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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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#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...
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#4 LSU Takes Advantage of #3 Oregon Miscues in Cowboys Classic
Posted on 5 Sep 2011 by Rob Parness.
When the #3 Oregon Ducks ran into Cowboys stadium to take on #4 LSU they were a team on a mission. They wanted redemption after 7 months off following a heartbreaking loss to Auburn in the BCS National Championship Game. They wanted to gain respect for themselves and for their whole conference, which are all thought inferior to the vaunted SEC. They wanted to prove they belonged with the elite....
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Preseason Updates as Ducks Dive into Fall Camp
Posted on 15 Aug 2011 by Rob Parness.
Ladies and gentlemen, college football has begun! The Oregon Ducks have begun their fall camp in preparation for the 2011 season, which begins September 3rd in Cowboys Stadium against #4 LSU. The Ducks enter camp holding the #3 ranking in the USA Today Coaches poll, their highest ever preseason ranking but face a stiff test to start the season against the “Bayou Bengals” in Arlington, TX. O...
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Oregon Reaches Midpoint of Spring Practices
Posted on 15 Apr 2011 by Rob Parness.
As the Oregon Ducks hit the midway point of spring practice it is becoming clearer that there is still a lot of work to be done in the months to come prior to the season opener. Chip Kelly’s high-flying offense has yet to find the groove and pace that allows them to soar. At this point they can barely spread their wings without having a talented and aggressive defense pounce on turnovers. The...
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Spring Practice Underway for Ducks
Posted on 30 Mar 2011 by Rob Parness.
Football is back in Eugene! Sort of! Okay not a lot of hype surrounded the Oregon Ducks as they stepped back onto a football field Tuesday for the first time since falling to the Auburn Tigers at the BCS National Championship Game. Football in March is not going to make or break the Ducks season next fall, but that does not mean it is not important to the men in green and yellow. If you ask Hea...
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Getting Your Ducks In A Row: Pride and Glory On The Line In BCS Title Game
Posted on 6 Jan 2011 by Rob Parness.
Well ladies and gentlemen, let the show begin. After all of the highs and lows of the 2010-2011 college football season, only two still have business to finish. A season of drama, hype, disappointment and controversy ends Monday night in Glendale, Arizona when the #1 Auburn Tigers will take on the #2 Oregon Ducks. With pride, glory and the coveted title of “champion” on the line, expect the...
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Getting Your Ducks in a Row; Offensive Breakdowns for BCS Title Game
Posted on 1 Jan 2011 by Rob Parness.
With just over a week until the biggest game in Oregon football history I think it is safe to say that most of the nation is sick of the 5-week long limbo the BCS makes people wait through every year before unveiling its champion after the conclusion of the regular season. But fear not football fans, the matchup between the Ducks and the top-ranked Auburn Tigers is arguably the most anticipated...
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All Bark With No Bite. #1 Ducks Handle Huskies 53-16
Posted on 6 Nov 2010 by Rob Parness.
The #1 Oregon Ducks came into Saturday’s game against the visiting Washington Huskies with expectations that the pups from Seattle would sit, lay down, and roll over against the top-ranked team in the nation. With the Huskies best player, quarterback Jake Locker, having turned into “the hurt locker” and unable to play with a broken rib the Ducks defense was expected to have little trouble...
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#2 Ducks Dominate UCLA in Statment Game
Posted on 22 Oct 2010 by Rob Parness.
When Oregon welcomed UCLA into Autzen Stadium on Thursday night they were well aware they were playing under the watchful eyes of a national television audience. In this day in age college football has become just as much a show as it is about just playing the game. In the BCS era its paramount that people take into account, who you play, where you play, and how much you win or lose by. So whil...
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Banged Up #3 Ducks Escape With 43-23 Win in Pullman
Posted on 10 Oct 2010 by Rob Parness.
Going into Saturday’s game against Washington State the third ranked Oregon Ducks were flying high, fresh off their victory over the then ninth ranked Stanford Cardinal. The Ducks too their #1 ranked offense into Pullman to face the 117th ranked defense (there are only 120 teams in the nation that qualify). So it should be a piece of cake right? Wrong….so, so wrong. The Ducks came out flat ...
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Here Kitty Kitty Kitty. #3Ducks Look to Attack Cougars
Posted on 7 Oct 2010 by Rob Parness.
The Oregon Ducks are fresh off of their biggest win of the season by far after defeating the then 9th ranked Stanford Cardinal 52-31 at Autzen Stadium this past Saturday and rising to 3rd in the national polls. So they will be able to carry all of that momentum into this week’s game and really put all their effort in due to a bye the following week. The big disappointment? The game is against...









