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Strong D, great QBs, and splash plays... What Oregon Can Learn From the CFP FISHDUCK.COM After an absolutely wild CFP semifinals, the Championship Game is set, with a matchup that approximately zero people saw coming. TCU will try to complete the...

Our Oregon Ducks football program made a huge statement for next season against the Tarheels. In what was a rollercoaster of a game (ending on a huge DOINK-ed extra point), the Ducks were able to ring in the new year to the tune of a Holiday Bowl victory, finishing Dan Lanning’s first season with double-digit wins. While it wasn’t pretty at ... Oregon Ducks Football: Biggest Winners of the Holiday Bowl FISHDUCK.COM Our Oregon Ducks football program made a huge statement for next season against the Tarheels. In what was a rollercoaster of a game (ending...

Oregon's comeback victory was thrilling, with so much to savor. FishDuck writer Jordan Ingram was at the game and shares his feelings as a Duck fan. Ducks' Thrilling Holiday Bowl Win the Perfect Christmas Gift FISHDUCK.COM This year's Holiday Bowl between the No. 15 Oregon Ducks and North Carolina Tar Heels was a game for history books. Trailing 27-21, the...

The potential is great, but there are a number of swirling contradictions surrounding this elite player. The article has a take I haven't seen before, and do join Mr. FishDuck is discussing 5 star recruit. Should the Ducks Fly With the Freakish 5-Star Athlete, Nyckoles... FISHDUCK.COM By now most Oregon fans have heard about a new Oregon football recruiting target for the February 1st signing date in Archbishop Carroll...

Many are wondering just what the Oregon Ducks offense may look like under new offensive coordinator, Will Stein. Learn what Coach Boles is thinking in his initial impressions... What to Expect from a Will Stein Lead Ducks Offense FISHDUCK.COM Many are wondering just what the Oregon Ducks offense may look like under new offensive coordinator, Will Stein. Honestly, probably not all that different than...

Mr. FishDuck shares his thoughts on the Holiday Bowl victory. A last second comeback for Duck fans to celebrate. 2022 Holiday Bowl: The Luck of Duck Comes From Pluck FISHDUCK.COM It was fitting that Oregon came back to win in the final seconds of the 2022 Holiday Bowl continuing the breathless endings of the final...

David Marsh gives us an assignment to do while watching the Ducks in the Holiday Bowl. Five Non-Starters to Watch In Today's Holiday Bowl FISHDUCK.COM I have already aired my grievances about December being too busy and how the bowl games are suffering as a result. However, today...

Oregon just signed an outstanding recruiting class, No. 7 as of now, and did it by pulling players from a who’s who of legacy programs. Add that to Dan Lanning’s recruiting wins last year and we know that he and his staff can persuade top players to come to Eugene. Which brings us to Wednesday’s bowl game–and the other half ... Four Point Acid Test for Oregon Coaches, Plus The Duck v. Ramses FISHDUCK.COM Oregon just signed an outstanding recruiting class, No. 7 as of now, and did it by pulling players from a who’s who of legacy programs...

Will Stein's new Oregon offense brought to you by FishDuck writer DAZENCONFUSED. OBD readers examine this first look at the TEMPRO. Oregon's New Will Stein Offense: TemPro With the Pistol? FISHDUCK.COM Oregon’s new young inexperienced offensive coordinator Will Stein is seen as a rising star in the coaching ranks. Though he has just one...

Drex Hikes brings us today's article on Duck basketball and gym rats. Oregon Basketballers VanSlooten and Rigsby--Gym Rats Worthy of... FISHDUCK.COM Ronnie Lee has a nice belly button. That’s what I remember from an April afternoon at Mac Court in 1974. I got a good look at his navel maybe a...

David Marsh, A FishDuck writer, shares his thoughts about December and football. A good read, what do you think? December Is Too Busy and Bowl Season Suffers FISHDUCK.COM College Football has changed so much in the past decade. In the early 2010s, the value of bowl games was clear for teams and players alike...

Biggest surprise? Biggest flip? Highest ceiling? Oregon Ducks Football: Signing Day Superlatives FISHDUCK.COM Signing day was a HUGE success for Dan Lanning and Oregon Ducks football. As our own Charles Fischer chatted about just...

Mr. FishDuck gives us his summary of Dan Lanning's first recruiting class. What do you think? Dan Lanning: Best First Year Recruiting Class for ANY Oregon HC? FISHDUCK.COM That is a very tall title…better than Mike Bellotti? Better than Chip Kelly or Mark Helfrich? Better than the recruiting monster Mario Cristobal?

FishDuck writer David Marsh asks the question... How Many Quarterbacks Can One Team Sustain? FISHDUCK.COM Just how many scholarship quarterbacks can a college football roster sustain? This is the big question in this day and age of the transfer...

Moore is no sure thing. Nix is. Oregon Will Be Just Fine Without Dante Moore FISHDUCK.COM Dante Moore flipping his commitment to UCLA at the eleventh hour stinks for Oregon fans. There's no sugarcoating it. Moore is an...

Oregon fans should buckle up for a wild NIL influenced signing day of the likes we have never seen. Oregon's NLI Signing Day Could be Insane FISHDUCK.COM This Wednesday is the first day of the early signing period where we will see most of the elite college prospects sign their letters of intent.

College football is now mercenary-for-hire. Chaotic transfer portal is destroying college football FISHDUCK.COM Fans have been going through some things since the regular season ended two weeks ago. Players are jumping from rosters...

Dan Lanning is Oregon’s new head coach for the immediate future. Heading into bowl season, he has one 9-3 season so far under his belt with the Ducks, and now looks to cap off what looked to be a promising campaign with a solid bowl win against the North Carolina Tarheels... Oregon Ducks Football: Can We Trust Dan Lanning? FISHDUCK.COM Dan Lanning is Oregon's new head coach for the immediate future. Heading into bowl season, he has one 9-3 season so far under his belt with...

Dan Lanning’s defense this season did not live up to his standard, and it wasn’t even close. Oregon’s defense couldn’t get off the field on third downs and struggled to get any pressure on opposing quarterbacks ... Building Lanning's Defense: The Linebackers FISHDUCK.COM Dan Lanning's defense this season did not live up to his standard, and it wasn't even close. Oregon's defense couldn't get off the field on third downs...

"Roaring back from a two year slumber" sorta says it all...don't miss what these women are doing! Oregon Women's Basketball: Gritty and Worthy of a Certain Ionescu FISHDUCK.COM We interrupt all this talk about football to alert you to something you might be missing. Oregon women’s basketball is roaring back from a two year slumber.

We have had some provocative defensive analyses articles this week, and when I pulled Mr. FishDuck away from revolut casino for a bit–we both arrived at some similar thoughts about Oregon defense for 2023. We started this week with first reviewing the season, and then breaking down the Oregon State game while raising some great questions in the process. We have ... Lanning and Lupoi: Questions Reveal Grave Concerns or Oregon's Upside? FISHDUCK.COM We have had some provocative defensive analyses articles this week, and when I pulled Mr. FishDuck away from revolut casino for a bit–we...

Troubling observations about the lack of defensive adjustments. Are the defensive chops of our HC and DC overrated? Late-Season Learning Lumps With Lanning and Lupoi FISHDUCK.COM In yesterday's article about Oregon's defense in 2022, I raised some important questions for us to ponder going forward. Yet it is not complete without this new...

As I’ve followed and written about the Oregon Ducks defense, I’ve been thrown many twists and curveballs from what I expected coming into this year. The expectation was with our roster talent, and the genius defensive mind of new head coach Dan Lanning, our defense would be elite. What we witnessed instead was the Ducks worst statistical defense since Brady Hoke‘s ... Season Review: Lanning and Lupoi Pull A 'Hoke' Job FISHDUCK.COM As I’ve followed and written about the Oregon Ducks defense, I’ve been thrown many twists and curveballs from what I expected coming into...

As I start to dig into some of the fine-points of the transfer portal–I realize I’ve been looking at it primarily from the angle of the player, and not the program. Portal transfers can change a team remarkably, and thus my betting takes me to sites that focus on the sport, such as Nostrabet and that brings me back to ... Oregon Taking Portal Transfers is VERY Risky Business FISHDUCK.COM As I start to dig into some of the fine-points of the transfer portal–I realize I've been looking at it primarily from the angle of the player...

And does it need saving? Will the Transfer Portal Save Oregon Ducks Football? FISHDUCK.COM The transfer portal could entirely reshape the Oregon Ducks football program through 2023. The real question is: does it need saving? I posed this to Mr.