I logged in today and noticed I had something like 50 notifications and they keep rolling in even as I type this. I clicked on one notification and it was some extensive LOLing at what was taking place last night during the Alama Bowl. I figured I am not going to revisit each toxic notification. Oregon unfortunately lost in the Alamo Bowl last night, but even in this loss there is great pride in the Ducks program and the players who faced adversity surrounding last nights bowl game. I am absolutely proud of what they did and what they played for.
Sure Oregon lost. But this Ducks team was decimated by injuries (all year), had a handful of guys opt out of the bowl game, and almost the entire coaching staff either leaving, or sticking around just to coach in this game even though they were heading to a different state as soon as the game ended to take on their new jobs. But these Oregon players, the guys still on this roster, showed up in all that was going against them and fought and played hard. Even at halftime when the game looked to be over and it could've been easy to throw in the towel and just wait out the next 30 minutes, these Ducks refused to let it end that way and fought back. There was something like 30 freshman who played in this game. They fought all the way back in that second half and gave a glimmer of hope that they were one big play away from being down just one possession. Impressive.
Hats off to the Duck players who stayed and played in this bowl game. To all the Freshman who played last night, the future is very bright. The WR's, who are all inexperienced, played in the game and came up big in many spots. The future is bright in Eugene and with this roster. Coach Lanning is walking into a talent of talent. Oregon lost some exhibition game called the Alamo Bowl, where Oklahoma was honoring their former coach Bob Stoops, but the Ducks were setting themselves up for next year and the year after, and seeing the fight in this young group sets up for a lot of excitement in Oregon's near future.
SKO DUCKS!
Sure Oregon lost. But this Ducks team was decimated by injuries (all year), had a handful of guys opt out of the bowl game, and almost the entire coaching staff either leaving, or sticking around just to coach in this game even though they were heading to a different state as soon as the game ended to take on their new jobs. But these Oregon players, the guys still on this roster, showed up in all that was going against them and fought and played hard. Even at halftime when the game looked to be over and it could've been easy to throw in the towel and just wait out the next 30 minutes, these Ducks refused to let it end that way and fought back. There was something like 30 freshman who played in this game. They fought all the way back in that second half and gave a glimmer of hope that they were one big play away from being down just one possession. Impressive.
Hats off to the Duck players who stayed and played in this bowl game. To all the Freshman who played last night, the future is very bright. The WR's, who are all inexperienced, played in the game and came up big in many spots. The future is bright in Eugene and with this roster. Coach Lanning is walking into a talent of talent. Oregon lost some exhibition game called the Alamo Bowl, where Oklahoma was honoring their former coach Bob Stoops, but the Ducks were setting themselves up for next year and the year after, and seeing the fight in this young group sets up for a lot of excitement in Oregon's near future.
SKO DUCKS!
