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I posted an article about this and the take away is that a transfer QB is less of a gamble. They made their mistakes, learned how to play the position and matured/developed into a leader. It's a lot easier to evaluate a QB with years of college tape than a high school QB dominating inferior competition (i.e., a man amongst boys). You just have to do your due diligence to make sure that they can fit your system and culture. I think that Coach Lanning and staff will continue to bring in talented high school QBs, in hopes of hitting a home run (e.g., Justin Herbert, Marcus Mariota) but also continue to bring in transfer QBs, especially if they are not convinced that the QB on the roster is ready to lead the team to a conference/national championship. I would expect to see a lot of talented QBs continue to transfer from Oregon and have success elsewhere. Just look at how bad the NFL is at projecting success at the QB position (and they throw millions and millions of dollars into it)!

Coach Lanning, like most of the top coaches, is also ultra competitive. It's who he is and how he is built. He probably hates losing more than he enjoys winning. Dante Moore told a story about Coach Lanning looking for a corn hole partner and when Dante told him he wasn't that good, Coach Lanning went looking for another partner so he could win. LOL. As you mentioned, people like Coach Lanning are just built differently than 99.9999% of the people out there. He is energetic, will not settle and will ensure that he is surrounded by coaches, players and support staff that are willing and capable of competing for conference and national championships every year. I just don't see him letting up until the job is done and Oregon wins a National Championship (or multipe). So glad that the dude is on our side and leading our program!!! P.S. -- If you haven't seen it, watch the first minute or two of the Ducks vs. Them video this week on YouTube (i.e., the Purdue game). He learned A LOT from Coach Saban at Alabama and Coach Smart at Georgia, and has brought that attitude and process into the Oregon program. He's also a great motivator.

Not surprisingly, Steven A. didn’t do his research. Alabama tried to hire Coach Dan Lanning and he told them thanks but “the grass is damn green in Eugene!”

I get what you’re saying and have learned how to appreciate the moment but didn’t we say the same thing about last year’s team? Coach Dan Lanning (DL) has proven, in his very short time at Oregon, that he will be aggressive in the transfer portal to plug holes in the roster. I have complete faith in DL, with backing by Oregon’s NIL collectives, to build a championship level roster every year. The “rebuilding” year seems to be behind us in the era of the transfer portal. Of course, that doesn’t mean that the team will come together and live up to their potential every year. What if one of the two Texas QBs transfers to Oregon next year to compete against Dante Moore?!

Urban Meyer. Dude is a scumbag but he wins everywhere he goes. Chris Petersen if he were willing to coach again. Obviously, really good coach. Hopefully, USC continues to look for former Trojans or the flashy hire despite the fact that two of their legendary head football coaches were Ducks.

Or does this mean Oregon expects a certain 5-star CB to commit?

I've lost a lot of respect for Klatt this season: 1) He is still fixated on Oregon's struggles earlier in the season against Idaho and Boise State and fails to recognize that teams can improve/get better throughout the season (note: in the transfer portal era, this may become the norm) 2) He does not watch the games or dig deeper (e.g., Oregon's offensive line struggles were due to injury and having to find the right group, BSU's Jeantry had a couple of big runs but was contained most of the game) but just relies on the box score

Dan Lanning Weekly Press Conference | October 21, 2024

Ducks vs Them | 2024 Oregon Football Game 7 | “The Noise Doesn't Matter” Coach Lanning: "The definition of a real team isn't defined by what other people think. Why, we could care less about what other people think, in this room. We don't care about the opinions of others. In a great team, what they recognize is what they can still improve." FEBU! In Coach Lanning, I trust!!!

I love the optimism but suggest that we wait to see how the season plays out before proclaiming the 2024-25 Oregon football team the best in school history. We have had some really good teams over the past couple of decades but have never "gotten over the hump." My personal favorite Oregon Ducks football team was the 2007 Dennis Dixon led team. I had no doubt that that team was the best team in college football and would win the national championship, before DD crumpled to the turf with a knee injury. Devastating.

Can we just end the college football season now?!!!!

USC and UCLA are tied for second to last place in the B1G with a 1-3 conference record. Purdue is in last place at 0-4. I guess if you are going to suck, it’s better to do it with a lot of $$$$$$?

Shhhhhhhhh. That doesn’t fit the national narrative…

As Joey Harrington says: “It doesn’t matter.” We have over a month of football remaining and conference championships. With the expanded college football playoffs, we’ll get to settle it on the gridiron. Does Oregon deserve to be #1? Yes, we are undefeated with two wins over top 20 teams, including the former #2 (and still top 5) team. Are we the best team in the country? No one knows but hopefully we’ll have a chance to find out. I do believe that Oregon can beat any team in the county if they play their A game. Hopefully Oregon can stay healthy and continue to improve (become more consistent).

Mariota finished 18-23 (78.3%) for 205 yards (8.9 yards per completion) with 2 TD and 0 interceptions. The Commanders won 40-7. This is what a lot of Duck fans were hoping to see and I hope that MM makes the most of the opportunity and gets another shot somewhere.

Or a Trojan Duck?!

LOL. Coach Day would be fired immediately after the game, before he can address the team, and escorted out of the stadium by security!

"3. The tied teams will be compared based on record against common opponents with the best conference record and proceeding through the common conference opponents based on their order of finish within the conference standings." Guess that Oregon will have to continue to win and hope that Ohio State does the same!

After they and most national pundits picked Ohio State the weekend before. I might have to join Charles and place a bet for the opposite team, the next time I see them all pick one team in their final selection...

LOL. Coach Lanning has too much respect and admiration for Coach Smart for that to happen.

Wilcox is a good DC but a mediocre head coach. Those people that wanted Oregon to hire him as the head coach wouldn't have even mentioned his name as a potential candidate, if he weren't a former Duck player.

He is a young coach and was frustrated after the game. I'm sure that he'll learn from it. That said, I would be pissed if I were the player's parents.

And to think that some Duck fans, alums and former players wanted him in Eugene instead of Lanning...

Kenny Dillingham apologizes for comments about kicking game ARIZONASPORTS.COM Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham apologized for his postgame comments on the kicking game after Saturday's 24-14 loss at Cincinnati. KD is a class act. I'm cheering for him in the Big-12.