re: Oregon game just became very winnable for Tennessee

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You saw last time these two teams met that the SEC speed was too much for Oregon (prior to the lightning delay). Now that the mastermind is gone, look for a performance from Oregon similar to the first game they played under Kelly. A game that many counted as a loss for Tennessee just became a toss up at worst.

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Oh how I wish this were true. At the moment Oregon is just going through the motions required by state law(going through the interview process). They are going to hire the OC, someone very familiar with the system and how Chip ran it. Not to mention that last year's Duck's team was made up of mostly freshmen and sophmores(exception being Barner). I know that through September, Freshmen and Sophmores had accounted for 800 of their 1215 rushing yards, 800 of their 1000 receiving yards, and 100% of the passing yards. I don't have their season ending totals, but I can't imagine the percentages changed too much.

Also keep in mind that TN will be starting new players at QB, WR1, WR2, and TE; not to mention the troubles we've had on D. Calling it a toss up would be generous if the game were in Knoxville, but being that it's at Autzen is a serious stretch.