March 17th, 2004 was the last time the Ducks found themselves playing in the first round of the NIT tournament. That year, the 16-12 Ducks had drawn the 18-11 Buffaloes from the Big-12. The Ducks were playing post-season March basketball again, and were coming off of just the second stretch of back to back 20+ win seasons in school history. While the record may not look …
Anthony Q. Newman 25 for 25 Real Talk
Duck Fans, This week I had the distinct honor of sitting down with one of the real brick layers of the Oregon Duck Football program, Mr. Anthony Q. Newman. From his humble demeanor to his infectious wit and his Hulk-like passion for Football, life, and his family; Anthony shows what it truly means to be a Duck–a mentor, a coach, …
One-on-One: Oregon offensive lineman Keith Gunther (73-77)
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 former University of Oregon Ducks offensive lineman Keith Gunther, who played for the Ducks from 1973 – 1977. Keith talks about playing under three different coaches …
Recruiting Update: Offers all-around and a lineman who runs the 400m!?
Football Recruiting: Offers/Visits Until the latter half of February, most post-signing day news in the world of college football recruiting had been little more than “prospect interested” or “communication from coaches confirmed by top player…” That’s all changing. Very quickly. Now in March, we, the Duck Faithful, can expect to see a healthy dose of offers extended to some of …
Under Par: The Army of One
2,746 miles from home in Eugene, it’s 9:30 in the morning on the first of three days at the English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans. More importantly, 9:30 means tee-time for the Ducks. After she places her ball down on the first tee she gets into her stance, lines the driver up with the ball, does a …
The FishDuck Minute #7: PAC 12 Spread Analysis – Outside Run
The second part of my Pac-12 analysis looks at how several teams do their outside run, or their version of Outside Zone play. Don’t worry “Air-raiders,” Leach will make an appearance very soon. Josh Schlichter Oregon Football Analyst for FishDuck.com Eugene, Oregon Top Photo from FishDuck.com Video
The Duck: Purveyor of Pushups, Deacon of Dance Moves
You can call him Donald, The Duck, Ducky, Puddles, or even Duck Diggler…just don’t imitate his trademark post-score pushup celebration or call him a Husky, them’s fightin’ words! Whichever name you prefer, what can never be questioned is that there is not another mascot across the country more beloved than the Purveyor of Pushups, the Deacon of Dance himself, The …
FishDuck Weekly Video Log – Episode #33
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 …
Deep in Cougar and Husky country, a Duck
To put things into proper perspective, we must first describe the setting. Washington state. East slopes of the Cascades. Deep in the heart of Apple Country. Roughly halfway between Pullman and Seattle. Lots of Cougars and Huskies. And right smack in the middle of Wenatchee you’ll also find Luke Gillespie the Duck. Even though the 22-year-old bartender never went to …
And If Elected, I Solemnenomely… Somnolently… Sominex… Promise
Someone wiser than me once said, about Leap Year, “Why, oh why, do they have to put the extra day in a Presidential Election year? Do we really need to have the extra day to be told what we want to hear by people from whom we don’t want to hear it?” I thought that was deep. Personally I always …
Flyover Country: Meanwhile, Over in Mayberry. . . .
The University of Oregon is one of the few programs in the nation that allegedly has two “rivals.” Opinions amongst Ducks fans differ, but I am in the camp that says Washington, whom we affectionately call the “doogs,” are the rival of our athletics programs. Other Ducks fans ascribe to the frankly insane theory that Oregon State (University) is our …
For Ducks, It’s One And Done In Pac-12 Tournament
The Oregon Ducks fell behind a tough and talented Colorado team, and played from behind most of the second half. Despite a late scoring surge, in the end their efforts fell short, or sailed long, in the Pac-12 tournament opener. It was Oregon 62 – Colorado 63. Oregon dropped the second game of the season to the Buffs, the two losses by …
