Bowl disease arrives
Since Oregon's football team beat Cal 24-17
Saturday at Autzen Stadium, the Ducks and the stu
dent body have been infected with a curious disease.
The disease is called Rose Bowl fever, and it's
spreading quickly. Even Oregon coach Rich Brooks
seems to have a touch of the red flu.
I wouldn't say we re in the midst ot the Rose
Bowl race, but until proven otherwise, we've as
much a chance as anyone," said Brooks in a jubilant
Oregon locker room following the Bears' downfall.
To his credit, Oregon's seventh-year coac h is not
climbing out on any limbs. However, several others
have New Year's Day festivity thoughts floating in
their minds.
Linebacker E.). Duffy mentioned that someone
handed out roses at a team meeting the Friday before
the Ducks upset Cal, and more than one Duck
bac ker has hurled a Rose Bowl c hant my direction.
Now, I consider myselt as much of a quae ker
backer as the next guy, and I admit I subsc ribe to the
"on any given day" theory.
But the Rose Bowl? Sure, the Ducks turned in a
virtuoso offensive show in beating the Bears, and
granted, Oregon is 1-0 in the Pac-10.
commentary
Still, let's not forget that the Ducks lost 21 15 to a
less-than-formidable Pacific team Sept. 3. The Tigers
are 0-5 since their victory at Autzen. And recall that
Oregon's defense was on automatic pilot Oct. 1 as
San Jose State chewed up the Ducks, 44-34.
Of course. I'd be the first to agree that Oregon is
a completely different team after silencing Houston
and its option game 15-14, and out-showboating the
Bears. The defense, too, r an hold its head high alter
stopping Gale Gilbert and the Bears dead in their
tracks. Take away the one-man show of Ron Rivera,
and Oregon beats Cal by a bigger margin than 24-17.
That isn't to say the Ducks are dominant. Even of
fensive coordinator Bob Toledo cautioned that his
club is "by no means a great team."
Besides, Brooks might agree that it is better tor
his players to forget about the Rose Bowl and
remember playing well against Washington, UCLA
and Arizona.
Certainly, Brooks can point to the 1981 season,
when he stamped Oregon a valid contender for a
Rose Bowl berth. Instead, the Ducks went 2-9. It you
like, refer to '81 as "The Days oPWhine and Roses" —
Brooks predicted Oregon would vie for the roses,
and when they didn't, Duck fans whined.
All in all, though, I confess I like hearing Rose
Bowl talk. The Ducks have been playing well, the of
fense is beginning to jell, the defense knows its role,
and Tbe disease is spreading faster than I thought.
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cagers receive
two new players
Two new athletes have enrolled
at the University ot Oregon and
will play on the Ducks' basketball
team, Oregon each Don Monson
said Monday.
He said the new players are
David Cirley, a freshman from Po
ly High School in Long Beach,
Calif., and Jeff Stevens from
Philomath High School.
Cirley, a 5-foot-10 point guard,
was an honorable mention on the
all-city team in Long Beach. He
averaged 11 points and 4 assists
per game in his senior year.
The 5-10 Girley will join 6-1
sophomore Donald Dutton, 6-4
senior Cary Gatewood, 6-6 Bryan
Trendell and 6-3 Greg Bell in
Oregon's backcourt.
Gatewood, also from Los
Angeles, and Dutton saw the ma
jority of the playing time for the
Ducks last year.
Stevens, a 6-foot-9 forward
center, was an all-state Class AA
player. He will combine with 6-7
David Brantley, 6-7 Mike
Matheson and 6-6 redshirt
freshman Kenny Sprague at for
ward spots.
One of Oregon’s departed
players, 6-8 Jerry Adams, was ex
pected by Monson to start at a
power forward and spell 7-0 Blair
Rasmussen at center.
But when Adams and 6-8 Kenny
Thompson left Oregon because of
academic problems, Monson was
left with no players taller than
Brantley and. Matheson. Un
doubtedly, he will look to Stevens
as relief help for all-Pac-10 selec
tion Rasmussen.
Girley will provide Monson with
additional backcourt quickness,
something he coveted during his
coaching reign with the University
of Idaho.
Remember quiz
Each Thursday the Emerald
features an Oregon sports trivia
quiz contest — and it's easy to
win.
lust be the first person to turn in
the most correct answers to five
questions about Oregon athletes
and teams of the past.
The first person who turns in
the most right answers at EMU
Suite 300 front desk wins.
It costs nothing to enter, and
the winner receives a $10 gift cer
tificate from Nike Eugene. So
remember "Trivia Time"
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