Oregon fans react to Ducks’ blowout win over Liberty in Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
Things were a bit tense early in the game when the Liberty Flames came out and scored a touchdown on their opening possession, but over the next 50 or so minutes of football, those anxieties were calmed.
The Ducks rattled off 45 consecutive points over the next three quarters and completely demolished Liberty, amassing over 550 total yards of offense.
Quarterback Bo Nix broke the NCAA’s single-season record for completion percentage held by Mac Jones (2020) and a pair of program records held by Marcus Mariota.
The celebration on social media from Duck fans was abundant, to say the least.
Almost time to get Quack’n
— SAMIE PARKER (@SAMIEPARKER) January 1, 2024
Let’s Go Ducks!
— T.J. Ward (@BossWard43) January 1, 2024
What did you think they came to do, intimidate election officials? https://t.co/tfIpSKbrC6
— Bill Oram (@billoram) January 1, 2024
This is Liberty's Super Bowl, so it shouldn't be a shocker that they came out of the gates like that
— Hayden Herrera (@haydenherrera) January 1, 2024
Is that the earliest into a new year that Oregon’s been scored on? I can still get a McMuffin.
— Tyson Alger (@tysonalger) January 1, 2024
Bo Nix could leave the field right now with the record.
I doubt he will. pic.twitter.com/bYqcFciMy9
— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) January 1, 2024
Same energy. #FiestaBowl pic.twitter.com/TSzPtgv4If
— Chris Marler (@VernFunquist) January 1, 2024
— Barstool Ducks (@BarstoolDucks) January 1, 2024
You can’t say Liberty & “elect” in the same sentence. They still believe The Big Lie™️ https://t.co/lnMKVhuIfN
— Thicc-Fil-A, a Habitual Pot Stirrer (@SwooshMcDuck) January 1, 2024
Duck receivers rn to Bo trying to set the record pic.twitter.com/EfGWxRSKFG
— DuckSportsAuthority (@DSArivals) January 1, 2024
Bo nix on the brink of the NCAA completion percentage record.
Oregons receivers "Not so fast my friend"
— PUDDLES (@scoduckz) January 1, 2024
One quarter in, the Fiesta Bowl is delivering the defensive grudge match anticipated by all with the favored Liberty Flames leading 6-3.
— Bill Oram (@billoram) January 1, 2024
Tons of 13 personnel so far for Oregon. Haven’t done that much this season. Could be a lack of faith in WR group w/o Franklin.
The drops have been killer. That third down tipped pass would have kept the drive alive. Just sort of stuck in the mud right now on offense.— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) January 1, 2024
There goes Bucky. Going to miss watching him in an Oregon uniform.
— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) January 1, 2024
That was some yucky work from bucky
— kwade (@KwadeSays) January 1, 2024
DUCKS LEAD. LIBERTY DEMANDS A RECOUNT.
— Thicc-Fil-A, a Habitual Pot Stirrer (@SwooshMcDuck) January 1, 2024
Look … I watch my NFL team drop passes every Sunday. I’d prefer if my college team didn’t do the same.
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) January 1, 2024
Heck of a play by the DB to knock that out of Ferguson's hands.
Nix has five incompletions today and I don't think any of them have been on bad balls (aside from arguably the Holden drop).
— Erik Skopil (@Erik_Skopil) January 1, 2024
Liberty punts on 4th & 2 at own 45, giving Dan Lanning a preview of Iowa
— James Crepea (@JamesCrepea) January 1, 2024
The toss. The score.@BoNix10 x @Gary_Bryant01 #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/SaHKOZjeNy
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) January 1, 2024
Troy Franklin, Jackson Powers-Johnson, Popo Aumavae and Khyree Jackson are all on Oregon sideline.
— James Crepea (@JamesCrepea) January 1, 2024
Some Bo Nix fireworks for the road. That was vintage.
— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) January 1, 2024
Nix has now tied Mariota’s single season TD pass record with 42 TD passes https://t.co/cL7u6Y9XW5
— Paul (@TheCorpatty) January 1, 2024
"Bo Nix turns into Bo Fix." pic.twitter.com/lxhMEzRazM
— ☘️LegalizeQuack☘️ (@Legalize_Quack) January 1, 2024
Jordan James has such an impressive burst when he turns it upfield. That guy is gonna shine next year.
— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) January 1, 2024
Is Jordan James somehow getting better?
— Locked on Ducks (@LockedOnDucks) January 1, 2024
I saw a liberty fan legitimately predict they were gonna score 50 today 😭
— PUDDLES (@scoduckz) January 1, 2024
Kenyon!!! Bo Breaks the Mariota record!
— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) January 1, 2024
Bucky is a shifty runner. Tough to tackle.
But James will be a “better” back imo when he’s RB1 next season. He runs to the designed hole. He bursts through the line. He’s always moving forward.— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) January 1, 2024
Touch pass for the score.
Oregon 24, Liberty 6 (Q2 | 3:50)#GoDucks
📺 @espn pic.twitter.com/4zZigxTZ0G
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) January 1, 2024
History.
Bo Nix now owns the Oregon single-season record for touchdown passes with 43 👏#GoDucks x @BoNix10 pic.twitter.com/osTOynPG8i
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) January 1, 2024
Update: We're back in business. Now it's a question of how much longer Bo Nix stays in the game. Completed 15 of last 18. pic.twitter.com/tnuecoIYv1
— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) January 1, 2024
This first half confirmed my thoughts about this bowl game. Waste of time to care much about it. Oregon is on pace for nearly 750 yards at the half. (and they had a drive end in a punt).
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) January 1, 2024
Bo Nix loves football!!
— Jonathan Stewart (@Jonathanstewar1) January 1, 2024
No amount of time is too short to score for this Oregon offense.
What a second quarter.
— Brenna Greene (@BrennaGreene_) January 1, 2024
Dan Lanning: "Middle 8's not done yet."
— James Crepea (@JamesCrepea) January 1, 2024
— ☘️LegalizeQuack☘️ (@Legalize_Quack) January 1, 2024
I bet Chadwell is wishing now more than ever that Bo Nix wasn't playing in this game. https://t.co/zwkKQzOgub
— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) January 1, 2024
Bo Nix is COOKING in the Fiesta Bowl. At the half:
🦆 19-25
🦆 257 YDs
🦆 4 TDNix now owns the Oregon single-season record for TD passes (43) 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Ur9GnbT7fz
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 1, 2024
Troy Franklin and Tez Johnson both broke my record for catches in a season.. They both broke it this yr alone.. 🥹 #GoDucks
— SAMIE PARKER (@SAMIEPARKER) January 1, 2024
Sure this helped flip two top WRs on signing day https://t.co/n2AuwOJkZF
— Oregon Recruiting (@duckscrootin) January 1, 2024
Bo Nix is playing without his top passing target and the nation's best center, and still manages to throw for 257 yards and 4 TDs in the first half of a bowl game against an unbeaten team.
Not too shabby.
— Erik Skopil (@Erik_Skopil) January 1, 2024
This is the worst 13-0 team I've ever seen https://t.co/47xAK4XeSx
— Quack12 Podcast (@quack12podcast) January 1, 2024
Bo Nix throwing his 5th, 6th and 7th TDs against Liberty in the 2nd half. pic.twitter.com/4jCI6cGPdC
— ☘️LegalizeQuack☘️ (@Legalize_Quack) January 1, 2024
Stop the count Bo https://t.co/ufRHM8Y3Fa
— #8 SSN – Oregon🦆 (@SSN_Oregon) January 1, 2024
https://t.co/LR7Eogurs5 pic.twitter.com/n3Uj2et5aa
— parker fleming (@statsowar) January 1, 2024
Me rereading tweets from when Liberty went up 6-0 pic.twitter.com/pugxf6crEP
— kwade (@KwadeSays) January 1, 2024
Did you know that Tez Johnson is Bo Nix's adopted brother?
— Caleb Knox (@CKquaCK) January 1, 2024
BO NIX IS NOW THE NCAA SINGLE SEASON CHECKDOWN
MERCHANT RECORD HOLDER— Thicc-Fil-A, a Habitual Pot Stirrer (@SwooshMcDuck) January 1, 2024
Pull Bo.
His final pass deserves to be a TD pass to Tez Johnson for the overall completion percentage record.
It can't any better than that. It's time.
— Brenna Greene (@BrennaGreene_) January 1, 2024
Ducks doing the thing where five different players have to touch the ball before they can score.
— Tyson Alger (@tysonalger) January 1, 2024
Update: He's got the record. I would bet Bo Nix is done playing for the day. pic.twitter.com/byAC51om2o
— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) January 1, 2024
I wonder if Lanning feeds disrespected by getting this matchup instead of UGA or Ohio St
— kwade (@KwadeSays) January 1, 2024
Watch 27 out of the backfield. True freshman wrecking the defense. One monster 🥞 followed by a second 🥞.
💪💪 pic.twitter.com/6Ggk0JHYP9— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) January 1, 2024
Bo stayed for his senior season.
Opted to play the bowl when he didn’t have to.
Kept playing when he could’ve easily taken the record & called it a day.
What more can you ask from the guy? 🥹
— Thicc-Fil-A, a Habitual Pot Stirrer (@SwooshMcDuck) January 1, 2024
Okay, IF Bo Nix sits out the rest of the game, which I would personally recommend, Nix has the record at 77.45%.
Who knows what happens now, though.
— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) January 1, 2024
Tez chill champ you trying break 2 of my records in one game sheeesh.. #GoDucks
— SAMIE PARKER (@SAMIEPARKER) January 1, 2024
🦆👀
— Dillon Gabriel (@_dillongabriel_) January 1, 2024
Loved watching Bo Nix at Oregon, will go down as one of the best Ducks ever, what a wild CFB career.
— Dan Rubenstein (@DanRubenstein) January 1, 2024
Hell of a season and a career. Thank you, Bo! https://t.co/h2B3tRNFSW
— Oregon Recruiting (@duckscrootin) January 1, 2024
Bo Nix curtain call. Oregon legend. pic.twitter.com/phqgwQCpkt
— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) January 1, 2024
Farewell, sweet prince. You served us well. pic.twitter.com/7GfNeZrNrN
— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) January 1, 2024
Curtain call coming for Bo Nix and Bucky Irving, as it should.
Two of the most beloved Ducks of all time.
— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) January 1, 2024
Onion, curtain calls for @BoNix10 and @BuckyIrving pic.twitter.com/KIgfGvfdD2
— DuckSportsAuthority (@DSArivals) January 1, 2024
I’m not crying you are… pic.twitter.com/keYkBT9A7F
— Geaux Ducks (@GeauxDuck) January 1, 2024
Oregon QBs to win a BCS/NY6 Bowl Game
Joey Harrington
Darron Thomas
Marcus Mariota
Justin Herbert(Soon) Bo Nix
— kwade (@KwadeSays) January 1, 2024
Bo Nix’s parents were absolutely precious in that moment. So sweet.
— emilyetaylor (@emilyetaylor23) January 1, 2024
That's about as successful of a non-CFP bowl game as you can have.
Record-breaking day for Bo Nix. Great game for Bucky Irving. Tez, Traeshon, Gary all show out.
Rodrick and Jurrion flash.
No major injuries.
45-6 win. On to 2024 with a bright future.
— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) January 1, 2024