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Nick Steitz (74) and Ryan Loftin felt the Ducks' defensive pains last week when Arizona State's Andrew Walter threw for a Pac-10
record 536yards. Oregon looks to improve to 7-1 with a victory over USC.
Flying
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“It’s very easy for people to want
to place blame,” Oregon head coach
Mike Bellotti said. “But in a team
game, it falls on the team.”
Fife had nothing but kind words
for the defense that was victimized
last week, especially with Arizona
State’s Andrew Walter having a ca
reer day against it.
“Wow, he’s being pretty efficient
right now,” Fife said when asked
about Walter’s play. “Because there
were a couple of times where he had
some guys open, but there were
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some times when he was making a
play. He was just making a play.
Steven Moore had some good cover
ages, Keith Lewis was on guys, and
it was just a matter of we were a step
behind them, or it was just the fact
they made a play. It’s tough.”
After throwing for 209 yards pass
ing and 10 points in the first half, Ari
zona State exploded for 350 yards
passing and 35 points in the second
stanza, including a streak where the
Sun Devils scored 25 straight.
Shaun McDonald ended the day
with 204 yards, while Derek Hagan
had 95 and Justin Taplin 80.
Arizona State’s longest pass play,
a 67 yarder to McDonald near the
end of the third quarter, pulled the
Sun Devils to within three and
paved the way for the upset.
After the game, there wasn’t
much to say. The Oregon offense
had done its job, but the defense
was hurting.
“There’s not really much you can
say,” senior wide receiver Keenan
Howry said. “The defense wasn’t feel
ing too great at the time, but just tell
them to keep their head up and
there’s going to be better days dread.”
The Ducks hope those better days
are soon to come.
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