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DL has a lot more to prove as the head coach of the Ducks than I do as a fan. Ill go with his choices.

It can be difficult to coach QBs and run the offense. It is also difficult for a QB coach to stay within the philosophy of the OC. Moore needs specific improvement in his skills. 1) Reading defenses pre snap and deciding which side of the field the defense is "giving" him. 2) Reading the defense post snap and attacking accordingly 3) Setting his feet sooner 4) Much better pocket presence a) recognizing where the pressure is coming from immediately and responding accordingly b) waiting as long as he can-even if that means getting blasted-so he can read the defense fully. 5) Throwing receivers open-like he did in Iowa City and the first TD of the semi final game. He must do this 90% of the time. a) this requires plenty of work with the receivers as sometimes he will not know the exact angle they will cut, other times it will be in a very tight window (like both the passes mentioned above). 6) More ability to check into plays that the defense is giving him. He must be able to accurately audible into positive plays, and sometimes explosive plays. 7) coaching his players up. Sometimes the OL needs to be told to immediately attack a gap instead of trying to read his assigned defender. Sometimes the receivers need to recognize gaps in coverage they can sit in so they are open quickly or simply open at all. 8) Obliterating blitz packages and simulated pressure. There is a solution to every challenge. Even on third and long. Max protect if necessary. Just smack the hell out of blitzes. Make em scared to pressure you. 9) Fire in his eyes. Even when you are angry at yourself, show some fight. Continue to lead, but let your offense know you want to kick a$$. Moore showed some grit coming off that opening pick six. I want to see that an entire game because mistakes will happen. Dante Moore is one of the most naturally gifted QBs ever. It's some of the intangibles he must work on. ONE ALWAYS MUST IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS. There is no such thing as staying the same. You are improving, or digressing. Humpty Dumpty cannot sit on the wall. Get that butt on one side or the other. Obviously, that means getting better in one or more aspect every day. Mehringer has to lift Moore to stratospheric heights. Moore needs to strike so deadly, teams fear him massively.

Great news, let's hope he can stay healthy.

Absolutely this... that stint as an OC was in 2016!!! That was 10 years ago. He's developed and changed as a coach or frankly he wouldn't be a Oregon. I trust Lanning and I look forward to seeing some minor changes. I want to see more deep passing routes on offense for starters. Let lose some of these speed demons we have. Probably need some offensive line improvements as well but I think he'll get them.

Sixteen teams is plenty, any more just waters it down. In a 24-team playoff, seeds 17-24 would have virtually zero chance of winning it all or even advancing to the quarterfinals. I get where Petitti is coming from, in a 5+11 model ESPN (with their "advanced metrics") and the SEC can collude to stack the deck. With 24 teams and more AQs that becomes less likely. The devil of course is in the details, a 5+11 model with an impartial committee would work just fine. No byes and the first two rounds played on campus. Bid out the semifinals and the natty, there's really no need to try and incorporate the bowl system anymore, it's become antiquated. The bowls could continue with P4 and G6 teams that didn't make the playoffs, there would still plenty of interest.

Or my favorite... the Clorox Bowl Come on this needs to be a bowl game!!!

Another great weapon. Evan Stewart announces plans to be back with Ducks in 2026

On3's Andy Staples, one of the best in the business, looks at Dante's decision to play another year for Dan as they face the rotten Peaches showing together. I think D+D will Dance to the Music! On3Dante Moore and Dan Lanning will face the music together,...Moments like the return of quarterback Dante Moore are a reminder that Dan Lanning is still marching toward a national title.

HDuck, thanks for the details! Things I did not remember or never knew. I disagree with the record on Lindsey's fumble though. It is pretty strong in my memory that the receiver was well ahead of the Trojans when he fumbled. I think I do remember reading accounts of the game afterwards that sound like what you wrote, and being puzzled by the different account.

Think Monday's Game is a Tough Ticket? WOW! How about Cuban backing a Cuban, trying to defeat a Cuban who played football with the Heisman winner's Cuban Dad, and trying to earn the right to smoke postgame Cubans, not Cigs.😁 On3Fan purchases College Football Playoff Championship ticke....

I don’t know anything about the promotion of Mehringer to OC and will trust Lanning on that one. I am nervous about switching him to QB coach. With Dante’s return and the star studded depth behind him and an absolutely stacked receiver room, I’m sure we could get the best QB coach in the country.

On3 on Dylan's signing with OBD - On3Why Dylan Raiola transferring to Oregon despite Dante Moo...Dylan Raiola has moved around a lot during his football career. Transferring to Oregon to back up Dante Moore may be the smartest move.

These special teams players all ran out of eligibility this year: K Atticus Sappington LS Luke Basso P James Ferguson-Reynolds K Andrew Boyle P Ross James

Miami, -8.5, has the chance to score a 'home' upset - On3Miami bidding to be 3rd largest underdog to win title in...Since Miami was selected as the final team in the College Football Playoff, the Hurricanes have faced long odds to win their first national title since 2001. Now they must overcome even more. Miami is

Benson was everything I hoped he would be after seeing his first real game with us. I'm not sure Stewart really would go have produced any better than Benson did. I really hope he played his way into the middle of the draft.

Seeing Tulane's defense under Hampton, I think he is an upgrade over Lupoi. Mehringer has way more to prove. Rutgers offense sucked when he was OC, but he was young and it was Rutgers.

I was wondering when the official announcement was going to come. That being said, I have a ton of questions that will hopefully be answered in the coming months: Both are excellent position coaches, I wonder if development in those respective positions will suffer since they're now performing two roles at once? Will defensive line recruiting take a step back without Lupoi? Will TEs have a more prominent role in the offense with Mehringer at the helm? Will they hire a QB coach+passing coordinator? Will the offense feature an enhanced passing game? Bring back the bird bombs!

The teams in the losers bracket would then have to play each other in the most humiliating bowl games like the New Mexico Bowl, Idaho Potatoes Bowl or the Dirty Myrtle Bowl.

It could also be fun that if teams lose in the playoff they have a losers bracket! The losers of each round of the main playoff get seeded into the following rounds of the losers bracket. That wouldn't happen at all but it could be amusing for sure.

both these coaches need to be up in the booth calling plays. No more on the field play calling.

Sixteen is about the maximum that most college football fans would want to see. Indiana vs. USC, Utah vs. Ohio State, Texas Tech vs. Texas, etc. would all be worth watching. Watching teams ranked lower than 16 would be like a mid-tier bowl game. Especially the way the SEC teams were falsely inflated this season.

Thank you Malik Benson for stepping up big time this year!

Home field advantage? There is an advantage to playing any game, let alone a championship game, on your own field. But in this case, not as much as one might think. One of the U's two losses this season was to Louisville in Hard Rock Stadium when a colorblind Carson Beck couldn't distinguish the difference between Louisville's and the U's jersey colors. Tomorrow, Friday, January 16th, both teams check into hotels near the stadium, as arranged and paid for by the Playoff Powers that Be (PPB). Miami players can't sneak out for some home cookin'; they are required to be on site at the team's hotel. Indiana and Miami are both allotted 20,000 tickets with the rest reserved for college football coaches attending their annual get together, 100 students in the 'Student Section' who will appear on camera with the PPB making sure that the media credits them for giving the kids freebies, with the rest of the tickets alloted to corporations that support the playoff; Doctor Pepper and friends, including the Sherriff of Fansville will be there. There will also be former Miami players on the Canes sideline, at least those who are still ambulatory, from the U's glory days that came to a halt 25 seasons back when the U was robbed, and Ohio State was gifted a title, as a result of the worst pass interference call since Rutgers played ball against the College of New Jersey. Oh, those Miami vets will be standing on the visiting team's sideline, and Miami will be using the visiting team locker room and wearing the visiting team jerseys. (Canes fans are hoping the jersey change might help Carson?) Ticket prices are at an all time Playoff Championship game high. Indiana fans are experiencing a Football Final Four and a Football Championship Game for the first time since 1887. I expect the game attendance will favor Indiana 60-40 to 70-30. Get your popcorn ready!

Ohio St. not having the luxury of Caleb Downs will have a massive impact. Generational player.

Yeah that. It never ceases to amaze me how college football is incapable of grasping the obvious.