People say that being in the right place at the right time is a result of luck or coincidence, but I believe that you make your own luck through hard work and preparation—a philosophy Oregon head coach Chip Kelly enforces with all of his players. For years living in Eugene has provided perfect direct access to the fans, whether walking …
A Special Fish Report: The Pac-12 Conference Forbidding Highlight and Analysis Videos
I am now out of the Oregon football video analysis business, due to new rules established by the Pac-12 Conference regarding use of game footage. Per guidelines provided to all media as of Friday, September 7th, no news agency can use game footage for broadcast or on a website past 48-hours after the game has concluded without a license granted …
Fish Report: Oregon’s Emerging All-Purpose Star
It was painful for us to learn that the football Camelot in Autzen Stadium for the first half of the first two games was just a dream. The new quarterback wunderkind, “St. Marc” (as he was called by high school teammates) showed us that he was fallible, and the offense can stumble. Yet with some of the disappointments are also …
The Full Court Press: Oregon Basketball – The Preseason, Part I
For Dana Altman and the Oregon Ducks men’s basketball program, the future is imminent and imperative. For the second season in a row, Oregon finished competing in a national tournament…just not THE national tournament. In 2011, Altman defeated his former program, Creighton, in a three-game series to win the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) tournament. Last season the program made its …
A Look At Sports Medicine: Repairing Oregon’s Damaged Knees
The doctor is in. The University of Oregon does not comment on injuries, leaving many left speculating as to how severe an injury may actually be. Football is a rough sport, one that causes physical harm to those who play, and inevitably bones break and muscles and tendons tear. Such has been the case early on in the 2012 football …
FishDuck Weekly Video Log – Episode 58
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 …
Opportunities Knock After Uneven Performance
After three straight conference championships and a Rose Bowl win, its safe to say that the Ducks have reached new heights in terms of expectations…and that was never more evident than Saturday night. 100 years of ups and downs yet never perennially considered premiere, those years of struggle have led to championship aspirations for the Ducks, who in the last …
FishDuck Game Review: Injuries and Offensive Output Leaves Victory Somewhat Hollow
It is the signature moment of every Oregon pre-game fire-up motivational video–the long-standing replay of Kenny Wheaton’s iconic interception against Washington in 1994, known as “The Pick.” The crowd builds to a crescendo amidst the sounds of Jerry Allen yelling “Kenny Wheaton’s gonna score!” A few revs from the Harley, punctuating “the most improbable finish to a football game!” and …
Notes from around the college football nation: SEC and PAC-12 embarrassed while UF is #1 again
Another week is in the books and you might as well call it “Upset” Saturday. No ranked team was safe, even in the SEC or PAC-12. A lot of teams flexed their muscles on Saturday and showed why they are top ranked teams, while others had people scratching their head over the results. Arkansas…really? Wisconsin…what was that? And do we …
Game 2 Preview: Oregon vs. Fresno State
Coming off of last weeks 57-34 shellacking of Arkansas State, the Ducks look to continue their momentum, as they welcome the Fresno State Bulldogs into Autzen Stadium for the first time since 2007. The Bulldogs come in under first year coach Tim DeRuyter, who takes over for Pat Hill, the iconic head coach let go after 15 seasons leading the …
Week One Surprises
It’s only been one week since the 2012-2013 college football season got underway, but already there are surprises littered across the football landscape from sea to shining sea. It began Friday night in Palo Alto where the JUGGERNAUT San Jose Spartans were upset by Stanford 17-13. The Spartans, ranked 1,087th in the Sagarin system, were led by quarterback Corky McCorkindale. …
Opponent Analysis: Keys to Fresno State (video)
Week two will bring Fresno State, and their high powered offense led by Derek Carr to Autzen Stadium. Oregon will need to keep up the tempo on Saturday, as the Bulldogs are planning to run the Ducks out of the stadium as opposed to the standard Duck domination in Eugene. After 15 years with Pat Hill as head coach running …
