Ducks Rule
I may be in Michigan, but I can root for my Oregon Ducks anywhere.
Last night I got to watch the second half of the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. It was a most entertaining, hard hitting, free flowing football game between #13 Oklahoma State and #17 Oregon. When I turned on the game, it was half time and the Ducks were behind 17-7. Not a good omen, but the Ducks returned the opening kickoff to within the 5 yard line, and from there took it in on a quarterback sneak. That was the first of three Jeremiah Masoli rushing touchdowns.
Last year, the Ducks ran out to a #2 ranking in the nation behind the running and passing of Dennis Dixon. When Dixon went down the Ducks were left without an experienced play caller who could run a system designed for Dixon. That meant that their season kind of collapsed. But this year they ended up #2 in the conference and finished with a 10-3 record. Not bad for a rebuilding year, with a junior college transfer, who started out #3 on the depth chart, at the helm.
Last night Masoli ran for 106 yards and 3 touchdowns, and passed for 258 with 1 touchdown. Jeremiah Johnson, a senior tailback added over 100 yards in his final game as Duck.
Oh, and the Pac-10 is 3-0 so far in bowl games.
Last night I got to watch the second half of the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. It was a most entertaining, hard hitting, free flowing football game between #13 Oklahoma State and #17 Oregon. When I turned on the game, it was half time and the Ducks were behind 17-7. Not a good omen, but the Ducks returned the opening kickoff to within the 5 yard line, and from there took it in on a quarterback sneak. That was the first of three Jeremiah Masoli rushing touchdowns.
Last year, the Ducks ran out to a #2 ranking in the nation behind the running and passing of Dennis Dixon. When Dixon went down the Ducks were left without an experienced play caller who could run a system designed for Dixon. That meant that their season kind of collapsed. But this year they ended up #2 in the conference and finished with a 10-3 record. Not bad for a rebuilding year, with a junior college transfer, who started out #3 on the depth chart, at the helm.
Last night Masoli ran for 106 yards and 3 touchdowns, and passed for 258 with 1 touchdown. Jeremiah Johnson, a senior tailback added over 100 yards in his final game as Duck.
Oh, and the Pac-10 is 3-0 so far in bowl games.
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