In other news, the NCAA (court) trials are still making headlines. It looks like the NCAAās chances took a huge blow whenĀ Jim DelanyĀ took the stand and pretty much ran wild with his ideas and backed up the plaintiffās case. Right now the NCAA is just getting hammered with so many witnesses against them. Both this week and next, the NCAA ā¦
Sports fans love a good tradition. Everything from singing āTake Me Out to the Ballgameā during the 7th-inning stretch to āGentlemen Start Your Enginesā at the beginning of the Indy 500. We love them all. At least, we love most of them. Here are some of the stranger traditions that dot the sports landscapes, as well as a couple that ā¦
Oregonās second game on the schedule brings a match-up that could define the Ducksā entire season, for better orĀ worse. A win against Michigan State would help the Ducks dramatically improve their chances of contending for a National Title ā especially under the new playoff system. While there has been a lot of talk about the offensive and defensive match-ups the ā¦
Mandatory mini-camp is in session for three days of open-to-the-press practices, and thereās a sudden flood of information in the blogs and newspapers. Itās not really any different than the last three weeks of OTAs (organized team activities), though. āMandatoryā doesnāt mean much, for one thing, since the Eagles had 100% turnout at the voluntary OTAs. Safety Ed Reynolds was ā¦
Duck fans are sucked into team fervor for several reasons. First off, itās the Ducksā incredible talent ā but itās also their outrageous uniforms. Throughout University of Oregon football history, the Ducksā uniforms have progressed from basic green and yellow school colors to intense neonĀ green and lightning yellow. Not many other teams can quite say they have the same flare ā¦
Doug Brenner is a rarity of sorts when it comes to the Ducks. It has nothing to do withĀ skill sets or voluminous hair like Troy Polamalu, and everything to do with where heās from. And that would be ā¦ the state of Oregon! Considering this is the University of Oregon, one would assume (incorrectly) that the team would have a ā¦
When analyzedĀ correctly, trends and patterns in recent history can help predictĀ more about the upcoming college football season than any number of off-season projections or rankings. This is particularly the case with a team such as Oregon, which has such a distinct system and style of play. Even the best teams have an Achilles heel, and inferior teams are often able ā¦
Football Recruiting News The stakes couldnāt be higher as Oregon eagerly anticipates the arrival of big-board topper Blake Barnett (4-Star/Corona, CA/Rivals100). Arguably the nationās top dual-threat quarterback, Barnett will be in Eugene this coming Thursday for a multi-day recruiting trip. Unlike his first visit to Duckville, Barnett will not be alone as he intends to bring both mom and dad ā¦
The Oregon Ducks use formations incredibly well on offense. Many also categorize them as a āspread offense,ā which to most people means 4 wide receivers and 1 running back, or ā10 personnelā in coaching speak (1 running back, 0 tight ends). Without getting too nit-picky about the āspread offenseā phrasing, Iād like to bust one myth. They use a tight ā¦
Devon Allen didnāt ājustā win the NCAA championship in the 110-meter hurdles. First off, there is no such thing as ājustā winning at this level. Youāve got to be an absolute stud to pull it off. Next, thereās the little detail that he also broke the meet record. How big of a deal is that? Well, the previous meet record ā¦
Itās graduation weekend, and that means people everywhere are gathering to celebrate the academic accomplishments of someone in their life. Along with graduations themselves, there are parties, dinners, etc. all around celebrating those accomplishments. These are the type of events were a lot of small talk is made about schools: reflecting on those schools they have been attending, talking about ā¦
It has to be fun to be an SEC fan. Fans outside the conference may not like them, a sentiment many media outlets fuel, i.e., how much more ādominantā the SEC is than the rest of college football. What has people frustrated is that, while the conference may be producing more āNFL-readyā-types than any other conference, the disparity between the ā¦