Oregon linebacker Rodney Hardrick talks about the big snow fight while dodging stray snowballs.

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Colt Lyerla’s status hearing for cocaine possession charges on Thursday lasted just minutes. Lyerla’s lawyer Stephen Houze requested the hearing be postponed to Dec. 16 after finding out the assigned prosecutor for his client’s case was not available this week.

Had Thursday’s hearing at the Lane County Circuit Court gone as scheduled, Judge Karsten Rasmussen would have determined whether or not to grant a special request from Lyerla, a former Oregon tight end. Houze is seeking a judge’s permission to allow Lyerla to move from Oregon to Las Vegas in order to train for the NFL combine and draft held in the spring. Lyerla would train under Dwight Ross, a trainer for Performance Athletics, if the tight end receives permission to relocate.

In court filings obtained by the Register-Guard, Houze wrote that “no comparable training program exists” in the state of Oregon.

Lyerla and Houze might not get their wish, though. In October, Lyerla signed the standard jail release agreement from the Lane County Jail after his arrest for cocaine possession. The agreement does not allow him to leave Oregon while his felony case is still going through the court system, although a judge can change the terms of the agreement.

Houze said that if Lyerla is allowed to live in Ross’ home near Las Vegas and enroll in the trainer’s program, the tight end would to return to Oregon “for all necessary court appearances.”

Lyerla was arrested on Oct. 23 and charged with cocaine possession, as well as interfering with a police officer after he attempted to flee the detectives at his residence. The former Duck withdrew from the University of Oregon on Oct. 6.

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Following Oregon’s 36-35 Civil War victory, Marcus Mariota told the media he hadn’t given the NFL draft much thought. Then, his eyes lit up as he talked about the ceremony held for Oregon’s senior players that night.

“To see the seniors walk out with their families, that’s a special moment,” he said.

Mariota sounded genuinely inspired by the seniors, like he’d kill to be in their shoes one day.

Five days later, Mariota announced he’d be returning to Oregon for at least one more season. Many factors likely contributed to that decision but maybe Friday night swayed Mariota toward Oregon’s side of the fence.

The big question now is: Did Mariota make the right decision? Head coach Mark Helfrich probably has the best answer.

“That’s a time where everything is so individualized in every regard,” Helfrich said.

In other words, the player’s values determine how smart his decision is. In Mariota’s case, it seems like he and his family don’t value football as much as education. He has a tough major (General Science) and is known for being a highly motivated student.

“I want to do well,” Mariota told the Oregonian in November. “And the classes I’m taking ask for me to be prepared.”

Mariota’s also expressed love for his team and the Eugene community.

“It’s tough in these deals because by in large our guys are happy here and want to be a part of what we’re doing here,” Helfrich said.

A few quotes and anecdotes don’t say everything, but it sure seems like Mariota cares about much more than football. Even so, there’s a good chance he maintains his high draft stock going into next year.

That situation certainly isn’t guaranteed, though.

By coming back, Mariota might be throwing away tens of millions of dollars. That’s what happened to Matt Barkley. The former USC quarterback spurned a likely top-10 selection in the 2012 NFL draft for one more year of school, and he fell to the 4th round the following draft. His rookie contract? Four years for less than $500,000 in guaranteed money.

Former Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm decided to come back for his senior season in 2007, costing himself a potential No. 1 overall selection (he went No. 56 overall in 2008).

The decision for Kentucky’s Andre’ Woodson to return as a senior in 2007 caused him to drop from a projected high-round pick to a six-rounder.

On the other hand, players such as Andrew Luck and Sam Bradford stayed in college for an extra year and still went No. 1 the following drafts. Bradford played in just four games the season leading up to the 2010 draft and was still the first player off the board.

Who knows which side of the spectrum Mariota will fall on? If he ends up being a Barkley or Brohm, people will bash his decision to stay, and they’d have a valid point. But nobody, including Mariota, knows if he’ll get hurt or play poorly. Football is unpredictable.

Earning a degree or walking out with his family on senior night, however, are almost entirely within his control. Those things appear to be more important to Mariota than NFL glory. If that’s the case, coming back to Oregon was the right decision.

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Every week, the Emerald sports staff will collect and post its favorite tweets from Oregon athletes, coaches, media, etc. Below are digital sports editor Victor Flores’ favorites from the Monday, Dec. 2, including a special non-Oregon tweet.

Auburn cornerback Chris Davis got a warm welcome from his classmates on Monday for making this last-second play to beat Alabama two days earlier:

Just got a standing ovation from my Geology class… Wow #WarEagle

— Chris Davis (@chris11au) December 2, 2013

Oregon golfer Monica Petchakan on teammate Cathleen Santoso:

Some random girl just confused me for @cathleensantoso and I just went along with it the entire time

— Moni P (@muhnikkuh) December 2, 2013

Santoso’s reply:

@muhnikkuh HAHA I ought to hear this story!!

— Cathleen Santoso (@cathleensantoso) December 2, 2013

Oregon distance runner Chris Brewer:

Guess I misspelled my own name pic.twitter.com/efeeLoCexS

— Chris Brewer (@Chris_D_Brewer) December 2, 2013

Oregon Acrobatics and Tumbling back base Nicole Seybold:

Me on a monday https://t.co/haGMtIljZQ

— Nicole Seybold (@Nicoleseybold2) December 2, 2013

Oregon women’s basketball guard Katelyn Loper:

My new baby Kali pic.twitter.com/CYGRyUhLud

— Katelyn Loper (@KateTheGreat_31) December 2, 2013

Oregon defensive back Bronson Yim reacting to the news that Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian accepted the head coaching job at USC:

Crazy Sark left Washington. Called it tho. Dream job for him at USC #j201cc

— Bronson Yim (@R2G_BYIM) December 2, 2013

Oregon defensive lineman Arik Armstead also reacting to the Sarkisian news (football players who transfer schools in college are required to sit out a year before being eligible to play for their new school):

That's shrewd . Coaches should have to sit out a year too if you jus wanna up and leave

— Arik Armstead (@arikarmstead) December 2, 2013

Oregon baseball pitcher Jake Reed gives his opinion on the Sarkisian move:

That might be the worst decision in the history of college football….coach O had that program going in the right direction. #wow #usc

— JAKE REED (@JakeyReed5) December 2, 2013

Oregon running back Thomas Tyner:

I really thought they stopped selling hostess products until I spotted some twinkies!!! My life is made

— Thomas Tyner (@thomas_tyner) December 2, 2013

Oregon soccer defender Achijah Berry:

Always a good sign when you meet with your teacher and the first thing they say to you is "oh man, you look stressed"…

— Achijah Berry (@achijahsays) December 2, 2013

Oregon wide receiver Josh Huff:

“@WinTheDay: Josh Huff named @pac12 offensive player of the week after 3 TD, 186-yd performance in Civil War #GoDucks @Huff_Era_1” teammates

— Huff 2Live (@Huff_Era_1) December 2, 2013

Huff, fellow receiver Bralon Addison and Tyler Johnstone on not being named to the first or second all-Pac-12 teams (the three were given honorable mentions):

Feel disrespected to be honest

— Huff 2Live (@Huff_Era_1) December 2, 2013

@BralonAddison11 & me should of made all conference that's all I'm sayin…

— Huff 2Live (@Huff_Era_1) December 2, 2013

But congrats to all others that made it ….

— Huff 2Live (@Huff_Era_1) December 2, 2013

@Huff_Era_1 you about to be getting paid to do what you love ….#dreams and #blessings

— Bralon Addison (@BralonAddison11) December 2, 2013

@BralonAddison11 already bro…still got work to do

— Huff 2Live (@Huff_Era_1) December 2, 2013

@Huff_Era_1 @BralonAddison11 all good dude more fuel for the fire. I'm hot at myself for not being undeniable.

— Tyler Johnstone (@TJohnstone64) December 2, 2013

@Huff_Era_1 @BralonAddison11 with that being said I think y'all got robbed more than I did no doubt

— Tyler Johnstone (@TJohnstone64) December 2, 2013

Oregon offensive lineman thinks Tyner deserved Pac-12 freshman offensive player of the year over UCLA’s Myles Jack:

I don't understand why my dude @thomas_tyner didn't get freshman POY.. Dude had 600 more total yards then Jack.. Just doesn't make sense

— Cameron Hunt (@cjhunt78) December 2, 2013

Oregon outside hitter Canace Finely:

am I an 80's workout instructor or just going to class? we will never know pic.twitter.com/Cr1LJZp4zq

— Canace Finley (@canacefin) December 2, 2013

Oregon linebacker Derrick Malone:

Final cut will be the death of me

— Derrick Malone Jr. (@PoeticSoul__) December 3, 2013

“@haleykellogg: @PoeticSoul__ I love final cut” I love it when's not frozen like a hot pocket

— Derrick Malone Jr. (@PoeticSoul__) December 3, 2013

Oregon running back Kenny Basset:

You ever took a class so hard it made you wanna stop school and pursue a R&B career?..

— Kenny Bassett (@KennyBassett) December 2, 2013

More Huff:

To the security guards who stole the hats I gave my pops at the airport, you should be ashamed of yourself

— Huff 2Live (@Huff_Era_1) December 2, 2013

More Johnstone:

I'll be damned if I ever leave the bank without a handful of dum dums

— Tyler Johnstone (@TJohnstone64) December 3, 2013

Oregon defensive back Chris Seisay:

Smh Androids be having the most ratchet snapchats

— Chris Seisay. (@Seeswaay) December 3, 2013

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The Oregon men’s basketball team improved to 7-0 over the weekend after sweeping the Global Sports Hardwood Challenge, and the Ducks were rewarded with a small bump in the AP Top 25 poll — from No. 14 to No. 13.

The Ducks moved up due to a loss by Gonzaga, previously ranked No. 11. The Bulldogs, now ranked No. 19, fell to Dayton 84-79 on Nov. 25 in the first round of the Maui Invitational. Previously unranked Dayton snuck into the week five AP poll at No. 25.

The highest-ranked Pac-12 school is Arizona, who moved up from No. 4 to No. 2 this week. The Wildcats got a big 72-66 win over then-No. 6 Duke in the championship game of the NIT Season Tip-Off on Friday, Nov. 29. Neither of the two teams — Kansas and Kentucky — previously ahead of Arizona played this past week but both already had losses. Kentucky remained at No. 3 while Kansas moved down from No. 2 to No. 6.

The other Pac-12 team in the top 25 is UCLA, who also didn’t play this past week. The Bruins moved up one spot to No. 18.

Right behind Oregon is Villanova, who went from No. 37 to No. 14 after winning the Battle 4 Atlantis championship over the weekend.

Here is the AP top 10 for week five (Number of first place votes in parentheses):

1. Michigan State (63), Big Ten, Record: 7-0, Previous Ranking: 1

2. Arizona (2), Pac-12, 7-0, PV Rank: 4

3. Kentucky, SEC, 7-1, PV Rank: 3

4. Syracuse, ACC, 7-0, PV Rank: 8

5. Ohio State, Big Ten, 6-0, PV Rank: 7

6. Kansas, Big 12, 6-1, PV Rank: 2

7. Louisville, American Athletic Conference (AAC), 6-1, PV Rank: 9

8. Wisconsin, Big Ten, 8-0, PV Rank: 10

9. Oklahoma State, Big 12, 7-1, PV Rank: 5

10. Duke, ACC, 6-2, PV Rank: 6

The entire top 25 can be seen here.

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Josh Huff caught the game-winning catch for Oregon in Friday’s Civil War with 29 seconds left in the game. Even for the plodding late-game football clock, 29 seconds is an extremely short amount of time.

But compared to Saturday’s Alabama-Auburn game, 29 seconds seems like an eternity.

On the penultimate play of the Iron Bowl, tenths of a second determined whether or not T.J. Yeldon’s foot landed out of bounds before or after the clock hit zero. Officials correctly put one second on the clock. Alabama then tried for a field goal, which led to one of the most unbelievable plays of the year:

Head coach Mark Helfrich is aware that a play like that would give even the toughest coach nightmares.

“As a coach that’s what makes you stay up at night and make sure you’ve crossed every ‘t’ and dotted every ‘i’ to the best of your ability,” Helfrich said during Sunday’s conference call with local media. “But sometimes things happen.”

That unpredictability led Helfrich to call sports the ultimate reality TV. Auburn has won five games this season by a touchdown or less. Oregon and Oregon State traded leads on Friday four times in the fourth quarter.

“I think that’s why everyone’s so interested in (sports),” Helfrich said.

Helfrich also said team performances impact a game’s outcome most. Plus, worrying about luck won’t do the Ducks any good.

“You look at Auburn’s game versus Washington State or Auburn’s game against Georgia or certainly this last finish (against Alabama), there are elements of all these things, but most of it is earning it,” Helfrich said. “There’s so much randomness to it, the parts you know about you have to handle.”

The randomness in college football could determine Oregon’s bowl fate. The Ducks appear bound for the the Alamo Bowl, but that projection could disappear as quickly as Alabama’s Iron Bowl hopes during Chris Davis’ field goal return on Saturday. With a bunch of losses this upcoming week to teams ranked ahead of Oregon, the Ducks could end up going to a completely different part of the country. Helfrich, like he has all season, said he’ll use a wait-and-see approach.

“Again, it goes back to the ‘woulda coulda shoulda’ and even more reinforcement of handling your business and why it’s so important to handle your business every week,” Helfrich said.

The business at hand for Helfrich and the coaching staff in the next couple of weeks is recruiting.

Helfrich and his team will also get a chance to reflect on their 10-2 season in the coming weeks. Defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti said his team should never be ashamed of a 10-win season, and Helfrich agreed that the Ducks have been successful this year.

But as Helfrich and his staff prepare for their bowl game and for next season, they certainly won’t forget about areas that need improvement.

“Are there things we did really well? Yeah,” Helfrich said. “Are there a lot of things we can do better? Absolutely.”

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One play during Sunday night’s 82-61 win over Cal Poly encapsulated the success the Oregon men’s basketball team has enjoyed in their first seven games this season.

The Ducks (7-0) were up 50-37 with 16:05 left in the game. Johnathan Loyd passed the ball to Mike Moser on the left elbow. Moser turned toward the hoop and rose to take a mid-range jumper, only he didn’t take the shot. Instead, he whipped a pass to Richard Amardi, who layed the ball in and drew a foul on the Mustangs’ Maliik Love (Amardi made the subsequent free throw.)

“One thing coach Altman always stresses every day in practice is making the extra pass,” assistant coach Tony Stubblefield said after the game. “That’s one thing we did tonight.”

Stubblefield (replacing Altman in the post-game press conference) said the key thing Sunday night for the Ducks was making the easy pass, not trying to make the incredible one. It showed in the results, too. The Ducks compiled 14 assists while turning the ball over just four times. They averaged nearly 15 turnovers in the first two games of the Global Sports Hardwood Challenge, including 20 give-aways against North Dakota on Saturday.

“I think we got a little too excited yesterday of trying to make the spectacular play,” Stubblefield said, “whereas today I think we were making the right play, the simple play.”

Another example of Oregon’s deft passing came with 8:32 left in the game. Oregon’s leading scorer this season Joseph Young had a good look for a jumper but decided to dish it to Jason Calliste. Calliste pump-faked, got defender Kyle Odister to jump, drew a foul and sunk the three-pointer. Calliste completed the four-point play to put the Ducks up 69-45.

“Everybody’s just dropping the ball off at the right times, not being selfish with it, finding the open man, and we’re just knocking down shots right now,” forward Damyean Dotson said.

The 14 assists were actually the lowest total for Oregon in the three-game tournament over the weekend. The assist figure was just one more than Loyd’s assist total in Oregon’s 85-62 win over Pacific on Friday.

Loyd led the team in assists again on Sunday, albeit with a total of five. The senior guard contributed more as a scorer against Cal Poly (2-5), going 5-of-7 from the field and 3-of-5 from three for 13 points. He was one of five players in double figures.

“I kind of felt good in warm-ups, and when I put the first one down, just aggressive and stepped into it like I wanted it,” Loyd said. “Guys were finding me and I was just making shots.”

Loyd, Dotson and Stubblefield all mentioned the depth of scorers on their team. At least six players are capable of scoring in double figures each night, according to those three, partly because they’re a talented group but also because they’re all unselfish. Loyd can score 13 points one night and dish out 13 assists another because the key is finding the open man, no matter how many minutes he plays each game.

The Ducks don’t have an Andrew Wiggins or Aaron Gordon, so spreading the ball around is essential for them to succeed this season. So far, they’ve spread it around extremely well, and they have a 7-0 record and No. 14 national ranking to show for it.

“A good part of our team is sharing the ball, making the extra pass, and when we have capable five or six double-digit scorers, I think that really helps,” Stubblefield said. “I think it makes us harder to prepare for.”

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Hours after an electrifying win over Oregon State in the Civil War, the Ducks named quarterback Marcus Mariota and defensive tackle Taylor Hart the team’s Most Outstanding Players (Skeie’s Award) for the season. This is the second-straight Skeie’s Award for Mariota, who also received the honor for Most Inspirational Player (Wilford Gonyea Award).

The awards were announced at the team banquet held in Autzen Stadium’s Club following Saturday night’s victory. A vote by the Oregon players determined both honors.

Mariota is the first Duck to receive back-to-back team MVP honors since 2010 when running back LaMichael James earned the award. The redshirt sophomore quarterback was a Heisman Trophy front-runner for most of the year, but finished with some mediocre (for him) performances that coincided with two Oregon losses. During the regular season, Mariota threw for 3412 yards, 30 touchdowns and four interceptions (all in the final two games) while completing 63.1 percent of his passes. He also rushed for 582 yards and nine touchdowns. While he couldn’t match Akili Smith for the single-season school record in passing yards (3763), Mariota did surpass Smith in total offense for a season at 3,994 total yards.

Hart is the first defensive lineman since 2008 (defensive end Nick Reed) to share the MVP award. The senior was Oregon’s fourth-leading tackler in 2013 (64 tackles) and contributed three sacks, five pass breakups and three forced fumbles. Hart was also named to the Academic All-Conference second team earlier in the week.

Other individual awards:

– The Duane J. Cargill Memorial Award for most outstanding offensive impact player was given to sophomore running back Byron Marshall. Oregon’s coaches determined this award.

– The Dudley Clarke Memorial Award for most improved player went to junior linebacker Derrick Malone.

– Senior offensive guard Mana Greig won the Ed Moshofsky Trophy for the team’s most outstanding offensive lineman. Fellow o-linemen voted for this award.

– Freshman tight end Johnny Mundt received the Len Casanova Award for best displaying the athletic standards and inspiration of former Oregon head coach and athletic director, Len Casanova.

– Senior quarterback Dustin Haines was honored with the Elmer Sahlstrom Award, given to the senior with the best academic record, as well as an outstanding attitude and valuable contributions to the team.

– Redshirt sophomore linebacker Rodney Hardrick received the Bob Officer Award for the player who performs well through physical adversity.

– The Pancake Club Award for most knockdowns of opposing defensive linemen went to senior offensive tackle Jake Fisher. This is the second year in a row Fisher has received this honor.

– The Todd Doxey Award went to senior center Hroniss Grasu for the second-straight year. The honor is given to the player who best displays traits of spirituality, dedication and brotherhood.

– Senior offensive lineman Brian Teague and sophomore T.J. Daniel were named offensive and defensive Scout Team Players of the Year, respectively.

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In Oregon’s recent half-decade run of success, down-to-the-wire victories have been rarer than Ducks losses. Friday night’s Civil War game had the makings of a heartbreaking loss, until Marcus Mariota and Josh Huff connected on a 12-yard touchdown to give them a 36-35 lead with 29 seconds to play. The touchdown, arguably the biggest play of Oregon’s season, would prove to be the game-winner.

“We finished,” head coach Mark Helfrich said. “We were talking in the fourth quarter there how this was going to be one (game) you were going to talk about forever and it turned into a great finish.”

The score was one of several lead-changers during the second half of the final game for Oregon’s seniors. So crazy were the final two quarters that it would be easy to forget how in-control the Ducks looked early.

The first quarter appeared to foreshadow another Civil War blowout (the Ducks won their previous five games over Oregon State by an average of 20 points.) Oregon jumped out to a 14-0 lead by the end of the first quarter, with a huge performance on the ground by Thomas Tyner, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown in the quarter. Tyner, replacing an injured Byron Marshall, finished the game with 141 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries.

Oregon wasn’t able to maintain the distance between themselves and the Beavers in the second quarter, though.

The Ducks stuffed Oregon State’s offense to open the quarter, forcing them to punt. The punt would serve as a field-advancing play for the Beavers, though, because of a muff by returner Bralon Addison. Oregon State recovered and scored a touchdown 12 plays later on a two-yard rush by running back Storm Woods.

“Just a bunch of stuff we can’t do,” Helfrich said of the mistakes, which included two interceptions and multiple penalties.

Oregon looked like they were going to answer on the next drive after putting themselves in a first-and-goal situation at the 10-yard line, but they couldn’t find the end zone, getting to the two-yard line on fourth down. In the past, the Ducks would have attempted to score a touchdown on that fourth-down play, but head coach Mark Helfrich decided to be conservative and kick a field goal.

Those would be the only three points the Ducks would score in the quarter, while the Beavers tacked on 10 more to tie the game at 17 going into the second half. After starting the game completing all six passes for 107 yards, Mariota went 0-for-6 with two interceptions to end the half. Mariota bounced back in the second half, finishing the game with 285 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions on 17-of-34 passing.

“I wasn’t trying to press,” Mariota said. “I knew these guys in the locker room were going to be able to get open.”

The second half wasn’t as drastic from quarter to quarter, as both teams traded punches and leads.

The Beavers struck first with a 47-yard field goal by Trevor Romaine, but the Ducks answered with a 28-yard touchdown pass from Mariota to Huff with 7:46 left in the third quarter. The touchdown put the Ducks up 24-20. Huff, in the final home game of his career, had a huge game, catching nine passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns. Two of those scores were game-savers.

“I left everything out on the field,” Huff said.

The momentum seemed to be completely with Oregon State after they took a 29-24 lead with 11:05 to go, but the Ducks fired back on the next drive. On fourth-and-11 from the OSU 12 — quite possibly a bigger play than the game-winner — Mariota connected with Huff gfor a touchdown, giving the Ducks a 30-29 lead.

The Ducks had a chance to seal the game on their next drive. The defense stopped the Beavers, forcing them to punt. Three plays later, Mariota found a wide-open Pharaoh Brown for what would have been a first down, but Brown couldn’t hang on and Oregon had to punt.

After successfully driving down field on the Oregon defense, Mannion handed the ball off to speedy wide receiver Victor Bolden, who took the handoff and bursted off the right tackle for the Oregon State go-ahead touchdown. Following the Bolden score, Mannion missed Cooks and the Beavers failed on the two-point conversion for the second time in the game.

Trailing by five, the pressure was all on Mariota and the Ducks’ offense to score with 1:38 left in the game. On the game-winning drive, Mariota finished 5-of-8 for 76 yards including the decisive touchdown pass.

“Quite frankly, it was a bad throw,” Mariota said. “Huff made a great catch. I told him, ‘Thank you, man, because that would’ve looked bad if you didn’t catch it.’”

While Mariota was critical of himself on the throw, Huff had no complaints.

“It’s the best throw he’s had this year,” Huff said with a wide grin.

The Beavers got the ball with 23 seconds left in the game, but there wasn’t enough time for the Beavers to mount a final comeback. On the last play of the game, the Beavers desperately tried a hook-and-ladder play (where the receiver catches and laterals to another player), but the ball fell to the turf and the Ducks recovered.

“Exactly how you draw it up, the ball scooting around out there,” Helfrich said, jokingly, about the final play.

The Oregon players stormed the field, a sea of green and yellow jumping up and down in unison. Soon, they were joined by the student section. For the sixth straight season, the Ducks came out of Civil War victorious.

After the game, Helfrich said he wasn’t entirely pleased with his team’s performance. The Ducks nearly lost a game they were heavily favored in and shot themselves in the foot multiple times with turnovers and penalties. Nick Aliotti’s defense struggled yet again to stop the run and didn’t play much better through the air.

But in the end, the Ducks got the victory, their 10th of the season. This is the sixth straight season with at least double digits in the win column. They might not be going to a BCS bowl game, but they’re not going to complain about another win in another successful season.

“I don’t think we should ever be ashamed or feel bad about a 10-win season,” Aliotti said.

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Every week, the Emerald sports staff will collect and post its favorite tweets from Oregon athletes, coaches, media, etc. Below are digital sports editor Victor Flores’ favorites from Tuesday, Nov. 26.

Oregon tight end Pharaoh Brown is a fan of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”:

That hungry games get my vote for movie of the year

— Pharaoh Brown (@Callme_P_RO) November 27, 2013

Oregon distance runner Jeremy Elkaim:

Well I'm at my 9 am class and my teacher isn't here. I made sure to check my email so if she doesn't show up I won't be happy

— Jeramy Elkaim (@jelkaim25) November 27, 2013

Oregon softball infielder and food-lover Jamie Rae Sullivan:

It's never too early for Panda Express

— Jamie Rae Sullivan (@jamduck20) November 27, 2013

Thanksgiving is the best holiday bc you can eat as much as you want without being judged…

— Jamie Rae Sullivan (@jamduck20) November 27, 2013

Oregon men’s basketball guard Jalil Abdul-Bassit:

#BusLife tho… pic.twitter.com/iLsw0uv03n

— Jalil Abdul-Bassit (@JEazyBuckets) November 27, 2013

Oregon Acrobatics and Tumbling top Rachel Block:

First night of Hanukkah tonight ✨

— Rachael Block (@RachaelBlock) November 27, 2013

Oregon quarterback Jeff Lockie:

My coffee addiciton is starting way too early….

— Jeff Lockie (@jefflockie17) November 27, 2013

Oregon soccer midfielder Kiyomi Cook:

Waking up at 12, yes

— Kiyomi (@kiycook) November 27, 2013

Oregon distance runner Parker Stinson:

Heading into the mountains for moovies, food, and hunting. I wish I could grow a beard…#AChristmasWish

— Parker Stinson (@parkerstinson) November 27, 2013

Oregon linebacker Tyson Coleman:

We are the only people left in Eugene!

— Tyson Coleman (@TysonColeman33) November 27, 2013

Oregon middle distance runner Chris Brewer:

Note to self, dress nicely when traveling home the day before thanksgiving. You will run into everyone you have ever known

— Chris Brewer (@Chris_D_Brewer) November 27, 2013

Oregon baseball pitcher Jake Reed ragging on his former teammate Brett Thomas:

@bretthewT2 didnt miss you

— JAKE REED (@JakeyReed5) November 27, 2013

Former Oregon running back and current Carolina Panther Kenjon Barner sharing a Vine:

Cats Lyin To there Girl #dlb Jean-Luc Picard, Jalen Bridges https://t.co/Hrtjp20Kq6

— Kenjon Barner (@KBDeuce4) November 27, 2013

Oregon Acrobatics and Tumbling base Taylr Keating:

my chicken was dry so naturally i drenched it in ranch. duh.

— taylr leigh (@tee_kay35) November 27, 2013

Oregon defensive back Bronson Yim on ESPN personality Skip Bayless:

Skip Bayless doesn't believe half the things he says #j201cc

— Bronson Yim (@R2G_BYIM) November 27, 2013

Oregon Acrobatics and Tumbling base Brooke Gansemer:

Pulled around and parked waiting for my fresh mcdonalds cookies.. Fat girl probs

— Brooke Gansemer (@BrookeGansemer) November 28, 2013

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