It's no secret that Nike and the University of Oregon have a special relationship.

Thanks to the help of Nike founder Phil Knight, the Ducks have an endless array of uniform combinations, including Monday night's neon look at the national title game.

After the Ducks lost to Auburn, Nike paid tribute to the team in the best way it knew how. With an advertisement that reads "EVERYONE LOSES GAMES. FEW CHANGE THEM." with a picture of someone holding an Oregon helmet, as seen above.

The advertisement ran in several newspapers and the version you see above is now available at nike.com as a wallpaper for your computer.

It's safe the say there's no shortage of motivation for the Ducks returning for another run next season.

-- Tim Gardner