When Dennis Dixon walked off the field in Tuscon last night, it appeared his helmet wasn’t the only thing he took with him. When the former Heisman Trophy frontrunner went out of the game against Arizona last night, with him went the confidence and dreams of all of his teammates. I  have never seen a team so dejected and frankly wiped out by the loss of one player. If there was ever any doubt, as to how important Dennis Dixon was to this football team, that debate was certainly settled last night. With Dixon, Oregon had nothing. Backup QB Brady Leaf who, believe it or not, actually battled Dixon for playing time last year looked confused and more like his older brother Ryan during his brief stint in the NFL. To the credit of the Oregon defense, they hung in there but the offense quit on head coach Mike Bellotti as soon as Dixon left the field in the first quarter. They never had a chance after that.

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