Charles Fischer

Agreed, but I thought it was relevant to report and an opportunity to celebrate our newfound depth at Oregon.

Great idea, and the Texas Tech game is a good start.

This would be BIG, as he is a perfect profile for the Lanning defense, and he is the No. 1 rated player in the state of Washington. For the Huskies?

Meanwhile, can't you just feel Coach Witt just all puckered up? (He hasn't had a bowel movement in a week)

Remember years back when his opinion mattered?

BTW...their starters at guard were already going to have thin numbers in reserve, and now... Be grateful that Lanning has loaded up the way he has! That is a big Duck at guard, in Steven Jones, No. 74. And another Oregon site says that the Huskies have very little experience in Running Backs behind the starter who was injured.

If it was Oregon State? I'm sure they would be blaming Oregon....

Boy, you read the written transcript of what Tosh said in his interview? Whew! That guy has been in coaching a long time, and knows how to say a TON....and not tell us anything new. That is a skill, you know. And that is what they all do when you have closed spring and fall practices--they tell us nothing. After the actual football games--there is no place to hide; they can't spin off stuff because we all saw the game. We can learn a lot from coaches after a game, but from practices? You could transplant everything a coach was saying at another conference team on the same day....with hardly a difference. A SID (Sports Information Director) once told me...."the only thing more paranoid than a Basketball coach....is a football coach!" Hence the tortuous coach-speak...

I completely agree with this, and I would like to think that in a year or two we can challenge Ohio State for the best.

Cool!

Ouch!

And another building?

See post number 6 below for update.... On other sites they say it is in downtown Dallas.... and considering all the Texas players joining us? Good call.

I completely agree. I believe he is building the core of the team now, and then will add with high quality talent each via HS, and as you said--plug holes with the portal or take advantage of what comes your way. For example...a portal QB coming to us this next winter could hurt the QB room in terms of attitude. Yet do you want to start 2024 with an experienced or inexperienced QB? What to do about that decision?

This was already reported this morning on this forum. Please read all the threads below the top few.... He is not going to be a 2024 scholarship.

This is what Coaches do these days, and Lanning caught on. It does not matter if it was Bellotti, Chip, Taggart, Cristobal or Dano....scrimmage reports leave me with...

Very few in the media know how to line up the defensive depth chart. There is NO Sam, Will or Mike linebacker, as we only have two linebackers in the 4-2-5 MINT defense. We have a JACK linebacker, a MAC linebacker, and a fifth defensive back, the STAR.

What is fascinating to me is how Lanning fixed the linebacker problem by recruiting a ton of defensive backs. The LB recruiting was coming up short, but Coach 'Meat was super with safeties and corners. Thus recruiting a boatload of portal DBs....he could move safeties Bryce Bettcher, and Jamal Hill to MONEY linebacker to help solve that problem. That, and adding weight.

But that turnover is stunning...nothing like it before. It is a negative event brought about primarily by positive results...great Lanning recruiting, but....Man! Mario knew what he was doing....right?

I know this was posted in the podcasts thread, and it is 55 minutes long--but it is not boring at all. You learn a TON about Will Stein, and will feel not just better about him, but highly encouraged. For a fun lunchtime, or something at night--I highly recommend it. This young man has been winning at every football stage in his life starting as a quarterback at kindergarten age....for the 3rd/4th grader team! He was a walk-on college quarterback who became the starter at Louisville until injury stopped him. He is only 5'9" and thus has to think his way through things on the field, of which has been a natural transition into a coach. He is VERY energetic, and always has been, although we did not see it much in the spring due to getting acquainted with the Ducks. He is dedication to "bringing the passion" to his players, and I do not think you will see much difference in that department from Kenny Dillingham. Some quotes were... "My job is to make sure we're scoring touchdowns. How do we do that? Run it 50 times, and throw it 50 times.." "Give them a plan, go practice it, and then let them play. I want them to play-free." "Don't overcomplicate the game." Mighty Oregon Podcast: Will Stein - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM The latest episode of the Mighty Oregon Podcast features first-year offensive coordinator Will Stein.