Ducks at 6-3

It's been a couple weeks. With the baby on the way and all the election stuf going on I've been out of circulation. In the past 2 weeks the Ducks are 1-1. With Stanford this week they wil then face Arizona and Oregon State. They are capable of going 3-0 in those games but with the way they have been playing I'm remaining conservative and hoping for a 2-1. This would be 8-4 overall on the season which is about where I thought they'd be. They have had quite a few ups and downs and the QB position is a rough spot. I guess the good news for me is that 2 of their losses are agains Top 10 teams. Boise State has been playing well and will more than likley end undefeated, good for them. They may end up with OK again in a bowl game. I don't think the out come will be the same as the last time they met. They lost to USC who is trying desperately to get back into BCS title contention, I don't know that thier schedule will support that. A Pac-10 team needs to go undefeated to get into the title game. Tough loss at Cal, the Ducks really should have won that game. Big oops plays in big situations and they shot themselves in the foot over and over. Play like that and you do not desreve to win.

I will be happy with an 8-4 season AND a good bowl performance. All the QB's are young and will get better. I'd rather have a 9-3 AND a good bowl performance for the seniors on defense who have played so well for us these past couple years. In particular Nick Reed and Patrick Chung.

Elsewhere in the league I was happy to see Mizzou lose 2 and get out of the top 10, they are a solid team but I think top 10 is stretching it. They will also lose the Big-12 Championship game to OK, TX or Texas Tech. OK State could get into that game but they still have 2 tough games ahead. Penn State looks like they will go undefeated. Althought I love Joe-Pa I think if this happens they will go the way of OH State and have a less than terrific game against FL, AL, TX, OK or on an outside chance USC. I think Texas Tech is a good team but they were lucky to beat Texas. They won't be so lucky next week when they travel to OK.