Ithink Oregon is safely in the College Football Playoff field following its 42-27 win over USC on Saturday. A lot of things went the Ducks' way this weekend.

Going into the weekend, I wasn't nearly as confident. If Oregon had lost to USC and finished the year with a win over Washington , it would be 10-2 on the season, but without an overly impressive win. The selection committee has gone on the record to say that it's treating Oregon's win over Penn State with far more respect than Penn State's current state of affairs would seem to call for, and that's good for the Ducks, but I don't know that it would be enough.

If Oregon were 10-2 and thrown in a bucket with all the other 10-2 teams, and possibly even a 9-3 Texas , I don't know how favorably that resume would look in compar

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