The Kamikaze Kid

We may be confusing meters and yards here.

Great story. I could read about those Harter teams all day long. I loved how the Harter basketball teams nicely segued into the early Brooks football teams. The scrappy underdogs that could actually knock off the biggest of boys from time to time defined for me the essence of being a Duck fan in those days.

Maybe Dye wants to show what he does best which is get tough yards on a predictable offense. Oregon plans to open it up with a spread offense with an actual passing attack this year making his tough yardage runs less necessary.

I'm really liking how Lanning is going after these sneaky three star guys. Shows me he's paying attention to true potential and not just star gazing.

I can't wait till we see a defense that turns 3rd and 13 into 4th and 23.

Maybe CaptainCane has a buddy that will take the job.

Rut roh!

Never bet on the Ducks in November/ December. Never bet against them in February/ March.

I feel pretty much the same as I did about Cyrus Moss and all the Taggart decommits. It’s the kids decision where they go to school. Are they committed to the school or the coach? Whatever they feel, is what they should do.

If money’s a goal but the NFL isn’t an option, I’d say just get into coaching ASAP. I think he’d have a bright and lucrative future in that direction.

Dye benefited the most from Mario's plodding offensive scheme. His many impressive runs carrying two to three defenders an extra few yards made the offense look much better than it actually was. Bringing in a new spread offense designed to generate explosion plays won't highlight his skill set. I personally think leaving for the pros while the iron's hot would be the best decision. Moving to a struggling offensive team would also make sense.

I love how he stated how enthusiastic the team was for him to finish what he started by staying and winning the championship with UGA. After watching their own coach mail it in towards the end of the season then all together bail on them in a blink, this was a great first step towards building trust. He spoke repeatedly about talk only having meaning through action. I can see how he gets his guys to run through walls for him.

UGA's starting units will look much different after graduations and early departures. If anybody knows the weaknesses to their defensive schemes, Lanning does. Nobody will have any game film on UO's offense. Let's not put up the white flag just yet.

Wow! KT being straight up about Nike’s green and yellow NIL brick road. Don’t know which is the better recruiting pitch, Lanning’s epic D wins a championship or this.

Lanning’s D held #2 MU and #1 Bama to less combined points in two playoff games than Mario held Utah to in just one game. I’ll take the Fighting Lannings going 11-1.

UGA’s offense digs as many holes for them selves as the Ducks do.

Key symptoms: swollen head, delusions of grandeur and repeated mumbling about the early nineties as if it was yesterday.

Nice to know there’s a cure for purpleitous.

It was a bummer to see Herbert lose after everything he did to win but let’s also give Mariota props for how much he contributed to the win including that sweet late td.

24-23 UGA 145 255 2 4

The Chargers D won’t be confused with the ‘85 Bears. Just saying.

A reasonable year one goal would be for players to at least match their star level on the field. If that gets done, then they should be favored in 11 out of 12 games. With some decisive wins, backups should get plenty of reps to help contribute when injuries occur. With solid on field results, recruiting should hum along. The cupboard is far from bare. The coaching should drastically improve. A top ten season should be within reach.

I’m honestly more interested in who Lanning wants in his system than the guys Mario wanted in his. if even just a few guys follow him out west, half the starters could be Sewels, Flowes, and KTs.

If UO gets blown out by UGA then the playoffs are out of reach anyway. UO comes close in this national audience game, and they are now on the everybody’s radar and still in playoff contention. UO actually goes and wins the game, then they vault into the top five and the Lanning era is the talk of college football. I don’t really see a down side here except if they get blown out like Chip’s first game at Boise St.

And remember kids, the UO has just been his side job this whole time. Expect a quantum gear shift Tuesday morning.