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David, you bring up the unspoken topic. Dylan looked really good. He clearly benefited from the reps he got against PSU. No guarantee that Dante comes back soon. Dan Lanning will probably have a difficult decision in the near future. Another thought. If Dylan Raiola wins the starting role, and plays well, we could lose QB 1 and 2 at the end of this season.

Great article David. After that hit, Dante will always be a Duck legend and deserves much love and respect. Raiola on the other hand, has that it factor that I've been saying is lacking with Moore. There's a reason the offense could never get out of second gear in Stillwater and the first twenty minutes of the game in LA. When every play is either a run or a checkdown pass or some type of screen, the D is always bunched up by the line and several defenders will always be near by to make a play. With the offense having a more and more difficult time moving the ball, they then get even more cautious which just makes things worse. When the field opens up, defenders get put on islands having to deal with elite play makers one on one in space. Another benefit is that the check down plays become truly dangerous as the D has already been spread out and few defenders are available to stop them. That's why Moore's cautious style stagnates the offense while Raiola looks more like the Duck legends of the past. Again I hope Dante makes a full recovery and have nothing but appreciation for the guy but if the Ducks want to reach max potential this year then Raiola is the guy.

"Lanning kicking a field goal at the end of the half instead of going for it, another sign of growth." YES!! I almost got a tear of joy in my eye when Coach chose to take the 3 😄 Coach is coachable and is learning!

I think Helton was 10 - 15. Maybe sc's search firm should be required to go back to standardized testing.

AMEN

Yea, butt deep down which coach would they rather have???

Oregon is only 1 of 3 teams with 2 wins against current Top-25 teams. The other 2 are #1 Texas and #10 BYU.

On3's Projected PO Field - OBD and 3 More B1G Teams, and OK State - On3College Football Playoff prediction: Florida and Alabama...Dominant wins from Florida and Alabama earned them places in this week’s projected bracket. Meanwhile, Iowa’s shocking win at Michigan suggests the Hawkeyes have a real chance of ending up in the brac

-I’ll be laughing at his a$$ when he loses in the playoffs. -They’ve beat us for 10 years now. -If you think Lanning is insufferable you weren’t at the game. Oregon has the worst fans in CFP. -And THIS, is why I don’t care that Moore was separated from consciousness... -Guy is a classless chump. I cheered when they got their butts whipped in the playoffs last season. -The sad part is USC will be watching from home again. Amen!

-Lanning and Oregon haven’t won jack ***** in their history so he has NO room to talk about anyone! -He’s a big reason why I wasn’t too mad at Des for all that. Still hate seeing a player hurt… but screw whOregon. -Lanning is a classless punk...and his comments are borderline racist. -Says the man from Empty Trophy Case University. -Hey, he practiced what he preached. He kept his emotions and his team under control, won the game and earned right say whatever he wants. -Who cares what Lanning says? His $50M+ roster will be watching the CFP on the couch along with our $40M+ roster. The most talented roster in Oregon history is pretty mediocre.

Wow. -He can say em man. What is Lincoln going to do beat him? -Hahahaha and if you never want to win a natty go to Oregon. -I know that, he's a dick of a human being, but he's talking about him vs us. and it's completely true lol. -This guy is basically a Pacific Northwest redneck Kiffin. -F him. He has never won anything and will not win again this year. -Yeah, this is USC’s own doing. They put it on the table with the “who runs the west” and it turns out Oregon does. -Yeah, sad but true. He’s a despicable human being, but that doesn’t make him any less correct. -My point is that the coach who has an all-world roster that plays nowhere near their potential can talk all he wants, he's still got a team that is underachieving big time relative to their potential. -He's just like their fan base.

The reaction to this.... What you see in posts below is not only their reaction to Lanning, but the true nature of many Trojan fans...

USC broke Dylan's leg last season. How about coming off the bench and throwing a TD pass on the first play? 👍👌😁😎😍

I have never doubted how much Lanning cares for the well-being of his team. What I want to know is if he can be shrewd enough to make decisions based on what he thinks is best to attain the outcome he has set his sights on. I need to see more of Raiola in order to say whether or not he needs to be the guy going forward. But that's exactly what we may get when we host UCLA in two weeks. The Bruins are not a slouch and frankly look more dangerous than USC. If Raiola produces at a high efficiency then Lanning may truly have a decision to make. Do what's best for team success moving forward? Or roll with Dante because he earned the spot to start the season. I know which way I'd lean on this but then again I don't make University Of Oregon Head Football Coach money.

SS(ec)DD. Oregon is 2-1 against the top 25. It's not just the SEC; based on Notre Dame's, Miami's, and Texas Tech's opposition to date, why are these teams ranked as high as they are? And if anyone thinks the Playoff Committee will do anything more than count losses, well ... 🤬

After the dust settled on a crazy weekend of Duck football, here are a few observations I've made. Donte Moore escaping that ruthless hit with "only" a concussion is a miner miracle. I hope he makes a full recovery. Raiola is clearly the QB1 the Ducks need. The offense came to life the moment he walked on the field and everybody saw it. Score pre Raiola: USC 7 OBD 3. After Raiola OBD 38 SUC 20. Again, Raiola is that guy. Holding SUC to 27 points on their home field shows they have the potential to hold anybody in the twenties which should be enough against anybody. After the hit, the Ducks had their metal tested and they rose to the challenge. A sign of growth since Stillwater. Lanning kicking a field goal at the end of the half instead of going for it, another sign of growth. The D getting 4th Quarter stops against a good offense on the road, another sign of growth. The offense came to life when the down field threats became real. Check downs became real threats when the D was spread out. Jamarie Johnson is a problem. If the O line can give just enough, it's more than enough and that works for me.

Morally and coaching bankrupt. Lincoln Riley's record against the Top 25: 5-15! This record equates to $12 million plus a season? Only in LA-LA land.

Better than NBC. They were all but rooting for USC. Not to mention that clown at halftime.

Add On3's Ari Wasserman to the Riley/USC Hit List - On3A dirty hit and Dylan Raiola: How Oregon saved its season...LOS ANGELES — Dante Moore lay on the ground after the dirty hit, both benches cleared. Oregon head coach Dan Lanning was in the middle of the scrum

This guy has it right.

I hear you but I just don’t see Coach Lanning not riding with Dante Moore the rest of the season, given what he gave up to come back to Oregon and how he was injured. It’s not like he hasn’t been playing well and is the reason for Oregon’s struggles (see offensive line and the defense, which was supposed to be one of the best in Oregon’s history). What would the implications be for future players deciding whether to forego the NFL draft to come back to Oregon? That said, I believe that Dylan Raiola has earned some playing time and would love to see him used situationally, as I believe he is more mobile than Dante Moore and could be used for some wrinkles in key situations.

Oregon Vs. UCLA Set For 12:30 PM On CBS EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon football team's Week 6 game against UCLA in Autzen Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 10, will kick off at 12:30 p.m. PT and will be broadcast on CBS, the Big Ten Conference announced on Monday morning. The No. 15 Ducks (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) are on a bye this week after opening conference play with a top-25 road win over USC this past Saturday. The No. 23 Bruins (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) are also off this week following a 54-3 win at Maryland. Single-game tickets and a five-game conference B1G plan are available at www.GoDucks.com/fbtix.

Pate also said that the USC program under Riley is like the sinking titanic and he is getting off that ship, even if he has to find a door to float on. LOL.

Oregon gets a 5 place bump in the AP Poll for beating USC, on the road, by 14 points. Meanwhile, Florida gets a 13 place bump for beating the 119th ranked scoring defense at home and Mississippi State gets an 8 place bump for beating Missouri at home. And Missouri is still ranked (said as he’s laughing). The only reason that Oregon didn’t move up as much as those other two teams is “because they do not have that SEC patch on their jersey.”

Josh serves up some Pate with the Trojans whine. 😁