Adam Amato Photo Editor
Redshirt sophomore justin Phinisee (31) has intercepted two passes and broken up four pass attempts in eight games this season.
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it.lWe were happy that we had won.
We were going through a lot of tough
times like we are now, and we ex
pressed some emotion, just like WSU
celebrating on our field before a game
(in 2001)."
The rivalry takes place in Seattle this
season, a city of nightmares for the
Ducks in recent years. Oregon hasn't
won in Seattle since 1997 — although
they've only played the 1 luskies there
once since then — and a trip to the
Seattle Bowl last season wasn't quite
what the Ducks were looking for.
Husky fans verbally harassed the
Ducks during the team's 38-17 loss to
Wake Forest.
This game should be no different.
"They'll probably take me in with
open arms," Oregon safety Keith
Lewis said with a smile. "They proba
bly won't be too happy to see me like
I won't be happy to see them. I ran
into a couple of them at the Seatde
Bowl. They did their trash-talking and
I said my piece, but at the same time,
hopefully they welcome me with
' open arms."
lust two Ducks remain from the
- team that traveled to Husky Stadium in
- 1999. SeniorsQuinn Dorsey and Jason
Fife were both freshmen on the trip.
Dorsey played minimally that sea
son but did see a few plays against
the Huskies. Fife was the third-string
quarterback behind future NFLers
A.J. Feeley and Joey Harrington.
Fife ended up redshirting that sea
son.
The hostility the Ducks will face in
Seattle may be unlike any the team
has faced this season. Husky Stadium
— with its scenic views, loud fans
and usually poor weather — is
Autzen North.
"I think it will be a lot like Missis
sippi State, actually," Oregon head
coach Mike Bellotti said. "They're a
very vocal crowd, very loud. Our kids
responded very well to Mississippi
State. They enjoyed that environ
ment. They took a little bit of excite
ment from it.
"I'm sure we'll try to do the same
thing for Husky Stadium. It is loud.
It's a very raucous atmosphere and
one, it's a great college environment."
The game will be a homecoming
of sorts for six Ducks listed on the
2003 roster in the Oregon media
guide. Of those six, Long and line
backer Jerry Matson have seen signif
icant action for Oregon this season.
Two others, quarterback Johnny
DuRocher and wide receiver Jordan
Carey, are recently out of high
school.
"I've been to a couple of Husky
games when I was a young un,"
Long said. "They've got some pretty
rowdy fans up there. I'm kind of ex
cited. I always enjoy going to away
games. I like playing against fans that
kind of hate you."
As much as tilings change — the fir
ing of Washington head coach Rick
Neuheisel before this season and the
loss of Onterrio Smith to the NFL —
they remain the same. Washington re
turns Williams, who burned the
Ducks last season for 14 catches and
198 yards last season as a sophomore
He is a familiar sight to Oregon
fans, as is Pickett, a senior who has
passed for more than 300 yards in a
game just once this season. Williams
is, however, still ready to strike at a
moment's notice.
"We just can't give (Williams) an
easy play," Oregon secondary coach
John Neal said. "We give him an easy
play if we let him get behind us, or
miss a tackle and he runs down the
sideline untouched. Obviously, that's
not going to win us a game. We've
got to have people around him.
We've got to make sure we make
tackles and as much as you can, have
more than one set of eyes on him
when the ball's in the air."
Contact the sports editor at
hankhager@daiiyemerald.com.
Adam Amato Photo Editor
Linebacker Jerry Matson (52) has 36 tackles this season, including seven tackles for a combined 22-yard loss and one sack.
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