In 2008, Oregon was coming off of a 29 - 7 season and the second Elite Eight appearance in 5 years. Head coach Ernie Kent, despite some up and down years, had mostly enjoyed success on the court and seemed to be growing the program. The Ducks “Big 3” group of seniors Maarty Leunen, Malik Hairston, and Bryce Taylor were returning. Oregon was …
The following is the #12 – 10 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/ In case you missed the introduction, you can find it here. It will give you some good background, and clue you into the formulas being used below. Note that all …
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 weekly video podcast. This week Kurt was joined by Jed Weaver, Oregon tight end (1994-1998) and six year NFL pro, culminating in a Super Bowl ring with the 2004-05 New England Patriots. Kurt and Jed discussed …
Football Recruiting: It’s been two weeks since national signing day…and Oregon already finds itself amongst the headlines of the national recruiting landscape. Local Aloha High School phenom and Oregon commit Thomas Tyner (5-Star/Portland, OR) has been selected by recruiting group, Rivals, as the top-rated running back in the 2013 recruiting class. Along with the top slot in his chosen position, Tyner …
If you were playing sports roulette with Oregon athletics, would you put all you had on the Oregon Baseball program? Coach George Horton would, and I would too. This Ducks baseball squad came off their first NCAA Tournament berth in 2010 and is a program that was resurrected in 2009 after being non-existent since 1980 . In the 2010 NCAA Tournament the …
How spoiled are we as Duck fans? Something as routine as a PAT is no longer a mundane act, but an opportunity to excite the crowd and the team. This week’s report will analyze Oregon’s unique “Swinging Gate” formation used during extra points. Enjoy! “Oh how we love to learn about our beloved Ducks!” Josh Schlichter Oregon Football Analyst for …
Eugene, Oregon, despite its predominantly white demographic, has long been a place proud of its diversity and equality. “Keep Eugene Weird” is the popular common slogan used today, though a place where people are allowed to be themselves judged by their actions not the color of their skin or other unfortunate societal misconceptions and stereotypes of the past shouldn’t be …
Many expect De’Anthony Thomas to eventually earn All-America honors in football. His freshman season at Oregon was that spectacular. But some believe Thomas also has a shot at earning a similar honor in another sport — track and field. This past Thursday, The Oregonian’s Ken Goe took a look at Thomas’ potential as a sprinter. The immediate news is that …
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 …
This article almost doesn’t need to be written. The male Duck fan is already known far and wide as the smoothest, suavest, butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth, coolest cat in America. By comparison to a normal Duck fan, Cary Grant is Pee Wee Herman, Ryan Reynolds is Peter Griffin, and Justin Timberlake is just “Bringin’ Back Pocket Protectors”. Why just last …
In light of the recent trend of elite in-state athletes deciding to stay home in Oregon for their respective college careers, it is time to take a look back at some of the iconic Ducks from the state of Oregon. Whether they were born here- or in a few cases- they just moved here early on; Here is a collection of the most accomplished “Oregon” Duck athletes. …
FishDuck friends! This week I had the honor of sitting down with Oregon Legend Cristin Mclemore (91-95), former Ducks wide receiver who broke just about every receiving record at the UO and was a key figure in the remarkable run to the Roses in 1994 before spending a couple years in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts. His brother Brandon …