The Fish Report: Saturday Practice

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Editorials

We have the sun out, the ground wet, and blossoms emerging in Eugene Oregon, as I walk into the Mo Center for this first contact practice with pads.  The Sideline today was packed with High School coaches, fans, and some impressive HS players that were here for Junior Day.  I also noted outside that the mother Osprey was back with …

The Fish Report: A New Bowl Strategy?

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

We all marveled during the season at how the No-Huddle strategy combined with the Spread Offense could be so potent.  Teams such as USC that had double or triple the number of four and five star players on their rosters would take a lead on us—only to have it fade and lose by a substantial margin.  Talent became less the …

The Fish Report: First Spring Scrimmage

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Editorials

We know its spring with new blossoms, new buds on trees, and our Osprey friends nesting as usual in the corner of Autzen. The footballs are flying, so it has to be April—right? Baloney. It felt like a December Civil War game as that was one of the coldest scrimmages that I’ve ever been to and ill prepared for! My …