Running backs at Oregon are held to an elite standard. The Ducks have a history of churning out 1,000-yard rushers like Alabama churns out titles. Recent Oregon greats include Jonathan Stewart, Legarrette Blount, LaMichael James, Kenjon Barner and Royce Freeman ā some of the most prolific running backs in the country this century. And Freeman, the most recent superstar running ā¦
In the last couple weeks we have learned that Oregonās offense going forward is going to be a mixture of what Willie TaggartĀ brought fromĀ South Florida andĀ the offense new play callerĀ Marcus Arroyo helped orchestrate at Oklahoma State, with wrinkles from head coachĀ Mario Cristobalās daysĀ at Alabama. One of those Crimson Tide concepts is the StretchĀ running play. First things first, Iām going to ā¦
As I prepared to watch the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday and saw a fired-up Royce Freeman addressing āhisā team, I couldnāt help but think to myself, āWhat the ā¦ ???ā As most know, Freemanāarguably the greatest running back in Oregon historyāchose to sit out the game. And even if some fans disagree with his decision, most people understand the ā¦
This has been quite the season for Oregon football. Ā Huge up and down swings in emotion, wins and loses. One word can be used to describe it: Tumultuous The Justin Herbert injury was catastrophic, as was the shoulder injury to the greatest running back in UO history, Royce Freeman. Ā LosingĀ players like Charles Nelson for several key games like ASU,Ā UCLA andĀ WSU,Ā prevented ā¦
First-year coach Willie Taggart got with the spirit of the 121st Civil War and personally led the Ducks to a 69-10 massacre over the hapless Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium. Taggart had no pity on OSU, even calling a time out right before halftime to ice a kicker who was attempting a 47-yard field goal with the Beavers down, ā¦
Do you have mixed feelings about this upcoming Civil War game? You want revenge for last year, yet Oregon Stateās 2017 season has been so dismal, maybe even the hardest Duck heart can empathize with beleaguered Beaver fans after what we experienced last season? On second thought ā¦ Nah! I have a unique perspective as an Oregon alum who grew ā¦
With that very first play from scrimmage ā a ten yard completion from Justin Herbert to Dillon Mitchell ā you could feel Duck Nation let out a collective sigh of relief, as if to say: āOur long offensive nightmare is over.ā Good times are here again as the flash nā balls of the Oregon offensive showed up for the first ā¦
With it being a bye week for the Oregon Ducks, I have decided to go back a couple weeks and take a look at a play Oregon used against the Utah Utes. The play is Buck Sweep, often referencedĀ by Mr. FishDuck on the site as the Sweep Read.Ā This is a play Gus Malzahn has famously run at Auburn; former Duck ā¦
Good oleā figures of speech such as āgoing down swinging,ā ātake a roll of the diceā and āgottaā be in it to win itā didnāt apply to the Ducks on Saturday. The Ducks offense was the equivalent of a baseball team whose batters stood at the plate all game long with the bat firmly resting on their shoulders. They were ā¦
It could have been worse. It could have been 2007, on the heels of Dennis Dixonās knee injury against Arizona, when the Ducks stumbled into the Rose Bowl and couldnāt score a point, losing 16-0 to a hapless and free-falling UCLA. Though the Ducks had national championship aspirations that year, which had vanished in Tucson the week before, they still ā¦
Since the loss of quarterback Justin Herbert, long-suffering Duck fans have watched Oregonās offense curl up and wither. Still āPTSDādā from the Alamo Bowl two years ago, it hasĀ blurred the brighter, optimistic future that was on the horizon. After Braxton Burmeister threw two interceptions, Coach Willie Taggart threw away his pass play sheet and decided he would attempt a comeback ā¦
In his first press conference as the Oregon Football head coach, Willie Taggart presented his organizing mantra:Ā āMake no excuses. Blame no one. Do something.ā With few exceptions, Taggart has stuck to his commitment to make no excuses. But if Taggart wonāt make excuses for the Ducks, somebody must because our expectations for this year should be tempered by the good ā¦