It was a simple statement for a one-loss team. We belong.
Whether the sentiment is heard or not is up to the College Football Playoff Committee which begins their weekly meetings on Tuesday. While Oregon Football still has a lot of work to do, winning their games for the rest of the season will go a long way into deciding their course after the first of the year.
With Ohio State and Penn State having a bye week, the national audience got a glimpse of the Pac-12 Conference throughout the afternoon and evening on Saturday. Washington lost to Utah and despite a slow start, Oregon came around to defeat the USC Trojans 56-24 despite emotion getting the best of several players an over 120 yards in penalties.