[unclechuck]

MBK beat Oregon??  Wow!  I don\'t know if Oregon is in a down year, but that\'s still impressive.

Ducks are pretty much where we were last year: new coach; extended hiring process helped lead to depleted roster due to transfers etc. They\'re starting 2 transfers and a true freshman (Lloyd) @ point guard.

Picked to finish 10th in preseason writers poll.

That being said, they had a nice recent run of playing at near their max capability, sweeping home & home from hapless Oregon State, sweeping the WA schools in Eugene and plucking road wins from USC and us. The more delusional Duck fans were starting NIT talk.

Looks like the thin roster wheels came off this weekend, plus possibly our team and coaches had a "we have no business losing to those guys" moment and stepped up their game.

Perhaps reason for closely guarded optimism for an end of season & conference tourney mini run?

[unclechuck]

MBK beat Oregon??  Wow!  I don\'t know if Oregon is in a down year, but that\'s still impressive.

Ducks are pretty much where we were last year: new coach; extended hiring process helped lead to depleted roster due to transfers etc. They\'re starting 2 transfers and a true freshman (Lloyd) @ point guard.

Picked to finish 10th in preseason writers poll.

That being said, they had a nice recent run of playing at near their max capability, sweeping home & home from hapless Oregon State, sweeping the WA schools in Eugene and plucking road wins from USC and us. The more delusional Duck fans were starting NIT talk.

Looks like the thin roster wheels came off this weekend, plus possibly our team and coaches had a "we have no business losing to those guys" moment and stepped up their game.

Perhaps reason for closely guarded optimism for an end of season & conference tourney mini run?