Recruiting Update: Swain Bringin’ the Pain

Mark Flores FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Football Recruiting News In a West Team romp, this past Saturday’s U.S. Army All-American Game featured a trifecta of touchdowns coming by way of committed Oregon runner Royce Freeman (4-Star/Imperial, CA/Rivals100). On five carries, Freeman opened the country’s eyes to a blend of nimble power where the 6-foot, 227 lb. running back made short work of the East’s feeble attempts to …

Taylor Hart’s MONSTER Two-Gap Alamo Bowl

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports, FishWrap

Everyone knows that linebackers get the bulk of the tackles in a game, thus it was huge surprise to learn that Taylor Hart was Oregon’s leading tackler in the Alamo Bowl, in what was his pinnacle career game with the Ducks.  I consulted with one of the members of the Coaching Team at FishDuck.com to learn HOW Taylor pulled off such …

Conference Update: It’s a Rough Life on the Road in the Pac-12

Bryan Holt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Life on the road in the Pac-12 is not so easy.  Especially when you’re up against a top-20 team, who happens to be unbeaten in 11 home games so far this season. This past Sunday the No. 15 Colorado Buffaloes handed No. 17 Oregon its first loss of the season for their 13th win of the season with help of a …

Why I Won’t Be Watching Tonight’s Game

Nathan Roholt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

When watching any given college football game, my rooting interests tend to follow this hierarchy: 1)      Oregon Ducks 2)      Any significant underdog 3)      Pac-12 teams (excluding Washington and Stanford) 4)      Any outcome that turns college football on its ear Following this hierarchy meant last week was a very good week, starting with the Ducks winning their third straight bowl game …

Snow Falls Outside, as Flurries of Points Fall Inside

Nathan Roholt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Following Thursday’s win against Utah, the Ducks improved to 13-0 to start the season, the first time Oregon had accomplished that since the 2006-07 season.  That Oregon team went to the Elite Eight before falling to eventual national champion Florida.  They also lost their 14th game of the season. Maybe this year’s team wanted to follow that example to a …

Former Player Tribute: Secret Success to a Big Man on Campus

FishDuck Staff Men of Oregon: Players and Coaches

In football, a strong and fast offensive line is key to a team’s success.  The entire front must be strong enough to block for the backs, creating running room and giving the quarterback enough time to think.  Especially in Oregon’s renowned spread offense, where it’s a physically daunting task, and easily taken for granted by many fans.  All too often, spectators …

Let the Games Begin!

Lawrence Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Oregon football pummeled Texas in the Alamo Bowl last week.  Oregon baseball is No. 6 in preseason rankings.  And while that’s all good and fun, this, ladies and gentlemen, is basketball season.  So how exactly is the Duck basketball team performing?  Well, they are 13-0 and top-10 in the AP Top 25 — an incredible start to a season by …

College Football Nation: SEC Dominates and Johnny F. Does It Again

Jeff Hostetler FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

  It was a very exciting week of bowl games and there were a few changes in the coaching world that will be setting off a chain reaction of other coaching relocations.  I think the two biggest shocks of the week were Penn State’s Bill O’Brien bolting so suddenly and then the way Alabama was not playing like Alabama in …

The Unauthorized — yet Uncensored — History of FishDuck

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

People stop me on the street all the time with two questions:  Do you know that you have toilet paper on your shoe?”  And, “What is it like working for FishDuck.com?” Well, after more requests than I can count, I decided that it’s time to pull back the green curtain and let folks see the workings of our conglomerate that …

The Wall Street Journal cites FishDuck.com!

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Advice for the Coaches, For the Fans

We are excited to announce that Kevin Clark of The Wall Street Journal cited Charles Fischer and FishDuck.com as the source for his story about Chip Kelly in the Friday, January 3rd, 2014 issue, Why the Eagles Aren’t Ducks.  Here is an excerpt: (You can view the full article here.) “According to Charles Fischer, who runs Fishduck.com, a website devoted …

Chip Kelly Update: Playoff Time

Mark Saltveit FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

It wasn’t easy and it wasn’t pretty, but the Philadelphia Eagles showed a lot of grit and poise in grinding out a 24-22 win against the hated Dallas Cowboys, to advance to the playoffs in Chip Kelly’s first year. Think about that for a second: Chip was never a head coach in his lifetime, until 2009. In the five years …

Duck Men Show Heart in the Huntsman

Dean Davis FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. – The undefeated Oregon Ducks came into the Huntsman Center, Thursday afternoon, to take on the 11-1 Utah Utes, in the first PAC-12 conference game of the year.  After playing only two road games this season – one of which was at the Moda Center in Portland, basically in the Ducks’ backyard – this one would not only test Oregon’s ability to …