One of the things that has been lacking from this site over the course of the last several months is more frequent updates. That is largely due to the personal circumstances I faced over the summer and the consequent forms of depression and fatigue that seemed to plague me - I just never really felt 'up to' making posts here more regularly.This weekend, I made the decision that I simply had to 'do
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Jake Luton - AP PhotoThis proved an interesting weekend. I know, people don't always read these random thoughts, but that does not stop me from wanting to share.Football is a sport I have loved all of my life (as far back as I can remember). There is a lot of beauty to the sport; there is also a physicality to the sport. With the amount of contact on the field, injuries are just a part of the game
Read MoreOkay, trying to get back into the groove even more, so going to work on making some public posts after premium articles.I had some thoughts about the game Saturday.Gridiron InsightsSpeaking of Taggart’s ‘next game’ as Oregon head coach, it might have stood out in Monday’s twenty-two minute press conference that Taggart said he would not watch much film on Nebraska-Oregon circa 2016.While it mig
Read MoreIgnorance is truly a scary thing. It breeds so much contempt and hatred without the knowledge of its origins. But make no mistake, hatred is rooted in ignorance and fear.I write about sports and football recruiting. A friend told me once that trying to mix politics into my writing was ‘bad business.’ To a degree, he is absolutely correct. I will never talk about my actual political affiliations i...
Read MoreA couple of thoughts tonight.First, though, it has been a long week.About a month ago, my dad, who lives in Eugene and some of you have met at tailgates came to Portland and said he needed to meet up 'important.' His health has been deteriorating for some time and the doctors had told him he was probably at the 12-18 months range as a prognosis.Well, then about 10 days ago, he called and said t
Read MoreLong title, huh? Not sure why I went with that, but it is what it is.So, here is the thing about college recruiting - we are fans for one of a very few reasons. Either we were 'born' into it, we went to school there, or we happened to be in the right vicinity.My children were born into being Duck fans because I had been a Duck fan most of my life then graduated from Oregon. I was an Oregon fan bec
Read MoreThis week at Duck Sports Authority we looked at the top three wide receivers in several categories; All Time at Oregon; top three prospects for 2018; top three current Duck wide receivers and the top three receivers int he Pac-12. I actually enjoyed working on the top three all-time, but as I read around some of the other sites, it really stands out to me that there are a lot of people who only k...
Read MoreFor the month of July, we have been looking back at past classes and their impact; comparing their actual impact with their rankings to see if these players were able to perform better, worse or as expected. The early part of this series brought us up-to-date on some players that have since moved on in their careers and lives. Players who many had forgotten and most whose impact had been fully de...
Read MoreToday we continue looking back to past classes for the Ducks. Through the first four articles we have seen that the Ducks have had plenty of players that could be considered "over-achievers" as their production both during college and after far exceeded their expectations. We have also seen several players who either did not live up to their expectations or simply never made it to Oregon. Today w...
Read MoreJordan Holmes was a steal for the 2006 offenseAs we continue our look back to past recruiting classes, today Duck Sports Authority looks at the offensive recruits from the class of 2006. After the incredible season of 2001, the Oregon football team was a little up and down for the next few years with a losing season in 2004, the team rebounded for an incredible run in 2005 finishing the regular s
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