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 …
Chip Kelly Update: Rock Bottom
from Video Philadelphia hung in with Denver for a half, trailing only 21-13 at the break, before the Broncos did their best Oregon Ducks imitation — complete with TDs off of a kick return and a blocked punt — and ran up the final score to 52-20. The Eagles are now 1-3 and, predictably, panic and terror have set in …
Factoids About Colorado Aside from Their Sorry Football Team
www.imgcollegeseating.com One game at a time, boys! Supposedly Amos Alonzo Stagg was the first football coach to deliver that admonition to his team. Stagg’s team never played the 2013 Colorado Buffaloes. Oregon’s mantra of “Win the Day” was fulfilled on the very moment that Colorado joined the Pac-12 . . . and immediately bent over for the proctological exam to …
Recruiting Analysis: The Truth About Rankings and a Full Class Prediction
Kevin Cline If you’re expecting Oregon to finish high in the recruiting rankings this year, then prepare to be disappointed. Last week, I went against popular opinion and explained why I thought Oregon would be taking a relatively small 2014 recruiting class. Now it looks like they might take an even smaller class than I suspected. On Tuesday, Justin Hopkins …
Recruiting Update: 4* RB Tony James Trades Florida Humidity for Oregon Reign
Steve Francis Football Recruiting Commitments Almost equally impressive as the Oregon offense, a torrential downpour — the likes of which have not seen in Eugene for some time – brought with it the Ducks’ newest commitment: vaunted tailback Tony James (4-Star/Gainesville, FL/Rivals250). “I kind of knew I would be verballing while I was on my visit,” said the 5’9, 175-lb. James. ”All I …
BCS Recap: Trap Games on the Horizon
Kevin Cine Week 5 of college football is over. No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Oregon are still clearly the top two teams in the country, while the remainder of the top five held their spots for the third consecutive week. The Ducks are closing in on Bama’s endeavor for supremacy, however, and with that, the teams left on the schedule become increasingly important to …
Hold the Bus! (A New GIF!)
Even at the end . . . Lane provides some entertainment. Click here for the GIF.
Requiem for a Kiffin
from Video I am not one to suffer losses to inferior coaches well. This tends to stem from the perception that when a team wins, unless there is a significant disparity in the quality of the two teams, the belief is that the team that won that game was, and will always be, the better team, and not that they …
College Football Nation: Shootout in the South and FSU QB has a Heisman Moment
Great weekend of college football. We will be having some movement in the Top-10 for sure after certain teams’ performances. The SEC brags about defense but it seems to be the last thing on their mind as every game is played. If there is a year to knock out the SEC from the title game or in the title …
From the Cal Locker Room: Bears Soaked!
Craig Strobeck The reactions from Cal Quarterbacks Zack Kline, Jared Goff and Head Coach Sonny Dykes were similar. Each man held himself accountable, and each man saw that there was hope for the team. “I thought I played well. I could have played better,” Kline said. “We have a lot to work on for sure. Definitely as a team we were …
As It Rains on Autzen, It Pours on Cal
Craig Strobeck Stop me if this sounds familiar: Oregon plays its Pac-12 opener against an improving program led by a first-year coach with a reputation for running a prolific offense who comes to Autzen Stadium, only for that team to fall victim to a blowout loss by the Ducks on the backs of a standout performance by the Oregon defense …
Things Everyone Should Know About Berkeley, California
barewalls.com This weekend the second-ranked Ducks of Oregon take on the rank California Golden Bears. As is our custom at fishduck.com/youshouldn’tbeabletoreadthisforfree, we like to go behind the scenes to give you a glimpse of the environment of the next opponent. The University of California at Berkeley is famous for being the birthplace of both the free speech movement in the …