Oregon State’s Attitude: “Nothing to Lose”

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On a chilly but sunny afternoon in Eugene, the Oregon State Beavers came calling and gave the Oregon Ducks a game like no one was expecting. The Beavers, who went into Autzen Stadium 34 point underdogs while looking for their first conference win in their last game of the season, fought the Ducks for every point the teams scored and whittled …

From Sleeping to Screaming: a Football Journey

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Duck Family Day is a new feature for every Saturday where Oregon fans share their stories of … being Oregon fans! Email charles@fishduck.com to share your experiences of you and your family and what it means to be a Duck fan. Pat Pannu has been a writer, editor, and supervisor for FishDuck.com and is extremely passionate about our beloved Ducks, the same as you. …

From the Bottom to the Top, Oregon Goes Dancing Three Years in a Row

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At the beginning of the season in November, who would have thought that a team returning only four starters would head into the post season seeded eight in the NCAA tournament? Yet that is exactly what the Oregon Ducks accomplished, shocking teams, fans and analysts all over. For the Ducks, the off season was filled with one hit after another. The …

Washington: “If You Can’t Slow Them Down a Little Bit, it’s Going to be a Long Evening”

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After the dust had settled on the field and the Oregon Ducks had come out victorious, Washington Huskies’ head coach Chris Petersen said that the loss was “pretty disappointing.” He went on to say that “when you play an elite team like [Oregon], one side of the ball has to be able to step up a little bit and make something …

The History Behind Hate Week and the Oregon-Washington Rivalry

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“Hate week”, as the week leading up to the Oregon-Washington game is affectionately called, is almost over as the Ducks get ready to face the Huskies tomorrow. There are few rivalries in college football which rival the hatred between Duck and Husky fans. While Oregon State is our official rival, the real animosity and dislike is between Oregon and Washington. …

Top 5 Pac-12 Quarterbacks

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Heading into Week 6 of college football, we are almost halfway through the season and the quarterback situation in the Pac-12 has only gotten more intense as the season has progressed. During the off-season, it was being declared all over that the Pac-12 was living up to its name as the “Conference of Quarterbacks.” Let’s take a look at the five …

Stock Ticker From Around the Pac-12

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Another weekend is upon us and it’s time to take stock of teams that are up, down or right there in the middle. One of the teams listed in today’s report has a bye this week, but the same issues might be present this coming Thursday. Down Low Oregon Ducks – Injuries and defensive concerns galore  Give credit to Washington …

Stock Up, Stock Down — Pac-12 Edition

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We are a day away from the fourth weekend of college football and every weekend reveals high and low points for teams. Both teams listed on the low side of the chart last week turned it around (for the most part) and played much better in Week 3. Let’s see which team’s stocks are looking especially high and low this …

Pac-12 Saturday Game Slate: It’s raining … Top-25 match-ups?

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You would have to live under a rock to not know about the Ducks’ game this week. People all over the country have been salivating and waiting for this since the moment Michigan State beat Stanford in the Rose Bowl. But did you know that there is one other Top-25 Pac-12 match-up this week? While USC @ Stanford can’t quite …

From the Coyote’s Locker Room: Their Effort, the Ducks, & Autzen

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Not caring what the scoreboard was blaring for all to say, South Dakota Coyote’s head coach Joe Glenn came into the press conference with mostly good things to say about his team’s performance and the Oregon Ducks.  In his opening remarks he said that he was “really proud of our teams efforts” and that they “played hard against a very good …