I know a lot of folks are nervous about us playing UCLA next weekend, but I'm not for 3 reasons:

1. UCLA is good, but not as scary as some think. They have had the easiest schedule in the B1G so far. Cal is probably the worst team in the ACC, SDSU may be the worst team in the PAC12, Maryland and Purdue are the worst teams in the B1G. Granted, some of that observation is UCLA making the look bad in one of their 4 games, but still.

2. We play at home likely in some more traditional fall weather.

3. We've had our bye week to assess and implement the most significant changes we'll be able to make all season.

4. Lanning's defense is built to contain running QBs like Lameava

Obviously UCLA is on their bye week,is already comfortable that most things are working, and is therefore simply focusing for 2 straight weeks on beating us at our weaknesses. But I don't think that trumps the 3 points above.

I'm looking for us to beat the two touchdown spread and seeing some notable changes in players and execution.

Couldn't agree more. Ducks will be healthy and UCLA's just not that good. Moore or not the Ducks are not losing at home to UCLA.

Chesney and his tag-a-long group of coaches/players probably have some extra incentive, but we’ve already once seen his playbook and inclinations full bore. So, as long as Dan has now got our defense’s full attention and can keep it, we match up pretty good.