It’s over. St. Patrick’s Day, that is. You can put away the green beer now, Corvallis and Seattle. Before it gets any worse. We know what you were up to. We saw you. Our crack photographers, hired just for the occasion, spent a solid 12 hours Saturday documenting the Secret Lives of Beavers and Huskies. We now know you wear …
FishDuck Weekly Video Log – Episode #34
Every week Kurt Liedtke (better known as Keeerrrttt1), co-owner of FishDuck.com, creates video blogs (vlogs) to update all you fine folk on all things FishDuck, a free-form discussion of current events about Oregon Ducks sports and all that’s new with FishDuck.com, with the occasional off-topics or rants. It’s a little off-the-cuff, perhaps slightly pretentious, somewhat rambling, and hopefully entertaining…so kick …
One-on-One: Oregon offensive lineman Keith Gunther (73-77)
Each week FishDuck.com’s Kurt Liedtke will be speaking with current/former student athletes, other FishDuck contributors, and outside experts in a one-on-one conversation, the FishDuck.com One-On-One weekly video podcast. This week Kurt was joined by former University of Oregon Ducks offensive lineman Keith Gunther, who played for the Ducks from 1973 – 1977. Keith talks about playing under three different coaches …
Under Par: The Army of One
2,746 miles from home in Eugene, it’s 9:30 in the morning on the first of three days at the English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans. More importantly, 9:30 means tee-time for the Ducks. After she places her ball down on the first tee she gets into her stance, lines the driver up with the ball, does a …
The Duck: Purveyor of Pushups, Deacon of Dance Moves
You can call him Donald, The Duck, Ducky, Puddles, or even Duck Diggler…just don’t imitate his trademark post-score pushup celebration or call him a Husky, them’s fightin’ words! Whichever name you prefer, what can never be questioned is that there is not another mascot across the country more beloved than the Purveyor of Pushups, the Deacon of Dance himself, The …
FishDuck Weekly Video Log – Episode #33
Every week Kurt Liedtke (better known as Keeerrrttt1), co-owner of FishDuck.com, creates video blogs (vlogs) to update all you fine folk on all things FishDuck, a free-form discussion of current events about Oregon Ducks sports and all that’s new with FishDuck.com, with the occasional off-topics or rants. It’s a little off-the-cuff, perhaps slightly pretentious, somewhat rambling, and hopefully entertaining…so kick …
Deep in Cougar and Husky country, a Duck
To put things into proper perspective, we must first describe the setting. Washington state. East slopes of the Cascades. Deep in the heart of Apple Country. Roughly halfway between Pullman and Seattle. Lots of Cougars and Huskies. And right smack in the middle of Wenatchee you’ll also find Luke Gillespie the Duck. Even though the 22-year-old bartender never went to …
Michael Fletcher: Duck, Athlete, Coach, inadvertant inventor of the Mo Center Walk To Victory
“My philosophy: The other 21 guys on the field are as gifted as you are, so what makes you stand out?” -Michael Fletcher, Oregon safety (1995 – 1999) In 1995 following the magical Rose Bowl season, Oregon would gain a player who would change the course of safeties roaming the Oregon secondary. Compton, California native Michael Fletcher came to Eugene …
One-On-One: FishDuck.com Writer Josh White
Each week FishDuck.com’s Kurt Liedtke will be speaking with current/former student athletes, other FishDuck contributors, and outside experts in a one-on-one conversation, the FishDuck.com One-On-One weekly video podcast. This week Kurt was joined by fellow FishDuck.com contributor Josh White to discuss his writing and how he joined FishDuck.com, current Oregon Ducks spring sports, the spring game, and the state of …
The Full-Court Press: So…What Now? We Keep An Eye on Twitter. That’s What!
It’s the end of the basketball regular season, so the question is what now? But before that can be successfully answered, The Full Court Press has to catch everyone up on all that has taken place in the past month. First was the interesting and eyebrow-raising off the court news that slithered its way through twitter in the hopes that …
FishDuck Weekly Video Log – Episode #32
Every week Kurt Liedtke (better known as Keeerrrttt1), co-owner of FishDuck.com, creates video blogs (vlogs) to update all you fine folk on all things FishDuck, a free-form discussion of current events about Oregon Ducks sports and all that’s new with FishDuck.com, with the occasional off-topics or rants. It’s a little off-the-cuff, perhaps slightly pretentious, somewhat rambling, and hopefully entertaining…so kick …
Kelly the scoundrel? Or Kelly the straight shooter?
If you read the CBSSports.com piece on Friday, and you were from say, Georgia or South Carolina, and had little knowledge of Oregon football and its culture, you no doubt shook your head and wondered what the heck is going on under the tall Douglas firs. Later, sitting on a bar-stool swivel with your beer-drinking buddies, you probably let ‘er …
