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Fair and reasonable assessment. The upside is the issue with longer DBs is being addressed. Hopefully the guys waiting in the wings are ready to go and having Jalil Florence back next year should help. Bellotti’s point about Dan having the framework in place is a good one.

That was a line for sure that made him feel good but does not diminish his abysmal performance against Michigan.

Adding a thought here about the rumors that were rife in December of 2021 about Chip returning, they were out their for sure but the bigger issue is MANY donors (not just the big ones) still connect Chip with the Willy Lyles episode and I honestly think there was way too much baggage with Chip. Not only was there the Lyles thing but there were other big team discipline problems and the fact that inside the HDC Chip was viewed as extremely difficult to work with.

Don’t disagree in theory but this situation is clearly different. Also can’t forget that Carlos Locklyn is part of the coaching staff for tOSU. Something clearly happened with him at UO cause he left big mad. I know he asked for a significant pay increase at one point. Also , and not to hijack this thread but it was interesting that none of the RBs that he recruited to Oregon left with him. Not saying they didn’t like him but no one followed him.

^^^^this! I was kind of shocked when I read that quote. Chip, by and large has always been gracious about his time at Oregon and even after Oregon defeated UCLA he was publicly gracious. No ideas what he said behind closed doors but he apparently is now assuming the Ryan Day act of being rude. Chip in the past was always above making comments like this. Actually makes him look very small minded.

Yes, there seems to be something in play here on both sides.

Have heard this RUMOR too. His leadership helps too if he does in fact come back.

But.isnt Arch the savior in waiting?????

Yes

Only to be made the sacrificial lamb when Miami tanks next year. In.typucal Mario fashion it will be because the defense lacked physicality the LOS. Count on it.

To further fan the flames- on Jan 1 Dam Nation (their collective) sent out an email asking for donations in the amount of $41.21. They indicated this amount was created by a random number generator. I totally had to contain myself to not reply to the tweet that maybe they could also ask for donations in the amounts of $49.14 (2024 score) and $31.07 (2023 score). Another possible snarky remark could have been that $41.21 must be an expectation of what the average beaver fan could afford. Then again after a 5-7 season and sitting on the sofa during bowl season maybe they could dig around said sofa and come up with a few pennies. They also have the opportunity to save some pennies by going down to the local thrift store to shop for J Smith and D Martinez gear.

He goes by Ryan Pellum but that appears to not be his real last name. Sort of odd???

Malik Benson fortifies the receiving corp too.

Absolutely agree with this Charles. BUT I will say his comment about not feeling he was a priority made him sound like a prima donna. I think its best for him and Oregon that he moved on.

Very good news. Roster management has been A+ this year.

What transpired here is a great example of Mario’s inability to build and cultivate team culture. He talked a ‘big game ‘ when he was at Oregon about culture and family yet it was only talk. Guys on the team at that time said there was relatively little culture and no feeling of family. One player who played for both MC and Dan shared that Mario never had team functions at his home. Dan has a totally different approach. Not only does he regularly have the team to his home, he stresses that his door is open anytime for a player to come over and hang out. Many do go to his home on a regular basis. This says something IMO.

Van Brocklin to McCormick was a lethal combo

Good to know Mario’s babysitter was doing his job.

A wave of nausea just set in. I had permanently deleted that from my memory

Not watching but please tell me Feld is running around acting like his usual idiotic self. I'll feel even better about Mario and his band of go of balls being gone.

At this point I am guessing tOSU will be favored to win the Super Bowl as well

But what reasons did he give those coaches to believe in him??? He never looked comfortable and sure maybe some of that is coaching but it just seems the kid was way overrated. I honestly wonder how much he even likes playing football.

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Never underestimate Marshall Malchow. He is 1000% legit.

I'm sure he is thinking very hard. Dan is a bit of a mad scientist, but in a different way than Chip was.