Kevin Cline It would appear that after four straight years of BCS appearances, the University of Oregon football team will be left on the outside looking in. Most likely the team will be headed to the Alamo Bowl, something that most pundits and fans would not have predicted before the season began. Yet here they are. There is nothing wrong …
Oregon’s Bitter Rival Delivers Another Blow
Craig Strobeck One of the complaints of the modern shift in college football, with conference realignment and the addition of a playoff amongst other changes, is the end of annual matchups in many historical rivalries. Yet it is Oregon’s biggest rival in recent years, the BCS, that the Ducks will happily say goodbye to as this era ends. After four …
Ducks put the O in Oregon in OT Win
From Video OXFORD, Miss.- Oregon came into Ole Miss on Sunday afternoon with an incredible record of 7-0 (first time since their 2006-07 season) and were looking to capture another win, making them one of only two teams in the PAC-12 still undefeated. But, with this being the Ducks’ first matchup in history against the Rebels, both teams knew this …
Johnathan Loyd: The Unsung Hero
Kevin Cline This is the story of an unsung hero, that man who consistently delivers brilliance, but receives little recognition. In sports this may be the sixth man, the kicker, or even the designated hitter. On the Oregon men’s basketball team, this man is the point guard. With star Dominic Artis still on suspension, Johnathan Loyd has led the team to a great start …
College Football Nation: Buckeyes crushed and WAR DAMN EAGLE
You’ve just got to love college football. Just when you think you know who is going to play for it all . . . TODAY HAPPENS. You have FSU fans looking for flights to Pasadena after they put Duke football in its place. Stanford did what they do best and ran all over Arizona State. Auburn and Missouri …
Top 5 Games of the 2013 season
Steve Francis With the 2013 football season officially behind us, I thought that I would take this time to reflect back over the season at some of the great games. These games could be great as a whole, or it could be one performance that made the game great. The following are my top 5 games of the year: 5. …
Chip Kelly Update: A Defensive Mastermind
from Video Chip Kelly seems to spend half his life fighting shallow stereotypes about his teams. He’s a passing demon! No, wait — he’s obsessed with running. Well, he demands running quarterbacks, right? In any case, he has a huge book of tricky plays. Or is it a small book of flexible plays? They all come fast . . . …
As the Pac-12 Coaching Carousel Turns
In a month where not too much has gone right for the Oregon Ducks, some good news landed on our airstrip with the announcement that Marcus Mariota and Hroniss Grasu were both coming back next season. This, combined with an almost too easy win over Oregon State and the news that Huskies Head Coach Steve Sarkisian had accepted a …
The Year of the Transfers — A Critical Test Sunday
Craig Strobeck I don’t know how he does it, but Dana Altman has done it again. After losing three of five starters to graduation, this pragmatic coach has somehow found a way to piece together a team. A team which is off to one of the best starts in Oregon basketball history. The Ducks have set a torrid pace, winning …
Recruiting Update: The Week After the War
Craig Strobeck Football Recruiting Visits Oregon may have won more than a football game this past Friday. On the recruiting trail, linebacker Jimmie Swain (4-Star/Olathe, KS) is committed elsewhere (TCU) but his time amid the Autzen Zoo may have shifted his future plans. “I really loved seeing the team and the coaches interact together and how close they are,” said …
BCS Bowl Hopes for Oregon Still Well Alive
Kevin Cline The Oregon Ducks concluded the regular season this past weekend with a dramatic 36-35 victory over the Oregon State Beavers. The win gives the Ducks six straight victories over OSU and in that same span, they have now finished each of the past six seasons with at least 10 wins — tying Alabama for the longest current streak …
Ducks Outrun Mustangs, Remain Undefeated
Kevin Cline The 14th-ranked Oregon basketball team defeated the overmatched Cal-Poly squad, 82-61 on Sunday evening before an announced home crowd of 5,580. The Ducks were able to jump out to an early double-digit lead against the Mustangs behind a lights out performance in the opening minutes from eventual game MVP Johnathan Loyd, and a sharp shooting effort by sophomore Damyean Dotson. Loyd, the senior point … Continue reading →