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THAT #1 OREGON DUCK FEELING ALL WEEK

LONG WAY TO THE TOP FOR OREGON DUCKS

The long way to the top started with Ohio State where the Oregon put one duck foot in front of another until the end. It wasn’t the usual end for games like this. Ohio State had it wrapped up and ready for delivery with ten seconds to go, then six seconds. One thing led to […]

STOMP OUT CANCER FROM THE KICK OFF

Stomp out cancer was the theme for the Oregon Ducks v Michigan State football game at Autzen stadium. It was a fitting theme in my family where cancer is no stranger. Maybe your family, too, but I hope not. Here’s what it looks like and sounds like:

WINNING NOW: PHIL KNIGHT vs JERRY JONES

Winning now, right now, is more important the older you get. It’s like that when you have more seasons behind you than you do ahead. Phil Knight is eighty-five; Jerry Jones is eighty-one. Would it be too much to ask that they go out winners? First for the Ducks:

DUCK BREATH FROM HURRICANE TO PAC12 SIGH

Duck breath is the same as Husky breath. If the Huskies had lost. Duck breath is a long exhale of joyful expectations and maybe a little spit. That’s what happens when a big one gets away, and the final PAC12, PAC10, PAC8 game was a big one.

GAME CONTROL: FROM COLLEGE FOOTBALL TO EVERYDAY WIN

Game Control? That’s what you need to focus on when you’re doing good. But not good enough. Because, you know, winning the day isn’t enough. You have to control the game. What do I say? Good luck with that.

OREGON DUCK FOOTBALL WIN OPENS FLOODGATES OF HOPE

Oregon Duck football is to sports fans what hot sauce is to a taco. A favorite food-stuff is easily ruined by the wrong sauce. But the right sauce brings glory and memories flooding out like the Columbia River pouring through a Bonneville dam turbine.

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.

LOSE BETTER FOR THE NEXT WIN

“Lose better” Oregon Ducks and Blazers. At least don’t lose on the same day. In the same time window. One is enough, and if I had to pick one loser on Saturday it would have been ‘your Portland Trail Blazers.’ This is where I start crying about the Ducks. Again. Waaaaaa.

COACH LANNING HEARS FROM OREGON FAMILY

Coach Lanning didn’t actually get a letter, the Oregon AD did. And that’s not the Oregon family he heard from, though the kid with arrow could be an in-state recruit. The letter to Athletic Director Mullens was signed by Oregon football legends from Joey Harrington to Justin Herbert, along with Marcus Mariota, Akili Smith, Royce […]