Emerald Bowl or Sun Bowl! Well, this confusion reigned supreme almost a year back what with the Beavers swapping their matches with the Oregon Ducks. Reason ? Well, it really seemed no more than a friendly gesture to the naked eye. The Oregon State took to the Emerald Bowl, where the Ducks get to play at the Sun Bowl.
The question is ? Are Ducks really going to be opportunistic about this opening? Or, would they go out for their kill, and mercilessly destroy their opponents in the Sun Bowl? The answer to this question could have waited for some years longer, but as the game progressed people were in a situation where they could have guessed the outcome.
Facing against them at the Sun Bowl would be Notre Dame! For all good bets, Notre Dame could be considered no-hopers in front of the rampaging forward line of the Ducks. Beavers have already done their bit by smacking the hell out of them in games played in 2001 and 2004. This clearly is ice pudding for Oregon Ducks!
This bad history coupled with some serious game planning issues leave the Notre Dame in no position at all to face the Ducks. In sports they say, ?Stranger things have happened?, but to translate that to a possible victory against the Ducks may be stretching it to the limits of a miracle. And as it panned out, Jeremiah the offensive player from the Ducks bolted touchdowns, one after the other.
This match would definitely be wiped off people's memories in no time. The reason ? The opponents clearly were at the mercy of the mighty Ducks. With this being said, the question of whether the ducks are ungrateful or opportunistic gains momentum? Why would the Ducks accept a playoff against a weaker team, when they had just beat the living daylights out of Oregon State?
Why would Oregon Ducks accept Beavers invitation to swap matches? Agreed that both the teams have been in prime form, but does that mean you get an open guarantee to beat any team that comes your way? Just to prove this challenge wrong, it has to be seen if Beavers get knocked off the pedestal in their match up. But for now, the Ducks clearly vindicated this move by thrashing an opponent, which must be said, were no match to the supremacy of the Ducks.
All said and done, this clearly is something that would be spoken about in days to come. As the mystery over Beavers? decision to swap matches with the Ducks unfold, which it would with time, things would get clearer. From the Ducks perspective, and knowing them well, expect no mercy! They would still continue to trample any opponent coming their way in their indomitable ruthless style.