Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

Our Beloved Ducks Forum

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

The Fair Catch Kick: A Bizarre Rule Change for Lanning to Exploit?

Featured Replies

  • Administrator
No.

As the Oregon Ducks take the field for the 2026 Spring sessions, the buzz around Eugene isn’t just about the explosive new offence under Drew Mehringer or the arrival of blue-chip transfers. Instead, the coaching staff and the “analytical junkies” at FishDuck are obsessed with a technicality buried deep in the 2026 NCAA rulebook: the reinstatement and refinement of the ...

The Fair Catch Kick: A Bizarre Rule Change for Lanning to Exploit?

image.png

Two Sites: FishDuck and the Our Beloved Ducks forum, The only "Forum with Decorum!" And All-Volunteer? What a wonderful community of Duck fans!

  • Moderator
No.

Might also force teams to be somewhat less conservative running the clock in some situations at the end of half, or game.

  • Administrator
No.

The Drop-Kick is a lost art, and this rule could revive interest in it. Problem is...those who did it well have long since passed.

Drop Kick Print: Football Action in Motion. Art Prints, Posters & Puzzles  from Fine Art Storehouse

Mr. FishDuck

No.

Short answer...

Yes... Lanning is going to have something in his back pocket to use or abuse this rule. He's that kind of coach and we love him for it.

Go for it Mad Man Dan!

  • Moderator
No.

An athlete trained in Rugby or Australian Rules Football knows how to drop-kick. Oregon has a kicker from Australia - James Ferguson-Reynolds from Geelong, Australia. If he can "Just Do It" what a weapon!

Create an account or sign in to comment

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.