The leaders on this team speak with one voice. They are quietly confident, focused, remarkably mature. The maturity showed in the come-from-behind win over Tennessee. We'll see more evidence every week.
The Ducks are for real, because they ARE real.
Character rises above adversity. Hotheads and head hunters fall apart when things are going bad. They usually compound things with a costly penalty, or take themselves out of position, biting on a fake. Character players stay exactly where they should be.
Oregon has players with character and talent. It's a group that is all about winning, and winning the right way.
Duck fans have always liked Bair as a player. Goe has given us an excellent glimpse into Brandon Bair as a person, and most readers will come away liking him even more. The Oregonian beat writer quotes position coach Jerry Azzinaro:
"You've got a 6-foot-7, 275-pound young man who really cares, whose
character is above reproach, who is very athletic, who has a work ethic that
is second to none, well, would you bet on that man? I would."
"The Ducks are for real, because they ARE real."
ReplyDeleteDale, that's a great line and worthy of a lot of kudos.