Pac-12 Power Positions: A 12-pack of PAC-12 Fleet-Footed Wide Receivers

Pat Pannu FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Months away from the start of football season, what’s a football fan to do to feed the addiction to college football than to look at the best returning players for next year. The Pac-12 has a lot of amazing talent coming back at every position for the 2014 football season, and wide receivers rightly make up a skilled part of …

Duckling Profile: For Damyean Dotson, Age is Just a Number

Alex Legarza FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Many viewers and even coaches like to talk about “age” as a big factor.  Competing at the high school level differs enormously compared to a Division I college level.  But for some, like Damyean Dotson, age is nothing but a number.  Only in his sophomore season at Oregon, Dotson has come off of an impressive freshmen year and is continuing that …

Oregon Football Recruiting Analysis: Wild Week Awaits

Chris Charbonnier FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

With less than a week left before national signing day, there are plenty of questions surrounding Oregon’s 2014 recruiting class.  The only guarantee is that the next seven days will be eventful, one way or another.  There are also seven names to keep an eye on during that time:  DT Trey Lealaimatafao, DT Rika Levi, DT Ratu Mafileo, S Matrell …

Recruiting Update: Oregon Banking on Three Bills

Mark Flores FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Football Recruiting Visits For Oregon, the recruiting stakes placed on this past weekend couldn’t have been much higher.  The Ducks hosted a slew of visitors over the past few days, some of which are absolute necessities in the long-term plan in Eugene. One of Oregon’s biggest targets, defensive lineman Trey Lealaimatafao (3-Star/San Antonio, TX) finally made his way north after …

Oregon’s Conference and Post-Season Update: Dark Horse Mentality

Bryan Holt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Oregon (14-5, 2-5 Pac-12) desperately needed a win Sunday after losing five straight games, and they delivered big with a 71-44 win over the Washington State Cougars.  This five-game skid now has the Ducks playing a game of catch up in the Pac-12 standings at six games back, out of the AP top-25 and unseen in many NCAA Tournament projections. …

Oregon Basketball Analysis: Pickin’ Apart the Wicked Opponent

Lawrence Hastings Editorials

Nobody likes their opponent.  Ducks’ players shake the opposing team’s hands at the end of every game as a show of sportsmanship, but is the common fan convinced there isn’t at least an ounce of animosity present?  The opponent’s job, goal and sole purpose is to defeat Oregon.  And in that, they are evil by nature and in practice.  The …

Who Got to Budda?

Joel Gunderson FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

I need to preface this article by saying that I do not know Budda Baker.  Not personally, professionally, or in any other capacity.  If I did, then perhaps I wouldn’t need to ask the following question: Who got to him? If you’re not following the recruiting trail, Budda Baker is a standout prep from Bellevue, Washington, and verbally committed to …

The Eight Types of Oregon Duck Videos on YouTube

Nathan Roholt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

With the conclusion of the college football season, and National Signing Day just a week and a half away, fans of all kinds have turned their attention to YouTube.  Whether it’s watching recruiting videos, catching old games, or reliving the highlights; with no “original content”, so to speak, being produced on the field, video remains the best way for fans to get …

Calliste Leads Ducks Away From the Abyss

Dano Dunn FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

For a team in disarray on offense and playing matador defense during the last 5 games — all losses — Jason Calliste, the 6-2 senior guard from the Detroit area, said “Enough!” by dumping 20 on the Cougs, on 8-10 shooting (4-of-6 from behind the arc), to lead a 71-44 Duck victory.  Had the Ducks lost to last place Wazzu, the season would …

Is There Life After DAT?

Don Gilman FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

DeAnthony Thomas’ time at Oregon was like one of his scorching touchdown plays: it went by in a flash.  From his first game against LSU to his final appearance (if it can be called that) against Texas, DAT was the equivalent of a human meteor.  He blazed a bright trail across Oregon football that will not be forgotten soon.  He …

College Football Nation: Recruiting Wars and Notre Dame Goes Under (Armour)

Jeff Hostetler FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

    We have signing day a week away, Notre Dame is changing everything about how they will be perceived and we finally are getting some answers about the playoff committee.  The off season is almost upon us, but we will still have some interesting highlights to keep us entertained.  I feel ESPN is getting better about helping feed our college …