No Bo Nix, no problem for the Oregon Ducks this season. In Dillon Gabriel, the Ducks once again have a superstar QB who transferred in from a SEC powerhouse program. In fact, Gabriel will end his college football career in a much more storied place than Nix did. The #20 Illinois Fighting Illini took on the nation's #1 team for the first time in 17 years yesterday. It did not go … [Read more...] about Illini Torched By Oregon Ducks Historically Good QB, Dillon Gabriel
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Ducknuts: most ZEALOUS Oregon Ducks fan ever
Meet Ducknuts, official name Tom Finneran of Portland Oregon. Check out the pipes on this guy. Ducknuts was featured yesterday on ESPN College Gameday. Wasn't it weird to see Gameday in the darkness of night? Dude man, so weird! Anyways Ducknuts has done commercials and local television interviews. Welcome to the world of college football bowl game pep rallies. I encountered … [Read more...] about Ducknuts: most ZEALOUS Oregon Ducks fan ever
Philadelphia Eagles Coach Chip Kelly quasi-endorses The Sports Bank
For the 2011-12 holidays I was in sunny Pasadena, enjoying the absolutely first rate hospitality a media member receives when covering the Rose Bowl; the greatest bowl game of them all. And to top it all off: I'm told by the winning coach of a BCS game (Oregon Ducks' Chip Kelly) that my business and marketing ideas are superb! In a crowded room full of my media peers no … [Read more...] about Philadelphia Eagles Coach Chip Kelly quasi-endorses The Sports Bank
Chicago Bears Full Offseason Recap Part 3: NFL Draft
Drafting a player with high potential is a lot like owning a pet tiger. Let me explain. Part 1: Coaching Staff Part 2: Free Agency … [Read more...] about Chicago Bears Full Offseason Recap Part 3: NFL Draft
Chip Kelly leaving Oregon Ducks for Philadelphia Eagles
I guess it worked out with the Philadelphia Eagles after all. Oregon Ducks head coach Chip Kelly is going to the NFL, and not staying in college football. So you'll get to see the quack attack in action at the college level no more. Kelly re-emerged as a candidate recently and an agreement was just reached Wednesday … [Read more...] about Chip Kelly leaving Oregon Ducks for Philadelphia Eagles
Kansas St vs. Oregon vs. Notre Dame: by the math
We know you've been inundated with debate about the undefeateds in college football. Here's a statistical tidbit by Joe Kaboski, an economics professor at Notre Dame. So you know it's going to be very biased towards ND. It's still worth reading though; as it raises some valid numerical and statistical points. … [Read more...] about Kansas St vs. Oregon vs. Notre Dame: by the math
Kansas St. new #1 in BCS, Oregon Ducks new #2
With the Alabama Crimson Tide losing, they predictably fell out of the #1 slot in the BCS. Kansas State is the new #1 and the Oregon Ducks are the new #2. Bama is now #4 behind Notre Dame … [Read more...] about Kansas St. new #1 in BCS, Oregon Ducks new #2
Oregon Ducks 62, USC Trojans 51: fun with the box score
It was a battle of high octane offenses and bad defenses (and the top 2 hottest cheerleading squads, look here to check out Oregon's crew, go here for USC's squad) Oregon Ducks 62, USC Trojans 51. 113 combined points as Oregon keeps their national title hopes alive. "Video game numbers" has become a cliche lately, but it applied to this college football game. Here's some … [Read more...] about Oregon Ducks 62, USC Trojans 51: fun with the box score
#3 Oregon Ducks: College Football 77 in 77
welcome to The Sports Bank 77 in 77. We’re previewing one team a day everyday as the college football season approaches. And we’re doing it in rapid fire sequence. Today, the Oregon Ducks … [Read more...] about #3 Oregon Ducks: College Football 77 in 77
#95 Oregon Ducks: College Basketball 111 in 111
Welcome to The Sports Bank’s third annual college basketball season preview series. Two years we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. Last year, we were slightly more aggressive and expanded to 111 teams in 111 days and will do so again as we look ahead to the 2012-2013 season. We will rank the 75 power conference teams and top 36 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. … [Read more...] about #95 Oregon Ducks: College Basketball 111 in 111