Target
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Washington State blasted for 49 points
last week. A team that Oregon’s sec
ond unit could probably beat.
As Lewis said, it’s difficult to pre
pare for what should be a one-sided
contest. So how does the heavy fa
vorite get motivated for an almost
meaningless preseason warmup?
"Everybody wants
to be the team that
knocks off Oregon.
I've told our kids
all along that we
have to be prepared
for their 'A'game"
Mike Bellotti
Ducks head coach
Simply trade places, Bellotti tells
his team.
The Ducks, the coach says, have to
act as if they’re the team heading into
one of the toughest venues in the na
tion, against one of the toughest teams
in one of the toughest conferences.
“Those are great things to talk
about on the other team’s bulletin
board,” Bellotti said.
Like Oregon in years past, Idaho
will bring its best shot into Autzen
Stadium on Saturday, looking to cre
ate the upset of the season against
the nation’s 13th-ranked team.
“Everybody wants to be the team
that knocks off Oregon,” Bellotti
said. “I’ve told our kids all along that
we have to be prepared for their ‘A’
game. You have to be ready for them
to try every play in the book. They’re
going to be ready to play.”
More than anything, though, Bel
lotti is more concerned about what
Oregon will do to itself rather than
what Idaho will do to Oregon.
“It’s about Oregon righting its
ship,” he said.
Quarterback Jason Fife may have
said it best: “It doesn’t really matter
who we’re playing, as long as Oregon
football is at its best.”
After Idaho, the schedule gets eas
ier for the Ducks with Portland State
coming to town, but that, of course,
just makes the preparation even
harder and the target even bigger.
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The Duck defense has held tough this season and will need to avoid letting down against the upset-minded Idaho Vandals.
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“There were a couple times that
I was going to get Keenan the ball
and I was sacked or I came to
him too late,” the junior quarter
back said. “It’s just been a bad
couple weeks in getting the ball
to Keenan.”
Howry’s health has also been in
question, considering that he had
offseason shoulder surgery and
was limited in August practices be
cause of tendinitis in his left knee.
“We’re not babying him at all,”
Fife said. “He’s 100 percent healthy.”
With Heisman Trophy candidate
Onterrio Smith in the baekfield,
the Oregon offense has also relied
heavily on the running game.
“We went out there and estab
lished the run and didn’t really do
anything else because it was work
ing so well,” Howry said after Ore
gon’s 36-13 win over Mississippi
State on Aug. 31, when the Ducks
had a 53-to-27 rush-to-pass at
tempt ratio.
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