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Last season, the California Golden Bears held the Oregon Ducks offense to its fewest points (15) and fewest total yards (317) in Strawberry Canyon, CA. This year, the Bears will try to do it again, but this time they must travel to Autzen Stadium in Eugene, OR. 



The Ducks offense is once again putting up ridiculous numbers. Since the LSU game, LaMichael James has been on a roll. He currently has the fifth most rushing yards with 613, but is first in yards rushing per game at 153 yards. However, last year against Cal, James was only able to gain 91 yards on 29 carries for an average of only 3.1 yards per carry. If it weren't for a 64 yard punt return by Cliff Harris, the Ducks may have lost the game. 


Hopefully this time the Golden Bears don't play sissy football and fake injuries like soccer players. That still leaves a sour taste in my mouth. THIS IS FOOTBALL, A MAN'S SPORT!


Stat Comparison of Both Teams
  • Rushing Offense - ranked 50; 161.00 rushing yards per game
  • Passing Offense - ranked 22; 295.25 passing yards per game
  • Total Offense - ranked 25; 456.25 total yards per game
  • Scoring Offense - ranked 15; 39.50 points per game
  • Rushing Defense - ranked 9; 78.25 rushing yards given up per game
  • Pass Defense - ranked 79; 236.00 passing yards given up per game
  • Total Defense - ranked 27; 314.25 total yards given up per game
  • Scoring Defense - ranked 55; 24.25 points given up per game 
  • Rushing Offense - ranked 6; 299.50 rushing yards per game
  • Passing Offense - ranked 59; 234.25 passing yards per game
  • Total Offense - ranked 6; 533.75 total yards per game
  • Scoring Offense - ranked 1; 52.00 points per game
  • Rushing Defense - ranked 93; 181.25 rushing yards given up per game
  • Pass Defense - ranked 44; 208.25 passing yards given up per game
  • Total Defense - ranked 77; 389.50 total yards given up per game
  • Scoring Defense - ranked 59; 24.50 points given up per game

The Bears seem to have the rushing defense to slow the Ducks uptempo spread offense like it did last year. If they can take away the Ducks rush game, then they can pull off the upset. However, this is unlikely to happen in Autzen at night. The Ducks are favored by 24 points, and though I think they will win, I doubt they will be able to cover that spread. The Bears should be able to slow James down enough to keep the game close, but it won't be enough!

Go Ducks!
 

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2011-10-06 17:56:24
A. K.

Only the SEC can stop the Ducks. The PAC 12 sucks. Oregon should run through that entire conference with no problems. They just better hope they don't face the SEC again!