Duck Stuff: Morning Mud

Morning Mud

• Rob Moseley and Lindsay Schnell have your Tuesday practice update.

Rob: UO coach Chip Kelly said it "was a good Tuesday," with the usual schedule for that day of the week calling for three 11-on-11 team periods, red-zone work, third-down passing situations and special teams work along with positional drills. 

The one alteration to the normal weekly practice schedule this week is that Oregon won't have a walk-through Thursday, but will hold another full-go, full-pads practice.

Lindsay: Junior safety Eddie Pleasant said that despite five days off, the Ducks haven't missed a beat with conditioning.

"This is the biggest game of our lives," Pleasant said. "Even though we went on vacation, we took it upon ourselves to run at home."

• The Oregonian and the Register Guard offer articles related to the world of differences between Auburn, Alabama and Eugene, Oregon.

• BCS title game ticket scams are out there so be careful. One Medford fan found out the hard way.

• The Oregonian would like you to meet their "Duck Fan of the Day," Curtis Nordstrom.

• Former head coach Mike Bellotti offers some words of advice on facing Cam Newton.

• Dale Newton at The Duck Stops Here has a very well written article on the three most overstated factors of the National Championship Game.

• The Oregonian, along with the Mobile Press-Register compare QB's today in their continuing series on the different match-ups.

• Consistency has led Oregon to a 12-0 record, don't expect too much to be different in the NC game.

• Oregon's frenetic pace can even take a toll on our players. The difference is, they have learned how to play through the fatigue.

• Lindsay Schnell takes an indepth look at Casey Matthews.

"He's very football heady, does a good job of making plays and it's easy to co-exist with him as a teammate because he's not an arrogant type of guy," said linebackers coach Don Pellum. "When you're like that, you become a magnet figure."

GO DUCKS!