One of the really cool things about college football is the way it defies expectations and mangles preconceived notions.
Like all those storylines about an Oregon program taking on water and about to go under, about a divided locker room, and players who have quit on their coach.
I don't know if Oregon coach Mark Helfrich saved his job yesterday, but he sure messed up the narrative.
The Ducks played with pride and poise and knocked off heavily favored Utah 30-28. If anything, UO athletic director Rob Mullens' looming decision about what to do with his head coach becomes a little more complicated.