Fansided · Jan 9
Ducks face elimination, with no intention of blinking or backing down
Oregon won a first-round playoff game and then the Orange Bowl to reach 13-1, one of the most successful seasons in school history. They play today in Atlanta in search of two more miracles and their national championship. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesIt's not the critic who counts. Rival fanbases will have a field day if the Ducks come close but get turned away in the College Football Playoff semifinal. The timeline will be full of Beavers, Huskies and Trojans chortling about "Zero Natties" or "Ducks choke again" but no matter the result tonight in Atlanta, this is a program on the rise, with purpose and hope.
