Pac-10 All Conference Team

The team came out today:

2008 All-Pac-10 team
December 10, 2008 10:59 AM
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller

OFFENSE
QB Mark Sanchez, JR., USC
RB: Jacquizz Rodgers, Fr., Oregon Sate
RB: Jahvid Best, So., California
TE: Rob Gronkowski, SO., Arizona
WR: Mike Thomas, Sr., Arizona
WR: Sammie Stroughter, Sr., Oregon State
OL: Alex Mack, Sr., California
OL: Max Unger, Sr., Oregon
OL: Andy Levitre, Sr., Oregon State
OL: Eben Britton, Jr., Arizona
OL: Kristofer O'Dowd, So., USC

K Kai Forbath, So., UCLA
KR: James Rodgers, So., Oregon State
PR: Jairus Byrd, Jr., Oregon

DEFENSE
DE Nick Reed, Sr., Oregon
DE: Victor Butler, Sr., Oregon State
DT: Brian Price, So., UCLA
DT: Fili Moala, Sr., USC
LB: Rye Maualuga, Sr., USC
LB: Brian Cushing, Sr., USC
LB: Zack Follett, Sr., California
CB: Alterraun Verner, Jr., UCLA
CB: Syd'Quan Thompson, Jr., California
S: Taylor Mays, Jr., USC
S: Troy Nolan, Sr., Arizona State

P: Aaron Perez, Sr., UCLA


Oregon Second Team Players: TE Ed Dickson, S Patrick Chung, OG Fenuki Tupou, RB Jeremiah Johnson
Oregon Honorable Mentions: RB LeGarrette Blount, OLB Jerome Boyd, OG Mark Lewis, WR Terence Scott


I really feel like Oregon got the shaft. Patrick Chung deserves to be on the first team, as well as either JJ or Blount over Best. But I'm just biased, right?

2008 Holiday Bowl

The 2008 Holiday bowl will feature Oregon and Oklahoma State in a shootout matchup on December 30th at 8:00 pm. Oregon finished 17th in the BCS standings with a 9-3(7-2) record, and OSU finished 13th in the BCS with a 9-3(5-3) record. This one is shaping up to be an excellent matchup. Let's take a look at it!

Record
Oregon: 9-3
Oklahoma St: 9-3

Points Forced
Oregon: 503
Oklahoma St: 499

Points Against
Oregon: 336
Oklahoma St: 323

Total Yards Per Game
Oregon: 486.7 (10th)
Oklahoma St: 495.8 (7th)

Passing Yards Per Game
Oregon: 208.8 (82nd)
Oklahoma St: 239.8 (47th)

Rushing Yards Per Game
Oregon: 277.8 (4th)
Oklahoma St: 256.0 (7th)

Points Per Game
Oregon: 41.9 (7th)
Oklahoma St: 41.7 (8th)

The stats are almost identical. This should be one of the best bowl games this year!

Blount Not Testing Draft Waters

Reports from Scout.com says that LeGarrette Blount will be returning next year to play at UO, regardless of who is head coaching.

Taken from Scout.com: "I think it is awesome," said Blount of the coaching move. "I would go to battle for anyone of them as head coach."

As far as High School players go, here are the guys that have signed:


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