Every team needs a hero, and in baseball there is one player that holds the ultimate responsibility of being that person, tasked with finishing out the victory. In 1969 baseball instituted the save rule. It stated that a save is accredited to the relief pitcher that finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances, which is typically a three or less run lead.
Read more »Ducks on Deck: The Determined Superhero – Jimmie Sherfy
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Spring Football Analysis II and the “Scat” Play
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Charles “FishDuck” Fischer and Josh Schlichter continue their video analysis of the Oregon Spring Game and break down a trusty West Coast-Spread Offense passing play of Oregon that college and pro teams use often. This video is an example of how we are taking steps forward of looking closely at Oregon’s passing game and defensive techniques, as we progress beyond just the Ducks running game.
Read more »The Last Great Oregon Football Team Before the Modern Era
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At the time they may not have recognized the impact they would have during their time in Eugene, when the young men of the 1960 football recruiting class arrived on campus at the University of Oregon. By the time they were done though the mark in history was undeniable, their achievements at the UO surpassed only by their accomplishments in their professional careers.
Read more »SEC-Big-12 bowl talk over the top
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Had to chuckle at all the hoopla surrounding the announcement Friday that the SEC and Big-12 will sick their regular season champs on each other in a New Year’s Day bowl game starting in 2015.
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If you wanted a quiet week with little college football news, then you’re not gonna find it here. Just when we thought the summer would finally kick in and slow things down, the years of complaints and swirling rumors regarding playoffs has now turned into a raging wildfire, and yet more conference expansion.
Read more »A Bouquet to the Schools Un-Ducked
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A Bouquet to the Schools Un-Ducked
Reported by Kim Hastings on May 19, 2012 inFishWrap, FishWrap Archive | 0 Comments
I got an email from an angry reader this week. It said, “Why do you have to be so mean to the other schools? You suck!”
I didn’t know Mom even had email.
Read more »FishDuck Weekly Video Log – Episode 43
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Every week Kurt Liedtke (better known as Keeerrrttt1), co-owner of FishDuck.com, creates video blogs (vlogs) to update all you fine folk on all things FishDuck, a free-form discussion of current events about Oregon Ducks sports and all that’s new with FishDuck.com, with the occasional off-topics or rants.
Read more »LaMichael James follows a record-breaking trail from Oregon to the 49ers
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The day it happened was a memorable one, September 3rd, 2011. Outside, the thermometers in Dallas had been registering triple digits, a humid-but-windy true “Texas heat.” For those who haven’t had the pleasure, try to imagine the feel of standing in a wind tunnel fed by an industrial-sized blow dryer, with occasional whiffs of car exhaust and decaying plant life.
Read more »Catching Up With a Long Lost Duck Superstar: Reggie Ogburn
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Catching Up With a Long Lost Duck Superstar: Reggie Ogburn
Reported by David Melo on May 17, 2012 inFishWrap, FishWrap Archive, History Article | 3 Comments
Read more »One-On-One: FishDuck.com’s Charles “FishDuck” Fischer
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One-On-One: FishDuck.com’s Charles “FishDuck” Fischer
Reported by Kurt Liedtke on May 17, 2012 inFishWrap, FishWrap Archive | 0 Comments
Each week FishDuck.com’s Kurt Liedtke (better known as Keeerrrttt1) speaks with current/former student athletes, other FishDuck contributors, and outside experts in a one-on-one conversation–the FishDuck.com One-On-One.
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