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Not sure there's enough man-explaining power to mansplain this.

@Mike West - Great article, thank you! All of your article, and many of the comments here, focus on Lupoi being the sole steward of the defense. Am I being too much of a stickler if I link Dan Lanning to the defense as much as Lupoi? Seems like he should have the defense humming, regardless of DC, given his background, no? Would be interesting to know how involved Dan Lanning is in the defense. Then I remind myself to put things in perspective that I can't expect OBD to thoroughly dominate every single team on both sides of the ball. Other teams have excellent coaching and talent and resources, too. The spoiled fan is coming out in me, that I want perfection against . . . the best teams in college football. Ha, that's not fair Either way, I'm very excited about this season, and have high hopes for both offense and defense.

I'm glad you covered the most important points so that I (or anyone else) did not have to tread through those waters. Mostly annoyed that this will be a primary topic of some sports shows/podcasts I enjoy listening to. It will last as long as Swift decides it will last. Hope it lasts, but don't think it will.

My first thought - if this ends up being true - is that it's a genius move. Now he'll be able to hear the audible groans and people reflexively shouting "NO!!!" at every one of his poor gameplan/game management decisions. The crowd won't be able to drown out the immediate feedback he needs.

Great article! Hoping to see this defense take on DL's personality, and start to resemble those defenses he coached at Georgia.

One of my favorite collaborations: Bussin' With the Boys and Josh Pate. If you recall from the win against tosu at Autzen, Dan Lanning immediately went berserk and body slammed into two guys . . . it was the guys from Bussin' With the Boys. My favorite part was Josh Pate saying that he went to Oregon's practice recently, and he said: "I got no doubt about Dante Moore". (see 52 minute mark) I try not to get my hopes up too much, but I'm hearing this from other national sports folks once they observe an Oregon practice.

Agreed . . . also think it would be great in the weight room.

Can't wait for lighting again! (visions of LMJ are now running through my mind)

Totally agree that DL is a master motivator, and I like his dynamic themes. I guess I envisioned more a "walk in the stadium and see 'Win The Day' painted in the tunnels and other areas" I think it's a great, unchanging core value or mission statement for sports/university.

No problem with "Double Down". I just really like WTD for an overall Team/Oregon motto; painted all over stadium/facilities as a sort of permanent, unchanging motto.

Well said! They will diminish the Ducks as "gimmicky", but they never want to play.

My handle might give away my bias, but I love the "Win The Day" team motto. IMO, no motto since has lived up to WTD: Taggart - "Do Something" . . . ugh, how depressing and uninspiring Mari Cristobal - "Physicality"? OR "Underperform Compared to The Talent We Have, Scowl, and Make Oregon's Offensive Reputation Disappear" Dan Lanning (must tread lightly here because I love DL) - "We're Mighty Different"? OR "Double Down" . . . meh, not bad, not good. Chip Kelly did not take/use the WTD motto with him when he left Oregon. I believe it belongs to Oregon. Let's bring it back. What say you?