We live in an “Entitlement Era.” There are clear reasons why Oregon’s football team is mediocre and its basketball team is under-performing. A MAJOR reason why they are not the best that they could be is a profligate persistent problem of throwing $$$ at athletics to achieve championships. Thanks, Uncle Phil, and other big donors, for the lavish contributions. How is that working …
The Oregon Ducks signed one of the top high school football players at any position during the December 2018 early signing period. That would be Kayvon Thibodeaux, a defensive end from Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California. Thibodeaux was named the All-USA Defensive Player-of-the-Year in December, led his “Ballaholics” team to the American Family Insurance Skills Challenge Title, …
In 1999, Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young retired from the San Francisco 49ers. In 2000, the 49ers went 6-10 under coach Steve Mariucci and headed into the offseason trying to improve the team. General manager Bill Walsh and Mariucci felt they needed a quarterback, and on draft day, two of the most successful minds in the NFL went into …
For most of the season, we heard how the Pistol was the sole culprit of a dwindling run game. While I do not believe that the Pistol is responsible, I do believe that the manner in which it was used, is. It is possible to be creative with the formation. There’s more to the Pistol than the Inside Zone and …
People say that pressure makes diamonds. Fans of Oregon football hope that’s the case in 2019. After a couple of years flying under the radar, the Ducks are firmly back in the national picture. They stunned the country with their blistering recruiting performance, locking in a top-10 class for the first time in program history. And they were the talk …
Oh baby, the day is here! How will the Ducks do in the final LOI signing date for the 2019 class? Let’s keep track and I will be writing in the comments when Oregon has received the official letters of intent so we can take a big sigh of relief when the three we know of come in. Let’s take …
Locking up the 22 verbals by signing them in the December LOI period was crucial for this 2019 football recruiting class, because the concerns I stated a few months ago have come true. The remaining four- and five-star players have tons of schools wooing them, and the probability of signing any on Wednesday are low, but there could be a …
Mike Tyson vs. Muhammad Ali, Tom Brady vs. Joe Montana and Hulk Hogan vs. John Cena are some of the biggest “Who is the GOAT?” debates of all time. These arguments can be heard in bars all across America. But one day, in the not so distant future, you can add one more to the list: Justin Herbert vs. Marcus Mariota. Who …
Super Bowl weekend is one of the most bittersweet times of the year. As viewers across the country tune in to watch the two best teams at the highest level of the sport suit up, reality soon sets in that the roughest stretch of the calendar year is upon them. There is merely one game separating fans from a seven-month …
The Ducks and the Beavers are each undergoing an era of rebuilding. Both programs had to start over several times in the past decade and should now be experiencing some stability. But which program is truly set up for the long haul? One Door Closes, Another Opens The 2016 season was an unmitigated disaster for the Oregon Ducks Football team. …
After three straight articles discussing the poor state of the Pac-12 Conference, I decided it was time to get back to writing something fun. Darren Perkins As I was scrolling through the Oregon Ducks section on Oregonlive.com last week, I came across a piece titled, “Is Chris Miller the most undervalued quarterback in Oregon Duck history?” Instantly, alarm bells went off …
Every great trilogy needs a bad guy. Star Wars had Darth Vader. Scream 3 had Ghostface. The Final Insult had … well, you get the idea. In January 2017, three Oregon football players were hospitalized with acute overexertion rhabdomyolysis (rhabdo). On January 9, 2019, one of them — Doug Brenner — filed an 11.5-million dollar lawsuit against the University of …
