Posted January 7Jan 7 Moderator After his first 3 seasons as head coach at Oregon, Chip Kelly was 34-6, .850, after his 3rd season at Oregon, Lanning is 35-6, .854 Chip revolutionized the way football is played. He is the winningest coach in Oregon football history. But there was a lot of being a coach that Chip didn't like, mainly he hated recruiting. He loved coaching, but after a while, he wanted to coach in the NFL. That didn't work out as well as he had hoped, but now he seems to have found a great place at Ohio State. Lanning isn't revolutionizing football. But the sport is going through major transformations, and no other coach is handling them better than Lanning. Not only is he adapting to the new environment, he's got the basics down too. Recruiting? No.1 class. Portal? That's right up his alley too. It also has to be noted that none of this has gone unnoticed. Other college schools want him, so does the NFL. But so far, as he puts it, "I'm at Oregon, until they don't want me." Chip came at the perfect time for Oregon and probably left at the perfect time too. It took a while, some ups and bigger downs, but Oregon got the coach who will be perfect for this time at Oregon in Dan Lanning.
January 7Jan 7 Coach Lanning seems to be more invested in the University of Oregon for the long term. He has said that he is tired of moving his kids around and, like Coach Bellotti, the longer they stay the deeper the roots will become in the community. Hopefully his kids and wife are happy in Eugene. Most knew that Coach Kelly was interested in the NFL and would bolt as soon as the “right opportunity” came along.
January 8Jan 8 Lol, I forgot about old Chip. I read the header and thought the post referred to Brian Kelly, LSU's current coach. Had that been the case, I'd take Lanning any day!
January 8Jan 8 Moderator The proof is in the next couple of years. I think Chip would have regressed right around the time Helfrich imploded, but not as spectacularly. He wasn't a great recruiter and his system no longer surprised people. If DL continues his double digit win average, then I think he will be considered Oregon's most successful coach depending on how long he stays.
January 8Jan 8 Author Moderator On 1/8/2025 at 6:00 AM, DrJacksPlaidPants said: The proof is in the next couple of years. I think Chip would have regressed right around the time Helfrich imploded, but not as spectacularly I agree. as I have always felt that one of the biggest reason's Helfrich didn't work was because he was hired because he was as close to CK as Oregon could get. Oregon was in a tough position, but the expiration of, the Blur was inevitable and Helf was the fall guy. Kelly finished 46-7 .867, 11-1 next season would match Kelly's 46-7, another 12-0, Lanning is No.1. If Lanning can dominate the B1G the way that Chip did the Pac-12. Wow!
January 8Jan 8 On 1/8/2025 at 9:00 AM, DrJacksPlaidPants said: I think Chip would have regressed right around the time Helfrich imploded, but not as spectacularly. He wasn't a great recruiter and his system no longer surprised people. Chip really put UCLA’s football program in a hole with his lack of recruiting. Terrible hire. Sure glad that Oregon didn’t try to bring him back.
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