Don Olson Now, nearly one third of the way into the Ducks’ 2013 basketball season, there have been many unexpected turns. The suspension of two key players, the addition of so many transfers and how all these changes would play out on the court. As of now, these developments have only made the Ducks surprisingly stronger, as demonstrated in their …
Top 5 Games of the 2013 season
Steve Francis With the 2013 football season officially behind us, I thought that I would take this time to reflect back over the season at some of the great games. These games could be great as a whole, or it could be one performance that made the game great. The following are my top 5 games of the year: 5. …
Altman’s Troop of Transfers – Who are the top 5?
Steve Francis The Oregon Ducks basketball team is currently 4-0 and ranked 14th in the nation. The Ducks are in great position thanks in large part to Dana Altman once again pulling in some stud transfers. I don’t think there is a better coach in the nation at building a team out of transfer players. Of the 89.5 points per game … Continue reading →
Dana Altman’s Top 5 Impact Players
Suffering through this last week after the Ducks’ football loss to Stanford has been miserable. There was a silver lining, however, in the form of Oregon’s newly-renovated basketball team. There always seems to be at least one week each year where I can’t read anything about football without getting sick to my stomach. This last week was just that. With Oregon’s basketball …
Oregon’s Red Carpet Top-5 Match-ups
Craig Strobeck Now that we are closing in on the last third of the season, I thought I would take the chance to rank the top 5 match-ups I would like to see for Oregon. Most of these matchups are unlikely to happen, but a couple of them actually are a possibility. Having looked at the many teams and what …
2013 Mid-Term: Top 5 Ducks — so far
Craig Strobeck Now that we are halfway through the season, I thought I would take this chance to highlight some of the top players. Most of the names on this list are the usual suspects and for good reason. While there are players on the team whose roles go unnoticed on the stat sheet – for example, offensive linemen – I am sticking with …
Top 5 Reasons the Nation Needs to be Afraid of Oregon
Craig Strobeck After four games into the season, a picture of what the Ducks will look like has started to emerge. Let me tell you, that picture is scary . . . for anyone who isn’t a Ducks fan. There are many reasons why teams should fear Oregon. Mariota, Thomas, Addison, Huff, Lyerla, Ekpre-Olomu, Mitchell . . . should I …
“Good” Bye
Kevin Cline Is the bye week over yet?! It feels like the off-season all over again. I have already watched each game multiple times and will inevitably be watching them again. While any bye week is horrible for fans, this is a particularly good bye week for Oregon. After getting three games under their belts, the Oregon staff will now …
No Tyner, No Surprise
Kevin Cline Now that we are officially one game into the season, I can breathe a sigh of relief and satisfaction at finally having watched an Oregon Duck football game again. As expected, there were very few surprises about Saturday’s game. And, given the predicted outcome, here are five things that did not, in fact, surprise me: Mark Helfrich kept it under wraps Oregon …
Oregon first game jitters?
Kevin Cline This officially will be the last article I write for Fishduck.com . . . before the season starts!! I can hardly believe it is upon us. My excitement as a young boy the night before Christmas is one of the few things in life that rivals the feeling I get for Ducks football. The feeling is giving me …
The Absolute MUST-WATCH Games in 2013
Kevin Cline Photography With football season less than a month away, it is time to announce my top six games of the season. If you missed my bottom six, you can check them out here. I am excited for any game that involves the Ducks, but more excited for certain ones. Here are my top six and why I can’t wait to see them. 6. Nicholls State – August 31 …
MUST WATCH Oregon Football in 2013
Practices are about to start at Oregon, and the season is just over a month away. I have been driving myself crazy with anticipation for this year. It got me thinking about which games I am most excited for. Which games are the “must watch” games for me this season. So of course, Fishduck.com happens to be the perfect outlet …