With USC fans gloating uncontrollably over the star magnitude of their 2012 recruiting class, I found myself dragged to the past for a moment. I could almost hear the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Nikita Kruschev, screaming into a UN microphone, “WE WILL BURY YOU!” For a few moments this week, the Trojans fans brought to mind that …
In 2009, the Ducks were out to avenge the loss in the season opener to Boise State and the backlash that emerged from the postgame extra-curricular activities caught on national TV. The team may not have started the season the way they had hoped, but the Ducks would prove Chip Kelly’s echoing words valid, that one game does not define …
A note from FishDuck.com: Today we have a unique treat, this article from a highly successful coach gives an inside perspective football fans don’t often get to see, the direct insight of football concepts from a coach in the know. This week Coach Donnie Mays joins the Coach’s Corner, the offensive coordinator at South Charleston High School in West Virginia. …
How exactly does somebody go about being better than the best to have ever played for a team? What if that person is the successor stepping into a starter’s role for the first time immediately replacing a legend who happens to be the best ever, with the expectation to be even better? For as long as Chip Kelly is in …
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 Damon Griffin, legendary Oregon Ducks wide receiver who spent a few years in the NFL before entering the coaching ranks. Griffin was a graduate assistant coach with Boise …
Football Recruiting News Indicators of prep interest in Oregon continues to trickle out after the conclusion of Nike’s “The Opening.” Recently named Rivals’ Top 2013 running back Derrick Green (5-Star/Richmond, VA/Rival’s100) was on-hand in Beaverton to “get a feel for Oregon.” A 6’0, 215 lb. bruiser with 4.4 speed, Green is anxious to visit the Ducks in person. “
“We’re running a new defense? How come I haven’t heard of this before?” I could scarcely believe my ears as I spoke to Casey Matthew’s father, Clay Matthews Sr. on the sidelines during the 2010 Spring Drills. I followed all the newspapers and multiple Oregon football websites and this was the first I had learned of it! Many of you …
I don’t know about you, but I am itching for the Ducks 2012-2013 basketball season, even though it won’t start until November. There is every reason to greatly anticipate the upcoming season, it’s an exciting time for Oregon’s basketball program. It may only be July, but there has been a lot going on since the end of the 2011 -2012 …
Bryan Bennett wasn’t surprised at all. Marcus Mariota said he had been talking about it for months. When Darron Thomas announced his decision to forego his senior year and enter the NFL, however, it sent shockwaves of nervous excitement throughout the Oregon fan base, as they anticipated what was to come. The era of Bryan Bennett was finally going to …
College football season is already upon us and done for the year. At least it is to video game fans with the release of EA NCAA 2013. Now instead of reading stories about Notre Dame meaning something again or conference realignment, you can play with your favorite team and take them to the title game. The annual release of the …
As of today, the start of Oregon’s college football season is 48 days away. Many in the media anticipate the Ducks winning their first eight going into Los Angeles against USC on Nov. 3. But there is at least two games before then — and two games after — where things could get dicey for Oregon. Here is a look: …
As fans we feel powerless. No one asks us how the lineup should look. No one lets us call a play. Heck, no one even asks us if we want jalapenos on our nachos anymore. They just point to where they may or may not be, wilted and lifeless. Well, here we are. It’s July, the house is too hot, …