David Marsh

Fans need the win. So go with Nix. Thompson is NOT the heir apparent to the quarterback throne next year. If Nix stays it will be him. If Nix leaves it will be a battle between Thompson, Moore and possibly a transfer QB. Lanning needs to get his 10th win more right now and after two years of abysmal bowl performances the fans need a bowl win. Even if they aren't worth as much as they used to be.

Probably too big of a price from an NIL perspective.

Probably... I do think another transfer QB is on the table now... then let that transfer QB, Thompson and Moore fight it out in practice. Really want 3 scholarship QBs on the roster. Anymore than that is unreasonable in this day and age.

This number is players who were playing this last year and are NOW in the portal to leave Oregon. Nix is probably around 50% of total snaps played. Didn't have too many snaps with backups this year.

Interesting stat I came across today... Portal players right now only make up 4.2% of total snaps played. Get some transfers and some recruits in and some of those who have been backups but are likely to start and I don't think Oregon is in any danger.

What secrets? First off, none of the coaches that Taggart hired are even at Oregon anymore... Second off, Taggart wasn't at Oregon long enough to know or remember anything. I doubt he could find the bathroom at Autzen anymore.

Lanning himself was a questionable hire for Georgia that needed a DC when they wanted to make the playoffs. Some of these young coaches are tomorrow's super stars they just need the opportunity to prove it. Chip Kelly was also a nobody until Bellotti gave him a chance.

I believe they need to finish their current term and then they can transfer just like any student. So expect most of them in January.

Taggart needs to rehab his reputation. But the real question is does he move his family to Corado or keep them in Florida? I think his oldest son is in college now but still. He never wanted to come out west for Oregon and they always kept one foot in Florida.

The stats don't tell the whole story... Sewell didn't have any bad penalties and Sewell was better with his assignments. I do think Sewell is probably a little too big for what Lanning is looking for in the ideal linebacker for his defense. He wants someone who can stop the run and cover. Sewell may not fit the mold for Lanning entirely but Flowe hasn't been great about assignments. He has been wild and dangerous in both ways.

We still have Bassa who did unseat Flowe from a starting spot completely... not really saying that Flowe had that spot locked in as his own but it was kinda assumed he was going to take control of it but that never happened. Sewell and Bassa kept Flowe as a back-up.

Oregon linebacker Justin Flowe enters transfer portal - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Oregon redshirt freshman Justin Flowe, a former 5-star recruit and the No. 1 linebacker in the class of 202, has entered the transfer... I feel this one should hurt more than it does. Flowe is a tremendous athlete but he never really seemed to understand the scheme this year. He was always out of position or hitting someone too late. I wish him the best and I also wish he was more impactful in his time at Oregon.

Watch the transfer portal for the defensive side of things. The vast majority of defensive players leaving are making way for players that Lanning needs in his scheme to make his defense work. He's not kicking them off the team but he is telling certain players that they aren't meeting the standard to see the field and players are opting to leave.

More than two years I would hope... we really need to hold onto a coordinator for like 3 years it feels like at this point. I know the age of most coaches being institutions at their schools are long gone... but longer than 2 years would be nice.

With Thornton leaving we could use another tall wide receiver I feel...

I like what he said about tempo... Setting the pace of the offense and using Tempo as a weapon. Uptempo all the time isn't really a thing anymore but controlling the tempo is a big deal. I feel the Dillingham offense could at times be a bit too slow and get the offense out of rhythm by being slower.

Oregon's defense better be improved next year. I think it will be as it looks like the roster is starting to open up a bit with some players transferring out now.

Depends on the recruit. I think Moore is someone who could manage it and I could certainly see Lanning telling him in confidence.. Other recruits... Probably not.

There is a 10 day waiting period after officially posting a public sector job in Oregon. So I think Lanning probably has his guy, whoever it is, and has let some key recruits know. But no official announcement can be released until today (Sunday) or on Monday whichever is the actual official posting date. Leaks are possible but Lanning isn't the one to let anything leak himself. So we'll just have to wait.

I wouldn't put one in personally. But I just feel like we are going to see the "two losses and out" rule may be tested this year because there really isn't a clear fourth right now. Yes, TCU has only one loss but they have danced with defeat frequently this year and I could see them getting bumped for an SEC team because of SEC bias. Again... I won't put a second SEC team in but I don't have a vote.

Furthermore, don't do it in an empty set!!!! There are only two things that could happen... QB pass or QB run. Way too easy to defend a running quarterback who wants to run this way. At least put a runningback back there to fake a handoff or do a zone read or something!

By the same logic of playing hurt... Umm Nix beat Utah with one leg. I do feel that the new bar for the Heisman to be ridiculous now. It's not about the best player but being the best player in the best team.... Or one of the best teams. Sure wins should be one metric but let's get real... Quarterback, and this award always goes to quarterbacks or offensive players, don't play defense and that's 45% of the game (offense being 45% and 10% being special teams ).

USC should be out... They played a total of 4 teams that are now ranked and are 2-2 against them... They failed to beat Utah twice! Ohio State probably getd the nod. They don't have to play another game so their record won't be at risk. As for TCU... The big-12 kinda sucked this year on the whole. They might get in but I would be surprised if that's the case. However, the biggest thing TCU had going for them at this point is that there don't feel like enough viable other candidates with only 1 loss. I see there being an argument to get another SEC team in at this point.

Congrats Utes... Always good to see USC go down. I'd be happier if it was Oregon... But I'm just happy USC was denied!

Not a surprise... He had some nice moments but couldn't be consistent. I think a lot of our defensive roster will be getting an overhaul for one reason or another. Need some edge rushers who can put some serious heat on the quarterback and at times make their own plays.