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Could be a DAT type disruptor, a guy who makes you not want to miss a play because it could be a moment where you just can't believe what just happened. He would also be appreciated for his track abilities like no where else. I love to watch track athletes, men and women, who show grace and athleticism on the track. I would say I agree some 5* may not be worth the trouble, but we are tracktown, and that should influence our football team, again. We need speed on the football team, and this guy has boatloads, the guy can basically fly! I defer to Coach Lanning and the culture and team he wants to create, until he brings in a culture disruptor I trust Lanning.

My famous quote, when the microbrewery businesses were just taking off, 'who is going to buy a $3 beer, when you can buy a six pack for that much?' My hometown now has over 30 breweries, a friend sold his to Budweiser for a small fortune. You hit some and miss some!

No heat, no water, no football, but Charles saves the day with his FishDuck. Kind of highlights the unique, maybe small, but important roll FishDuck plays in many of our lives. A big thanks to Charles and all those who add to the site in their myriad of ways.

I will root for the Bruins tonight, still enjoy chip ball. I guess I also wonder how a trojan win will benefit the Pac-12 and not the Big losers? Let the trojans have a close game, but then choke it at the end. No physical injuries, just emotionally destroyed. That is all I want.

TE and special teams would be a very good fit. This might come down to Hayward making the difference. If the young man wants to run track and play football then there is no better place. Maybe Devon can show up for the official visit? Can you imagine how the safety will have to respect this guys speed? 6' 6" and top speed of 22 mph, you can't leave him one on one, or he is gone!

If the dawgs lose we end up ranked ahead of them. If they win, they beat us and end up ranked ahead of us. I couldn't care less about how the pac-12 looks. I just care about ME and my Ducks! I also know how much that would bother the dawg fans and that makes me happy.

I would say the three most important games are the beav, dawg and any bowl game. It could be argued the pac-12 championship game is important too. My take is the bowl game is the most important game to win. While the dawg and beav games are important, the bowl game is the final game. Rankings are made at the end of the season, not at the beginning or middle. While I hate losing to the mentioned programs we could jump the dawgs and stay ahead of the beavs in the final rankings. Of course next season the trojan game will be huge, but those games are going bye, bye, so they don't measure up anymore. Hopefully we can win all three in the future. I would say closing out the season with a win was the critical thing Lanning needed to do. How do others rank these games, or others?

The big games that count are the beavs, dawgs, Pac-12 championship game, and the bowl game. First season I'll take the bowl win. A coaches record in those games is what counts. Going forward I look for Lanning to improve in the other games too. Agree a ten win season was a huge accomplishment and what I wanted to see. This season was where Lanning laid the foundation. The foundation is the most important item, but in construction most can't see anything until the framing is done. We now get to see Lanning put the walls up on what will be the Lanning program. I look for those walls and the house Lanning is building to include trophy rooms for the big games. Those rooms will be nice and big with plenty of room for wins, and in the end the big bowl game wins too. Well done winning a meaningful bowl game against a very good team, and an excellent coach. One interesting note is North Carolina is the only team both Miami and Oregon played. Miami lost to NC at home, we beat NC in a bowl game.

I have to give props to McCormick's block, where he took out two guys, for Bucky's big run, wow! Bassa also played well, and made some nice tackles. I just love the worker bees, not just those who get all the glory. Great article Charles and analysis earlier by Dazed. I would add that it wasn't so much the wrong players Lanning had to work with. There was and is talent on the Duck side of the ball, no question. I think the problem with the Ducks this season was twofold. One Lanning was figuring out how to coach. When and how does he step in and take over from an OC, or DC. Lanning has an accelerant type of personality. If somebody has an idea he makes it bigger, and most often better. The problem on offense is he needed to deaccelerate some of the play calling. On defense he needed to step in, and still needs to step in and better guide what is on the field. That will be the test over the offseason, can he be a more active CEO on the defensive side of the ball. We had a coach who was the antithesis of this last time so this leads us to the second problem. The culture which was set by MariØ didn't work for how Lanning coaches. He wants guys to get better everyday, not just think they are better after arriving at Oregon. The fill the sleeve mentality wasn't a functional goal setting process. Lanning is all about improving incrementally and strategically. I think we will see improvement in both areas. We are already seeing turnover of players and some guys totally buying in. The test will be can Lanning turn the defense around. I have faith, and this will be the most exciting offseason development.

Oh we looked bad in the Alamo Bowl, almost like in the family reunion bowl against the beavs! Agree both were mostly coaching issues. I do think it will be fascinating to see the offense without Dilly. How much is reliant on Dilly, and how much can be replicated? I think with Nix's leadership we should be fine on offense. The question will be can the defense and special teams perform well enough to give the offense a chance to win the game. Will the havoc defense start to reveal itself, or just more prevent, that doesn't really prevent much.

Never understood electronic games, football was a year round event in my neighborhood. The best games were the mud bowls, in the rain. If there wasn't football there was, fortunately, always something to do outside, different era.

Another thing is Dowdell might be the runningback even MariØ could have been successful with the pistol being called over and over. The weapons upgrade next season for Nix and Stein might be something special. I love the idea of more deep balls, and hopefully Nix has even more time to dial in the throws to his wide receiver group. The offense might be the don't cry, after Dowdell runs over a few guys, and then bye bye as our receivers blow away the backfield on the next play. The 'Don't cry, bye bye' offense.

I am past the season, and giving Lanning an A for recruiting and hiring a new OC. I look forward to giving him an A for the bowl game too. A bit concerned about how he deals with the defense, but haven't lost the faith. As far as the season grades, he was a freshman, and hit it out of the park. First year coaches rankings don't account for a couple of these guys had never been head coaches. The key there is that the best thing about a freshman is they become sophomores. We are still learning about what kind of coach Lanning will ultimately become. I look at it more like, do we still want to pay for his education, not necessarily what were his grades. He is still well worth the money we are spending letting him learn how to be a head coach. That is what we do at Oregon, we develop coaches, don't just look at grades, and try to hire the A coach. You then have Lincoln Riley, an A coach, you know exactly what you are going to get. He wins enough games to keep his job and look good. He also knows how to pick and coach qb's. Riley has also lost every big bowl game he has been in. He couldn't even win the Pac-12 championship game. He left the SEC because he knows he can't compete on the big stage, or the big game. I like the upside to Lanning over any of these guys who may have graded out over our coach. I will take Lannings potential, with Oregon, over any supposed elite coach on that list!

Came to campus on his recruiting visit with a basketball, and never put it down.

It's the Uiagalelei family reunion bowl. After that we can just call if the family reunion bowl. I mean how many people dread going to a family union? It starts with drinking, usually ends up with a fight, sounds about like a tailgater, and a football game. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all. Especially to all the freshman, sophomores, juniors and senior ducks.

Smart choice by DJ, better choice by Matayo.

My bet is if the coaches are comfortable with Ty as a back-up then we won't see a transfer. If they aren't then they will bring somebody in to compete with Ty. Right now Ty has to be comfortable as the back-up for Bo. How many people are comfortable with Ty coming in to save the season? Do most see Novostad as the answer if, when Bo goes down? Would we, again, be in a position where a whole season is lost, or negatively impacted by a qb injury? As a program we need to get past being a program one play away from a lost season. That is where the elite programs are.

Brilliant, whether we take him or not we are, I would think, the perfect transfer spot for someone like DJ. Players with huge potential, and flashes of brilliance will want to come to Oregon. The question is will they get in line to be the next Bo? We have the culture and system qb's want to rehab their reputations, as having it. How would Bo be looking after another season at Auburn? Bo most likely would have cemented his reputation as not great, and no way have a chance at heisman talk this and next season. I would hate to see Nix go down, and we struggle with Ty and our freshman. How many would say the scholarship wasn't worth it then? We were, arguably one good back-up from the playoffs in many minds this year, right? We have to trust Lanning's plan and Stein's abilities, but a known back-up isn't a bad option. Whether it is DJ or Hudson we would be that much stronger with a capable proven back-up. More competition and security at qb wouldn't be a bad thing. My bet is many transfers will want to follow in Bo's footsteps.

He had greatness as a back-up early so I will take him. We don't have greatness at back-up now. I would also be interested in Hudson, but will defer to Stein and Lanning. Whatever they have up their sleeves should work out fine! If I was DJ I would transfer to the beavs, and have JSmith turn me into a machine. That may be the question, do we want DJ at OSU? Wasn't Bo thought of as lacking greatness? Seems like Bo and DJ have a lot in common.

Agree the big question about our backfield is the lack of development, execution. We can try to MariØ our way out of it, recruit elite talent, but in the end it will taking coaching. How are we going to fix this!!!!! We already are lining up 4* talent in our backfield, better than anyone else in the conference and are underperforming. We also have a 5* on the bench, but are being beaten by JV talent as compared.

How Marshawn Lynch inspired Oregon commitment Dante Dowdell WWW.CLARIONLEDGER.COM 2022 Dandy Dozen No. 4 Dante Dowdell on his running back idols and choosing Oregon over Ole Miss. He is going to be a fun one to watch. He won't be a fun one to play against!

The item which sold me is these are Lannings guys. Coach said they are leaders, winners, and student athletes. The stars, and individual accolades mean little if they can't be part of a team. Now the derecruiting process begins as they head to campus and the weight room. As the real competition begins we will see who steps up and how the team comes together. Lanning did a masterful job of working with the previous staffs guys. He now has the guys he wants and bought into what he is selling. This doesn't even speak to the transfers Lanning is bringing in, and those guys are going to have a large impact too. The transfers may have a bigger impact early on, so exciting times indeed!

Feel for the young man, parents can be a nightmare. Too bad his parents can't just support his decisions. I just hope mom let's him have the top bunk at college, or maybe even his own room.

Makes sense, just like most things, Oregon gets more out of their clouds than Seattle. Just like we get more out of our student athletes.

too wet, miserably grey, all around depressing, and full of pompous schmucks, fixed it.