Sorry Beavers. Well, not really
As the above photo from the Oregonian shows, the OREGON STATE BEAVERS chased MY BELOVED OREGON DUCKS all over the field during tonight's 112th CIVIL WAR GAME, but could never really catch up.Oregon amassed a school-record 693 yards of offense in derailing Oregon State's Rose Bowl hopes, 65-38, in Corvallis.
Jeremiah Masoli passed for 274 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score as Oregon won in Corvallis for the first time since 1996 -- when we lived in Oregon.
We watched this year's Civil War on TV. As usual, I lived and/or died with every play (Jeremiah Johnson's 83-yard touchdown run falls into the "lived" category, Oregon's abysmal 13 penalties for 104 yards definitely falls into the "died" category).
Mostly, though, I will remember this highest scoring Civil War in history for Oregon making a number of big plays when they simply had to make big plays -- because the Beavers seemed capable of climbing back from their deficit until the game's end.
Actually, THE DANGED OL' BEAVERS can still make it to the Rose Bowl -- if UCLA happens to beat USC.
Hahahahahaha! Sorry... I just had to put that in there.
posted by erik hogstrom at 10:07 PM
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Thank you for recognizing that the Ducks needed to keep scoring, as they were able to do, to keep OSU from climbing back into one-score range. Thirty-eight points is usually enough to win a game, particularly with Oregon State's defense... save for Saturday's meeting with Oregon's offense. I think it's safe to say Oregon's offense has never been better and OSU's defense will never look that bad again.
And, by the way, while the "danged ol' Beavers" had their chance to go to the Rose Bowl slip away and now have to rely on (gulp!) UCLA, where went the Ducks' chance at the Rose Bowl this season? Sorry... I just had to put that in there. :D
All playful cattiness aside, credit to the Ducks.
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