[We've Gone From Risk Adverse Mario To Lanning's High-Wire Act Without A Net]

I’ll take risk averse over this abomination of coaching from Dan Lanning. But the offense was fun.

[Kenny Dillingham Has Talked with ASU]

Sun Devil fans have been reliving 1996 for a quarter century.

[Kenny Dillingham Has Talked with ASU]

He's gone. 

[Lanning Plays With Fire, Duck Fans Get Burned]

2017 Herbert runs and get's injured.

2018 and 2019 EVERYONE was complianing about Herbert not running. 

   

[Why Was Oregon’s Defense More Successful Against Utah?]

Styles make fights. 

[Beat the Beavs and the Rose Bowl is Ours?]

USC going to the CFP and Oregon the Rose is the highest payout for the conference. 

[Bo Nix: Does This Mean He's Leaving?]

Of course he’s leaving. Why stay and get injured again. Take emotion out of the decision and it’s an easy financial choice.

[Recruiting News Thread - Updates]

NIL funds must be allocated towards improving the DL personnel. There’s not enough out west. 

[Lanning Was Out-Coached]

On 11/13/2022 at 7:04 PM, David Marsh said:

The defense is going to be a major project. 

 

We complain about how bad it is right now but the sad truth is that this defense has had the same problems for the last three years. 

 

I feel like Lanning is addressing the issue with recruiting but at this time we don't have the players capable of making this defense better for whatever reason. 

 

These players have the same problems for three years with three different DCs!

A lot do that is due to the fact that premier defensive linemen have been leaving the West coast for the BIG10 and South.  San Diego State being added to the conference isn’t going make it better. JTT is at Ohio State and Jayden Wayne left for Miami. No scheme is going to fix not having talent on the DL. In 2019 Oregon was carried by their defense with AA coaching them. They were 13th in the nation and 1st In the conference in overall defense. 

[Can the Oregon Ducks Beat Utah Without Nix?]

Take Utah and the points. Easy money. TT & JB don’t have the confidence or ability. 

[Tough Question: Are These the Right Defensive Coaches?]

I think they are. 

[Lanning, Players Convey Confidence in Backup QBs if Bo Nix Can't Go]

On 11/17/2022 at 6:00 PM, Mic said:

What?  Must *cheat or perish?  Perish the thought!

 

Lupoi was let go under a cloud at three different schools, Cal, Washington and Alabama.  Now he has Lanning convinced this is how to win?  If it's true (and that's far from proven) then I don't care what Lanning's record is at Oregon.  I'd rather he move elsewhere.  Let's wait til we find out the truth.

I guess that would be satisfactory for some.  

[Lanning, Players Convey Confidence in Backup QBs if Bo Nix Can't Go]

On 11/16/2022 at 8:00 PM, Mic said:

If this is true then I don't like it - not one bit.  Tosh Lupoi was caught doing that when the D.C. at Cal - against Oregon!!!  His coach reprimanded him for it.  It's one of the reasons I'm not a fan of Lupoi.  Lord, I don't want to think Dan Lanning is the same kind of person.  It's wrong!

I don’t have a problem with is. So many programs using spread uptempo and the rules now favoring the offense more and more. Defenses can’t even tackle a quarterback without the player getting kicked out the game and I don’t trust the incompetent Pac-12 referees. Saban’s teams do it. Dani’s teams do it. Even Kirby’s teams did it in the national title game when Bama had a chance to change the game. Must adapt or perish. 

[Tough Question: Are These the Right Defensive Coaches?]

If only Mykael Wright had decided to come back for his senior year. He was an electric return guy who Cristobal for some reason decided to not utilize. He probably would have gotten the development needed to actually get drafted which he wasn't. I alwasy felt he declared a year too early and should have stayed like Lenior who'se on the 49ers.

[Do We Judge Dan Lanning for This?]

On 11/13/2022 at 4:20 PM, Mic said:

But the question is why is TT (or Jay Butterfield for that matter) not ready to step up when needed?  Remember, the Next Man Up mantra.  What has Lanning not done, if anything, to not have a backup QB with 5-stars affixed to his name ready to lead his team when needed?

Perhaps he's not very coach able. Perhaps he simply doesn't have the "IT" factor the way 5 star Spencer Rattler got overtaken by freshman Caleb Williams at Oklahoma. Spencer is still a horrible quarterback at South Carolina after transferring from Oklahoma. 247 talent evaluators don't always get it right. If you go and analyze the recruiting rankings going back 15 years you will see plenty of 5 stars who never panned out.

[After Some Time to Cool Down…]

On 11/13/2022 at 4:07 PM, Mic said:

Somehow I just can't see a 3rd year, 5 star 'Sophomore' playing backup to a true Freshman, no matter how good either of them really are.  Something has to give.

He was barely a 5 star. Not consensus like Moore. I think he’s simply a bust.

[Do We Judge Dan Lanning for This?]

TT has had plenty of time under two staffs now. He’s a bust. 

[I Am Too SHOCKED to Be Angry...]

On 11/13/2022 at 11:47 AM, Duck Fan 76 said:

I don't think that's the best strategy honestly, the BIG has similar problems go check their fan sites for clips of crazy ref stuff. 

 

Are you aware that there's a massive shortage of football officials for high-school football?  That absolutely has an impact on CFB with crews bringing in qualified replacements for retiring officials.  I'm a big big believer in cleaning up officiating to improve the game and to do that it's going to require the conference to invest money and time in officiating.

 

We need professional sports officials and the best way to do that is for the professional, college and high-school sports to establish a national organization for officiating.  I know there are organizations but they are fragmented.  We need a better resourced and MUCH better led organization.  That organization should get resources from all levels for the recruiting, training and evaluation of sports officiating. 

The Big10 & SEC have quietly been hiring the top rated referees from the other conferences through increased salary. I cannot wait until that invitation in a few years during expansion movement again. 

[Painful]

Might be time for the program to allocate NIL resources towards defensive lineman and edge rushers. Atheltic corners and linebackers are a dime a dozen out west but premier pass rushers & line stuffers are a scarce commidity especially west of the Rockies.

[When Will The Defense Rise?]

On 11/12/2022 at 11:12 PM, DuckIt said:

Isn't that ironic?  We finally get a defensive-minded HC, and our defense takes a step back, without guys like KT to shoulder the load.

 

Is it just a matter of DL and Lupoi getting the players they need to run the SEC-like type of defense or are they calling an ultra conservative game, which doesn't put our players in a position to make a play on the ball?  They are always start lined up, too far away to make a play on the ball.  I don't know if its due to poor instincts or running the zone defense. By the time they react, the receiver or back is flying past them.

Reminds me a little of Bob Stoops. He was a defensive coach and the DC for Spurrier when the Gators won the title in 1996. His long tenure at OU wasn't known for defense. Being a defensive coach is not the same as being the head coach.

[I Am Too SHOCKED to Be Angry...]

Oregon needs to leave the Pac-12 so they simply don’t keep getting screwed over by these referees. The incompetence is astounding. Every season the low quality of refereeing costs Oregon. How much money have these referees costs the conference payout. Too tired to do the math tonight but it’s easy to calculate. The BIG10 pays their referees and invests in them. This conference does no such thing. Can’t wait for the eventual invitation. Good Riddance Pac-12 

[Travis Dye Injured, Season-Ending]

USC is going to have a hard time replacing Dye's production and leadership.  When the passing game wasn't productive they would lean on him heavily as their bellcow.  The depth behind him is not great.  Addison, their top wideout is also not 100% after missing several games due to injury. 
 

They have some depth at receiver with Kyle Ford, Mario Williams and Tahj Washington, but Addison, the reigning Biletnikoff award winner, was the best of the bunch.  He did not look like himself against Colorado with only one reception for two yards. I'm taking UCLA depending on the line set after they play Arizona.

[Dan Lanning Weekly Press Conference: Addresses Auburn Rumor]

Auburn just hired a search firm and they didn’t even have Dan Lanning as a potential candidate. Fanboy Auburn site was looking to gin up some good feelings for the Auburn fans and generate some subscription sign ups after a horrible couple seasons. 

[Lanning To Auburn Rumor?]

You might want to look up sports illustrated and what kind of company they are and how/who they get their content from these days. This isn't the Rick Reilly days of SI.

[A Great Win ... But What's Going on With Ty Thompson?]

You could add DJU from Clemson to that meme as well. Consensus 5 Star blur chip rated QB. Talk about a disappointment. I expect he hits the transfer portal after Clemson is done this season. His brother Matayeo being a 5 star defensive end Oregon is recruiting this cycle could play a factor. DJ grew up loving Oregon and rooting for Masoli & Mariota. Could be his chance to get his career back on track to get to the NFL.