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DIFFERENCE MAKER FOR OREGON FOOTBALL, PT.2

A difference maker is a game changer on the football field. They run faster, throw further, hit harder. It all shows up in video review. “Look at him go.” But what if it’s not a player, but a coach?

OREGON DUCKS FOOTBALL THIS YEAR, NOT NEXT

Oregon Ducks football roster includes ninety-nine players, thirty-five transferring in from other schools. They came to Saturday ranked #3, one spot below their opponent. They woke up Sunday with a one point win over #2 Ohio State. And as the new #2. How sweet is that team?

WORTHY ENOUGH: OREGON DUCKS

The Oregon Ducks were worthy enough in 2011 against a team with suspicious recruiting. Maybe not so worthy against another team with suspicious recruiting in 2015 Today NIL money cures all of the suspicious recruiting. And Oregon is more than worthy enough.

HOW OREGON DUCKS SAVED COLLEGE FOOTBALL FOR ALABAMA

Alabama takes CFP Championship 45-40 over Clemson with TEMPO. By now alert college football fans understand tempo is code for Oregon in the Chip Kelly era. It wasn’t a travel accident that Kelly dropped in on the Crimson Tide last week. The coach now being called ‘toxic’ by NFL experts offered some tempo advice to […]

CHIP KELLY TIME SHOWS A SILVER LINING

Do you know what time it is? Chip Kelly time. Football coaches and m0torcylce riders share this in common: They’ve either been fired or crashed, or they’re about to. With Chip Kelly time finished in Philadelphia, you can expect to hear variations of the following: He should have played it safe and stayed in New […]

STEPPING ON YOUR DUCK FOOTBALL?

Oregon Football Stepped On Their Duck. Now What? Watching the Ducks fly south at Autzen was a shocker that’s settling in slowly. That it was the worst defeat since the 1977 season was an unwanted reminder of dark Duck days. As a UofO student in 1977 high scores for the other team didn’t feel as […]

MARCUS MARIOTA: WORTH WHAT?

Freddie Coleman Asks His ESPN Radio Listeners: What’s Marcus Mariota Worth? A man from New Jersey came on 1080 The Fan Tuesday night. Between 9 and 9:30 Pacific Time, which is 12:00-12:30 his time, the Jersey Boy said Marcus Mariota is worth mortgaging your team the next five years for. Keep in mind his team […]

CHIP KELLY, SPORTS, AND LOYALTY

What are the Eagles doing? Ask Chip Kelly. Their coach end runs the entire organization and ends up with the final say on personnel. Chip Kelly trades or releases the sort of players other coaches pine for. And he does it more often than most. Didn’t someone explain to him that he’s a coach. He’s […]

SPORTS SMART, THE WINNING DIFFERENCE

How Smart Is Too Smart? Being smart is one thing. No one is responsible for their IQ. It’s either in the family gene pool or you’re a freak of nature. Using your smarts is the biggest challenge. How do you channel that mental energy into something more constructive than solving Rubik’s Cube blindfolded? Should you […]

REFEREES READY FOR OREGON CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Players Gonna Play, Play, Play. And Refs? How much science goes into a football game? One ref defined the space-time continuum during the Oregon vs Florida State semi-final. “The previous play did not happen,” he said.