Ah, the sweet smell of redemption. The No. 1 Oregon Ducks, perched atop the college football universe, have smashed through their inaugural Big Ten season like a hippo in a Hobby Lobby. Following their 49-21 dismantling of the Washington Huskies on Saturday in Eugene, the Ducks have avenged last year’s stinging defeats and closed the regular season a spotless 12-0 …
Not Pretty but Still Perfect: No. 1 Ducks Rally Late
Football isn’t a beauty contest — winning ugly still counts. The No. 1 Oregon Ducks overcame early struggles and a fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the unranked Wisconsin Badgers 16-13 on Saturday night at Camp Randall Stadium. Talented Oregon rosters of years past have fallen in similar November games, unable to rise above the same types of frustrating miscues that plagued …
No. 1 Ducks Silence Maryland to Stay Perfect
The college football meat grinder was on full display in Week 11 when unranked Georgia Tech upset No. 4 Miami, and Ole Miss toppled No. 3 Georgia. As the machine churns, mangles and moils, the Bulldogs and Canes’ losses are stark reminders that any given Saturday in November has the potential to send a program’s national championship hopes tumbling into …
No. 1 Oregon Ducks Crash Big House-AGAIN
In their inaugural Big Ten season, the top-ranked Oregon Ducks have elbowed their way to a seat at the head of the conference table, knocking off perennial championship programs in their pursuit of a national championship. Oregon’s latest victim? The reigning national champion, Michigan Wolverines. The score? 38-17, Ducks. The message? The Ducks are the B1G’s new Mayor McCheese after …
Quack Attack: Top-Ranked Ducks Pound No. 20 Illinois to Stay Perfect
Each week, as the competition ratchets up a few clicks, the No. 1 Oregon Ducks issue a powerful rebuttal to every Doubting Dave and Handwringing Harry. And with each win, the Ducks burrow further into their rightful perch atop the national rankings like a tick hopelessly embedded in one’s scalp. This Saturday was no different. In the days before No. …
Oregon Primed for the Big Time After 35-0 Rout of Purdue
Something big is going to happen, Ducks fans. Call it good fortune, serendipity, or divine football providence. The No. 2 Oregon Ducks rolled to a 35-0 rout of the Purdue Boilermakers, easily handling their business on Friday night at Ross Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. Sure, the Boilermakers are Big Ten bottom feeders, but the Ducks (7-0) avoided the …
Duck Dynasty Begins: Lanning Gets Signature Win Over Ohio State
After years of heartbreaking defeats and losing the “Big One” over and over, a midseason Big Ten matchup proved the game that would silence years of criticism, fair and unfair, against the Ducks. With the eyes of the nation upon Autzen Stadium on Saturday night, the No. 3 Oregon Ducks changed the narrative, defeating No. 2 Ohio State 32-31 to …
Ducks Thrash MSU: Oregon Dominates Trenches in Big Boy Beatdown
Congratulations are in order. After surviving a white-knuckle hell ride against the lowborn Bruins last weekend, the No. 6 Oregon Ducks put the “quack” back in “victory” after steamrolling the visiting Michigan State Spartans 31-10 on Friday night at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. Of course, I joke about UCLA. There’s nothing funny about a Big Ten basement dweller nesting in …
Oregon Still Undefeated, So Why Are Some Ducks Fans Unhappy?
After a series of bizarro non-conference games, the No. 6 Oregon Ducks opened their Big Ten schedule with a 34-13 road victory over the UCLA Bruins in a midnight clash at the Rose Bowl. The Ducks improved to 4-0 for the second-straight season, gaining some traction in the AP rankings after backsliding due to underwhelming victories. Since sleepwalking past Idaho …
Quack is Back: Oregon Finally Finds Its Feathers in Rivalry Rout
After two weeks of lukewarm Oregon football, Ducks fans can sleep a little easier. No labored breathing, chest pain, night sweats, irritable bowels and midnight calls to urgent care this weekend. No, sir. Not for this guy. The No. 9 Ducks (3-0) FINALLY lived up to their billing, delivering a long-awaited 49-14 butt-whuppin’ of the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday …
Plenty to Quack About in Oregon’s 24-14 Win Over Vandals
Fans and pundits took to social media to express their disappointment over the No. 3 Oregon Ducks‘ 24-14 season-opening win against the Idaho Vandals. In most dimensions of the multiverse, the Ducks steamroll the lowly Vandals, and the postgame cleanup crew peels them off the astroturf with a spatula. Mr. FishDuck took time from his fun at online sports betting …
Ducks Brief: Oregon Picked to Win CFP; Lanning Builds Elite ’26 Class
Like a majority of college football teams, the Oregon Ducks didn’t play this weekend, leaving a gaping void inside the green and yellow hearts eagerly awaiting the start of another exciting college football season. While there are so many things to look forward to starting next week, including a new stud quarterback (Dillon Gabriel), a new conference (Big Ten), and …
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