Every time you buy into Oregon, Dan Lanning gives you a reason not to | Opinion

This is why no one takes Oregon seriously, why the very last thing you can do is believe this time is any different.

Forget about the quarterback with the Heisman Trophy credentials. Or the experienced roster and elite skill players and a defensive line full of potential NFL draft picks.

Ducks coach Dan Lanning isn’t building Georgia of the West. He has built a program you can’t trust in games that matter.

“There’s a lot to fix, a lot to clean up,” Lanning said after Oregon escaped — again — in a season-opener against Boise State.

A Boise State program that, despite its giant-killer reputation and big-game moxie, isn’t better than Oregon at any position on the field — yet had the ball with two minutes to play and a chance to win the game.

The same Boise State that two years ago arrived in Eugene for the season opener, and Oregon needed a punt return for a touchdown, a kickoff return for a touchdown and a last-second field goal to win the game.

That was also the season where Oregon won the Big Ten with a little help from the football gods (see: Ohio State gagged in The Game)…

Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/sports/