Marcus, Marcus, He’s Our Man! If He Can’t Do It, No One Can!

McKalie Bellew FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Well folks — another game, another opportunity for Super Mariota to extend the records he has already set for our Ducks football team. Every couple of weeks I like to write a small piece about Marcus Mariota‘s accomplishments thus far, and I think it’s about time for an update! There are just so many! I will simply offer a bulleted list, …

Memories of Colorado Games, Past and Present

Michael Bigham FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

It was just a hit, only a hit. On September 15, 1984, two teams on the rise – Oregon and Colorado – met at Autzen Stadium. In the third quarter, Buffalo TE Ed Reinhardt caught a pass over the middle, rumbled 19 yards for a first down and went down after banging into two Oregon linebackers. Even though the hit looked …

Ducks and Buffs: More Similar Than You Might Think

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

The Ducks host the Colorado Buffaloes this weekend, as the regular season begins to wind to a conclusion. While Oregon is a significant favorite, FishDuck.com‘s crack research department has made some interesting discoveries. The Buffaloes and the Ducks are pretty similar. The Ducks have a powerful defensive front. Swarming to the quarterback, engulfing rushers, swatting passes down at the line of …

A Trip Down Memory Lane: Last Game at Autzen for Ducks’ Seniors

Ashley Young FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

We’re approaching the end of an era in Oregon Ducks football history, as this particular group of seniors has made a statement for this program. Continuing to prove themselves on the field, these Ducks have continued to rise to the top. As freshmen, they qualified for the Rose Bowl and won in a tight match vs Wisconsin, 45-38. As sophomores, it …

The Ducks Won’t Stop

Max Thornberry FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

While injuries are just a part of football, that doesn’t make them any easier to deal with. What does help, however, are bye weeks — and now defensive lineman Arik Armstead is looking forward to getting back on the field to face Colorado. Tyler Robinson of FishDuck.com was at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex to catch up with Armstead after practice today. …

Catching Up with Hamani Stevens

Austin Willhoft FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

  After having a second bye week, the Ducks are back in action preparing for this Saturday’s afternoon game against Colorado. This is going to be quite a special night for everyone as it’s the last game home game of the season. However and most importantly, this is “Senior Night!” This Saturday will be a magical night for the seniors …

Three Takeaways from Ducks’ Bye Week

Austin Willhoft FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Bye weeks have always been considered a good thing for any sport team, and this bye seems to be exactly what Oregon needs after a brutal game against the Utah Utes. The Ducks suffered significant injuries during the game — the biggest and most saddening was Pharaoh Brown‘s. The TE went down with a devastating season-ending knee injury. Plus, well-respected …

College Football Playoff Committee Says Ducks Need Convincing Bye Week

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

It is a much-needed bye week for your Oregon Ducks as they catch their breath after the Utah game. Oregon defeated the Utes handily, and without any bizarre or memorable plays. Except for the one I can’t watch enough. Now would be the time to ponder the playoffs, and see what may be ahead for the Ducks as they approach …

Rooting Interests During Oregon’s Bye Week

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

It’s Breather Week for the Oregon Ducks, who are fresh off another easy win over Washington State. A never-in-doubt, always-in-the-bag, easy-peasy lemon-squeezy win over the Cougars — who were never in it. But, since we at  FishDuck.com/imaduckfanbornandaduckfanbredandillitalicizeduntilimdead aren’t just Duck fans, but college football fans as well, we wanted to preview some of the conference games on the slate this week. …

Pac-12 Power Positions: Cornerback

Pat Pannu FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Exactly two months from today, Abiliene Christian plays Georgia State in the first game of the 2014 football season. As we march closer and closer to the glorious time of the year that we know as football season, we still must feed the monkey that is our football addiction. One way we can do that is by looking at some of …

My Wife’s Birthday Got Me to Thinking …

Kim Hastings Best of FishDuck.com Humor, FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Thursday was my wife’s birthday  (“Happy birthday, honey.  Sorry about, well, you know.”)  It being her special day, I just wanted to take this opportunity to tell all of you what a lucky guy I am. When I met her all those years ago, she didn’t know the difference between Oregon and Oregon State.  Last season, at the end of the Civil …

The Tax Man Cometh . . . and is Subdued

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

The perks of working for FishDuck.com are ridiculous.  I’m writing this from my timeshare week in Aspen, and its less than a month after this Super Bowl party: But there comes a time, every year, when we have to pay the piper for all of these perks.  When tax season rolls around free-lance writers take it up the . . …