Oregon plays like a team that doesn't believe they can win straight up.
They pulled the same shit against UCLA with that early onside kick and it worked. They've gone for it on 4th down now 24 times through 10 games. That's gotta be close to leading the country in the P5.
Chip used to go for it on 4th down all the time too. That would seem to me to be the opposite of lacking confidence.
Chip did it with a read zone offense no one had seen or had a answer for though
