UCLA at Oregon: The Ducks Hope To Recreate The Autzen Edge

Halfway through the regular season, we have found out quite a bit about the 2008 Oregon football team. First of all, we know the Ducks need to get a priest or rabbi or witch doctor or somebody to get rid of this quarterback curse because it has just gotten ridiculous. We know that the Ducks are probably not winning the conference this year. The one thing that still eludes us though is just how good this team actually is. With six games under their belt Oregon has won twice as many games as they have lost, but all of the wins have come against teams more than a couple of games below .500. Except for the first quarter against Boise State and the first quarter against USC, the Ducks have been severely outplayed in every phase of the game against the elite teams they have faced. Despite the success their rivals up the road had, the Ducks ground game was anemic against the Trojans. LaGarrette Blount didn’t seem fast enough to get to the hole before it was filled with swift USC players, and ... (link)