On 1/10/2022 at 9:35 PM, SmithRiverDuck said:

I'm pretty stoked that we didn't hire Georgia's Offensive Coordinator........

I was just thinking the same thing. This guy’s trick plays are a disaster. UGA’s lack of discipline is also pretty horrible. You can definitely tell that Saban is the master while Kirby is his student.

Bama has scored all the points they need. This is going to end up like the 2012 national championship game against LSU.

On 1/9/2022 at 12:33 PM, HappyToBeADuck said:

Even though I despise Bama and it's unrivaled success I admire Coach Sabans coaching performance. Player and Coach development is unrivaled anywhere. My wish and hope is that Coach Lanning can bring this results to Oregon.

I grew up when The U was the dominant team. I appreciate that Saban can keep Bama just as dominant without resorting to the type of swashbuckling hijinx that Miami was famous for.

Great article. Coach Campbell was and is an Oregon football legend. It’s always good to reach back and get some advice and guidance from a man like him. 
 

Another place I would look to see how things are done in the backfield is the University of Wisconsin. They always seem to get the most out of their RB’s. For example, their new RB this year was a 17 y/o true Freshman. Braelon Allen is his name. He’s just a local kid from the state of Wisconsin, but he’s a future star. His key to success is his weight training. He has a 405 lb. power clean and a 610 lb. squat. 

This guy took the wrong approach in writing this article. The big X-factor he left out was the university’s ability to allow these coaches to succeed. That would’ve bumped Venebles up to an A and dropped Napier and Cristobal down to a B or C. I don’t think it would change Lanning’s grade because he’s unproven as a HC so far.

On 1/1/2022 at 11:33 PM, GaMarine said:

Hi All, as a life long Dawg fan. I just wanted to let you guys know you are getting a very good coach and a pretty good recruiter. The staff hires he has made so far seem to be very good. I'm not 100% on how he will be as a HC but his personality and ethic is great and he has been one of the better DCs we have had. Some people will say that its Kirbys D and he's just a headpiece, But I don't see it that way. He has changed several things since taking over the D and from what I've seen they have all been good choices. It is his D that is based off of what Kirby setup to begin with. So it will be a great opening game for next year's season for us and you guys. Until then Cheers! 

Good luck next week vs. Bama. You will have a contingent of fans pulling for you from the far reaches of the Pacific Northwest. While the phrase “Go Dawgs” isn’t in our vocabulary because of the dirty mutt fans up in Seattle, many of us will still be cheering for you guys. 
 

We hope Dan Lanning continues the great tradition of coaches from the “Saban Tree”. We think we have a great situation for new head coaches to come into. Since 1993, we’ve only had two losing seasons. We’ve only ever hired one true HC from another program and he only stayed one season, so hiring unproven coaches is nothing new to us. 
 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope we’re competitive in ATL next season. I live in the region, so I might show up.  Until then, Go Georgia, beat Bama!

On 1/1/2022 at 9:16 PM, 30Duck said:

 

Our punter didn’t drop a snap in the red zone. We also stopped the on 4th down three times.

It always starts with a muffed punt snap. The Breeze TD always brings back good memories.

Imagine if Oregon threw deep passes against Utah’s DB’s. Smith-Njigba is having a field day. Too bad he fumbled one into the end zone.

On 1/1/2022 at 12:28 PM, Ktmguy2018 said:

The fan comments range from "he's a traitor" to "he really wasn't THAT good" to "*bleep* the Ducks"!!

 

I hate to be “that guy” but we’ve been doing this since Mario announced he was leaving for Miami. 

I don’t think any team that was left out of the top 4 would’ve fared any better against Alabama or Georgia. The result would’ve still been a decisive victory for both of those teams.

On 1/1/2022 at 11:50 AM, MaiTaiDuck said:

LOL and the one they did allegedly win and I think they shared it with BYU 

Washington shared their championship with Miami in 1991. That’s why Mario hated them so much. He was on that team.

Whittingham is 11-3 in bowl games, but he lost his last two. 

On 1/1/2022 at 10:29 AM, Log Haulin said:

Great hire. Exceptional resume.  Cooper Kupp is one of the best receivers in the league.

 

https://gohuskies.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/junior-adams/5644

It looks like he also coached for Kellen Moore’s dad at Prosser HS in 2007. 

The only connection to Oregon is that Chip and Helfrich are probably behind a lot of his anger due to him always losing to them.

The non-SEC teams have yet to score a TD.

On 12/31/2021 at 5:13 PM, DuckIt said:

Can we poach Cincy's special teams coach?  Our special teams haven't been special for the last 6 years.

Cincy’s kickers are like 8 for18 on FG’s this year. We should just hire Maldonado instead.

On 12/30/2021 at 2:38 PM, DanLduck said:

Yes, but none of those players were around when he came to Oregon. 

True, but Oregon as a program hasn’t recruited the RB position very well in a long time. It’s not just Mastro. 

And there would’ve been another long TD pass if Franklin didn’t lose one in the roof/lights. 

Wait! Was he describing LA or Miami? Same story in two different cities.

It’s a good piece of writing. He nailed it on the QB development. One thing that he didn’t really get into was the amount of patience that will be needed from this fan base. Oregon will not be very good next year. There will not be a 10 win season. 
 

I don’t think it will be because Lanning is a bad coach. I just think it will take more time to get the current players to buy into his system, recruit new players who fit his system and get right mix of assistant coaches to carry out his vision. These things take time and I don’t think there is enough talent to overcome the learning curve. 
 

The portal will only help so much. I don’t want to sound like a Debbie Downer, but Bo Nix was a mildly average QB and Dillingham’s offense at FSU was mildly average this last season. Mix those two together and you get mildly average. I think the current WR corps will probably bump them up a few notches, but I don’t think they’ll set the Pac 12 on fire.

Oregon hasn’t had a dominant RB since 2012. And, no, I don’t put Freeman in that dominant category. He did fine with a great team around him, but he was average with an average team around him. On the other hand, LMJ, Kenyon, LGB, Jeremiah and JStew could dominate a game on their own and made their teams better. I want to put DAT in there but he was at his best in the hybrid position.

OU had some star players on defense opt out, so they were almost in the same boat as Oregon. Fewer injuries, though.

On 12/29/2021 at 10:21 PM, The Kamikaze Kid said:

AB gives us the best chance to drink heavily.

That ship sailed before the game. I needed to prep for the possibility of a Utah repeat.