Charles Fischer

David, I think this was a brilliant call on your part, and now it all makes much more sense. Lanning was looking at the weak spots on the team, and at the coaching staff to see how to improve. Once he saw the skills of how Hampton was coaching corners, and Brian Mich. for linebackers...that made corner coach Meat Martin expendable so Lanning could have direct coaching to the inside linebackers. Great call. This also may be a preference by Lanning, as he sees the inside linebackers as crucial in his blitz packages--from what I've studied, thus they have a tough set of assignments between stopping the run, defending the pass, and being skillful at blitzes. A coach dedicated to inside linebackers might be more crucial to his defensive philosophy, than a dedicated corners coach. Under Bellotti, Helfrich and Chip....I recall how we had separate linebacker coaches, (Pellum) and how Nick Aliotti managed both the safeties and corners as "Defensive Back" coach. Effectively, Lanning is adjusting his coaching staff to his 4-2-5 MINT defense, and their respective skills. Lanning has known Mich. for a long time, and Dan has shown an ability for finding great young coaching talent. Green Blitzes: Lanning Begins the New Mint Defense at Oregon |... FISHDUCK.COM For the first time in nearly a decade–watching the defense at Oregon is going to be highly entertaining again due to the new Mint defense and pressure packages…

Preach it Josh! I believe!

Good gosh Lanning is Killing-it!

Someone is showing up!

Look at their heights...

Look how he pulls from the center position and makes two blocks including a Pancake!

I was talking to NJDuck recently, and was recalling how one of the media sources reported how Oregon "scored the most points of any FBS team in the US." So, then how are we No. 2 officially in scoring? I looked it up, and the answer is because LSU did not play in a conference championship game, and their average per game was based on 13 games (45.5) versus Oregon's average was over 14 games. (44.2) What is interesting is looking at the NCAA list with some surprises and omissions from the top in scoring. For example...look who is No. 3! Imagine if they'd had a defense? Where is Alabama...and where is Ohio State? Georgia's placing was a surprise to me as well. Bottom line? We should be very proud of the offense in 2023, and I suspect we have more fireworks to come as Stein continues to grow into his position. NCAA College Football FBS current team Stats | NCAA.com WWW.NCAA.COM Discover the current NCAA FBS Football leaders in every stats category, as well as historic leaders.

Good gosh, what a great article! This is a can-of-worms that nobody thought of, and the cost could be enormous. Trying to get exceptions will end up in court? WOWWWW. Mike, this gives us so much to think about, and I am grateful you are applying your field of expertise to this subject. THANK YOU.

Idontrollonshabbos created... There once was a man named Deion, A self-proclaimed celebrity phenom. Put his son in the pocket, But his O line couldn't block it, Leaving Shedeur without two legs to stand on.

Former Duck is killing-it!

Never happened at Oregon before...

So very tasty!

From a Michigan mod?

Can't post as much my Duck-Buddies, as I'm up to my ears with moving nonsense. C'mon--the rest of you can jump in and start something interesting! Some tasty tidbits to share.... Lanning is CRUSHING it!

Jon, this is a GREAT article to best illustrate the murder's-row of games the Dawgs would have to play. We have a tough schedule too, but not like theirs or Alabama's next year. This is going to be life in a Super-Conference, and we all have to get used to it. Epic Games Ahead!

"I NEVER said I was noble..."

Look at the accuracy rate of both of them making this prediction, and the fact that they are both making the same crystal ball prediction? Not a guarantee, but pretty darn good!

"Shady" is now a relative term dependent upon which time period you are referring to. I think this whole NIL thing IS quite shady, but this is how it is, and Oregon has adapted to the new landscape and flourished. I sense that Oregon is more "competitive" in their NIL offerings than last year, as my theory is that Phil may have decided to "go-for-it" and thus donated a ton to the NIL pot for distribution. (Division Street) I have no idea if I am correct, but Phil is getting up there, we have momentum, Lanning is killing it and the dots seem to connect. So...if we are now quite close or beating offers by Texas A&M for example...then Oregon will continue to succeed in the portal. Even then, we have missed on some great ones in the portal, so my theory is very much in doubt.

Don...this is a great article to get our juices going about visiting B1G teams. And midwestern people are the best, and thus I believe Oregon fans would have fun going to mutual tailgates. Note to all: A few of us are planning to go to Penn State in 2025 and hang out with NJDuck, and Pennsylvania Duck and go to the Oregon vs. Penn State Whiteout. It would be cool to get a group of OBD members and readers to join us! I plan to visit most of the stadiums of the B1G over the years. Such a fun article and THANKS to Don!

So, the HC passed on a gimmie Field Goal, and then lost by three. That would rip my guts out if it happened to my team... Take the Damn Points! (Funny how that happens to rookie coaches...)

So true. I did not know that irony has a color, but you sure pointed that out!

The remarks about Jabbar Muhammad do not surprise me, but the delusion of beating us next year astounds me. "The vast majority of transfers: I wish them well, but not this guy. I hope that on the football field--you struggle in 2024." "Look forward to taking him and the Ducks down in Eugene next year." "The highest betrayal is any Dawg going to Oregon. You lose all respect as a former Dawg going to the Ducks. Going to Bama with DeBoer I would have understood. Going to Oregon proves you’re nothing more than a mercenary…" "Funny to me that a few ducks have liked my post. Glad they look forward to losing to us next year as well." "Benedict Muhammad" "Guess he is headed to Oregon to get coached DOWN. Their DBs suck!" "They sure had a hard time against us. We torched them the last couple years." "Yep he’s dead to me and hope he gets passed on the depth charts." "Pathetic. Our biggest rival. Oh well I hope we crush him." "Gotta think coach didn’t want him or he wanted out." "That Oregon locker room is going to be a hot mess of unhappy egos and broken “promises”. Dan the man strikes again, as he'll be 8-4 with the No.5 roster in 247. Dancing in the rain in Seattle. River of tears in Eugene."

I did not take it that way, because you are relatively new and would not know of all the experimentation I've done, and all I've learned. The readership of non-football sports is not what I want, but you post all you want about Mens Basketball, and I will post about Baseball...and whoever takes part--we welcome them. Posts about any non-football sports are fine, and frankly--we need them in the off-season. Holy Crap! This is someone I did not know about and is joining this deep pitching staff? Whew!