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Keith Brown, Most Improved Defender?

Just checked the box and he shared with Funa to lead in tackles with 7 apiece. Seems like he got better all season and should be really solid for next year. And while Oregon doesn't produce a ton of top HS talent, Brown, Cota and McCormick were big contributors.

Fifth Quarter: Ducks win thrilling Holiday Bowl

Good morning all,

Had to get you all one final Fifth Quarter for 2022. A look at the game, plus a reflection on the season as a whole and what lay ahead.

STORY: Oregon RB Bucky Irving ends 2022 on a high note in the Holiday Bowl


Bucky Irving tied his season-best performance with 149 rushing yards on just 13 carries against North Carolina on Wednesday night in the Holiday Bowl. He credited a motivational talk with Dan Lanning as the spark that pushed him to end the season with the type of performance he had against the Tar Heels. Read about it at the link above.

WATCH: Oregon's Holiday Bowl postgame press conference


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Here is the postgame press conference after today's big Holiday Bowl win for the Ducks. Head coach Dan Lanning, QB Bo Nix, RB Bucky Irving, WR Chase Cota and OLB Mase Funa joined us to discuss the win. My mic cut out (thanks to Dan Lanning's yelp) but Mase Funa announced that he is returning for another season. He was asked point blank and said "I'm running it back" and there was plenty of excitement from Lanning.

OT: A strange weekend

So, my oldest son was in town and we had planned a two day trip to Canon Beach in the RV.

The ice storm almost waylayed the trip, but on Saturday morning it became clear we were likely going to be okay. It was still pretty icy at our house in North Bethany, but everything else looked good.

Then as I was taking our new puppy for a walk, having gone Thursday night and all day Friday with caution not having any issues, a step I took just as cautiously failed and I fell hitting my upper back directly across the lip of our front porch. It was freaky at forst and I was worried about potential injuries.

It seemed to just be having the wind knocked out of me.

We got to the RV, and an Oregon State fan had vandalized the back of the RV with "OSU" spray painted all over the back end. I had hoped it might have been non paint or something easily removed. It was not. We keep it in a storage facility, so had hoped it would be okay.

Then, at the beach yesterday, my son and I took the puppy out to chase the tides. Done it a million times, we had watched the tide for 10 minutes coming in and out and had a pretty good feeling for where it was going... then the one we had the puppy chase came in much further and she got soaked... everything was cool, but I had to hold her the mile back to the RV inside my coat as she was shivering.

Today, I was walking with her again at home and she went down a small knoll in my front yard. You guessed it, the rain had made it slick enough that I fell -- again. This time only on my butt.

UNC's Keys to Victory

From their Rivals site.


I'm probably far more intrigued by this one than the average Duck fan. The two teams share a lot in common, including embarrassing collapses in last season's bowl games.
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