Not a whole lot to say about this one, as some early Cougar turnovers were quickly cashed in for Duck touchdowns, and Oregon quickly found itself with a 21-0 lead with about 6 and half minutes left in the first quarter. The rest of the game for the Ducks, given the woeful offensive attack of the Cougars this season, consisted mainly of running, running, an occasional pass, and yet more running of the ball, while the defense was seeking to rebound from last weeks loss to Boise State.
The good part of running the ball so much (53 times for 346 yards, yet no Duck broke the 100 yard mark) is that the game passed quickly, as there was really no doubting the outcome of this one, even after the nice drives led by Cougar freshman quarterback Marshall Lobbestael at the end of the first quarter, which resulted in a missed field goal, and their first drive in the second, which lasted almost 7 minutes and resulted in their first touch down. The Oregon defense buckled down at that point, and the rest of the Cougar drives, save the last one of the game which led to their other touchdown in the waning moments of the game, were limited in terms of number of plays ran and yards gained. Lobbestael was also picked off on successive drives by Walter Thurmond III in this time frame.
USC in Los Angeles is next, on ABC this coming Saturday night. How the Trojans react to having been dominated by Oregon State and whether or not they take their frustrations out on Oregon will be played out on national television. Let's Go Ducks!
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