Oregon’s Superior Defensive Techniques School the Bruins

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

from Video We heard from ALL the coaches after the game about the extraordinary job done by our defense to hold UCLA to a couple of short-field scores, but HOW did they do it?  Offensive players expressed their gratitude at how our “Green Wall” kept us in the game until they could get things untracked.  At FishDuck.com, we have not …

New Oregon Strategies Reveal Old Secrets

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

Craig Strobeck Holding on to an Oregon “secret” for a year and a half has been difficult, as ongoing games have confirmed the accuracy of the previously “undisclosed.”  This game against the Cougars revealed TWO new Oregon strategies within the offense that now render the old secrets null and void, thus we can now delight in learning about them, and …

Did Helfrich’s Game Plan “Chip-Away” at Washington?

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

from Video Oregon fans that read this site have become accustomed to the unusual game plans assembled by Chip Kelly, and we have had some dandies to study over the years.  The natural question concerns whether new Head Coach Mark Helfrich would do the same?  Justin Wilcox had faced the CK game plan last year, and he had better defensive …

Marcus Mariota’s Advanced Stage of Zone Reading

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

Cliff Grassmick It was fun to watch Jeremiah Masoli get there, and when Darron Thomas got there — it helped to take us to the National Championship game.  I am referring to the Advanced Stage of Zone Reading that few quarterbacks rise to, as it has become evident to me in the last two games that Marcus Mariota has crossed …

Oregon’s Enhanced Straddled Triple Option Play

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

Craig Strobeck My friends — I could not take two whole days after the game to make a video, thus for those who wish to learn, we still have the text and screenshot format below.  We DID add a new entertaining component in new GIFs of the plays described, to see it that much better.  Charles One of the fundamental …

Video Analysis: Oregon’s New Aerial Attack

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

The shot across the bow of the college football world has been delivered by our beloved Oregon Ducks.  The question of balance concerning the Oregon offense was answered against Tennessee when Marcus Mariota threw for more than an incredible 450 yards passing.  The Ducks are known for a powerful running game that, due to execution, is difficult to stop — even when …

A New GIF! Who is Driving the Bus?

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

We can’t let LSUFreek have all the fun with making GIFs, so here is the THIRD FishDuck.com GIF creation, and again, we thank Glenn Hanna for his incredible time put in and skills.  Pass this along to your friends that are fans of Oregon, UCLA, USC, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Philadelphia Eagles! Click Here  

The Good, the Bad & the Twist in the Oregon Offense

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

Watch the video above or read about it below……. Surprises in the Oregon offense are fun for us, as fans, because they are delightful to discover, and they also allow us to ponder their future impact upon our beloved Ducks.  In this second game of 2013, we see three things of note: the return of a major play in the …

A New GIF! The No. 1 Rule for the No-Huddle in Zombieland

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

This is the second GIF from FishDuck.com and Glenn Hanna, commenting about college football.  This week we see the Arkansas coach, Bret Bielema, learning the No. 1 rule for both surviving against the No-Huddle and in Zombieland. Click here    Check back, as we intend to have more “Fun with GIFs” as the season progresses!

A New Fish Report Video Analysis: The Inadvertent Mid-Line Zone Read

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

This is the first video analysis I have completed in over a year, and I am excited to be in front of the camera again! We will follow the conference rules for video usage while breaking down a very strange play from our game with Nicholls.  We will also take a look at some new shining stars on offense that …

Final Championship Pieces

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

 From Video FishDuck Note:  My video editor and I met this afternoon to shoot and edit a new video analysis using screenshots, but as we progressed into the project — I could see that it was not going to work.  It’s a long story, but the bottom line is that I will provide written-with-screenshot analysis this week as we determine …

Off to see the Wizard! (The First FishDuck.com GIF)

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

How many of us have laughed at the wonderful GIFs (Graphics Interchange Format) of LSUFreek who poked fun at coaches, fans and teams in the south and east? We need a West Coast version, and thus the beginning of the FishDuck.com GIF Team to create the fun that our counterpart on the right coast has begun!  We are building a team to …