This meme surfaces every time the Oregon-LSU college football opener gets discussed by national columnists or the ESPN roundtable. George Schroeder even ran a variation of it in a radio interview just the other day. "Oregon always has trouble with big, athletic defensive lines, and they're replacing three starters on the o-line this year, including the center position. The last time this happened, at Boise State two years ago, the Ducks didn't make a first down in the first half, and got thoroughly embarrassed by a quick and aggressive Bronco front line, losing 19-8."
As if it were that simple. As if it were a foregone conclusion that the big, strong, quick Tiger front line will swallow the Ducks whole, stuff the running game, and embarrass Oregon again in a national TV opener. As if the Cowboy Classic will be a replay of the national championship game: SEC 2, Oregon 0.
Duck fans are trying to be brave about it, but they're nervous. The guys at Addicted to Quack, before they got off on one of their glorious chaotic tangents gave the idea a thorough kicking around. There's a discernible panic out there. Can the Oregon offense get a push, their first time out as a unit, working against an SEC stone wall?
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