Much will be sorted out today as college football's regular season makes the home turn.
Let's start close at hand, with Oregon's home game against Stanford and the Oregon State Beavers on the road against UCLA.
This has been a lost season in many ways for Oregon and Oregon State, and Oregon in particular.
The Ducks have been dislodged from college football's upper echelon, much to the discontent of a fan base grown accustomed to being near the pinnacle.
Oregon is 3-6, but still could finish strong, play in a bottom-feeder bowl, set the table for next season, and save coach Mark Helfrich's job.