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Could it get worse? I would argue that if you ran the ball on every down in that game between the tackles with no game plan, you would have ended up with more than 10 points.

I agree. In fact I really wonder if we will ever see him in an Oregon uniform again.

I’m just thinking out loud here. I wonder if it takes a very special coach to handle all of these thoroughbreds and turn them into a special team. I’ve lived in Boise (yeah, I was in Eugene to watch Dan Fouts at quarterback and Bobby Moore being Bobby Moore… I’m old) for years and was in the stands when a Boise State team with two and three star players took down mighty Oklahoma. The program also beat Georgia, Oregon, Washington, Virginia Tech, Arizona, Arizona State and TCU. Not a single five star on the roster. I wonder if a well coached team of three stars who all have something to prove beats a decently coached team of five stars who have already proven everything (in their own minds) and are mentally just treading water until NFL draft day. It’s the team of three, four and five stars who are very well coached and have fully bought into a program and play with chips on their shoulders that end up raising the trophy at the end of the season. When I watched the UCLA, Nebraska and Illinois games I saw a lot of impressive individual performances but very unimpressive team performances. The talent is there, but the attitude doesn’t seem to be. I think that’s coaching. But not just on field coaching. It’s coaches on the recruiting trail who have the insight to judge recruits based not just on the stars after their names, but the grit in their hearts. Oregon is my first love. I’m a Duck to the core. But I sure do admire Boise State. That team has DNA, culture and tradition going back 20 years that would result in many impressive seasons if it could be replicated in a place like Oregon with all of our very considerable advantages. I don’t think one coaching hire can do it unless that coach imports a culture like Cignetti did at Indiana. Bottom line: Oregon needs to do some soul searching.

There will be some really good OCs available by the end of the year, like Norvell. Locksley was the OC at Alabama before getting the Maryland job. He’s gonna get fired.

I fully expected to wake up this morning to the new that Meh' has run out of town. Doesn't look like it has happened. I can usually sleep it off but woke up angrier than I went to bed. I have a feeling I am not alone in that.

Who would have thought Mari No O would be number one? Oregon Ducks On SIAP Top 25 Poll Prediction as Five Top-Ranked Teams FallThe chaos of week 7 was historic for college football, and the ensuing week was always going to struggle to match the amount of upsets that took place. However,

Number 9 in the BIG 10 may be too high for the Ducks. https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/10/25/oregon-football-big-ten-power-rankings-week-8/92420425007/

That’s the other draw. Still relatively young but a wealth of experience to draw on including making it to the national championship game. Not to mention he’s a good QB coach.

It would be interesting to see what Helfich might cook up in 2026. Hard to believe he is only 52.

I don’t think Chip will leave a good thing going at Northwestern. They’re doing well and he probably has wide latitude to do what he wants. I do think Helfrich would be a better choice given his experience, availability, Oregon roots, and high football IQ.

Oregon should “kidnap” Chip when he’s in town next week and strap him to the OC booth seat with a headphone/microphone on his head…

Because I’ve been around long enough to see coaches learn and develop, make hiring mistakes and correct those mistakes. Where would Oregon be today if they fired Coach Brooks or Coach Bellotti after a mediocre season? Coach Lanning is a young coach who is learning on the job. It took Coach Saban and Coach Cignetti many years before they won their first national championship. Do you remember the last head coaching job search? Oregon is not the destination job that many Oregon fans think it is. Yes, the program has great facilities, NIL money, etc. but it is far from recruiting hotbeds. I’d rather coach at Texas, USC, Georgia, Ohio State, … I would only get rid of Lanning, if you had someone guaranteed to be better lined up, first.

I don’t think Raiola is a bust. He isn’t used well by the OC and the OL isn’t giving him a run game to get the passing game going. When he does pass the OL doesn't protect him. The offensive game plan was SO conservative and predictable after that first possession. If we had the OL and OC of two years ago Raiola would be much much better.

The offensive coaching and line were just awful. The OC has to go, and Lanning and Co have to understand either why they misjudged the OC talent or didn’t coach them to their potential.

QB an OL position coaches are B.A.D. QBs all show regression and OLs with multiple years in the program still don't know how to play.

I agree with firing Mehringer as a sign of accountability within the organization for results, and it's also a sign to the players that it isn't all their fault. I am not yet convinced our OL players and QBs are bad. Their position coaches have not done their jobs. Coaches like this are where players leave from to go rehabilitate their careers.

No amount of money can make up for poor coaching, and players who choke in the most important times. Even.when we make the play offs, we get pounded so bad we look like a high school team. If you watchbthe first two losses this year, both teams made huge plays on their girst positions of thr game. Qe simply are not focused. Money wont correct that flaw

It's almost inconceivable to have 426 yards and 10 points without a ton of turnovers. But it bears out what I predicted before the game that our O would be very inconsistent. We stalled out drives and missed 3 or 4 field goals.

Let Samples coach the rest of the season! Why continue the farce and the negativity it produces... It was a mistake, admit it, move on and do better next time..

Some really poor use of the money obviously! I think, if our boosters want a Natty, due to our being in a small talent pool, they are likely going to need to pay more than the other blue bloods for players... Coordinators too

To consider firing Lanning is in my opinion emotional insanity! Our offensive coordinator should have been fired before leaving the parking lot!

I think 2 yrs at Nebraska and what we ve seen here is enough to write Railoa off for the future!

Well my eyes tell me they sure are NOT good at this point but I am not expert enough to say exactly why. Unfortunately, good experienced OLs are few and far between in the portal so somebody better coach em up!

A couple numbers from Wisconsin's 24-7 win over USC. Total offense: 200 - Wisconsin - yes really, 200 for the game 241 - USC - included minus 17 rushing (had 120 vs Oregon) Wisc had 3 TD drives of 75, 75, and 59, but lost enough other yds to end up with 200 for the game.

Luli out hurts some today but he has had a pretty slow start returning from injury this year. Ferguson had like 42 promising snaps, 12 as a starter (before going out). Stewart wouldn't be playing right now even if he was healthy I imagine. McClellen is a bumber but injuries do happen; and, Raiola isn't exactly your normal "backup QB". Former 5 star with like 24 career starts in the P2 with 17 more career completions than Dante (as well as getting an estimated $1.5-$2.0 million this year to be more than a regular back-up). Hampton has been a nice surprise so far but 26 receiving yards per game at 8.9 ypc shouldn't be an insurmountable obstacle to running your offense. Lott has 4 catches in 2 career games. This was against and Illinois team that had been giving up 28 points per game (105 out of 138) and 99th in defensive FEI. They were so bad on defense they fired their DC (Bobby Hauck) two games ago.