"We've been working with these new guys all offseason, so now it's about if they can get in there an

View full size Associated Press Chip Kelly (from left), Kenjon Barner and Michael Clay LOS ANGELES -- Chip Kelly and the Oregon football team like to do everything fast , so it should come as no surprise that when it was the Ducks' turn to take the stage at Pac-12 media day Tuesday at Universal Studios, it was a brief segment.
It seemed that everyone was tired by the end of the formal Q A, which meant Kelly fielded only a few questions, japan cheap airline tickets most of them about sophomore phenom De'Anthony Thomas, who electrified the college football world last season as a true freshman .
"There are some things in practice that he's done that just make you go, 'Wow!'" Kelly said. "He was like that from the start last year. ... He's a smart kid, he understands concepts well. We'll keep adding to his plate a little bit."
Despite japan cheap airline tickets the loss of All-American running back LaMichael James, the Ducks look to be in good shape for the upcoming season: Kelly pointed out that Oregon has 65 freshmen and sophomores on the 2012 roster, which means things shouldn't be slowing down in Eugene anytime soon. Indeed, the media seems to agree, as Oregon was picked to finish first in the Pac-12 North preseason poll. (USC was picked to win the conference title.)
That said, Kelly would prefer that Barner didn't have to do too much by himself. There were times in James' japan cheap airline tickets career that he wound up with 30 carries a game, something Kelly doesn't want for Barner. Kelly acknowledged Oregon's lack of depth at the running back position, but also pointed japan cheap airline tickets out that with Thomas and Barner on the roster, he tends to sleep pretty easy at night.
"You will see them both on the field at the same time, and I think what that presents to a defense, combined with some of the other weapons we have, it's going to make defensive coordinators stay up late at night," Kelly said.
Oregon State head coach Mike Riley, left, wide receiver Markus Wheaton, center, and cornerback Jordan Poyer take questions at the Pac-12 college media day in Los Angeles Tuesday, July 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
"We've been working with these new guys all offseason, so now it's about if they can get in there and compete and earn a spot," Clay said. "Playing as a true freshman is an honor, so I'm excited to see what they can do."
Barner also poked fun at the rumors surrounding the under-construction football complex, which last week was reported to include a hot tub in Kelly's office. (That report has since been corrected, and Oregon spokesman Dave Williford said Tuesday that there will be a hot tub in the coaches' locker, room but to his knowledge japan cheap airline tickets there are no plans for a video set up where coaches will watch film while hot tubbing.)
"I think people will be really amazed about what's being built on the Oregon campus with the football complex and definitely, it helps recruiting-wise," Clay said. "Everybody wants to be the top name when it comes to innovation, and Oregon is just a step ahead of people."