Week two will bring Fresno State, and their high powered offense led by Derek Carr to Autzen Stadium. Oregon will need to keep up the tempo on Saturday, as the Bulldogs are planning to run the Ducks out of the stadium as opposed to the standard Duck domination in Eugene. After 15 years with Pat Hill as head coach running …
Who they are: Fresno State Bulldogs of the Mountain West Conference Head coach: Tim DeRuyter (1styear) 2011 record & rankings: 4-9 (3-4 WAC), NR This year/Last week: 1-0, Hammered the FCS Weber State Wildcats (as expected) in a non-conference matchup at home, 37-10 How they rank: (National, Conference) Total Offense: 65 plays, 7.92 YPP, 515 YPG (#25, #2) Total Defense: 62 …
Each week FishDuck.com’s Kurt Liedtke (better known as Keeerrrttt1) speaks with current/former student athletes, other FishDuck contributors, and outside experts–the FishDuck.com One-On-One. This week Kurt is joined by the Sports Director at KVAL-TV, Tom Ward. Tom anchors the TV program ‘Inside the Pac’ and covers Ducks, Beavers, and Blazers sports on KVAL in Eugene, OR. Tom discussed how he got …
Many long-term Oregon football fans would probably love to see Joey Harrington hand the ball off to Bobby Moore, or Gary Zimmerman open up holes for LaMichael James to run through. Well, realistically no one could make that happen, but we can bring it to life on paper. Looking back at the history of the Oregon football program, it is …
Football Recruiting Visits/News Last Saturday night, Oregon flexed its muscle like few have ever seen. Several key recruits joined we, The Duck Faithful, in our first lengthy exposure to what could be one of the greatest (and balanced) Oregon units to ever grace the field at Autzen Stadium. (In case you missed any of Saturday night’s action, see below!) Running back Thomas …
Fantasy Football has quickly transitioned from a nerdy game of mathematics and formulas into one of sports’ most popular forms of entertainment, next to March Madness Bracketology. Average fans are given the titles of owners and commissioners, ultimately creating their own franchise with a group of like-minded sports fans craving that added incentive to watch. It’s a silly concept, but …
As Oregon’s 2012 season began on Saturday, not only were quarterback Marcus Mariota and a host of new Ducks making their playing-field debuts, but so was the latest generation in Oregon’s constantly-evolving collection of uniforms. After debuting a shiny metallic helmet with a winged-feather pattern in the Rose Bowl eight months ago, on August 22nd the team unveiled a corresponding …
Every week Kurt Liedtke (better known as Keeerrrttt1), co-owner of FishDuck.com, creates video blogs (vlogs) to update all you fine folk on all things FishDuck, a free-form discussion of current events about Oregon Ducks sports and all that’s new with FishDuck.com, with the occasional off-topics or rants. It’s a little off-the-cuff, perhaps slightly pretentious, somewhat rambling, and hopefully entertaining…so kick …
Eugene today is known as Tracktown U.S.A. Nike was founded there, the hallowed track of Hayward Field is like Mecca, necessitating a pilgrimage by the world’s greatest runners to pay homage. Some of the greatest athletes have competed there. Track & Field is synonymous with the University of Oregon, its very identity defined by the glory attained on the historic …
It has become fashionable to profess a hatred of the NFL preseason. There are too many games, the stars don’t play, the tickets are too expensive, and the fans don’t care—except the 9.5 million viewers that watched a preseason week three game between the Colts and the Steelers. Hating preseason football lets others know that you respect real football, when …
2012 could be a very special year for the Oregon football program. The skies above Autzen held a special feeling in the air-total confidence. From the moment the team stepped on the field, there was a sense that this team could do anything they wanted to, and anything they did. The Ducks came into the season ranked #5 in both …
Finally, the season is here! After week 1 you are either really excited about the rest of the season (Oregon fans), or you cringe at what will happen next (Penn State fans). After Week 1, most Top 10 teams solidified their position and even showed that they should be moved up a spot or two, while others will be lucky …
