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Better in-game decisions on the sideline would have helped.  But rather than nitpick FG vs. go for it on 4th down and saving timeouts for another rainy day while letting UO drain the clock....what interests me is Shaw's own learning process.  Does he really incorporate lessons learned,  or do coaches just get pretty much locked in by the time they take over teams?

But  it was more than coaching.  Oregon is elite on the speed and athleticism scale.  They can be beaten,  but even a near-perfectly conceived scheme with near-perfect in-game adjustments  just keep us in the game.  Then the breaks can be the determiner.

[Redrum]

Better in-game decisions on the sideline would have helped.  But rather than nitpick FG vs. go for it on 4th down and saving timeouts for another rainy day while letting UO drain the clock....what interests me is Shaw's own learning process.  Does he really incorporate lessons learned,  or do coaches just get pretty much locked in by the time they take over teams?

But  it was more than coaching.  Oregon is elite on the speed and athleticism scale.  They can be beaten,  but even a near-perfectly conceived scheme with near-perfect in-game adjustments  just keep us in the game.  Then the breaks can be the determiner.