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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?