So, the PAC-12's thoroughly botched, no-good, nationally ignored, messed-up season has reached Championship Week.
Through a bizarre set of cancellations, do-overs and tiebreakers, Oregon has reached the championship game at 3-2. They're in the midst of a 2-game losing streak and have played worse football every week. The offense stumbled to 17 points and 368 yards against Cal.
Oregon's run 66, 66, 64, 66 and 60 offensive plays in their 5 games. This is a slow-down attack that would make Ralph Miller proud.
On a scale of 2010 Fiesta Bowl/2018 versus Washington/season opener against Cal Davis, how excited/optimistic about this game versus USC, really? Does it really feel like Oregon can make a major turnaround, fix some flaws and duplicate last year's terrific effort in the Coliseum?
Or is this a meaningless anticlimax and a triumph of Larry Scott's ineptitude and mismanagement?
Oregon is a young team this year robbed of some precious coaching and development with the loss of spring practice, summer workouts and the fall camp. Have you reached the point where 2020 is just a lost year and you might turn off the game in the second quarter?
Or, after the recruiting gains from yesterday, Cristobal's new contract and the return to health of some key players, do you see tomorrow night as a new beginning and an opportunity to change the page to next year and a team with real potential?
What are the chances USC just blows the doors off a squad with some growing to do?
My feeling is, the Ducks are who we thought they were, a rebuilding team that took major hits when Sewell, Holland, Breeze, Graham, and Niu elected to opt out. 4-2 was realistic, allowing that they lost a home game versus the Dawgs. It's great they get to play again because that's the best chance to get better. I can't see they'll stop the Trojans offense when they couldn't stop Oregon State, but I'll watch all 60 minutes, looking for signs of progress and seeing how they respond to the suck.
Through a bizarre set of cancellations, do-overs and tiebreakers, Oregon has reached the championship game at 3-2. They're in the midst of a 2-game losing streak and have played worse football every week. The offense stumbled to 17 points and 368 yards against Cal.
Oregon's run 66, 66, 64, 66 and 60 offensive plays in their 5 games. This is a slow-down attack that would make Ralph Miller proud.
On a scale of 2010 Fiesta Bowl/2018 versus Washington/season opener against Cal Davis, how excited/optimistic about this game versus USC, really? Does it really feel like Oregon can make a major turnaround, fix some flaws and duplicate last year's terrific effort in the Coliseum?
Or is this a meaningless anticlimax and a triumph of Larry Scott's ineptitude and mismanagement?
Oregon is a young team this year robbed of some precious coaching and development with the loss of spring practice, summer workouts and the fall camp. Have you reached the point where 2020 is just a lost year and you might turn off the game in the second quarter?
Or, after the recruiting gains from yesterday, Cristobal's new contract and the return to health of some key players, do you see tomorrow night as a new beginning and an opportunity to change the page to next year and a team with real potential?
What are the chances USC just blows the doors off a squad with some growing to do?
My feeling is, the Ducks are who we thought they were, a rebuilding team that took major hits when Sewell, Holland, Breeze, Graham, and Niu elected to opt out. 4-2 was realistic, allowing that they lost a home game versus the Dawgs. It's great they get to play again because that's the best chance to get better. I can't see they'll stop the Trojans offense when they couldn't stop Oregon State, but I'll watch all 60 minutes, looking for signs of progress and seeing how they respond to the suck.
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