Few teams in the nation are being talked about as much as the Oregon Ducks right now. After their dominant blowout win over the Utah Utes last week, many analysts and TV personalities are claiming that the Ducks not only are the best team in the Pac-12 and should be the favorite to win the conference title in Las Vegas but they should also be heavily considered as a threat to win the national championship.
Of course, there is a long road between here and there, and the Ducks have a lot of business to take care of before fans can start to consider all of that. It all starts this week with a return home for the game against Justin Wilcox and the California Golden Bears.
While thought of as a primarily defensive team over the past several year, the Golden Bears have one of the better offenses in the conference this year, averaging over 30 points per game. If the Ducks want to reach those championship heights, they will need to focus first on shutting down the Cal offensive attack.
Are they equipped to do so? Let’s take a look at the numbers in order to find out in this week’s edition of ‘Tale of the Tape:’