Charles Fischer Administrator No. 1 Share Posted December 12, 2021 I do like his takes the majority of the time, and he got me pondering on one or two points... Canzano: Oregon Ducks Take a Football Gamble on the Energy and Enthusiasm of Dan Lanning by John Canzano of OregonLive Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 2 Share Posted December 12, 2021 WOW! 35 years old. If he is committed to Oregon he could be on the sideline for many a moon. Love the guy's history. He is a competitor who bet on himself. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Ducker1 No. 3 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Hopefully he knows a thing or 2 about offense. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschutesduck No. 4 Share Posted December 12, 2021 On 12/11/2021 at 4:13 PM, 1Ducker1 said: Hopefully he knows a thing or 2 about offense. Or if he doesn't he hires a good OC and actually lets them do the play calling... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 5 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Hope the background check only showed his alma mater, William Jewell College in Missouri, as his dream job. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Ducker1 No. 6 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Our players will have to learn a whole new system on both offense and defense so Im figuring next year will be pretty tough as far as wins go. Maybe in 2 or so years with some of his recruits in place we will get back to being a contender. But what happens when another team offers 9 mil? So what Im getting at is that while this maybe exciting right now for some its not really any different than if you hired a Chip Kelly type, it turns out the same. My problem isnt with Lanning its with the current system of college football. I know I should take it one day at a time. Go Ducks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Haulin No. 7 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Lanning's first action should be to block all of Zano's calls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittDuck No. 8 Share Posted December 12, 2021 I think the reward outweighs the risk. The ceiling just got raised! I think I am a Bulldog fan for their remaining games in this CFP! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Haulin No. 9 Share Posted December 12, 2021 On 12/11/2021 at 4:26 PM, 1Ducker1 said: Our players will have to learn a whole new system on both offense and defense so Im figuring next year will be pretty tough as far as wins go. Maybe in 2 or so years with some of his recruits in place we will get back to being a contender. But what happens when another team offers 9 mil? So what Im getting at is that while this maybe exciting right now for some its not really any different than if you hired a Chip Kelly type, it turns out the same. My problem isnt with Lanning its with the current system of college football. I know I should take it one day at a time. Go Ducks. It is turning College Football into a dirty business. Love the college game but money is corrupting it more each year. It's one of the reasons I stopped watching the NFL. But with any great product people want come huge stacks of cash. Hope Lanning is hugely successful as a head coach and stays at Oregon for many years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Axel No. 10 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Yes, hiring Dan Lanning is a gamble, but it's an intelligent gamble, and a gutsy hire. Dave "Softy" Mahler, perhaps the most vehement Ducks hater in this corner of the galaxy, reacted this way to Lanning's hire: "So AJC was right..." If Softy isn't happy about Lanning coming to Oregon, it's a good thing. Dan Lanning is the architect of an incredible defense on a team that will likely play for the national championship. I was in Chip Kelly's camp prior to learning about Lanning. Our new coach offers greater promise than Kelly and he's a vast improvement over Mario Cristobal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duck023 No. 11 Share Posted December 12, 2021 By circumstance Oregon ended up with one of Alabama's best O-line coaches and now Oregon hired the best D coordinator Georgia has had. I like this SEC trend and Oregon has shown to be one of the most physical teams in the Pac 12 with Cristobal so I'm glad that is going to continue. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
