Darren Perkins

Thanks. I say go with the best and brightest regardless whether a young, up and comer or a former head coach. The best fit. Lupoi is interesting, I think with this new age of NIL and head coaching stress, more guys, like Kelly, with sit back and just be coordinators. It's much more comfortbable and you're still getting paid 7 figures.

Thanks for your response. I would say, if it's good enough for Nick Saban it's good enough for anyone in the coaching. Certainly, there were those who had concerns about Sark and Kiffin, but they ended up bringing value to Bama. I think if the situation and personality is right, go for it. Take the best available guy out there. He's not gonna be around long anyway.

Yup, i was in the student section, it was surreal, it was like i was lifted up in a sea of humanity. I ended up like 4 rows down and about ten seats to the right of where I was. When i landed i was in the middle of a bunch asian students and was hugging everybody left and right.

Funny how SC didn't have the onions to really leverage the bigger cut from the Pac-12, but as I noted, they didn't really want it, they wanted to rub elbows with historical blue-bloods.

..... in case it had not been mentioned already.

Win a National Title!

George's best line ever. Very wise words.

Correct. And, I love every minute of it.

And, as if the Huskies didn't win close games against lesser talented teams last year. How quickly we forget....

For sure, they were totally in sync on Saturday.

There's totally a place for the aggressive calls, but with Lanning, so far, when they line up for it, it's like, "Uh oh!"

Yeah, I mean there are times to be aggressive, but it just seems like everytime he does it I have a bad feeling, where with Chip Kelly, I felt highly confident. Just going with my gut here.

The aggressive calls seem to have backfired way more than not in Lanning's short tenure. Of course, there's a place for it, but that first half going for two just screamed "desperately chasing points."

Thanks! Yeah, didn't Helfrich have 4 failed 2's against Nebraska? Yikes!

Time for the defectors to eat crow.... and for Chip, eat it again!!!

Well said, it's interesting how the new playoff format changes out outlook on regular season games.

USC just hasn't found the right guy. They can be top-notch again, I have no doubt. Riley isn't a good head coach, he's a great OC. His problems were hidden in the Big 12 because nobody played defense in that conference and he could just out score everybody. Also, Texas was down. He couldn't win in the playoff. His 11-3 2022 team did not play the Ducks or UW, they lost to Utah twice and Tulane.

Yup, the schedule is playing out perfectly for week to week improvement... Ducks better be near complete against MSU....

Nice. Well, at least he made the change, unlike his LSU successor.

The problem is they can't build anything close to campus, the upscale area that Westwood is located won't allow it, i live in that area for 12 years and I saw it, I would never happen. I've said before that they should play at SoFi Stadium. Closer and easier access from Westwood. Nice modern stadium, would improve attendance and game day atmosphere.

Got the offensive rolling in Corvallis, now time to crank it up on D.... given how the Ducks have been playing, the schedule has worked out pretty nicely as they seem to be progressing.

I love 9am football!

I think Lsu probably is overrated and that Ucla played their absolute best in the first half , so I'm predicting a bit of a letdown by the Bruins. Of course.... I've been wrong before, let's keep that on the down low ; )

I hear ya on the Beaver thing, but I just can't get into "what's best for the conference" in this new order of college football. Maybe at some point, but I'm just not there yet. I'm kinda, "go Ducks, to heck with everyone else!" right now.