Game Day - Rose Bowl

monday, december 7, 2009

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all for the

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game PreVieworegon is 0-7 against ohio

State, but the 96th rose Bowl

offers the Ducks a chance to end

that streak and to earn their first

rose Bowl win since 1917

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oregon notesthe high-octane Duck offense

led the conference in scoring

and rushing in 2009 and the

return of Legarrette Blount

will diversify it even more

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ohio state notesFirst-team all-Big ten safety

Kurt Coleman is the leader of

the Buckeye defense, which

ranks fifth nationally in rushing

defense and total defense

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the last time oregon made it to the rose Bowl was 1995. the Ducks — much like this year’s ver-sion — came back from early sea-son travails to win the conference with just one loss. that year’s team lost to Penn state 38-20, but it held its own, led by quarterback Danny o’Neil and 456 yards passing.

Now, oregon has returned to the site of that game in hopes of winning the “Granddaddy of them all” for the first time since 1917.

“It’s going to be a hecku-va game,” head coach Chip Kelly said.

In the 96th rose Bowl game, oregon (10-2) will take on the Big-10 champion ohio state Buckeyes (10-2), a team that has won five in a row.

the Buckeyes and Ducks have a lot more in common besides their records. ohio state has played two opponents that oregon has beaten this year: UsC and Purdue. the trojans beat osU 18-15 on sept. 12, the same day, ironically, that the Ducks beat Purdue 38-36. the Boilermakers then handed the Buckeyes their only loss in conference on oct. 17.

But the thing oregon coach Chip Kelly is most concerned with about the Buckeyes is the defense. the defense of the team is No. 5 in the nation. on his friday phone conference with the media, Kelly raved about the Buckeye defense, saying they were fast and athletic.

“their speed at lineback-er really jumps out at you,” Kelly said.

Kelly spent most of the time talking about the defense, but he also touched on quarterback ter-relle Pryor — who the Ducks re-cruited coming out of high school as the No. 1 prep recruit in the nation. Pryor chose the Buckeyes over the Ducks in a very public decision and now the sophomore will get to see which team is better.

“he’s developed a lot,” Kelly said. “he’s gotten fast-er … he was a man against boys in high school. he’s a tremendous athlete.”

the Ducks also have a good quarterback who will showcase his own skills in the BCs bowl. Ju-nior Jeremiah Masoli, who threw for 201 yards and a touchdown against the oregon state Beavers in the Civil War, brings a gritty leadership that isn’t afraid to run you over. Just ask lance Mitch-ell of the Beavers, who Masoli

trucked to gain a key first down on fourth and short to extend oregon’s last drive.

a media member remarked how the fourth down call was similar to the fourth down call that Bill Belichick made in the Colts-Patriots game a few weeks ago. But instead of quarterback tom Brady running for the first, he threw and the Patriots didn’t convert.

“Jeremiah and Brady are a little bit different,” Kelly said. “Brady won’t truck a safety.”

Masoli is also amazed that he’s in the position to start in the rose Bowl. Growing up in California, the game is what kids watch and aspire to play in. Now he’s less than a month away from playing in the biggest game of his life.

“Not really, I couldn’t have told you that (I would be playing in the

game),” Masoli said. “this is really amazing right now.”

oregon is 0-7 all-time against the Buckeyes and for game No. 8 to go differently, the Ducks will have to continue to play the same inspired football they’ve played all year. this team won’t be done un-til their quest to reshape oregon football once again is complete with a rose Bowl win.

It may not be 1994 anymore,

but the likes of o’Neil, Cristin Mclemore, Josh Wilcox and the other members of that team are surely watching.

“this football team is in no way done,” Kelly said. “We want to finish this right. We’re not happy to be in a bowl game. We want to win it.”bschorZman @dailyemerald.com

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oregon holds victories over both teams that defeated ohio State this year — uSC and purdue

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offensive lineman nick Cody hoists a rose after the Ducks beat the Beavers thursday night to win the pac-10 Championship and earn a spot in the rose Bowl on Jan. 1 in pasadena, Calif.

the atmosphere thursday night at autzen stadium was unlike anything I’ve ever wit-nessed. fans bundled up for the cold held their anticipation in check until the closing seconds, not wanting to jinx what they hoped would hap-pen. finally, when the end was inevitable, a roar erupted and fans be-gan thinking of sunny Pasadena, Calif., roses and history.

the rose Bowl. Just the words give me the chills after what I saw thursday night. I saw grown men crying and smiles as wide as the Cheshire Cat. I saw roses in everyone’s hands and an entire football field hidden by a mass of joyous people celebrating something that is more than a football game.

Because don’t get me wrong,

ohio state-oregon on Jan. 1 is just part of it. When you win a trip to play in Pasadena, you’re already a winner. you’re the Pac-10 champion and just hav-ing your name associated with the “Granddaddy of them all” is special.

But I digress. Being in the rose Bowl means you will be playing in front of the largest crowd and tV audience in college football. Name recognition, prestige and respect follow.

oregon has had some memo-rable seasons since its last trip in 1995, and if not for the cham-pionship game being the rose Bowl in 2001, this trip would not have taken so long to happen. But the rarity of getting a rose Bowl berth should be enough for people to understand what it means when it does happen. or-egon won 10 games last year and played in the holiday Bowl. In 2005, the Ducks also had 10 wins and just one loss in conference, but were denied by UsC. things

must fall exactly into place and for the 2009 Ducks, things did.

after a horrendous flop on sept. 3 at Boise state, oregon calmly won its next seven games, including big games over ranked Utah, California and UsC. the one thing in common with all of those games? they were at home. I wrote a column before the year started saying things laid out well for this year’s or-egon team to win the Pac-10 and to make a BCs bowl. It’s eerie some of the things I said, includ-ing the Ducks would beat Cal, UsC and oregon state at home.

then oregon was tripped up just once in conference — at stanford on Nov. 7 — and came back to win at arizona a few weeks later. It’s been a season of resiliency for these Ducks and I consider it a great honor to have been able to cover them.

But Chip Kelly said it best in the post-game news conference when he stated this season isn’t over. the Ducks aren’t happy to

just go to the rose Bowl; they’re going to Pasadena to win. the city can be excited for the team making it for the first time in 15 years, but by friday morning, Kelly was already watching tape of the Buckeyes and breaking them down.

Kelly never rests and neither will his players. they focus com-pletely on every game and this crazy season seems like it has been practice for this final test. Winning the day — whether it be practice or games — these Ducks don’t even look past what’s for lunch.

and while the team may not be distracted, the town of eu-gene and the state of oregon is allowed a little bit of leeway. the Ducks haven’t won a rose Bowl since 1917 and when they finally take the field, it will be for more than a spot as a perennial con-tender. It will be for their spot in history.bschorZman @dailyemerald.com

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who: no. 8 ohio State vs. no. 7 oregon

what: 96th rose Bowl

when: 1:30 p.m., Jan. 1 (aBC)where: rose Bowl Stadium, pasadena, Calif.

the oregon Ducks look to win their first rose Bowl since 1917. the Ducks face ohio State, winner of the Big ten Conference, and the run defense of the Buckeyes, which is ranked no. 5 in the nation. oregon is 0-7 all time against ohio State and the Ducks haven’t been to the rose Bowl since 1995.

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the No. 8 ohio state Buck-eye football team (10-2, 7-1 Big ten Conference) will have their hands full come Jan. 1, as they gear up to take on the No. 7 oregon Ducks in the 2010 rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

the Buckeyes enter the game with the top-ranked rush defense in the Big ten Conference, which allowed just 83.4 yards per outing on the ground through 12 games. the ohio state defense is scattered

with all-conference talent as five starters received postseason ac-colades. senior safety Kurt Cole-man was named to the first team, while junior defensive linemen thaddeus Gibson and Cameron heyward and junior linebacker ross homan were each chosen to the second team. Junior corner-back Chimdi Chekwa was given an honorable mention.

osU also features the No. 2 pass defense in the Big ten, giv-ing up just 179.1 yards per game and just 10 scores all season, while forcing 23 interceptions. Coleman was second in the conference with five interceptions, including an 89-yard interception return for a touchdown against Wisconsin

on oct. 10. he was one of three non-offensive players to score for osU in the game, with junior line-backer Jermale hines returning a pick-six as well and senior wide receiver ray small taking a kickoff 96 yards to the house.

“I think they’re really athletic on defense,” head coach Chip Kel-ly said. “they have a lot of depth at the linebackers. they’re solid.”

Coleman and hines both re-corded career-high tackles in that game with 14 and 11, respectively. But it’s been homan that’s led the osU defense all year long, as he’s tallied 96 tackles to go along with four interceptions, two sacks and one forced fumble. fourteen

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When the oregon Duck foot-ball team defeated the oregon state Beavers 17-13 in 1994 to advance to the rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., it marked the first appearance for the Ducks in more than 35 years. and now 15 years later, they will have anoth-er shot at the roses and their first rose Bowl victory since 1917.

after defeating then-No. 13 oregon state 37-33 last thurs-day, oregon proved they could overcome the adversity sur-rounding senior running back leGarrette Blount’s sept. 3 in-cident at Boise state, and show the college football world what they are capable of on and off the field.

the Ducks (10-2, 8-1 Pacif-ic-10 Conference) finished the season as the top-ranked scor-ing and rushing offense in the conference as they put up 37.7 points per game on 236.1 yards rushing. redshirt freshman

running back laMichael James concluded the regular season with 1,476 yards (123 per game) and 14 touchdowns on 215 carries, while junior quarter-back Jeremiah Masoli followed closely behind with 12 rushing touchdowns on 659 yards and 115 carries.

“laMichael is an awesome kid,” Kelly said.

But as the Ducks gear up to face an extremely talented and widely experienced ohio state defense on Jan. 1, the majority of the offensive burden could fall on the passing game.

Masoli has thrown for 2,066 yards and 15 scores on 168-of-285 passing in 11 games this year and has only given up five interceptions. oregon’s postseason appearance in the Pacific life holiday Bowl last year is what originally brought Masoli onto the national scene, as he ran through the oklaho-ma state defense for 106 yards and three touchdowns, while

completing 18 passes for 258 yards and another score en route to being named the game’s Most Valuable Player.

“I think Jeremiah, for what we do, is the best quarterback in the nation,” Kelly said.

that transition has definitely carried over in 2009 for Masoli and the Ducks as he’s hit four different oregon receivers for two or more receiving touch-downs. Junior Jeff Maehl leads the teams with 52 catches for 686 yards and six touchdowns — in-cluding a timely career-long 73-yard tD reception against oregon state last week — and has emerged as Masoli’s favorite target over the past few games.

senior tight end ed Dick-son on the other hand was held without a reception against the Beavers, though he is tied with Maehl for the team lead with six tD grabs. Junior wideout D.J. Davis has also emerged as one of Masoli’s go-to receivers after pulling down 22 catches for 230 yards and two touchdowns on the year.

the Ducks have been

fortunate enough to not have to deal with any major injuries on the offensive side of the ball so far this season, and will now have the additional help of Blount in the already danger-ous oregon backfield. Blount’s appearance in the second half of the oregon state game proved to be a well-needed mo-mentum shift for the Ducks af-ter the autzen stadium crowd exploded when they saw him on the field for the first time at home this season.

“leGarrette has been

through a lot,” Kelly said in the post-game news conference on thursday. “I’m pretty proud of him.”

Blount carried the ball nine times for 51 yards in the game, which included his first touch-down run of the year from 12 yards out. and for the first time this season oregon featured a power running back as Blount matched up with oregon state middle linebacker Keaton Kri-stick and sent him flying to the turf on his second carry of the night.

Blount ran for 74 yards on seven carries for the Ducks in the holiday Bowl in 2008 — in-cluding a 29-yard touchdown scamper with just over three minutes remaining in the game to seal the oregon victory — and could easily play a key role for the team during this post-season. If nothing else, he will provide some timely breaks for James and will get the crowd going in the large 92,542-seat rose Bowl [email protected]

Legarrette Blount’s return to the playing field gives the Ducks yet another offensive weapon

oregon’s explosive offense is top in Pac-10 Conferenceoregon noteS

Buckeyes’ stout defense ready for final test in Pasadena

ohio State noteS

oSu no. 5 in nation in rushing defense, giving up 83.4 yards per game

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ohio State’s terrelle pryor (center, no. 2) was recruited by oregon before eventually signing with the Buckeyes. pryor’s play will be a big factor on Jan. 1 in the rose Bowl.


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ohio State’s all-time record against the Ducks. the Buckeyes beat oregon 24-14 in 1987 in Columbus, the last meeting between the two teams. they also met in the 1958 rose Bowl; ohio State won 10-7.

ohio State’s national ranking in total defense. the Buckeyes are allowing an average of

262.5 yards per game.

rushing yards per game for the Buckeyes, the third-best mark in the Big ten Conference and the 19th-best mark nationally

tackles for loss on the year by Buckeyes defensive ends Cameron heyward (9.0)

and thaddeus gibson (11.0)

By the numBerS

40 Days between ohio State’s final regular-season game (nov. 21 against michigan) and the rose Bowl on Jan. 1. the layoff between games, and its correlation with success in bowls, has been a topic for debate for the conference.

passing yards per game for the Buckeyes, the worst mark

in the Big ten and the 106th-best mark nationally

turnovers forced by ohio State this season (23 interceptions, 10 fumble recoveries), the second-most in the nation

sePtember3 at Boise State (L, 19-8)

12 vs. purdue (w, 38-36)

19 vs. utah (w, 31-24)

26 vs. California (w, 42-3)

october3 vs. washington State (w, 52-6)

10 at uCLa (w, 24-10)

24 at washington (w, 43-19)

31 vs. uSC (w, 47-20)

noVember7 at Stanford (L, 51-42)

14 vs. arizona State (w, 44-21)

21 at arizona (w, 44-41 2ot)

december3 vs. oregon State (w, 37-33)

janUary1 vs. ohio State, 1:30 p.m.

2009 uo schedule

sePtember5 vs. navy (w, 31-27)

12 vs. uSC (L,18-15)

19 at toledo (w, 38-0)

26 vs. illinois (w, 30-0)

october3 at indiana (w, 33-14)

10 vs. wisconsin (w, 31-13)

17 at purdue (L, 26-18)

24 vs. minnesota (w, 38-7)

31 vs. new mexico State (w, 45-0)

noVember7 at penn State (w, 24-7)

14 vs. iowa (w, 27-34 ot)

21 at michigan (w, 21-10)

janUary1 vs. oregon, 1:30 p.m.

2009 osu schedule

pick the pac emerald sports staff predicts the winners of the bowl games

Ben schorzman sPorts editor

roBert husseman sPorts rePorter

lucas clark sPorts rePorter

Patrick malee sPorts rePorter

Postseason Past records

ben: 29-11

robert: 24-16

lUcas: 26-14

Patrick: 27-13

Usc vS. boston college

emeraLD BowL

ariZona vS. nebraska

hoLiDay BowL

california vS. Utah

poinSettia BowL

oregon state vS. byU

LaS vegaS BowL

ohio state vS. oregonroSe BowL

stanford vS. oklahomaSun BowL


terrelle Pryor (2)QuarterBaCK

Players to Watch

startinG lineuPs

oregonohio state

eddie Pleasant (11)LineBaCKer

oFFense

wr: D.J. Davis

lt: Bo thran

lg: Carson york

c: Jordan holmes

rg: mark asper

rt: C.e. Kaiser

te: ed Dickson

wr: Jeff maehl

wr: Lavasier tuinei

Qb: Jeremiah masoli

rb: Lamichael James

oFFense

wr: Dane Sanzenbacher

lt: Jim Cordle

lg: Justin Boren

c: mike Brewster

rg: Bryant Browning

rt: J.B. Shugarts

te: Jake Ballard

wr: Devier posey

Qb: terrelle pryor

fb: Zach Boren

rb: Brandon Saine

deFense

de: will tukuafu

dt: Brandon Bair

dt: Blake Ferras

de: Kenny rowe

slb: eddie pleasant

mlb: Casey matthews

wlb: Spencer paysinger

lcb: Cliff harris

fs: t.J. ward

roV: Javes Lewis

rcb: talmadge Jackson iii

deFense

de: thaddeus gibson

dt: Doug worthington

dt: todd Denlinger

de: Cameron heyward

slb: austin Spitler

mlb: Brian rolle

wlb: ross homan

lcb: Devon torrence

fs: anderson russell

ss: Kurt Coleman

rcb: Chimdi Chekwa

sPecial teams

Pk: morgan Flint

ko: rob Beard

P: Jackson rice

kr: Kenjon Barner

Pr: Kenjon Barner

ls: michael Clay

hld: nate Costa

sPecial teams

Pk: Devin Barclay

ko: Devin Barclay

P: Jon thoma

kr: Lamaar thomas

Pr: ray Small

ls: Jake mcQuaide

hld: Jon thoma

the sophomore wunderkind quarterback has thus far lived up to the hype as a dual-threat passer and runner. the 6-foot-6-inch pryor leads the Buckeyes in rushing (707 yards, 5.0 per carry) in addition to accumulating 1,828 yards through the air (16 tD, 10 ints, 55.8 per-cent completion rate). ohio State runs the ball nearly twice as often as it passes (512 rushes to 278 pass

attempts), and pryor will surely keep the ball himself on a number of plays. pleasant, one of oregon’s fastest defensive players, will be called upon to spy on pryor in running plays in addition to pass rushing duties. the sophomore from La palma, Calif., gives up seven inches and 30 pounds to pryor, but he can make up for that with some well-timed hits.

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2009 ohio state statistical leaders

rUshing att gain loss aVg tdt. pryor 142 922 215 5 7

B. Saine 131 718 24 5.3 4

D. herron 139 589 31 4 7

Passing att Pct yds td yPgt. pryor 258 55.8 1828 16 152.3

receiVing no. yds. aVg. td longD. posey 52 727 14 7 62

D. Sanzenbacher 27 506 18.7 6 76

r. Small 15 175 11.7 - 38

defensiVe solo ast total tfl/yds sacksr. homan 49 47 96 5-17 2-13

B. rolle 34 58 92 7-21 -

K. Coleman 34 30 64 2.5-8 1-4

J. hines 27 29 56 3.5-15 1-7

C. Chekwa 26 17 43 - -

2009 oreGon statistical leaders

rUshing att gain loss aVg tdL. James 215 1529 53 6.9 14

J. masoli 115 796 137 5.7 12

Passing att Pct yds td yPgJ. masoli 285 58.9 2066 15 187.8

receiVing no. yds. aVg. td longJ. maehl 52 686 13.2 6 73

e. Dickson 42 551 13.1 6 36

D. Davis 22 230 10.5 2 23

defensiVe solo ast total tfl/yds sacksJ. Boyett 52 26 78 1-3 -

J. Lewis 53 24 77 4.5-20 2-12

C. matthews 35 37 72 4-25 2.5-22

S. paysinger 38 34 72 6.5-13 1-2

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holiday Bowl: no. 22 arizona vs. no. 20 nebraska

the Wildcats (8-4, 6-3) stunned UsC (8-4, 5-4) to earn a spot in the Pacific life holi-day Bowl on Dec. 30 at san Di-ego’s Qualcomm stadium. arizona will face off with Ne-braska, which is coming off a heartbreaking 13-12 loss to texas in the Big 12 Conference Championship game.

the Wildcats are led by soph-omore quarterback Nick foles, a transfer from Michigan state who threw for 2,438 yards and 19 touchdowns during the regu-lar season. against UsC on Dec. 5, foles threw for 239 yards and scored three total touchdowns in a 21-17 win. his 36-yard touch-down pass to sophomore wide

receiver Juron Criner proved to be the game-winner.

the Wildcats’ potent of-fense averaged 406.9 yards per game, and arizona outscored its opponents 29.7-23.2 for the year.

the arizona offense will face one of its most challenging op-ponents yet in Nebraska. led by all-american Ndamukong suh, the Cornhuskers’ defense gave up just 11.2 points per game this season. opponents averaged just 284.5 total yards against Ne-braska, and the defense allowed just seven passing touchdowns throughout the season. suh, a potential number one overall Nfl draft pick, had 50 tackles, 12 sacks, and three blocked kicks on the year. the senior was par-ticularly dominant against texas on Dec. 5, totaling 10 tackles and 4.5 sacks.

arizona is 6-7-1 in bowl games throughout the school’s

history. Ironically enough, the last time the Wildcats played in the holiday Bowl was in 1998 against Nebraska. arizona won that game 23-20. the tie game occurred in 1985, when the Wildcats played Georgia in the sun Bowl. Nebraska, meanwhile, is 23-22 in bowl games. last year, the Cornhuskers defeated Clemson 26-21 in the Gator Bowl.

sun Bowl: no. 19 stanford vs. oklahoma

the Cardinal (8-4, 6-3) is off to sun Bowl stadium in el Paso, texas, for a showdown with the sooners (7-5, 5-3) on Dec. 31. though it originally looked as if California would snag a ticket to the sun Bowl, its loss to Washington opened up the door for stanford.

the Cardinal narrowly defeat-ed Notre Dame 45-38 in its final

game. heisman candidate toby Gerhart led the way with 205 rush-ing yards and three touchdowns. the senior was nothing short of prolific throughout the season, finishing with 1,775 yards on the ground and 26 touchdowns. as a team the Cardinal averaged 224.3 rushing yards per game, and 441.4 total offensive yards.

the sooners, meanwhile, will look to end a disappointing sea-son on a high note. reigning heis-man trophy winner sam Brad-ford was lost for the year against texas on oct. 17, and oklahoma’s BCs hopes were subsequently dashed. redshirt freshman lan-dry Jones replaced Bradford, and finished with respectable totals of 2,780 yards passing and 23 touch-downs. sophomore wide receiver ryan Broyles led the team with 964 yards and 12 touchdowns, while senior running back Chris Brown added 703 yards and seven touchdowns.

Gerhart and stanford’s bruis-ing offense may struggle to pro-duce against a fortified sooner defense. oklahoma gave up just 13.5 points per game for the sea-son, and opponents averaged just 88.6 rushing yards.

oklahoma and stanford last met in 1984, and oklahoma went on to win 19-7. historically, the sooners are 24-17-1 in bowl games. they played florida in the BCs National Championship last year, falling 24-14. the Cardinal, meanwhile, finds itself in its first bowl game since 2001. that year, it lost to Georgia tech 24-14. stanford is 9-10-1 in bowl games.

emerald Bowl: usc vs. Boston collegethe trojans saw their season

end with disappointment in a 21-17 loss to arizona. once consid-ered favorites to play in the rose Bowl, UsC has fallen to the No. 4 bowl spot in the Pacific-10 Con-ference and will travel to san fran-cisco’s at&t Park to play Boston College (8-4, 5-3) on Dec. 26.

It was an up-and-down season for quarterback Matt Barkley. after a hot start, the freshman’s inexperience began to show as the season wore on and he finished with just one more touchdown (13) than interceptions (12). Ju-nior running back Joe McKnight led the team with 1054 yards to go along with eight touchdowns, and redshirt junior wide receiver Da-mian Williams added 821 yards through the air. the trojans’ de-fense had problems throughout the season, giving up an average of

342.8 total yards. UsC also had problems on third down, convert-ing just 34 percent of its tries.

Boston College followed the lead of sophomore running back Montel harris to a second place finish in the atlantic Coast Con-ference-atlantic division. har-ris broke out for 1,355 yards and 14 total touchdowns on the year. the eagles’ pass defense was also strong, giving up just ten touch-downs through the air.

the trojans have won their last three bowl games, and are 31-16 throughout their bowl his-tory. last year, they manhandled Penn state in the rose Bowl by a score of 38-14. Boston College has also seen success in bowl games with an overall record of 13-7,

paC-10 rounDup

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the Pacific-10 Conference is sending six teams to postseason games this yearoregon State wide receiver and the Beavers are headed to Sin City to take on the Byu Cougars on Dec. 22.


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but it lost 16-14 in the Music City bowl to Vanderbilt last year. that was its first loss in a bowl game since 1999.

las Vegas Bowl: no. 16 oregon state

vs. no. 15 Byuthe Beavers (8-4, 6-3) dropped

far down the bowl chain after their loss on thursday to oregon. In-stead of heading to Pasadena, the team will head to sam Boyd stadi-um to play ByU (10-2, 7-1) in the las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 22.

oregon state’s explosive offense is led by senior quarterback sean Canfield, sophomore running back Jacquizz rodgers, and ju-nior wide receiver James rodgers. Canfield was 15th in the nation and first in the Pac-10 in passing efficiency (148.26), while Jacquizz rodgers ran for 1377 yards and 20 touchdowns. for his part, James rodgers caught 87 passes for 1004 yards and nine touchdowns. ByU, meanwhile, is red hot after four straight wins to end the regular season. senior quarterback Max hall wrapped up his career in style, throwing for 3,368 yards and 30 touchdowns. his passing efficien-cy of 160.93 also ranked third in the country.

as a team, ByU is 12th in the nation in scoring offense (34.75 points per game) but does have some problems on defense. the Cougars give up 331.08 total yards per game, so Canfield and the Beavers should have little trouble putting up points.

In past bowl games, ByU has struggled with a 9-17-1 record. this will be the fifth straight las Vegas Bowl for the Cougars, who lost to arizona last year 31-21. the Beavers have had a bit more suc-cess, with an 8-4 record overall. last year, they defeated Pittsburgh in the sun Bowl 3-0.

Poinsettia Bowl: california vs. no. 23 utah

California (8-4, 5-4) did itself no favors in a shocking 42-10 loss to Washington to end the regular season. the defeat sent the Golden Bears tumbling down the Pac-10 ladder, and now they will

head to san Diego’s Qualcomm stadium to face off with Utah (9-3, 6-2) on Dec. 23.

though the Golden Bears were inconsistent throughout the regu-lar season, it was not for lack of firepower. Despite missing the last three games of the season, junior running back Jahvid Best scored 16 total touchdowns on the year, while sophomore running back shane Vereen added 12 of his own touchdowns with limited playing time. Junior quarterback Kevin ri-ley also threw for 17 touchdowns. the defense, however, had its fair share of problems and gave up 378 total yards per game.

Utah’s regular season came to a frustrating end in a 26-23 over-time loss to ByU. true freshman quarterback Jordan Wynn, who replaced junior terrance Cain on oct. 31, finished the season with 991 yards and 5 touchdowns through the air. Junior running back eddie Wide gathered 1,032 yards and 13 total touchdowns, while senior wide receiver David reed added 1085 yards through the air.

the Utes were carried by a defense that gave up just 19.67

points per game and held opposing quarterbacks to a 100.10 pass efficiency (ninth in the na-tion). on the other hand, few of Utah’s opponents this season have had the offensive weapons California possesses.

California has won its last four bowls, and has a 10-8-1 record overall in bowl game appearances. the Golden Bears defeated Miami 24-17 in the emerald Bowl last year. Utah has been even more impressive of late in bowl games, compiling eight straight victories including a surprising 31-17 dis-mantling of alabama in the sugar Bowl last year. the Utes are 12-3 in bowl games overall.

uclathe Bruins (6-6, 3-6) find them-

selves in an interesting position. they are bowl eligible with six wins, but did not earn one of the Pac-10’s automatic bids. they will be forced to wait until the army-Navy game on Dec. 12 to find out if the eagle-Bank Bowl in Washington D.C.’s rfK stadium is in their future. If army prevails in that game, UCla will be out of luck. should the Bru-ins to make the cut, they would match up with the temple owls

(9-3, 7-1).UCla lost its first five Pac-10

games before finally defeating Washington on Nov. 7. fresh-man quarterback Kevin Prince showed glimpses of a bright fu-ture as the season progressed and finished with 1,829 yards passing. the Bruins made their living on defense, giving up just 21.25 points per game and averaging 7.83 tack-les for a loss per game (eighth in the nation).

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with the loss to oregon on thursday, the Beavers fell into a tie for second place in the pac-10 with arizona and Stanford at 6-3. the Beavers will now play in the Las vegas Bowl on Dec. 22 against Byu.

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different players have recorded sacks on the year for the Buckeyes with heyward leading the way with 5.5.

the Big ten’s top-ranked total defense allows just 262.5 yards per game and has experienced a great deal of success on third downs this year, allowing its opponents to convert just 31.6 percent of the time.

on the other side of the ball, the Buckeyes had three players re-ceive all-conference honors, led by junior offensive guard Justin Bo-ren earning first-team accolades. Junior running back Brandon

saine, who rushed for 694 yards and four scores on the year, was named to the second team, while junior offensive guard Bryant Browning rounded out the osU awards as he was given honorable mention status.

highly-touted sophomore quarterback terrelle Pryor led the team with 707 yards rushing and seven touchdowns on 142 carries and also threw for 1,828 yards and 16 scores on 144-of-258 passing.

Pryor’s two favorite targets, sophomore DeVier Posey and ju-nior Dane sanzenbacher, both had standout years for the Buckeyes as

they each finished with more than 500 yards receiving. Posey pulled down 52 receptions for 727 yards and seven scores, while sanzen-bacher grabbed 27 catches for 506 yards and six tDs.

similar to oregon, the Buck-eyes were able to overcome and early season loss — falling 18-15 to then-No. 3 UsC in Columbus, ohio on sept. 12 — and went on to win nine of their final 10 games. osU’s only other loss came on oct. 17 as they fell 26-18 on the road to an unranked Purdue squad. the Boilermakers were able to expose the osU sec-ondary as quarterback Joey elliott completed 31-of-50 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns,

while the defense held Pryor to just 34 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries.

after finishing the year 10-2 in 2008, the Buckeyes made an appearance in the tostitos fi-esta Bowl, where they lost their third straight BCs bowl game 24-21 to Colt McCoy and the texas longhorns.

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in my opinion | robert hUsseman

My uncle, Brad smith, was an offensive guard for oregon from 1983 to 1986. his freshman sea-son produced what was, up until thursday, the most singular-ly memorable Civil War in the history of the rivalry.

eleven fumbles. four missed field goals. Zero to-tal points. one exercise in futility so poignant it has been brought to the attention of the masses every year since.

Uncle Brad was up in the au-tzen stadium stands on thurs-day, enduring the bitter cold and watching oregon pile up 489 yards of offense en route to a thrilling 37-33 victory over or-egon state. he is making plans to attend the rose Bowl as I write this column, excited about the possibility of the Ducks achiev-ing heights inconceivable during his playing days.

My younger brother, trevor, attends oregon state University. a freshman majoring in electri-cal and computer engineering, he was in the stands on thursday night, enduring the bitter cold and soaking in the scene, even though his team, his school, was defeated. Meeting up after the game, he had one thing to say to me: “I’m going to the rose Bowl game.”

Understand that trevor has supported the Ducks from his earliest days, but decided on at-tending oregon state to pursue his desired major. My cousin hannah, as a contrast, was raised a die-hard, orange-and-black-bleeding oregon state fan be-fore picking a college. she’s now a freshman at oregon, proudly sporting green and yellow.

I come from an all-too-familiar

split household: My mother is an oregon graduate, while my father lived in Corvallis for many years and briefly attended oregon state. Growing up, my brothers and I have always supported the Ducks. the divide extends well into the extended family, with many graduates of each school on both sides and many more that support the Ducks or the Beavers that have sought higher education elsewhere.

fittingly, the register-Guard reported on saturday that the game achieved a Nielsen rating of 4.2, compared to an average of 2.7 for most esPN thursday night college football games. In the Portland metropolitan area, the Civil War’s market rating was 26.49, the highest known figure for an esPN telecast since 2001 and the third highest-rated telecast of any kind. Numbers one and two were the super Bowl and the super Bowl Kickoff pre-game show.

thursday night’s Civil War felt like the super Bowl, and the numbers back it up.

oregon’s contest against ohio state on Jan. 1 in the rose Bowl is yet another super Bowl for a team that has approached every game this season as such. to date, the Ducks have done well for themselves winning the day and the bamboo has success-fully been watered. the latter phrase, explained by many or-egon players in the locker room after the game, appears to be gaining traction.

“If you water bamboo in the first year, nothing happens,” Kelly said in the post-game news conference. “If you water it in the second year, nothing happens. If you water it in the third year, nothing happens. If you water it in the fourth year, it grows 90 feet in six weeks.

“that kind of analogy to our players is that you have to keep driving, keep paying, and it will pay off in the long run. and that’s what those guys understand.”

the entire state of oregon sees the long-run payoff in a potential rose Bowl victory. Perhaps un-surprisingly, the state of oregon

appears to be uniting behind its Civil War winner that took all.

ohio state is an extremely dif-ficult matchup for the Ducks. the Buckeyes’ defense ranks fifth in the nation, as does their rush defense. sophomore quar-terback terrelle Pryor is an athletic game-changer who is figuring out the nuances of the position with every snap; or-egon is thankful to catch him at a lower point along his devel-opmental curve. running backs Brandon saine and Dan her-ron will test an oregon defense that has been beaten up by more physical opponents.

Duck fans have kept the faith all year, and Beavers fans are in-terested in the secondary effects of a potential rose Bowl victory for oregon. I wouldn’t dream of expecting fans of the two schools to begin holding hands and sing-ing “Kumbaya” at this point, but I see a day — the first of January, to be precise — where Ducks and Beavers alike sit down to watch a game with one goal in mind. [email protected]

UNItING a DIVIDeD state

still on his feet

Duck fans stormed the field after oregon beat oregon State to earn a trip to the rose Bowl. it’s been a while for oregon, with the last rose Bowl appearance coming in 1995 and the last win there in 1917.


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