After stumbling through the first two games against #2 Vanderbilt, Oregon finally found a way to push some runs across against the stingy Commodore pitching staff. While the SEC contenders brought plenty of Oregon’s flaws into the limelight over the weekend, the Ducks (11-5) were able to storm back from a 5-2 deficit to hand Vanderbilt (15-2) its second loss …
Utah Seniors Wash Away Oregon’s Pac-12 Title Hopes
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Jason Washburn threw the first punch. His 15 first-half points left the Ducks shaken, dazed, and behind 44-30 at the break. Then Jarred DuBois knocked the Ducks out. His late, clutch shooting display helped the lowly Utes maintain their wire-to-wire lead and provided a monumental upset on the last day of the regular season. The …
Tourneys Loom As Oregon Stumbles
With Saturday’s loss at Utah, Oregon is officially backing into the PAC-12 tournament, riding a two-game losing streak, and facing a mounting list of questions about where this team stands. With a regular season conference title staring them right in the eye, Oregon laid down in the face of a challenge, falling to a lowly Utes team that is headed home …
No Big Strides For Oregon’s Offense
Let’s look on the bright side of things here: in game two against #2 Vanderbilt, Oregon’s bats weren’t connecting yet again, but the offense was considerably more watchable in their 4-2 loss to the Commodores. It was a beautiful day at PK Park on Saturday afternoon, and the sunshine brought a good crowd out to see if Oregon (10-5) could muster …
Vandy’s Ziomek Dominates Oregon
Let’s put it this way: it wasn’t pretty. Oregon’s first whiff of a truly elite pitcher did not go over quickly, as the Ducks were utterly dominated by #2 Vanderbilt’s ace lefty Kevin Ziomek, 4-1 on Friday night at PK Park. After allowing a double in the first inning, and a solo homerun to Ryon Healy (3), that was it. …
Ducks Lacrosse Victorious Against The Wildcats
After an enthralling victory in triple overtime earlier this week, our Oregon Ducks stormed back to Papé field to take on the Davidson Wildcats. Coming into this game, the Ducks have an upper hand, as they won all four of their previous matched against Davidson over the years. Twelve minutes into the first half, Oregon was up 2-1 when Kate …
Ice-Cold Ducks Buried in the Rockies
BOULDER, Colo. – It’s not the time of year to lay an egg, but that’s just what the No. 19 Oregon Ducks did at Coors Events Center in Boulder on Thursday night. In a game that would have given Oregon a share of the Pac-12 title and the number-one-seed in the upcoming conference tournament, Colorado crushed the Ducks, 76-53. In …
Altman and Larranaga: Restoring Hope to College Basketball
For college basketball purists; those who care about balance and building programs, the end of the 2011-12 college basketball season was the sport’s absolute nadir. The Kentucky Wildcats were national champions, despite being a team assembled in the mode of all recent teams under head coach John Calipari: a collection of high school stars whose featured players first played as …
Oregon Unknowns: The Last Bad Years
It’s been awhile since Oregon has truly failed in football. Certainly, games have been lost and teams have failed to meet expectations over the years, but the simple fact is that since the early 80’s there have been few seasons when the Ducks have fallen flat. From 1984 until 2012 Oregon has had twenty-four seasons at or above .500, and …
Meet Your New Ducks: Stretch Armstrong Wins The Day!
The Oregon offense has become famous for its blazingly quick receivers and backs. A vast majority of these athletes have been under 6’1″ or so, with a jaw-dropping ability to cut up and down the field; but what about that red zone possession receiver who Mariota can toss the ball up to in the corner of the end zone? Look …
Michigan – A Game of Firsts for Oregon
Coming off a lackluster performance against against a mediocre Stanford team, Oregon would be on the road for the second consecutive week. This time the trip would be to Ann Arbor to face the Michigan Wolverines, who were coming off an unbeaten season, which included a 49-0 thrashing of Southern California in the 1948 Rose Bowl game. Michigan had tied …
Recruiting Update: Magnificent Seven pull an “Andrew Jackson” in New Orleans
Football Recruiting News Much like the general of yesteryear, Helfrich’s magnificent seven are running roughshod through the deep south. Highly touted safety Mattrell McGraw (NR/River Ridge, LA) received an Oregon offer and will be visiting Eugene later in the spring season. “This offer definitely puts (the Ducks) high on my list,” said McGraw. “If the visit goes well then I …
