Did Bo Nix really play that bad or poorly? He got off to a slow, stagnant start, sure, but he did throw for 3 TD's and 329 yards to help Oregon regain the lead, albeit briefly, 24-20, until his subpar, below-average defense completely proved how ineffective it was stopping Penix Jr. and Huskies offense. It wasnt like Huskies kicked his arse by 3-4 TD's in the final score.
Still, Nix finished this regular-season with over 4,200 yards, 40 TD's, and just 3 INT's, thats Heisman Trophy-caliber winning stats and actually better then what Caleb Williams put up last season when he won the Heisman Trophy. The same problem or conundrum that plagued Williams last season and this season at USC also affected Nix at Oregon tonight and that's both teams' defenses suck.
But, I do agree that Washington deserved to win this game. They devised a better, more effective gameplan, they outcoached and out-matched Oregon's Dan Lanning, they actually had a decent running game and a better defense. The Huskies proved that they were indeed the better team tonight as they were on October 14 and with this win, they punched their ticket to the CFP semi-finals.