The quack addicts down I-5 have really overdosed this time: "Oregon will beat LSU" (in the opening game), . . . "The Ducks will rush for more than 4,000 yards" (presumably for the season, not the first game) . . . "The Pac-12 championship will be played in Eugene," . . . "Oregon will win the national championship. I'm gonna be the first one to say it." 

Read the above fowl language, and more, here. Obviously, a bad day in Dallas (the site of the game with LSU) could end the flock's dreams of a flight to New Orleans (site of the BCS championship) before it even got off the ground. But for the sake of argument, let's give 'em their annual game against an SEC Tiger team (LSU this time). Who or what else could clip the Ducks' wings during the 2011-12 season?

Have some fun dreaming up recipes for duck soup. Throw in a black swan or two.