2018 Football Recruiting: “One of the Best Classes EVER”

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Editorials

Lately I’ve heard and read reactions from fellow fans about the 2018 recruiting class such as, “this was an unmitigated disaster” and “pretty good considering all that happened!” In the end–both opinions are correct, as it just depends upon your perspective in addressing the results. I have a usual positive spin from the predicable context angle, but I also want …

Would you do a DEVIL’S DEAL for Oregon Football?

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Editorials

I remember thinking about it and saying to myself, “Yes, I would take the Devil’s Deal.” Would you? From the mid-1980s until the 2008 football season, the Ducks were on a roller-coaster of success and disappointment: from terrible seasons when quarterbacks were hurt, to the highs of the ’94 Rose Bowl team and the Joey Harrington years, as well as a …

ANALYSIS LIBRARY

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Analysis Library

My friends, it is stunning how much football information is within this site from years of work by so many writers, analysts and coaches. I am creating this article for the sole purpose of simply creating a link for other places on the site to help the readers and coaches to find their topic of interest. To go directly to …

Oregon meets Stanford at Autzen Stadium.

Oregon Spread Offense Analyses

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Analysis Library

Go to the OREGON FOOTBALL ANALYSIS LIBRARY by FishDuck.com front page to find the articles and links here.     Articles about the Oregon Spread Offense under coaches Chip Kelly, Mark Helfrich, Scott Frost, Mario Cristobal, Marcus Arroyo and Willie Taggart are present along with plays and tactics. The Oregon Defensive Articles and Analysis are present on this page as well …

Oregon Defense Analyses

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Analysis Library

Go to the OREGON FOOTBALL ANALYSIS LIBRARY by FishDuck.com front page to find the articles and links here.    Articles about the Oregon Spread Offense under coaches Chip Kelly, Mark Helfrich, Scott Frost, Mario Cristobal, Marcus Arroyo and Willie Taggart are present along with plays and tactics. The Oregon Defensive Articles and Analysis are present on this page as well in …

Specifically for the Fans

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Analysis Library

Go to the OREGON FOOTBALL ANALYSIS LIBRARY by FishDuck.com front page to find the articles and links here. (See the section for the Fans)    Articles about the Oregon Spread Offense under coaches Chip Kelly, Mark Helfrich, Scott Frost, Mario Cristobal, Marcus Arroyo and Willie Taggart are present along with plays and tactics. The Oregon Defensive Articles and Analysis are present on …

Specifically for the Coaches–from Coaches

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Analysis Library

Go to the OREGON FOOTBALL ANALYSIS LIBRARY by FishDuck.com front page to find the articles and links here. (See the section for the Coaches)    Articles about the Oregon Spread Offense under coaches Chip Kelly, Mark Helfrich, Scott Frost, Mario Cristobal, Marcus Arroyo and Willie Taggart are present along with plays and tactics. The Oregon Defensive Articles and Analysis are present on …

Taggart Tidbits: What do YOU Think?

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Editorials

My friends, we will have fewer official written articles per week beginning this week, but we are also beginning a new type of article that is simply meant to initiate discussion and get your opinions. The readers engage now on this site like never before, and it is fun to learn from others and see how fellow Duck fan weigh …

Charles’s OSU Game FishWrap: Intriguing Ponderings from a Rout

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Editorials

Normally, there is not much to say about a rout other than one team is much stronger than the other. Although the readers that come here are not as numerous as those who go to other sites for Oregon sports news, they love to kick the concepts around and ponder as I do. And this has been the best season …

Extreme Duck Envy: My friends … do you “Hate Oregon State?”

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Editorials

Do you have mixed feelings about this upcoming Civil War game? You want revenge for last year, yet Oregon State’s 2017 season has been so dismal, maybe even the hardest Duck heart can empathize with beleaguered Beaver fans after what we experienced last season? On second thought … Nah! I have a unique perspective as an Oregon alum who grew …

Charles’s FishWrap: Taggart Tactics Topple ‘Cats

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Editorials

Takes you back to the old days doesn’t it? You know, Oregon scoring 45-50 points, the other team scoring 27 to 34 points and the fans screaming at Nick Aliotti for allowing that much? Boy, has our perspective changed! That was the biggest darn victory that I did not see coming, and yes … my perspective has changed, and I …