Earlier this season, in this very column, I wrote about how it sure felt like Oregon was back . The 2025 version of the Ducks might have new faces all over the lineup, but it was the same explosive team capable of scorching the Earth beneath its webbed feet. I said all of this after Oregon's 69-3 decimation of Oklahoma State.

Well, we know how things have gone for Oklahoma State since that sunny Saturday in Eugene.

Still, the Ducks are 7-1 and their only loss has come to the No. 2 team in the country in Indiana. I still can't shake the feeling that there are cracks beginning to show in the facade, though. The last few weeks have caused me to reevaluate who the Ducks are.

I'm confident they remain one of the better teams in the country -- particularly when they play well -- but they

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