Monday, December 19, 2011

Greatest Duck Plays During The Last 10 Years

   Recently an article came out in the Bleacher Report by Joe Penkala, talking about the ten greatest offensive plays in Oregon football during the last ten years, and naturally that got me to thinking, what are MY picks for the top Oregon plays during the last ten years?  And here they are, in no particular order:
  1.  Jeremiah Johnson run in the 2008 Civil war where he busted a HUGE run on 3 and long late in the second quarter, tip toeing down the sideline and bobbling the ball in mid stride.
  2.  Walter Thurmond pick six in the same civil war game on the beavers very next possession.
  3.  Maurice Morris putting the 2002 Fiesta Bowl against Colorado out of reach with an incredible run in which he spun off the back of a CU player, got back up (never touched the ground) and took it to the house as the CU players all stood and thought the play was dead.
  4.  Ed Dickson with a clutch catch against Arizona in 2009 sending the Arizona students back to their seats, and forcing overtime.  Oregon went on to win that game and keep their Rose Bowl hopes alive.  I was at my homie Bryson's place watching that game (what up B!), and I'll never forget what an emotional roller coaster it was.
  5.  LMJ 72 yard touchdown run from one side of the field to the other at Neyland stadium against Tennessee.
  6.  From that same 2002 Fiesta Bowl, Joey Harrington going deep to Samie Parker on an 80 yard bomb.
  7.  LeGarrette Blount's hurddle over an Oklahoma State defender in the 2008 Holiday Bowl, scoring a touchdown and putting the game away for good.
  8.  And finally, probably my favorite one, the fake statue of liberty play against Michigan.  I saw it in person and the scene was incredible.  At the Big House, with 110,000 watching in stunned disbelief as Oregon came in and thrashed Michigan.  it was one of Michigan's worst home losses, as Oregon put up insane video game like numbers.  It was really the day that Chip Kelly and this new Oregon offense announced on a national stage, we've arrived.  Here it is:

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  1. Casey FelgerDecember 19, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Those were def some great plays! The Michigan game was my fav fo' sho'

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  2. Chris RandsDecember 19, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    And to be honest, there are SO many plays to choose from, it was hard making this list. But I just thought about program changing plays, or plays that made a big impact on the season.

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