I know I've been bearish in the Ducks most of this season. I for sure bet heavy on Ohio State to dust them and was delighted to be wrong but they don't have style points in narrow wins over Cal, Fresno or Arizona and that loss to Stanford was just weird.
But I'll say this - the Ducks are going to pulverize Washington this Sat. Lay the 7. Over-his-skis Jimmy Lake flapped his gums earlier about UW having higher recruiting standards than Oregon and compared his obstacle to that of Stanford. Uh, okay Jimmy.
1. UW is not in the same solar system as Stanford academically.
2. Oregon is cleaning your clock in recruiting and it has nothing to do with your rigorous academic standards. Maybe beat Montana to keep recruits from flipping to Oregon? Could help, I dunno.
Lake will be looking for a job before Xmas and likely sooner, especially after Oregon wins this one by 30.