Jonathan Adams

Michael Jordan and the Greatest Cereal Box of All Time

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 10:46:25 -0800

Today is Michael Jordan’s 50th birthday, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of the various tributes on TV and the web. I figured I’d get in on the fun, too, and pay homage to MJ and the greatest cereal box of all time.

The expiration date on the box is November 1991, so this would have been released right around the time he was leading the Bulls to their first title. I was 14 at the time, and Michael Jordan and cereal were two of my favorite things (actually, they still are), so of course I was eating my Wheaties.

Leave it to MJ to take cereal box interactivity to the next level. Take that, Cap’n Crunch!

My god! That’s a basketball court!

The basketballs.

Three views of the shooter. I loved the fact that my cereal came with accessories.

The floor.

The hoop. No net, so it’s got a bit of that city park feel. “Glass” backboard though.

Excellent shooting backdrop. Better than most Final Fours.

For 3…

A couple of overhead view. It really is an attractive package.

It really doesn’t get much better than a big bowl of cereal and shooting hoops with Michael Jordan. Oh, and please don’t tell my wife I’ve saved a cereal box for 20+ years.

Tweet-up at Matthew Knight Arena

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:03:56 -0800

If you’ve ever wondered if the people you follow on Twitter are as cool (or dorky) in real life as they are on Twitter, now’s your chance to find out.

On Saturday, February 9, join a tweet-up at Matthew Knight Arena for the Oregon vs. Utah men’s basketball game. The game starts at 5 p.m., and the Fiesta Bowl champion football team will be honored at halftime.

We’re getting backcourt terrace seats for $20 each (regular price $24). Please let me know if you’d like to join us by 11 a.m. Monday, February 4. The tickets must be purchased at one time, so I’ll do the buy and collect either via PayPal or at the game.

Let me know via Twitter (@JonathanAdams) or email JonathanEAdams at gmail dot com.

1982: Fresno State 10, Oregon 4. Yes, That is a Football Score

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:16:17 -0700

The last time Fresno State beat Oregon, the Ducks somehow scored just 4 points. In a football game.

In light of Oregon’s recent run of success propelled by their explosive offense, the 30-year-old game stories from the Register-Guard are shocking. Three straight games without an offensive touchdown. Fresno State players mockingly asking if they can “play this team every year.” The Washington Huskies ranked number one.

Ugly.

But it wasn’t entirely hopeless. As the writer notes, the Ducks would still be favored over Oregon State.

Tweet-up at Matthew Knight Arena - It's On!

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:27:00 -0800

Thanks to everybody for the feedback. We have more than enough interest to get the group rate, so here we go:

Utah at Oregon, Saturday, March 3. Game time TBA. Tickets are $22 each.

What I need from you: A Firm confirmation that you will be attending. Remember, I have to buy all of the tickets, so don’t leave me hanging people!

I would like to order the tickets on Monday, January 30, so let me know if you’re in by then. I would like to send everyone their tickets before the game, so we’ll have to work out payment options. Checks or PayPal (or…?) will be fine (although if you’re paying via PayPal the cost will be $23 per ticket to cover their fees). Once I get a confirmation from you, I’ll send you payment info.

So, contact me on Twitter here or send me an email JonathanEAdams at Gmail dot com and let me know if you can attend. I will update the list of attendees on this page as I get them.

Also, I might try and set up a pre or post game get-together (depending on when the game starts) at a local restaurant, so I’ll keep you posted on that.

Confirmed attendees

@JonathanAdams and @JeffnerA

@EricMcGregor76

@ColbSchlick (2)

@dmcox and @23ducks

@JulieAdams6452 and @jonsbrotherjoe

@Tiffanyeneas and @benias

@kendallwagoner

@OreDux541 (2)

@KDogg23 (2)

@jshulmire and @TheRealNatanna

@jakon11

@PDXDbo

@ih8tofly

@Sportsologist

@yourDOsomeday (3)

@jushu356 (5)

@ryro23 (2)

@Quaackgirl

@davepettit and @a_yellowbear

@BigShaun (3)

@adamdmcglone (2)

@GoDucks32 (3)

@_MissMayFlower_ and @sbvegas (3 total)

@jdamis

@aplambeck

@HeatherAmaral

Tweet-up at Matthew Knight Arena

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:45:16 -0800

Interested in a Tweet-up at Matthew Knight Arena? Here are the options:

1. Washington State at Oregon, Saturday, February 11. Game tips at 3 p.m. Tickets are $23 each.

2. Utah at Oregon, Saturday, March 3. Game time TBA. Tickets are $22 each.

I picked Saturday games because I assume that’s easier for everyone than Thursday games.

To get those prices we need a minimum of 20 people. Also, one person (me) has to pay for the tickets and then settle up with everyone else, so once we decide on the game, I’ll need firm commitments and payment (maybe via PayPal).

So, email me if you’re interested and tell me which game you prefer. Also, if you have any suggestions on payment options, let me know. I’ll leave this up for a week and then post final details based on your input next Thursday.

JonathanEAdams at Gmail dot com or hit me up on Twitter or Facebook.

Posted this lyric before the Oregon-LSU game, and it’s...

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:32:38 -0800

Posted this lyric before the Oregon-LSU game, and it’s still valid so I’m re-posting:

“Photo shoot fresh, looking like wealth. I’m ‘bout to call the paparazzi on myself.” —From “Otis” by Jay-Z and Kanye West.

Tomorrow night at Husky Stadium, the University of Washington...

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:07:06 -0700

Tomorrow night at Husky Stadium, the University of Washington will honor their 1991 squad who they say were the national champions that year. What they don’t tell you is that the Huskies were merely voted number one in the coaches poll. The Miami Hurricanes were voted number one in the AP poll.

So my dream for the pre-game festivities is this: The song in the video above starts playing, Jim Ross grabs a mic and screams “Good god! That’s the Miami Hurricanes music!”, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (who was the starting DT on that ‘91 Canes squad) administers “the people’s elbow” to everyone in purple.

Too much to hope for?

New “retro” jersey (above): Forged in hell by Satan...

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:05:08 -0700

New “retro” jersey (above): Forged in hell by Satan himself. Hitler and Stalin did the stitching. It will steal your daughter’s virginity and never call her again.

Green with yellow numbers? How boring and plain. And how dare it have a logo of our mascot that I’ve never seen before? I hope it dies a painful death.

2009 “retro” jersey (below): Created by Jesus in his Laboratory of Beauty. It’s made of a 50/50 blend of rainbows and a mother’s love.

Green with yellow numbers? How simple, yet divine. Can you marry a jersey? Because I’m in love.

I love so much about this video. The sound the “Win the...

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:39:12 -0700

I love so much about this video. The sound the “Win the Day” sign makes when they hit it. How cool Chip Kelly is. The uniforms.

All of it.

LaMichael James. Slippery.

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:28:17 -0700

LaMichael James. Slippery.

Englishman Stephen Fry on college football. Brilliant.

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:54:28 -0700

Englishman Stephen Fry on college football. Brilliant.

It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great.

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:02:10 -0700

It’s all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great.

"Baseball breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when..."

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:32:49 -0700

“Baseball breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.”

- A. Bartlett Giamatti

badfeelingaboutthis: The Lucasfilm bowling league poster is so...

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:41:39 -0700

badfeelingaboutthis:

The Lucasfilm bowling league poster is so cool it almost makes me want to take up bowling… almost.

This picture makes me happy.

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:35:56 -0700

This picture makes me happy.

cmschroed: University of Oregon - so baller. join up #GoDucks

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:45:13 -0700

cmschroed:

University of Oregon - so baller. join up #GoDucks

Countdown to kickoff: 101 things I love about the Oregon...

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:05:06 -0700

Countdown to kickoff: 101 things I love about the Oregon Ducks

On September 3, the Oregon Ducks will begin their 2011 football season. To get through the dog days of summer, I’m listing 101 cool, random things I love about the Ducks, one per day until kickoff in Dallas. In no particular order.

#1: Win The Day.

It’s brilliantly simple philosophy. No matter what you’re doing, win it. It’s guided the Oregon Ducks to unprecedented heights. And the opportunity to soar even higher starts tomorrow in Dallas. It’s a big day.

Go out and win it.

College Football Starts Today

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:21:11 -0700

College Football Starts Today:

“I hope, like a thousand other fantasies making up my life, that the experience validates the unfeeling, sterile framework of things. I hope that I get that feeling of being slightly less wooden, of being something closer to being a real boy. I have this option, or I have cynicism. So do you. It is a choice you make every day, and it is the only one that matters.” —Spencer Hall of Every Day Should Be Saturday on the start of the college football season.

Brilliant.

Countdown to kickoff: 101 things I love about the Oregon...

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:00:05 -0700

Countdown to kickoff: 101 things I love about the Oregon Ducks

On September 3, the Oregon Ducks will begin their 2011 football season. To get through the dog days of summer, I’m listing 101 cool, random things I love about the Ducks, one per day until kickoff in Dallas. In no particular order.

#2: “Kenny Wheaton’s gonna score! Kenny Wheaton is gonna score!”

Now and forever, the greatest play in the history of Oregon football.

Countdown to kickoff: 101 things I love about the Oregon...

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:00:06 -0700

Countdown to kickoff: 101 things I love about the Oregon Ducks

“Last time I checked, there is no ‘Hall of Average.’ “

“If your expectations aren’t to be the best, then… you know, nobody rises to low expectations.”

“You better show up. You don’t have to be the best team in the country. You just have to be the best team in the stadium on that day.”

“I’ll give any teller who gives me a lollipop four stars.” Comparing banks to recruiting websites.

“Pressure is what you feel when you don’t know what you’re doing. We know what we’re doing”

“Yeah we’re gonna have a party tonight. 9:30, meet us in the Cas. If the lights are off it’s just a surprise party.” On being ranked third by the AP.

“The sports reporters are very underpaid in this state. There should be a pension system for them & maybe some of them could retire early.”

“The best teams win on Saturdays. Not the best individuals.”

“It feels like the World Cup out here with the stadium and the injuries.” During halftime of the 2010 game at Arizona State.

“Play calling is driven by the players that you have. You can’t be a riverboat gambler if you are coaching the Little Giants.”

“Maybe your parents didn’t believe in you.” Said to John Canzano.

“I’ve worn the same practice visor since I got here in 2007 … I’m just trying to save the school money.”

“You don’t get a trophy after halftime. We don’t look at the scoreboard until the end of the game.”

“I pride myself on efficiency. I need about an hour & a half at the mall & I’m boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. And I’m out of there.” On why he does his Christmas shopping on December 24.

“Can you please show her [Erin Andrews] a little respect?” To people who were jostling EA during a postgame interview.

“We don’t have to talk about rankings with these guys. Whether we’re No. 1 in the country or 101 it won’t affect how we prepare.”

“Run from being good. Chase being great.”

“We don’t have bye weeks. We have improvement weeks.”

“I really hope we don’t throw our arms out of sockets patting ourselves on the back.”