LOS ANGELES– When E.J. Singler hit a three-pointer with 2:55 to play to give No. 21 Oregon a 75-65 lead over USC last night, it looked like a sixth straight win for the Ducks was safely tucked away and the team could finally begin contemplating Saturday’s tantalizing Top-25 matchup against league-leading UCLA. But an energized Trojan squad, playing its first …
Chip Kelly left town Wednesday morning, and a fan base mourned. His teams had been perennial national title contenders, going into November with a shot at a national championship in five of his six seasons in Eugene. Oregon never won it all during that time, but Chip Kelly had Duck fans believing that the law of averages would eventually prevail, …
When the news of Chip Kelly’s departure from the U of O broke this morning, and after I cleaned the spit-up Wheat Chex I had been eating from my table and floor, my mind began racing. I had read the first report from ESPN’s Chris Mortensen on Twitter, and then I read it again. And again. “This must be an …
You know that feeling in your gut when you know something really awful is about to happen but you just don’t want to face it? Yeah, that’s what I was going through this morning when I woke up and noticed I had 16 alerts in my Gmail from my Chip Kelly + NFL bookmark. At that point, I did not …
When my wife emailed me at work yesterday to let me know that Chip Kelly was going to the Eagles, it felt like someone punched me in the jejunum. All I could type was, “no…” before hitting send. I didn’t want to think about the possibility. I didn’t want to see the inevitable fallout. I didn’t want to know the …
Football Recruiting Offers/Visits During an official visit last weekend, top JUCO dual-threat passer Tanner McEvoy (4-Star/Oradell, NJ) received an offer to bolster Oregon’s quarterback depth. While not currently willing to commit, the Ducks appear to be the frontrunner to land the versatile southwest-based signal caller. With his stock rising and current quarterback Bryan Bennett’s possible switch to defense, expect a decision …
The MVP of the Super Bowl last year was Eli Manning, the quarterback of the New York Giants. It was well deserved. Eli took a beating in the prior week’s game and in this one too but he held his composure and kept his football confidence and mental toughness in check and played a simply outstanding game. The vast majority …
Chip Kelly has reiterated many times that when it comes to an ideal Oregon Duck quarterback he looks for a great passing QB who can run, not a running back who can throw. Although it has not been said as such, I believe similar criteria can be applied to the ideal Oregon Duck tight end. What Oregon looks for in …
On a night when Oregon never seemed to get a rhythm going, they dug down deep and found a way to hold off stubborn Arizona State last night at Matthew Knight Arena, 68-65. The Ducks won primarily by hitting 7 of 8 free throws in the final 58 seconds. With the win, the Ducks improved to a 14-2 overall record, …
The season is over and we all can at least agree on one thing….Alabama is good! I don’t think anyone could have matched up with them in the title game this year. In other news, coach Chip Kelly is back at Oregon. He probably feels 2013 will be the year to end the streak of SEC national titles. 1. Did …
With the release of the 2013 football schedule this week, Oregon fans were given the blueprint to the 2014 National championship game. Oregon’s tougher non-conference slate gives way to a manageable PAC-12 schedule, which features a big Thursday night showdown at Stanford in November. Looking at the schedule is fun and all, but it won’t determine where Oregon ends next season. …
After watching yet another one-sided, life-sucking — but worst of all, boring — championship game, there is really only one conclusion a reasonable, intelligent college football fan can come to: Somebody needs to drive a stake into this monster. We need some heroic vampire hunter to rip the lid off the coffin, deliver a witty one-liner, and put an end …
