Beyond Kenny Wheaton

Ted Werth FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

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 …

Thomas Tyner Now Responsible For Bad Economy and Global Warming

Nathan Roholt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

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 …

GAME 7 PREVIEW: OREGON AT ARIZONA STATE

Joel Gunderson FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

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 …

Recruiting Update: Bye Week Sees Oregon Hit Recruiting Trail

Mark Flores FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

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 …

Oregon Fans’ Cassandra Complex Fades as Auburn’s House on Sand Washes Away

Nathan Roholt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

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.  …

When coaches get scared…

Jared Sawyer FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

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 …

AT HALFWAY POINT, DUCKS LOOK TO FINISH STRONG

Joel Gunderson FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

In August, if someone said the Oregon Ducks would be undefeated at the halfway point of the season, chances are no one would have blinked. With a paper-thin non-conference schedule, and conference bottom dwellers to open PAC-12 play (plus five of the first six games at home), anything less than perfect would be viewed as a gigantic failure. So, what …

Seattle T.V. Guide Highlights

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

8:00 a.m:  Sesame Street Meets the Teletubbies.  Educational.  A bird on a Harley teaches Tinky Spanky the meanings of words and numbers.  The word for today is “ass-kicking”.  The number for today is “9”.       9:00 a.m:  Fantasy Island.  Fictional island where, if you can dream it, Mr. Sark  can make it so.  On this week’s episode a savagely …