By any measure, the second half of the season has not gone according to plan for Oregon. Yet, Saturday night’s game versus Arizona State is the perfect opportunity for the Ducks to exorcise some demons that have taken hold over the past month. The fact it’s the final home game of the season adds a […]
To paraphrase an old adage, “Sometimes you’ve got to get worse before you get better.” Plenty of first-year head coaches across the country are experiencing that first hand this season. For proof, look no further than the three first-year head coaches with former ties to Oregon. UCLA’s Chip Kelly (2-8 overall), Nebraska’s Scott Frost (3-7), […]
Oregon has secured bowl eligibility for the 13th time in the last 14 seasons, but there’s a strong sense of dissatisfaction amongst members of the team, coaching staff, and those that comprise the Oregon fan base. A 6-3 record currently has the Ducks on pace to surpass preseason expectations, though their play of late has […]
Is it Saturday yet?! The slow march to kickoff is nearly over, as we’re only a day away between now and when the no. 17 Ducks and no. 7 Huskies clash inside Autzen Stadium for the 111th time in the series’ storied history. Given the nature of the rivalry, tensions entering Saturday’s game are already […]
After a week of healing bumps and bruises and taking some time to assess their performance through five weeks of action, the Ducks have returned to the practice field this week to prepare for Saturday’s showdown versus bitter rival Washington. It was roughly three weeks ago that Oregon found themselves in a somewhat similar position […]
With no game on the schedule this week for the Ducks, there is no better time than now to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve seen from Mario Cristobal’s bunch through five weeks of action. As part of our “Bye Week Brush-Up” series this week, WFOD will be taking a closer look at […]
Forget the past the three weeks. The season starts now. An offseason of hope, hard work, preparation, and anticipation has been building towards this red letter weekend for the 20th-ranked Oregon Ducks, culminating Saturday evening when the Ducks take on the 7th-ranked Stanford Cardinal inside Autzen Stadium. This is where the strength of the Oregon […]
The 2018 season may have officially kicked off three weeks ago, but for the 20th-ranked Oregon Ducks, the rubber meets the road for real Saturday night when they take on the 7th-ranked Stanford Cardinal in their Pac-12 opener inside Autzen Stadium. Ever since the 2018 schedule was finalized, those of us outside the program have […]
It has been a cake walk for the Oregon Ducks through the first two weeks of the regular season, as their opponents in the first two games (Bowling Green and Portland State) have served as sacrificial lambs for head coach Mario Cristobal’s bunch en route to their 2-0 start. The road to 3-0 doesn’t figure […]
We are officially two (!) sleeps away from the start of the season, as the days counting down to kickoff have slowly but surely melted off the calendar. To prepare for Oregon’s season opener versus Bowling Green this Saturday, WFOD takes a closer look at the burning questions surrounding the matchup between the Ducks and Falcons. […]
