Good Luck Ducks, Week 6: Get Sparty
Oregon hosts Michigan State on a Friday night, just like the college football gods intended.  Tonight, it will truly feel like the Ducks are part of the B1G. Well, that's aside from the whole Friday...
View ArticleGood Luck Ducks, Week 7: Deez Nuts
 Number Two versus Number Three!  To be perfectly honest, I thought I'd have a lot more to say about Ohio State this week. As it turns out, I really don't. Don't get me wrong: this is a huge, huge,...
View ArticleSaturday Stars and Players for the Rest of the Week
 Football, baseball, basketball, hockey?! Fresh off a customs inspection at the border (presumably) and sitting around my office for awhile is another pile of goodies from buckstorecards. As always, he...
View ArticleGood Luck Ducks, Week 8: Give Me Boilermakers
 Oregon hits the road for Friday night football. Coming off of an epic victory last weekend over Ohio State, it's a short turnaround for the Ducks with all kinds of targets on their backs. The Buckeyes...
View ArticleGood Luck Ducks, Week 9: Fighting Realm
 The Fighting Ducks host the Fighting Illini in a battle of ranked B1G squads.  While it still feels like just yesterday that the 2024 college football season started, we're already heading into...
View ArticleGood Luck Ducks, Week 10: Quack in The Big House
Oregon heads to Ann Arbor to take on the defending champs.  The Ducks bolstered their #1 standing with an impressive takedown of Illinois last Saturday, but there is plenty of work left to do. Next up:...
View ArticleGood Luck Ducks, Week 11: Turtle Power
 Oregon hosts an unfamiliar foe as the season officially enters the stretch run.  It's been quite a season! While it still feels like it was just summer around here, especially coming off of a week...
View ArticleTribeCards Cards Represent, Represent-sent
 A pile of free cards from an old friend.  Back in August, I received a large box of cards from TribeCards central. David is part of the old-school realm of baseball card bloggers, and as a team...
View ArticleGood Luck Ducks, Week 12: More Like...
Oregon faces their final road test of the season in their penultimate conference game.  I probably say this every year at this time, but man, this college football season has really flown by. It's a...
View ArticleGood Luck Ducks, Week 14: Revenge
It's Senior Day as Oregon hosts their hated rivals to the north.  I was watching a bit of the Georgia Tech/Georgia game last night when I got a bit of a pit in my stomach. With the heavily favored...
View ArticleA Chilly December Afternoon PWE Round-Up
 Good things in small envelopes from @nightowlcardz.bsky.social and more.  It's that stupid season where everyone is trying to sell you something, all the time. I can't seem to manage to get away from...
View ArticleGood Luck Ducks: B1G Championship Edition
 The Nittany Lions and the Fighting Ducks clash for title of Big Ten supremacy.  Well.Well, well, well. The Oregon football team is competing in the conference championship game tonight, after running...
View ArticleContest Time! College Bowl Pick 'Em #15
Make the best picks and win a prize!  Welcome back to Contest Season. This is the 15th year of the College Bowl Pick 'Em contest.Our past winners include Adam from Thoughts on Sox (2009-10), Mark from...
View ArticleBreak Goodies and a Contest Reminder
Our almost quarterly review of Affordable Group Breaks cards.  Before we get into it, here's the big reminder: the 15th (!) annual Cards on Cards college bowl pick 'em thingy is fully functional and...
View Article'Tis the Season for Trades and Contest Updates
Recapping a mega card package and an embarrassing contest update. And yes, it's about that time!  Before I get into the cards (probably why you're here) from Too Many Verlanders, it's time to fess up...
View ArticleGood Luck Ducks: Rose Bowl Playoff Time
 After a long wait, the Ducks finally get their shot at some playoff action against a familiar foe.Oregon rolled through their season as the only undefeated FBS team, winners of thirteen games...
View ArticleSurprise Visit from the DK
 ...no, not the Donkey Kong.  A few months back, I got a surprise knock on the door from local area not-blogger The Diamond King, who dropped off an incredibly generous selection of Cardinals goodies....
View ArticleCanadian Football and a Big Contest Update
 Who will win the annual college football contest? Plus, cards!  We're getting really close to kickoff in the final college football game of the longest season of our lifetimes. Who is going to take...
View ArticleContest Results (and More)
The results are in! And... let's also check out some Cards cards.The big football contest is in the books. The winner is none other than Ginko-5, who will win a blaster box of the new Topps Series 1...
View ArticleTakin' Some Shorts (Prints)
Cardinals and Heritage needs, including a stupidly elusive card.  The latest (well, as of November) mailer from the one and only Night Owl Cards was heavy on some harder to get cards from a certain set...
View ArticleA Holiday Gift
 Baseball and football cards -- just the way you like them!Christmas in sports cards form came late, but that's because I was out of town. I usually end up with a pile of packages and trades around the...
View ArticleRadness is Coming; A PWE Round-Up for Monday
Look for a new contest sign-up next week! For now, let's check out some cards from plain white envelopes.It's time to recap a few of the sneaky white envelopes that trickled in over the past few...
View ArticleGame On! March Madness Sweet Sixteen Style (A Contest, Obviously)
Make the picks. Win the cards.It's pretty simple. Pick the best NCAA bracket and you can win a prize. There are also runner-up prizes. I will also create a bonus contest at some point, selecting a game...
View ArticleCards from Oren and a Final Contest Reminder!
 Don't forget to fill out your bracket! And let's check out some terrific cards from Oren.  We're less than 24 hours away from the start of the big NCAA men's basketball tournament, which means it's...
View ArticleContest Update and More Cards from Padrographs
Who is going to win this thing?  It's finally baseball season and that feels great. It also means that we're just about to wrap up another year of March Radness. Before we get into the cards proper,...
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