<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3ZoOXW_1GtvqnmJ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3ZoOXW_1GtvqnmJ00" width="1200" height="800" ></figure>To the Oregon fans who stopped watching after the third loss of the season: it’s time to tune back in.It seems like every year, the Ducks win a massive game over a higher-ranked opponent. Last season, the Ducks stole a double-overtime road win against No. 3 Penn State. The year before, Oregon took down No. 2 Ohio State mid-season. While Oregon wasn’t in a playoff-hopeful position this season, they got their big win. This time it felt more like a lifeline. The question now is: are the Ducks back, or is it too late?​In the preseason, No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Oregon looked like the biggest game of the season. Neither team played to a top two standard in the 10 weeks before the game, leaving fans with a No. 12 vs. No. 23 matchup where an injured Oregon team traveled to Columbus to take on an injured Ohio State team. Both teams were led by backup quarterbacks and missing several key players. No one could have predicted in preseason what the game would actually look like.Nonetheless, the Ducks won after scoring 38 unanswered points after falling down two scores. Following the win, the Ducks moved up to No. 18 in the latest AP Poll. Oregon is still outside the threshold of playoff teams at the moment, but that doesn’t mean they are out.The Ducks are the highest-ranked three loss team in the top-25, and like all 3-loss teams, their resume is all over the place with three ranked wins and two unranked losses.At this point, an at-large bid is likely out of reach. The remainder of Oregon’s schedule doesn’t help their resume too much. Michigan and Washington are both 2-4 in the Big Ten, and Michigan State is 1-5.Oregon’s only sure-fire path to the playoffs is through winning the Big Ten championship. The odds are slim, but the Ducks are still alive. It may require a little luck and a lot of chaos.​Obviously, the Ducks need to win out. A loss would be season-ending (for real this time). The biggest roadblock right now is Indiana. The Hoosiers are 5-1 in conference play. For Oregon to enter a tie-breaker scenario, Indiana needs to lose one more game. No. 20 USC travels to Bloomington this week to get that spoiler win for the Ducks.If they do end up in a tie-breaker, Oregon would have the advantage. Since the Ducks and the Hoosiers never met in the regular season, the tie-breaker delegates to wins over common opponents, where Oregon is undefeated against the teams’ five common opponents and Indiana holds two losses (with a loss to USC).A lot would need to fall Oregon’s way for them to make the Big Ten championship, but it’s possible. It’s on them to win the championship and make the playoffs.</div></body>

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To the Oregon fans who stopped watching after the third loss of the season: it’s time to tune back in. It seems like every year, the Ducks win a massive game over a higher-ranked opponent. Last season, the Ducks stole a double-overtime road win against No. 3 Penn State. The year before, Oregon took down No. 2 Ohio State mid-season. While Oregon wasn’t in a playoff-hopeful position this season, they got their big win. This time it felt more like a lifeline. The question now is: are the Ducks back, or is it too late?​

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