Ducks crush Buffs in game that 'didn't end up being a battle' - ESPN

EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon coach Dan Lanning wanted to send a message or two. Or maybe 42.

That's how many points the Oregon Ducks scored on the No. 19, undefeated and much-hyped Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday as Lanning and his team went above, beyond, and even out of their way, to let the rest of the college football world know they were better than Deion Sanders' team in a dominant 42-6 victory.

Over the course of four quarters, Oregon outgained Colorado, 518 to 194 yards, and had 30 first downs to the Buffaloes' 13. The first half performance was the show-stopper, where Lanning's team scored 35 points with ease and held their conference opponent to only 56 passing yards and minus-35 rushing yards.

«We were prepared for a battle, it didn't end up being a battle,» Lanning said after the game. «I'm glad we got to put Oregon in the light it deserves to be in.»

The dominance was so thorough that, in the first half, the television broadcast showed video of Lanning's pregame speech, which showed him saying that Oregon, unlike Colorado, Oregon was «rooted in substance not flash.»

«They're fighting for clicks, we're fighting for wins,» Lanning said in the video. «The Cinderella story is over.»

This wasn't Lanning's first foray into being vocal about the hype surrounding Colorado and Sanders. Before the season began, Lanning was asked at Pac-12 media days about Colorado's move to the Big 12.

«I'm trying to remember what they won to affect this conference and I don't remember,» Lanning said at the time. «Do you remember them winning anything? I don't remember them winning anything.»

After Colorado raced out to a dramatic and compelling 3-0 start this season that featured Sanders and Co. using the quips about the Buffs as motivation