Last Saturday a mild-mannered, shy, quiet, unassuming gentleman roamed Autzen stadium with a slight limp in his giddy-up, a lingering ailment due to repeated knee injuries. He was one of nearly 60,000 present that day enjoying the festivities for the Washington State-Oregon game. In other cities his presence may have gone largely unnoticed, but in this town on this day …
We knew going into this season that with a new weapon in De’Anthony Thomas, and a new playbook that went from 75 plays to 200 plays—that we would see new strategies to match. What we did not expect was to see Chip changing up some of basic strategies and philosophies in attacking a defense. We have witnessed the transition of …
With the ten-point quizzes out of the way, the Ducks take their midterms in November. Four key games will decide whether it’s a ho-hum trip to San Antonio or an opportunity to right historical wrongs in Pasadena. The games they remember are played in November, and Oregon has an opportunity to gut out historical achievements, or put another good but …
As the Ducks transition this week from a victory over Washington State to prepping for Washington, I’ve found myself thinking back to two pairs of star players from Rich Brook’s 1980s squads, each part of upset victories over these Northwest rivals. Many Duck fans remember Washington State running back Reuben Mayes’ NCAA record-breaking 357 yards at Autzen Stadium in 1984, …
The game is nearing the end of the opening quarter Saturday when my old friend I.C. Green begins whispering to me. A whisper. In Autzen Stadium. Oregon is leading Washington State 8-0 thanks to a blocked punt returned for a touchdown by Boseko Lokombo — and is on its way to a 43-28 win. But the No. 7-ranked Ducks are …
One day, Oregon will lose again in Autzen Stadium. But it won’t happen tomorrow. The strength of the Washington State team is their passing attack. Marshall Lobbestael throws the ball capably and he has three good wide receivers in sophomore Marquess Wilson, the highlight film guy, and steady possession targets Jeff Karstetter and Isiah Barton. Rickey Galvin runs the football …
Within every football weekend coaches fight two battles. One is the opponent across the sidelines, and the other is the battle for the future.Two weeks ago the Ducks brought in a stellar group of prospects, and from that group a couple of program changers, Ellis McCarthy and Shaq Thompson, became Oregon leans, while two pillars of a sterling defense, Jeremy Castro …
Washington State, the real surprise of the PAC 12 this season, looks to knock off Oregon in Autzen and spoil the Ducks’ homecoming game. While unlikely, the Cougars hold more of a shot this year than you would think. Check out this week’s video breaking down the rather unique Wazzu Offense. [tubepress video=”fT1i0DaiUoA” embeddedWidth=’534′ embeddedHeight=’314′ title=”false” length=”false”] Predictions: …
On this very night ten years ago, the Oregon Ducks traveled to Pullman, Washington to take on the #14 Washington State Cougars on a rainy night. Martin Stadium was packed, marking the first time an opponent other than Washington drew a full house since Washington State’s 1997 Rose Bowl Run. The Cougar faithful were hopeful for another conference crown, as …
From 1998 – 2001 the University of Oregon Ducks football team reached heights never before thought possible. Unbelievable games, great offenses, bowl victories, high rankings, conference titles, and Heisman contenders. Leading the helm for the potent Oregon offenses during that time, molding players into the best they could be, was offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford. Following Oregon’s triumphant victory over Colorado …
Until June 16th of this year, Duck fans counted on Cliff Harris to be one of the strengths of Oregon’s drive for another successful season. Even then, everybody hoped Cliffy would go back to being Cliffy, the dynamic, wonderfully gifted athlete with the flair for the memorable quote or the highlight film moment. As a sophomore he set a school record …
If there was ever a game to close the playbook and run our basic stuff—this was it. The Buffs are rebuilding and decimated by injuries, thus we could have just run our most rudimentary plays and won easily. Yet Chip pulled new plays out of the playbook for us to examine, and it begins to make one wonder why? Is …