Oregon’s keys to victory over UCLA


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With Oregon’s hopes of contending for a Pac-12 Championship this season effectively dashed, it’s difficult to peg any game from this point forward as “must win.” However, in examining the ways in which Oregon has been defeated the past two weeks, it is officially gut check time for head coach Mario Cristobal’s charges. In this […]

November 2, 2018

Postgame Post Mortem: Takeaways from Oregon’s loss to Arizona


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Raise your hand if you were expecting Saturday’s result in Tucson! Certainly there were things to be concerned about following Oregon’s uneven performance at Washington State last week, but beyond a few select diehards in the Tucson area, it’s hard to imagine anyone soberly envisioning the events that transpired inside Arizona Stadium Saturday night. In […]

October 28, 2018

Oregon’s keys to victory over Arizona


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A strong finish to the 2018 season begins in earnest this Saturday when the 19th-ranked Ducks travel to Tucson to take on the Arizona Wildcats. In spots this season, Oregon has looked like a team that is more than capable of challenging for the right to the proverbial Pac-12 throne. A win over Washington briefly […]

October 26, 2018

Burning questions for Oregon entering Week 9 vs. Arizona


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In many respects, Oregon’s performance last Saturday on the road at Washington State was an outlier based on what we’ve seen throughout the season. In the first half against the Cougs, the Ducks appeared unorganized, undisciplined, and unprepared, which played no small part in Oregon’s stunning 27-point deficit heading into halftime; a deficit that ultimately […]

October 25, 2018

Analyzing the Adversary: Arizona


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With five games left, the Ducks can see the light at the end of the long regular season tunnel. At 5-2 overall, and 2-2 in Pac-12 play, Oregon has an uphill climb if they are to scratch and claw their way to a Pac-12 North division title and a berth in the Pac-12 Championship Game. […]

October 24, 2018

Oregon’s Pac-12 title hopes remain alive, but should it matter?


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Following a wild and woolly first half of the football season, teams across the country are gearing up for a final stretch run that they hope either cements their place atop the conference standings, or at a minimum, secures bowl eligibility. For the 19th-ranked Oregon Ducks, bowl eligibility is all but confirmed, though they do […]

October 23, 2018