As the Oregon Ducks football team prepares this summer for the upcoming 2012 season, many personnel questions will remain unanswered, as voluntary practices and workouts will continue to go unseen for the foreseeable future, all media and the public barred from attending. We expect to be watching a few new faces on the field next fall, but no question that one of …
The Coach’s Corner: Following A Dream
A note from FishDuck.com: Today we have a unique treat, this article is from Coach Mike Morris, who coached at seven different high schools in Southern California for 30 years. We encourage other coaches that are interested in possibly writing guest columns providing their unique insight to please contact us. In the early 1970s, at Fremont High School …
Building a Program In the New Pac-12: It’s as Simple as Simple as Simple as Repetition
Creativity is something that is trending in the PAC-12, just look at the new hires for evidence of that, with two new coaches in the state of Arizona as well as at UCLA. Modeling Chip Kelly’s wide open spread laboratory is now a mainstream practice on the west coast, but the matchup that football strategy junkies everywhere are looking forward …
One-On-One: Oregon Ducks LB David Massey (1989-93)
Each week FishDuck.com’s Kurt Liedtke (better known as Keeerrrttt1) speaks with current/former student athletes, other FishDuck contributors, and outside experts in a one-on-one conversation–the FishDuck.com One-On-One. This week Kurt is joined by Oregon Ducks linebacker David Massey (1989-1993), who was a powerful inside linebacker for the Ducks in the early 90s, becoming a full-time starter in 1992 and 1993. During …
Recruiting Update: Ducks Extend Offer to QB & Oregon’s Bullpen Piper
Follow me on Twitter: @MarkDFlores Be sure to like us on Facebook: FISHDUCK.COM Football Recruiting Offers/News After what was seemingly shaping up to be a slow recruiting week, Oregon burst out of the shadows with offer extensions to linebacker Jaylon Smith (4-Star/Ft. Wayne, Il/Rivals100), quarterback Anthony Jennings (3-Star/Marietta, GA), and tight end Danny Friend (3-Star/Morris, Ill). With a possible “pass …
FishDuck on the air! Addictedtoquack.com podcast (5/22/2012)
Tuesday night Charles Fischer and Kurt Liedtke of FishDuck.com were the guests on the Addictedtoquack podcast. The weekly Tuesday Night Talks series on ATQ is a great source to hear about Duck sports, and the FishDuck team went into great detail with the ATQ hosts talking about Oregon Ducks football. You can hear the archived audio at the following link: …
Ducks on Deck: The Determined Superhero – Jimmie Sherfy
Every team needs a hero, and in baseball there is one player that holds the ultimate responsibility of being that person, tasked with finishing out the victory. In 1969 baseball instituted the save rule. It stated that a save is accredited to the relief pitcher that finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances, which is typically …
Spring Football Analysis II and the “Scat” Play
Charles “FishDuck” Fischer and Josh Schlichter continue their video analysis of the Oregon Spring Game and break down a trusty West Coast-Spread Offense passing play of Oregon that college and pro teams use often. This video is an example of how we are taking steps forward of looking closely at Oregon’s passing game and defensive techniques, as we progress beyond …
1963 Ducks: The Last Great Oregon Football Team Before the Modern Era
At the time they may not have recognized the impact they would have during their time in Eugene, when the young men of the 1960 football recruiting class arrived on campus at the University of Oregon. By the time they were done though the mark in history was undeniable, their achievements at the UO surpassed only by their accomplishments in …
SEC-Big-12 bowl talk over the top
Had to chuckle at all the hoopla surrounding the announcement Friday that the SEC and Big-12 will sick their regular season champs on each other in a New Year’s Day bowl game starting in 2015. The reasoning behind the game is clear enough. These two conferences — which were at each other’s throats just months ago — are positioning themselves …
Notes From Around College Football Nation: FSU messes with Texas? Rose Bowl might not be “Granddaddy of ‘Em All” much longer
If you wanted a quiet week with little college football news, then you’re not gonna find it here. Just when we thought the summer would finally kick in and slow things down, the years of complaints and swirling rumors regarding playoffs has now turned into a raging wildfire, and yet more conference expansion. Now if only they played some games …
A Bouquet to the Schools Un-Ducked
I got an email from an angry reader this week. It said, “Why do you have to be so mean to the other schools? You suck!” I didn’t know Mom even had email. She is right, though. I’ve been pretty hard on some of the other Institutions of Higher Education during my weekly chats with you folks. Maybe it’s time …
