There was a lot of good and a lot of bad to parse through in that game between the Oregon Ducks and Washington Huskies.
For the Ducks, an explosive offense put up numbers and produced highlights that tantalized fans to no end. On the other side of things, the defense looked much more like swiss cheese than a collection of highly-touted football players.
In the end, it was a heavyweight battle between two future NFL quarterbacks. A couple of bounces and officiating calls went in the way of the Huskies, and a handful of aggressive coaching decisions came back to bite Dan Lanning in the end.
The end result? Oregon losing some swagger in conversations with Husky brethren for the next 360 days or so, and a lowered ceiling that now tops off at a Rose Bowl appearance, rather than a trip to the College Football Playoff.
As we do every week, let’s identify players who saw their stocks go up, and a few who might have seen a slight dip against Washington: