During Oregon’s 49-0 domination of Arizona on Saturday night, many in the press box began to flip through the record books, no doubt scouring the defensive section to see where the Ducks’ performance ranked all-time. Oregon, whose first-string defense rarely got to play more than a quarter and a half in their three non-conference games, saw Arizona enter their redzone …
FishDuck Weekly Video Log – Episode 60
Every week Kurt Liedtke (better known as Keeerrrttt1), co-owner of FishDuck.com, creates video blogs (vlogs) to update all you fine folk on all things FishDuck, a free-form discussion of current events about Oregon Ducks sports and all that’s new with FishDuck.com, with the occasional off-topics or rants. It’s a little off-the-cuff, perhaps slightly pretentious, somewhat rambling, and hopefully entertaining…so kick …
FishDuck Game Review: Tenacious Defense, Timely Offense Lead to Shutout Victory Over Arizona
On a crisp, cool night at a raucous Autzen Stadium, the feel of big-time football was finally back in the air. With the 22nd ranked Arizona Wildcats in town, conference play for the Ducks had returned. Oregon, after three straight blowouts, giving zero indication as to who they really were facing a rather soft out-of-conference schedule, entered the stadium clad …
Notes from around the college football nation: FSU rallies and LSU escapes with win
Another week is in the books, and after all the games have been played I still feel like I will see Alabama playing Oregon for the national championship this year. Both teams seem to be having everything click on offense and defense at this point, and are separating themselves from the rest of the competition. Also, with conference play starting …
Game 4 Preview: Oregon vs. Arizona
After three non-conference matchups to start the season, the Oregon Ducks open up Pac-12 play tonight when the Arizona Wildcats come into Autzen…And what a night it could be. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Rich Rodriguez, come in averaging over 600 yards per game, and promise to give Oregon its biggest challenge so far in this young season. …
OREGON FOOTBALL WEEK 4: Wildcats provide a fast-paced, four-quarter test
Who They Are: University of Arizona Wildcats – Pacific-12 South Conference Head Coach: Richard A. Rodriguez (1st year) School Colors: Navy Blue and Cardinal Red Located: Tucson, Arizona 2011 Record and Rankings: 4-8 (2-7, 11th place Pac-12) This Year/Last Week: 3-0 / Cruised at home, shutting out the South Carolina State Bulldogs 56-0. Wk 1 Home: W 24-17 (OT) vs …
Opponent Analysis: Keys to Arizona
On Saturday, Autzen Stadium will be the furthest possible point from traditional football. The Arizona-Oregon battle will be a duel of spread offensive gurus going at it, combined with a 3-3-5 vs. 3-4 Hybrid defensive showdown. Last year, Oregon ran all over the Wildcats in Tucson, and will be looking to do much of the same on Saturday. While Arizona …
Dear John, (& Carson)
Oregon fans are enjoying another great season of football, currently 3-0 with a tough test coming up this weekend. Last week, and the rest of the season, are somewhat bittersweet though, something is missing. For the first time in what feels like forever, neither the heat-seeking missile that was #20 John Boyett or the mighty rock in the middle #77 …
Recruiting Update: Lebron Throws up the Oregon “O” & Ducks in the Lead to Land Top Guard
Basketball Recruiting Visits While Oregon’s 63-14 thrashing of “the lesser Tennessee” led the weekend headlines, basketball head coach Dana Altman quietly placed the Ducks in the lead to secure combo guard Darin Johnson (3-Star/Sacramento, CA/Rivals150). “After this visit, Oregon (is) definitely my number one school,” said Johnson. “The visit was great.” A 6’4″ hybrid wing, Johnson’s shooting ability, mixed with …
Who Is Byron Marshall?
A lot has taken place in the opening weeks of the Ducks football season. We’ve seen some dominating victories, a couple of big injuries, and most importantly, a great deal of potential from the 2012 team as a whole. The offensive stars have shined bright in the preseason, and look as poised as ever as conference play starts up this …
Moneyball begins to take its toll within Ducks athletics
How much money did Oregon baseball take in as a gross revenue last year? Answer: A measly $649,981 Any idea how much the team spent in 2011? No worries, there’s an answer to that too. But beware, it’s disturbing: $2.9 million. Here’s a quick economics lesson. That is a deficit of roughly $1.54 million. It doesn’t take a Wall Street …
Injuries and Access: It’s Time for an Injury Report
There is a routine for fans to deal with injuries. The play ends, everyone goes back to their side of the line of scrimmage, and one player remains on the turf. We know the perceived severity of injury based on how much the player writhes in agony, or worse, how long he remains motionless. The more members of the team’s …