Signing day is just a few days away and every school is putting forth its “best” effort to get those undecided recruits to sign. While the coaches are out recruiting, the players back on campus are trying to join unions. We all know they are only trying to join a union to get paid for play. With …
UCLA Brings Knowledgeable Fan Base — and Decidedly Average Team — to Autzen
www.camping-bourgogone.com Everything that I tell you folks is true. Some things may be a little truer than others. The conversation that I am about to share with you is, I swear, the gospel truth. It was Monday morning about 8:45 am. I was talking to a UCLA fan about the upcoming game. He said, “You guys wouldn’t be any good …
Numbers Don’t Lie: Pac-12 Better Than SEC So Far
Kevin Cline The Pac-12 is a better conference than the SEC right now. And now everyone south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and 90 percent of the people above it, will grab their pitchforks and come looking for me. Hold up, let me clarify. I am not saying that the Pac-12 is a better conference historically than the SEC, and I …
National Crises Solved Here
onpoint.wbur.org Good morning, birds of a feather. It has been said that sports are an escape from the problems of the world. I suggest that they are more important than that. We all know that this country has some problems that it needs to solve. The world of sports offers not just a distraction, but solutions. Dependence on Foreign Energy: Political …
FishDuck Recruiting Special: Pac-12 Talent Countdown No. 6 – 4
The following is the No. 6 – 4 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 No. 12 – 10 is located here: http://fishduck.com/2012/02/fishduck-recruiting-special-pac-12-talent-12-10/ The countdown of No. 9 – 7 is located here: http://fishduck.com/2012/02/fishduck-recruiting-special-pac-12-talent-9-7/ In case you missed the introduction, …
One-on-One: Derrick Deadwiler (Oregon WR 1991-93)
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 former Oregon Ducks wide receiver Derrick Deadwiler (1991-1993) to discuss how he came to Oregon, his playing days, how he met his wife, and his post-football …
Recruiting Update: Holy Linebackers Batman!…and the Fastest 60m Time in the Nation
Football Recruiting: Oregon’s had its share of stalwarts line up in no-man’s land behind the defensive front. Resonating names the likes of Dave Wilcox, Blair Phillips, Spencer Paysinger, Casey Matthews, and current backer Michael Clay, have made it their business to stuff the run and match strides with opposing receivers in pass coverage. The Ducks will look to the prep …
What Were the Refs Looking at: An Official’s Perspective
“No matter what call we make during a game, somebody is going to hate it and somebody is going to love it. We’re never going to please everybody whether we are right or wrong. The officials don’t have a home field advantage, it’s always a road game for us, and nobody is ever very happy to see us come.” “The …