EUGENE, Ore. — On the finish of each 3rd quarter at Autzen Stadium, custom holds that it’s month to cry.

At the jumbo tron, a clip of the eponymous track from the film “Animal House” — filmed a couple of miles away akin campus — sends lots of the yellow and green-clad Oregon devoted to their toes to deliver to secured in with the Isley Brothers bellowing the chorus.

Embellishing such phrases intended a minute too much to the 59,889 in attendance this actual Saturday, now not simply for the reason that consequence used to be neatly in hand throughout an eventual 42-6 victory, however as a result of who it used to be towards. Past Oregon will have been enjoying at house on a picture-perfect weekend for fall climate within the Pacific Northwest, for a lot of the varsity soccer global the famous person appeal within the Pac-12 opener used to be at the reverse sideline — a unprecedented prevalence for the ones within the Willamette Valley the era decade.

[Dan Lanning gave a fiery speech, and Oregon backed it up]

Educator High used to be right here on the other hand, bringing with him a Nineteenth-ranked Colorado Buffaloes facet and the accompanying cultural phenomenon that incited enthusiasts outside and inside the game to observe in droves. Many have been hoping for the storybook begin to proceed for a program that used to be 1-11 simply 9 months in the past. Many others have been hoping to place an finish to it.

Supposition which one the enthusiasts in diverse neon sun shades loved shouting about extra?

“They’re rooted in substance, not flash. Today we talk with our pads,” Geese mentor Dan Lanning mentioned of his opponent throughout a pre-game pronunciation, which he neatly let cameras in to seize. “The Cinderella story is over. They’re fighting for clicks, we’re fighting for wins.”

A minute bit louder now?

“We were prepared for a battle,” Lanning added upcoming the competition. “It didn’t end up being a battle.”

Speak about shouting about an all-encompassing struggle, one wherein Oregon scored six instances at the 8 drives involving their first-team offense day conserving Colorado to only 23 yards within the first part (and not more than 200 for the sport). To end up the purpose additional, Oregon went for it two times on fourth ill throughout the 5-yard order simply to run up the rating extra.

Perhaps extra importantly, they did the entirety they might to emphasise that the Tenth-ranked Geese may do no matter they sought after, each time they sought after.

It doesn’t matter what protection Colorado defensive coordinator Charles Kelly referred to as, it slightly made a touch of residue to what transpired between the strains. Buffs offensive coordinator Sean Lewis most likely got here into Moment 4 because the front-runner for the Broyles Award, however he had not anything running, as his receivers did not develop any form of split and quarterback Shedeur Sanders took seven sacks for an unfathomable 73 misplaced yards.

[Oregon’s big win has sportsbooks smiling]

Lanning even underscored the overarching level within the first quarter, choosing a faux punt day subsidized up on his personal 10-yard order. Andrew Boyle wound up gaining 18 sooner than being introduced ill, extending what would develop into an 89-yard landing force that left incorrect dubiousness as to which program used to be a longtime nationwide and convention contender.

“That was a good old-fashioned butt-kicking,” Deion Sanders mentioned, having a look as peace announcing the phrases as he did when strolling the garden pregame day donning his trademark sun shades. “We lost offensively, defensively as well as special teams. That [fake] punt got them kind of rolling, and they didn’t stop.

“Gave the impression of they’d our quantity.” 

If there was a number in the game, the Ducks certainly had it in their favor. For much of the day, the only real competition was the one on the stat sheet keeping track of how many touchdowns Oregon had scored in comparison to the number of first downs the Buffs had at the time — and it was one-sided until late in the fourth quarter.

Quarterback Bo Nix padded his Heisman Trophy résumé, notching four total touchdowns and finishing the game with 85% passing. He completed his first 11 pass attempts before any defender could lay a hand on him or the ball. 

Even his lone mistake — an interception to Jahquez Robinson while up three scores — wound up not mattering in the grand scheme of things despite going down in the books as the team’s first turnover of the year.

“It’s now not a skill factor, you simply were given your butt kicked. It’s like a fighter, you simply were given to manage, it occurs,” added Sanders, who now must rebound next week at home against a USC squad that leads the country in scoring and is led by a Heisman Trophy winner. “You get your butt up and let’s advance. We don’t have month to have a pity birthday celebration. Ain’t no one strolling across the cupboard room with napkins and tissues.”

Such a business-like approach to losses is perhaps not surprising to hear coming from the NFL legend, who until a late touchdown with 2:51 remaining, was in line to take his worst loss as a head coach or player since suiting up for the Atlanta Falcons in 1989. It’s an attitude that fully filtered down toward the players as well, none of whom were overly emotional about the end result and even saw several signing autographs in the tunnel to the locker room in the aftermath.

Still, trying to brush aside the inherent manner of Saturday’s loss is something fairly rare to hear from an FBS head coach — much less the one who documents every moment to spin it as content promoting the program he’s taken over with much fanfare.

“I don’t assume there’s a goal on our again. Groups are looking to beat me. They’re now not looking to beat our staff. They stock forgetting that I’m now not enjoying anymore — I had a superior occupation, I’ve were given a gold jacket out again. I’m just right,” Sanders remarked while flashing his trademark smirk. “I signed up for it so let’s advance. It don’t put together it difficult on our staff, they’re grown males. I’m now not in the market. If I have been in the market enjoying towards each mentor I performed towards, we might be utterly executed with it.” 

Lanning, a former college linebacker, would no doubt agree, and showed plenty of respect to his opposite number during a brief embrace at midfield.

Others, both inside and outside the college football world in which Sanders is now the leading man, are unlikely to do the same.

“Population across the nation, they’re going to mention, ‘This is what they need to humble themselves.’ We (weren’t) boastful or no matter, we’re assured public,” Sanders said. “If our self assurance offends your lack of confidence, that’s a disease with you — now not us.”

The more pressing matter at hand for Sanders and the Buffs is no longer about the outside noise, but whether they can turn their first setback of the young season into a springboard toward better days. If not, the worrying trends that have been present from the opener against TCU — too many sacks, a hollow run game, a defense predicated on bending but not breaking — will continue to be exploited as they move through a Pac-12 that is increasingly looking like the best league in the country.

“That is the worst we’re committing to be,” said Coach Prime, fully embracing the persona. “You higher get me now.”

The Geese positive did — they usually couldn’t cancel shouting about it.

Bryan Fischer is a college football writer for FOX Sports. He has been covering college athletics for nearly two decades at outlets such as NBC Sports, CBS Sports, Yahoo! Sports and NFL.com among others. Follow him on Twitter at @BryanDFischer.

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