Rafael Morán Chip Kelly’s play calling in his NFL debut was effective but not dramatic, with one striking exception. Late in the second quarter, Kelly called one of the crazier formations you’re ever going to see, perhaps for the first time ever in the pros. There were only three linemen up front, with a group of three players set wide …
Where Oregon’s Win Over Nicholls Ranks Among the School’s Largest Margin of Victory
Kevin Cline The Oregon Ducks made a nice statement to kick off the 2013 season. While all the news media and analysts were busy talking up Alabama, Ohio State, Stanford and Johnny Manziel, the Ducks were setting school records on their way to 66 points. Oregon’s brand of football often results in big wins. The Ducks’ uptempo attack allows them …
De’Anthony Thomas Reveals Key to the Season
Andrew Shurtleff From a fan’s perspective, the Ducks have had a great start to this year’s schedule. They play three home games before October 1st, but don’t play any of them at home in the next consecutive weeks – which is crucial for maintaining fan stamina and spreading out the fun. Some fans may not like having an FCS team …
From the Virginia Locker Room: Hope for Virginia — Just Not Today
Andrew Shurtleff Virginia gave it their best shot against Oregon today but came up short, losing 59-10. Despite the score, Virginia will be able to take a few positive things into their bye week. The offense and the defense showed signs of life throughout the whole game but just not enough to keep Oregon from getting the “W” and putting …
College Football Nation: Big Blue gets Big Win; ‘Horns get Hooked
Week 2 is in the books and the excitement has only just begun. We have had some great upsets again this week, along with some surprise results. Alabama had a week off to get ready for “Johnny Football,” while most of the Top-10 took care of business. One thing to pay attention to right now is how long can the ACC …
Oregon Rides Roughshod over the Cavaliers!
OokaBoo.com This beautiful fall afternoon, yellow-and-green clad Duck fans filed into Scott Stadium from all across the eastern seaboard — and points west — for the kickoff against the Virginia Cavaliers. This remarkable Oregon team left them plenty of reason to stand and cheer. The Duck offense erupted for four touchdown plays of 30 yards or more, and the offensive and defensive lines …
Pre-game Analysis – Oregon Ducks vs. Virginia Cavaliers
readthehook.com This week Oregon plays in Charlottesville, Virginia, at 12:30 pm Ducks time. The Virginia Cavaliers are coming off of a 19-16 home victory over BYU, with good performances from three marquee players. I visited Charlottesville years ago and I remember it as a town with a good number of historical attractions, an easy air about it and, though …
No Tyner, No Surprise
Kevin Cline Now that we are officially one game into the season, I can breathe a sigh of relief and satisfaction at finally having watched an Oregon Duck football game again. As expected, there were very few surprises about Saturday’s game. And, given the predicted outcome, here are five things that did not, in fact, surprise me: Mark Helfrich kept it under wraps Oregon …
Hidden Key to the Pac-12 Championship and Possible Nat’l Championship: Stanford’s O-Line
Kevin Cline As Duck fans, we have to face the facts. Stanford beat us last year. That night they were the better team. Don’t anybody accuse me of “woulda, coulda, shoulda,” because I don’t have any. It’s the responsibility of the superior team to put enough distance between itself and the competition such that it doesn’t come down to a …
The Duckling Profile: Devon Allen is Oregon’s newest dual-sport threat
Kevin Cline Every elite quarterback covets a great wide receiver (not to say that Oregon’s starting receivers aren’t good enough, because we all saw how well they played last Saturday), cue fresh-off-the-boat true freshman Devon Allen. The 6-foot-0, 187 pound wide receiver from Brophy Prep High School in Phoenix, Arizona, was also one of the country’s top hurdle and sprint …
Five Revelations from the Nicholls Game
Craig Strobeck Disclaimer: The Oregon Ducks played a very weak opponent on Saturday, and while the boys finally got to hit someone not wearing green and yellow, Nicholls was about as far as it gets from the caliber of opponent Oregon will face later this season. With that disclosure out of the way, Oregon did play 60 minutes of football for …
What Nicholls Taught Oregon About This Season
Craig Strobeck The first game for any new coach is bound to be challenging, but for the head football coach at Oregon, it has been historically very difficult. In fact, only one head coach in the last 65 years, Mike Bellotti in 1995, had won his debut game[1]. On Saturday, Mark Helfrich would try to match Mike Bellotti and do …