Never miss a Ducks4Life update!
EUGENE ā New season; same kind of start. Oregon opens the preseason ranked sky-high, survives a September struggle game, and the college football universe cranks up the āoverratedā narrative.
Dan Lanningās Ducks have been efficient, explosive, and mostly businesslike since joining the Big Ten, 18-3 against conference opponents and only losing to the eventual national champs. But Natty Road isnāt paved with one-score wins over unranked Boise State year after year. National titles live in moments where a team decides to bury anyone and everyone in their playoff path.
Oregonās national title aspirations demand something darker, and packing a sharper edge. Natty Road wonāt run through Eugene until this program is done being āniceā about it.
Hereās how the Lanning-era numbers back this up:
