EUGENE -- Don't kick the pylon.
Also, keep two hands on the ball.
Also, think about taking a knee.
Those are among the lessons learned by Oregon on Saturday. So don't anyone call what happened to the Ducks anything other than a complete self-inflicted collapse. One that Oregon should learn from and never forget.
Final score: Stanford 38, Oregon 31 in overtime.
If anyone asks, tell them Oregon blew Stanford out on Saturday -- and also, lost in overtime. Tell them it dominated the Cardinal -- and also got beat. It was both a brilliant signature victory, and an inexplicable defeat, for Mario Cristobal's young program.