October 2, 2014 — it was the play that broke Oregon fans’ hearts. Late in the fourth quarter, the Ducks were driving for the game-tying touchdown. Marcus Mariota dropped back for a pass, but with his receivers covered, he was forced from the pocket. Scooby Wright III, the Arizona linebacker, tackled Mariota behind the line and stripped the ball. Tally …
OK, we are down to this last Pac-12 game. Win this and we’re in. It’s simple. Then again it’s not simple; there is a huge roadblock … some team named Arizona is in our way. I don’t think I need to recap the recent history with Arizona — it is a painful memory for the Ducks. The good thing about …
Thursday is known as “upset day” in the Pac-12. Be wary of Thursdays! Oregon State shocking No. 1 USC comes to mind. So does Washington surprising No. 8 Stanford in 2012. And, of course, there was Stanford’s takedown of the Ducks last year (sorry for reopening that wound). But these are just a few of the upsets that have occurred on …