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Will Oregon offense finally fly?
With just under 10 minutes to
play in the first quarter of
Oregon's third home football
game against Fresno State, tail
back Harry Billups bounded
through a hole in search of a
first down He found it, then
fumbled the ball forward When
flanker Osborne Thomas fell on
the ball at the Fresno
49-yard-line, Billups had a 26
yard gain.
At the time it was Oregon's
biggest offensive play of the
season
It stayed that way until Billups
flipped the ball to Thomas again
last Saturday in Husky Stadium
This one went for only 23 yards,
but more importantly, when Bil
lups took a pitch from quarter
back Mike Jorgensen and lofted
it toward the end zone, the Duck
offense came down with its first
touchdown of the season
Suddenly, 184 minutes and 55
seconds of offensive futility
were forgotten The offense that
at times during the first three
games had trouble finding its
way out of the backfield, had
finally found its way into the end
zone
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“A PALATE 'S PLEASURE ”
Last year’s EMERALD food critic, Gabriel Boehmer, is
even more right this year!
He also wrote: 'As if by magic, the Burtons have created a
better glace to eat!
And: “7he restaurant shines in the way they treat their
customers and in the quality of the food they serve. "
Gabe, your fine words have forced us to open nights too!
But we forgive you. Love and kisses..the Burtons
Erik Widmark
1 -ranked Huskies were shocked
by Thomas' leaping grab,
Oregon followers might have
been equally as stunned For
the first time all season the of
fense appeared to have a sense
of direction, traveling 80 yards
on 10 plays
There were three beautiful
third down conversions along
the way, an ingredient which
was scarce in the first three
games
Oregon surprised the Huskies
with several more big plays. The
most notable were an acrobatic
Kevin Lusk to Greg Moser
47-yard touchdown pass and a
22-yard jaunt by Terrance
Jones for Oregon's second and
third TD's
Even if it wasn't enough to
knock off the nation's top team,
it was exciting
But what Oregon fans who
attended Autzen Stadium for
the first three games of the sea
son saw was anything but pret
ty, and rarely exciting
The numbers put things in
perspective Prior to last Satur
day's spree, the offense had
produced )ust three points
Those came on Paul Schwabe s
43-yard field goal two minutes
into the season against Arizona
State The Ducks have just 53
first downs compared to their
opponent's 87 They have
turned the ball over 16 times
They have connected on 19 of
68 third down plays
There is nothing there to write
home about Unfortunately for
the Ducks, they didn't have to
write, the Oregon tans were
there to see it all But what they
missed this weekend is worth
noting.
Against the Huskies, Oregon
showed some of the flair that
was lacking in the first three
games Not only did they score
three touchdowns, they piled up
307 yards in total offense, which
is a third of their total for four
games They converted on six of
15 third down plays, including
three for big plays on the
game's opening drive.
“I believe if we had played as
well as we did this week, we d be
3-1 right now,” said offensive
coordinator Erik Widmark, who
has been on the hotseat while
the offense has been firing
blanks.
He's probably right. But the
fact is they are 0-4 and have had
enough problems on offense to
deserve a sympathy card from
Rodney Dangerfield
Turnovers are the biggest
blotch in the Duck record book
so far. Miscues have halted po
tential scoring drives in all four
games, with Jones' fumble in
the fourth quarter Saturday with
Oregon ahead of the Huskies
the most painful blow
The Ducks have fumbled 16
times, losing nine of them But it
is the passing game, which has
made just 33 connections offset
by seven interceptions, which
Widmark is most concerned
with
"We have to be better throw
ing the ball,” said Widmark, who
calls the plays from the press
box "We've made progress and
I do have a lot more confidence
in it,” he said of the passing
attack which he shied away
from using in the early games,
But it didn't come along as fast
as it needed to, given the people
involved — it's not new to any of
them "
Widmark was referring to ve
terans such as Lusk, Moser and
Thomas who have been around
since the option attack carried
the Ducks to six victories with
Reggie Ogburn at quarterback
two seasons ago
Oregon fans have vented
their frustrations over Wid
mark's play selection since the
Ducks ran the ball in five of six
third down and long situations
in the season opener against
Arizona State And with good
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