How could it be? How could the Pac-12 have three teams in the top six of the final regular season AP poll and still be underdogs in six of the seven upcoming bowl games? USC’s ban from postseason play, for one, which meant league also-rans got bumped up to better bowls. Match-up problems, for another. And lest we forget that …

Playing “Who’s Your Favorite?” as a Duck fan offers hours of fun in remembrance.  Most of us have a favorite play, favorite player, favorite moment, or favorite year.  Sometimes it’s the great player (Joey Harrington, Jonathan Stewart, LaMichael James), or the great play that sealed the great season (Maurice Morris rolling over Colorado…literally.)  Sometimes, though, it’s the player or team …

Some notes from FishDuck: a FishDuck.com State of the Union FishDuck.com Needs YOU! Greetings Fish-Friends, it is four months in to FishDuck.com’s existence, and Kurt and I felt it was time to speak with you directly, our website visitors.  The amount of people that have come to our site daily, participating in our boards and emailing us with notes of …

 As the Ducks and Badgers begin their preparation for the seemingly fast approaching Rose Bowl Game on January 2nd, it is time to start looking a little deeper at the Ducks opponent. This week, we focus on the Badger offense. The Big 10 champions were able to be successful this season on offense by having a very balanced attack running and throwing. Wisconsin led their …

We have a new coach at Arizona State. Sorry, we take that back. Chip Kelly for the NFL! For what? Go, Matt Barkley. Go pro. The regular season in college football ended a week ago (not counting Army-Navy), leaving everyone who reports or blogs about the sport — like a heroin addict in search of a fix — scurrying high …

I know, I know.  You’re tired of the crowds, you’re tired of the rain, and the people riding the bikes downtown forgot to pay homage to your Family Truckster.  Your wife is making broad hints with the Kay Jewelers ads, your kids want a Kinect For Xbox 360, and the boss has given you the Clark Griswold treatment this year …

  Here we are at the end of another college football season, with only bowl games left to play. For the 3rd straight year, Oregon has been included in a BCS Bowl and thus, playing in one of the the final games of the season. If there is a “price” fans pay to play in the bigger games, it  is that the layover between …

Every week I create video blogs (vlogs), a free-form discussion of current events with Oregon sports and what’s new with FishDuck.com.  It’s a little off-the-cuff, perhaps slightly pretentious, somewhat rambling, and hopefully entertaining…so kick back, relax, and let’s talk a little Duck sports. The views expressed in these videos are strictly my own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions …

It’s a testament to the character and resilience of the Oregon team that in each of Chip Kelly’s first three years, they won a conference title with a key player suspended or dismissed for disciplinary reasons. The Ducks went 36-6 without running back LeGarrette Blount in 2009, returning starting quarterback Jeremiah Masoli in 2010, and All-American returner and cornerback Cliff …

And so it is set- Either #6 Oregon or #9 Wisconsin will win the Rose Bowl this season.  A match up of the Rose Bowl’s 2 previous losers will provide one team with the chance to erase that label. While it may seem like so long ago now, both teams were on the fringes of national title talk for much of this season. Wisconsin was an early favorite …

On Friday night in Autzen Stadium, The Oregon Ducks claimed a third straight conference championship and a spot in the Rose Bowl Game for the 2nd time in 3 years. The last two seasons led by Darron Thomas, LaMichael James, and Kenjon Barner have been among the most successful and productive in school history. This season, with the addition of the Pac-12 Championship …