From the Wall Street Journal:
The biggest mistake is the pants. Green pants would have all but guaranteed the school’s first national title. The Ducks are a perfect 17-0 since 2009 in green pants, including two bowl victories and the New Year’s Day semifinal win over Florida State. Gray pants, the dubious choice for Monday, are cursed. Oregon wore gray or silver pants when they lost to Auburn in the 2010-season title game, when they got beat by LSU in the 2011 opener and when Stanford ruined their perfect season in 2012.