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evident thin season. Oregon
State currently ranks second
in the nation with more than
30.1 yards rushing per game.
The Beavers' offensive backs
have combined for 10 100
yard rushing games.
Pac-10 coaches have taken
note this year after their teams
lost or nearly lost to the
Beavers, that a visit with the
Beavers is no longer an auto
matic win. Not that the
Beavers have established
themselves as Rose Bowl con
tenders yet, but they are
becoming increasingly com
petitive.
"This year's Oregon State
team is the lies! I have seen in
the Inst several years.” Oregon
head coach Rich Brooks said
this week.
When Pettibone look over
the program in 1991. he inher
ited a young team and
preached patience. He knew
it would take a while for the
system to get intact and work
ing smoothly. Although a lot
of the young players that were
around at the atari of the pro
gram are now graduating and
moving on. Pettibone said he
expects the next generation of
Beavers to continue the strong
play.
"1 feel good about the devel
opment of the younger play
ers on the team," Pettibone
said. "Forty-seven of our lop
BO players this year will be
IwK.k next year, so I feel good
about the future."
And so do the many Beaver
fans who have had nothing to
get excited about except the
possibility of a bright future
for the past two decades.
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The year that could have been
During the few moments
we have left before the
Civil War begins and the
football season ends, let’s look
at the year that might have been
Oct. 2, at California. This was
a wild one. Oregon blows a 30
0 lead. Late in the fourth quarter
Cal scores a touchdown to make
the score 41-40 Oregon
Tho Golden Bears decide to
go for two. Cal offensive coordi
nator and former Duck coach
Denny .Schuler stands on the
sidelines thinking. “If ! were
defensive coordinator for a team
whose opponent’s offensive
coordinator used to be tho other
team’s defensive coordinator,
what would I not expect the
offensive coordinator who
knows the opponents defense to
do on offense?"
An exasperated Schuler yells
"I'm going to have an ulcer!”
Ironically, "have an ulcer” was
a play used by the Cal offense
last season. The Cal offense is
unsure how S< huler knew the
play but runs it anyway The
play gets two receivers open in
the end zone, but the left side of
the offensive line forgets the
blocking scheme, quarterback
Dave Harr is sat ked. and the
Ducks win.
After the game Oregon head
coach Rich Brooks blames his
offense for his defense's col
lapse. "They scored so quickly
that the defense has no time to
rest." he said Derrick Dead
wiler apologizes for his 234
yards receiving and catches IB
passes for 12 yards in his next
game. The Oregon running
backs, who gained 281 yards
against Cal. apologize by not
rushing for more than 100 yards
in a game for the rest of the sea
son.
Oct. 9. USC,. Oregon is 4-0
and ranked 23rd. USC receiv
er Johnnie Morton goes wild
early on. catching seven pass
es and scoring a touchdown,
and USC leads 14-10 at the
half.
Attempting to shut down Ore
gon’s passing attack, frustrated
USt' coach John Robinson plays
Morton at defensive back in tho
second half. Morton wreaks
havoc on the Oregon passing
game, intercepting two passes in
tho third quarter before absorb
ing a crushing hit from Duck
tight end Willy Tote on a short
route across the middle.
Morton lies unconscious on
the field for several minutes.
His first words after being
revived are reported to be
Scon Simonson
' Don't want to go to school.
Mommy. Don't feel very good.”
Morion returns to the game but
isn't his usual self. He catches
three passes in the fourth quar
ter but drops a potential game
winner in the end zone. Oregon
wins 20-17.
Oct. 23. at Washington. Ore
gon is 6-0 and ranked 13th. The
Huskies lead 7-6 in the second
half when tailback Napoleon
Kaufman breaks a 58-yard
touchdown run. The play is
called back: Washington is
penalized for stealing the stereo
and hubcaps from the Oregon
team bus at halftime.
Danny O'Neil throws six
interceptions, and the Ducks
trail 14-6 late in the gome. Try
ing to bolster his quarterback's
confidence. Brooks sends in
Alex Molden and Chad Cota as
receivers on Oregon's final
drive. Having thrown comple
tions to defensive backs all day.
O’Neil completes six passes to
Molden and Cota on the final
possession of the game. Oregon
scores and converts a two-point
conversion to tie Washington
14-14
Three Washington football
players, all white and with bad
haircuts, are arrested for break
ing into the Oregon bus. The
Emerald follows its policy for
crime suspects and runs a can
did shot of the players carp fish
ing with shotguns. The Emerald
is pilloried for condoning the
type* of environmental irrespon
sibility that has caused a global
crisis. The Emerald apologizes
and runs pictures of nothing but
Frisbee-catching dogs for three
weeks.
Nov. 6. at Arizona. Arizona
leads 14-0 after surprising the
ninth-ranked Ducks with an
option attack. Oregon appears
finished until an Oregon coach
soys. "Hey, isn't this Oregon
State's offense?"
After seeing Arizona quarter
back Chuck Levy throw his first
pass, the Oregon bench collaps
es in paroxysms of laughter Ore
gon puts 10 men on the line of
scrimmage and stuffs the
option. The Wildcat receivers
are open all nignt, nut Levy
throws the football like it's a
watermelon. But Arizona's
defense make an early lead hold
up. and the Ducks lose 14-10.
Nov. 13, Stanford. Oregon is
7-1-1 and ranked 14th and is
still in Rose Bowl contention.
Both defenses look hapless. In a
game with no turnovers and no
punts. Oregon loses 77-75. After
ten kickoffs and nine extra
points, Tommy Thompson gets
a cramp in his right leg. Thomp
son attempts his last two extra
points left-footed and misses
both. Stanford coach Bill Walsh,
nicknamed "The Genius." says
afterward, “I knew that would
happen."
In on unrelated incident, the
Emerald runs a photo calling
Walsh "The Genius." The Emer
ald is pilloried for trying to cre
ate stereotypes of old white
people as having superior intel
ligence. The Emerald apologizes
and promises to confine
remarks denoting superior intel
ligence to photos of Frisbee
catching dogs.
Nov. 20. Oregon State. Ore
gon is 7-2-1. ranked lHth and
assured of a bowl berth. It's the
usual Civil War battle, with
both teams pulling out all the
stops and gimmick plays.
Oregon wins 35-28. On fourth
and goal in the fourth quarter,
Oregon runs the option for six
yards and scores a touchdown.
Oregon State has a chance to tie.
but its trick play on fourth
down fails. "That wasn't a trick
play. That was a pass," Oregon
State coach Jerry Pettibone says
afterward.
)an. 1, Michigan. Oregon
plays in the Fiesta Bowl, spon
sored by Velveeta. A dozen
Duck football players are side
lined with what they claim is
food poisoning from American
cheese fondue, but the bowl
sponsors deny the charge.
Oregon players play an emo
tional game against the Wolver
ines. Brooks tells the Ducks in a
pregame speech, “If this was
basketball, we'd be in trouble.
But we can beat this team. Don't
be intimidated. These guys are
no different from Woke Forest.
Treat this like just another l>owl
game. " For the second consecu
tive year. Oregon takes a 29-10
lead but loses 39-35.
It may not be a happy ending,
but it beats real life.
Scott Simonson is a sports
reporter for the Emerald
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