Ducks have no room for error
Bill Moos said that when he woke up
Saturday morning, he had a wish
list for the day’s key Pacific-10 Con
ference games.
First and foremost, have Oregon beat Ari
zona State. Check.
But almost as important in the Oregon
athletic director’s mind, he said, was for
Washington to beat Stanford. Check.
And, for that tasty icing smothered on top
of the cake, it might be nice for Washington
State to beat UCLA.
immii Check.
I hose three checks
could add up to one big,
fat “cha-ching” as the
No. 7 Ducks reclaimed
the comfortable driver’s
seat in the race for the
Fiesta Bowl and the $12
million distributed
around the Pac-10 for
Smith
Hakuna Matata
being associated in one
of the four Bowl Cham
pionship Series bowls.
“The big win for us
was Washington over
Stanford,” Moos said.
“With our tiebreaker advantages over the
Washington teams, we’re sitting in real
good shape right now.
“It’s a real tribute to this team that they
could rebound from that disappointing loss
at home and put that behind them. ”
Oh yes, that loss. That loss that came on a
cool October afternoon amid a festive
Homecoming atmosphere. That loss that
somehow was put on the Ducks despite a
14-point lead in the fourth quarter over a
team using its backup quarterback. And
that loss that knocked Oregon off the unde
feated pedestal and off the easiest path to a
shot at the national title in the Rose Bowl.
Think these Ducks have forgotten about
that loss?
Check out Oregon cornerback Rashad
Bauman’s reaction when a reporter brought
up the Stanford game.
He smiles, closes his eyes, winces his
face and bends down and back with a groan
reflective of a golden opportunity lost.
“That Stanford loss hurt, it really did. It
still hurts,” Bauman said. “I look at that
Stanford team, and I think if we played
them again, oh my God, we would smash
them! But we don’t. This ain’t basketball.
“You don’t get a chance to redeem your
self and go to their house and play them.”
But thanks to the Ducks’ 42-24 victory
over Arizona State on Saturday night, Ore
gon has its second chance. Before that Stan
ford loss, the Ducks were dreaming oflofty
destinations that ended with the highest
possible ranking in front of their name and
the lowest loss total at the end of it.
Then things were clouded. Now, with the
events of the past two weeks, the clouds have ,
split down the middle, gone separate direc
tions and cleared up things considerably.
Should Oregon beat UCLA and Oregon
State, it’d be the Pac-10 champ and would be
spending New Year’s Day in Tempe, Ariz.
Should the Ducks lose, well, they aren’t
thinking like that.
“We’ve been in the position of control
ling our destiny before, and we weren’t able
to deal with it,” Bauman said. “Now that
we’ve regained it and got that opportunity,
we’ve got to take advantage of it.”
Which leaves Moos and the Ducks relieved
that the only scoreboard watching they’ll be
doing this Saturday will be their own.
Jeff Smith is the assistant sports editor for the Emerald.
He can be reached at jeffsmith@dailyemerald.com.
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shift,” head coach Mike Bellotti said. “It really
gave our guys a sense of confidence. ”
From there, it was all Harrington and Howry.
There was the 24-yard dart deep in the right
corner of the end zone to account for the 21-10
halftime lead. There was the 13-yard pass in
the left corner of the end zone for the 28-10
edge at the 11:37 mark of the third quarter.
And again in the third quarter and again from
13 yards out, there was the final connection made
between the two p laymakers to go up by 2 5 f
“Essentially, we’re working on two or three
years of just playing catch with each other,”
Harrington said. “Keenan’s the best I’ve
played with.”
Just for good measure, Harrington got soph
omore receiver Samie Parker involved in the
fourth quarter with a 38-yard score for Ore
gon’s final 42nd point.
Arizona State’s Flowers padded his stats
with two two-yard touchdown runs to close
out the scoring.
“In general, Oregon made the plays,” Ari
zona State head coach Dirk Koetter said.
“That’s what separates teams in the top-10
from the rest of the field. ”
Now, the Ducks switch their attention to this
week’s huge test against the Bruins at the hal
lowed Rose Bowl, where wins don’t come easily.
“That’s the stadium that everybody goes to
watch,” Bauman said. “We’re not scared of it.
Believe that. We’re anxious to get down there
and take care of business.”
Added linebacker Kevin Mitchell: “We’re hav
ing a lot of fun now. It’s time for us to keep rolling. ”
I
Passing
continued from page 5A
17 rushing and one receiving) are the most in
school history.
“Cool, how many? That’s a lot. That’s cool,”
Harrington said. “It means I got a lot of talent
around me. I’m assuming most of those are
touchdown passes cause I’m not that fast, and
I don’t run that well. I’ve only got one catch,
and that was ugly, too.”
The talent around Harrington Saturday was
everywhere. On a day when the Arizona State
defense constantly packed the box in an effort
to stop the run, Harrington found five differ
ent targets, each catching at least two passes.
Oregon receivers often found themselves one
on-one with ASU’s defensive backs, Emmanuel
Franklin and R.J. Oliver, both redshirt freshmen.
Howry, in particular, was able to take ad
vantage.
“Traditionally, they usually have really
good DBs,” Howry said. “The two guys they
had out there just didn’t look comfortable.”
In their third year together, Harrington and
Howry said they are finally starting to click
like as they knew they could. Harrington said
Howry — who is now tied for fourth on the
school’s all-time reception list with 125 — is
the best receiver he’s played with.
“He’s so polished in every area,” the senior
quarterback said. “He makes catches in traffic.
He makes catches on the fly diving. He makes
catches in the open field and makes people miss.
He’s really improved on his speed. He’s got it all.”
While the Oregon offensive line allowed its
first sack since the Southern California game
on Sept. 22, Bellotti said the group’s continued
success has allowed the team to be successful.
“We’re only as good as the offensive line al
lows us to be,” said Bellotti, who is 10-0 in No
vember at Autzen Stadium. “Everything,
whether it’s the run or the passing game, starts
at the line of scrimmage. Their ability to control
the line of scrimmage is the difference in hav
ing an average offense and a great offense. ”
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