Seriously, how did we land De'Anthony Thomas?

[wheaton4prez]

Handsomedan you're right about the growth in California and Oregon.

California does indeed have very relaxed laws regarding development compared to its northern neighbor.

I don't think you can deny that Oregon has probably learned from California. The Oregon land use laws will limit the sprawling development into the hinterland that California cities suffer from.
This idea that sprawl is a political notion only is preposterous. What a load of steaming s***.

Isn't that adorable?

Strict zoning simply raises property costs by lowering the supply of available land. It damages business economies and lowers home ownership.

It's not only a political motivation. It's mainly just another environmentalist trend. However, appealing to green-fetishists is a political motivation.

[woundedknees]

50+ years ago, my father (Here in Lane County, Oregon), bought the top of a mountain, which was located inside an urban growth boundary, with the intention of dividing the land for home ownership.... In the late seventies, Lane County commissioners unilaterally chose to remove that property from said urban growth boundary, and rezoned the land for timber management.

He has been fighting that decision for a long time. The expense of the on-going process probably exceeds any monetary value he will ever realize from the sale of the remaining property, but the principal drives him nuts.

Methinks this particular discussion belongs in the Off Topic section.

As far as the decision by DaT to attend Oregon, I think he probably struggled with the idea, but I wonder if he had an epiphany like the one Kenya Wilkins mentioned about his own exodus from South Central?

http://special.registerguard.com/csp/cm ... /story.csp

“It was an opportunity for a different life,” he said, remembering the specific moment he decided to become a Duck, on his recruiting visit when he found himself talking on a campus-area street at 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning with his host, Orlando Williams, and a couple of other Ducks.

“And there was calm,” he said. “There were no worries. There weren’t the same worries that you have in L.A. I noticed that, and appreciated that, and liked that. You didn’t have to be cautious. ...

“It was life-changing. And I have another line of people who came up here looking for a change.”

I think that pretty much sums it all up.

[greenyellow]

50+ years ago, my father (Here in Lane County, Oregon), bought the top of a mountain, which was located inside an urban growth boundary, with the intention of dividing the land for home ownership.... In the late seventies, Lane County commissioners unilaterally chose to remove that property from said urban growth boundary, and rezoned the land for timber management.

He has been fighting that decision for a long time. The expense of the on-going process probably exceeds any monetary value he will ever realize from the sale of the remaining property, but the principal drives him nuts.

Methinks this particular discussion belongs in the Off Topic section.

As far as the decision by DaT to attend Oregon, I think he probably struggled with the idea, but I wonder if he had an epiphany like the one Kenya Wilkins mentioned about his own exodus from South Central?

http://special.registerguard.com/csp/cm ... /story.csp

“It was an opportunity for a different life,” he said, remembering the specific moment he decided to become a Duck, on his recruiting visit when he found himself talking on a campus-area street at 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning with his host, Orlando Williams, and a couple of other Ducks.

“And there was calm,” he said. “There were no worries. There weren’t the same worries that you have in L.A. I noticed that, and appreciated that, and liked that. You didn’t have to be cautious. ...

“It was life-changing. And I have another line of people who came up here looking for a change.”

I think that pretty much sums it all up.

I think that the argument over urban vs rural in this topic came from DaT leaving LA for a change in scenery. I think you'll find some kids who want a change of scenery while you see a lot who want to stay in their comfort zone.

[Duck07]

You guys are forgetting the obvious population problem that we (as a nation) have as well as fresh water issues in the entire SW region. It's like if Idiocracy and Chinatown had a baby, haha.

[vagusnerve]

wheaton, i'm not even gonna get into this.

[Elduderino]

You guys are forgetting the obvious population problem that we (as a nation) have as well as fresh water issues in the entire SW region. It's like if Idiocracy and Chinatown had a baby, haha.

Man we've got to stay away from the water talk. I spent practically my entire Masterrs program on nothing but water issues. We could be writing thesis projects if we aren't careful

[karlhungis]

[Bigducker]

50+ years ago, my father (Here in Lane County, Oregon), bought the top of a mountain, which was located inside an urban growth boundary, with the intention of dividing the land for home ownership.... In the late seventies, Lane County commissioners unilaterally chose to remove that property from said urban growth boundary, and rezoned the land for timber management.

He has been fighting that decision for a long time. The expense of the on-going process probably exceeds any monetary value he will ever realize from the sale of the remaining property, but the principal drives him nuts.

Methinks this particular discussion belongs in the Off Topic section.

As far as the decision by DaT to attend Oregon, I think he probably struggled with the idea, but I wonder if he had an epiphany like the one Kenya Wilkins mentioned about his own exodus from South Central?

http://special.registerguard.com/csp/cm ... /story.csp

“It was an opportunity for a different life,” he said, remembering the specific moment he decided to become a Duck, on his recruiting visit when he found himself talking on a campus-area street at 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning with his host, Orlando Williams, and a couple of other Ducks.

“And there was calm,” he said. “There were no worries. There weren’t the same worries that you have in L.A. I noticed that, and appreciated that, and liked that. You didn’t have to be cautious. ...

“It was life-changing. And I have another line of people who came up here looking for a change.”

I think that pretty much sums it all up.

That should be put up in big text in the locker room for all the recruits from So Cal to read on their visit. Might mak'em think a little more.

[karlhungis]

Would it be an NCAA violation if we started paying gang-bangers to put out hits on potential recruits to send them this direction? I know I know... poor taste.

[greenyellow]

Very common on here. Definitely won't be the last time either.

[Handsome Dan]

A natural progression of the thread I would argue.

[Phalanx]

Haha, thread entropy.

[Zyme]

It was the great republican (and I'm a democrat) Governor tom McCall that said "There are two thing that Oregonians hate, Density and Sprawl"

[greenyellow]

It was the great republican (and I'm a democrat) Governor tom McCall that said "There are two thing that Oregonians hate, Density and Sprawl"

I doubt we'll see the type of sprawl that has occurred in a lot of urban areas here in Oregon. People are used to nature up here so anything that disturbed that too much would likely not fly. I think that's also why a lot of Californians come up here, but they bring other things that are not so welcomed (not going to get into too much political BS here).

[buckmarkduck]

Funny thing about this thread, is LMJ said in an interview he thought Eugene was to big and almost didn't come here, but loved the beauty and the school to much. I guess it's all a point of view.