Oregon’s mantra has been: Next man up. But with four of the top five Duck receivers out of the National Championship game, who does offensive coordinator Scott Frost pick to replace stars such as Bralon Addison, Devon Allen, Darren Carrington and Pharaoh Brown? If we take a peek at Oregon’s depth chart, we find freshman Jalen Brown in the wide …
Fact: The winner of the BCS championship game has been favored by Las Vegas for the last seven years. This year, Oregon is favored by seven points. Even with that trend, statistics nerds and wiseguys check out Dave Bartoo‘s College Football Matrix before putting down a double sawbuck on the game. Bartoo predicts every college football game for upcoming year …
Yahoo!!! Fuzzy can’t wait; it’s almost Rose Bowl time. If you’re going to the game, here’s the official FishDuck.com road and weather report. Weather: New Year’s Day: sunny with a high of 58 degrees. For you warm-blooded folks, shorts and sunscreen are in order, there’s no shade in the Rose Bowl. For those used to winter climates, you might take …
On Christmas Eve, 2014, the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) issued a press release stating that they had given an ESPN reporter, Paula Lavigne, over 300 police reports of incidents involving 360 Florida State University athletes. In the press release, TPD Chief of Police Michael DeLeo stated, “We are committed to ensuring that every citizen of this community, including our university students, know …
We continue Fuzzy Quackenbush’s Guide to Surviving the Rose Bowl with a guide to some Los Angeles arts and culture spots. After a full day in Disneyland, Mrs. Fuzzy’s head swells up and threatens to explode. To defuse the pending disaster, Fuzzy hustles her up to her favorite LA museum, the Getty Center. Fuzzy’s daughter Rocky, who is going through …
With the end of 2014, FishDuck.com would like to congratulate the teams and the women and men that have given the University of Oregon yet another successful year. Teams Baseball M – Coach George Horton NCAA Regionals Basketball M – Coach Dana Altman NCAA Tournament – Round of 32 Basketball W – Coach Paul Westhead/Coach Kelly Graves Cross Country – …
Christmas break — time for fans to pump up for bowl games, and time for some college football players to think about moving up to the pros. The agreement between the NCAA and the NFL states that a player needs three years of participation in the college ranks before he can enter the NFL Draft. Redshirt years count, so a player …
Our resident Rose Bowl expert, Fuzzy Quackenbush, would like to share three Rose Bowl-themed activities that you might enjoy: the pep rally, sponsored tailgates and the Rose Parade. Other than the game itself, Fuzzy enjoys the pep rally most. This year’s rally is called the Duck Block Party and will be held from 2-4 p.m., New Year’s Eve, on the …
Now that Fuzzy has scored the coveted Rose Bowl tickets, his thoughts turn to fun activities in La La Land. Since he’s taking Missus Fuzzy and their daughter, Rocky; he won’t be spending any time at his favorite LA dive bar, The Clown Room. Instead, he’s looking at theme parks. Being a child at heart, Fuzzy loves theme parks and …
We continue our series on surviving the Rose Bowl with a tutorial on scoring game tickets. The FishDuck.com resident Rose Bowl expert, Farkquar “Fuzzy” Quackenbush, has been bouncing off the ceiling all morning after receiving notification that his ticket order has been filled by the Duck ticket office. Although he doesn’t know his exact seat location, he realizes he will be …
With the Ducks facing Florida State in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2015, FishDuck.com has commissioned its janitor and Rose Bowl expert, Farkquar “Fuzzy” Quackenbush to help make your Pasadena experience the best ever. Fuzzy attended his first Rose Bowl in 1994 when the Ducks met the Penn State Nittany Lions. In this series of articles, we’ll examine travel and …
October 2, 2014 — it was the play that broke Oregon fans’ hearts. Late in the fourth quarter, the Ducks were driving for the game-tying touchdown. Marcus Mariota dropped back for a pass, but with his receivers covered, he was forced from the pocket. Scooby Wright III, the Arizona linebacker, tackled Mariota behind the line and stripped the ball. Tally …