Ducks' defense makes it 'a total team'

EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregon has become one of those programs that is evaluated like a binary code -- wons or zeroes. It's either winning every game as a national title contender or it is not. That was the case the previous two seasons, one that ended with a loss in the national title game and the other with a Rose Bowl victory. And that appears to be the case again in 2012. Oregon's blowout victory over No. 22 Arizona was an impressive win, but it was the "zero" in a 49-0 shutout that probably raised the most eyebrows across the college football nation.

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