My Friends, this article refutes much of what Iāve written over the last month and is an example of how we do not censor writers to be an Oregon āPravdaāĀ like the official Oregon siteĀ and others that follow the Ducks. The readership here is professional, high-brow, and cannot be snowed. Thus, I present all sides of the discussion and let you, ā¦
It hasnāt been pretty. It rarely is. Braxton Burmeister is a true freshman quarterback thrust into a starting role before heās ready for the speed and complexity of the college game, and he has looked the part. This whole situation really started to take shape in the spring. Oregon had good depth at quarterback going into the 2017 season, and ā¦
New Oregon Football Head Coach Willie Taggart seemed to make a living raiding the commit list of the Arizona Wildcats this past recruiting cycle. First there was the whirlwind courtship and successful commitment of All-World quarterback, Braxton Burmeister, and then he pried one of the best defensive linemen in Southern California Austin Faoliu from the ācats. Faoliu played at JSerra ā¦
In his first press conference as the Oregon Football head coach, Willie Taggart presented his organizing mantra:Ā āMake no excuses. Blame no one. Do something.ā With few exceptions, Taggart has stuck to his commitment to make no excuses. But if Taggart wonāt make excuses for the Ducks, somebody must because our expectations for this year should be tempered by the good ā¦
I hope that readers understand the dilemma that I am in, because if I point out any negative at all ā even when the majority of the article is positive ā I am described as ābitterā and āgoing negativeā on Oregon. Yet if I leave out the negative? I am regarded as a āhomerā and āsunshine pumper.ā Since I canāt ā¦
Oregon, behind backup quarterback Braxton Burmeister, hung with the Washington State Cougars for three quarters but subsequently went down, 33-10, a score that might have been 49-10 if it werenāt for stellar play by the Duck defense. Burmeister wasnāt given much of a game plan by coach Willie Taggart, but that may not have mattered based on the poor play ā¦
Are the Ducks are doing a āhigh-wire act,ā or are we gonna be walking the plank?Ā Either way, at the seasonās midpoint, there is real danger below! We need at least one more victory before the Civil War game. Why Oregon Needs a Signature Win OverĀ 60 players witnessed or played in last seasonās debacle. Please, not again. Those verbal commits for ā¦
Welcome to the fifth installment of Xās vs. Oās. In this series, we will analyze how Oregon utilizes different schemes and techniques to attack and defend the opposition. Today we will be looking at a classic example of a coverage bust from last weekās encounter between the Ducks and the Washington State Cougars (WSU). This play is a fantastic example ā¦
Coach Dana Altman has done it again. Despite losingĀ eight players last spring, Oregon has enough talent to win 23-24 games and enough talent that they should be a Sweet Sixteen contender. Yes, it is amazing. The Oregon roster includes Payton Pritchard, Keith Smith, Roman Sorkin and playersĀ you wouldnāt recognize if you stood next to them in the EMU. Hereās ā¦
Protect the quarterback. Itās Football 101. Itās football gospel. If football had ten commandments it would be etched into one of two stone tablets, just like the original Ten Commandments. But apparently protecting the quarterback in Eugene has gone the way of that mysterious 3rd tablet, as illustrated by the classic Mel Brooks movie The History of the World: Ā ā¦
I am going to write something that is dumber than my usual. In the comments of last weekās article, I expressed my concern about the Ducks getting their butts kicked against the Cougars.Ā It was due to the loss of Justin Herbert at quarterback and how neither QB remaining had neither the skills nor the game experience to carry the Ducks ā¦
Coach Willie Taggart notched his first Pac-12 conference win behind a strong push from not onlyĀ a much-maligned offensive line andĀ a fierce pass rush from an improving defense,Ā but alsoĀ a host of capable replacements who were thrown into action after a succession of key injuries cast a pall on the Autzen Stadium crowd. Going into Saturdayās key match-up with unbeaten Washington State ā¦