Congratulations to the Oregon Ducks!
by DC Trojan on Dec 3, 2009 10:34 PM PST
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That was an interesting game, and I don't mean that in the sense of "damning by faint praise." The speed with which Oregon can mix up the play-calling on offense and get a quick score, and the gradual build on defense, really made for an interesting game against an Oregon State team that was motivated but couldn't get touchdowns when they appeared to have Oregon on the ropes.
I was struck at the number of times that the commentators remarked on Oregon not getting to Canfield, because it looked to me like the Oregon defense was getting progressively closer... until they cracked it with excellent timing towards the end of the game. Canfield never saw them coming on the first sack.
This has the potential to be a heck of a Rose Bowl between Oregon and Ohio State. The sheer breadth of the offense for Oregon, and the familiarity of playing against the spread should weigh in Oregon's favor. They're also tougher than a Big 10 team will give them credit for - I was struck tonight at the number of Oregon State players who were just getting beaten up, and they're no shrinking blossoms.
I'll be tuned in on New Year's Day to see the madness unfold!
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Great game
The Ducks are for real and in the end the OSU defense started giving up big chunks of yardage on most downs and guys started going down with injuries. Except for the fact that OSU has a good offense that held the ball for a reasonable amount of time, it was a lot like what the Ducks did to us. Damn Ducks!
FWIW, the Oregon win put the final nail in the coffin of the bruins bowl game prospects.
¡Fusílenlo, después veriguamos! - Pancho Villa
FWIW, the Oregon win put the final nail in the coffin of the bruins bowl game prospects.
Wow, did it really?
Civil War for the Rose Bowl! We should do this every year!
by ProbablyMonty on Dec 4, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
I read on California Golden Blogs that if Notre Dame decides to stay home, their bowl slot might end up going to UCLA.
I don't understand why they will not play
28---7 2nd & 11 Barkley to Williams, so please Bru-Babes call time out again.
by so.cal.native1952 on Dec 4, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
Yah thats toooooooooooo bad poor nestor and 13-9
28---7 2nd & 11 Barkley to Williams, so please Bru-Babes call time out again.
by so.cal.native1952 on Dec 4, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
yeah
I was torn because an Oregon win gives us a better bowl if we beat Arizona, but it would have been cool to have beaten both teams in the Rose Bowl.
They earned it this year.
It was the toughest the conference has been in a long, long time. Gratz to the Ducks. Make sure to hold up the Pac-10 in the Rose Bowl. We need to show the rest of the country what we can do.
They're gonna hang 50 on the Bucks
I kinda feel sorry for the Big 10, every year they come out here just to get owned.
¡Fusílenlo, después veriguamos! - Pancho Villa
Only 4 ranked teams at the end of the regular season
Seriously, the PacX is not better. USC is just much worse.
Civil War was the game of the year!
Feel sorry for the Beavers. There are a very deserving team. I hope Mike Riley makes a Rose Bowl someday.
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