http://www.realfootball365.com Oregon Ducks Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. College Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/13351 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/13351 Oregon certainly didn’t go into Corvallis on Saturday with any other agenda other than to knock the rival Beavers around a bit in the state's Civil War. Of course, dethroning Oregon State from Pac-10 champion-elect in a 65-38 rout was just the glaze on top of the doughnut. For that, USC should ship a big early Christmas present to Eugene this year. After all, unless UCLA pulls the upset of the... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-12-01T05:20:48-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/13321 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/13321 Oregon entered this college football season with not one, not two but three Jim Thorpe Award nominees in Patrick Chung, Walter Thurmond III and Jairus Byrd. Somehow, though, the Ducks' pass defense is 105th in the nation, ranked last in the Pac-10. With all that supposed star power in the defensive backfield, how do you explain an average of one pick and 253 passing yards allowed per game?... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-11-24T05:00:57-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/13267 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/13267 Two weeks ago, it took running back LeGarrette Blount to seal the deal for Oregon against Stanford in the closing seconds. This past weekend against Arizona was no different. For the second consecutive week, the team had to claw its way back to win after becoming conservative and letting its foe back in the game. This after Oregon had quite the solid lead early on. Versus the Cardinal, Oregon... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-11-17T05:02:29-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/13209 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/13209 Saturday's game was a tough one for Oregon, which scored the game-winning touchdown with six seconds left and left Autzen Stadium with a 35-28 victory over supposedly lowly Stanford. Make no mistake, the Oregon offense was uglier than the icky weather it had to play in. While the Ducks racked up 35 points and running backs Jeremiah Johnson and LeGarrette Blount combined for 225 rushing yards and... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-11-10T05:05:15-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/13142 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/13142 On one hand, you have to ask how Oregon lost to Cal, 26-16, over the weekend. Sure, the Bears are always difficult in Berkeley, but they also had a glaring weak spot that the Ducks could have exploited. The stress point was there; all Oregon had to do was squeeze. Alas, it didn’t happen. Between Jeremiah Masoli and Justin Roper, the Ducks' passing game completed only 34 percent of its 32... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-11-03T05:00:29-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/13064 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/13064 It’s difficult to segregate various levels of total ineptitude. Last week we knew Arizona State was going to be Oregon’s easiest opponent for the rest of the season, but no one knew the Sun Devils would be that easy. You have to credit Arizona State more for Oregon’s 54-20 rout. You’d be hard-pressed to find a better word than ‘ineptitude’ this year to describe coach Dennis Erickson’s squad,... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-10-27T05:16:02-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12993 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12993 OK, so it’s really just past the midway point of the Oregon Ducks’ season. But the bye week, which came after seven games instead of six, is the best time for a review. With the quarterback carousel, injuries and poor pass defense, things haven't been pretty in Eugene. Somehow, though, Oregon (5-2 overall, 3-1 in the Pac-10) has weaseled its way to third place in its conference standings (behind... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-10-20T05:01:17-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12926 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12926 On the surface, when you have two NFL-caliber halfbacks in LeGarrette Blount and Jeremiah Johnson, you really don’t need dual-threat quarterbacks like sophomore Jeremiah Masoli and freshman Chris Harper to do a bunch of running. But when your quarterback (Masoli) rushes for more yardage (170 yards on 24 carries) than Blount and Johnson (who combined for 141 on 18 attempts) in a 31-24 win over... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-10-13T05:00:38-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12856 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12856 It’s hard to believe a player will win any sort of college football award when his team is abysmal in the general stat categories for which the honor is given. Look at Oregon, which has three players nominated for the Jim Thorpe Award (given to the nation's top defensive back) but isn't defending the pass well. Given the way the Ducks' secondary has fared, it's hard to believe seventy-five... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-10-06T05:00:53-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12761 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12761 Now that the warm-ups are over, it’s time for the Oregon Ducks to swim or get out of the pond. In spite of a 4-1 mark, Oregon has only looked grand against far inferior opponents. The Ducks' 2-0 mark in the Pac-10 appears impressive on the surface, but those wins were over Washington and Washington State, two conference cellar-dwellers. The Ducks have been very average against good teams... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-09-29T05:03:53-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12697 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12697 On Saturday, for the second week in a row, the Oregon Ducks came out flat in the first half; unlike two weekends ago, though, it cost them big this time. The Ducks, who entered last Saturday’s game against Boise State as the fourth-ranked rushing squad in the nation, have only amassed a combined 12 points in the past two first halves of play (six against Purdue and six versus the Broncos, and... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-09-22T05:02:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12575 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12575 For the second straight weekend, Oregon starting quarterback Nate Costa -- said to be the perfect fit for coordinator Chip Kelly’s spread offense -- was out because of an injury. As they did two weekends ago, Kelly and head coach Mike Bellotti played the same three backup QBs; this time, they all partook in a 66-24 rout of Utah State. With Justin Roper, Jeremiah Masoli and Chris Harper, the... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-09-08T05:05:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12531 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12531 If Saturday’s 44-10 rout over Washington is any indication of what’s to come for Oregon this year, the Ducks will be right back in the Pac-10 race; at some point in 2008, they might even turn into a front-runner to win a conference title. The Ducks' 44-point output looks even more impressive when you consider that they did it with three different quarterbacks and were missing Outland Trophy... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-09-02T05:13:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12458 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12458 The Oregon Ducks were picked to finish fourth in the Pac-10 after the conference’s recent Media Days wrapped. Others are choosing them third, behind Arizona State and -- surprise -- USC. If Oregon does finish third, it’ll be hard for fans to be upset when you consider that it lost quarterback Dennis Dixon and running back Jonathan Stewart since last season. The running game should be fine in... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-08-27T05:28:01-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12385 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/oregon/12385 Because Washington quarterback Jake Locker led the Huskies to a 34-point showing against Oregon last season, the Ducks -- who put up 55 and won rather handily -- surely know how talented the signal-caller is. Only two other teams -- Oregon State and Arizona -- amassed as many points against Oregon as the Huskies. Locker was undoubtedly the reason behind Washington's offensive success versus... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Oregon Ducks 2008-08-19T05:03:00-05:00