Mike Riley had the perfect reaction to Oregon’s opening drive in the National Championship Game Monday.
The Ducks had an 11-play, 75-yard drive in 2:39 to go up 7-0 to start the game. Their pace and ability to move the ball with ease left spectators dumbfounded.
Riley, who is currently the Nebraska coach following 12 seasons at Oregon State, was serving as an analyst on ESPN2 as part of ESPN’s “Megacast” for the title game. He gave a look that said, “Yup, I’ve seen that from Oregon far too many times.”
Riley went 3-9 in 12 games against his rival from 2003-2014 including seven straight losses to the Ducks. He knows all too well how it feels to try defending that blur offense.
