Ducks Get Back to Work

McKalie Bellew FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

So, our Ducks have had a very successful winning season (12-1), have various players that have won credible awards in college football including Marcus Mariota winning the Heisman and hold the Pac-12 Championship title. What else is there to do? We are not done yet Duck fans! Come January 1, 2015, our men will be taking the field in Pasadena, …

An Overearly Ambitious Prediction for the Vegas Crown

Evan Gilges FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

It is the city known for entertainment, unlikely second chances, frightening unpredictability, and a little bit of gambling. It’s the Sin City itself, and as Pac 12 men’s basketball conference play inches closer to tipoff, why not entertain with some early predictions of what to expect in this season’s Pac 12 games before the Las Vegas conference championship becomes slightly …

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a… “Rolls” Royce Freeman

Jason Selby FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

The Ducks have capped off one of the most successful regular seasons in school history. A Pac-12 Championship in dominating fashion, a Heisman winner in dominating fashion, and a dominant recruiting class for next year. A big match against Florida State is right around the corner, but Ducks fans are also thinking about Marcus Mariota. The redshirt junior is expected to take his …

Congrats Mariota! Love, The Beavers.

Ashley Young FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

It is a true sign of sportsmanship to go out of your way to recognize a unique individual, despite the team logo on the helmet. So let’s say that, hypothetically, the Oregon State Beavers made it to a prestigious college bowl game or the National Championship. Would we, the rival Ducks, support them? This is something I have always wondered in my five years …

Fuzzy’s Guide to Surviving the Rose Bowl: Goofy and Friends

Michael Bigham FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Now that Fuzzy has scored the coveted Rose Bowl tickets, his thoughts turn to fun activities in La La Land. Since he’s taking Missus Fuzzy and their daughter, Rocky; he won’t be spending any time at his favorite LA dive bar, The Clown Room. Instead, he’s looking at theme parks. Being a child at heart, Fuzzy loves theme parks and …

Tony Dungy: Mariota is “Aaron Rodgers in Waiting”

Jordan Ingram FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Oregon’s first Heisman Trophy winner, Marcus Mariota, was in the ManCave this morning for the Dan Patrick Show in New York City. Since winning the Heisman on Saturday, Mariota has made the media rounds, visiting a variety of television and radio programs, lugging the bronze statue with him everywhere he goes. “@PaulPabst: Doing the Heisman with the Heisman and the winner. @dpshow @Univ_Of_Oregon @WinTheDay …

The Weekend in Award Shows

Nathan Roholt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

I try to avoid award shows. In 2014, there is this device called “The Internet” that tells us who the winners of awards are around the time of their issuing. In fact, the fact that award shows still pull ratings in the internet age is one of the great achievements of television production and marketing. But this year is different. With Oregon …

Big 12’s Big Problems Could Impact Pac-12

Mike Merrell FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Mike Merrell’s Three-and-Out Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby wishes someone would have told him ahead of time that his conference would be punished for not having a championship game. It’s a sad fact of life: Some things you just have to figure out for yourself, and that one shouldn’t have been too difficult. The truth is, the Big 12 tried …

Mariota Wins Heisman, “Suck for the Duck” Campaign Begins

Jordan Ingram FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

The New York Post has a proposal for the NFL’s New York Jets: “Suck for the Duck.” The ”Duck” is, of course, the 80th Heisman Trophy winner, Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota. After Mariota became the first Oregon player and native Hawaiian to win the Heisman (by the second-largest margin in the history of the award), the redshirt junior sensation has captured hearts around the nation and the imaginations of major …

Proud to be a Duck Fan, Proud to be a Mariota Fan

McKalie Bellew FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

A sigh of relief, a tear of pride and a chant of excitement … Marcus Mariota has won the Heisman. Mariota began his speech by saying thank you and that he is humbled by this award. Listening to this acceptance speech was amazing as Mariota thanked so many different people, you and I would be lying if we said we …

De’Anthony Thomas Records First Career Return TD

Caleb Couturie FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

For most Duck fans, watching De’Anthony Thomas scorch a return defense for a TD is nothing new. The speedy RB has struggled to find playing time behind Jamaal Charles and Knile Davis out in Kansas City, but Thomas has settled in quite nicely as the Chiefs’ primary return man. The rookie is averaging nearly 32 yards per kickoff return, which, once …