For the first 15 minutes and change of the game, it looked like a Saturday of agony might be in store for the Oregon Ducks against the Stanford Cardinal in Palo Alto.
It’s a story we’ve seen play out far too many times before, Oregon looked uninspired and uncharacteristically bad. It had just three total offensive snaps in the first quarter and back-to-back three-and-outs.
Fortunately, it turned the game around pretty quickly.
After falling behind 6-0 early, the Ducks scored 42 unanswered points in a blowout win over the Cardinal. Bo Nix was electric, tossing four touchdowns and 290 yards on 27-for-32 passing.
Oregon’s defense, obviously, was dominant as well, forcing four punts, three turnovers on downs and just 3.2 yards per play in the game.
As you would expect, Oregon fans were quite happy on social media, following a period of intense frustration early. Here are some of the best reactions from Duck fans on the day: