FishWrap Friday Game 11 Preview: USC @ Oregon

Josh Schlichter FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Well, well, well, how the tables have turned. A few years ago, it would be Oregon trying to pull of the upset in this matchup, now, it’s all in favor of the Ducks, while USC is bringing a banged up, distempered and frustrated team into Autzen. We’ll just leave the talking to the surfer boy himself, Matt Barkley: “Autzen was …

15 year anniversary: Oregon’s 1996 season comeback (Part I)

FishDuck Staff History

Oregon opened the 1996 season strong, followed by a difficult mid-season slump.  To open the season, Oregon had won a tight battle in the first-ever NCAA regular season overtime game over Fresno State.  The next two non-conference games over Nevada and Colorado State were victories for Oregon, and the Ducks were nationally ranked.  Unfortunately for Oregon, the defense struggled to …

Pondering Our Passion

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Under normal circumstances the 9 A.M. Big Ten game doesn’t hold much interest for me. Usually I would spend Saturday morning sleeping in, taking a leisurely shower, and maybe taking the wife out for an early lunch, before settling in for hours of college football. The Ducks play a lot of late afternoon and evening games nowadays, so I have plenty of time to warm up by rooting against OSU or the Purple Plague before our game. Last Saturday wasn’t normal circumstances, though. Penn State v. Nebraska was must see college ball.

Tales from the stat sheet: De’Anthony Thomas’ Oregon career off to an historic beginning

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De’Anthony Thomas is not the next Reggie Bush. He’s not the next anyone. He’s the first De’Anthony Thomas. Which makes him one of the most exciting and dynamic open-field runners you will ever see. In space, as the announcers like to say, with one man or a couple of defenders to beat, he often makes them look helpless, a blur …

The Fish Report: Winning Strategies Against Stanford

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

What a showcase game of Oregon Football! Our young men were prepared and ready for the national spotlight as they epitomized their motto of “Fast-Hard-Finish,” on both offense and defense. We knew that Coach Kelly would pull something new out for this game, and he didn’t disappoint, as we study a new offensive strategy and examine the background components that …

Ducks versus Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks

Brian Libby History

In recent days and weeks leading to Oregon’s season-defining showdown with heretofore undefeated Stanford, the story wasn’t just that Chip Kelly‘s team was facing the nation’s #4 squad, or that a win might make another BCS title-game run possible. Given the accolades that have been showered for the past two years on Cardinal quarterback Andrew Luck, it seems the Ducks …

Speedy Ducks dominate Cardinal

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Something strange happened to Stanford on the way to flexing its muscle and piling up 246 yards of total offense in the first half Saturday night against Oregon. The Cardinal never held the lead. That’s a problem against the Ducks. A very bad problem. Trail for long and the chances of catching up are about as good as keeping Phil …

“Five burning questions” from Crystal Ball Run

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It’s #4 versus #7 for the PAC-12 North Championship, and everybody wants a piece of the Ducks. Today in my inbox Allen Kenney of the website Crystal Ball Run, a national blog covering college football and the race for the BCS championship, weighed in with his “Five Burning Questions”: 1. Will Darron Thomas be ready to rock? That’s a key …

FishWrap Friday Game 10 Preview: Oregon @ Stanford

Josh Schlichter FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Game of the Century Round II? This is truly a special matchup late in the PAC 12 Season. Can Oregon match up with the powerful Cardinal run attack, and contain Andrew Luck in the same game? Can Stanford stop the improving Ducks Offense? In a game with such even categories, and a game that isn’t the first game of the …

Decade Anniversary: “Captain Comeback” and Oregon Narrowly Escape UCLA

FishDuck Staff History

An entire decade ago, the Oregon Ducks traveled to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for their final regular season road contest against UCLA; and a chance to finish undefeated away from Autzen for the first time since 1995.  UCLA had began the season strong and nationally ranked with impressive victories over Alabama, Ohio State, and Washington.  However, they were …

ESPN College Gameday and Oregon: the Perfect Match

FishDuck Staff History

On Saturday ESPN College Gameday will be broadcasting live from Palo Alto, CA, to kick off the day’s festivities ending with the Oregon-Stanford game.  It will be the third time this year that Oregon is one of the featured schools associated with the program, more than any other school.  It will be the second time Stanford is featured, and the …

Oregon recruiting: Fabian Moreau update

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I’d stop running these, but the kid keeps finding the endzone. Fabian Moreau’s latest tape lists him at 6-0 185 with a 4.38 40. Even with hand-held high school 40 time inflation, all those touchdowns suggest maybe he’s fast enough to be a pretty good wide receiver/Tazer, and he keeps catching footballs. Oregon could use a couple of guys who …