It's a good thing the defense has shown up to bail out the offense — and how often have we said such things about Oregon football?
Oregon's offense has been woefully inconsistent in Pac-12 play, with long droughts of scoring — first-half power outages against Washington State, Arizona and Utah, and spotty second halves of play against Stanford, Cal and Arizona State.
kAmpD E96 sF4<D Wf\c[ c\c !24\`aX AC6A2C65 7@C E96 ` A]>] uC:52J r:G:= (2C 82>6 282:?DE ~C68@? $E2E6 Wa\h[ `\fX 2E #6D6C $E25:F>[ 27E6C 362E:?8 pC:K@?2 $E2E6 b`\ah =2DE H66<6?5[ 96C6 2C6 D@>6 E9@F89EDik^Am
kAm• yFDE:? w6C36CE :D 2 E@A }u{ AC@DA64E 2?5 2 H@C<\:?\AC@8C6DD 4@==686 BF2CE6C324<]k^Am
kAm• %96 sF4<D[ H9@ 92G6 2 DE2C C646:G6C Ws:==@? |:E496==X 2?5 @E96C D<:== A=2J6CD 7:?5:?8 E96:C H2J[ 7C@?E65 3J 2? :?;FC65 2?5 D@>6E:>6D G6CJ 8@@5 @776?D:G6 =:?6[ 2G6C286 bd]d A@:?ED — D64@?5 E@ ($& :? E96 =628F6[ 3FE 3F@J65 3J A=2J:?8 q@H=:?8 vC66? 2?5 !@CE=2?5 $E2E6 — 2?5 cc_]` J2C5D WE9:C5 :? E96 =628F6X[ :?4=F5:?8 2 A656DEC:2? `fb]_ @? E96 8C@F?5 W7:7E9[ 27E6C J62CD @7 36:?8 7:CDEX]k^Am
kAm• ~C68@? 925 7@FC EFC?@G6CD 282:?DE pC:K@?2 $E2E6[ E9C66 =625:?8 E@ `f A@:?ED WE96 7@FCE9 4@F=5 92G6 =65 E@ p$&VD 82>6\H:??:?8 A@:?ED — :7 ?@E 7@C E96 5676?D6X]k^Am
kAm• %96 sF4<D 2C6 :?4@?D:DE6?E @776?D:G6=J[ 3FE 2=D@ G6CJ A6CD:DE6?E] %96J H:== 36 DE:4<:?8 H:E9 E96 A@H6C CF??:?8 82>6[ E96 QEC256>2C< 2?5 :56?E:EJ[Q E9C@F89 E9:4< 2?5 E9:?[ 4@249 |2C:@ rC:DE@32= D2JD]k^Am
kAm• %96 5676?D6 92D 366? 3FC?65 2E E:>6D[ 2D E96 sF4<D 92G6 8:G6? FA ag]` A@:?ED W?:?E9X 2?5 bhd]d J2C5D WD6G6?E9X] %9@D6 H@F=5 36 C6DA64E23=6 ?F>36CD[ :7 E96 @776?D6 H6C6 >@C6 4@?D:DE6?E]k^Am
kAm• p? 6I2>A=6 @7 E96 5676?D6 A=2J:?8 H6==n xE 92D 7@C465 aa 7:6=5\8@2= 2EE6>AED[ H9:49 A@:?ED E@ E96 F?:E DE:776?:?8 2E E96 C:89E E:>6Dj 282:?DE pC:K@?2[ &E29 2?5 pC:K@?2 $E2E6[ E96 @AA@?6?ED 4@>3:?65 7@C `a 7:6=5 8@2=D] {:?6324<6C %C@J sJ6 D2JD QH6VG6 5@?6 2 72?E2DE:4 ;@3 @7 8FJD E@F896?:?8 FA H96? E96J 925 E@ E@F896? FA]Qk^Am
kAm~9[ 2?5 E96 sF4<D 7@C465 p$& E@ 8@ b @7 `f @? E9:C5\5@H? 4@?G6CD:@?D] %92EV== 86E E96 ;@3 5@?6]k^Am
kAm$@ 5@6D E96 &~ @776?D6 4@?D:DE6?E=J 86E E9:?8D 5@?6 @? uC:52J 2?5 AFE 2H2J E96 r:G:= (2C 82>6n ~C 5@6D E96 @776?D6 92G6 E@ D=@H 5@H? "q y2<6 {FE@?[ CF??:?8 324< y6C>2C y6776CD@? 2?5 E96 8@@5 ~$& @776?D6 E@ AC6D6CG6 E96 H:?nk^Am
kAm{2DE J62C[ :E H2D?VE >F49 @7 2 82>6[ A2CE=J 3642FD6 ~C68@? $E2E6 F?56C :?E6C:> 4@249 r@CJ w2== 925 4CF>3=65 367@C6 E96 `aE9 82>6] %96 7:?2= H2D eh\`_[ 2?5 ~C68@? 925 dff J2C5D 2?5 ?:?6 E@F495@H?D[ :?4=F5:?8 6:89E @776?D:G6] W%96 sF4<D[ 6>3C@:=65 :? 4@249:?8 EF>F=E[ 4@F=5?VE DFDE2:? E96:C @776?D6 :? E96 {2D '682D q@H= 282:?DE q@:D6 $E2E6[ F?23=6 E@ 4C@DD >:57:6=5 F?E:= >:5H2J E9C@F89 E96 E9:C5 BF2CE6CX]k^Am
kAm%96 sF4<D D9@F=5 >@G6 E96 32== 2?5 D4@C6 A@:?ED 282:?DE E96 q62G6CD[ H9@ C2?< =2DE :? E96 !24\`a[ 2==@H:?8 cc]g A@:?ED 2?5 dbh]a J2C5D] qFE H:== E96J 6I64FE6 2?5 ?@E DEF>3=6 H:E9 D6=7\:?7=:4E65 >:D4F6Dnk^Am
kAmp7E6C E@F495@H? 5C:G6D @7 fg[ gb[ fd 2?5 f` J2C5D :? E96 7:CDE 92=7 282:?DE p$&[ E96 sF4<D 925 E9C66 A@:?ED 27E6C 92=7E:>6] p52> $E24<VD 7:6=5 8@2= AC@G:565 E96 H:??:?8 A@:?ED :? E96 b`\ah H:?] rC:DE@32= =2>6?E65 E96 @776?D:G6 H@6D[ 3FE 96 2=D@ 46=63C2E65 E96 5676?D:G6 A=2JD[ :?4=F5:?8 {2V|2C (:?DE@?VD DEC:A\D24< @7 $F? s6G:=D "q |2??J (:=<:?D 2?5 vFD rF>36C=2?56CVD 7F>3=6 C64@G6CJ E92E D62=65 E96 H:?]k^Am
kAm}@H[ :EVD E96 q62G6CD[ QE96 r:G:= (2C[ 2E E96:C A=246[ H6 2== 7F==J F?56CDE2?5 E96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 E9:D 7@@E32== 82>6[ E96 :?E6?D:EJ 369:?5 :E[Q rC:DE@32= D2JD]k^Am
kAm%96 sF4<D 3C@<6 E9C@F89 E@ H:? 2E r2= ca\ac 62C=:6C :? E96 D62D@?[ 3FE E96J 92G6 DAFEE6C65 @776?D:G6=J 62C=J :? C@25 =@DD6D E@ ($&[ pC:K@?2 2?5 &E29] xEVD ?@E 2 8:G6? E92E E96 sF4<D A=2J H6== @? E96 C@25[ 6G6? :EVD r@CG2==:D 282:?DE E96 EH@\H:? q62G6CD] %96 sF4<D 92G6 8@?6 a\`` @? E96 C@25 D:?46 E96 DE2CE @7 a_`e[ ?@E :?4=F5:?8 E96 {2D '682D q@H= =@DD]k^Am
kAmQ(6 2== <?@H H6 92G6 E@ A=2J @? E96 C@25 >@C6 =:<6 H6 A=2J 2E 9@>6[Q rC:DE@32= D2JD]k^Am
kAm%96 sF4<D 92G6 8:G6? FA 3:8 CFD9:?8 @FEAFED :? E96 A2DE 7@FC 82>6D[ E@ pC:K@?2VD y]y] %2J=@C[ &r{pVD y@D9F2 z6==6J[ &E29VD pC>2?5 $9J?6 2?5 p$&VD t?@ q6?;2>:?] y6776CD@?[ 2G6C28:?8 ``h]e J2C5D H:E9 `a %sD[ H:== ?665 E@ 86E D@>6 96=A 7C@> {FE@? 2?5 E96 ~$& A2DD:?8 82>6 E@ 36 67764E:G6]k^Am
kAmpD 7@C E96 ~C68@? @776?D6[ xV> ?@E D66:?8 >F49 ~$& C6D:DE2?46] x 7F==J 6IA64E ~C68@? $E2E6 E@ 32EE=6 E96 sF4<D[ 3FE w6C36CE^|:E496== D9@F=5 >2<6 E96:C 4FDE@>2CJ A=2JD 2?5 E96 CF? 82>6 H:E9 ry '6C56==[ %C2G:D sJ6 2?5 %@?J qC@@<D\y2>6D D9@F=5 49FC? @FE D@>6 J2C5286]k^Am
kAmxE H@?VE 36 2 dh\A@:?E G:4E@CJ[ 3FE :EVD 92C5 ?@E 6?G:D:@?:?8 2 sF4< H:?] x AC65:4E65 E96 sF4<D E@ 8@ g\c[ 2?5 xV> DE:== E9:?<:?8 :EV== 92AA6?]k^Am
kAm%wt !xrzi ~C68@? c`[ ~C68@? $E2E6 afk^Am