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There clearly is truth to the 'whispers' that Mario is very hard to work for. People who live by the axiom that 'it's my way or the highway' USUALLY quickly learn that doesn't work. Apparently it's taking Mario some time to figure that one out, or as stated above he is choosing to look away from what he sees in the mirror. I heard a conversation in the club at Autzen last fall that I recounted as I read this thread. A couple of donors were talking and one of them commented that the conventional wisdom is that no one inside the HDC misses Mario for the simple reason he was very hard to work with in all aspects. Fact or fiction, don't know but I remember thinking about it as I was commuting back to PDX after the game.

some interesting names out there especially in the article from Duckswire. Will be interesting to see where Dan goes with this.

It's fun to watch them get all wrapped around the axel over this. Calling Lanning a frat boy while their 'coach' could not wait to get to LA and buy the glitzy house because being 'showy' in LA matters right????? Oh and by the way what was the score of their bowl game????? Now shortage of whining in SoCal today.

Seems to be some 'word' out there that Robinson might delay his commitment.

One event is at the Nike World Headquarters and the other is at the Embassy Suites in Tigard.

Very likely the case.

Totally agree about JC ragging on the Ducks over the Willy episode and his partner in crime at the time was George Schroeder who was at the RG. Schroeder basically said Oregon was getting the death penalty and then walked that back big time saying his sources led him astray.

I get a bit nervous when these so called 'handlers' get involved. Willy Lyles was considered an advisor and handler too. I realize that was a much different time and there was no NIL, but it still causes me to pause for thought. It may all be fine and I certainly hope it is. Just my 'old school' thinking.

One has to think he goes if he is offered and yes, it would set off a firestorm in dawgland.

Just my two cents here regarding the culture discussion that has spanned a few threads here. I think the 'Lanning effect' is starting to take hold. I reference the WSU game and the Holiday Bowl and even the Georgia debacle. They (IMO) NEVER gave up in those games. In the past you could certainly tell when they did and there are no better examples than the two Utah games last year. We discussed ad nauseum those two but those will always stick out to me as games where they totally gave up. I literally was angry watching the second half of that P12 champ game against Utah because it was just so obvious to me. And as much as the former guy discussed 'family, culture and physicality', I am not sure they had a lot of any of those. There were rumblings that MC and some of the other coaches were starting to ware on the players. I think (and this is strictly and outsiders opinion) Dan also kept a hard eye on guys who he did not think would fit his culture. I honestly think Justin Flowe was one of those guys. We'll certainly know more next year but just my observations.

This is where Malchow excels and why DL brought him to Oregon. I think both he and Dan get it. Not to speak ill of the departed, but I don't think the previous regime EVER got it. The main guy was a star chaser. I don't get the impression Dan is. Of course everyone wants 5/4 star guys but there are diamonds in the rough out there too and I trust Dan's acumen for finding those far more than the previous guy. I trust Dan to find guys to fit his system, not guys who are just 5 stars. Evidence MIGHT be the guy from ASU that committed yesterday. There were plenty of folks in the twitterverse who said 'what'. We won't know for awhile but this may be an example of a guy who is a hard worker and wants to earn an opportunity.

Not too surprised by this. I sort of figured he would be back. Was just a hunch on my part and nothing else.

I think it's very cool. He is marking the key points in his life and that's cool in my mind. It clearly is a generational thing and as astutely pointed out in another post, it's how it's done now. I do wonder if Dan intended for it to be public. Clearly he knew pics were being taken but wonder if he anticipated they would be shared publicly. Maybe he did. On a separate note, I have heard from several people who have gotten to know him over the last year that it is very obvious that his wife is 'his rock' so clearly see why she is prominent in the tat. On another separate note I am SURE Crepea will ask him about it at some point. During the season Dan asked James why he did not wear shorts more often so his ink could be seen and James was the one of the first media guys to post about it other than the guy who did the actual inking.

I think the line of Oregon by 3 has held. I have not checked since yesterday. Anybody have any insights?

Certainly very valid points and I agree he does probe more than some of the others.

1000% agree on Mora and Harsin. I think Lanning will counsel Dilly to take the approach that he did, which was to wait for the right opportunity. ASU may avoid serious NCAA sanctions due to the fact that they basically cleaned the house of the coaches who were involved in some of the mess there but they will likely get some sort of punishment. A guess is a reduction in scholarships and some other administrative changes they need to make so for a couple of guys who want to get back to the P12 this job might be attractive. The AD there has been known to make some 'head scratching' decisions so hard to say what he might do, but Mora or Harsin would fit his profile of possible hires in my opinion before KD.

Crepea loves to be the 'smartest man in the room' and I love that DL nicely lets him know he is not the smartest man in the room in a very succinct and professional way. He clearly was trying to get DL to throw Williams under the bus.

Some of the current players on defense have been through 3 different coordinators, Avalos, DeRutyer and now Lupoi and obviously 3 different systems. And let's not forget that recruiting on the D line under MC and Salavea was seriously lacking. DL knew when he was interviewing for the job that the defense would be his biggest issue.

Lanning made a comment in his presser on Monday night that they had 'submitted some plays to the league office' but did not elaborate any further. Likely water under the bridge now.

Thanks for sharing- great read

innovative offense after shaping quarterback JustinHerbert ....... Oh my, this line is staggeringly false and shows the writer did no research

Heard he was injured- not seriously but enough that he needed to sit last Saturday.

Agree 1000%

Crepea addressed this in his column today in the O. He felt the majority of the calls were spot on with only 1 or 2 slightly questionable.

It started when Taggart came and MC allowed it to continue. I personally wondered when it might be something that would get a coaches' attention