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Of course he should be held accountable, it's how people learn from their mistakes. His reliance on in-house promotion isn't necessarily a bad idea but he messed it up by not performing a proper search for candidates for comparison...he just went with hiring a buddy he thought he knew well. Ultimately it contributed to what may be a lost season if OBD doesn't get into the CFP. But it's easy to forget that he's only in his 5th year as a head coach ever and is still rather green in certain aspects (staff management would be one of them). He did fire Meh which is a step in the right direction (though if Jay Johnson didn't work out as play caller I think most of use would be feeling very differently about the season right now). Re-evaluating his positional staff after the season ends would be another positive step (at minimum I think we need new blood at QB and OL coaching). What will ultimately show that he's taking that accountability seriously is launching a formal nationwide search for OC candidates and fully evaluating them before making a decision. He needs to get this hire right and performing that formal search is the way to do it. If it turns out to be Jay Johnson then that's who it will be as long as he's been vetted against others and evaluated to be the best option.

Love for Tony P - Speak Softly and Carry a B1G Stick. SITony Petitti Is Quietly Becoming College Sports’ Most Pow...The Big Ten commissioner rarely courts public attention, but his behind-the-scenes influence has never been greater. The 24-team CFP is his biggest victory.

I think Lanning held himself to account with the mid season firing.

Quick question. If James Franklin was Oregon's coach this season (with the same coordinators) what would his record be at this point?

30-9 Ducks 3 TO 4 Sacks 285 Pass

I think offensive stats should be taken with a huge grain of salt this year. Meh', young O line, QB issues skew the numbers.

From Bama Graduate Rece Davis: Bama is ranked too high. 😍 Unlike PO committee members, Rece isn't lost in a world of pods; he recognizes that 7-2 Tennessee defeated 7-2 Alabama while stymying the Tide's offense. CFB-HQ On SIRece Davis Reveals Why Alabama's No. 3 College Football P...ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis isn’t fully buying Alabama at No. 3 in the second College Football Playoff rankings, a spot that made the 7-2 Crimson Tide

Ducks win 27-13 2 turnovers 4 sacks 210 passing yards

While I get what you're saying from a pure numbers standpoint, I have to disagree on the interpretation of those numbers. Do those numbers factor in Dante being out or give more weight to a QB than a CB? Dose it factor in a 5 star freshman who doesn't see the field because he's sitting behind a Senior on depth chart. Also, are these players being re-rated every year? Most of the rankings I see are from when these kids were in high school. The Ducks have had numerous three-star QBs that were worth a lot more than a lot of the five-star LBs. Not to discredit that these things definitely help up your percentage of winning it all, but even the Yankees have down years.

Heading into the last quarter of the 2026 regular season, the Ducks' rushing attack ranks 95th nationally out of 138 FBS teams, including 68 Power 4 teams. 136.8 yards a game/ 4.1 yards per rush/ 33 runs on average - Not Good 🤬 How much lower would the ranking be without playing FCS opponent Portland State? Compare with 2025 rushing stats. 20th in FBS / 198.6 yards per game/ 5.41 yards per carry. Week 11. Michigan Rush D 2026 national ranking against the run: 17th So my answer for Week 11 is "No." BetMGM - Oregon -11.5 / 80.7% Oregon wins / 60.6% Michigan covers. Over/Under 40.5 points. I think the game will finish under 40.5. However, Rutgers putting up 21 points on Michigan without All-American WR KJ Duff makes me think that Oregon might cover the -11.5. At Oregon will be Michigan's 3rd road game of the season. The only time Michigan has played outside of the Eastern time zone this season was in a loss at Minnesota. Michigan's Week 12 opponent is UCLA at home, and the Wolverines are at Ohio State in Week 13. Four road games in 2026. This was a bad year to play bad ball at home in the Big House. What does Michigan have left in the tank? Do the players give a Whit? Series record: 3-3. Will OBD win the tiebreaker? In 2027, Oregon plays Michigan in Ann Arbor. All lines consider player availability, including Mr. TT being out. 😧 --- Week 12. Michigan State is ranked 61st against the run. "Maybe." --- Week 13. UW is ranked 62nd against the run. "Maybe." Show Whit A Positive Return On Investment! 😁

Think Ohio State regrets letting Oregon into the B1G Conference, yet?! They still haven’t beaten Oregon in a regular season conference game.

Oregon 17-6 1 1 178

Oregon WINS! 27-10 (incl a TD by the D) 2 T.O. 4 SKS 270 YDS PASS (+125 YDS Rush) Oregon Ducks Rock! 👍

The breakup? Having (well) passed the 73-year-old mark, I ... think ... I ... know ... why ...

The rules protect you for a reason and you are well within them. I like your passion. I just think you do not need to beat a dead duck every time someone counters your points. I agree, we shouldn't have lost those three games. This year only of the top teams, only UCLA hasn't lost to a team they shouldn't have. Last year it was Indiana.

More QB woes. We need a Boise St win for two reasons: boost our resume; and the obvious. Atkinson doubtful, Madsen iffy for Oregon St.-Boise St. - ESPN

Players talk about Tuioti. Let's hope he is the Gipper. Oregon Football: Ducks players react to Teitum Tuioti injury

FAN derives from the word FANATIC! "A fanatic is a person who shows extreme, unreasonable, and uncritical enthusiasm, devotion, or zeal for a cause, belief, or activity." Rarely have met or known a Fanatic that also applies LOGIC to their fanatical perspectives. Sometimes myself included. NUFF SAID. GO QUACKERS ALL YA FELLOW FANATICAL DUCKHEADS!!! 🦆

Dan Lanning is coaching at a level I don't think I have ever witnessed. Probably the best coaching job of any power coach this year. Amazing to watch, brilliant job Dan. It's easy to coach with a light breeze. Much harder to sail that ship in a hurricane. We are blessed to witness what we are experiencing this season

Let's see who qualifies to throw the first stone.

https://goducks.com/news/2026/11/11/mens-basketball-three-point-barrage-lifts-ducks-to-victory Another impressive win, albeit against lesser competition once again. But this team is making a statement that they WANT to compete. A few more games like this but start to get serious with Pepperdine, St. Johns, and Beavis all coming up in the next 2 weeks. Think we will know a bit more about how competitive this team can actually become. GO DUCKS B-Ball!

Michigan has a very aggressive defensive style as opposed to bend don't break or making you sustain long drives. We have to be able to counter their aggressiveness. Screens are a good option. Also the throwing slots and other quick routes I've he head of the blitzer.

It's going to continue to be a trend of less and less inconsistency. I do agree the one area of success for Mehringer was the overloads and extra blockers on runs. It gives it away that you are running, but if the box is already loaded because it's an early down and they've already assumed you are running, then might as well try to get a numbers and mass advantage. Raiola needs to have more audible options against a loaded box on early downs too.

If he is to be held accountable for the losses, he should be held accountable for the wins also. I would say he's done pretty good.

Buried in a thread below about this week's article by David Marsh is a claim that even after this incredible victory in the 'Shoe over Ohio State....that the poster believes that Dan Lanning should be held accountable for the three losses this year, and has hinted/implied more than once that he should be fired and replaced. Even when there were calls in this forum for his replacement after the loss to Illinois, I felt that since Lanning had won so many games for us, and the obvious coaching talent was there--we should let him continue his learning journey at Oregon as he will surely correct the situation. He, as well as the fans see what the problems are, and let's allow him to solve them? The problems on offense were improved upon by a factor I never could have imagined. Yes, the run-blocking needs much more improvement, but the difference in scoring in just two games against ranked opponents is simply amazing to me. I have all the confidence that he will solve Oregon's other issues in the off-season. The assertions against him were how his five-year track record should have been better, but the chart below after the Ohio State win shows his track record in 4.75 years at Oregon....tied for second in all of college football for the most wins. The raw coaching talent is there and has already been shown, and I believe that we will all see the coaching upside that he has left. Above shows the number of wins in college football over the last 4.75 years, and he is tied with Ohio State, and only lags No. 1 Georgia at this point. He has things to solve and upside left as a coach....and he knows that, yet he's done this much winning already? I would ask fans to give him the chance to implement his changes, and see how it impacts the next three years. What does it say about the fans of two schools tied for second in the most wins over the last five years in college football--to call for the heads of both coaches? In both cases after just three losses in one season? Regardless of the results of the final three games of the regular season and whatever awaits us in post-season...it is evident we have a head coach who is one of the best head coaches in the country, and let's see what he can continue to do for us! Do you think we could be the victims of some trolls? I could not help but notice that those who are the most "over-the-top" negative were not here for all the winning of recent years; they showed up and registered only after the first loss of this season. (Again, discussing the negative is fine, as I've done that too, but a few OBD members take it too far) Do you agree? Do you think fans are correct, or going overboard asking for Dan's "accountability" after his three losses and the win in Columbus?