Analyzing the Adversary: Cal


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Fresh off their first bye week of the year, the 13th-ranked Oregon Ducks have returned to the practice field this week to prepare for Saturday’s game vs. the Cal Golden Bears. The matchup between the Ducks and Bears will serve as Oregon’s Pac-12 home opener inside Autzen Stadium, as well as an opportunity for the […]

October 2, 2019

After a week-long tug o’ war, Devon Williams winds up a Duck


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It’s hard to articulate how exactly we got here with Devon Williams. In fact, it’s possible that Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal, Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith, and perhaps even Williams himself would have a tough time taking you step-by-step through the process and the outcome. However, what we can say with crystal clear […]

September 27, 2019

Oregon’s keys to victory over Stanford


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An opportunity at redemption rests at the feet of Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal and his team this Saturday, as the Ducks fly south to the Bay Area to the face the Stanford Cardinal in Palo Alto. By now, Oregon players, coaches, and fans have likely hit their limit in terms of the number of […]

September 20, 2019

Burning questions for Oregon entering Week 4 at Stanford


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It’s impossible to ignore the details of last year’s game between the Ducks and Cardinal, especially when looking ahead to Saturday’s renewal of a Pac-12 North division rivalry that has only taken serious root within the last decade. Ask any Duck fan who they believe Oregon’s most hated rival is, and likely more than 90 […]

September 19, 2019

Analyzing the Adversary: Stanford


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By the time the 16th-ranked Ducks take the field in Palo Alto this coming Saturday vs. the Stanford Cardinal, 364 days will have passed since Oregon suffered one of its most infamous and inexplicable losses in program history. In case you somehow need a refresher, the game was last year’s 38-31 overtime defeat to what […]

September 18, 2019

Assessing the state of the Oregon ground game


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For a full decade (plus a year) spanning either parts or the entire tenures of three head coaches (Mike Bellotti, Chip Kelly, Mark Helfrich), the Oregon Ducks ruled the roost when it came who led the Pac-10/12 in rushing offense. In fact, from 2006 to 2016, the Ducks not only led the conference in rushing […]

September 17, 2019