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Oregon Ducks' offense is overrated
Elite but without challenges, it highlights conference-by-conference recaps
Originally Published: December 8, 2010
By Bill Connelly | Football Outsiders
One trap into which we all fall in terms of college football statistics is the failure to account for context in looking at the standard rankings (yards or points per game).
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