The experts lowballed the Ducks as a playoff and national title contender this year. Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports and The Athletic predicted they'd go 9-3 this season with losses to Penn State, Iowa and Washington.
Before the season, Stewart Mandel of The Athletic wrote, "I see the Ducks taking a slight step back because (Dante) Moore, the former UCLA QB, is not likely to be the next Bo Nix/Dillon Gabriel."
Although Moore has looked like he might exceed the measured expectations these non-ball-knowers had for him, that's not the only big miss regarding the Ducks in their 3-0 start.