September 6, 2008
Here are some photos by AJ Untermeyer of the Oregon-Utah State game.
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We all know it’s going to be tough for Oregon to muster enough offense to defeat the Beavers on Saturday. Some have even wondered if the Ducks will manage to score another offensive touchdown in their final two games. I wonder that as well.
But I do think there’s a way to beat the Beavers. Here’s how we do it:
On first, second and third down we take a knee. Occasionally, when the defense grows tired of getting in the ready position and the D-Line stops getting down in the 3-point stance, we hand it off to Stewart or direct-snap it to Crenshaw.
We throw in a few trick plays to entertain the bowl officials in the press box: Just before snapping it, and the entire offense stops and stares at the sideline for another read, you direct snap it to Stewart who rumbles around the corner before the defense has a chance to know what’s going on (I pulled this one from my street football days as a kid, when you’d yell “car” to let everyone know there’s a car coming and to step off the street for a moment…but there really wasn’t a car. The oldest trick in the book).
On fourth down, we punt and try to pin the Beavers near the goal line. We do this in hopes of getting a safety and taking the lead (2-0 in the bottom of the 3rd sounds good to me).
We continue this throughout the game, just like a good chess match. I’d imagine this will be slightly more fun to watch than an Autzen halftime show, where some goof ball who’s never touched a football tries to throw one at some cardboard football player. But that’s up for discussion.
If we can’t manage taking them down in regulation, we take the excitement to overtime, tied at zero. (see: Civil War, 1983, where 33, 176 witnessed a zero-zero tie at Autzen). In overtime, much like hockey or soccer, we win the kick-off. But even that won’t be easy.
This is how we can beat the Beavers on Saturday.
-RW
While Oregon took care of Washington State on the field Saturday, this fan at Autzen (2nd Quarter) took the opportunity to catch up on some much needed sleep. After all, it was a tough first quarter.
All signs point to this being a huge game for Oregon’s offense. A look at the following numbers would suggest that the Ducks might put up some numbers Saturday at Autzen.
Oregon ranks in the Top-10 nationally in the following categories:
Oregon ranks #1 in the Pac-10 in the following categories:
Oregon’s opponent this weekend, Washington State, ranks towards the bottom nationally in the following: