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No, yeah they've worked better for Chris, not so well for Andy!

And yet they worked wonderfully vs. USC. (I watched the game again the other day) We don't remember the ones that worked...

From Canzano: "People keep asking me if Utah coach Kyle Whittingham would pop up as a candidate at Michigan. Not happening. His retirement is actually a retirement. Whittingham’s last contract extension at Utah didn’t just include a raise — it got him a $1 million retirement bonus, and a promise of free tuition for his grandchildren."

Just think Dilly's play calling was more creative. Often time this season, my youngest who went to the UO, would groan and say "Dudwig" when that sideline pass wouldn't work...

If you are watching at home, you will have to listen to some guys droning on while watching endless SEC highlights, including how great Ole Miss looked without Lame.🤬☹️😴 This and interminable play reviews are why I begin watching the recording at 9:00 Eastern. Will the weather allow for flight clearance? The predicted weather could put OBD in a sloppy slog fest. I watched this movie vs. Wisconsin and at Iowa. Dump, Damage, and Destroy the Dukes!

Reported by The Athletic... (Above) You never know because coaches have egos...even Whittingham. "What if I had a fully stocked program? Create a legendary defense, and explosive offense for five years...and show everyone how good I really was?"

Let's see...we lost one game last year, and I certainly don't think we can blame that all on the offense! In our one loss this year...we had receivers open--the plays worked, but the QB could not deliver. Dilly was good...Stein was good.

Want to find Whit? Park City is one of the Utah ski areas that is open. He got what he wanted after last season's no-show. He is leaving a ranked football team behind for his buddy, Morgan Scalley, to coach. He has as much of a chance to be the next coach in Ann Arbor as Conner Stalions. 😁

The idea that ‘a good defence wins Championships’ is a popular mantra that has defined so many successful teams at all levels of football. However, the Oregon Ducks are on course to flip that narrative with ‘The Law Firm’ – a fearsome offensive unit that could deliver a National Championship this season. The Law Firm ‘The Law Firm’ moniker was ... Oregon’s ‘Law Firm’ Offense Leads Ducks to a ‘Natty? Offensive Line Coach A'lique Terry leads the "Law Firm" at Oregon....

Maybe people are confusing Whittingham with Dillingham?

I still say Dilly was a better OC than WS.

Hopefully Coach Dilly stays at Arizona State.

Someone said that Whittingham was open to coaching. It sure it makes sense for Michigan. Maybe 10 years ago…

He's definitely leveraging for a bigger contract with ASU.

Probably wishful thinking by Michigan homers and pundits. Whittingham is still signed on to work as a sort of consultant for Utah on a part time basis for 2 years after this season. That means he's unlikely to leave the state.

They have both changed the nature of recruiting at Oregon. I put a link to one of my previous articles that was from the Cristobal era that touches a bit more on the subject. https://fishduck.com/2020/09/scott-frost-was-absolutely-right-about-recruiting-to-oregon/ But I would say the family atmosphere Lanning has created is appealing to recruits. Along with recruits seeing there is a path towards their end goals like the NFL if they are coachable. The social media games has changed greatly and the number of scholarships offers has changed dramatically as well from how Oregon recruits. In the Bellotti, Kelly and Helfrich era Oregon typically offered less than 100 scholarships. It was a rare and highly sought after get but that was also paired with their overall lack of official visits and the difficulty to get recruits on campus. Under Cristobal and Lanning Oregon gives out excess of 200 offers now (most are verbal) to varying degrees of interest. With more official visits they can get more recruits on campus and build those relationships. I honestly don't remember where these numbers originally came from for scholarship offers and I haven't been able to find them again but they are rattling around my head. As I couldn't find those data points I didn't include them in the article. But this is a forum post so my standards a bit lower. Thank you for reading, is there anything I missed you feel should be included?

The number one in the article is recruiting. I don't think the article goes far enough. What I noticed with Mario and more so with Lanning is every new coach hired seems to be known for recruiting. Almost without exception and most are young and energetic. Good at their positions also, but great recruiters.

The ACC said today (Dec. 16) it would have a schedule date by date release for 2026 in late January. ACC Announces 2026 League Opponents as Move to Nine-Game...CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The Atlantic Coast Conference unveiled its 2026 football league opponents for all 17 teams on Tuesday, marking an exciting milestone as the league furthers its transitio

ESPN.comStein brings Oregon's Biondo as Kentucky's GMAs part of his staff changes announced Tuesday, new Kentucky coach Will Stein is bringing Pat Biondo from Oregon with him to be the Wildcats' GM.

We here at the OBD Forum know a non-answer when we hear one. Maybe he's negotiating a better contract with ASU, or maybe he's on the way out . . .

Not sure. He's retiring.

Seems like nonsense to me, but it's a rumor that keeps popping up. I don't see it, as the man is in his sixties, and coming off twenty one years as the head coach at Utah. A program he led with dignity, and transitioned from a G5 to P5, and now P4 member, quite successfully. Would he really want to jump into that mess? I get the resources, but who knows who's in charge up there.

I said WIDE receivers. Agreed, Johnson is a great option as a tight end. It would sure be nice to put 3 WRs out there that are all legitimate threats, rather than have one of the 3 that Moore rarely is comfortable throwing to as a tendency defenses can scheme against. With regards to TTU, they have been phenomenal, but are the least tested team in the playoffs outside the G5 teams and has a 3 week break to get soft before getting hit by an offensive line significantly better than any they've seen to date. I do agree that if they shut down our running game like they did against BYU it's going to be really important that Dante can handle the pressure they bring and get off good passes to our receivers, or else to could be trouble. Washington shut down our run game but was poor at generating pressure on Dante, which has been their weakness. TTU like Indiana can bring solid pressure on the QB, and is probably better at stopping the run. Could be a low scoring game.

JMU QB, Alonza Barnett III, grew up in North Carolina watching and cheering for the Ducks. Oregon Ducks On SIJMU Quarterback Doesn't Hold Back On Oregon, Flashy Unifo...The first-round College Football Playoff game between the No. 5 Oregon Ducks against the No. 12 James Madison Dukes packs in a lot of firsts. This matchup will