Amazing Moments When the Oregon Ducks took the field on September 4, 2010, the offensive backfield looked significantly different from what fans had expected nine months prior when they filed out of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The loss to Ohio State had been a tough one, and there were numerous beloved players who moved on after the 2010 Rose …
By this time next week you will be happy or sad for multiple reasons. Your favorite team will have taken the field and either given you hope for the season or made you dread the rest of it. The majority of fans will witness their teams feasting on early-season “cupcakes.” A few teams will step up to the plate in …
from Video The last few years of Darron Thomas’ football career have been remarkably strange for someone who was an elite college quarterback. In fact, those three words – “elite college quarterback” – can be thrown into the pile of Thomas weirdness because there are some people who do not think the former Oregon quarterback was all that great. The …
Now that we’re only seven days from the return of Duck football, let’s take a look back at another season opener. What a difference just two years makes. Here we are, with an upcoming opening game at home against Nicholls State. Juxtapose that with those serious pre-LSU game jitters on a “neutral field” that most of us were feeling in …
onpoint.wbur.org Good morning, birds of a feather. It has been said that sports are an escape from the problems of the world. I suggest that they are more important than that. We all know that this country has some problems that it needs to solve. The world of sports offers not just a distraction, but solutions. Dependence on Foreign Energy: Political …
Chip Kelly got his first win, 14-9 against Carolina Friday, and answered a lot of the questions surrounding his radical makeover of the Eagles. Anxiety among fans and sportswriters turned into swelling excitement as the offense moved into high gear, showing a stout front line against the Panther’s powerful rush and demonstrating some of the deceptively simple flex-plays that Chip …
Kevin Cline This officially will be the last article I write for Fishduck.com . . . before the season starts!! I can hardly believe it is upon us. My excitement as a young boy the night before Christmas is one of the few things in life that rivals the feeling I get for Ducks football. The feeling is giving me …
Kevin Cline On Monday, we looked at who could potentially crash the National Championship Game, but we all know that is not happening. It’s going to be two of the five teams below that play for a title. But who has the best chance? Let’s find out, unlikeliest to likeliest. 5) Stanford The last three years, the Oregon-Stanford game has …
Steve Francis This past year, the Ducks lost four starting offensive linemen. So naturally, it became crucial to fill those empty spaces. One of those spots will be filled by true freshman Cameron Hunt (though he may not be starting right away). The 6’4”, 265-pound lineman from Corona, Calif., played for one of the best high school teams in the …
Football Recruiting Fall Camp Update A mere 11 days away from our season opener, the Men of Autzen continue to make strides that will lead us to another date: January 6, 2014. Entering Week 3 of fall camp, the class of 2013 is making its presence felt with several players in the hunt for playing time during this upcoming season. Between …
Sports Medicine All You Wanted to Know About Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutritional Supplements In Part 4d of this series about Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutritional Supplements, we will explore dietary supplements used by all of us – athletes and nonathletes – for our health. It is an extension of Part 4b and will be the last article of this series. We include a …
Stephanie Baldwin Coaches are often asked the formula for stopping a Spread Offense such as Oregon’s high scoring attack. There is no formula for defending a Spread Offense. If you ever hear a football fan say, “You can stop the Spread Offense by, “(Insert Blustering Nonsense)”, then you need to end the conversation immediately as that person has no idea …
