The Kamikaze Kid

I think Lanning said that the offense was Frankensteined together by all the coaches and the basic principles weren’t going to change. I’d expect Stein to add his favorite ingredients to the mix instead of a whole sale system change. Also, I wonder if Harbor could be turned into a tight end/ receiver hybrid to keep his weight down at Olympic levels. After the olympics, he could then add weight and play either edge or tight end to prep for the pros. The combination of Stein wanting to regularly throw down field and having your tight end be the fastest guy on the field sounds like a nightmare for D coordinators. Also sounds like a great selling point for bringing Harbor into the flock.

Heavily courted to an NFL QB coach? Probably not by the chargers.

Altman was at his best coaching up 3 and 4 star players. This era of five star one and dones has been a step backwards for the program. I'd way rather watch a team build chemistry and players develop skills over time than watch a bunch of guys just biding their time for a year before they can run off to the pros where most have failed to have much of an impact at.

Just wait till they whine about how much those Rutgers, Ohio St back to back road games suck.

Quack! = Signed So far so good = Commited

UGA 31-17 2 2 285

I'm not an Xs and Os guy when it comes to defensive schemes but I wonder if both Sewell and Flowe Excelled in more gut instinct game plans of the past and then struggled under Lanning's more complex defensive scheme.That could explain the confusing regression both players took this year but it is just speculation with no data to back it up.

If the D shows up next year and the O is pretty much the same, they should be favored in every game. Playoffs should be the goal.

Is this the team SUC fans where just yapping about that shoulda been in the playoffs?

Step 1: Sign him up. Step 2. Let him play whatever position he wants. Step 3: Let him run track. Step 4: Give an honest evaluation of where he should prioritize his athletic skills. Step 5: Let him do what’s best for himself.

Camden Lewis kicked that crazy extra point off the up rights to seal the game. If you take a closer look on the replay, you can see his planting foot almost spin completely to the left causing him to nearly fall down. He was kicking on that freshly tilled side of the field. In real time I thought he almost blew the game but now I see that he actually saved it and should get some well deserved props.

I don't think of it as rooting for the fuskies. I see it as hoping they don't blow it for the Pac.

Great review. I see one concerning common denominator for UO's last four games (UW, UU, OSU, NC). In all four games, the Ducks looked like the superior team and took control of all four games. Also in all four games, one or more bizarre you'll never see that again type of plays happened against the Ducks. After said plays in all four games, the Ducks lost confidence and found themselves in tight battles. I'd say, you could add the UGA game to this list because after the two early interceptions, the Ducks lost confidence that never came back and the game got away from them quickly. This is where real time leadership needs to kick in. I think this is where Lanning has the most room for growth as a coach. I think Lanning will process his own short comings in these situations, have talks with Coach Smart on these topics and return next year better as an in game leader of the team. I've always loved the Mike Tyson quote about everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face. I think that is the biggest factor this brilliant first time head coach faced this year. This year he seemed to try to get momentum back with risky gambles on forth down and onside kicks. Hopefully next year we'll see better in game adjustments on both sides of the ball and less panic and wild gambles in those situations. I'm already looking forward to the Spring game. I think Lanning will get this head coaching thing figured out sooner than later and playoff runs will be returning for the Ducks.

LOL. I was thinking the same thing!

Way to finish Ducks. What a game!

UO 48-38 2 1 345

I remember a press conference where Lanning was bringing up the dark side of the portal and if we really wanted to go there? Like any other game, Lanning is playing the portal/ recruiting game to win and is getting national praise for doing so. Still, it was good for me to see him make that statement. Uneasy with knowing what winning the portal game requires but also prioritizing doing what makes the team better. I'd much rather have Coach Lanning handling these tough calls with some compassion than Coach Prime practically gloating over the fact that he's going to be giving a lot of his team the axe.

I’d take DJ over TT but it seems like QB has been addressed at this point. I’d say keep on stacking up that D.

This sad story has next year’s portal written all over it.

The 70’s Steelers defined football for a decade. RIP Franco.

The Beavers are a QB away from being a legit PAC Champion threat. Just get players that want to play and coach them up. Sure roll the dice on some five stars and maybe land a few. But this flip flop drama will only increase in the nil era.

If you were a four star or above running back, would you want to be a featured back that gets a lot of highlights but accumulates more wear and tear shortening your NFL career or would you prefer to rotate reps getting fewer highlights but having less wear and tear?

At this point I'd consider this the QB pecking order. QB1 Bo or transfer, QB 2 Moore. QB 3 TT.

I think the 12 team playoff format should also have NIT type little brother playoffs as well. Teams 1-12 in the real deal playoffs. Followed by 13-24, 25-36 and 37-48. Most teams with winning records get a playoff experience with other teams in their skill range. NFL bound players can show case their skills in a playoff environment instead of a meaningless bowl. Extra home games for for the first couple rounds and then bowls can still be used for the final fours. This creates meaningful games end of season games for most teams, it generates more late season interest for both fans and players. To me, this seems like a win win for all involved.

To me, the defense may have the similar issues as last years women's basketball team. That team was pretty much the sophomore campaign of "the greatest recruiting class ever". After Coach Graves watched that team basically watch an injured Nyara Sabally try to win the tournament by herself, he called out the team as soft. How did they respond? They hit the portal and left. A new group of top tier talent replaced them and they now appear to be the real deal. I think the Mario era of recruiting mimicked the USC model and just grabbed as many high ranking stars as they could, regardless of fit to a scheme. Swapping out DCs every year or two also makes recruiting to a scheme nearly impossible. You see time and time again in the NBA when teams that just horde top talent without a real plan of how it will be used usually flop. I'm very interested to see how Lanning uses the portal to get the right guys in the right positions and how fast that improves the D. As of now, I'll trust the process.