Cue Queen, because another one bites the dust in college football – this time it was #2 Oregon. With Dennis Dixon suffering a knee injury early in the first half, the Ducks floundered under Ryan Leaf’s younger brother, Brady, losing to Arizona 34-24.
The loss marked the fifth time this season that a team lost within two weeks of being elevated to #2 in the rankings. Oregon joined USC, California, South Florida and Boston College of those programs who fell victim to the curse of the #2. The Ducks just couldn’t operate without Dixon and Brady Leaf looked as befuddled and confused as well, Ryan Leaf in the NFL. Sorry, I couldn’t help it. It’s scary how much he looks like his older, messed up brother.
Even though their offense sputtered for most of the night, this was an impressive win by Arizona. They got a 42-yard inception return for a touchdown and a 56-yard punt return for a score. Even more remarkable, however, is how the students showed so much restraint before rushing the field at the end of the game. They rushed the sidelines with about three minutes still on the clock, but managed to stay off the field until the final second ticked off the clock. I’ve never seen so much discipline from a bunch of riled up college students!
