Duck football

Its been a week and a half. Fans have gone through the 5 stages of the grieving process: denial, anger, depression, bargaining, and acceptance.

It was hard to accept that Clemens season was over. I feel bad for the guy. Ranked 5th in the nation as a quarterback, half way through the season, breaking UO records, right and left and was on the edge of some of the biggest records. He was after these records at this Oregon which has seen some “great” quarterbacks. What is going to happen in the draft? How will he fair? It is hard to say. That injury might have cost him millions $$$.

There are bright spots… other teammates are making great plays. Brett Haberly is a great story, walk-on junior from Cottage Grove who had seven tackles, including three for losses and one sack. Anthony Trucks, Patrick Chung, and Justin Phinisee also are playing great on defense.

Offense could be great, I believe Dennis Dixon has the athletic ability to lead this team to greatness. Two weeks to prepare was a blessing. Let’s hope he works well with D. Williams, and the running backs. Speaking of the running backs, it would be nice if we could exploit all the talent we have there too.

The 23rd-ranked (AP) California Golden Bears (21st, USA Today) come to Autzen Stadium to face No. 15 (AP) Oregon (13th, USA Today) in a regionally televised game on ABC, beginning at 12:36 p.m. Both teams are coming off a bye week as the Ducks are looking to win their fifth-straight game for the first time since 2002, while the Bears look for their second straight victory.