Here's what I read in USA Today.........seems pretty right on:
"Oregon: Any fan of the Ducks that didn’t see this coming had been living in a deep state of denial over the past month. Week after week, it seemed like they were playing with fire against lesser opponents. Heck, they weren’t even favored to beat Utah despite being ranked No. 3 by the College Football Playoff committee. Still, when you get knocked out of the College Football Playoff race with as much force as the Utes delivered in a 38-7 wipeout, it leaves a deep bruise on the season, on the coach and on the program.
Oregon’s win over Ohio State in Week 2 — the game that seemed to announce the Ducks as true contenders this season — feels like an awful long time ago. Instead, this season has settled into the same pattern that the Ducks have had pretty much every season under Mario Cristobal. They’ll win games, they’ll contend for the Pac-12 title and they’ll con the media into overhyping them as a Playoff team. But at some point in the season, they’ll shoot themselves in the foot and lose a game they’re not supposed to lose, putting all that good work at risk. Still, they’ll have a shot at the Playoff until they get completely exposed by a pretty good team and we don’t have to think about them anymore. "