Oregon Dominates USC, 47-20

Still reveling over the dominating victory the #10 Oregon Ducks put on the #5 USC Trojans. The Trojans, now with 2 losses in the Pac 10 will see their 7-year streak as conference champs come to an end. USC will not go to the national title game or to the Rose Bowl this year.

AP report excerpt:

No. 10 Oregon runs past No. 4 USC 47-20
By ANNE M. PETERSON, AP Sports Writer
Nov 1, 1:28 am EDT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP)—As the T-shirts worn in Oregon’s student section proclaimed, it was Fright Night at Autzen Stadium.

It certainly was for USC.

Jeremiah Masoli threw for 222 yards and a touchdown and ran for 164 more yards with another score and the 10th-ranked Ducks trampled No. 4 Southern California 47-20 Saturday night, the Trojans’ worst loss since 1997.

“I don’t know if we made a statement, this is just what we planned on doing,” Masoli said. “If it makes a statement it makes a statement. That’s just Oregon football and how we roll.”

Redshirt freshman LaMichael James ran for 183 yards and a score as the Ducks (7-1, 5-0 Pac-10) racked up 391 yards on the ground against the Trojans, who came into the game with the fifth-best rush defense in the nation (79.9 yards a game).

USC’s defense yielded a total of 613 yards to Oregon.

“It was a real mess for us tonight,” said Pete Carroll, who was handed his worst loss as coach of the Trojans. “Oregon did everything that they wanted to do.”

Southern California (6-2, 3-2) had not lost a game by more than a touchdown since a 27-16 loss to Notre Dame in 2001, Carroll’s first season with USC. The last time the Trojans were so soundly beaten was 1997, when they lost 35-7 to Arizona State and 27-0 to Washington.

Oregon remained alone in first and undefeated in the Pac-10. USC has won or shared the last seven Pac-10 titles. That streak is in serious jeopardy. The Trojans’ run of seven straight BCS games is also in danger.

The Ducks are now poised to take the crown after stomping the longtime Kings of the West Coast.

Sweet.

The Campus of Eugene Bible College

Where most of the Society for Pentecostal Studies events were held.

Deschutes River Beauty

This was the amazing view from the backyard of a home I stayed in when I preached in Bend, Oregon, a few years ago.

Peggy's in Oregon

Hoping to do this.

Not sure if she will get to since the Rogue River is so high. Two rafters drowned in it last week. This is a photo of Peggy with text sent to her by her friend Carol Rheault, with whom she rafts.

Western Tanager

This gorgeous western tanager did a photoshoot with me in Portland last week, presenting me with several poses. This is the best.

Portland Bloom

Portland is not only the city of roses; it's also the city of flowers. They are everywhere, especially in spring.

I saw these gorgeous blooms and had to take a photo. Does anyone know what they are?

Flickr Activated

I have just activated my Flickr account. My next step in becoming tech literate.As you know, I love photography. I have taken photos all over the world and had hundreds published. I have wanted to make my photos available for some time but didn't want to take a chance on losing my copyrights, having people download and use my photos without permission (which is really quite easy to do on the Internet). I just bit the bullet tonight and learned one more thing. My photos are protected against download. Please let me know if you think this is not working. Anyway, you can click on these Oregon photos and it will take you to my Flickr site where you can see larger versions and all the pix I have uploaded. I will upload photos there as I have time.

You can make comments on the Flickr site or here. Also, feel free to request any of my photos you would like prints or digital files of ... always free to my friends.