David Marsh

But then we'd have to have Lake as a coach ... And that's a hard pass. Didn't he also prove he can't recruit that well?

Georgia has had a great defense which has allowed for their good not great offense to succeed. Alabama challenged Georgia to a shootout and Georgia's offense failed. It kinda reminds me of Oregon s problem this year ... Oregon's defense has been not great but good enough to keep Oregon's offense in the lead. But when the defense failed... The offense couldn't win a shootout.

New coach honeymoon... I'd be shocked if we got any real tough questions. Also what kind of tough questions are out there. He charmed his way through the "you've never been a head coach before" question.

I've said it multiple times... but with Oregon a top 20 finish would be fantastic all things considered. We'd prefer a top 10 but that is pretty difficult in our situation. Also... keep in mind 85 is the max number of scholarships a program has to work with... right now Oregon is projected to be over that max number with our measly 12 commits currently. There simply isn't a whole lot of wiggle room in this class. Now, if there are some more transfers (only 1 so far post-MC leaving) and some more graduations / players leaving to try going pro.. we might have a bit more to work with but this class was going to be tight regardless. We are LOADED with players who are classified as Freshman for one reason or another. The next two years we are going to have a whole lot of players peaking. No excuse for youth next year, at least in terms of players (maybe the HC though? lol).

Right now the timing is super awkward ... a win at this point with many recruits is getting them to hold onto the commitment but opting not to sign early to get to know the coach better. Lanning is officially hired today and has only been the head coach (unofficially speaking) for two days. It wasn't his fault that he is in this situation it is just the situation.

I'd rather take my chances on Thompson or Butterfield.... new OC coming in to shape that talent. Nix is leaving Auburn... not really a glowing endorsement of his abilities.

At the end of the first series didn't he become a logger in Oregon? I mean... We all have expirence with Florida transplants in Oregon... They never last. How many seasons until he's back in Florida? One or four?

It is a recruiting dead period right now so he can't do in home visits or on campus visits. So it's all phone calls anyways at this point. Just remember there is always the transfer portal. It may not be ideal but some more expirence at a high level of beneficial.

A full air raid offense doesn't win championships... Leach spent a lot of time at WSU and had 0 division championships. USC went air raid with slightly more success... But still 0 pac-12 championships.

Well to be blunt ... Yes, I agree with that statement it is selfish to skip out on a bowl game. However, Bowl season isn't what it used to be either. And... Just as fairly players aren't getting paid by their universities for participating in those games (yes some players might have NIL) so it is also important that those with a shot at being drafted protect themselves... Especially for a completely unimportant bowl game that no one is going to care about.

Have you seen Andy tackle in parks and rec? I'm good with that as a hire...

If Riley is looking to jump to the NFL I'm not sure he maked it as USv for give years. It will take one year to start turning that program around for starters. Again... Only have 25 scholarships to work with more or less and he has a whole lot of duds on that roster from some less than good recruiting classes.

I feel we have been uneven in our team's intensity... you can tell the games where MC was fired up and the games were he wasn't. Oregon v UCLA this season... MC was fired up... Oregon v Utah (either one)... MC was looking flat on the sideline. Some games the athletes bring the intensity and the fire... other games the coaches need to bring it so the players can feed off of it and ignite their own.

Well if we can get a good OC... just think ... on that cold November night we can see Oregon beat the Huskies 54-0! Just need the good OC.

Especially in NOT hiring Kelly back. If Kelly was a truly successful coach after Oregon he wouldn't be interested in coming back to Oregon. So time for a new face for a new chapter in Oregon football history.

Good day to be a Duck fan. Last week it was a very tough weekend to be a Duck fan. Amazing how things can change so quickly. Go Ducks!

I mean Karl Urban as Eomer in the Lord of the Rings movies could throw a good spear with incredible accuracy. So maybe QB coach?

All I've heard is that he wants to stay on the west coast. So... Doesn't mean he'll definitely stick around but he isn't going to Miami. Don't know if he is job shopping right now or not though.

Out the gate... I'm going with an A- Solid hire, tons of upside but it will depend on who he surrounds himself with. Oregon will not have much of a staff staying. I think Big Joe is about it at the moment... Maybe BMac but everyone else is leaving by the look of it. So Lanning will have to hire some quality coaches. I do think it counters the Riley hire at USC though. Oregon is also in a better place than USC in terms of the current roster.

Spent a few years working with ASU in his early coaching career. Not a ton of expirence but at the same time the recruiting coordinator for Oregon is not leaving and is a west coast guy. He may need to hire some west coast connected coaches but I don't see that has a huge deal breaker. MC wasn't from the west coast and he seemed to recruit daily well.

Joe Salva'e is sticking around for now by the look of it. Everyone else is leaving at some point in the near future. BMac may follow MC or he may not... It will be interesting to see. Tough I think at best he is a co-oc ... I think with a new HC who is defensive we need a very solid OC with a stronger offensive coordinator background than BMac who has done it but not for a long stretch of time.

I've been on the Lane Train ... I can change it to the Dan Van. I think it is a good hire to counter some of the other hires in the conference... Namely Riley. I really really really want to know who the OC will be. The defense I feel will be set. It's got good bones in a good group of players. The offense also has a good base of players... They just need to be used correctly to get the most out of them. Get an OC to do it .. and we are in the hunt for the playoff right away. Cristobal left the Ducks with a pretty good roster... Just need someone to use the players and push them to their potential now... Which may not have happened with MC anyway.

Yeah.. he may leave at the end of the season or more likely next season. But he didn't even entertain jobs most people would consider better than Oregon. Just this year Notre Dame, Oklahoma, LSU, USC, and Florida were all open... He didn't even consider any of those. Last year Texas was available and he didn't even consider it. He is another mid west or east coast guy... All those jobs are more interesting than Oregon. He may change his interest after what happens with the playoff... He did also lose to Georgia last year in a bowl game and that was a meh Georgia team.

He has been announced as the hire but I don't think he will be officially hired until Monday. I am sure he will be recruiting, making calls and doing some visits. Only one week until signing day and he can make use of that week recruiting. Then he goes and coaches for game prep... Then for the second signing period he is all Oregon. Not ideal but he could certainly make it work. I am also sure that Mullens and Knight already talked about this with him and they have a plan.

He's not leaving Cincinnati... He made the playoff and even if he was interested he wouldn't leave his team till after the playoff... We can't wait that long. Yes... I know Lanning will coach the playoff game but there is a big difference from being a DC and leaving and a head coach and leaving whole still trying to coach. Also Cinci is going to the big-12 soon... The job gets a bit better. Fickle was never going to be an option. You are in your right to not like the hire but we were never getting Fickle.