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Lanning has been a head coach for one year, and he has already sprouted two branches off his coaching tree, wow! One reason coaches want to come to Oregon, it definitely isn't a dead end job, if you do well.

Now we just have to get better at exceeding the expectation we and the recruits have after being so highly sought after. I hope Lanning has picked the right guys, and they all get onboard. The hard work begins now, for the coaches and the players. Step one done, now step two is putting a team on the field full of players who exceed all expectations! Who will the leaders be, who will be the surprises at this next level? Recruiting is great, but we have seen all this before, time to develop, and install Lanning Ball!

I say this analysis create a somber mood for me. I am troubled for Noah and his dreams which weren't met when he came to Oregon. What happened as Lanning, and the rest of the football world wanted him to commit to their school at the time of his recruitment? I suppose I just come away from all of this Noah, Justin era with much melancholy. There was so much hope, and that was turned into unfulfilled promise. We have to move on from these guys, but the program has to get better at selling and completely the dreams of these young men. It goes both ways, but the analysis, and what we saw leaves me wanting the program to become a place where expectations are exceeded, not defeated, as they too often were under MariØ.

Devon was 4th in the Tokyo games, and was robbed of an opportunity to medal in the World Championships in 2022. The big item is he ran for Nike after football and they supported his track journey. I have to admit if Harbor signs with Oregon it will be because of one guy, and that isn't Coach Lanning. The Nike connection may be the difference maker. The indoor training at Hayward might be the hidden gem of the new facility. A person can be ready for medical school at Oregon after football, and the NFL. We might want him to talk to Justin on that one. Lastly our sprint coach has coached Olympic sprinters, the Michigan coach not so much. Eugene is Track Town USA!

Carlos Locklyn was a nobody, with basically one year of coaching at the D1 level. This guy seems like a Locklyn type hire, if so I love it! We need somebody to bring to the Defensive Backfield what Locklyn brought to our offensive RB's. I also like the continued hiring of guy with a lot to prove. The Oregon program wasn't built by hiring guys who check all the boxes. We hire guys who want to think outside the box and win by working harder and smarter.

I found it interesting that it was almost like inertia ruled the team. With good coaching putting together an offense has always been a given at Oregon. At the same time a top notch defense has seldom been easy for our program. Once again we had an OC who became a superstar, and got a head coaching job. A qb rose to lead an offense with a strong running emphasis. Pretty much every element of the historical Oregon offense was clicking with a functional coaching staff. On defense, even with outstanding recruiting, we still couldn't get over the hump of having a stellar defense. There were flickers of a new defense, but Lanning's footprint on the program is sill murky. What will Lanning bring to Oregon beyond what we have already had? I suppose what will be interesting to watch is can the Oregon Football Program really become something different, or at least evolve beyond our past? Can Lanning put together a defense that is consistently as good as the Gang Green? Can the passing attack finally include NFL level talent? Will Oregon be looked upon as something other than a place where OC's come to get head coaching jobs? The one thing I do want to see from the past is speed. I WANT TO SEE SPEED RETURN TO THE OREGON FOOTBALL PROGRAM! It is past Christmas wishing season, but all I want is speed, and a defense that has seldom been seen at Oregon! Great ponder points Alex, and that is what I came up with.

I love seeing the use of the TE more. Great play and analysis of Stein's offense. It would seem like a last option might be the QB to keep the ball and run the other way if the defense collapses on the direction of the play. This would give the qb the ability to get outside and run to the sideline, if it the defense opens up like that.

Shocked, just shocked!

Bottomline is if Pleasant and or Harbor sign with Oregon, speed is back in the program. Oregon football isn't right without speed, real speed. There is another dimension to the game when a defense, special teams and an offense has speed. I want to see that again!

The most important player on the field this season was Bo Nix. From the spring game on you could see he commanded the offense. He made everyone better, even Dilly. On the defensive side of the ball there was no Bo Nix. We had no Troy Dye, leading with heart, savvy, and guts. We just had unfulfilled talent galore. I hope most of that was too many players who weren't on board with Lanning, nor fit what he wanted on the field. With the turnover of players we should see a shift to what Lanning wants to see. The question of coaches is also an interesting one. It will be interesting to see how Lanning adjusts that too. There definitely seemed to be some disfunction going on from the sideline to the field. That is a challenge Lanning needs to show he is up too. I do want to comment on the picture I am looking at as background for my comment. There is a lot there, but it is superb with Cota waving emotional respect, love to the crowd, including Justin and Phil Knight. That is some great photography!

Now it is time to break them, or break them in.

Brilliant, never looked at this way. So a player can also say I hope I can play for you some day. He might even say my mom wants me to play at X school so I will sign there, and may want to transfer at a later date. Is there anything stopping athletes from talking about transferring before they ever sign their first letter of intent?

Fixed it,

I think you missed somethings. Completely agree, great qb play and explosive plays are critical. You can' just think you should be in the playoffs, lose to Utah twice, and repeatedly choke your bowl games. I suppose that is the BIG's problem soon enough.

The internet knows duck fans will click on anything related to the Ducks so pretty soon there will be articles on 4th graders interested in playing for our Ducks. As long as we click, the content will follow. Articles are also probably written by an algorithm set up on a computer. Thankfully we have Fishduck, not yet putting out articles written by an algorithm, right Charles?

Looks like all the travel needed to play in the BIG won't effect the trojans at all.....

And they couldn't even beat Tulane!

Thrilled Funa had a great game and he isn't going anywhere. He seems to be one of those guys who is buying into Lanning's system. He missed his senior year in high school yet was still a strong 4*. Seems like he might be starting to hit his stride. I would love to see him become all-Pac-12 next season.

I could see that being an interesting discussion between Harbor and PK. I know PK followed Tiger and others, and undoubtedly is aware of the unique skillset Harbor has. If Harbor signs I could see PK playing a role. Your scenario may play out and he potentially becomes a large Nike marketing tool. If football plays out he becomes an extremely unique weapon. If track becomes his goal then he just may become the decathlete or sprinter who goes to the olympics. I do think he will have to figure out where he wants to focus sooner than later. Neither road will be easy, and it is yet to be determined if he has that mentality of a champion. There are only a couple directions where he becomes a huge Nike profit center. I could see those as interesting discussions I would love to be a fly on the wall for. My bet is the Oregon brain trust is putting that proposal together, if they really want him.

Not sure the training required for the decathlon could be done by a two sport athlete. Agree he could undoubtedly compete very well at the event. His potential at the decathlon speaks to his overall potential. He could probably become a dominant DE, TE, some have mentioned LB but what could he pull off, doing two sports? I see him as a WR and a sprinter. Seems like many of the sprinters on the football team didn't train like dedicated track athletes. They just mainly went off their natural speed, and did the relays. Devon was a unique case, and might entice another attempt at high level track and football. I see maybe 100, 200 on the track and WR. The nice thing about training as a sprinter is it will undoubtedly transfer to the football field. With some high level training nobody will catch the dude. Metcalf is an untrained sprinter, and has no chance against track sprinters. Can you imagine Harbor with elite sprinter speed as a wideout? I want to find out what Harbor can do as a two sport athlete. I'm not sure decathlon is possible for the guy as a college student, football player.

The team which went 0-2 against Utah makes a case they should have been in the CFP. Unfortunately they didn't make the case that Utah wasn't playing in the CFP, probably their best, strongest argument. Can't wait until their delusional fanbase is out of the Pac! It should be clear for everyone to see: USC would have been competitive in College Football Playoff WWW.YAHOO.COM The Trojans might not have won a semifinal, but after seeing Saturday's two games, does anyone think #USC -- with a healthy Caleb Williams -- gets blown out? Unlikely.

There is no doubt, he is an ultimate competitor, and an extreme talent. I hope he is able to get to the Super Bowl and win before his career is over. I also hope he is able to get through medical school before I need him. I want the guy on my side when I need him. For now we should appreciate a generational talent on the field.

What I know is if we are to have a great season, Bo will have to be in New York for the ceremony. I would love to see Bucky there too!

The fly route, what is a defense going to do against this guy. The DB and the safety have to be aware of this guy all game long. If you have one player that takes two players to defend advantage goes to that team. He is a wide receiver in a TE or DE's body. The problem is he is a wide receiver, not a DE, or a TE. We can't mistake the skillset he brings. If he has hands the NFL is already wants this guy as a WR, we should too. If he can catch the ball even remotely like Franklin then he will be a human highlight film. Much like when Jordan Kent thought he was a basketball player, but he was too fast for the court he was on. It was obvious Jordan should have been playing football, wide receiver, from the jump in college. It was just unfortunate he didn't play football long enough to build skills for the NFL. He didn't stick on the NFL because he wasn't skilled enough. They drooled over his potential. The problem, he didn't start to play receiver until his junior year. As a comparison Bob Hayes was barely 6', weighed 185lbs. He was a threat every time he was on the field for the cowboys. Nyckoles is 6' 5" 245 lbs. and runs as fast. Again if he has decent hands, he has the potential going to light it up on every play. He will, at least, change the defense when he is on the field. Nobody is going to go one on one with him.