Can You FORGIVE Mark Helfrich?

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We, as loyal and dedicated Oregon fans, are all still going through a mental transition from Chip Kelly to Mark Helfrich, and for most of us it has been difficult and even illuminating our true nature of being an Oregon fan, learning about ourselves within this conversion.  Never has Oregon had such a charismatic and successful coach who went on to storm …

Recruiting Methodology Drills Deep at Oregon

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Coach Mark Helfrich pulled the curtain aside for just a moment recently to let Oregon fans get a glimpse of some of the deeper recruiting strategies implemented by Oregon football.  We know how Chip Kelly began a much more intense ‘vetting process’ when he became HC, but it has become apparent that Mark Helfrich has stepped it up even further. …

Two Recruiting Revelations That Surprised FishDuck

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We all know of them, the “Web Wackos” who post crazy stuff about Oregon football on the major recruiting message boards.  You would think they had never experienced a recruiting season before, and perhaps for some of the 14-year-olds posting (in maturity, if not biological), that is true. Sitting at the recruiting luncheon in Eugene, Oregon, a week ago made …

The BEST Zone Blocking Analysis on the Web

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  Coach Levi Steier gave us an analysis of Zone Blocking that had been a regular article in our “FishWrap” in the past.  It was such an extraordinary article that I placed it in our Offensive Tutorials in the “Directory” (tab at top of site) and tons of coaching sites found it.  I was astounded to see the year end …

Taylor Hart’s MONSTER Two-Gap Alamo Bowl

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Everyone knows that linebackers get the bulk of the tackles in a game, thus it was huge surprise to learn that Taylor Hart was Oregon’s leading tackler in the Alamo Bowl, in what was his pinnacle career game with the Ducks.  I consulted with one of the members of the Coaching Team at FishDuck.com to learn HOW Taylor pulled off such …

The Wall Street Journal cites FishDuck.com!

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We are excited to announce that Kevin Clark of The Wall Street Journal cited Charles Fischer and FishDuck.com as the source for his story about Chip Kelly in the Friday, January 3rd, 2014 issue, Why the Eagles Aren’t Ducks.  Here is an excerpt: (You can view the full article here.) “According to Charles Fischer, who runs Fishduck.com, a website devoted …

FishDuck Post-Bowl Commentary

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I hesitate to state that Oregon’s Alamo Bowl was tainted, but it had to generate the most ambivalence of any Duck football post-season game I’ve watched.  I can’t decide if I’m excited or forlorn, which is a curious state in and of itself, for a fan as intense as I — and what you deserve.  Tuesday morning is generally when my analysis …

The Best Damn Analysis of Texas — Are the Ducks on the ‘Horns of a Dilemma?

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That title is a lofty claim, but most of you have read my work for a couple of years and know that when I make an infrequent boast like that — I always back it up.  I assert this because, like you, I have read the stat-filled reports that give us names, but very little in the way of details …

Ifo’s All-American Civil War Perfomance

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Craig Strobeck It seems that it was not that long ago that I attended a recruiting luncheon and the subject was our current cornerback star, Ifo Ekpre-Olomu.  Coach Kelly was talking about Ifo (a few years ago when this took place) and he explained that he only had to watch four or five high school highlight plays of Ifo, when, …

How Oregon Protects Mariota with New Play Variations!

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Craig Strobeck The Civil War game featured the most speed and running skills by Marcus Mariota since the Washington game, as he ran for a couple of first downs and pulled the ball in some Mid-Level Zone Reads.  However, the majority of plays were NOT using the Zone Read by design, and these play variations generated some interesting conversations between …

Learning from Oregon’s Civil War Passing Attack

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From Video We have a TON of good subjects to study from the Civil War game, and this week we have some special insight from the receivers coach of Villanova University, Brian Flinn.  He is helping us look at some pass plays Oregon ran, and this gives us an opportunity to learn a little about the defensive coverages we’ll see …

Civil War is WEASEL STOMPING DAY!

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From Video Everyone has their traditions surrounding Thanksgiving and the Civil War football game.  A tradition of mine begun years back was to distribute this old video as a reminder of what we Duck fans hope to see in the football game, and of course to have a laugh in the process.  If you haven’t seen it in awhile? Stop, …