As much as I despise Phil Knight's professional football team, the ducks know more about themselves than we and the mutts do after their loss to Auburn
If Rodrick Fisher thinks he's going to run by every corner across from him, he's going to have a rude awakening Sept. 28 v. Utah. Cal won't ease up, and the UW will punch him in the face the first play as Tay Martin experienced in the 2018 AC. Besides, NMST's d-backfield is the slowest group we'll see, assuming N. Colorado isn't slower.
The mutt QB probably couldn't elude my grandmothers (and they're dead), so his arse is going to see the turf often v. Cal, Utah, Oregon and, hopefully, WSU. Fran Tarkenton Browning he isn't. Right now, I see a Justin Herbert running in two feet of water.
Of course we have considerable talent. Anthony Gordon, Max Borghi, and our WR corps, even without Calvin, should give most defenses fits. Our D has a lot of people getting a taste of their first D1 action. If they acclimate (and by most accounts Brown, Beekman, Isom, Langford, Moore and a few others are athletic), we could be better than a year ago.
But we won't know until we play better teams. We won't know if we have another NFL prospect on the roster to play Jalen Thompson's safety spot until we see someone do it.
In short, there is no room for complacency. At least Leach has developed the culture to help his players appreciate this.
If Rodrick Fisher thinks he's going to run by every corner across from him, he's going to have a rude awakening Sept. 28 v. Utah. Cal won't ease up, and the UW will punch him in the face the first play as Tay Martin experienced in the 2018 AC. Besides, NMST's d-backfield is the slowest group we'll see, assuming N. Colorado isn't slower.
The mutt QB probably couldn't elude my grandmothers (and they're dead), so his arse is going to see the turf often v. Cal, Utah, Oregon and, hopefully, WSU. Fran Tarkenton Browning he isn't. Right now, I see a Justin Herbert running in two feet of water.
Of course we have considerable talent. Anthony Gordon, Max Borghi, and our WR corps, even without Calvin, should give most defenses fits. Our D has a lot of people getting a taste of their first D1 action. If they acclimate (and by most accounts Brown, Beekman, Isom, Langford, Moore and a few others are athletic), we could be better than a year ago.
But we won't know until we play better teams. We won't know if we have another NFL prospect on the roster to play Jalen Thompson's safety spot until we see someone do it.
In short, there is no room for complacency. At least Leach has developed the culture to help his players appreciate this.