Sure, it may be less than two weeks until the 2012 season, but with the installation of a new four-team playoff structure this off-season (set to begin in 2014), it is as good of a time as any to ponder what teams should have made the playoffs in the 15 years of the BCS’ existence. Nearly every year one or …
Ducks Soccer: The regular season is here, with a new stadium and outlook
Only time will tell whether or not all of the adjustments, fixes, and additions will help the Ducks soccer program finally get back on track. The only problem with that theory? Time’s up. The summer has come and gone, now it’s time for Oregon to take the field and put everything that the team has worked on and changed from …
The Autzen Also Rises: A Season Preview
Historically, Oregon fans have had what is known as “The Fear.” It is the unshakeable feeling that as soon as you believe in the possibility of something good happening, it will immediately be ripped away from you in the most gut-wrenching way possible. That something beyond the control of the team – be it computers or injuries – will derail …
Oregon’s Multi-QB quandary: Whom to Start? In 1997, Smith vs. Maas Was All The Talk
As Oregon prepares for the 2012 football season, one question garners more attention than all others: who plays quarterback? It’s not the first time Oregon went into the season with a sharply divided fan base, arguing over which one was better. In the past Oregon has implemented multiple quarterback rotations, with varied results. One of those times when Oregon coaches …
Controversial BCS National Championship Games: A look at what might have happened in a 4-team playoff-2001
Sure, it may be less than a month until the 2012 season, but with the installation of a new four-team playoff structure this off-season (set to begin in 2014), it is as good of a time as any to ponder what teams should have made the playoffs in the 15 years of the BCS’ existence. Nearly every year one or …
Oregon’s Multi-Talented Receiving Corps, One Less in Depth But Not in Quality
There is no position on the Oregon roster heading into the season with more question marks, and cause for hope, than at wide receiver. The Ducks return a wealth of talent, but not since Jeff Maehl has there been consistency at the position. Stepping into the limelight joining the fold are the much anticipated trio duo of redshirt freshmen, adding …
Controversial BCS National Championship Games: A look back at what might have happened in a 4-team playoff–2000.
Sure, it may be less than a month until the 2012 season, but with the installation of a new four-team playoff structure this off-season (set to begin in 2014), it is as good of a time as any to ponder what teams should have made the playoffs in the 15 years of the BCS’ existence. Nearly every year one or …
How The Ducks’ Recent Football Losses Have Proven They Are Elite
On May 23rd, College GameDay’s Twitter feed sparked a Twittersphere mini-riot by asking the following: “#Oregon has to win a National Championship to be considered an ELITE college football program… AGREE or DISAGREE?“ The question itself was clearly meant to incite discussion about Oregon’s place in college football’s hierarchy during the slow portion of the long off-season. If College GameDay …
The Full Court Press: Summer Preparations and Changes For Duck Basketball
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 …
The Coach’s Corner: Developing a Power-Running Attack From the Shotgun
A note from FishDuck.com: Today we have a unique treat, this article from a highly successful college coach gives an inside perspective football fans don’t often get to see, the direct insight of football concepts from a coach. We encourage other coaches that are interested in possibly writing guest columns, providing their unique insight, to please contact us. For now, …
What If?: A Brief Alternate History of Oregon Football
If you are a college football fan who loves video games, today is Christmas Eve. That’s because tomorrow is the release date for NCAA Football 13, EA Sports’ highly celebrated annual college football game. This year’s roster update game features an all-new mode called “The Heisman Challenge,” where “fans can build a national powerhouse by placing one of 10 former …
Eight-Straight: The Streak that Made the Dawgs Bow Down
Once upon a time, there was really only one consistently successful football program in the northwest. The Washington Huskies, at times dominant, other times laughable, had stood as a power program for much of the past century. Located in the largest metropolis of our rainy corner of the continent, for years Washington seemed to have a stranglehold on the best …