The Kamikaze Kid

TT nearly gave up a pick six on a terrible decision to throw a swing pass to the running back in the backfield that was already being swarmed. The fact that he had no situational awareness on that play really concerned me.

Adjustments. I'm so glad that word has returned to the UO vocabulary. That word is now mia in Miami. I couldn't be happier about the cultural changes this team has made.

My only concern for this team is back up QB. I like TT but haven't seen anything on the field that says QB2 to me. I think they should give Butters some snaps to see what he's got.

This offense may have more A gamers at every position than I've ever seen. That includes the coaching staff. The D is also quietly catching up with the O. If this rate of weekly growth continues, it might not matter if UCLA or Utah bring their A games. Those Sparky roasted fuskies don't even make it into this conversation.

Hot seat alert!

fuskies out there licking their nether regions as usual.

UO 56-31 3 4 285

Beat legit top 20 team. Check Come from behind road win. Check Separates from underdogs early in games. Double Check Visible team improvement week to week. Check Seems like an A grade to me.

North Carolina scores points. Mario doesn't. If UNC takes down the Canes in a 45-17 type of way, a category 5 hurricane may soon arrive at Mario's office door.

One of the things creating Miami’s blind spot to Mario’s coaching woes, is their lack of respect for Oregon. They say he won the PAC 12 and got to the Rose Bowl. What they don’t comprehend is that every UO coach that’s been here two years or more, has also one the PAC and played in the Rose Bowl or NY 6 equivalent. UO has basically been the Clemson of the PAC for the last 15 years. The brand has been built. Helfrich coasted to the Championship with Chip’s machine. Mario’s peak year was 2019. The seniors leading that team were Justin Herbert and Troy Dye. I’d say they took the team as far as they could. Mario kept them from playing in the Natty.

Back in my hoops days, I was quite the shot blocker and had some really nasty ones. I once spun a guy into a 360 back flip with a perfectly clean block. I never showed the slightest bit of emotion about it. That way it was just accepted by all involved that that’s just what happens if you dared to come into the paint. To me show boating makes it seem like players are surprised and rejoicing that they actually made a play.

Every time I seeTT, he seems disinterested. Every time I see Butterfield, he seems amped up and excited to be there.

I figure if I hate them, the kids must love them!

What about an equation of point spread plus total points scored? The contestant with the lowest number off wins. The game had an 18 point spread with 72 points scored. With this formula, let’s see who would win. Score: 45-27 18 spread 72 total points FG Lumber: 35-17 18. (0) 52 (20), 0+20= 20 ebdd: 48-27 19 (1), 75 (3), 1+3= 4 mic: 45-24 19 (1), 79 (7), 1+7 = 8 krsqvn: 38-18 20 (2), 56 (16), 2+16 = 18 This formula gives these results. 1. ebdd 4 off from perfect 2. mic 8 off 3. krsqvn 18 4. FG Lumber 20 Bake this formula into an Excel spreadsheet equation and the answers should self generate to avoid all the math.

A little more focused now. A little more focused now. A little more focused now. A little more focused now.

UO 52-17 3 4 325

Lanning has evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of his team and has set out a plan for success based on that evaluation. That plan currently has the Ducks in the top fifteen and rising weekly. Down in Miami, Mario has been ramming his plod ball scheme down their throats with disastrous results. The fan base is wondering what the heck happened to their Heisman contending QB and high octane offense. The program directions of Mario's my way or the highway mentality vs Lanning's perpetual growth mindset couldn't be more opposite.

Great article. I've been thinking that there should be some sort of tiered targeting penalty system as well as separation of targeting and incidental contact. This article stated it much better than I could.

I don't mind a slow and steady defensive scheme install. It's a confusing defense with many aspects of it being counter intuitive. At UGA our defense was more confused by our defense than UGA was! I'm fine with giving them time to really understand the basics before adding the cool bells and whistles. I'm really enjoying this season. If we stumble here or there along the way, I can live with it. The direction we're heading is promising. It will be worth the wait.

Stick around for two or three years then take that recently vacated Miami gig.

He's a 31 year old OC with a sweet resume building gig. After a few years of positive results, he could be ready to accept a much better offer than the dumpster fire at ASU. Going there now could be a career killer.

Conversely, as much fun as it was to root for the Beavs against USC, you could see their swagger fade towards the end. They were just hoping to hang on and win in the end but didn’t have nail in the coffin mentality to just go and grab it. The Ducks did and that to me was what made that victory so exciting. I’m really looking forward to watching the Lanning era progress.

The UGA steamroller coupled with high octane passing teams BYU and WSU have inflated some numbers. This should drop as they start playing some more normal offenses as well as understand the scheme better. Now if they give up over 30 to Cal, that would be cause for concern.

Has Miami been informed that booing Mario is not allowed?

What surviving the Palouse looks like.