Happy Holidays!

This is the time of the year when you forget about sports for a while, forget about that ups and downs of this season. This is the time of year when you thank God for your family and all the things that you take for granite. From everyone here at KODN 1180 we say Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone!

The State of the O: Heart, and Heartbreak

It's hard to describe, in a way that only Duck fans can know, the tremendous ups and downs, emotional roller coaster if you will, of this season.

Poised and in-control of their destiny, at No. 2 in the BCS (see National Championship), the Heisman front-runner at the helm, and media converge unprecedented in the history of Oregon Football. ESPN GameDay visits Eugene, twice in one season. We finally were able to be Oregon Football again.

Then, stunned disbelief. . .

"Dixon Down"

Throw out the above description of Oregon; it's almost a foreign, fairy-tale at this juncture. Now fast forward to now. Oregon wasn't able to even score at UCLA. Lost to the pleasure of cocky, wanna-be bad boy Mike Stoops -- a stab for sure to Oregon, after his brother's team, Oklahoma, was unable to last season. Then a glimmer of hope on the first day of December. So close to ending with a somewhat positive, respectable 9-3 record.

When Dixon went down, this team lost so much more than a great QB and leader.

Expired were confidence, belief, and faith.

Faith in themselves. Belief in each other.
And confidence in both.

Those core elements, faith, belief and confidence, are the core that translate a team from pretty good to a National Championship Title team. And until Oregon finds a way to fix this, their worst enemy is themselves and the medium between greatness and pretty good will linger.

Oregon can restore the glory and passion. Find a way! No excuses. Image is nothing without the action of doing.

Oregon, you just show 'em.

Before the Sun sets on December 31st. Let twilight be glimmering with more than a win on that final day of the year.

Let it radiate with a silent statement to ourselves and all of college football.

We're the Ducks.

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Ducks men 7-1 on the season.

Oregon lead by Bryce Taylor's 20 points take care of Utah with a final score of 75-64. "If we started the Pac-10 season today we’d be ready but we’ll use every game, every practice and every opportunity to get better.” said Taylor. Tajuan Poter who has taken over the point guard position this year said

“I think I still have a lot to learn and I’ve been trying to take more responsibility I was lucky that Aaron [Brooks] taught me a lot. I’ve also been trying to be a better vocal leader on the floor.”

Oregon's next game is next Tuesday night in Mac Court at 7 p.m. against Sac State.

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