Football Recruiting Offers/News With a mere 31 days left until Oregon takes the field for our annual spring game, activity on the recruiting trail remains at a fevered pitch. Under new head man Mark Helfrich, offers and heavy interest from the Oregon brass appear to be an overwhelming priority heading into the spring season. With a commitment already achieved in …
The Oregon Game Plans: Kelly or Helfrich?
You knew this discussion had to begin: who WAS primarily responsible for the game plan and play calling on the field? I thought it critical because I developed a checklist of what we needed Chip’s replacement to be skilled at, and the only item on the list unresolved was GAME-PLANNING. I have detailed the unique attacks that Oregon has unleashed …
Oregon Recruiting Manifesto: What Went Right — The Oregon Brand
This multi-week series will attempt to take a reasonable, logical and unbiased look at Oregon’s recent recruiting successes and failures, while analyzing the program’s recruiting philosophy under Chip Kelly. The series will then look at how that philosophy already has and may continue to evolve under Mark Helfrich before ending with a detailed breakdown of the author’s ideal recruiting blueprint. …
Meet Your New Ducks: The Jolly Green Giant
Arik Armstead arrived in Eugene last spring as a blue chip recruit surrounded by a ton of hype and promise. While he served his smaller role dutifully this past season, some fans were left wondering where that game-changing presence was like De’Anthony Thomas had shown as a true freshman. Perhaps Oregon didn’t need another game changer as guys like Kiko …
Oregon Unknowns: Ducks still feeling the Byrne
A new Friday series are the OREGON UNKNOWNS, where we look at interesting aspects about our beloved Ducks that few fans know about. Some are amusing facts or stories from the inside, while others are the humorous incidents that we fans rarely hear about. Emerging out of a dark era in Duck athletics, the University of Oregon needed to find …
Recruiting Update: Oregon Looking to Re-Unite Teammates from the Deep South
Basketball Recruiting News With Oregon set to begin its tournament run this coming Thursday, west-coast big man and prized Duck target Aaron Gordon (5-Star/San Jose, CA/Rivals150) quietly set his announcement date for April 3rd at the McDonald’s All-American Game. The 6’8″, 205 lb. low post behemoth re-added the Ducks late in the recruiting cycle and is now thought to be …
Tyner Looms As Next Five-Star Challenge
I have often wondered how big-time schools like USC can get so many five-star recruits, and limit them under their star potential. For the most part, players earn their stars for a reason, but it is up to the coaches to make them realize that talent. I would like to highlight some ups and downs of past Oregon five star …
Referee Analysis: The Stanford Debacle
Larry Scott knew he had a problem. If he didn’t know it when he took the job in 2009, he certainly knew it when he brought in former NFL VP of Officiating Mike Pereira in 2011 to fix it. His referees sucked, to put it bluntly, and it was the one of the key obstacles in harnessing the growth potential …
Pro Day: From a Fan’s Point of View
For the final time, a collection of outgoing Oregon players got to show their talents at the Moshofsky Center in Eugene on Thursday. Each player has worked hard to improve his talents in the facility in their tenure at Oregon now was the time to show off those skills on their home turf in the Mo Center for NFL scouts …
Oregon Recruiting Manifesto Part 2: What Went Wrong
This multi-week series will attempt to take a reasonable, logical and unbiased look at Oregon’s recent recruiting successes and failures while analyzing the program’s recruiting philosophy under Chip Kelly. The series will then look at how that philosophy already has and may continue to evolve under Mark Helfrich before ending with a detailed breakdown of the author’s ideal recruiting blueprint. …
Stars — Injured Or Not — Shine On Oregon’s Pro Day
The stars were out in full display on Thursday at the Mo Center for Oregon’s Pro Day, both on the field and off. In the annual showcase for NFL scouts, Oregon seniors set out one last time in an attempt to woo them. Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, who owns the number one overall pick in April’s draft, …
Oregon Unknowns: Success On The Field Rips The Roof Off Autzen Stadium
Prior to when the current 89 game sellout streak began at Autzen during the 1999 season, tickets to most Duck football games came easily for those that wanted them. Didn’t have season tickets? No problem; you could often walk up to the ticket booth and purchase seats up until kickoff. That is, if you made it past the “informal secondary ticket market” – …