Inside the Locker Room — The Buffs Come Out Swinging

Josh Hall FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Cliff Grassmick The house was rocking.  If Coach Mike MacIntyre had said pregame his team would be neck and neck with No. 2 Oregon midway through the 1st quarter, most experts would have laughed him out of the room.  But there they were, hanging tough, down 15-10 at the 7:24 mark.  Colorado’s leader said of their tenor to start the …

The FishDuck Pregame Analysis — Can Colorado Corral the Ducks?

Bob Laws FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

en.wikipedia.org  A relatively unknown battle is taking place Saturday as the Colorado Buffaloes host Oregon and have a decisive statistic in their favor going into this contest. You see, Colorado has the 10th-best run defense in the country, allowing only 91 yards per game while Oregon, on the other hand, has the best rushing offense in the land, averaging 332.5 …

Top 5 Reasons the Nation Needs to be Afraid of Oregon

Sam Arney FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Craig Strobeck After four games into the season, a picture of what the Ducks will look like has started to emerge.   Let me tell you, that picture is scary . . . for anyone who isn’t a Ducks fan.  There are many reasons why teams should fear Oregon.  Mariota, Thomas, Addison, Huff, Lyerla, Ekpre-Olomu, Mitchell . . . should I …

Factoids About Colorado Aside from Their Sorry Football Team

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

www.imgcollegeseating.com One game at a time, boys!  Supposedly Amos Alonzo Stagg was the first football coach to deliver that admonition to his team.  Stagg’s team never played the 2013 Colorado Buffaloes.  Oregon’s mantra of “Win the Day” was fulfilled on the very moment that Colorado joined the Pac-12 . . . and immediately bent over for the proctological exam to …

Recruiting Analysis: The Truth About Rankings and a Full Class Prediction

Chris Charbonnier FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Kevin Cline If you’re expecting Oregon to finish high in the recruiting rankings this year, then prepare to be disappointed.  Last week, I went against popular opinion and explained why I thought Oregon would be taking a relatively small 2014 recruiting class.  Now it looks like they might take an even smaller class than I suspected. On Tuesday, Justin Hopkins …

Recruiting Update: 4* RB Tony James Trades Florida Humidity for Oregon Reign

Mark Flores FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Steve Francis Football Recruiting Commitments Almost equally impressive as the Oregon offense, a torrential downpour — the likes of which have not seen in Eugene for some time – brought with it the Ducks’ newest commitment: vaunted tailback Tony James (4-Star/Gainesville, FL/Rivals250). “I kind of knew I would be verballing while I was on my visit,” said the 5’9, 175-lb. James.  ”All I …

Oregon’s Enhanced Straddled Triple Option Play

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

Craig Strobeck My friends — I could not take two whole days after the game to make a video, thus for those who wish to learn, we still have the text and screenshot format below.  We DID add a new entertaining component in new GIFs of the plays described, to see it that much better.  Charles One of the fundamental …

BCS Recap: Trap Games on the Horizon

Bryan Holt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Kevin Cine Week 5 of college football is over.  No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Oregon are still clearly the top two teams in the country, while the remainder of the top five held their spots for the third consecutive week. The Ducks are closing in on Bama’s endeavor for supremacy, however, and with that, the teams left on the schedule become increasingly important to …