I believe Oregon is a strong team, but they struggled a bit out the door in their first two match ups. The righted the ship against their in state rivals Oregon st and if they keep in stride they are playoff contenders
Last Week #10 // Bye Week // I know this looks like recency bias, but I fully believe that all 3 of Oregon's opponents would beat Vanderbilt on a neutral field (yes, including Idaho) and that's why I have the Ducks jumping Mizzou.
FPI efficiencies have Oregon as the 24th best team in the country. I don't like how they've looked to this point. They seem like they should be better, but just have not been better.
Need to get the team figured out and right the ship before they suffer a devastating loss. I believe (based off nothing) that they are one of the 3 best teams this season talent wise, but their lackluster performances so far in the early weeks has led me to believe that they will drop a mystery game later in the season to derail their top 4 bid.
On bye waiting for UCLA. The Boise State and Oregon State wins still look alright, but there likely won't be much more to learn about the Ducks before they invite the Buckeyes to town on 10/12.
Idaho looking more and more like an aberration, and Boise is the mid-major frontrunner. They’ll be fine and I expect to rank them higher by the time OSU comes to Autzen.