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Why Oregon may be even better in 2012

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08:20 AM ET 08.08 | It's no small wonder Chip Kelly, who nearly left college football for the NFL's Buccaneers, is back in Eugene. Despite the departures of All-America running back LaMichael James and quarterback Darron Thomas, the 2012 Ducks may be even better. Oregon returns 11 of 22 starters, so there are spots to fill. But as Kelly points out, last year's Rose Bowl team had 10 seniors and this one has 16. Plus, senior running back Kenjon Barner may be nearly as talented as James, and the top quarterback candidates, sophomore Bryan Bennett and freshman Marcus Mariota, have run-pass skill sets that may fit Kelly's hurry-up spread formation even better than Thomas, who threw for 2,761 yards and 33 touchdowns in 2011.

The Denver Post

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August 8, 2012 08:54 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:29 AM ET 08.08 by HOGGIE STYLE

Same discussion as yesterdays thread with USC. Just insert Quacks in the place of SC.

Hope not. My reading ability isn't high enough to make it through 400+ posts!

Deep Creek

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August 8, 2012 08:55 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:42 AM ET 08.08 by colonel

They have this new thing, it is a VCR, they work great for me, we are in bed between 7 and 7:30 so they come in handy.

You old coot...VCR ain't new. Now people DVR it! Hell, that might not even be new now. What say you gubmit IT guy?