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Message: [QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 798704, member: 2585"] I agree with you... I'd love to see us as Oregon east. But playing devil's advocate: Stanford has beaten them two years in a row by winning ugly in the trenches. All of the things that make Oregon dangerous become their weaknesses: 1. Quick strike, fast pace - means that you give your opponent more chances to have long drives if you don't move the ball. Your defense gets tired. 2. If you fail to score the 50+ points you're accustomed to, you panic more than a team that grinds. 3. If you play fast you need quick, athletic offensive linemen. If your opponent has bigger, stronger d-line and linebackers - you can't protect your QB. 4. If you can't protect your QB, you are asking for turnovers. 5. Oregon's system doesn't seem to breed toughness. It's dance around rather than run through. Sometimes, when they get hit - they seem to go glass jaw. [/QUOTE]