The Ducks have lost the last two years to the Stanford cardinals and this year was looking to be the year the duck could finally get the monkey off their back and beat the team that has crushed their National Championship dream so many years in a row now. "To get this win was huge. It will build a lot of momentum heading into the rest of the year," Mariota said. "It was one of those things -- good to get it under your belt and bury the hatchet a little." There was little the Ducks did wrong in this game and it helped to lead them to another win against an opponent who could easily beat a top team in the nation. This was the ducks year and Mariota finally got the win over the cardinals he need to improve his résumé that much more.