Las Vegas Bowl Recap

BYU 38, Oregon 8
Wow, Oregon. Just wow. 8 points? Thats all? Did you forget you had a game today? I realize its Vegas and there's lots to do, but you didn't do anything on the field. So lets forget about the 48 different uniform combinations, the hideous new domes you were sporting earlier and the metal cross-hatching on your shoulders. You look ridiculous when you can't back up your outlandish outfits with your play. Go back to the basics and concentrate on football instead of what you are going to design at the Nike campus. So today at least, what happens in Vegas, will not stay in Vegas. Everyone who wants to say the Pac-10 is overrated will point to the Cal-Tennessee game and even more so to your disaster that was the Las Vegas Bowl. You got outgained by almost 300 yards tonight. It was such a blowout, Musberger spent half the time talking to Jerry Tarkanian about Bob Knight and the other half talking with Bob Davie and Craig James about how bad Oregon looks when they are running Gary Crowton's spread offense without the spread. Note to Oregon: Don't use a statue for a QB if you want to run the spread. It only worked intermittently all season and it sure as hell didn't work tonight. Just stop. Please.

We'll recap the game like this. John Beck looked solid for the Cougars and Brady Leaf looked like his cousin Ryan - totally lost. (Sidenote: Some guy is making a movie about Ryan Leaf and how much he sucked for the Chargers. Could be an instant classic. I can't wait.) Jaison Williams had a big game for the Ducks, with all of ZERO catches. You tear up Pac-10 defenses all season, then decide to lay a goose egg here? Way to go. Brian Paysinger led the team with 47 receiving yards on one reception, a TD catch from Dennis Dixon that didn't look like it was even intended for him. Classic Dixon. Over on the BYU side of the ball, Jonny Harline had a monster game against the Oregon secondary. And I realize that Harline is a really good tight end, but how do you sleep at night when you're part of a defense that gave up 181 receiving yards to a tight end? Just a pathetic showing all around for the Ducks. Maybe next year they'll be ready to show up for the second half of the season. Bravo, Bellotti. Bravo.