[jayasena]

I think Oregon is just a unique system that will always be a difficult team to beat as long as they have excellent athletes...
and hope that at some point Chip Kelly decides to take his system to the NFL to give it a spin with the big boys.

There's nothing magical about Oregon's system. It's just different from what the rest of the Pac has run and therefore an anomaly most defenses couldn't afford to spend a lot of time preparing for. The week before the Oregon game just isn't enough. Over the past 3 seasons, Oregon+Kelly is 2 of 6 when the opponent had more then a week or two to prepare (i.e. season openers and bowl games).

I fully expect things to change. Not because Kelly will leave or because Oregon will suddenly run out of athletes but because the recent coaching hires in the Pac bring multiple "spread offenses" (or whatever they are called) to the conference. This forces defenses to spend more time preparing for that kind of offense and gain more real game experience against such offenses (yes, I know they are not all identical). Of course, I'm NOT saying that Oregon will become a doormat. Just that the of extremely large proportions edge they get by being unique is lessened, which may be all that a good opponent needs.

[jayasena]

I think Oregon is just a unique system that will always be a difficult team to beat as long as they have excellent athletes...
and hope that at some point Chip Kelly decides to take his system to the NFL to give it a spin with the big boys.

There's nothing magical about Oregon's system. It's just different from what the rest of the Pac has run and therefore an anomaly most defenses couldn't afford to spend a lot of time preparing for. The week before the Oregon game just isn't enough. Over the past 3 seasons, Oregon+Kelly is 2 of 6 when the opponent had more then a week or two to prepare (i.e. season openers and bowl games).

I fully expect things to change. Not because Kelly will leave or because Oregon will suddenly run out of athletes but because the recent coaching hires in the Pac bring multiple "spread offenses" (or whatever they are called) to the conference. This forces defenses to spend more time preparing for that kind of offense and gain more real game experience against such offenses (yes, I know they are not all identical). Of course, I'm NOT saying that Oregon will become a doormat. Just that the of extremely large proportions edge they get by being unique is lessened, which may be all that a good opponent needs.