Charles Fischer

It is so fun to watch players in all sports realize in a game..."I can do this!" For Angela Dugalic, the game against the Bruins was precisely that. I recall about the third game of the season is when Pao Pao realized that, "I can get behind a screen and shot a good three!" So fun to see...

There are eleven other conference members that may disagree with this, but we hold the conference championship trophy! (TWICE!) Some have suggested that Jon Wilner should now eat his hat....

My FishDuck Friends ... I am constantly working with the Web Developer as we make adjustments to the site. First of all--how about the new background picture? I can change them although it won't be more than once a week, and normally it will be a football picture like the one of Travis Dye catching a pass in the Washington State game that was our first background. It is just that right now--we could use a little basketball and the basketball season for these pics is only two months more. Next item is the font size; the original smaller font size seemed almost weirdly small in reference to the large size of the post, so I increased the size of the font to fit the post better and it is easier on old eyes for us who are Greybeard-age. Thoughts? My friends, it is so easy to add videos, GIFs and pictures. Go to the Directions in the Pinned Topic at the top of the Forum Front Page and learn how!

It was odd the way the DBs played....great observation-thanks.

I do. And FishDuck has the Playbook!

I need to go back and watch for that, as it would be very, very interesting. Welcome to this community criticalduck, and I love your Posting Name. So many of the other sites suck-up to the coaches and never ask the tough questions or write articles like David's today. We are committed to critical analysis and yet giving credit where it is due.

Oregon has a history of tight ends...a ton that went to the NFL. So that legacy is being called for to return as well as scoring by David; Cristobal is ruining every offensive tradition at Oregon? If he did something new that worked, than that would be different and we fans would need to adjust. But this is doing something different--to be doing something different regardless of whether it works. GREAT article David! Ed Dickson with the winning touchdown pass at Arizona in 2008...

Simply stunning, and amazing how Oregon kept him "hidden!" The vivid colors in the background make this one of my favorites...

Most think the Cardinal will clean the clock of the Ducks...can Our Beloved Ducks prevail?

I agree David!

Boy I wish Kampmoyer would reconsider, as I am not sure if he would make an NFL roster, and next year we have only one experienced (and healthy) tight end returning in DJ Johnson. Austin Faoliu has declared for the draft as well, and that is not a surprise.

Who are the candidates for transfer? Those two are buried in the depth chart, and it only makes sense that if you are not in the two-deep soon--you will get passed by highly ranked rookies coming in. I noted that Braylon Addison was playing corner for the bowl game? Is that a tell? Daewood Davis scoring...

The Oregon men are gradually moving up the rankings as they continue winning, and my question is..."how much better can they be?" Dana Altman believes there a ton more upside, so perhaps a top-ten is possible with this team? The Women slipped from No. 8 to No. 11 and will probably slip further if/when they lose to No. 1 ranked Stanford on Friday. Yet I believe by the end of the season--they will be in the top ten again. Pretty powerful conference with Stanford at No. 1, Arizona at No. 7, UCLA at No. 9 and Oregon at No. 11. Whew! Thoughts?

Wonderful article Alex, and I think the impact of Jamal Hill has been underappreciated. If you go back to the end of the UCLA game, the final fourth down pass by the Bruins to win the game was broken up by....Jamal Hill. So if we add that game and the miracle interception at the end of the USC game....Hill saved half of Oregon's victories!

In the painful last month of football for Our Beloved Ducks, it’s been tough to see the bright spots in some bleak, bleak team performances. Rotating quarterbacks, disastrous special teams mistakes, losing fumbles and confidence all culminated the season on a dissonant note falling on the collective deaf ears of Oregon fans. But there were some welcome surprises in these ... Read More Source View the full article...

I love these highlights!

So many ways to address this: As Duckpop22 once said...."Mario Cristobal has held the Oregon offense down better than any defense since Auburn of 2010!"

Yes, as we know...the news changes fast, and we cannot know in advance when the best time is to publish an article. I thought (as publisher) that it was a high probability of Avalos leaving, thus why I wanted to publish this article today. (The news could break this afternoon, tonight, in the morning...and when you publish after the fact--it's old. And besides we learned a ton from the article.) And because Coach Boles is first at giving us great options--his article is killing it out there with a HUGE page-view day for the site. (FishDuck) And it is an adjustment to me, as I now have two websites! FishDuck and the Our Beloved Ducks Forum!

If the Pac-12 does not have a back-up plan in place for officials who test positive, then yes--teams should be reimbursed. The problem is--the money comes from the rest of us! A management problem with the Pac-12 and Pac-12 Officials...now aren't they two-peas-in-a-pod!

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2020 EUGENE, Ore. – For the third time in his career, Chris Duarte has been named Pac-12 Player of the Week, the Conference announced Monday. The senior from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, averaged 21.0 points per game on 50 percent shooting (15-of-30), including 47 percent from three-point range (9-of-19) in the Ducks’ weekend sweep of California and Stanford. He also averaged 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game. Duarte was at his best in the closing minutes of each game. He scored 14 of his 19 points in the final 5:18 to help the Ducks turn a three-point lead into a 13-point victory over the Golden Bears on Thursday. Saturday versus Stanford, Duarte tallied 11 of team-high 23 points in the final 5:43 to turn a four-point cushion into a 17-point win. This is Duarte’s third career Pac-12 Player of the Week award and first this season after collecting the honor twice in 2019-20. The three POTW awards trail only Dillon Brooks and Blair Rasmussen (four each) for the most in Oregon program history. Duarte is the second Duck to win Pac-12 POTW honors this season. Eugene Omoruyi was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after averaging 26.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game against Missouri and Seton Hall during Oregon’s opening week of the season. No. 17 Oregon plays at Colorado Thursday night at 8 p.m. PT (FS1).