David Marsh

But Mario wins at recruiting! The fans are going to LOVE him until September rolls around. Then be underwhelmed and then frustrated and then angry at a season of lost opportunities. As Duck fans that's how most of us felt. Mario wins the off season. He gets big recruits, and improves his coaching roster (on paper) and it feels like everything is in place for something big. And then it falls apart on game day. Glad we have Lanning is all I can say!

What is clear is that Lanning has gotten more out of the offensive lineman he inherited. But the reality is that in two years Lanning gutted the roster of the vast majority of the Cristo al talent and it is almost all gone now. There was a post I made months ago on FishDuck that I brokedown what is left from the Cristo al roster and there aren't many. I think Tightened has the most players who were recruited by MC at this point. The offensive line has completely turned over with JPJ being the only MC recruit who started last year. Receiver had Franklin who has departed for the NFL. No quarterbacks or runningbacks from the MC era left after the first year or Lanning. Then the defense received a MASSIVE overhaul after Lanning's first year. Only a handful of players at best are left in the rotation on defense. The only two I can think of right now are Donte Manning and Kenyon Ware Hudson.

Runningback is not a position I felt Oregon wanted to pursue.

I'd be shocked if Oregon takes more than 3 guys this portal window. Lanning is not desperate and will only go after guys if super high potential. Also at this point he may be only looking at one year guys to minimize the locker room hurt.

Only teams I find remotely interesting on that list are: Clemson, Bama and TAMU. Everyone else I'm kinda meh. And even the three I think are the most interesting we'll probably end up playing in the playoff at some point soonish. Certainly no need to prioritize OOC games with any of them because it will probably naturally happen.

Probably because the Kelly-Helfrich years made standing exhausting from Oregon scoring so often.

I missed that reference in that case. I keep running into folks who don't understand how NIL works. Or works legally or theoretically as the NIL landscape keeps shifting in terms of what is and isn't allowed. And I think I often run into Beaver fans who don't understand how this whole NIL thing works too. The reality for Beaver fans is they are already a farm program... They will recruit and develop top talent that will be scooped up by B1G and SEC teams and their players who aren't tier 1 level but aren't G5 will go thr Big 12.

That's pay to try and keep the Breavs relevant (at least by their status quo standards) for another year. Oregon State's NIL groups are going to throw as much money as they can at the team in the next few years I feel. If the Beavs can make the playoff they may be able to get themselves into a real conference. Will it work? I kind of doubt it... But I think that's their only play.

NIL is paid by a 3rd party(ies) who do not belong to the institution the player is playing at. Coaches have no control, and they're not even supposed to have knowledge, of how NIL is paid. If a coach or someone from the university actually pays players directly that is a violation. The reality is that every coach knows their NIL budget and talks to their NIL collectives about how to direct the resources. But coaches aren't supposed to be involved.

To answer your question... Would I like him? Yes ... But no where near enough to warrant a bidding war. Oregon is loaded at runningback and if I was balancing the NIL books right now I would want to use that money elsewhere. (again coaches do not do this as it is a 3rd party but coaches also have an idea of their "Budget")

I wish I could say I'm shocked or surprised... But I'm not.

There might be a couple guys on the ASU roster Lanning and co would be interested in... But the reality is that the way Lanning runs the program has us always flirting with scholarship cap. Some players will leave Oregon in the spring portal and I'm sure Lanning will look to grab a couple from elsewhere... But Oregon doesn't have the space, need or desire to gut the ASU roster. I think ASU fans are afraid of us killing their roster but that isn't going to happen. Someone else might do it but not Oregon.

Chance to get into the college game. And passing game coordinator is a step up from a RB coach if your desire is to be an OC or HC some day. My guess is that it is a bit of both. Though I will say this... ASU may have been one of the worst teams in the PAC last year but their offense was at times darn creative. They did some crazy stuff on a regular basis that allowed them to punch above their talent. Part of that is Dilly... But I'm sure Samples had some ideas in there too. Don't forget probably the most dangerous passer on ASU's roster last year for big plays was probably their runningback.

Speed training wouldn't help the vast majority of humans have any noticable difference in speed. It's really about doing every little thing right to get some incremental gains that only help against athletes who have similar raw ability.

Probably better recruiter and has a good track record so far. Could also be Oregon's future OC if Stein opts to leave for a head coaching job soon. Overall, very good hire.

I think they know and respect each other enough to know this is a business. Also there's the fact that now Oregon sits in a top tier conference whereas the Big 12 is clearly a second rare conference. This is a promotion situation, not a side step.

With receiver coaching experience that helps the runningback position as well. Gotta catch balls out of the backfield to be an effective back these days. Beyond that I can't help but think Samples would also be a good hire if the Ducks lose Adams at some point. They did renew Adam's contract for only a year. It gives Lanning flexibility potentially down the road with his coaching staff.

If say it's their mascot but Michigan doesn't have a mascot because they feel a mascot is beneath them.

Can we have their WBB team and coaches? With Oregon's resources they might be able to get that national championship. We all know Graves won't get it done for the Ducks as this point that's for sure.

If that front seven is putting opposing teams on very long third downs. Throw out the Dime package and challenge them to try and pass it. I don't think anyone anticipates it being used as the base defense but something situational. Also remember... USC, Washington, UCLA, Ohio State and Maryland are all in the B1G and all of those schools have relied on a passing attack in recent history. And with a 12 team playoff there is no guarantee the Ducks play a run-heavy team and might play a heavy passing offense. So best to have this package in the back pocket.

Looking forward to some new uniforms. I feel the post Helfrich era uniforms have been lacking some pop. They have been pretty plain but I'm also a fan of the 2010-2015 eras of uniforms.

How Fox and ESPN Dismantled the Pac-12 | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM FOX and Disney/ESPN control virtually all of college sports. The Pac-12 has failed to make a deal with either of... oh yeah the rigged it to kill a conference. I probably need to go back and add an update that the Pac-12 foolishly turned down a single offer from ESPN ... But I think it only highlights even more how the media giants wanted the conference dead and pulled apart for the pieces.

Pretty sure it's university and it's certainly lost Helfrich and probably post Cristobal.

Oregon receivers coach Junior Adams signs 1-year contract extension with raise WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM Adams, whose previous contract included a $650,000 salary through January 2025, signed an extension last week that keeps... Junior Adams has done wonders with Oregon's receivers since joining the staff. The Cristobal years actively hurt that room and now it is flourishing with more talent than I think any of us truly understand. So it's no wonder that Adams got an extension and a raise but what is interesting is that it's just for one season. Maybe I'm missing something because the only article that seems to go into this is the Oregonlive article linked above, which has a paywall, of which I am not paying for but typically their articles just review the contract itself and not the rational behind them. Could Adams be on the move after next season? Or is he just signing something short term to keep his options open? Or is Lanning only wanting to retain him for a season to keep his options open? What I do know is that pretty much all the assistant coaches had to sign extensions this off season because either Lanning or Mullens or both had them sign only two year contracts initially. This is also why Coach Martin was able to move to MSU without a buyout because his contract expired and he opted not to renew with Oregon and head off to Michigan State instead. But what is odd is that this contract extension is only for one year. Two or more with Adams' proven track record at Oregon to date would make far more sense if all parties were planning on sticking around for the long haul. Anyways... food for thought.

If Oregon faces Zona in the championship I like our chances.