Jay, here.
It’s not a sexy subject, but the announcement of University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer’s impending retirement in June of 2008 should be of interest to all Duck fans. And Ducks fans should keep their eyes and ears open as the search committee begins the process of finding the next president.
With Pat Kilkenny’s probable [...]

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Seems as though the Huskies may already know what Oregon’s game plan will be for their season-opening showdown in Eugene on August 30. Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times had this to say:
The other Pac-10 player listed is Oregon OT Max Unger, part of a strong Ducks’ offensive line. Combine that with 235-pound running back LaGarrette Blount, [...]

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Jay, here.
As humanity encroaches more and more into the Animal Kingdom, attacks on humans by animals are on the rise.
But that’s not what we’re talking here
Ducks aren’t attacking Duck Sports News. Yet. Although, if they did, we’re fairly well-armed.
Could we be talking about the University of Oregon Ducks attacking us?

No, we’re not talking about [...]

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Jay, here.
I’ll be on “The Writer’s Block” with George Schroeder and Justin Myers today on KSCR 1320 AM in the Eugene/Springfield area at around 2:20pm.  If you can’t catch it that time, tune in to KUGN 590 AM at around 6:20pm.
We’ll be talking about what Duck fans are reading and talking about on Ducks Sports [...]

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Jay was able to find out the test scores of Dennis Dixon among other QBs that were drafted in this years draft and started a very interesting conversation. Ducks Attack will take it one step further; how well does Dixon stack up against former 1st round QBs taken in the NFL Draft?
According to WWW.ArmChairAssociation.com who [...]

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Now that the 2008 NFL has come and gone, Draft junkies are already looking for their 2009 fix.
Before I get to 2009, let’s ween you off of the 2008 NFL Draft. Here’s a quick update on undrafted free agent signings, including a couple from Oregon:
2008 NFL Draft: The Free Agents: Cameron Colvin & David [...]

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Jay, here.
Every year, prospective NFL quarterbacks’ Wonderlic Test scores seem to get leaked online.
This year is no different.
While Dennis Dixon’s body has been hurting, his brain seems to have been humming along at 100%.
Even though Dixon was a fifth round selection of the Pittsburgh Steelers, his Wonderlic test score seems to indicate that maybe he [...]

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APRIL 29, 2009
Headline of the Day: President McCain signs legislation to open up drilling in ANWAR to offset $6.00/gallon gas prices.

Dr. Duckgood, here.
Listen all! This is the truth of it. Quacking leads to fighting, and fighting gets to warring. And it might be the death of us all. Look at us now! Busted up, [...]

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Jay from Duck Sports News, here.
Sometime in the second half of Oregon’s Spring Game, I heard Don Essig give the the official attendance.
14,107.
I really didn’t think about it that much. But I looked around Autzen and thought that number seemed reasonable based on the number of sections that were full. Pretty precise. [...]

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Jay, here.
In case you’re curious, here are all of the the Pac-10 players draft in the 2008 NFL Draft.
Round, Overall Draft Position, Name, Position, School.
Arizona
None
Atlanta
1 (21) Sam Baker, ot, Southern California
3 (98) Thomas DeCoud, db, California
5 (138) Robert James, lb, Arizona State
7 (212) Wilrey Fontenot, db, Arizona
Baltimore
None
Buffalo
None
Carolina
1 (13) Jonathan Stewart, rb, Oregon
7 (241) Geoff Schwartz, [...]

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