Pac-12 Championship in the bag, now Oregon Ducks have 27 days to get better

Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) hugs Oregon State Beavers quarterback Sean Mannion (4) after the Ducks beat the Beavers, 47-19, at Reser Stadium during the Civil War in Corvallis on Nov. 29, 2014. Randy L.

Oregon State Beavers quarterback Sean Mannion (4) hugs Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) after the Ducks beat the Beavers, 47-19, at Reser Stadium during the Civil War in Corvallis on Nov. 29, 2014. Randy L.

At the time of that defeat, more than a few folks pronounced Oregon dead and questioned the leadership of coach Mark Helfrich, who was still laboring under the shadow of former coach Chip Kelly. Helfrich and the Ducks began the process that got them to 

This Civil War was no contest as field general Marcus Mariota led his Oregon Ducks to a thorough shellacking of their cross-state rival.

At the time of that defeat, more than a few folks pronounced Oregon dead and questioned the leadership of coach Mark Helfrich, who was still laboring under the shadow of former coach Chip Kelly. Helfrich and the Ducks began the process that got them to