Thoughts On A Brutal Day For Oregon Football Fans

While Oregon Ducks fans await the football fates today of quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and running back LaMichael James after their legal problems, I've got two questions beyond "what the hell's going on down there?"

1) Football season ticket renewal notices are out with an April 30 deadline to renew. Will there be any dropoff in what has been a seemingly inelastic market (And in case you're wondering my role in this market, "Yes I'm renewing. I am an addict.")

2) No matter what happens to Masoli and James, it will be fascinating to see how the university treats the just-concluded Rose Bowl season next year. After all, videos like this

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXFRpAIDNdk[/youtube]

and this

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lir8iXfWF8[/youtube]

were all set to take their place in the Autzen Stadium scoreboard video loop with this chestnut.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx9rBOlubPQ[/youtube]

And of course that isn't going to happen now. But what will take their place?