Sunday night is America’s Night at the Movies. It’s the night when glamour meets art and Tommy Lee Jones celebrates with the industry that made him rich. A look at some of the best picture nominees: Silver Linings Playbook: This movie is about a young man who comes unhinged at a football game. We wouldn’t know anyone like that. …
Ted Miller, Bi-Polar Dogs and the Transitive Property: Right or Wrong?
We all know how Ted Miller and the ESPN Pac-12 Blog hate the overuse of the transitive property. You can read about it here (among lots of other places). Could Ted Miller and all the posters on the football blogs be WRONG about this? For as long as all of us have been on the web, it has been assumed as fact …
Ducks’ Offense Goes With The Weather
Perhaps Oregon’s offense goes as the weather does: the sunny beaches of Hawai’i left Oregon’s bats hot, but the frigid rain in Eugene left the Oregon bats cold on Friday night at PK Park. The Ducks dropped their home opener to LMU 7-2 in rather disappointing fashion. Jake Reed (1-1) had flashes of brilliance in his second start of the …
Last-Second California Dagger Stuns Ducks
After 10 consecutive losses to the Bears stretching back to 2008, it looked like No. 23 Oregon had found a way to end the streak. Despite struggling to score for nearly all 40 minutes of Thursday’s Pac-12 game at Matthew Knight Arena, the Ducks controlled the game defensively and led for nearly the entire contest. Oregon defended and rebounded with …
The Trouble With Kickers, Balls, And A Bucks
If you’ve ever wondered what kickers really do in practice, you’re not alone. In the off-season, kickers find themselves with plenty of time on their hands, maybe too much time, and when that happens the mind begins to wander. A lot goes into special teams play; it requires endless repetition to master the precise timing and technique necessary to be proficient. With …
The Year The Stars Shined For Oregon Football
551 yards, that’s the NFL passing record for a single game. Every year, the league evolves to incorporate more passing into offenses, yet that mark, set in 1951, has remained untouched for over six decades. It was a record set by Norm Van Brocklin, one of six Ducks in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the star of the …
Meet Your New Ducks: Mariota Tears ACL? No Sweat
With the recent departure of Bryan Bennett, Duck fans must be wondering, “Who’s our backup now?” Well, right now most of the media is pointing fingers towards redshirt freshman Jake Rodrigues and that the backup position is his to lose over fellow redshirt freshman Jeff Lockie (the guy who held up all those bizarre “play call signs” between snaps). Rodrigues committed …
Streaking To the Top
Two weeks ago when the Oregon men’s basketball team had lost three games in a row after a incredible 16-2 start to the season, a palpable cloud fell over the Oregon fan base, dampening for the moment the sheer crazy-ness most have for Duck sports. People, fans along with analysts and fans of the sport everywhere, started wondering if Oregon …
Recruiting Update: Altman Going Tropical In Florida Raid?
Football Recruiting Head Coach Mark Helfrich is making short work of an Oregon stigma. His recent offers (very early in the recruiting cycle, I might add) place Lighting Yellow and Thunder Green in a favorable position. Relative unknowns, tight end/athlete Ian Bunting (NR/Hinsdale, Ill) and lineman Sam Jones (NR/Highlands Ranch, CO), both received Oregon nods and could be early pieces …
Sneaky-good Ducks fly under the radar
The Oregon Ducks sit in plain view atop the Pac-12 men’s basketball standings, but it’s as if they are wearing camouflage jackets and the hunters are sleeping in. Hoops pundits who speculate about the contenders in the West want to skip over Oregon and set their sights on Arizona and UCLA as the Conference contenders. Bill Walton made a comment …
A Four Game Sweep NEVER Happens…Until Now!
There was a reason why Hawai’i’s broadcast team called J.J. Altobelli “the pest.” The senior shortstop tortured the Rainbow pitching staff in all four games of the opening series, and led the Ducks to a fourth straight victory over Hawai’i 4-2. Oregon (4-0) used timely offense and consistently effective pitching to sweep the Rainbows (0-4), and start the season off …
Aliotti’s Zone Coverages Keep Wildcats’ Pass Game in the Kitty Carrier
In the Fiesta Bowl, even though the Ducks began closing down the running game in the first half, Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein piled up short completions to his receivers, most notably former Duck Chris Harper. As the Cats converted first downs via short completions again and again in the first half, I could almost hear the collective groan from Duck fans: …