Oregon Too Much for K-State in Fiesta Bowl

All eyes were on the Oregon Ducks  in this one. After a late season OT loss to Stanford the Ducks were knocked out of the national title hunt. Against a quality team like the Wildcats they had the chance to prove that maybe they should not have fallen as far as they did following that loss.

With an offense that averaged more than 50 points a game and an incredible collection of speed and talent on the team the Wildcats were going to have to bring their A game if they were going to have a chance.

The B game they brought wasn't enough.

Oregon got off to the fast start that has become their signature over the last couple years with a 94-yard kick-off return for a touchdown to start the game from De'Anthony Thomas. A 2-point conversion made it clear that the Ducks were looking to put a pretty strong stamp on the end of their season.



K-State didn't make it into the top five on luck alone. It took a while for Collin Klein to get the offense going, but in the second half the man was on fire mixing in passes with some solid runs. However, the Wildcats committed the cardinal sin that comes with playing the Ducks--not scoring touchdowns.

A field goal with just under six minutes to go in the half closed the gap to 15-10, but after missing another field goal with around a minute to go the Ducks that highlight reels know and love came out to play scoring another touchdown in less than a minute to close the first half out at 22-10.

In the second half it was all Oregon all the time. The Duck defense was too much for K-State's offense, and the Wildcats were much like the rest of the nation--they could not stop the combination of talent, speed, and athleticism Oregon has.



Fans watching the game actually got to learn something that most of them probably did not know about football.

On the extra point following Oregon's third quarter touchdown the K-State defense blocked the attempt. A Wildcat player recovered the ball and in the process of trying to make a play ran back into the end zone. A K-State player ended up getting tackled with the ball in the end zone.

Since he carried the ball into the end zone by rule the Ducks recorded a safety worth one point.

And society claims that television isn't educational...