If there has been one play that has provided better results and more unforgettable moments in the past few years it has been the perfectly placed pass to the back of the end zone. Chip Kelly’s go-to plays have always been on the ground, but when he needs some points in crunch time, he pulls out one of these two …
So just what is it that makes a highly-sought football recruit decide to come to sleepy Eugene over all of their other choices? Is it the facilities? Is it the coaches? Is it the flashy uniforms, or the flashier offense? Is it that success breeds success, the 34-6 record tallied by Chip Kelly since taking over more than enough to …
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 …
In case you haven’t been paying attention — maybe you’ve been lost in a haze — a whole bunch of people got quite a buzz this week over a magazine story alleging, among other things, that “40 to 60 percent” of Oregon Duck football players smoke pot. When I first heard that figure — and then pondered the program’s three …
It’s all about the marketing, baby. NASCAR interviewees could tell us that their car was fine. Instead they say, “The Motorcraft, M&M’s, Northern Ultra Chevy was purring like a kitten.” It’s not only the let’s-turn-left crowd, though. Just this week the NBA floated the (awful) idea that player uniforms might bear sponsor names in the future. Holy Manchester United, Batman. …
As a society, we Americans have never been serious about ending the “scourge” of intoxicant abuse. We have undertaken some flamboyant half-measures, such as Prohibition and The War On Drugs, but we aren’t really serious about such things despite the real world violence and imprisonment that arise out of the good versus evil pantomimes we produce. Places like Singapore and …
The following is part of the NIKE Coaches Clinic Presentation “EFFICIENT USE OF PRACTICE TIME given by Chip Kelly a year ago in spring of 2011 that was recorded and printed in the book, “2011 Coach of the Year Clinics Football Manual” by [D. Mark Robertson] the leading coaching education publisher, Coaches Choice and edited by Earl Browning. [D. Mark Robertson] …
The line between a team achieving a 12-2 dream season and an 8-5 “rebuilding year” is probably much narrower than many of us would like to admit. If the Oregon Ducks are fortunate enough to win a 4th consecutive Pac-10/12 conference crown in football this coming year, there are sure to be some close calls along the way. Arizona in …
“Once you fully understand your craft, that’s when you can truly move from average to good, and then from good to great.” –Darrion Weems, Oregon Tackle (2007-2011) Football glory, those moments when legends are made, are generally reserved for the “skill position” players; quarterbacks throwing for touchdowns, running-backs making long runs, and receivers reeling in athletic catches. All too often, …
Sometimes the best entertainment about our Ducks can come from scrimmages of the past. This report below was written on April 22nd of 2005, when Dennis Dixon was just a Redshirt Freshman and Kellen Clemens was going into his senior season. The interesting perspective that time gives us! Long before FishDuck.com existed, there were FishDuck scrimmage reports. When spring came …
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 was joined by University of Oregon graduate Dan Rubenstein, the SI Campus Tour Guide, co-host of the Solid Verbal Podcast, and co-ancher of SBnation video. His extensive work in the media …
Follow me on Twitter: @MarkDFlores Be sure to like us on Facebook: FISHDUCK.COM Football Recruiting Offers/News While the focus of Oregon’s spring rests predominantly on the shoulders of events transpiring inside The Mo, the Ducks continue to make tracks on the recruiting trail, handing out a pair of offers to athletes Conner O’Brien (3-Star/Santa Margarita, CA) and lineman J.D. Hinnant …