Where’s Mike Riley when you need him? I’m thinking we all need a little “Hip, hip, hooray!” in our lives today. Football season is supposed to be fun; instead, it feels like a chore, something you have to get through. I’m starting over and re-seeing the team as I did before.
Stuart Smalley in a self-help seminar broadcast to all of Oregon, "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!"
Saturday, Oregon takes the field at home for the first time this season. It’s a chance for rebirth, a chance to forget whatever you thought you saw in Boise. It wasn’t real, it didn’t happen, it’s removed from memory. You might notice the fancy ranking and disorienting hype are missing, but it’s only temporary while the Ducks spend a few weeks reminding us all why we believed in the first place.
Oregon will win Saturday and they’ll do it in a way that convinces you there’s still a dangerous team lurking, ready to seize the opportunity in front of them.
We can leave the whys and the hows for later. Right now, we all need a shot of confidence, some positive affirmation. After all, this is still a team that finished number nine a year ago, piloted by the same talented quarterback with playmakers all over the field. Flawed? Sure. Problems? Without a doubt, but I can’t see them. Not today, anyway.
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You are right. We can’t be as bad as we looked against BSU. Let’s remember that BSU is a very good football team and we did hold them to just 19 points. The chances of Masoli having another awful game are very remote. He proved himself last year and my money says he steps up and has a big game against the Boilermakers. I also believe that smaller, faster running backs is just what our O-line needs and will help Masoli get back to his run and gun old self. The whole team has to know that without Blount EVERYONE needs to step up and I think they’ll do it.
You know, I think we started to believe our own hype. The Ducks really thought that they were headed for a NC and that they would roll the Broncos. No more of that. Now the team needs to prove itself.
The Autzen factor is also huge, specially at night The fans will be up for this game. We know our tails are in a corner. It’s weird but I’m almost glad to be a bit of an underdog in this game. We’ll be at the game and screaming like crazy!! DO DUCKS!!!
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your best blog yet, man. it’s only uphill from here. go ducks!
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GO DUCKS!!!
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