On the eve of February 16, 1974 University of Oregon students camped out in hopes of securing a coveted ticket to watch the home town Ducks take on top-ranked UCLA, a team who was coming off of it’s 7th straight NCAA Championship and had posted back to back 30-0 seasons. However, a month before, Notre Dame had managed to snap the Bruin’s incredible NCAA …
A Once Dominant Defender Continues Success with Oregon Athletics Behind the Scenes
A forgotten three-year starter of the 90’s Oregon defense remains a valuable “behind the scenes” part of Ducks Athletics to this day. A rare recruit out of Alaska, Dietrich Moore opted to become a Duck, flying south for the winter in 1996 to settle in Eugene. Little did he know at the time, he would go on to shine as …
FishDuck Recruiting Special: Pac-12 Talent – The Conclusion
Over the past month FishDuck.com contributor Chris Charbonnier broke down Pac-12 recruiting classes and overall talent utilizing a specialty formula he developed, counting down the Pac-12 from #12 to #1. The introduction of this series is located here: http://fishduck.com/2012/02/fishduck-recruiting-special-pac-12-talent-introduction/ The countdown of #12 – 10 is located here: http://fishduck.com/2012/02/fishduck-recruiting-special-pac-12-talent-12-10/ The countdown of #9 – 7 is located here: http://fishduck.com/2012/02/fishduck-recruiting-special-pac-12-talent-9-7/ The …
One-on-One: TheSportsBrewery.com’s Jeromy King
Each week FishDuck.com’s Kurt Liedtke will be speaking with current/former student athletes, other FishDuck contributors, and outside experts in a one-on-one conversation, the FishDuck.com One-On-One weekly video podcast. This week Kurt was joined by co-founder of TheSportsBrewery.com JeromyKing, a Eugene-based sports site covering local sports and topical events with a humorous slant. Kurt and Jeromy talked about Oregon sports, including …
Recruiting Update: Top-5 RB visits, PF tweets, and a shot-block heard round the gym…
Follow me on Twitter: @MarkDFlores Be sure to like us on Facebook: FISHDUCK.COM Football Recruiting Visits With Oregon playing host for its first and second round NIT Tournament matchups, visiting mid-west running back, Dontre Wilson (4-Star/De Soto, TX/Rivals250), made a quiet excursion to Eugene. Widely regarded as one of Oregon’s top recruiting targets, Wilson had nothing but good things to …
Who Can Travel 5,179 Miles for Stardom? The Cambi Man Can.
He may only be sophomore, but if there is one thing Robin Cambier has proven he can do at the collegiate level with his racket and on-court intelligence, it’s that he can play with, or against, the best in the world. I had the privilege to talk with Cambier recently and there are three things that are clear about him …
The FishDuck Minute #8: Oregon’s Pulling Center Changes the Spread Offense
A big part of offensive success this year was Hroniss Grasu, #55 pulling and leading the way on outside “Stretch” plays, as coaches will call it. A center has to be extraordinarily FAST to snap the ball and beat the RB to the corner and lead him into the secondary. As a quick reminder the FishDuck Minutes are not the …
Dual Threats: Oregon Ducks Excelling in Football and Track
This weekend marks the opening of the Oregon men’s outdoor track and field season with the Oregon Preview meet. Scheduled to participate in the 100 meters are Oregon football players Dior Mathis and B.J. Kelley. I’ve always looked forward to following Oregon football players who participate in other varsity sports, particularly track and field. I thought for my first article …
The Coach’s Corner: The Six Questions of Goal Setting
A note from FishDuck.com: Today we have a unique treat, this article from a highly successful college coach explains how football coaches address off-season goals with their players. This will provide an insider perspective into an area of football that fans rarely get to see up close or understand, what goes into preparation for a football team when not on …
How we found Beavs and Dawgs on St. Pat’s Day
It’s over. St. Patrick’s Day, that is. You can put away the green beer now, Corvallis and Seattle. Before it gets any worse. We know what you were up to. We saw you. Our crack photographers, hired just for the occasion, spent a solid 12 hours Saturday documenting the Secret Lives of Beavers and Huskies. We now know you wear …
Have You Seen My Snake?
And a good day to you, lads and lassies, on the feast day of St. Patrick! Kermit the Frog became a wealthy sock when he declared, in scratchy melody, “It Ain’t Easy Being Green.” Silly frog. Not only is it easy being green, it’s downright refreshing! First a little history: St. Patrick was born in 367 in the town of …
FishDuck Weekly Video Log – Episode #34
Every week Kurt Liedtke (better known as Keeerrrttt1), co-owner of FishDuck.com, creates video blogs (vlogs) to update all you fine folk on all things FishDuck, a free-form discussion of current events about Oregon Ducks sports and all that’s new with FishDuck.com, with the occasional off-topics or rants. It’s a little off-the-cuff, perhaps slightly pretentious, somewhat rambling, and hopefully entertaining…so kick …
