Your honor, I object

There's a murmur of panic running through the Duck faithful, much like the gallery at a Perry Mason trial right after Lieutenant Tragg identifies the murder weapon and the prints.  But Chip Kelly is the Perry Mason of college football, and the Ducks are on the case.

Here are a couple of facts not previously in evidence:  last year, LSU had the 86th-rated offense in the nation, just behind Louisiana-Lafayette and Utah State.  Their vaunted and legendary defense? 4.86 yards per play.  Oregon's?  4.67.  Sacks? 34-33, LSU.  But Oregon forced more turnovers, 37-32, and LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson threw more interceptions than touchdowns last season (7 tds, 10 ints).  Darron Thomas?  30 tds, 9 picks.

Nothing about the numbers, or an objective look at the makeup of the two teams, suggests there's anything to panic about.