It was SUPPOSED to be the first real test for both teams, SUPPOSED to be either the next step towards a championship or validation for a new regime, SUPPOSED to be another typical Thursday thriller continuing the long-standing trend of upsets and nail-biters, SUPPOSED to be a lot of things. In the end it proved very little, except that Oregon …
As I sat with of my friends in Autzen Stadium, our anticipation was high. The 2012 version of Oregon versus Washington was about to start. We stood at our seats in Section 26 . Once again the stadium speakers screamed “Kenny Wheaton is gonna score!” Like the other 50,000 Duck fans at Autzen Stadium two weeks ago, we laughed and cheered. As …
For Duck fans who haven’t been hitting refresh on their Twitter every 30 seconds for the past 36 hours, here’s what you missed: Thomas Tyner, senior running back for Aloha (OR) High School, announced on Twitter that he was re-opening his recruiting process, and decommitting from Oregon. His decision is likely based on an Oregon Football policy that prohibits commits …
After a much needed bye week, Oregon springs back into action tonight in the desert, when they take on the Sun Devils of Arizona State. The Ducks, 6-0 on the season and ranked #3 in the first BCS rankings, face their biggest challenge of the season in the Sun Devils, who are 5-1 overall and riding high under new coach …
Oregon has had its way in Thursday night match ups as of late, as they obliterated UCLA in 2010, and did the same to Cal in 2011. This year things are a little different, as the Ducks aren’t in the friendly confines of Autzen Stadium, and will have to take out a very good Arizona State team to continue their Thursday night …
Football Recruiting Visits With the Ducks deep in “improvement week,” the Oregon assistant coaches’ contingent hit the recruiting trail. What transpired during this latest round of prep cultivation will not be fully realized for some time, yet its outcome should continue a long line of favorable off-week jaunts. Back in Eugene, Head Coach Chip Kelly was hard at work keeping …
How much of our defensive success is from strategy, and how much is from the players and their abilities? We often hear of Oregon changing up their defense to confuse their opponents, so today we look at two examples in this season’s game against Washington of how we changed, or “Stemmed”, our defense into another to create two big defensive …
“3 and out” is a generally informal, marginally educated, and completely biased look at the Oregon Ducks and their next opponent in a short and simple format. This week’s take: Arizona State Causes for concern Depth Check Oregon enters this game as short handed as they have been all season, and weeks like this demonstrate why making a point …
The winter of 2011 was a dark time for the Oregon faithful. Losing the National Championship weighed heavily on the minds of Duck fans, but it was not the primary source of their consternation. Nor was the realization that the Ducks had failed to capture the championship, despite having the country’s best team for the second time in four seasons. …
Nick Saban has had an incredible tenure at Alabama since 2007, with a 60-12 record, 2 National Championships, 2 SEC Championships, 2 Western Division SEC Titles, 2008 Unanimous Coach of the year and the list goes on and on. So why then would this well-experienced, well-tenured, very decorated head coach take a crack shot at the Oregon Football program? Maybe …
Oregon opened 1958 with a close loss to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl game. That game would be the final game for 11 seniors, including the entire starting backfield and most of the top offensive skill players. The 1958 season opened with a 27-0 shutout of Idaho. That shutout was the first of four shutouts by Oregon’s defense. …
If you would have told me the Big East would have three undefeated teams right now, I would have called you a liar and smacked you. Just when the Big East seemed to be down and out, they are putting on a show for college football. The Big-10 is just a mess this year and after watching its “top” teams …
