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That article smacked of sour grapes as the sacred SEC lost a former chosen one. Auburn wanted him to stay because he was improving and was a team leader. They were better with him on the field. In order to get the starting job he will have to earn it. Hopefully that earns the teams respect. QB room just gained game day experience. SEC game day experience. This could be just the beginning of some highly talented SEC player transfers. That's exciting..... As for the PAC being a wasteland. That writer was spot on. Many games are boring, very little fan base support and we can't beat Mountain West teams. The PAC gets out coached and out played by lesser opponents. In the 21st century only USC and Oregon have played for a Natty. Respect has to be earned.

It's on like donkey Kong........ Get ready. This may be the beginning of some high profile talent transferring to Oregon. We don't know Coach Lannings plan in any way shape or form. But he has told us all that Oregon is a top coaching job and a top destination stop. Very confident that he wants talent that feels the same, too. He will make the best effort to bring the best players to the Duck program. Don't discount that this sends a message to other potential transfer. Now Oregon is in the news for the right reason........ 3 thoughts....... That is exciting to think about. We'll done Coach and staff. If Cyrus Moss can't get excited about playing in Coach Lannings system, we'll he hasn't watched Georgia's defense play the last few seasons. Bo Nix will have to earn it. During that process our 3 young QB's will only get better.

Nice touch AB. Truly first class. Have a fun time and a great Alamo Bowl game. You and your Ducks team mates have lifetime bragging rights over the tOSU. In your long life 2021 will be a year to remember.

Desert Duck Great question...... Never thought about it from their perspective.

Looking out my upstairs window, as I gaze east at the foothills of the Cascades, thru the rain, all I see is green. As the wife and I drove from Sweet Home to Albany and back, well everything that wasn't flooding was green. That floor makes me uncomfortable watching a game. Some fans love it. That's okay.. Other than the MC offense it ranks 2nd on Duck things I don't like.

Start AB. He deserves it. AB led the team to some very big wins. A couple of come from behind wins. 4th quarter wins. That's on AB His inconsistency was frustrating. But he didn't call the plays. Coaches did.... That's not on AB. AB was not on the field when the D couldn't get stops on 3rd down. Over and over, repeatedly in many games. That's not on AB. However. None of the freshmen QB's will burn a shirt by playing. Give them some meaningful snaps. Let them feel the speed and intensity of the game. Afterall, unlike AB and most of the coaches, our young QB's will hopefully be Ducks next season.

There are some talented young players on the roster. A good number got their baptism by fire on the field, very early in their careers. Yet they are very raw. They need the proper coaching to become polished, poised and lethal. ... So as our young players, recruits and potential portal transfers watch the New Years 6 games and CFP games (invitational games) they will see: 2 exceptional, disciplined defensive coordinators hrlp lead their teams in high level games. They and their parents personal snapshot for their futures. And coaches who finish what they start. Players and school first. A lesson MC had not learned. Won't be coach speak. Actual game results. Wish our future coaches well in their bowls.

Mario stopped being a Duck a few weeks before the first Utah embarrassment. At some point this year, Mario's former Hurricane team mates went from Mario, you should come home and coach someday... To......... Mario, it's all set for you to come now. That's when MC stopped being a Duck.

Coach Lanning has a plan. There are certain types of players he wants and is willing to wait to get. I saw a video of a zoom call Coach had with the press. He implied that he kind of slowed everybody down. He assured firm committs and parents that they had plenty of time to decide. Slow and steady wins the race..... So much may change right after the Alamo Bowl. He doesn't know who's staying and who's going. Roster needs could change drastically.... Best to know what the exact needs are to finish recruiting and pound the portal. Coach Lanning's approach is like my wonderful Father's style. Make the right move, for the right reason at the right time. That's gonna take some getting used to for many fans. It will be worth it. After all who eats the cake until after it's baked.

Jon, I am going to add this to my Santa Christmas wish. With all the money available and eager buyers (Fox, CBS, NBC and streaming networks) the timing is right. The BIG, ACC, BIG 12 and PAC could carve their niche. Revenues would rise for ALL. Imagine how much money for a SEC/ALLIANCE NATTY??????? Well when pigs fly.......

Jon, sure looked like those kids were playing to win. They wanted to be there. Exciting game.. My beautiful wife was at the salon so, I got the whole game without the honey do list. Imagine scoring 38 points and getting blown out in second half.

Of all the players opting out for the NFL besides KT, Verone should go. As mentioned his stock is high. Best wishes to all who leave . Thank you for being a Duck. Playing the game truly is a reward for the players who stay. They earned it. It's next man up and their time to shine.

Log Haulin He should leave now. Anybody, even an old Greybeard, can call the plays that this O ran in most games....... Dye run up middle = 6 yards AB run up middle = 2 yards Option A AB misses the outside pitch to Dye = no gain Or Option B AB misses wide open receiver = no gain Either way 4th down Punt team in Not dissing AB and I know this is an exaggeration but it sure felt this way. I agree if he plans to coach and then take players to the U, then go.sqq a McClendon, the red eye to the east coast leaves at midnight from PDX. Still time to catch it. It will be a light bag pack. Because your integrity won't be making the flight......

FanGirlDuck Chris Miller would be a very good choice. Nice post. Chris would bring a wealth of real time experience to a young QB. Duck 72 presented a nice post about whether Miller would want to recruit or have the desire to coach. IMHO, Coach Lanning is going for youth on his staff. Kind of get the feeling he has a plan and is putting his crew together. But others have posted that a little experience would help. Miller would bring that and make some alumni happy. Hoping for the best......

He will be the big fish in the little pond at Arizona.....He should be their top recruit this cycle The offense will feature him and he will have eye popping numbers for scouts to drool over. Just like Pittman and hoped to be at Oregon Arizona football is on the rise and they just added a potential new star. The ball will come his way often when he is on the field. No reflection on Coach Lanning but he doesn't have an offensive vision yet in place for recruits to grasp.

There truly is no explanation. Hanging our hats on, AB gives us the best chance to win, is okay on a week to week basis. So the coaches are telling us that the 3 young QB's didn't develop enough from spring ball to December 3rd, to get a start? Okay, fair enough. But you're telling me they didn't develop enough to get more than a smattering of game time plays? Or none at all? Here's my bold take away........ You coaches are either terrible judges of talent (that can happen) or you lack the talent and ability to develop one, two or three..... Since Marcus departed and the gift of Justin was squandered please coaches, name me one QB you developed. I am all ears............. Coach Lanning appears to be building the staff that can teach and coach all the players....... Dear Santa please bring Oregon football team the best QB coach available........ Honey have you mailed my Christmas gift wish list off to Santa yet? Got one more wish to add.

Charles, great food for thought...... As I read this article, still wiping my sleepy eyes, I realized a few things at 4:30 am. My thoughts will probably not sit well with the diehards. I apologize in advance.... It wasn't Christmas Eve, after all. So I ate the cookies I left out for Santa. Guess the wife was right, again. I got that same bitter taste in my mouth after reading your superb article. The same bitter taste I get from all your articles pertaining to the MC Era offense. The same bitter taste after watching the offense under perform. How could a coach who loves football and supposedly loved Oregon (debatable for sure) methodically destroy the beauty of the Oregon offense? Recognize that beauty and still break it to pieces? How could I have been so deceived? I was sold hook line and sinker.... Yet, I sat and watched the slow, methodical killing. And still believed what I heard over what I saw. Worse, how did super talented youngsters watch games with their eyes and then be sold by the empty promises from MC. Not the only sales pitching HC to do this. Then it struck me! This salesmen brought 3 of Oregons top recruiting talent to the field. MC deserves very little credit for those 37 wins. The youngsters, coupled with their superb talent, deserve the lions share of credit. MC had coached them down. They succeeded in spite of the coach speak and in game weaknesses...... All those wins, PAC crowns and the Rose Bowl win kept the con alive. The zenith of the con was in the shoe. Nothing was held back in every aspect of the game. A thing of beauty. For a con man, the cherry on top of the whipped cream . My faith was restored. Maybe yours, too Then everything fell flat, game after game. The team was not the same. What the hec. The new con was in play. All the illusion, the emptiness of 37 wins had paid off...... The dream job came calling. The con man could go home........ Sorry for the rant. Charles and many on this forum saw this happening. They called MC and the different OC's out in articles and post. Yet I still believed the illusion because of the results. Now that bitter taste has turned to indigestion. Down right stomach ache. Not sure if it was from the cookies or pondering on MC 's offense and empty words. Can't be the cookies. Hec I have downed a dozen cookies before. Many times and no indigestion.....

Thanks 30Duck for posting that article. Love the part about developing quarterbacks. The fulfillment of the promise of the talent on offense, as we all know, lays in the development of those young QB's....... Well we all know it. Since Marcus graduated, no one on the staffs has developed a QB. Vernon Adam's came ready made. A gift...... We all know that the generational talent of Justin was squandered by the staff. Or the staff couldn't see what they had and develop Justin, or any QB, to their full potential. Maybe the tide will turn?

I hope Coach Lanning brings in a QB experienced in the offensive system that they want to run. Not to hold the 3 young freshmen back in anyway. But as insurance. It would be disappointing to discover in the Georgia game that the youngsters can't cut it. Double disappointing to not have a back up plan. Sounds like it's going to be exciting.

IMHO, they all matter Oregon has 13 games that are a priority. As Just Ducky said All of them. One at a time Plan, prepare, focus and execute each game, as the biggest game of the year. No exceptions.. .... I sure hope Coach Lanning brings in a high quality, experienced QB, via the portal. I would hate to find out during the Georgia game that our 3 young QB's didn't get playing time this season for a reason. Otherwise Georgia will rip that bandaid right off in game 1. Maybe that would be best for growth.

Drake you last sentence says it all... What could go wrong? That might be the strongest ponder point for this group. All the what could go wrongs will probably unfold right before our eyes.....

Jon thanks for getting the ball rolling on this topic. My take is, as others, it's a long way to February. I admire and respect players who are willing to wait to decide. Giving Coach Lanning and staff a chance to present their vision. If that vision and plan don't fit then they move on to the next choice Oregon has some obvious holes to fill. Right now...... Transfer portal is another big tool in a HC's arsenal. Just look at the Spartans and the Beavs. Unfortunately for the Spartans, their are some big boys ahead of them in the BIG. Oregon has no big boys ahead of them in the PAC. It's there for the taking. Just fill in the blanks, coach em up and let em play.

What a confusing and disappointing end to a once sky's the limit season. I would ask the coach, how much fun are the players having sitting on the bench? Don't understand this.......... I wonder if the young QB's can't wrap their heads around the JM offensive scheme? Or maybe they can't execute the plays? Wasting another opportunity for growth in another wasted game. Just realized my basement expectations are Rose Bowl or New Years Six Bowl......

Thanks David for the article. Showing both sides of the loyalty coin opens up a number of ponder points. I wonder how much the make up or personality of the coach plays into loyalty. After all the very nature of coaching is akin to dating, building a relationship, then marriage and with rare exception ends in divorce. Coaches and schools are doing nothing more than dating until theirs enough mutual trust to form a relationship. From the moment a young coach gets started all the parts are moving. Most start as a GA, then move to be a position coach, As the dating continues, the good ones can become OC or DC. Now we have a better relationship. From GA to OC/DC who you date or build a relationship with can change instantly. Examples: HC gets fired (dating over) OC/DC becomes HC, most of the time at a different school. You get an invite to join their staff. (New chance to date someone new and begin a new relationship. New HC comes in and doesn't want to date you. You're out looking for a new date. Their are many more examples but just look at the dating Saban and Jimbo Fisher did before they got their current HC gig. Neither gave or received loyalty. Both played the dating game, extensively. Google their coaching journey..... Saban is in a long term marriage. No divorce in sight. But Saban for 20 years had roving eyes for what he wanted. Bama filled that desire. You would have thought Jimbo Fisher would have stayed at FSU after winning a Natty. But a new, prettier suitor with a boatload of money came a calling. At no point in his coaching pedigree has he been loyal. A & M can expect no loyalty, nor will they give any unless the marriage is super successful. Dabo Sweeny is a different animal. Played at Bama, I believe. Started the dating game their as a GA. Then different position coach. Clemson came a courting and he got his opportunity. An opportunity that could not happen at Bama with Saban there. Looks like a marriage with no divorce in sight. These 3 coaches are extremely successful..... I wish this success on Coach Lanning at Oregon. Win and the check book will be wide open. Will Coach Lanning, after he builds success, want a marriage with his first great suitor. ??????? Lose, or miss expectations and just as you mentioned, David, Oregon will end the relationship. Just ask MH. Their will be no loyalty. Then all the assistant and position coaches will be looking for a new date. Oregon, too.....

Well, we don't need a basket case like UM. Geez he's worse than my little terrior puppy.... 10 pounds of crazy in a 5 gallon bucket...... We need a coach who can hire a quality staff, recruit at highest level including staff and effectively coach the players. Then win it all. Hope Coach Lanning is that HC.....