Someone wiser than me once said, about Leap Year, “Why, oh why, do they have to put the extra day in a Presidential Election year? Do we really need to have the extra day to be told what we want to hear by people from whom we don’t want to hear it?” I thought that was deep. Personally I always …
The University of Oregon is one of the few programs in the nation that allegedly has two “rivals.” Opinions amongst Ducks fans differ, but I am in the camp that says Washington, whom we affectionately call the “doogs,” are the rival of our athletics programs. Other Ducks fans ascribe to the frankly insane theory that Oregon State (University) is our …
The Oregon Ducks fell behind a tough and talented Colorado team, and played from behind most of the second half. Despite a late scoring surge, in the end their efforts fell short, or sailed long, in the Pac-12 tournament opener. It was Oregon 62 – Colorado 63. Oregon dropped the second game of the season to the Buffs, the two losses by …
A note from FishDuck.com: This Friday we have a unique treat, this article from a highly successful college coach will explain what goes into the making of a good football practice. You may recognize some of the strategies from what we have seen at Oregon spring and fall practices in the past. This will provide an insider perspective into an …
“My philosophy: The other 21 guys on the field are as gifted as you are, so what makes you stand out?” -Michael Fletcher, Oregon safety (1995 – 1999) In 1995 following the magical Rose Bowl season, Oregon would gain a player who would change the course of safeties roaming the Oregon secondary. Compton, California native Michael Fletcher came to Eugene …
The following is the #3 – 1 countdown of Pac-12 schools, part of Chris Charbonnier‘s ongoing special report for FishDuck.com. The introduction of this series is located here: http://fishduck.com/2012/02/fishduck-recruiting-special-pac-12-talent-introduction/ The countdown of #12 – 10 is located here: http://fishduck.com/2012/02/fishduck-recruiting-special-pac-12-talent-12-10/ The countdown of #9 – 7 is located here: http://fishduck.com/2012/02/fishduck-recruiting-special-pac-12-talent-9-7/ The countdown of #6 – 4 is located here: http://fishduck.com/2012/03/7342/ …
Each week FishDuck.com’s Kurt Liedtke 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.com contributor Josh White to discuss his writing and how he joined FishDuck.com, current Oregon Ducks spring sports, the spring game, and the state of …
Football Recruiting Twitter: @MarkDFlores follow me for witty remarks and MIGHTY OREGON NEWS!!! Tailback Thomas Tyner’s reaction and Oregon’s offer to offensive lineman Evan Voeller led the news, Saturday, coming out the latest edition of Duck Junior Day. Tyner’s recruitment and subsequent commitment to Oregon were “cemented” by what the 2012 Rivals #1-rated running back felt was positive feedback from Oregon personnel, specifically …
It’s the end of the basketball regular season, so the question is what now? But before that can be successfully answered, The Full Court Press has to catch everyone up on all that has taken place in the past month. First was the interesting and eyebrow-raising off the court news that slithered its way through twitter in the hopes that …
If the PAC 12 wasn’t the most interesting conference in the country already, it is now. Offseason acquisitions and retooling left the PAC 12 with 4 of the nation’s most respected offensive gurus out there: Chip Kelly at Oregon, Noel Mazzone at UCLA, Mike Leach at WSU, and Rich Rodriguez at Arizona. All four coaches are distinctly different, attacking different …
I once heard former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz say he wished he could have put the school’s ND logo onto the helmet (in order to mark his era and signify moving forward), but that the tradition of the wordless Golden Dome inspired helmets, free of insignia, was too strong to allow such change, and the Irish would have been …
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 …