It’s kinda old news, but the Ducks absolutely destroyed South Florida in the Sun Bowl on New Year’s eve. And they didn’t just beat ‘em folks… they beat ‘em up. Couldn’t think of a better way to end the year! Given the bad fortune the Ducks had this year with the loss of Dennis Dixon and several other key contributors, it would have been almost forgivable for the Ducks to lay an egg. I’ll admit, you can count me amongst the skeptics going into the game. Justin Roper (their 5th string QB) started the game for chrissake!

This will go down as the year that could have been for the Ducks. Having watched the National Championship game tonight, I’m convinced that neither LSU or Ohio State could have beaten a healthy Duck squad. I honestly don’t think it would have even been close. To give you an idea of the magnitude of the Ducks injury situation… suppose the LSU offense was without their starting quarterback (oh and his backup, and their backup’s backup too), their number two running back (who’s arguably as good as Jonathan Stewart), and two of their top three wideouts. And these aren’t your run of the mill players either. All four of these players will likely be playing on Sunday’s in the future.

I think alot of people think the Ducks were all about Dennis Dixon and that’s why they tanked. The fact is, all of the aforementioned players had their season ending injuries after Dixon got injured. A true testament to just how good Dennis Dixon was this year. The Ducks finished the year 9-4 having lost their last 3 games prior to the Sun Bowl. Many people think the Joey Harrington led 2001 team that finished #2 in the country after trouncing Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl was the best Ducks team of all time. I think this team would have eaten their lunch and stole their girlfriends.

Great year Ducks! Looking forward to next season already!