last time I looked these guys don't suit up and play. Texas is probably the flagship team of the South this season. But they need to show me more on offense before I call them a National Title contender..The North Division gets 2 new coaches. And each of the other teams have more than a few question marks that rule them out of winning the conference. I could be wrong, but right now I don't see anybody in the North Division who is a top 20 team. If Hawkins can somehow put everything together at Colorado, they do have the personnel to be a top 20 team. A big if.. Right now I'm looking at 4 teams from this conference who had a great ATS record last season (8 wins or more ATS). They were Texas, OU, Baylor and OSU. This is usually the kiss of death in the following year...We'll have to see if they can overcome..But I will be very very hesitant to just lay my money down freely on any of these four teams. Especially with all of the hype that each is getting. And we're still over 3 months out from kickoff.