Did You Guys Just Get Here? Washington’s First College GameDay Saturday

Nathan Roholt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

30fps.mocksession.com It was the logical choice for ESPN’s College GameDay: Washington, who was ranked 16th in the nation, and also a team coming off a three-point road loss to a top-five school, is now having their biggest rival — the nation’s second-ranked program — come to town in the highest-ranked matchup in college football last Saturday.  Yet, the fact that …

A Decade of Dominance: Oregon Crushes the Huskies

Chris Charbonnier FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

from video Ten years is a long time.  A gloriously long time.  On Saturday afternoon, the Oregon football team capped a decade of dominance against their most hated rival, the Washington Huskies.  The Ducks controlled the game and won convincingly, 45-24. While watching the game yesterday afternoon, it was hard not to think about “The Pick.”  Arguably the most iconic moment …

College Football Nation: The upsets have arrived and Mack Brown survives another week

Jeff Hostetler FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

  I was starting to get worried that too many teams would finish the season undefeated, until today.  As the season goes on we are finally getting to see the upsets.  Upsets are what we live for in college football, as long as our team isn’t on the wrong end of the stick.  Watching the impossible become possible is what …

Inside the Locker Room: Huskies Now 0-for-the-Decade

Nathan Roholt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

from video Spirits were high in Seattle Saturday morning.  Fresh off a narrow three-point loss on the road to Stanford, the Husky faithful were confident that this was the year, after nine failed tries in a row, that Washington would finally get the best of Oregon.  An estimated 10,000 fans arrived by 3:00 AM for the first-ever appearance of ESPN’s …

Top 5 Factors to ‘Win the Decade’ From the Huskies

Josh White FishWrap

Kevin Cline Tomorrow, the 2nd-ranked Oregon Football team will face a sizeable challenge in Seattle. A confident pack of Huskies are fired up over their close loss to Stanford, and ESPN Gameday will be on campus for the first time ever.  This game against the 16th-ranked Huskies is supposed to mark the first true test for the Ducks in 2013.  Most prognosticators still …

Chip Kelly Update: Gain, and Pain

Mark Saltveit FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

from Video Since last week, the Eagles won an important game against the Giants, did not give up a turnover, showed play-making ability on defense with three interceptions and took first place in their very weak division with a 2-3 record (they’re ahead of the Cowboys, who are also 2-3, on tie breakers).  DeSean Jackson was named Offensive Player of the …

It’s Washington Week! Did You Know . . .

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

college-football.findthedata.org Before the 1916 Game, Yale coach T.A.D. Jones inspired his players to victory when he unequivocally asserted, “Gentlemen, you are now going to play football against Harvard.  Never again in your whole life will you do anything so important.”  To many Duck fans this statement makes very real sense if you just exchange “Washington” for “Harvard.”  Long before the end …

A Husky in Hitler’s Clothing Learns of NCAA Sanctions Against Oregon

Glenn Hanna Humor

We have all seen these clips from a movie about Hitler . . . but this time he is a Husky and learns the truth about the NCAA sanctions against Oregon.  ”Stop the Parade!”   (Click below to go to the video.) Click Here Go to the “GIFs (Humor)” tab at the top, to view some fun GIFs about our opponents …

The Flyin’ Hawaiian is Soaring to New Heights

Joey Holland FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Craig Strobeck I know it’s early.  I know I shouldn’t jinx it.  But Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota is off to one heck of a start this season. Through only five games, he’s posted 1,358 passing yards, no interceptions, 338 rushing yards and 21 total touchdowns in leading the Ducks to a 5-0 start.  The Mariota-led offense has posted more than 55 …

Recruiting Update: The Wadood Abides . . .

Mark Flores FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Steve Francis Football Recruiting Visits Oregon makes no secret its approach to multi-sport athletes; the more the merrier.  Past and current greats, the likes of Jordan Kent, and current Ducks Liz Brenner and Arik Armstead, are making names for themselves in multiple venues. Heading into the deluge that was Autzen Stadium two Saturdays past, Randall Cunningham Jr. (3-Star/Las Vegas, NV), the namesake of former NFL …

Marcus Mariota’s Advanced Stage of Zone Reading

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

Cliff Grassmick It was fun to watch Jeremiah Masoli get there, and when Darron Thomas got there — it helped to take us to the National Championship game.  I am referring to the Advanced Stage of Zone Reading that few quarterbacks rise to, as it has become evident to me in the last two games that Marcus Mariota has crossed …