It happens every so often, usually when something tragic occurs. The traumatized individual commonly will develop a phobia or an aversion to whatever caused the initial trauma. If that phobia or fear is to be overcome, sometimes the best medicine is to face the same situation again, head on. They say you’re supposed to jump right back on the horse …
Who They Are: University of Arizona Wildcats – Pacific-12 South Conference Head Coach: Richard A. Rodriguez (1st year) School Colors: Navy Blue and Cardinal Red Located: Tucson, Arizona 2011 Record and Rankings: 4-8 (2-7, 11th place Pac-12) This Year/Last Week: 3-0 / Cruised at home, shutting out the South Carolina State Bulldogs 56-0. Wk 1 Home: W 24-17 (OT) vs …
Who they are: Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles – Ohio Valley Conference Located: Crookeville, TN Head coach: Watson Brown (6th year) School Colors: Purple and Gold 2011 record and rankings: 7-4 (6-2 OVC), Shared conference title, lost in 1st round of FCS playoffs to Central Arkansas. This year/Last week: 2-0. Chopped down a Division II foe at home, besting the …
Who they are: Fresno State Bulldogs of the Mountain West Conference Head coach: Tim DeRuyter (1styear) 2011 record & rankings: 4-9 (3-4 WAC), NR This year/Last week: 1-0, Hammered the FCS Weber State Wildcats (as expected) in a non-conference matchup at home, 37-10 How they rank: (National, Conference) Total Offense: 65 plays, 7.92 YPP, 515 YPG (#25, #2) Total Defense: 62 …
The Opponent: Arkansas State Red Wolves 2011 record: 10-3, 8-0, Sunbelt Conference Champions, GoDaddy.com bowl losers (38-20 vs Illinois) Quick Quack: The first meeting in the two team’s history will kick off at 7:36 pm Autzen Stadium Saturday. It will be the 2012 season opener for both teams. The OTHER forecast: A slight breeze from the north expected, with highs …
Which quarterback will have the best season in the Pac-12 in 2012, now that these two are both gone? For many years, the Pac-12 conference has been known for its high scoring offenses, and elite skill position play. First and foremost, the quarterback position has especially been a strength, consistently pumping talent from the west coast into the NFL rank …
With the 2012 football season just around the corner, optimism for the new year is overflowing from virtually every camp in the country, right now EVERY team is undefeated. To be among the most effective offenses, teams need to have a balanced attack. Perhaps no single aspect of football is more important than the running game, both in a teams’ …
Here at FishDuck, it is no secret that we love football, Oregon Duck football specifically. With the new season looming mere weeks away, there is no denying the growing buzz in Eugene and around the nation as fall practices have begun. We are almost there. But while preparations mount for the season to come, there are a few Ducks across …
Congratulations, Duck fans. We are now less than 30 days away before the Oregon Ducks kick off the 2012 season. After stumbling around aimlessly in a football desert for the spring and summer, finding only one brief oasis on April 30th during the spring game, we are coming ever closer to that long awaited thirst-quencher that is the opening …
Not sure when exactly, but it must have started back sometime around 2006 or 2007…that’s when the nation began to take notice of the new wave spread offensive schemes being installed in Eugene, the flash and bravado turning many into new Duck fans, while others scoffed at it just being a gimmick, not real football. Perhaps instead it was the …
In 2009, the Ducks were out to avenge the loss in the season opener to Boise State and the backlash that emerged from the postgame extra-curricular activities caught on national TV. The team may not have started the season the way they had hoped, but the Ducks would prove Chip Kelly’s echoing words valid, that one game does not define …
For many years, the Oregon Ducks football program was known mostly for their play on offense, perhaps most commonly for superb quarterback and receiver play. Often times, the fate of the offensive success for the Ducks rested heavily on the effectiveness of the playmakers at those two positions to get the job done in a tight contest coming down to …