Halfway There

Oregon is at the mid-point of its pre-season football camp, and there are either fifty or sixty guys on the team who can really play, or everyone is being overly praised.

Position and depth-chart battles are playing out everywhere on the field and decisions on which freshmen need to redshirt (practice but not play in games until next year) are being extended through this the third week of camp.

The coaches have ideas, but nothing is firm.  Seems they were a little surprised by the talent that showed up--in what sounds like a good way.

Nice problem to have if it's real.

I'm looking forward to the start of the regular season, of course.

I'm not looking forward to the loudmouths who will bitch if things don't go exactly according to plan. Oregon is highly ranked, and people put too much stock in that.

Love the team and the idea of sports in college, but boosters and know-it-all fans with untethered expectations are a real drag these days.


TS