Taj Just the First of Oregon’s Southeast Steals?

Mark Flores FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

  Football Recruiting Commitments Saturday’s “Salute the Day” spring game had more than on-field revelations as several recruits made their own headlines.  Long time Oregon target Shane Lemieux (NR/Yakima, WA) verbally committed to Steve Greatwood  & Co. after what was a fantastic weekend visit. “I’ve always thought Oregon was my favorite,” said Lemieux.  ”I sat down with the staff in …

From the Backfield Ensemble to the Gospel Ensemble

FishDuck Staff Men of Oregon: Players and Coaches

The mid-2000’s saw Oregon rise from nationally known to nationally renowned.  The program became renowned for the great rushers the program featured, and treated Oregon fans to many throughout the decade. From 2004-2007, a talented tailback ran in the Oregon backfield as a quiet, yet successful backup, while making a special difference on special teams and behind the scenes.  Still catching …

Empty & Full: My Favorite Play of the Oregon 2014 Spring Game

Brian Flinn Analysis

Thanks to my friend, Charles Fischer, I have had the great opportunity to write about many of my favorite offensive schemes here on FishDuck.com.  From the Zone Read Bubble to One Back Play Action to Packaged Tempo Plays, these analyses have been about concepts that are the heart of my own personal offensive philosophy. One of the few core spread …

Athletes Say “Bite Me” to Outdated NCAA Food Rules

Alex Towne FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Let’s face it.  Athletes are a rare breed.  Bigger.  Stronger. Faster.  And, quite logically, hungrier.  Have you ever wondered what kind of appetite you’d have as a Division 1 athlete practicing every day, sometimes twice a day?  Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be that same athlete and go to bed hungry? I consider myself a …

10 Thoughts from This Weekend

Nathan Roholt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

It was one of the busiest weekends of the year for sports fans – five Game 7s in the NBA Playoffs, and most notably, the Kentucky Derby – but for Ducks fans, there was one event that stood above the rest: the Spring Game. While fervent followers of the Ducks wouldn’t miss the annual spring tilt for anything, trying to keep …

When Will the Madness Ever End?

Dean Davis FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

2008 … That was the last time the Ducks were looked at as a legitimate contender in the NCAA Big Dance.  Oregon was knocked out in the first round by an average Mississippi State team that ended up being taken out in the next round.  Before that, the Ducks had a little run in the tournament throughout the 2002-2003 seasons. …

College Football Nation: FSU has Crabs and SEC Schedules

Jeff Hostetler FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

  Anyone hungry for seafood?  If so head on over to Tallahassee.  I hear they are just “giving” it away.  On top of that fun story you have Nick Saban actually being happy with Lane Kiffin, the SEC setting forth a better way of scheduling, and some beef with how things are going to be done with the college football …

Aaaand They’re Off!

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

It’s the first Saturday in May and that means its time for the Kentucky Derby.  The food, the mint juleps, the pageantry … All of which make the Kentucky Derby the most exciting two minutes in sports … east of watching Beaver fans leave the Civil War early.  This year’s Run for the Roses is unusually special for the Pac-12. …

Oregon Football: Six “Other” DLs to Watch in the Spring Game

Josh White FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

The Oregon Ducks football team is scheduled to play its annual Spring Game on what should be a picturesque Saturday inside Autzen Stadium.  And with it, the 2014 season will be officially under way. And, like every season, another batch of seniors have graduated, which leads to a bunch of question marks heading into the Spring Game coming up on Saturday.  Some of the …

Four Reasons You Should Go to the Spring Game

Pat Pannu FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

The Oregon Ducks are holding their spring game tomorrow, Saturday, May 3, at Autzen Stadium, kicking off at 11 am. The game signals an end to spring ball and brings us to the precipice of another four months or so without any football games on the tube. There are a coupla reasons to attend the spring game – I give you: 4. Position Battles When Marcus …

Women’s Golf Sinks Stanford-Northwestern Football Tilt

Mike Merrell FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Chicago, Ill. September 3, 2015 — Saturday’s matchup between last year’s Pac-12 Northern Division runner-up Stanford and Northwestern has been canceled due to Stanford’s refusal to cross union picket lines that were established when the Northwestern Organization for Growth of Immense Revenues for Labor in Sports (NOGIRLS) voted to strike. In a complex chain of events, a Seventh Circuit federal …

Oregon Football Recruiting Analysis: I Need a Hero

Jason Fowler FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

With nine months left until the football players of the class of 2015 sign with their designated programs throughout the nation, Oregon is poised to step up their recruiting game another notch.  This is the year that the Ducks must sign the most highly touted talent in the history of the program.  With the recent verbal commitment from the top …