Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

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Canzano: Oregon Ducks win raises eyebrows and questions

Canzano: Oregon Ducks win raises eyebrows and questions

Dan Lanning: "We just didn’t play clean."

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Oregon got its first win as a Big Ten team. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Idaho might be terrific. Let’s start with that premise. The Vandals went on the road on Saturday against what national pollsters told us all month was a bonafide College Football Playoff contender — and did not flinch.

This was alarming stuff, wasn’t it?

No. 3-ranked Oregon, which hails from Big Ten country, found itself in an old-fashioned scrap against a Big Sky opponent that was being paid $675,000 to play the role of patsy. Oregon won 24-14 but was tested in a way that raised eyebrows and questions.

What’s that?

You were blacked out by Comcast and missed it?

Let’s hope Ohio State couldn’t see it, either.

Some takeaways:

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