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Old 01-27-2006, 08:31 PM   #432
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Light rain in Oregon ... not good.

Oregon is getting yardage in small chunks but moving down the field.
DE Mark Dickerson gets a sack on 3rd down to snuff the drive at the 36.
They try a 54 yard field goal, but it is wide right.

We start with back-to-back draws to Morris, who gains 13 yards between the 2 carries.
We keep the ball on the ground, setting up a 3rd and 1 at the Oregon 30.
4 yard completion to Thelwell.
8 more to Thelwell on 3rd and 6.
4th and 1 at the 5 - Ellis kicks a 23 yard field goal. 3-0, 6:01 left in the quarter.

Another 15 yard facemask against us. Wow.
But Oregon has to punt from our 46.
It is downed on the 6.

3 straight carries for Morris get a total of four yards. Punt.

3 and out for Oregon - QB Lewis is 3-9 so far for 23 yards.

Our offense is no better - punters are busy early today.

FS Barron Starr leaves with an injury - we are now playing our 4th string FS.
Oregon punts from the 49.

13 yard pass to Kai Olsen.
10 yard run for Morris - up to the 48.
Back to Olsen for 13 more. Rattay looks like he is heating up.
36 yard TD pass to Thelwell on a picture-perfect pass. 10-0, 9:59 left in the half.

The defense again forces a 3 and out. They are bringing it so far today. Punt.
Jackson returns the punt 42 yards to the Oregon 27.

Rattay, on 3rd and 10 hits Voight, who carries two defenders down to the 1.
Thelwell runs it in on a reverse. Goofy play call, but a TD. 17-0, 6:35 left in the half.

Facemask on the defense - 15 yards. Note to refs: these are sometimes only 5 yard penalties.
3rd and 1 on our 37 - 1 yard pass play despite great coverage.
26 yard pass to Rogers, down to the 10.
Another face mask call - WTF? Automatic first down at the 3.
2 yard TD pass to the fullback. 17-7, 2:16 left in the half.

12 yards to Olsen, up to the 40 with less than a minute in the half.
Interception by Rattay, the Ducks take over at their 47.

15 yard completion, timeout.
11 yards on a screen, timeout.
12 yards on a screen, out of bounds.
33 yard field goal is good. 17-10, 0:05 left in the half.


Halftime Notes:
- 2nd straight game where we gave up points at the end of the half. And this one is much closer than the Cal game was ...
- We need to stop giving away yardage on penalties and force a turnover on defense.


We don't do anything coming out of the half. 3 and out. Punt.

DE Dickerson forces a fumble, but Oregon recovers. We are not getting balls on the ground very often ...
DT Parsons gets credit for a sack while stuffing a QB keeper.
Another fumble, another Oregon recovery. And they have enough yards for a 1st down, into field goal range.
Gain of 5 on a screen pass on 3rd and 4.
An unnecessary roughness call on Oregon sets up 3rd and 17.
20 yard TD pass - not very clutch by the defense. Strong drive for Oregon. 17-17, 8:53 left in the quarter.

The next drive starts well, with a pair of 1st downs. But the Oregon D stuff us at the 35. Punt.

WR Stephen Rogers sustains a neck injury on a 7 yard catch.
We stop Oregon on 3 plays. Punt.
A 60 yard punt is downed at the 9.

Morris runs for 19.
6 on the next carry, 12 after that. 19 carries for 90 yards so far.
Rattay, after 2 incompletions, finds Olsen for 12 on 3rd and 10.
But he is intercepted for the 2nd time on the next play.

Unnecessary roughness on Oregon - must be their version of a facemask.
We are whistled for defensive holding on 3rd and 24. I want to puke.
Oregon can't earn a 1st down without help from the refs. Punt.

Clutch 7 yard grab for Olsen on 3rd and 5, despite taking a big hit.
47 yard gain by Olsen, who is brought down by a shoe-string tackle.
Oregon stops us at the 18. Ellis nails a 36 yard field goal. 20-17, 11:22 left in the game.

Holding against Oregon sets up 2nd and 17.
3 and out, as Randall Lewis scrambles for 6 to try and pick up the 1st. Punt.
We start at the Oregon 46.

Screen to Morris, good for 11. Into field goal range.
Pass to Voight for 8 on 3rd and 4.
9 yard run for Dawson, down to the 6.
But Morris gets killed on 3rd and 1, losing 6.
Ellis kicks a 30 yard field goal. 23-17, 5:43 to play.
Too many field goals today ...

This time the face mask is only a 5 yard penalty.
20 yard completion to WR Antonio Robertson.
3rd and 5 at the 47 - 7 yard completion to Hicks, who holds on after a monster hit.
29 yards to Rick Hicks, down to the 16.
But J.R. Jackson comes up with a HUGE interception!

3 carries for Morris = -4 yards. Very creative playcalling. Punt.
Oregon ball at the 45, 1:43 to play.

Holding on Oregon. Nice.
Sack, loss of 1, by Dickerson.
SS Scott Jones picks off the pass.

Morris runs for 9, but goes out of bounds. Stupid ... he is now over 100 yards.
Loss of 1.
Loss of 3. Punt. Nice work on the out-of-bounds, just in case I didn't mention it earlier ...

But Oregon can't run back the punt and we hold on for a tough win.
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