“Much has been made of the Oregon uniforms in the past, but a little known nuance, this year’s helmets feature a running total of points and first downs for Oregon." The sarcasm of ESPN’s quick-swinging pundits was apparent in the halftime wrap-up. 

Twin zeros, clever fellas—that’s why you guys are paid the big bucks.

I won’t try to sway it any other way: The offense was ugly in the first half. A total of 14 yards and, as mentioned above, zero first downs and zero points seemed to be the product of a sluggish, heavy-footed offensive line.