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Oregon players: We don't want to play in the Rose Bowl, it's not a big deal
Posted on 11/21/13 at 10:15 pm
Posted on 11/21/13 at 10:15 pm
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Oregon may be headed to a fifth straight BCS bowl game, but it's not the game the Ducks had in mind when the season started.
And two high-profile players weren't shy this week about expressing their disappointment.
"I don't want to play in a Rose Bowl unless I'm playing for a national championship," wide receiver Josh Huff told reporters Monday.
Oregon is back in control of the Pac-12 North Division following USC's victory last week over Stanford. If the No. 5 Ducks win out, they will represent the North in the Pac-12 title game with a berth in the Rose Bowl at stake -- a scenario that seems ho-hum to running back De'Anthony Thomas.
"It's not a big deal at all," Thomas told reporters. "We already won a Rose Bowl, so it feels like, 'Whatever.'
Huff said watching USC's last-minute 20-17 win over the Cardinal was especially frustrating because, a week earlier, the Cardinal had knocked off the Ducks 26-20 in Palo Alto, Calif. -- severely damaging Oregon's chances of advancing to the BCS title game.
"It was pulling at my nerves," Huff said. "I just wish we would have handled things differently when we played those guys. ... I don't mind playing in the Rose Bowl, playing for the fans and my teammates. But deep down I don't wanna be a prep game for the national championship game.
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Posted on 11/21/13 at 10:16 pm to Bench McElroy
Not a big deal? They've won what, 1 in the last 100 years?
Posted on 11/21/13 at 10:23 pm to Bench McElroy
Oregon. Haaaaaa
Posted on 11/21/13 at 10:28 pm to Bench McElroy
Who said they were going. Lol 
Posted on 11/21/13 at 10:29 pm to Bench McElroy
Posted on 11/21/13 at 10:46 pm to Bench McElroy
They have played in a BCS bowl game every year for about four years now and won their past two. I can see why just playing in the rose bowl doesn't really get them pumped anymore. For them that means they fell short of the ultimate goal.
Posted on 11/21/13 at 10:46 pm to Bench McElroy
They sound like a bunch if losers. Seriously.
Posted on 11/21/13 at 11:54 pm to Bench McElroy
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"I don't want to play in a Rose Bowl unless I'm playing for a national championship," wide receiver Josh Huff told reporters Monday.
Did he manage to fight back the tears when he said this? Or were they just free flowing like the 3rd quarter just ended?
Posted on 11/22/13 at 1:01 am to Bench McElroy
These quotes were out a few days ago but it's sad it has come to this. And Huff of all people, one of my favorites on the team. I was stoked when USC beat Stanford to give us a chance to go back again.
And DeAnthony needs to quit yapping. There are probably 5 or 6 skill players who have had more of an impact on the offensive side of the ball than him this year.
And DeAnthony needs to quit yapping. There are probably 5 or 6 skill players who have had more of an impact on the offensive side of the ball than him this year.
Posted on 11/22/13 at 8:24 am to Bench McElroy
This is one of the negative outcomes of the BCS.
Posted on 11/22/13 at 8:51 am to Bench McElroy
they will end up getting out travel again by a Big Ten team anyway 
Posted on 11/22/13 at 9:11 am to Bench McElroy
LOL what a terrible program
Posted on 11/22/13 at 9:13 am to Bench McElroy
F-the Affliction Shirts of the NCAA
Posted on 11/22/13 at 10:08 am to Bench McElroy
Well, if they keep up that attitude, then they won't have to worry about going to the Rose. Seriously, what a bunch of entitled, whiny brats.
Posted on 11/22/13 at 11:18 am to Bench McElroy
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"I don't want to play in a Rose Bowl unless I'm playing for a national championship,"
Pretty sure thats not how it works.
Posted on 11/22/13 at 1:37 pm to Bench McElroy
I don't blame them. Anything less than a National Championship means you failed and should feel bad.
Posted on 11/22/13 at 7:11 pm to Bench McElroy
To be fair I can understand their point but on a smaller scale.
When the Gamecocks went to the Outback Bowl in the 2000, and subsequently in 2001, it was the greatest thing in the world to our fan base. We hadn't been to a bowl since 1995, hadn't been to a bowl worth a damn since the late 1980s Gator Bowls, and only had 1 bowl win at that time. We went down to Tampa in droves and beating Ohio St. in those games might as well have been beating them in the national title the way we reacted. Granted that first Outback Bowl we had come from a 1-21 stretch the previous two seasons but even if those weren't a big deal getting to the Outback Bowl was.
Now in 2008 and even last year in 2012 SC fans were very apathetic about it all. In 2012 yeah we were happy to get to 11 wins again and playing a big name like Michigan had it's draw but we didn't get to the SECCG and that's all that matters.
We've only been to the SECCG once and we got the doors blown off of us, but this is the 4th season in a row that if we don't get to the SECCG the season as a whole was a failure, though by historical standards it should already be considered a success.
When the Gamecocks went to the Outback Bowl in the 2000, and subsequently in 2001, it was the greatest thing in the world to our fan base. We hadn't been to a bowl since 1995, hadn't been to a bowl worth a damn since the late 1980s Gator Bowls, and only had 1 bowl win at that time. We went down to Tampa in droves and beating Ohio St. in those games might as well have been beating them in the national title the way we reacted. Granted that first Outback Bowl we had come from a 1-21 stretch the previous two seasons but even if those weren't a big deal getting to the Outback Bowl was.
Now in 2008 and even last year in 2012 SC fans were very apathetic about it all. In 2012 yeah we were happy to get to 11 wins again and playing a big name like Michigan had it's draw but we didn't get to the SECCG and that's all that matters.
We've only been to the SECCG once and we got the doors blown off of us, but this is the 4th season in a row that if we don't get to the SECCG the season as a whole was a failure, though by historical standards it should already be considered a success.
Posted on 11/24/13 at 5:23 pm to Bench McElroy
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Oregon players: We don't want to play in the Rose Bowl, it's not a big deal
You see, what had happened was....
Posted on 11/24/13 at 5:30 pm to Bench McElroy
sounds like a bunch of spoiled, ungrateful bitches to me!
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