[washingtonismoney]

The trenches problem for Oregon is mostly when they have the ball and are playing a really good front 7. Their defensive front seven has been quite good for a while; their LBs this year might be mediocre but their DL should be pretty darn good. So I don't agree with the premise of the question.

The main source of uncertainty I see with Oregon is the coaching change. Stanford fans know full well that sometimes promoting the in-house coordinator works really well (Shaw) and sometimes not-so-well (Dowhower, for example). It's a crapshoot. Oregon has all the tools to make Helfrich a success, and certainty his pedigree is good, but you never know until you do it.

EDIT: by the way, anyone who doubts they'll be successful from a W-L perspective should just look at their schedule. Only an Idiotfacian effort could yield more than two losses barring a pestilence of injuries.

[washingtonismoney]

The trenches problem for Oregon is mostly when they have the ball and are playing a really good front 7. Their defensive front seven has been quite good for a while; their LBs this year might be mediocre but their DL should be pretty darn good. So I don't agree with the premise of the question.

The main source of uncertainty I see with Oregon is the coaching change. Stanford fans know full well that sometimes promoting the in-house coordinator works really well (Shaw) and sometimes not-so-well (Dowhower, for example). It's a crapshoot. Oregon has all the tools to make Helfrich a success, and certainty his pedigree is good, but you never know until you do it.

EDIT: by the way, anyone who doubts they'll be successful from a W-L perspective should just look at their schedule. Only an Idiotfacian effort could yield more than two losses barring a pestilence of injuries.