Randy

Like Charles, I am extremely disappointed. I've been a Duck fan for 70 years and experienced a lot of highs and lows. Yesterday was low, real low. Unfortunately, I was sold on and believed the hype. You know, the best talented roster of any college team. Experienced NFL caliber players returning to claim the Championship. I wanted to believe it could finally happen. As a loyalist, I'm not giving up yet. I'll wait to see how we perform against USC. But if we fail again, the question becomes, why is a team so loaded with talent playing so poorly. I think we know and that problem can't get fixed before next season.

Clearly something is very wrong. Most knowledgeable observers felt that our Ducks had incredible talent coming into this season. Better athletes than any other squad in college football. I thought the Boise State game was an explainable performance, given it was game one and that BSU will prove to be better than predicted early on. I thought it would prove to be a wake up call, but I was mistaken. Something is amiss with the team. It is early, and I was never thrilled with Will Stein, but I'm starting to miss him. I did think Tosh Lupoi was solid, but his internal hire replacement may not be ready for his current assignment. The Ducks have enough talent to run the table. A tough task, but the athletes are equipped and need to be coached to play up to their talent level. Assuming they will destroy Portland State (why were they scheduled?), the USC game will likely determine what this season will be .... success or failure.