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How would the Ducks respond? That was the big question going into Saturday’s Civil War matchup in Corvallis. After a devastating loss only a week earlier, how would they find the energy and motivation to beat a resurgent Oregon State team? Turns out, the Beavers gave them all the motivation they would need. In a chippy Civil War that, saw …
It’s set. Thanks to some late game heroics, we will not be having an SEC vs. SEC title game. Notre Dame held on for the late win over their bitter rival USC. It was rivalry week, and boy, did we have some big games (UF vs. FSU, Clemson vs. South Carolina), and then we had some others no one even …
Most fans don’t realize that today’s Oregon-Oregon State game wasn’t always going to be called The Civil War. There was a resolution brought before the Oregon State Legislature in 1965 that would have made our game the first one to be sponsored by a nationally recognized company. The Dee Andros Thanksgiving Feast Classic, Sponsored by Dexatrim Dee Andros was a big man on …
Heading into today’s 116th Civil War matchup in Corvallis, Oregon looks to right the ship after last week’s heart-wrenching overtime loss to Stanford, which dropped them to fifth in the BCS. The 17-14 loss to the Cardinal not only derailed the Ducks’ quest for perfection, it showed the conference (namely Oregon State) that Oregon is beatable, after defeating opponents by an …
When the fallout cleared from USC’s pseudo-return to college football last year, Oregon had the benefit of playing a disparaged Oregon State squad in Autzen Stadium. Right from the get-go, Sean Mannion threw a pick straight into an Oregon defender’s hands, the Ducks scored on the ensuing possession, and the rest is history. Unlike last year, the biggest problem for Oregon …
Oregon – more so than other programs – has a propensity to look for athletes. Players listed as athletes often don’t fit the classic profile for a specific position. It is not uncommon for these players to be a bit underrated. In the haste to make everyone fit in a box, athletes like this can be somewhat overlooked. And yet, …
(Ed. Note: This article is referring to the majority of a specific fan base, not a description of each individual member of that fan base. There are plenty of reasonable, grounded people within each fan base, just as all fan bases have total idiots who serve as terrible diplomats for their team. What is addressed here is the majority’s behavior. …
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There is nothing quite like a college football rivalry game. Mobs of fans in clashing colors meet to fill the stadium regardless of which school is designated the home team for that day, and the only task at hand is to express a mutual and irrational hatred for each other. Some are so big they have to hold it as …
November 22, 1997 On this day in Duck history, the 101st Civil War took place at Autzen Stadium. The final home game for 15 seniors who guided the Ducks out of the Pac-10 cellar and to national prominence throughout their careers. From the get-go, Oregon seniors made the most of their final game at Autzen. Senior Pat Johnson took the …
Basketball Recruiting Signings Last Thursday, Head Coach Dana Altman & Co. signed a program-changing low post presence in power forward Jordan Bell (4-Star/Long Beach, CA). Heralded as one of if not the top shot blocker in the nation, the 6’8″, 225 lb. defensive force is an early headline in Oregon’s 2013 recruiting class. “Bell is an absolute stud of an …
For a moment, the “Oregon Paradigm” got to me. I didn’t expect Stanford to slow Oregon down, much less hold them to 14 points in a dominant fashion. When Oregon plays elite defenses, the results will never result in 40 point victories. No offense will be breaking big plays consistently against high caliber defenses. When Oregon plays good teams, the score …