A Look At Sports Medicine: How the Brain Regulates Behavior and Body State

NeuroDocDuck FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

The doctor is in. My purpose in writing for FishDuck.com is to improve understanding of the psychological and physical stresses placed upon athletes and to explain, in layman’s terms, all the factors involved in various sports injuries. This may cover some obligatory background information as needed, but is presented to help educate fans on specific injuries related to athletes. Last …

It Takes a Village: Bryan Bennett’s still vital role at Oregon

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Yesterday morning the question to which Duck fans around the world had longed to hear an answer for was finally announced by Head Coach Chip Kelly. Redshirt freshman Marcus Mariota has been named the starting quarterback going into the 2012-2013 season. A quarterback competition that stretched out over seven months following an eye-opening performance in the April spring game was …

Pac-12 Preseason: Ranking the Quarterbacks

Josh White FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Which quarterback will have the best season in the Pac-12 in 2012, now that these two are both gone? For many years, the Pac-12 conference has been known for its high scoring offenses, and elite skill position play. First and foremost, the quarterback position has especially been a strength, consistently pumping talent from the west coast into the NFL rank …

Recruiting Update: Pair of 5-Star Hoopsters have serious Oregon Interest

Mark Flores FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Basketball Recruiting Visits/News It was reported last week that power forward Aaron Gordon (5-Star/San Jose, CA/Rivals150) holds Dana Altman and Oregon in high regard. That esteem may be rising with Gordon’s recent announcement that he intends to officially visit the Ducks. “I like the coach there, Dana Altman, because he is a great coach who knows a lot about the …

The Autzen Also Rises: A Season Preview

Nathan Roholt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Historically, Oregon fans have had what is known as “The Fear.” It is the unshakeable feeling that as soon as you believe in the possibility of something good happening, it will immediately be ripped away from you in the most gut-wrenching way possible.  That something beyond the control of the team – be it computers or injuries – will derail …

FishDuck Weekly Video Log – Episode 55

FishDuck Staff FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

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 on the air! Kurt Liedtke of FishDuck.com joins CSF Radio to preview the Pac-12 (audio)

FishDuck Staff FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Saturday morning Kurt Liedtke of FishDuck.com joined the fellas with Cleveland Sports Therapy on the CSF Radio Network to preview the Pac-12. There were some audio issues unfortunately, but we did our best to clean up the audio. The audio for the program is available at the link below, the segment with Kurt starts at the 1:30 mark of the …

Quarterback Controversies Through the Ages

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

For the first time in several years there is doubt in the air.  Bryan Bennett and Marcus Mariota enter the last two weeks of summer camp, each with an opportunity to lead the Mighty Green on to the field for the first snap of Game one of the 2012-2013 campaign. As predicted two weeks ago on this very page, a …

Running Back Review: Who will lead the Pac-12?

Josh White FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

With the 2012 football season just around the corner, optimism for the new year is overflowing from virtually every camp in the country, right now EVERY team is undefeated. To be among the most effective offenses, teams need to have a balanced attack. Perhaps no single aspect of football is more important than the running game, both in a teams’ …