694 total yards by Oregon on 10.1 ypp. It was the most points the Beavers had ever allowed -- until this Sat, that is!
I miss JJ, Blount and Masoli. Not that we don't have great kids now. Those dudes were just tough. Too bad a few of 'em lacked maturity.
Ouch because it isn't true. How quickly we forget and take for granted a QB that lead us to a Conf Champ and Rose Bowl for the first time in how many years? Don't let facts get in the way though. "Had a 170.75 quarterback efficiency rating over the final four games of 2008, totaling 14 touchdowns (rushing and passing) against one INT." PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic 2008 12 136-239-5 1744 13 76 56.9 7.3 145.3 132.0 2009 12 177-305-6 2147 15 73 58.0 7.0 178.9 129.5 TOTAL 24 313-544-11 3891 28 76 57.5 7.2 162.1 130.6 2009: Completed 19 of 31 passes for 222 yards and one touchdowns against the Trojans to complement his 164 yards and another score on the ground, with his 386 yards of total offense falling one yard shy of his collegiate best against Arizona a year ago … Responded a week later to tally 389 yards of total offense, thanks to a collegiate-high 334 yards passing (21-37) at Stanford … Equaled his Oregon best with a trio of TD passes vs. the Cardinal to add to his 3-yard scoring run … The Pac-10's ninth-leading rusher (55.7 avg.) added 55 yards on the ground against Stanford to surpass Dennis Dixon's (2004-07) Turned in one of best showings of his Oregon career, completing 84 percent of his passes for three touchdowns and no interceptions against California. Was victimized by interceptions only six times in 305 attempts on the year, with his unblemished string extending to 138 attempts before suffering his first errant throw in Pac-10 play vs. Arizona State. Completed 177 of 305 passes for 2,147 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2009, in addition to running for 13 scores … His 2,815 yards of total offense stands eighth on the school's single-season chart and contributed to his 5,277 career total offensive yards (9th on Oregon's all-time ledger) . . . Clocked as team's fastest quarterback during 2010 off-season workouts, completing electronic 40 yards in 4.81, as well as paced teammates at his position with a 455-lb. back squat. http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1550447
