As of today, the start of Oregon’s college football season is 48 days away. Many in the media anticipate the Ducks winning their first eight going into Los Angeles against USC on Nov. 3. But there is at least two games before then — and two games after — where things could get dicey for Oregon. Here is a look: …
Some Things No One Ran By Me
As fans we feel powerless. No one asks us how the lineup should look. No one lets us call a play. Heck, no one even asks us if we want jalapenos on our nachos anymore. They just point to where they may or may not be, wilted and lifeless. Well, here we are. It’s July, the house is too hot, …
Oregon Ducks Receivers: Checking the Box for New Maehl
For many years, the Oregon Ducks football program was known mostly for their play on offense, perhaps most commonly for superb quarterback and receiver play. Often times, the fate of the offensive success for the Ducks rested heavily on the effectiveness of the playmakers at those two positions to get the job done in a tight contest coming down to …
The Coach’s Corner: Developing a Power-Running Attack From the Shotgun
A note from FishDuck.com: Today we have a unique treat, this article from a highly successful college coach gives an inside perspective football fans don’t often get to see, the direct insight of football concepts from a coach. We encourage other coaches that are interested in possibly writing guest columns, providing their unique insight, to please contact us. For now, …
New Hires in the Desert Generate Tremble for the Pac-12 South
With the 2012 college football season scheduled for kick-off on August 31st, football enthusiasts can begin to grasp the pageantry emerging from universities’ practice grounds. The PAC-12 conference has once again reloaded with talent, as six teams finished in the Top 25 for the recruiting class of 2012, and eleven teams finished in the Top 50. Of course, recruiting blue …
Recruiting Update: Oregon Commit Redmond Opens a Can!!!
Football Recruiting News At Nike’s recent The Opening showcase, rising offensive lineman and new Oregon commit Alex Redmond (3-Star/Los Alamitos, CA) accomplished what few have: block vaunted defensive force and Opening MVP Eddie Vanderdoes (4-Star/Placer, CA/Rivals100). According to various onlookers, the 6’5, 300 lb. Redmond not only stuffed the highly-publicized defensive end, but blocked him so violently that the equally-large Vanderdoes …
The home stretch: Ducks flock to London
“Try to be best ’cause you’re only a man and a man’s gotta learn to take it. Try to believe though the going gets rough that you gotta hang tough to make it.” Without an apology to Joe Esposito, I am stealing lyrics from this song, which for purposes of this story best exemplify the 10 Duck alumnus that were …
What If?: A Brief Alternate History of Oregon Football
If you are a college football fan who loves video games, today is Christmas Eve. That’s because tomorrow is the release date for NCAA Football 13, EA Sports’ highly celebrated annual college football game. This year’s roster update game features an all-new mode called “The Heisman Challenge,” where “fans can build a national powerhouse by placing one of 10 former …
FishDuck Weekly Video Log – 50th episode!
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 …
In Phil Steele’s world, Ducks strong on both sides
I got all wrapped up in Phil Steele’s 2012 College Football Preview magazine this week. Say what you want about Athlon or Lindy’s, but Phil Steele is the best of the bunch, if for no other reason than the amount of material — including a multitude of quirky lists — he jams into his 344-page publication. He’s not shy about …
Notes from around college football nation: SEC scared and Texas A&M is desperate
Another week is in the books, and that brings us inching slightly closer to kick-off. As much as I hate this long layoff, it allows me to enjoy the regular season even more when it finally begins. Let’s get into some news and thoughts before they decide to change the playoff system again. 1) Texas A&M comes off like …
Black Wednesday
This coming Wednesday is the darkest day in the sports year. There are no real sports in action as baseball completes its All-Star break, football is still a number of weeks from opening camp, basketball’s interminable playoff season recently came to a close, and hockey is in the middle of “Dental Season,” during which they replace lost Chiclets in preparation …
