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ESPN Article on Marijuana Cites Oregon Football
Posted on 19 Apr 2012 by Rob Parness.
An article in ESPN the Magazine reports that anywhere from 40%-60% of the Oregon Ducks football team smoke marijuana on a regular basis. The article focuses on the use of marijuana across college athletics and football in particular. According to the article the national average is about 25% for football teams in the NCAA, making Oregon’s percentage strikingly high (no pun intended). The sour...
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Position Battles Remain Focus in Spring Practice for Ducks
Posted on 19 Apr 2012 by Rob Parness.
With a little over a week left until Oregon holds its spring game, the Ducks continue to practice out of sight from the media and some concerns about positions battles remain. One area that Oregon needs to address is the wide receiver position. Last season freshman De’Anthony Thomas was the team’s leading receiver, but he will need to play more running back this season to replace LaMichael ...
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With Spring Practice Underway, Ducks Have Voids to Fill at QB/RB
Posted on 6 Apr 2012 by Rob Parness.
After an offseason in which they celebrated their third consecutive conference title and a Rose Bowl victory, the Oregon Ducks are getting back to work. As spring camp gets underway there is a mix of excitement and anxiousness among Duck fans. Many believe this team could potentially be the most talented and athletic unit in Oregon history. Head coach Chip Kelly has brought in highly-rated recr...
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Characters of Sporting Stage
Posted on 13 Mar 2012 by Steven Keys.
His name was John McKay (1923-2001), architect of the USC juggernauts in the 1960s & 70s (1959-75) and original guru of the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976-84). It’s a name you rarely see today. John falls into that cobweb-covered category known as historical sports figure, a classification relegated to the deepest, darkest, dankest recesses of the sporting scene by those who set the...
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Oregon Brings in Another Successful Recruiting Class
Posted on 4 Feb 2012 by Rob Parness.
Though most casual fans judge a team’s current and future success on the on-field product and coaching, those with close knowledge of the game know that a team’s future performance starts and ends on the recruiting trail. Coming off of three consecutive BCS births and conference championships, the Oregon Ducks had issues to address with recruiting just like every team does. Due to graduatio...
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Ducks Lose James, Thomas to NFL Draft ; Kelly Stays
Posted on 31 Jan 2012 by Rob Parness.
After 33 wins, three consecutive Pac-10/12 championships, three BCS game appearances and a host of records to his name accumulated during his three seasons, Oregon’s LaMichael James has decided to forgo his senior season with the Ducks and enter the NFL draft. James, an All-American running back, set Oregon records in career rushing yards (5,082) and 100+ yard rushing games (18). He also hold...
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“Lame Duck” Neuheisel to Lead UCLA Against #9 Oregon in Inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game
Posted on 1 Dec 2011 by Rob Parness.
Though the road to this point of the season has had a few more bumps than most Oregon Duck fans would have liked, the junction they have reached is right where they wanted to be; in the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game. Even with the heartbreaking loss at home to USC a few weeks ago the Ducks (10-2, 8-1) had the best conference record and will host south division “champion” UCLA (6-6, 5-4...
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USC vs UCLA game preview
Posted on 26 Nov 2011 by Tim Young.
The Trojan's face the Bruins in the final game of the regular season Saturday at 7:00 pm pacific at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Trojans have a 4 gane winning streak but the Bruins are excited and ready to play the Trojans. USC is coming off arguably their best game of the year a 35-38 upset over Highly ranked Oregon. UCLA as well are coming off a big 45-6 win over Colorado UCLA Offen...
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Trojans have an opportunity to really ruin the Bruins season
Posted on 24 Nov 2011 by Tim Young.
Wouldn't it be just a great day for USC to ruin their most hated rivals season by putting them out of the first PAC 12 championship game and most likely getting their head coach fired? Well it can all happen this week if the Trojans beat UCLA in the battle for the victory bell. USC has had a great year and can have an opportunity to win ten games in a season for the first time in two years. ...
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Oregon Vs. USC preview
Posted on 18 Nov 2011 by Tim Young.
The game will be played tomorrow at Autzen stadium in Eugene, Oregon at 5 pm pacific standard time. The Trojans are coming into this game 8-2 and have a two game win streak and have put up 40 points each in the last two games. The Ducks are ranked #4 and are 9-1 and may have a chance to play in the national championship game. USC has not won in the state of Oregon since 2005. Oregon Previ...
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Can the Trojan stop Oregon’s Offense?
Posted on 17 Nov 2011 by Tim Young.
As soon as the Ducks break the huddle you need to know were running back Lamichael James ,Kenion Barner , and Deanthony Thomas are lined up at all times. Ever since their first game and loss to #1 LSU no one has showed any sign of stopping the Duck's offense. They have the 5th best rushing offense in the country averaging 295 yards a game and have scored more than 50 points four times this yea...
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#7 Oregon Runs Past #4 Stanford, Holds Control of PAC-12
Posted on 14 Nov 2011 by Rob Parness.
All eyes were on Palo Alto on Saturday night to watch two of the nation’s best teams and individual players square off for the likely eventual Pac-12 title. #7 Oregon entered the game with a Chip on their shoulders and on their sideline, both of which propelled their motivation heading into a game with #4 Stanford that they entered as an underdog for the first time since the national champion...









