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Preseason Top 25: No. 7 Oregon tries to rebuild offense while staying in title contention
After a Rose Bowl win in 2019, Mario Cristobal has the Ducks primed for the playoff
When Mario Cristobal was promoted to head coach after Willie Taggart left for Florida State in late 2017, the pieces for Oregon's return to Pac-12 title contention had already started to come together. The offensive line was developing into a strong unit and when Cristobal, previously the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, got the top job, the identity of the new Ducks regime started in the trenches.
He's backed up that line-of-scrimmage-focused mentality with success on the recruiting trail that calls to mind his four years with Nick Saban at Alabama, where in addition to coaching the offensive line and serving as associate head coach, Cristobal was the recruiting coordinator. The Ducks have landed the top recruiting class in the Pac-12 in back-to-back cycles, including splash five-star signings like Kayvon Thibodeaux, the No. 2 overall prospect in 2019, and Justin Flowe, the No. 6 overall prospect in 2020.
So now Oregon is coming off a Pac-12 championship and Rose Bowl win, looking to take the next step in its ascension the top of college football. There are opportunities for major statements ahead and a ceiling that includes a return to the College Football Playoff in 2020.
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2020 outlook
Few teams in the top 10 of our preseason rankings have the variance in terms of best and worst-case scenarios. Oregon has taken over the top spot in the Pac-12 pecking order, but it does not have the clearance that a Clemson or Ohio State have in their respective conferences. Play it out in the best-case scenario and you see the Ducks as an 11-1 team that has taken advantage of getting several key matchups in Autzen Stadium to win the Pac-12 and content for a spot in the College Football Playoff.
But with several questions, the most significant of which is how effective the Ducks can be on offense, the worst-case scenario involves a three or four-game swing. Moorhead will be rushing the install of a new system with a new quarterback and four new offensive lineman. It's not a stretch to predict a step back for the Ducks on that side of the ball, and that step back could be the margin for error against the rest of the Pac-12 title hopefuls. Oregon might be playoff ready, but Washington isn't too far removed from being the class of the conference itself, Cal is on the upswing and USC has the most explosive offense in the league.
The defense should be championship caliber, and the program depth is built out with the arrival of another stellar recruiting class. The 2020 season will be another year of growth, but whether that comes with growing pains or more hardware for the trophy case will depend on how effective the Ducks can be offensively with two of the top defensive units in the country on the schedule in the first five weeks of the season.
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...ld-offense-while-staying-in-title-contention/
Just sayin': Good analysis of what Oregon brings to the game vs. Ohio State this season. Plus (below) is Eleven Warriors analysis:
After a Rose Bowl win in 2019, Mario Cristobal has the Ducks primed for the playoff
When Mario Cristobal was promoted to head coach after Willie Taggart left for Florida State in late 2017, the pieces for Oregon's return to Pac-12 title contention had already started to come together. The offensive line was developing into a strong unit and when Cristobal, previously the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, got the top job, the identity of the new Ducks regime started in the trenches.
He's backed up that line-of-scrimmage-focused mentality with success on the recruiting trail that calls to mind his four years with Nick Saban at Alabama, where in addition to coaching the offensive line and serving as associate head coach, Cristobal was the recruiting coordinator. The Ducks have landed the top recruiting class in the Pac-12 in back-to-back cycles, including splash five-star signings like Kayvon Thibodeaux, the No. 2 overall prospect in 2019, and Justin Flowe, the No. 6 overall prospect in 2020.
So now Oregon is coming off a Pac-12 championship and Rose Bowl win, looking to take the next step in its ascension the top of college football. There are opportunities for major statements ahead and a ceiling that includes a return to the College Football Playoff in 2020.
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continued
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2020 outlook
Few teams in the top 10 of our preseason rankings have the variance in terms of best and worst-case scenarios. Oregon has taken over the top spot in the Pac-12 pecking order, but it does not have the clearance that a Clemson or Ohio State have in their respective conferences. Play it out in the best-case scenario and you see the Ducks as an 11-1 team that has taken advantage of getting several key matchups in Autzen Stadium to win the Pac-12 and content for a spot in the College Football Playoff.
But with several questions, the most significant of which is how effective the Ducks can be on offense, the worst-case scenario involves a three or four-game swing. Moorhead will be rushing the install of a new system with a new quarterback and four new offensive lineman. It's not a stretch to predict a step back for the Ducks on that side of the ball, and that step back could be the margin for error against the rest of the Pac-12 title hopefuls. Oregon might be playoff ready, but Washington isn't too far removed from being the class of the conference itself, Cal is on the upswing and USC has the most explosive offense in the league.
The defense should be championship caliber, and the program depth is built out with the arrival of another stellar recruiting class. The 2020 season will be another year of growth, but whether that comes with growing pains or more hardware for the trophy case will depend on how effective the Ducks can be offensively with two of the top defensive units in the country on the schedule in the first five weeks of the season.
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...ld-offense-while-staying-in-title-contention/
Just sayin': Good analysis of what Oregon brings to the game vs. Ohio State this season. Plus (below) is Eleven Warriors analysis:
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