Ifo’s All-American Civil War Perfomance

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Talent Evaluation

Craig Strobeck It seems that it was not that long ago that I attended a recruiting luncheon and the subject was our current cornerback star, Ifo Ekpre-Olomu.  Coach Kelly was talking about Ifo (a few years ago when this took place) and he explained that he only had to watch four or five high school highlight plays of Ifo, when, …

How to Spend the Days Until the Alamo Bowl

Nathan Roholt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Kevin Cline For die-hard football fans, the calendar is broken up into two sections, football season and the off-season. The off-season is primarily spent wishing for the runaway train of football season, where once the season starts, die-hard fans jump on and bid adieu to their friends and family until the winter.  Only the absence of footballs at season’s end …

A Game to Build a Dream On

Brian Libby FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

It took a little time on Saturday night at the Moda Center for both the Ducks and their fans to come alive.  Make no mistake: the atmosphere was festive, with a crowd of yellow and (in Illinois’ case) orange-clad fans enjoying a back-and-forth game from wire to wire.  But by the final whistle, it was clearer than ever that this …

Ducks Rolling on the Road to the Big Dance

Alex Legarza FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Kevin Cline With football coming to an end and basketball in full swing, Duck fans couldn’t be more excited for our 9-0 men’s basketball team, which is rolling down the road toward the Big Dance like an empty 18-wheeler with a tail wind.  Last year the Ducks won the PAC-12 Conference Tournament and took down UCLA twice and Arizona once, but received only a No. 12 seed in the …

College Football Nation: Winston Wins Right Coast Heisman and Oregon Gets Left Coasted Out

Jeff Hostetler FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

  Busy week for college football – not so much with on the field action but more off field action, with the hiring and firings of coaches, the Heisman presentation, and some major money being thrown at some coaches.  If you want some football before bowl season starts you can catch the FCS playoffs.  The lower divisions are duking it out …

Thwack! Fighting Ducks Biff Fighting Illini

Dean Davis FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Craig Strobeck PORTLAND, Ore. – The Ducks took on 9-1 Illinois on Saturday night in their home away from home at the Moda Center, Portland, in one hell of a matchup.  With a chance for the Ducks to prove themselves to the whole country on ESPN2, Oregon played their hearts out in a punch-and-counterpunch fight that tested the Ducks in a way …

Truths, Half Truths and Outright Lies About San Antonio

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Good morning, Duck fans.  In the days and weeks leading up to the Alamo Bowl there will be plenty of time for others here at fishduck.com/we’resohumblewedon’tcapitalizefish to break down the Zone Reads and the tendencies of the Ducks, Longhorns, and whoever Mack Brown is coaching when New Year’s Eve rolls around. Likewise, there will be time for me to skewer …

NFL Ducks: Pushing for the Playoffs

Josh White FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

 Kevin Cline As the current Oregon football team begins preparing for their showdown against the Texas Longhorns (whose coach, Mack Brown, is expected to resign after the Valero Alamo Bowl), college football has entered the elongated calm before the storm of bowl games.  The weekly rhythm of the football season has come to a halt, and many are left with an unfamiliar …

Oregon Football Recruiting Cycle Ending with Fab Five Finish

Chris Charbonnier FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Kevin Cline Usually, early December is far too early to accurately predict an Oregon recruiting class, but this year might be the exception.  After landing their 15th verbal commitment earlier in the week from JUCO stud Offensive Guard Haniteli Lousi, it appears that the Ducks are going hard after just five more players.  Who are these five special targets? 1) …

Oregon Hoops: They Don’t Rebuild, They Don’t Reload, They Retransfer!

Max Blumenthal FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Kevin Cline Pac-12 Conference Champions. . .that was last year. . .and again this year!  At this point in the season the Ducks have established an identity as strong competitors for a second straight conference title.  The effort has been led by almost an entirely new unit than those we saw hoist the trophy last year in Las Vegas.  A …

Former Player Tribute: “Nothing Like the Mighty Quinn”

FishDuck Staff Men of Oregon: Players and Coaches

John Giustina “Come all without, come all within . . . You’ll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn!”  -Manfred Mann A forgotten starting defensive lineman made a major impact during Oregon’s late 90’s – early 2000’s rise to fortune and fame.  A quiet leader and huge anchor to Oregon’s defensive line, this valuable defensive end speedster played a key …