Charles Fischer

Keep in mind that Lanning is a master at recruiting, and uses every opportunity to enhance the brand and our profile. If he turns down Alabama because "we have something special going on in Oregon,"....a ton of recruits will want to know "what is it?" Or, we're being played?

From an Alabama site last evening...

In another thread, TFITZ81 wrote..."Lanning had a team dinner at his house yesterday and was not in Tuscaloosa according to several players."

At this moment, we know nothing. Is he in Alabama interviewing or not? Post here when you read something, or start a new thread.

Guys…this thread is taking a creepy turn, so let’s start a new one and refrain from suggesting violating a coach’s privacy.

He ain't leaving but...

Lanning would not be doing anything exceptional winning a 'Natty at Alabama, and in fact if he doesn't--he's gone. But at Oregon...he can do it, and be legendary among us. I believe he will stay if offered.

I love watching players emerge, or improve and get their confidence. Seeing Bassa answer the call at inside linebacker, and watching Tez explode in the last half of the season was great fun for me.

Yep, I don't think Oregon is green with Penix-Envy now...

It is he who broke the recruiting glass ceiling at Oregon. Before he left--he had the No. 3 recruiting class in the nation. Cristobal rescued most of it, but no one had as high a recruiting ranking before or since.

Dav3d....for a first post--you can't do any better! You are one of us already...WELCOME!

Like I wrote before, and for people who want to hear it again...I still believe.

This 2023 team has had a bit of bad luck, in that if this team had been playing the Oregon schedule of prior years, and those conference teams in those years....Oregon goes 13-0. This was a very good team, one that is on-par with any of Oregon's best. But we had the bad luck of having you-know-who having a once-in-a-generation year, and OBD just came up a little short. I do choose to look at the enormous progress, the team Dan built from recruiting players and coaches because what we had this season is 100% better than what Cristobal left us. That was a monumental rebuild. Lanning is now adding to that foundation, and... ...the future looks so bright that...

The link for the article in the post above does not always work, so here is another one. Oregon Ducks finish 6th in final AP Top 25 poll; Beavers receiving votes WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM The final AP poll of the season places the Ducks 6th, and the Beavers on the outside looking in.

Interesting thought...I like it! Pac-2?

Amen, Duck-Brother. There will be SO MANY can't miss games to watch next fall in our new conference...whew!

As Jon's article the other day demonstrated...the schedules next year of most SEC teams is brutal, especially now that they added Texas and Oklahoma to it. "In 2024, Bama plays No. 6. Georgia and No. 9. Missouri in Tuscaloosa. Bama plays No. 12. Oklahoma (the Saturday before the Iron Bowl,) No. 13 LSU, and No.21 Tennessee on the road." "In 2024. Georgia opens with No. 22 Clemson in Atlanta, and plays on the road at No. 4 Alabama, No. 3 Texas, and No. 11 Ole Miss with a home game versus No. 21. Tennessee." So both Alabama and Georgia have five very difficult games next year, while Oregon's schedule has four or five brutal ones as well. There are no gimmies on the schedule of a Super-Conference now, so welcome to big-time college football!

Great to have you posting as a new OBD member, WELCOME!

Good gosh…what a Maroon! Clearly, a very young writer with no sense of CFB history. Or just lazy. It takes very little research to see that Oregon had that in the past…like check the History section in the Oregon Football Repository at FishDuck.com! (Misspelling in the first sentence is intentional)

Well, that and lessons from Elaine in Seinfeld!

Oh YEAH!