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OREGON DUCK TRAINING

December 1, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

What do you learn in Oregon Duck training? First you learn to listen. It’s not easy when you hear this from early games:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: big10, college football, Ducks, Eugene oregon, football, Hayward field, national championship, Oregon, Oregon Duck, oregon duck national championship, oregon duck training, oregon location, SEC, training

OREGON LOCATION FINALLY REVEALED

November 17, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The Oregon location is where it’s always been, somewhere between Seattle and San Francisco. That’s what I got from talking to foreigners in their own country. No idea of Oregon, Washington, or Portland. But Seattle? Yes. California? Yes. Why does Oregon get the same confused reaction from sports analysts?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: #1 Oregon ducks, alaska, big10, booger, college football, Ducks, expert panel, Indiana, legacy season, midwest, north america, Oregon, Oregon duck football, Oregon Ducks, OREGON FOOTBALL, oregon location, Pacific Ocean, SEC, southeastern conference, sports, sports audience, talking heads

OREGON DUCKS, #1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL, BUT . . . ?

November 10, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The Oregon Ducks show no signs of slowing down. They’re not migrating, not flying south for the winter, not going anywhere. No problems in Duck-land?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: #1 college football, #1 Ducks, #1 Oregon, #1 Oregon ducks, #1 team, big10, college football, Ducks, ESPN, ESPN college football, football gods, game day, google, Google search, national championship, Oregon, Oregon Trail, PAC12, SEC, SEC network, southeastern conference, sports writers, writers

WORTHY ENOUGH: OREGON DUCKS

November 24, 2023 by David Gillaspie

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.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: autzen, Autzen Stadium, cheaters, CHIP KELLY, college football national championship, ducks win, football, football players, losers, Oregon, Oregon duck football, Oregon Ducks, OREGON FOOTBALL, Phil knighjt, recruiting, scoreboard, SEC, sports, suspicious recruiting, victory lap, winners, winning, writer, writers, writing

SPORTS WRITING FOR THE WIN WITH HORSHACK

January 11, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Sports writing is more than sports stories and sporty personalities. Sports betting is another story. Those guys care about sports and personalities, winning and losing, but care more about the point spread. We’ll stick to sports writing in regard to sports and personalities, about the underdogs, not the underbelly.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Alabama, bulldogs, climate writing, college football, football, Georgia, horshack, pandemic, pandemic writing, political writing, SEC, sports writing, writer, writing

How Teamwork Is Supposed To Work In Real Life

June 5, 2018 by David Gillaspie

A team is a temporary group with the same goals. Whether it’s sports, school, work, or family, it’s important to know how teamwork is supposed to work. The biggest element of teamwork is cooperation, which is in shorter supply than most expect. For example, in the armed forces all entities compete […]

Filed Under: BOOMER YEARS Tagged With: boss, defective president, Eagles, family, kids, leadership, loyalty, NFL, PAC12, police, president, school, school pride, SEC, sports, Super Bowl, team, teamwork, White House, work, workers

DEADSPIN’S ‘WHY YOUR TEAM SUCKS’ IS NO WAY TO LEARN ABOUT ARIZONA

August 16, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Arizona is a lovely place. A little warmer than most, but still worth a visit. Deadspin’s annual take down of every team in the NFL paints a different picture. It’s supposed to be funny and sports related, something the rest of the world finds confusing. Football isn’t a world sport like soccer, like basketball. […]

Filed Under: Buckle Up Tagged With: Arizona, arizona cardinals, boomerpdx, bright angel trail, california, cte, Dallas Cowboys, deadspin, emmitt smith, football, Grand Canyon, midwest, NFL, phoenix, SEC, sedona, snowbird, Texas

A NEW WORLD OF SPORTS

October 14, 2015 by David Gillaspie

The New World Of Sports Forgot This? The world of sports turns at the same speed for everyone, though the Oregon Duck football season seems to spin faster than other seasons. And it should. You get that in a sport with fewer games, greater risk, and rabid enthusiasm than other sports. It goes even further. […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: college football, Ducks, football, Oregon Ducks, OREGON FOOTBALL, SEC, sports, steve sarkisian, steve spurrier, USC

LEARNING CURVE ON BEING A DUCK FAN

January 12, 2015 by David Gillaspie

A VooDoo Mask Made Of Duck Bones Sends The Wrong Message. Too often the current ‘golden boy’ in sports can’t take a rub. Rub too hard and you’ll see what’s underneath, like Johnny Football and Jameis Winston. Do the same with Marcus Mariota and he just gets more shine. Today he faces his biggest challenge […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: bible, college playoff championship game, Duck football, Ducks, good book, hope and faith, Jameis Winston, Johnny Football, Marcus Mariota, Mariota, Ohio state, Oregon, Oregon duck football, Oregon Ducks, prayers, religion, SEC, Sports fans, Texas, the bible belt, Urban Meyer

REFEREES READY FOR OREGON CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

January 7, 2015 by David Gillaspie

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.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: ATT stadium, Cam Newton, CHIP KELLY, college football, cowboy stadium, Ducks, Eugene oregon, football, jerry world, Marcus Mariota, Mariota, national championship, NCAA, ncaa d1 playoffs, nfl refs, Ohio state, Oregon, Oregon duck football, Oregon Ducks, Rose Bowl, SEC, terrelle pryor, Urban Meyer