[pcgoode]

I did not see the game. But it seems like the Ducks play a  couple of cupcakes early every season, blow them out, and then come back down to earth when they play a real opponent. Similarly, Herbert has lates well last season against weak opponents, but not so well against P5 programs with a winning record.

Did anyone actually watch Oregon vs Bowling Green? Any impressions of Herbert? 

The guys on the Pac 12 Network recap show were gushing about Herbert, but it's their job to gush. 
While Oregon won easily after a rocky start, and Herbert threw for 5 TDs, he also completed less than 50% of his attempts and had 2 interceptions. 
That's against a Bowling Green team that was pretty awful last year, and as far as I know wasn't projected to be much better.

[pcgoode]

I did not see the game. But it seems like the Ducks play a  couple of cupcakes early every season, blow them out, and then come back down to earth when they play a real opponent. Similarly, Herbert has lates well last season against weak opponents, but not so well against P5 programs with a winning record.

Did anyone actually watch Oregon vs Bowling Green? Any impressions of Herbert? 

The guys on the Pac 12 Network recap show were gushing about Herbert, but it's their job to gush. 
While Oregon won easily after a rocky start, and Herbert threw for 5 TDs, he also completed less than 50% of his attempts and had 2 interceptions. 
That's against a Bowling Green team that was pretty awful last year, and as far as I know wasn't projected to be much better.