Sorry, I Lost My Head There for a Minute

Here's a high-quality video review of Oregon's season so far, courtesy of the Wines family and Oregon Duck Soup. It includes interviews with key members of the Arizona Wildcats. Duck Soup also has this interview clip with Coach Kelly. Coach Kelly's calm breakdown of the coming game and this week's preparation can get worried Oregon fans thinking the right way with so much at stake.

The Morning Mud also includes post-practice clips with Darron Thomas, DJ Davis, and LaMichael James. The kids show perspective and focus. James said, "When you get to be PAC-10 Champions, every team is going to play you hard." They face each questioner and smile. They talk about winning, winning this next game, and doing everything they can to get ready for this opponent. Asked what it's like to be in this position, James said, "It's really fun, but it's no fun if you lose a game." They're not looking past Arizona. And they won't look past the Beavers either.

The kids are all right. They're loose, driven, and enthusiastic, and so is their coach. Hearing it straight from them is all the confidence an anxious, never-been-this-far-before Duck fan could need.