Amid their usual hijinks, hilarity and running goat jokes, the contributors at Addicted to Quack often exchange some golden Duck eggs of football knowledge.
Today ATQ reader Double Duck pointed out that despite questions at quarterback and running back, Week 3 opponent Tennessee and new coach Butch Jones will bring a formidable offensive line to Eugene on September 14th, which happens to be the visit weekend for key recruits like LB Vincent Jackson from Florida and Arizona OT Layth Friekh.
No goat joke: the Fighting Ducks have to be prepared to butt heads with a stout offensive line when the Tennessee Volunteers storm Autzen Stadium September 14th.
The Volunteers (5-7, 1-7 in the SEC in 2012) have some serious beef and experience up front, considered by many experts to be among the best returning offensive lines in the nation:
LT: Antonio “Tiny”2 Richardson, Jr., 6-6, 327, 12 career starts.
LG: Alex Bullard, R-Sr., 6-2, 302, 14 career starts.
C: James Stone, Sr., 6-3, 291, 27 career starts.
RG: Zach Fulton, Sr., 6-5, 323, 28 career starts.
RT: Ja’Wuan James, Sr., 6-6, 318, 37 career starts.
It’s an opportunity for Ricky Havili-Heimuli, Taylor Hart, Wade Keliikipi, Arik Armstead and DeForest Buckner to test themselves, and see if the reportedly massive and dominant Oregon front can be difference-making in a bid for the national title.
It’s also a preview of what the Ducks will face at Stanford, and in a potential title game matchup against Alabama or Ohio State.
But first the Ducks have to complete training camp, and make the kind of improvement demanded in Weeks One and Two of the young season.
Writer Holly Anderson of Grantland.com has a detailed feature on Tennessee’s line. Grantland is one of the best-written, most informative sports sites on the web.
The banjo player looks like he could play offensive tackle. The lyrics include, “I’ve had my fill of cramped-up city life, trapped like a duck in a pen.” Maybe that’s an omen from Nashville’s past.
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