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I'm less pessimistic about our Oregon chances then most of you folks.  It really seems to me that the Oregon offense is amazing at rolling overmatched foes, but struggles against a team that can go toe to toe with them in the trenches, tackle well in the open field, and play disciplined.  When they are gashing teams for 7 yards/play, the tempo makes them even harder to stop.  Force 3rd and long situations and that takes the tempo out of play. We did it last year, and to a lesser extent Auburn and LSU did it in their games against the ducks. 

That being said, our chances hinge on the performance of our D-line, so if gardner and anderson are both out we may be SOL.

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I'm less pessimistic about our Oregon chances then most of you folks.  It really seems to me that the Oregon offense is amazing at rolling overmatched foes, but struggles against a team that can go toe to toe with them in the trenches, tackle well in the open field, and play disciplined.  When they are gashing teams for 7 yards/play, the tempo makes them even harder to stop.  Force 3rd and long situations and that takes the tempo out of play. We did it last year, and to a lesser extent Auburn and LSU did it in their games against the ducks. 

That being said, our chances hinge on the performance of our D-line, so if gardner and anderson are both out we may be SOL.