ESPN's Ted Miller says it's a worrisome situation. He's right.
Losing Boyett, a great leader on the Oregon squad, is huge. In fact, injuries are piling up in Eugene. It's somewhat freakish, as the guys getting hurt are upperclassmen whose proven skills should have carried the team.
You can't count on nothin' in football it is true.
The youth movement is on full-bore now and the PAC is suddenly looking tougher with the emergence of several teams that, given reality, could give my Ducks a go-round.
UCLA is one, obviously, after torching Nebraska. Fortunately the Ducks won't play them this season unless they knock USC out of the South Championship and Oregon wins the North.
Which happened in fact last year, because the Trojans were on probation and UCLA backed into the title game.
OSU looked like a dominate defensive team against Wisconsin, though I still can't see Mannion as a force at QB.
Arizona looked flat out scary, running hard to the ball on defense and showing excellent overall team speed. Like UCLA's QB Brett Hundley, Arizona's QB Matt Scott looks fast and plays smart.
Arizona State also slapped Illinois, but it's hard to evaluate that game. Illinois is bottom tier these days.
Importantly, it is hard to evaluate my team as well. Its two opponents have made Oregon look bad on a few occasions but didn't have the horses to truly threaten the status quo.
TS
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