Knocking off those Duck hats

FishDuck Staff FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

The time period between the end of Oregon spring practice and when the buzz about the college football season starts in mid-July is always an agonizing and excruciating one. What to do, what to read, what to ponder…Oh, and what to write? That is, absent anyone going 118 mph down Interstate-5 with a spliff between their teeth. So I’ve come …

Notes From Around the College Football Nation

Jeff Hostetler FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Note from FishDuck.com: This is the first column from FishDuck’s newest writer, Jeff Hostetler. We have welcomed Jeff aboard the FishDuck team, a Florida Gators fan with a fascination of Duck sports as well, to provide us all with weekly reviews of all that is taking place in college athletics as well as the Ducks, and providing some important links …

FishDuck Weekly Video Log – Episode 42

FishDuck Staff FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

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 …

Mom Deserves More Than a Card, Bucko!

Kim Hastings FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

And if she doesn’t it’s probably our fault anyway.  You see, Moms all pretty much start out the same way, full of hopes and dreams for their little bundle of baby powder-smelling wonderfulness.  When we were born they counted our fingers and toes so many times you would think that they had forgotten how to count to ten.  They sang lullabies …

FLYOVER COUNTRY—47 Letters

Canard Humor

History is replete with famous correspondence between luminaries, some of it philosophical, some religious, and some, shall we say, steamy. In an age when the postal service is fading away due to email, instant messaging, and video chat, and which sees that letter writing is becoming a lost art, something remarkable has taken place recently: A fully grown man in …

Pac-12’s Biggest Loser: ’08 Washington vs ’11 Oregon State

Josh White History

No, this isn’t a feature on an offseason weight loss competition insprired by a popular TV show matching two historically feeble football rivals. Sorry if that is what you were expecting based on the title, as funny as that might be to imagine. Instead, consider this as a head-to-head battle between two of the undisputed worst teams in conference history, slugging it out for title of …

The Coach’s Corner: An Offensive “System”

Coach Morris Analysis

A note from FishDuck.com: Today we have a unique treat, this article is from Coach Mike Morris, who coached at seven different high schools in Southern California for 30 years. We encourage other coaches that are interested in possibly writing guest columns providing their unique insight to please contact us.     “It’s not WHAT you do; it’s HOW you …

A Step Away From College Football’s Elite

Josh Schlichter History

When College Football fans list off the best games in recent history, it usually starts with the USC-Texas National Championship matchup in the ’05-’06 season, the OU-Boise State game, or the Texas Tech-Texas matchup in Lubbock. All, “usual suspects,” when it comes to instant classics, and are definitely deserving of their ranking, but there is one game from the 1998 …

One-On-One: Oregon tight end George Wrighster (1999-02)

FishDuck Staff Men of Oregon: Players and Coaches

Each week FishDuck.com’s Kurt Liedtke (better known as Keeerrrttt1) speaks with current/former student athletes, other FishDuck contributors, and outside experts in a one-on-one conversation–the FishDuck.com One-On-One. This week Kurt is joined by Oregon Ducks Tight End George Wrighster (1999-2002), who was an all-Pac-10 selection in 2002 before declaring for the NFL draft where he spent seven years, mainly with the …

RECRUITING UPDATE: #1-RATED POWER FORWARD HAS OREGON IN FINAL TWO & SUMMER RECRUITING HEATS UP

Mark Flores FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Follow me on Twitter: @MarkDFlores Be sure to like us on Facebook: FISHDUCK.COM Basketball Recruiting News Over the weekend, super prep Anthony Bennett (5-Star/Henderson, NV/Rivals150) took one step closer to becoming an Oregon Duck. The nation’s #1-rated power forward and McDonald’s All-American trimmed his endless list of college choices down to two potential destinations: Oregon and unlv (Remember, no capitalization of …

Ducks on Deck: Buckle up, it’s going to be a wild finish

FishDuck Staff FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Can you believe it? There are only six games left in the softball regular season. The Ducks are currently ranked 12th in the nation and are in third place at 37-14 (11-8) in an extremely talented softball conference, looking to improve on their conference win total from a year ago (11) with three games still remaining. The Ducks have thrived …

The forgotten season: When Injuries and Bad Luck Derailed High Hopes

FishDuck Staff History

It was a year with such high promise, raised expectations from two consecutive bowl appearances, and a roster stacked with NFL-caliber talent. By the end of the 1991 Oregon football season it was a year better left forgotten by many, one riddled with injuries and disappointment, a time when the harsh reality emerged that the program still had some growing …