Here's to you, Nate

Here’s to hoping that he gets one hell of a round of applause on senior night.

Without him, we don’t make the Rose Bowl last year. We can’t forget that either.

I also have been thinking for a while that I’d love to see him as one of the graduate assistants for the Ducks. I guess that depends on if he pursues a career in law enforcement after this year. Whatever he decides, he has shown he has the work ethic and heart to succeed.

I won’t cheapen it with anything else.

I groaned and just crouched down with my head in my hands while they tended to him. They knew, we all knew.

and the play was literally right in front of me. Tough break for a great kid. I hated seeing him roll around in pain and it pissed me off to see a Fuskie coach make teary eyed motions to the crowd. Bad JuJu to UW.

That is not the lasting memory I’ll have of him. He left his mark with Oregon and I wish him well in the future.

Thanks for playing football the way a player should.

And great post, Quinn. Well said.

Yes he is out of as the #2 QB, but what about as holder. It does take away the 2pt option, but if he is needed for a clutch FG try, you don’t need a ACL to grab a snap and hold it, he could be used. I just hope Nate marries a nice woman with better genes for hairlines and stronger connective tissue. None the less, his senior day ovation should last several minutes.

I just hope Nate marries a nice woman with better genes for hairlines and stronger connective tissue.

that may be the first time i smiled since 3:00 this afternoon.

Once he went down, I knew it was bad, and it sucks because like you said, Quinn, he’s one of the best guys to ever put on a Ducks uniform.

I haven’t heard yet, but we all know at the best it’s bad. I hope they can keep him on the staff. Awesome thoughts and memories.

Thanks Quinn.

Very well said. Although I disagree on one point. I know that Nate has been interning with the Springfield police department. As much as I would love to see him stick around and have an influence on the Ducks, if he is as great a young man as you say (and from everything else that’s been written about him, I have no reason to think otherwise), I am glad he’s planning to go into law enforcement. Those qualities you list will make him a fantastic public servant.

Nate must’ve set the all-time record for most torn ACLs in a lifetime in human history. So sad that so much promise barely got a chance to display it, but thank you Nate for being a Duck.

Always a class act. Very few people would have handled his position so well this year.

A great tribute. Very well done Quinn.

It would be so cool to see him on the sideline in the future

knowing the person, and watching the injury, it really sucked to tell your friends he was done. as far as football players go, he was one of the best ive ever seen. his effort on the field was uncanny. i wish him the best, and hope he can recover in whatever he does. thanks nate.

Excellent write up and I couldn’t agree more…

Nate gave this team a luxury most don’t have, 2 great quarterbacks. His play on the field will be missed but a Im sure his leadership will continue.

You should be saying “Nate Costa is,” because if you don’t think Nate will be making a difference, even if just from the sidelines, you are mistaken

Like Dennis Dixon and WT3, Nate will not check out just because he can’t play.

 Nate is an example why Oregon is where they are now. Always fighting back from adversity. Always there to fight back when you get knocked in the teeth. Playing the game, on and off the field, the way a man should. I don’t know what his asperations after college are and I am sure he will succeed at whatever he wants to do.
  I would love to see him come back to UofO and coach our future players to be the kind of leader he is.
  Thank you Nate for your years of hard work to make the Ducks exactly what they are….#1

It is a reminder that this is about young men who most will go on to do other things in life, but for a few precious moments give us all so much!

Amazing human being!!…We LOVE U NATE!!

I’ve seen teammates, opponents and favorite players – Costa among them – have their careers derailed by injuries like this. It’s always a painful reminder that football is a tough, physical sport that the human body is not designed to withstand. Cheers to Nate Costa. Few, if any, players have given as much of himself to the Duck program as that young man.

And to Quinn… Seeing that somber look on your face after the game pulled mightily at my parental instincts. I hope someone close to you gave you a hug at some point, ’cause man you needed one. Thank you for summarizing how many of us feel.

To see that Saturday really put a damper on the season for me, even though my dieing wish is to attend an Oregon National Championship game.

And thank you Quinn for posting what we all have been feeling since Nate went down yesterday. We all love and respect him for all he’s given to our program.

If Thomas should get hurt again Costa isn’t there to come in and keep the juggernaught rolling, now we have to be a bit scared.

And I feel for Costa. Tough break for a great kid and great team guy. Sad to see it end like this.

that in 10 years I can say “Nate Costa” to a UO student and they dont say “who”

i really like watching nate play and its gonna suck not seeing him on the sidelines any more :(

he brought a whole differ style to the team and going for 2 points was what he was awesome about!

we will all miss you nate!

Costa’s performance in Pullman a month ago was proof that Oregon had sufficient depth at that oh so important position of QB. After watching his exceptional play, it was clear to all Oregon fans that this year, finally!!, the Ducks had a backup who could come in at any time and engineer the offense to touchdowns. And that’s saying something, especially after the heartbreak of ’07.

As each week up to this point has been filled with great news (even the scary injuries of that WSU game proved to be not as serious as first expected, and by Monday everyone was breathing great sighs of relief) this is the first sign that 2010 might not go as we all expect. Suddenly, each run by Thomas, each sack he takes, each time his body hits the turf – hell – each time he falls over an O lineman… each and every play spells potential disaster for the Single Best College Football Team Currently Playing in the Country.

Auburn will not win out.

Oregon, provided our QB keeps his health, will.

But one bad play could result in the 2010 national championship game featuring: Boise State V Texas Christian University.

I don’t want to live through that nightmare, because I know this is the Ducks year.

But you know, it sure would serve the NCAA right to have not one, but 2 small conference schools playing for their title.