The fascinating question ahead of Oregon game 3

Max Torres of On3 Sports asked it first, but it's on everybody's mind: Can the surge continue?

Through two games, both big games. the Ducks have had furious, pedal-to-the-metal starts. Against Oklahoma State they score two touchdowns in three plays and led 20-0 after the first ten minutes.

Oregon's first nine drives in the Montana State game went touchdown, touchdown, field goal, touchdown, touchdown, touchdown, touchdown, touchdown, touchdown. They didn't punt for the first time until 9:59 of the fourth quarter against Oklahoma State, and when they did Dan Lanning joked, "I didn't want to lose a punter in the portal."

James Ferguson-Reynolds pinned the Cowboys at the 5 yard line. Even the punting was a frenzy of excellence, with perfect coverage downfield.

The Ducks have made a flurry of big plays, and it's been due to teamwork and execution. Geoff Schwartz of Ducks Rising made the point that Noah Whittington's 59-yard run against OSU was a play that's designed to go for five yards, a counter off right tackle, but Alex Harkey pushed his man inside, Emmanuel Pregnon and Kenyon Sadiq pulled ahead and blasted the defenders at the point of attack, and Dave Iuli walled off the defensive tackle.

Noah Whttington picked his way through the crease beautifully. The second-level defenders had been sucked in by the counter action, taking a step in the wrong direction. Whittington made a man miss and all he had was 59 yards of damn green artificial grass.

A basic football play, perfectly executed by all 11 guys, and the Ducks had a touchdown on a two-play drive that took 40 seconds. Oklahoma State went three and out, and the next time the Ducks had the ball they scored in one play.

Dante Moore sees a blitz coming and rolls left, an improvised wrinkle. Whittington steps up into the line and stones the blitzing linebacker. Moore gets solid protection from Iapani Laloulu, Iuli and Pregnon and time for Dakorien Moore to execute a double move, wide open by five yards.

Moore lays the ball out beautifully and Dakorien sidesteps the defender, cutting inside with a nifty move that takes the feet from under the safety, too late to make the play. Gary Bryant Jr. escorts him into the end zone, a 65-yard house call in his second college game.

It's impossible for a team to get up for every game of a 16-game season. Sometimes they just have to grind it out, fight through fatigue and the dings and nicks. So far it has been too easy and nearly perfect.

The preparation and teamwork the Ducks have displayed in these first two weeks isn't likely to change. Over the season, there's bound to be adversity, the experience of being behind in a game or losing the momentum. In weeks one and two, they seized it.

A new season is an unfolding story. The talent in this group, the focus, unity, work habits and commitment, lead to another fascinating question, how far can they go?

Duck fans are beginning to believe there isn't a limit. Right now they look like a better team than anyone on their schedule, and that includes Penn State.