What the first day of practice and Oregon media day will tell us, and what it won't

After an interminable wait and a long, insufferable distraction, the Ducks play football in 26 days. It's a welcome relief from the blistering summer heat that never came, and the media heat rash we all have from six long months of round-the-clock Will Lyles.

The Ducks start practice today and it's a sight that's become more magical and spirit-lifting than pitchers and catchers reporting, the first day of Chip Kelly taking inane questions and the team running around in shorts and helmets.

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