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■ SPORTS EXTRA FOOTBALL History provides mixed message for Ducks Mark McTyre Ow^jrt Dmtf frmaraAf The Oregon Du< ks haw® (wo road games standing between them and the Rose Bowl The first challenge that stands in front of Oregon is the Stanford Cardinal The Ducks are 2-6 on Cardinal soil since 1974. ami 9-25-1 over all at Stanford The last time these two teams met at Stanford Stadium. Stan ford won 21-7, Cardinal quarter back Steve Steiistrom dins tisi his team to 496 yards of total offense He passed for 331 yards and run ning bock Glvn Milbum ( hipped in for 295 all-purpose yards. The Ducks have had their share of troubles on the road mu the years. In the post two-and-a-half seasons, they hold u road record of 6-7, fieing outsi ored 204-97 in those games And 1993 proved to fie a cold reminder of what the road can do to a season. With a 3-0 start to the season, hopes were high as Oregon opened its Pat -10 season at Cal The next road loss that the lhu ks suffered caune at the hands of Washington Oregon'* offense, which had not shown any signs of collars mg throughout the season, came to a dead halt After the Ducks' sei ond field goal to pull within one point of the Huskies early in the third quarter, the offense Ihh ame turnover plagued Oregon lost the nail four out of its final sis possessions and quar terback Chinny O'Neil, who was picked off a record tying six tunes, failed to toss a touchdown pass for the first time in the sea son The offense suffered seven turnovers against Washington and failed to score o touchdown for the first time since late in the 1992 season The Ducks defense was pit ked apart by three ground ex> lusive drives by the Huskies, ,n« mint ing for 2‘M) yards of rushing Oregon has taken advantage of home games against Oil Wash mgion and Arizona this season and they hope to lake the momentum of the homo victories into the dosing contests of the 1 004 season We do have control of our own destiny," Oregon head uu h Ku h Brooks said, "hut it's a tough road ahead at Stanford and ( Ire gun State." This season the Ducks have played on tv three games on the road, losing to Hawaii and then Washington State The Washington State loss in.Cl !»' the must devastating to the Du* ks season With a win at Pullman, the Dm ks would now he holding a one game advan tage over Arizona and lJSC. eas ing the pressure of the final road trips Brooks is encouraged hv the performance the Ducks put on at t SC earlier this season and that could U> the first in a turn tng of the tides for the Oregon road woes We just won one of the hsgges! games in school history w hen we heat SC. on grass, on the road, Brooks said We do have contrttl of our own des liny, hut is a lough rtnid ahead at Stanford and Oregon State - RICH BROOKS Oregon head football coach - // r r ifomia Oregon's unbeaten fool ball world came crashing dow n in its bottle vvith nationally-ranked Cal ifornia when the Bears exocut ed a 35-point second-half counterattack to nullify one of the Ducks' top offensive perfor mances in the school's history The Bears completed their come back with an 85-yard drive in the final three minutes of the game to win 42 -t I The Ducks were devastated Oregon had a chance to break into the top Zf>. but the defense could not hold OFFENSE Continued from 2B man c lass (hat I c ame here with. (This year) we know am h other and we play more as a team. I hat's the U-st part of this team for me " “The offensive line has done a good job making adjustments during the season. It's a testament to their concentration and their ability to understand what we're trying to do." Greatwood said Unfortunate!). taring a member of the offen sive line also means going relatively unm«n* Honed in the post game highlights. “It's like anything else," Greatwood said. When things are going well you probably get too much credit, and when things are going badly you probably get too much crit ic.ism. "It’s pretty much a given to go without recognition, but I think when you have the respect of your teammates and guys you are playing next to. that's pretty much all you can ask for." The more visible aspect of an offensive lineman's lifestyle can be found In the trenches of tfie football field Inside the hashmarks stands five offensive lineman ready to do hat tie with anyone who would attempt to impede the progross of the offense. "I enioy the group aspei ' of the !!■ ; .r, a line.'' Baldwin said "It s five guys up front going nose-to-nose with the defense having to get the fob done If four guys get it done and one guy doesn't, then (the offense is! not going to dick Every guy has to get the job done and. when it happens, it shows, and it fuels good Everything is tied together in the Oregon offensive scheme The offensive line, run ning hacks and receivers all have to work m unison in order for pass protec tion and the running game to tie sum essfui "It's a team effort on offense Gre.itvvood said "That's what makes foot ha II so unique, particularly offensive football, bec ause it really does take- 11 guys doing the right thing for a play to lie sui < essfui ” TILL SECRET MESSAGE APPEARS SERVING DELICIOUS NEW YORK PIZZA 7 DAYS A WEEK By the slice-or by the whole paw ChoKe of regular crml or Deep Drsh Sralian Come down or call up Sy's and order these great specials. 1 FREE SODA | <2.00 OFF wiA 10( OFF OR any large, medium or small miA ANY SLICE | PWS 2 FREE LARGE DRINKS Sun Sy's New York Pizza • 1211 Alder on campus • 686-9598 11 30 Midnight Mon Sat 3 S^Midmght COUPON GOOD THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 1994 2 FOR 1 ADMISSION < SKATE WITH A MATE Buy one admission and skate re' ' ll at regular price and i receive another admission and skate ientai of equal or lesser value FREE! _ Wttti coupon Not vooa wttn offw coupon Good Through 0*c 10 ICE 687 3615 j GO DUCKS! 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