The Kamikaze Kid

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.

Mario is The Cult of Physicality. A one word catch phrase that masks his epic lack of strategic understanding with tough guy bravado. The image he projects has so far suckered players, recruits, assistant coaches, fans, reporters and Miami boosters. The problem is that his one word one hit wonder grows old pretty fast. He bets that by filling the roster with as many stars as he can, they will simply win games by talent gap alone. Middle Tennessee just showed the simple formula to taking down a Mario lead team. Game tape study, counter strategy and game plan execution. I think Herbert, Pene and KT all watched their draft spots fall due to Mario’s underwhelming results on the field. Miami’s QB went from Heisman front runner to currently being run out of town in just four games. I don’t see us as piling on Mario. It’s more like warning the next team of the con man at the wheel steering their team off the cliff.

Reality will quickly set in after two weeks of prepping for whatever Carolina and nothing changes and they once again get easily rolled. That won't be the QB, that won't be the OC or DC, that will be the stubborn mule they have as a coach.

I think the offense just got exposed. The surprise about SC to me, is the defense. It's better than I expected but I think a solid run team will give them fits.

One of my new favorite things about this forum is clicking on it and reading the headline: Miami Got Beat by Middle Tennessee. It just never gets old!

Since 2017= Before Mario.

I know Stanford does what Stanford does but still I don’t see them finishing anywhere near ten down against THIS Ducks team.

Brown got rocked twice in a row so hard by mighty Stoney Brook, that he had to leave the game at halftime!

I'm rooting for a conference championship and possible playoff run but this is becoming a team I can get behind win or lose.

Luckily, learning and improving is what this team's about from the top down unlike Mr Physicality.

I was extremely impressed with WSU. They did not look like they thought of themselves as underdogs in this game and played that way. That is 100%on the coaching staff. WSU will not only factor in to the conference championship winner, they may even be in the conversation themselves. I still say they should be ranked!

Remember when wins felt like losses? Glad those days are behind us. I think when history looks back at the Lanning era, this game will be thought of as a corner stone of what he built at UO. An absolutely impressive win against a very formidable opponent in an hostile environment. Great job Ducks!

Now teams are going to have plenty of tape of Mario coaching two different teams with multiple different coordinators showing the same tendencies time and time again. Every game he coaches now will just be adding to the blue print on how to beat him. UO just made more adjustments thoughout one game than Mario has his entire career.

The Ducks just found a way to win the toughest test on their schedule until the fuskies come to town. If they can just continue playing at this level, they should get there at 8-1. WSU should have been and still should be ranked. Regardless of what the polls say, they basically just pulled off a come from behind victory on the road against a top 25 caliber team. If WSU played #25 Miami, who would you bet on? If the Ducks continue improving on D they should be ready to compete in their final three games which are the toughest ones on the schedule. I think the way the offense, defense and coaches all had to dig deep to pull off this victory will go a long way towards building a conference champion mentality.

Touch down Beavers!

The forecast calls for Hurricane Mario to batter Miami for the next eight years. Damages expected to exceed $80,000,000.

I think we see some new blitz and coverage packages unveiled this week. I think the D will look more aggressive and closer to Lanning's vision of what he want the D to be. Also I see this team hitting it's stride just in time to host those fuskies!

I'm now contemplating the ACC/ Pac merger. I think that combined with an ESPN/ Amazon media deal plus extra profits for NY6 bowls and March Madness invites could keep the Ducks happy with staying put and have SC and UCLA singing the blues.

It seems like Lanning is installing his defense piece by piece. I expect to see a couple new wrinkles this week designed to create a little more havoc in the passing game.

Go Beavs!