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■ In my opinion
A must-win is not too far away
from the truth for the Ducks
Everybody has heard the term,
“This is a must-win game for us,”
and while it’s a terrible cliche, it
also captures the pure essence of a
needed win.
While Oregon’s game against
UCLA Saturday isn’t technically a
“must-win,” it’s pretty darn close.
The Ducks are one victory away
from the magical land of bowl eligibil
ity with the Civil War on the horizon.
Sure, the team is talking about
wanting to keep its streak of 10
straight winning seasons intact, but
it’s a bowl game that gives the Ducks
the big bucks.
And at this point in the season, a
winning record means a bowl game
anyway, so keeping the streak alive is
that much more important.
Taking care of things at home
against UCLA is vital for a team that
has shown streakiness on both sides
of the ball and inconsistent special
teams play.
The Ducks should be able to run
rings around this soft and young
UCLA defense. Its one standout is
tackling extraordinaire linebacker
Spencer Havner, and he can’t be
everywhere on the field at once.
Terrence Whitehead should find
gaping holes to run through this week.
The question will be, can Oregon
stop UCLA’s rushing attack? The
Ducks have shown cracks in their de
fensive armor when a tough running
back is lined up across from them.
Cal’s J.J. Arrington bounced off
and through Oregon defenders for
188 yards.
UCLA’s Maurice Drew is very
much the same style of runner as Ar
rington and he could very well have
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the same kind of day. Drew demol
ished Washington’s defense earlier
this year for an incredible 322 yards
and five touchdowns.
Another key aspect of this game
is that it is pretty much a “must
win” for UCLA as well. The Bruins
host top-ranked USC next week,
meaning a loss for the Bruins for all
practical purposes.
The Bruins need this win in order
to become bowl eligible. They are
hungry for this victory and no
doubt want to get rid of the taste of
Oregon coming down to the Rose
Bowl for the last four years and put
ting it to the Bruins.
This is a dangerous team coming
into Autzen Stadium Saturday. Drew
Olson is establishing himself as a pro
ficient quarterback for this team and
ranks fifth in the conference in pass
ing efficiency (130.7). If he can find
his weapons, particularly UCLA’s all
time receptions leader Craig Bragg,
this team could throw quite a one
two punch at the Ducks on Saturday.
One thing is for certain, Oregon
doesn’t want its season coming down
to a do-or-die matchup with the or
ange and black to the north.
The odds of an Oregon victory this
week against UCLA are much better
than next week against an Oregon
State team that seems to be getting
better with every game.
This is an Oregon State team that
almost defeated the so-called unde
featable TVojans of USC last weekend
in a thick cloud of fog.
They would have beaten then
No. 3 LSU if just one of three missed
extra points would have gone
through the uprights.
As I’m sure most of the state
knows, this year it’s at Corvallis.
The last seven Civil War games
have gone to the home team. This
game is at Reser Stadium.
Not good for the Ducks.
Oregon could break the streak, and
has the talent to do so, but remember
it’s Oregon State.
The Beavers have a veteran quar
terback in Derek Anderson, who, de
spite being maligned by the media as
a bust, has thrown for over 10,000
yards in his career.
They have the confidence to know
they can play with anybody in the
country despite what might be a .500
record if they beat Stanford.
I apologize to the sports-writing
gods for using this cliche and hope
the writers’ union doesn’t take away
my dental or 401K plan.
You can throw the record out
the door when these two teams
get together.
So as much as UCLA’s hopes pin
on this game because of its unfortu
nate finale against No. 1 USC, Ore
gon’s future may be told during the
60 minutes of football played on Rich
Brooks Field.
claytonjones@dailyemerald. com
Erik R. Bishoff | Photographer
Oregon offensive lineman Nick Steitz, seen here against Washington, and teammate Marcus Maxwell have been invited to play in the
Las Vegas All-American Classic Jan. 22. Steitz will play his last game at Autzen Stadium Saturday against UCLA.
Oregon: Whitehead second in Pac-10 rushing
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teammate Anthony Trucks.
The biggest contribution that
Solomona has made has been his two
interception returns for touchdowns.
It’s a rare thing in football for linemen
to score a touchdown, so the fact that
Solomona has done it twice is special.
His first one came against Idaho late
in the first quarter, where he stepped
in front of a Michael Harrington pass
and returned it 34 yards for a score.
“It was a great job of disguising
coverage,” Bellotti said, “but it was
also a good job of getting pressure
right in his face. ”
His second came against Washing
ton. On a third-and-16, Solomona in
tercepted a Casey Paus pass and ran
it in from 10 yards out.
Whitehead nears 1,000
Oregon junior running back Ter
rence Whitehead stands on the brink
of becoming the 10th player in school
history to rush for over a 1,000 yards
in a single season. With his 91 yards
against Cal last week, Whitehead is
now 90 yards shy of 1,000. His
910 yards rushing ranks second in
the conference behind Cal’s J.J.
Arrington. The all-around specialist
also ranks 24th nationally in rushing
with a 101.1-yard per game average.
Whitehead is fourth in all-purpose
yardage in the conference and 22nd
nationally, averaging 145.9 yards per
game, and is the conference’s leading
receiver among running backs with
37 catches. He is also ninth in the
conference in receptions per game.
Whitehead is averaging 113.7 rush
ing yards per game in six conference
games this season.
briansmith@ daily emerald, com