Pete

He'd be crazy to say 'no'. But I do think he's a little crazy (in a good way).

Gulp.

I hate it. I know I'm not the only one here who thought the Ducks were gonna run away with it at after we took that lead 24-21, but alas fate had other plans. As a lifelong Virginia fan (turned Oregon fan later in life when I attended UO for grad school and married a Duck), I am reminded of what Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett's said after becoming the first 1 seed ever to lose to a 16 seed in 2018. He told the team, "Weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning." (A biblical quote -- I am not a religious person, but it rings true for me.) Bennett said, "We will have some tough nights, because you're so close you could taste it, but absolutely joy will come in the morning for what these guys have established... This is life – it can't define you. You enjoy the good times, and you gotta be able to take the bad times. That can't, in the end, define these guys and our team." The next year Virginia got redemption by winning the school's first natty. So hang in the there Duck superfans. We've had some tough nights this week because we were so close. But Lanning will channel the pain and make this team better... and joy will come in the morning.