This week Oregon inserts the Duck Lenin-like into the tableau of Lewis and Clark, rewriting the nascent history of the country as they try to rewrite their own.
A team left for dead like a dehydrated ox on the unforgiving plain revived itself last weekend with a 41-24 victory over Colorado.
Really it was a minor skirmish with a beaten-down band of Plains Indians with antiquated rifles, but the convincing and stubbornly-fought victory buoyed the spirits of the Men of Oregon in their treacherous journey westward toward regaining PAC-12 respectability. The defense bared its teeth, finally, stopping 7 of 8 Colorado possessions in the second half.