The pundit class had an embarrassing day when Oregon manhandled Iowa

Noah Whittington and the Oregon running game piled up more yards than any Iowa opponent since Minnesota in 2022, 261 yards on a day the Ducks were playing without four of their best receivers and a starting right tackle. | Jeffrey Becker-Imagn ImagesOregon went into Kinnick Stadium this weekend and beat Iowa at their own brand of football, winning with the running game, special teams and defense, 18-16 on a cold, wet Saturday afternoon in Iowa City.

Before the game the voices of college football's podcasters, analysts and talking heads busied themselves forecasting doom for the Ducks. One by one they trotted out the worn, dated assumptions about Oregon not being physical enough for a…