Radcliffe has gotten numerous calls and e-mails from coaches looking to replicate Oregon’s up-tempo offense and conditioning program. Coach Chip Kelly said to copy the offense, a team better have Darron Thomas and LaMichael James – not that it’s a two-man team. He might want to throw the name Radcliffe in there, too.
“He was at every summer workout, he was at every winter workout,’’ offensive lineman Mark Asper said. “He’s the kind of guy you don’t want to let down. He’s got a look, an ‘I’m not angry at you, I’m disappointed in you’ look.’’
Radcliffe, 52, is in his 26th season at Oregon. He is a published expert in exercise and plyometrics, and he’s always looking for different ways to improve conditioning, to keep the Ducks sprinting in the lead as others try to catch up.
It’s true that the Ducks, who are 9-0 (6-0 Pacific-10 Conference) for the first time and who play at California on Saturday, aren’t really doing anything differently from last year. It’s just that the changes implemented last year are now paying off in a bigger way.
