What makes Oregon so great?

Wondering about the media darlings in the Northwest? Just who is this Oregon team? Wondering about their coaching staff? And what is all this stuff about Autzen Stadium? Does ESPN really love Oregon THAT much? Yes!

You can find answers below in the best articles, national and local, as well as interviews, in the links below. They represent the best of the best. Happy reading!

Just who are the 2000 Ducks

10/31/00 FoxSports.com: Oregon hopes to tighten defense in bid for the Rose Bowl

10/29/00 John Conrad/RG: Defense credits offense with save

10/22/00 Ron Bellamy/RG: Another remarkable win in a remarkable season for Ducks

10/18/00 BCSfootball.com Midseason All-America Team (Kurtis Doerr!)

10/15/2000 Steve Bisheff/Orange County Register: Ducks Show Trojans How to Do It

10/13/00 Sportsline.com: Stacked Pac-10 highlight of first-half awards

9/28/00 Bob Clark/RG: Recruits not hinging on one game

9/10/00 Ron Bellamy: Oregon's expectations leave no room for moral victories

9/8/00 The Capital Times (WI): These Ducks look Big Ten tough

9/7/00 Ron Bellamy/Register Guard: Title run not impossible

8/30/00 Bud Withers/Seattle Times: Oregon aims to pile up points in bid for Pac-10 title

National Media Respect

10/25/00 Ted Miller/CNNSI.com: So much for predictions

10/24/00 Bob Clark/RG: Ducks share rarefied air with elite

10/23/00 CNN/SI.com: Alone at the top

10/23/00 ESPN.com: Any trip to Pasadena goes through Eugene, Ore.

10/18/00 Coach Bellotti's interview on Jim Rome (move scroll button to 2:16:00 for start)

10/18/00 BCSfootball.com: The player vs. the system

10/18/00 Lee Corso/ESPN.com: Sometimes coaches (poll) just don't get it RealVideo

10/16/00 CNN/SI.com: The Hot List: Oct. 16

10/15/00 FoxSports: Oklahoma, Oregon prove they can win on the road

10/12/00 LA Times: Ducks Are USC's Last Best Chance

10/8/00 Terry Bowden's ESPN Chat Wrap with Mike Bellotti

10/3/00 Bob Clark/RG: Oregon reaches lofty heights with No. 9 ranking

9/28/00 Dennis Dodd/SportsLine.com: Ducks Emerging from Northwest Shadows

9/26/00 USA Today: Ducks prove they are among the mightiest

9/24/00 RG: Ducks thrive on national stage

9/24/00 Ron Bellamy/RG: Oregon earns rave reviews on national stage in big win

9/24/00 eDuck Sports Staff: Corso wears the Hat!

9/20/00 ESPN GameDay, Fox Sports Net focus nation's college football attention on Eugene.

9/19/00 Dennis Dodd/SportsLine.com: Pac-10's return to prominence is no joke

Regarding the Oregon Coaching Staff

11/2/00 Ron Bellamy/RG: `Jimmy Rad' gets his due

10/29/00 The Pigskin Post: The Nation’s best coaches

10/20/00 ABCSports.com: My vote's for Bellotti

10/13/00 Just Ducky - Oregon coach Mike Bellotti enjoys life in the turnaround lane.

10/3/00 Oregonian Pac-10 Notebook: Bellotti says Ducks' new style is no passing fancy

10/1/00 Jason Quick/Oregonian: Oregon's thrill ride continues

9/28/00 Bud Withers/Seattle Times: Bellotti one of new breed of coaches

9/24/00 LA Times: Aliotti Enjoys Happiest Hour Against Bruins

8/28/00 Ron Bellamy/RG: Job hasn't changed Bellotti

Awesome Autzen

10/1/00 Blaine Newnham/Seattle Times: UW can't buy way past Oregon

9/28/00 Bud Withers/Seattle Times: Dawg and Duck foes on the field, friends off

9/28/00 Angelo Bruscas/Seattle P-I: UW-Oregon rivalry sparks sports facilities boom

9/27/00 ESPN: Autzen Stadium has Oregon feeling ducky

9/26/00 Ted Miller/Seattle PI: Huskies wary of Autzen edge

9/24/00 Bob Clark/RG: Autzen rocks as Oregon rolls

9/24/00 LA Times: To Oregon, Autzen is just Ducky

9/19/00 Bob Clark/RG: Ducks loving that Autzen advantage

Duck Fans

9/27/00 Bud Withers/Seattle Times: University of Oregon fans hate Huskies, think less of Neuheisel

9/27/00 Blaine Newnham/Times staff columnist: Oregon builds toward future and waits for Knight's return

9/25/00 Ted Miller/Seattle PI: Washington, Oregon ready to take bitter rivalry to a higher level

9/24/00 Tricia Schwenssesen/RG: Fans put on GameDay face for entire nation

9/22/00 Bob Welch/RG: Ory-gun 101 clears facts up

9/7/00 Bob Clark/Register Guard: UO Football Notes: L.A. story fans flames of rivalry