Oregon has had its way in Thursday night match ups as of late, as they obliterated UCLA in 2010, and did the same to Cal in 2011. This year things are a little different, as the Ducks aren’t in the friendly confines of Autzen Stadium, and will have to take out a very good Arizona State team to continue their Thursday night …
Recruiting Update: Bye Week Sees Oregon Hit Recruiting Trail
Football Recruiting Visits With the Ducks deep in “improvement week,” the Oregon assistant coaches’ contingent hit the recruiting trail. What transpired during this latest round of prep cultivation will not be fully realized for some time, yet its outcome should continue a long line of favorable off-week jaunts. Back in Eugene, Head Coach Chip Kelly was hard at work keeping …
3 And Out: Sold Out, Blacked out Sparky hopes to play lights out vs Ducks
“3 and out” is a generally informal, marginally educated, and completely biased look at the Oregon Ducks and their next opponent in a short and simple format. This week’s take: Arizona State Causes for concern Depth Check Oregon enters this game as short handed as they have been all season, and weeks like this demonstrate why making a point …
Oregon Fans’ Cassandra Complex Fades as Auburn’s House on Sand Washes Away
The winter of 2011 was a dark time for the Oregon faithful. Losing the National Championship weighed heavily on the minds of Duck fans, but it was not the primary source of their consternation. Nor was the realization that the Ducks had failed to capture the championship, despite having the country’s best team for the second time in four seasons. …
When coaches get scared…
Nick Saban has had an incredible tenure at Alabama since 2007, with a 60-12 record, 2 National Championships, 2 SEC Championships, 2 Western Division SEC Titles, 2008 Unanimous Coach of the year and the list goes on and on. So why then would this well-experienced, well-tenured, very decorated head coach take a crack shot at the Oregon Football program? Maybe …
Notes from around the college football nation: Sooners stomp Longhorns and LSU is back…for now
If you would have told me the Big East would have three undefeated teams right now, I would have called you a liar and smacked you. Just when the Big East seemed to be down and out, they are putting on a show for college football. The Big-10 is just a mess this year and after watching its “top” teams …
AT HALFWAY POINT, DUCKS LOOK TO FINISH STRONG
In August, if someone said the Oregon Ducks would be undefeated at the halfway point of the season, chances are no one would have blinked. With a paper-thin non-conference schedule, and conference bottom dwellers to open PAC-12 play (plus five of the first six games at home), anything less than perfect would be viewed as a gigantic failure. So, what …
Seattle T.V. Guide Highlights
8:00 a.m: Sesame Street Meets the Teletubbies. Educational. A bird on a Harley teaches Tinky Spanky the meanings of words and numbers. The word for today is “ass-kicking”. The number for today is “9”. 9:00 a.m: Fantasy Island. Fictional island where, if you can dream it, Mr. Sark can make it so. On this week’s episode a savagely …
Duck Volleyball: Matthew Knight Madness
Matt Knight Madness was featured at Matthew Knight Arena last night, and if you missed it, you missed out! The #5 Womens volleyball team played the Washington State Cougars, and they were followed with appearances by the Oregon Mens and Womens basketball teams. The PAC-12 has traditionally featured some of the best volleyball teams in the nation, and this year …
Ducks Need To Take Care of Business
Outside of the Stanford game last year, Oregon’s biggest statement game under Chip Kelly was probably against UCLA on a Thursday night in 2010. The Bruins opened the game with a long drive into Oregon territory, and then took a shot downfield only to find John Boyett waiting for the ball. The Oregon offense got the ball, and took over. …
3 and Out: Good and Bad of the 6-0 Ducks
“3 and Out” is a completely informal, marginally educated, and completely biased look at the most current highs and lows of the Oregon Ducks and their next opponent in a short and simple format that should be easy enough for even an OS(U) or UW grad to read! This week’s take: Halftime! Three Down: 1. Injuries “If Jimmy didn’t have a bum ankle, …
Is THAT What You Stand For Justin Wilcox?
We have learned a lot of the Xs and Os in the past year about the Chip Kelly Offense, but something that is essential about a team is it’s philosophies and it’s internal moral code. Chip explained in a Coaching Clinic presentation that we have in the Analysis Library under Offensive Tutorials: ”When I took over at the University of Oregon, …