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This is why Justin needs a new franchise come 2025.....Spanos and LAC are not Championship focused, they are bottom-line focused exclusively.

I was sorry to hear of the tragic incident, Nevada Dawg, my condolences to the Georgia football family.

I find 247sports recruiting rankings to be geared mainly to selling subscriptions, not objectively rating prospects.

The 1st round draft pick Left Tackle was injured all year. They put the starting LG out to tackle and he played pretty well much of the season....I think he went down in the 2nd quarter. And, on defense, they lost Bosa and a starting CB int he second half. The second string CB was a rookie, I believe. But, all they needed was another first down to hold them off, and two more first downs to seal it away. The play calling was conservative. Earlier in the year, Staley channeled Mark Helfrich with predictable 4th down and 2 pt conversions play calls.....only to become Cristobal in the playoff game.

If Justin went to the SeaChickens, I would actually recant my vow and become a fan of a Puget Sound franchise.

'Once a Duck, Always a Duck' is an axiom that can test your resolve from time to time.

After the ASU game, I was preparing to post the obituary for this season with a positive nod toward next season and the incoming recruits. I am especially psyched about Shelstad's skill set and leadership that I feel has been lacking since PP laced up for the Celts. But then I remembered that Dana Altman is a Witch/Wizard/Warlock and thought to myself "They'll probably go out and beat the Wildcats next game" so I held back. Dana Strikes Again

I hope Herbert doesn't extend with LAC. The franchise is not Super Bowl caliber. They have a 5th year option they can pick up for 2025. If the O line doesn't get him killed by then, he can refuse an extension and sign elsewhere for 2026 and beyond. I don't speak Greek but "spanos" must translate to "snatch defeat from jaws of victory"

Staley going full Cristobal in second half....running to eat clock, punting, missed field goal. Joey Bosa has a ten cent head. Melting down after 4 Jag TO's in first half. Textbook malfeasance. Forgive me, I'm not processing this loss rationally. And I am typing this before the last play....so even if the field goal is a shank, I stand by my opinion.

I wonder how many NFL 3rd string QB's with remaining eligibility are looking at this and wondering if they should go back to playing on Saturdays?

Thanks, DZNC, for another thoughtful conjecture. I agree with your conclusion but may have arrived at it from a less thoughtful approach. My assessment of DL tends to be one based on wearing green-tinted glasses in one big sense.....I think we beat OSU and UW if Bo isn't hurt, and that isn't DL's fault. True, we should have had more competent back-up options, and the defense should have been better given the talent, but it wasn't his roster entirely either. Plus, we played Georgia. Now, that doesn't qualify as a matrix, because it is not a consistent set of criteria....those caveats won't apply next year: it's Dan's roster now. So, I need a different set of evaluative criteria for next year. I will be looking at W-L record naturally, but also, game decisions, special teams performance and talent development. But I am willing to give DL the Kirby Smart 6-year window based just on what I saw this season. Namely because I am glad he is here and not the last guy plus, I don't see a lot of better realistic options out there and I think the progrum needs some coaching stability again.

It's not about the X's and O's.....it's about the Jimmy's and Joe's

As excited as I am for this upcoming season. Year 3 of Coach Dan should be the first full realization of his progrum vision. Thanks, Charles, DZNC, Darren, Joshua, Alex and Drex for another great season of articles and ponder points. Apologies for any contributors I have accidentally omitted.... Oh, and the mods and editors, too!

And I thought that Sewell and Flowe would be the linebacking unit I had been waiting for since the 80's. The older I get the less I know.

I forgot about the COVID year, so some of the R.FR and Sophs are also on year 3 without seeing the field.

Check ChileDucks depth chart for guys who are juniors and seniors and haven't seen the field

The market sets the price for value.....the marginal revolution comes to NCAA athletics. Hayek and von Mises are smiling in their tombs.

This is why he hired Marschall Malchow (sp?) and some of us thought it might be the biggest hire of the entire staff. Roster engineering is one of the key pillars in the new era of strategic progrum administration, alongside empirical talent evaluation, branding NIL management and opposition research. The balanced scorecard of NIL-era football programs would be a fascinating case study.

The NCAA is lining the sacred cows up outside the slaughterhouse. That stadium has to be in line for a major renovation if it is going to be an ongoing CFP venue. Otherwise SOFI should be used.

I think we are going to have a defensive scheme next year comprised of 11 linemen

Thanks for the good read Joshua....if anyone can keep pushing for the Top 5, it's Dan Lanning and crew. I know Mariø had recruiting success in Eugene as well, but DL ( I want to start calling him The Danimal like the old Bear DL from the 80's Dan Hampton) has better evaluation, development and scheme skills to leverage the talent once its here.

I THINK this puts us at 92 scholarships?

I don't know what our blue-chip ratio (BCR) will look like in 2023 (in 2022, it was 60% according to 247 composite) or how to factor NIL/Transfer complexities into BCR, but if we can get it closer to 80%, with Bo Nix staying healthy and this young coaching staff's maturation based on the 2022 season, I like our chances to get to the CFP. My annual goals are as always the same: 1. Beat OSU 2. Beat UW 3. Win the Conference 4. Win your bowl game If Bo were healthy this year, I think this was feasible. I think this is achievable in 2023 with 95% certainty--again, if Bo is healthy. Anything beyond that list is "gravy" to me. Rose Bowl win would be better than the CFP 1st round loss in my mind. If we push that BCR up to 80%, with Dan's Dudes, then I think we are legit contenders. I wish Sonny Dykes was our OC.

I would like another shot at Penn State in the Rose Bowl someday.