The Fish Report: New Wrinkles Against Nevada

The Fish Report: New Wrinkles Against Nevada

Blowouts are often boring for fans, yet this one provided some interesting new wrinkles to study. We also had some questions answered about the direction of countering defensive measures against the Zone Read, which some may find surprising. Finally, we began to see the opportunities …
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The Fish Report: My LSU Spin

Why are National Pundits/Sportscasters so myopic? We are hearing their SEC version of events again to explain the obvious to the rest of us, as it happened last January. You recall how we heard of how the Auburn running game destroyed us, yet with two …
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We Have Changes Coming on Offense.

This next season promises to be exciting, with new plays and changes on offense, and I am going to enjoy breaking it down. Why do I think we will have major changes? Most have not noticed that inside of the last two games and the …
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The Fish Report: First Scrimmage!

In Oregon we have our natural cycle of summer transformations, of the warmth with the lush green vegetation everywhere that will begin to change. We see the geese begin going south, and we now see Duck fans flocking to Eugene to live the beginning of …
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The Fish Report: Oregon’s New Triple Tailback Threat Formation (New Video!)

If I told you that Chip ran a new formation last year that nobody wrote about or even noticed and it put THREE Tailbacks on the field at the same time—would you believe it? Hard to think of something that bizarre, yet he wants to …
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The Fish Report: Oregon’s New ACE Formation & Plays

How well does a Zone Read work when the opponent has six DL and two or three LBs stacked up close on short yardage situations? We have all complained about using a shotgun formation in the Red Zone, especially inside our own and the opponent’s …
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The Fish Report: Oregon’s New Slash Formation And Plays

The new SLASH formation and plays at the game in Glendale received universal derision from Oregon fans that were unaccustomed to the new look and at the subpar results. Yet Chip is not one to jettison a strategy after the first time and it aroused …
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The Fish Report: Oregon’s New Dual H-Back Formation & Plays

What is the biggest reason as to why Oregon has lead the Pac-10 and been one of the nation’s leaders in rushing since the Spread Offense was introduced at Oregon? You may recall that a crucial component to the success of the Zone Read is …
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The Fish Report: Surprises on Offense

It was interesting to hear player interviews after the game where they spoke of how much “fun” this game was for them. Yet I have raved to others at how the entertainment value of this last game ranks up among the best of Autzen experiences, …
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Fish Report: Not the Usual Spring……

For over a dozen years now, I have been writing reports about Spring Football describing the blossoms coming out with the warmth of the sun thawing the slight chill in the air. In so many ways….this is NOT the usual spring; this last week we …
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