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I missed Kenny Dillingham more than I'll miss Stein. Like Justin Herbert, Kenny saved us from falling to the depths of mediocrity at a critical time. Could you imagine if we ran an offense for the guys we wished we had, like our defense did? We would have been lucky to be .500 Dan's first year. Once that high efficiency offensive blueprint was set, Stein just had to maintain it for two years. Then this year we've seen how long it took him to adapt to the players we have now that have dramatically different strengths and weaknesses than the first two years. I'm not looking for continuity with our next OC I'm looking for open minded flexibility and past production that wasn't dependent on an outlier gifted QB making them look better than they are. Coach Lanning should generate standard program terminology, naming and signals for our Offense and Defense, and require the incoming OC and DC to learn them, rather than forcing everyone else on the team to adapt to the new OC/DC's preferred terminology, naming and signals. The turnover is likely going to be higher for coordinators than even players, so minimize the impacts of those transitions.

OT - Big Ten coaching scuttlebutt - the lead candidate for the Penn State job is BYU's Kalani Sitake. Heck of a coach, but no experience east of the Rockies. BYU HC since 2016. Before BYU, he was an assistant for Whittingham at Utah. Before Utah, he was an assistant at Oregon State. ON TOPIC - The coach with the best record in the history of Kentucky? Bear Bryant, who went 60-23-5. In Bear's last season at Kentucky, with Babe Parilli at QB, the Wildcats won the SEC title. In the same season, Kentucky's CBB coach, Adolph Rupp, won yet another SEC title. In appreciation, Kentucky gave Babe a new watch and gave Adolph a new Caddy. Babe said, 'So long.' In 1960, at Boston University Stadium, I watched Babe Parilli start at QB for the opening game played by the Boston Patriots. For younger Forum fans, 1960 was not BE, Before Electricity. 😁

He is keeping Stoops 4* QB recruit 4-star QB reaffirms commitment to Kentucky after Will Stein hiring Plus, Stoops restructured his 37 Mil buyout over several years vs 60 days. Not so sure it was an unselfish act when you consider the tax implications of such a huge income increase all at once.

I’m honestly thinking that he has indeed flipped and is likely annoyed that it was leaked before he could announce it. Time will tell the tale though.

If Indy beats osu by 30 or more the SEC is going to declare that the B1G is small and that everyone in the small B1G should drop below the four best teams out of the SEC.

Apologies, it looks like he is denying these reports. I should have waited for confirmation! Sorry about that, I’ll not jump the gun next time.

This is probably a joint decision with in-Dan-we-trust having the last say.

Chip? A guy allergic to recruiting would fit with Dan? How about, NO!

I can't think of any reason for him to go Vanderbilt of all places over Georgia other than they backed up the truck and gave him twice as much NIL or something. That's just nuts if this is true.

Would Uncle Phil outbid Cody Campbell? 🤑

Vandy? Coach Clark Lee is a good coach, and his contract has been extended. But where was Vandy before the arrival of Don Diego and OC Tim Beck from New Mexico State? Maybe Curtis is preparing not to play in the NFL? As you well know, the Dawgs have a few more guys playing in the NFL than the Commodores. If Jared wants to stay in-state, he might want to volunteer for Tennessee.

At the Zoo, predicts OBD's likely 1st opponent. These are Oregon's three most likely first-round playoff foes I don't see Bama at OBD happening. The Committee may move Oregon up to the 5-spot tonight. I don't see OBD dropping to the 7th seed. I don't want to see Kalen DeBoer in the 1st round.

Great post. T-H-E-Y in your first spot on sentence should be spelled E-S-P-N ESPN has owned the bowl broadcasts since the BCS days. As the exclusive broadcast partner for the BCS, 4-team PO, and the 12-team PO, ESPN is not going to compete against its big-time bowl broadcasts by allowing more than a 1st round home game. There is a lot wrong with the NCAA, but the NCAA manages college football playoffs far better than ESPN. The lower division football playoffs are played for the most part on home turf, and there is a single selection show broadcast of the teams playing in and the seeding for the upper-tier FCS playoffs. There are many reasons I prefer a 1st-round game for OBD in Autzen. The B1Ggest being rewarding students, how about that, and fans who cannot afford jacked-up airfare and hotel prices, with a home game. The players should also have the opportunity to play a game at home that they have earned. A home game also means $8 to $10M for businesses in Lane County. And the on-campus and communal joy that comes with hosting a significant contest in Eugene and in the State of Oregon. (I believe the only college football playoff games played in Oregon have been Linfield University games.) The home team controls ticket sales for 1st round games, except for 3500 tickets reserved for the visiting team. So, no interference in this regard from ESPN. Growing up in Boston, I played in and watched many games in the snow and had a blast. Green Bay Packers fans want to see PO games played at Lambeau Field right up to the Super Bowl game. Suck It Up! Dan Lanning has an amazing record that is not so amazing after byes and prolonged byes. Give OBD a home game after a reasonable bye. Knock wood that after a first-round home win, we will see OBD play three more games on a long and winding road.

Number 1 QB prospect Jared Curtis is said to be flipping to Vanderbilt according to insiders on DawgNation. I kinda saw this coming, but it’s still disappointing. Oh well, hopefully he is making the right decision for his future and his family.

The NYG did the same thing with Joe Judge in in 2020. He is now the QB coach for Ole Miss and will assume play calling duties for the first time in his career during the playoffs.

I didn’t think of Justin Burke and Jonathan Brewer. Burke being the UTSA OC puts him in the exact offensive lineage as Stein. And Brewer coming from the Rhett Lashlee offense puts him in the Gus Malzahn lineage. Same as Dillingham.

Going 4-steps Farther Down the Road - Odds for 25 PO Champ Game Scenarios Ranking the 25 Most Likely CFB Championship Game Matchups

Oh no, that’s fine! I thought maybe I had news mixed up with Sheppard.

Chip Kelly return to Oregon? No, never, not nowThough it may have been partly scapegoating, reports out of Sin City suggested cognitive decline, as if Kelly had lost his grip on the game and the intricate details of the job. He was calling plays the team hadn't practiced, plays from another time and place, or so the story went. Sports love a redemption story, but Kelly's won't be written at UO. He doesn't fit the meticulous, cooperative, player-led, team-oriented process of the operation.He's always been a bit of a maverick, a terse, outspoken loner who goes his own way. The mantra in Eugene is FEBU. Kelly's focus is more singular than that. If he wants it he'll have another opportunity in football because of the brilliance he's displayed in the past, but in no way is he a fit at Oregon on the staff of Dan Lanning, in a program with a much different focus and stamp. Autzen ZooChip Kelly return to Oregon? No, never, not nowFans love redemption stories and tidy solutions. Chip Kelly was recently fired in Las Vegas, and the Ducks need a new offensive coordinator.During Chip’s glory days at Oregon. Thanks for the memories, but today? No thanks.

Was more of a Beavis slam, not aimed at you my man! As far as I can tell, Beavis hired an HC who has never been responsible for play calling, which is hilarious to me.

One of the problems of a committee, is that it is a committee. I've heard it said God didn't make the Platypus. He left it to a committee. 😉

Until they publicly release a new, amazing equation (which everyone hated when we did it that way), at the end of the day it’s a beauty contest with more weight given if you’re in the SEC, not quite as much weight (but still some) if you’re in the B1G, and the rest can pound sand if they have 2+ loses…unless they’re ND. IMO of course! Easier to expand the playoff.

I don’t know if it makes you unqualified, it just hasn’t been the pattern. And didn’t he just get a HC position?

How about Jamarcus Sheppard? I hear…oh wait, he doesn’t have play calling experience. Not qualified. 😜

Oregon Offensive Coordinator Search ~ Duck Sports Central https://share.google/YRQDj3sITVbRNQ84Q This is a good read from a guy I haven't seen before. He states that DL and Malchow have likely been anticipating this for months and probably have a short list already. He has some of the same outside candidates as Eric along with a couple intriguing ones. He lays out the coaching pedigree and potential fit of each. And he has a list of who won't be considered, starting with the Chipster, who he succinctly dismisses as not a fit for Oregon.