Well definitely was a game of two halves - the Ducks played pretty horribly in the first quarter but the defense was able to keep them in by holding OSU to zero points in the second quarter. There were some very pivotal points in this game that had they gone the other way could have led to a Cowboy win. Obviously the Bryant injury was huge, that kid is a monster and has the look to be a Pro-Bowl caliber player at the NFL level. Another key turning point was the incomplete call on the what I thought was a touchdown catch by OSU that would have made the score 24-7, instead it didn't count and OSU missed the field goal keeping Oregon within 2 scores. Oregon deserves major credit for excellent kickoff return yardage, keeping OSU in front of them to not get beat by the long ball and by hitting incredibly hard on defense. Zac Robinson is probably in a world of hurt today, the kid showed a lot of mettle getting up from the Nick Reed (very borderline late hit) and TJ Ward hits. Give major kudos to the Ducks for coming together as a team and getting to 10 wins, this may have been Bellotti's best coaching job ever all things considered with the QB injury issues, the Doxey death and job status issues all hanging over him. The Ducks can hopefully use this game to springboard in to a 2009 BCS title run year.
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