Pennsylvania Duck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted August 13, 2023 With the news that both the Oregon Ducks and Washington Huskies are going to be leaving the Pac-12 Conference a year from now and joining the Big Ten Conference, we decided that it is time for Oregon fans to learn a bit more about their future home. Not only do Duck fans need to know a bit more about the history of the Big Ten, but they also need to learn about the teams that occupy the conference. Fortunately, the USA TODAY College Wires’ network is ripe with journalists who cover the Big Ten. Whether it’s the Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan Wolverines, or Penn State Nittany Lions, we have access to some of the top reporters in the region who know their teams inside and out. To help learn about each team, we sat down for a Q&A with the numerous site editors in the Big Ten. Today we start with Nebraska... Oregon Football: Getting to know the Nebraska Cornhuskers DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM We sat down with @CornhuskersWire to introduce ourselves and find out what Duck fans need to know about Nebraska. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Moderator No. 2 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Big Ten Meet n' Greet: Getting to know Ohio State with Buckeyes Wire When you think about the top teams in the nation, not just the Big Ten, the Ohio State Buckeyes come to mind. Oregon Duck fans are familiar with the Buckeyes, having lost to them in the Rose Bowl and College Football Playoff national championship game over the last 15 years. However, a 35-28 victory in 2021 gave Duck fans the last laugh. Now, Oregon heads into the Big Ten with hopes of being equal with the Buckeyes, though the road to similar sustained success will not be easy to traverse. While Oregon fans may think they know the Buckeyes well, there is a ton of Ohio State history that we need to learn before joining the Big Ten. Do dig a bit deeper, we sat down with Phil Harrison, the managing editor of USA TODAY’s Buckeyes Wire to ask some questions. Ohio State Pride and History Oregon Football: Getting to know Ohio State with Buckeyes Wire DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Ducks and Buckeyes are familiar with each other, but there’s more about Ohio State for Oregon fans to know. We sat down with @BuckeyesWire to learn more. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsylvania Duck Author Moderator No. 3 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Big Ten Meet n' Greet: Getting to know Iowa with Hawkeyes Wire The Oregon Ducks and Iowa Hawkeyes represent two drastically different philosophies in the world of college football. While Oregon’s main football tradition is the idea of change and ingenuity, the opposite could be said for Iowa. Head coach Kirk Ferentz has been with the Hawkeyes since 1999, and he stands as the longest-tenured college football head coach. Contrarily, Oregon has now had six head coaches since Ferentz has been at Iowa. Despite the differences, both the Ducks and Hawkeyes have a tradition of winning. Iowa has 13 conference championships to its name and five national championships from back in the 20th century. The two teams have only met a handful of times on the gridiron, with Oregon holding a 2-1 series advantage. To help give us a better sense of who the Hawkeyes are, and what some of the Iowa fans think about the Oregon Ducks, we sat down with Josh Helmer, the managing editor of USA TODAY’s Hawkeyes Wire. Here is that conversation... Oregon Football: Getting to know Iowa with Hawkeyes Wire DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon fans, meet the Iowa Hawkeyes. They are a program steeped in tradition with the longest-tenured coach in the nation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Moderator No. 4 Share Posted August 18, 2023 What joining the Big Ten means from an Oregon fan and media perspective The Big Ten has expanded again to make a pod of four teams out on the West Coast. Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington will all begin play in 2024, so things are moving fast and we are left to figure out what it all means. For Ohio State and Big Ten fans, there’s plenty of reasons to get excited about these additions, but there is of course, reservations because of tradition being shucked aside and all that comes with such a change at breakneck speed. Big Ten expansion from an Oregon Ducks fan, media perspective BUCKEYESWIRE.USATODAY.COM We sat down with @zacharycneel of @DucksWire to talk about how Oregon fans and media members feel about joining the Big Ten. We also give you a little more about the Oregon program... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
