EUGENE — At the dawn of another fall, the question for the Oregon Ducks is will they, can they, is it even fair to hope that they, improve on the masterpiece that was last season?

Put aside the tough-to-swallow, tougher-to-digest ending against Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. If you can.

The Ducks were 13-0, Big Ten champions and the country’s No. 1 team for months. It was unquestionably a signature season in the program’s ascent.

But eighteen starters from that team are gone. Quarterback Dante Moore is about as proven as the CAD drawing of a new sports car. There are such things as chemistry and continuity and even in the age of NIL and revenue, darnit, they still matter.

So can an entirely new group really be better than the team that beat the Buckeyes, Wisconsin, Michigan and Penn St

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