Oregon: The Next Coaching Rehabilitation Center?

Darren Perkins Editorials

With the retirement of Nick Saban, I got to thinking about which program, if any, will replace Alabama as the school that rehabilitates formerly disgraced head coaches and resurrects their careers. Saban’s two biggest “clients,” Steve Sarkisian and Lane Kiffin, have become successful at their latest stops. A big-time potential patient for career rehabilitation would be Lincoln Riley. I foresee …

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Oregon Ducks Football: 3 Keys to Beating Michigan

Alex Heining Editorials

Our Oregon Ducks football program will travel this week to Ann Arbor after a complete demolition of Illinois in Autzen. The Ducks have started the season undefeated and don’t look to be slowing down anytime soon. As a new addition to the Big-10, this was expected to be a tougher matchup for Oregon. Instead? The Ducks have owned every game …

Quack Attack: Top-Ranked Ducks Pound No. 20 Illinois to Stay Perfect

Jordan Ingram Editorials

Each week, as the competition ratchets up a few clicks, the No. 1 Oregon Ducks issue a powerful rebuttal to every Doubting Dave and Handwringing Harry. And with each win, the Ducks burrow further into their rightful perch atop the national rankings like a tick hopelessly embedded in one’s scalp. This Saturday was no different. In the days before No. …

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Oregon Football Needs More Than Just Fans Cheering

OregonReigns Editorials

In college football, the connection between a team and its fans runs deeper than just showing up for games. The dedicated support from fans is crucial for a team’s success, especially for programs like the Oregon Ducks. When fans get involved, they create a lively atmosphere that can lift the team’s spirits and impact how they play. It’s worth looking …

USC: The University of Spoiled Children

Darren Perkins Editorials

On June 30, 2022, the USC Trojans, along with the UCLA Bruins, announced they were leaving for the B1G Conference beginning in Summer 2024. The Trojans had long grumbled to the powers in the Pac-12 that they deserved a larger slice of the pie instead of the conference’s equal distribution policy. As the lone historical blue-blood in the Pac-12, the …

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Oregon Ducks Football: No.1 Slot DESERVED?

Alex Heining Editorials

Our Oregon Ducks football program trounced Purdue as we all expected, but what some of you may not have expected was Georgia bullying Texas in their home stadium. Now, the Ducks have propelled to the top slot in the country. As the best-ranked team in the country, fanbases from all over have convened and started arguing over the top five-to-ten …

Oregon Primed for the Big Time After 35-0 Rout of Purdue

Jordan Ingram Editorials

Something big is going to happen, Ducks fans. Call it good fortune, serendipity, or divine football providence. The No. 2 Oregon Ducks rolled to a 35-0 rout of the Purdue Boilermakers, easily handling their business on Friday night at Ross Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. Sure, the Boilermakers are Big Ten bottom feeders, but the Ducks (7-0) avoided the …

Are There Some B1G Regrets?

David Marsh Editorials

We are at the halfway point of the 2024 season and this new era of college football. The B1G added four West Coast teams to the league this season, and there are some clear winners in this conference expansion. The Oregon Ducks are flying high after their win over Ohio State, and the media executives at Fox and NBC couldn’t …

Oregon’s Secret That Nobody Talks About…

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Editorials

There has been so much written about Oregon football in the last couple of days, yet I sense there is a major element to the remainder of the season that national pundits miss. It is a combination of components that I’ve been kicking around that came to fruition after the big victory over Ohio State. I had to take a …

Oregon Football: The Deep Ball Is Back!

Darren Perkins Editorials

The Ducks peaked at just the right time in putting together their first (not perfect) complete game of the season against Ohio State. The scheduling gods were on Oregon’s side, as Duck fans were able to see improvement from week to week. Had this game been played a couple of weeks earlier, the outcome might have been much different. One …