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PASADENA, Calif. — If it was not exactly a decisive moment in the 106th Rose Bowl game, it was nevertheless a moment for which these Oregon Ducks had been built.
Their wild uniforms notwithstanding — emerald and lime green outfits with metallic silver helmets were plucked from the closet on Wednesday — these Ducks are no longer Chip Kelly’s Ducks, the ones who left defenders’ heads spinning and lungs wheezing.
These Ducks would rather run over an opponent than around them.
As proof, they have a quarterback, Justin Herbert, who at the start of the season was considered likely to be the top pick in the N.