Oregon Ducks ... my pick

Ok, the game isn't even over yet … but the Ducks are rolling. I say we will win it.

But I must make some observations either way. J Stew is having an amazing game, and will probably get the MVP. Even though he is great and having a great game … with the holes the O-Line has opened up I believe anyone could have ran for 150 yards. I say MVP should go to the O-Line.

On a side note … J. Williams is catching the ball!!!

Another thing I want to make clear … I thought it earlier in the year when Roper came in as a back up. Roper is our guy. He looks to be a great leader on the field. Yes, I am saying it now … I think he should be given the starting position in the fall.

I am giving my nod to Roper now because two years ago I thought Dixon should be turned loose and taught to be a leader on the field and on the sidelines. But the coaching staff kept jerking him in and out. I truly believe it would have been better to give him the starting position and build his confidence two years ago.

I admit, he needed to be taught about leadership and of course Chip Kelly has brought some new stuff to the offense and being away in the realm of pro-baseball might all have been good for him. But I saw (and I said it several times) his "brilliance" on the field two plus years ago and wanted the team to be built round him in 2006. Somewhere along the way in the last year he learned how to be a great leader and continues to serve as a leader from the sidelines.

It all came together in 2007 with Dixon and Stewart being two of the top offensive players in the nation. In addition … the defense has had an amazing year.

*Since I started writing we have scored twice to make the score 39-14 and have been on the receiving side of two interceptions.