The month of February in the world of college football recruiting is officially not what it used to be. Gone are the days of coaches and fans sweating out the decisions of 18-year-olds deep into the winter months. That stress and anxiety has been rewound to mid-December, as the early signing period has unequivocally solidified […]
Flock Thoughts is a sporadic series at WFOD that aims to offer opinion and analysis on a collection of timely, newsworthy items surrounding the Oregon football program. Think of it as going to Costco for the samples, but just replace the nice ladies in hairnets and plastic gloves with our thoughts on some of the […]
Through rainy conditions and stiff winds, the Oregon Ducks are your 2019 Pac-12 Champions. Indeed, the wet weather accompanying Friday’s Pac-12 Championship title tilt couldn’t come close to dampening the mood of Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal and his team in the aftermath of the Ducks’ 37-15 win over the 5th-ranked Utah Utes. After receiving not […]
For Oregon, the dream of reaching the College Football Playoff in Mario Cristobal’s second year as head coach is all but over. After enduring roughly three and a half quarters in which the 6th-ranked Ducks largely failed to find traction against an opponent riding a four-game losing streak, an unlikely late fourth quarter comeback fell […]
In what was billed as arguably the biggest remaining game on their schedule, the 7th-ranked Oregon Ducks delivered hands down their biggest statement win of the season. A sluggish first quarter, which saw the Ducks trail 10-0 at the end of the first frame, gave way to a 56-14 avalanche from the second quarter on. […]
Ducks head coach Mario Cristobal has been consistent with his message all season long, that the current week’s game is the biggest game of the season because it’s the next game on the schedule. And while Cristobal is absolutely correct in that regard, he’d likely admit behind closed doors that this week’s game carries just […]
With each passing day, the buzz surrounding Saturday night’s game in the Coliseum between the 7th-ranked Oregon Ducks and the unranked USC Trojans builds. With the Pac-12 North division all but locked up, Oregon justifiably has its sights set on something bigger than a conference title, as it now finds itself in the thick of […]
Are you still with us? Have you stopped nervously rocking back and forth in your lucky game day spot? Have you stopped holding your breath? Has your heart rate returned to a healthy level? If you answered “no” to any, or all, of these questions, we totally get it. What was witnessed Saturday night in […]
Going as far back as before the 2018 season, many have wondered (ourselves included) who would step up and assume the title of “lead back” in the Oregon offense in a post-Royce Freeman world. Tony Brooks-James was initially perceived to be the heir apparent to the record-setting Freeman, but as the season got underway, that […]
The I-5 rivalry between Oregon and Washington gets renewed for the 112th time this Saturday in Seattle, and with it brings an outcome that could produce a Lake Washington-sized ripple effect that alters the landscape in the Pac-12 North division. This weekend’s matchup between the two divisional favorites is a game in which both teams […]
