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At least, I soon will be. The MegaMillions drawing is tonight and I bought a ticket for it. It’s almost in the bag that I will be the big winner because I haven’t before. That means I’m due. All that’s left while I wait for my inevitable numbers to ping pong out of the machine is to decide what I …
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 …
On a brisk Saturday afternoon in Eugene on January 6th, 2007, two early Pac-10 title contenders clashed in an epic game at storied MacArthur court. The 2:00 pm tipoff had been much anticpated, as the two teams were both nationally ranked in the top 20, and at that point had only one loss between them. A predictably …
Over the years Football fans not only associate Oregon with cool uniforms, winning seasons, & a fast tempo but also having some of the most incredibly talented cheerleaders in the country. The cheer team (which includes everybody’s favorite mascot, The Duck) is consistently rated as among the very best in the nation college or pro. So popular is the cheer …
Each week FishDuck.com’s Kurt Liedtke (better known as keeerrrttt1)will be speaking with current/former student athletes, other FishDuck contributors, and outside experts in a one-on-one conversation, the FishDuck.com One-On-One weekly video podcast. This week Kurt was joined by fellow FishDuck contributor Steve Maher, long-time newspaper journalist and lifelong Oregon fan, to discuss Oregon’s upcoming spring football practices and spring game. The …
Follow me on Twitter: @MarkDFlores Be sure to like us on Facebook: FISHDUCK.COM Football Recruiting Oh buddy, I can smell it! Spring football is on the horizon! 32 days separate we, the Duck Faithful, from taking our seats amongst the friendly confines of Autzen Stadium to get a first glimpse of our 2012-13 Ducks. Will the “Arik Armstead Show” be as advertised? …
Imagine being 23, fresh out of college in 1981, and your adult life begins by sitting on the sideline next to Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kurt Rambis and Michael Cooper after Commissioner Larry O’Brian announced your name as the 19thoverall draft pick by the legendary Los Angeles Lakers. Sounds like a dream, right? That’s how Ducks assistant men’s basketball coach …
Oregon is well known for the Hurry Up, No Huddle Offense and the following plays are well known as touchdowns, but for different reasons than I credit. Rarely would any analyst look at the play before the touchdown to explain the six points, and I would assert that the major element in all three is the sparse time between plays, …
Typically the Oregon Duck mascot is a mallard of actions not words, unless he’s holding a sign. Known for his amazing ability to instantly bring smiles to every Duck fan and always presenting an undying enthusiasm for Oregon athletics, like most mascots The Duck does so while remaining vocally silent. Perhaps it is because of The Duck’s silence that so …
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 …
I wasn’t there mid-week. I was some 400 miles north-northeast in a place where snow has a far greater chance of coming down in late March than in little old Eugene. In Autzen Stadium. So when the photo popped up on Facebook, showing the Ducks’ home field all dressed in white, I studied the image closely, noting a thick coat …
I am a new man. No longer the man who averts his eyes when seeing opposing stadia for fear of creating a road rage pileup. No longer the half-crazed Duck fan, gone livid by the sight of a bumper sticker that isn’t Duck in origin here in Tacoma. No longer the groom who wrote, “Promise to love, honor, and cherish …