The Oregon Ducks are 1-1 with a blowout-loss to a great team, and a blowout-win over a not-so-great team. They were held out of the endzone in one contest and bounced back with 10 touchdowns in the next. They let the Georgia Bulldogs score a TD on their first 7 possessions in week 1, and then held Eastern Washington to just 14 points in week 2. They went from being the No. 12 team in the country to being unranked, and back to being the No. 24 team in the country.
Despite all of those numbers I just threw at you, we still don’t know a ton about this Oregon team.
Granted, it’s very early in the season. Any definitive takes made in the month of September usually hit the bottom of the wastebasket by the time that November rolls around. However, this Oregon team feels different from versions of the past where we can make some real assessments about who they are, and how good they are, after a couple of games.
That’s not the case for Dan Lanning’s new squad. With such a big disparity in competition, fans are still left asking endless questions about the identity of this team. On Saturday afternoon at Autzen Stadium, the Ducks will have an opportunity to show the world what they’re made of against a really good BYU team that ranks No. 14 in the nation.
What are some questions that they need to answer, though? We put together a short list.