Before the game there were three key questions:
1. Can the Ducks run the football and stop the run?
2. Will Dante Moore and receivers show chemistry in the passing game?
3. Is the new secondary really improved?
First games aren't terribly predictive. Scott Reed noted Monday at Duck Sports Central, "
The Bobcats were smaller, less athletic, and simply overmatched in the trenches — and while Oregon looked sharper and deeper than a season ago, this game won’t tell us everything about who the Ducks are."
Still, it was encouraging to witness the sharp contrast between this year's efficient opener and the alarming issues exposed in last year's win over Idaho in Game One, even if the Ducks followed that with 12 straight wins.