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Official site, Go Ducks Oregon Relieves Offensive Coordinator Mehringer of Duties - University of Oregon Athletics

From ESPN Oregon fires offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer - ESPN

At this point, I absolutely agree. Let's see if Dan can learn, get his ego in check a bit, make better hiring decisions, and turn this listing ship around.

I honestly feel that a humble Lanning could become a dangerous Lanning. A few smart coaching decisions could lead to roster retention which could lead to bigger and better things in the near future.

New HC, just no. In fact, hell no 😊! Lanning screwed up with his OC and assessment of OL quality but that doesn’t mean he won’t learn and get better.

Bravo David. Saturday's play calling was a crime against competence. Keeping Dak Moore around or behind the line of scrimmage all game kept the D around the line of scrimmage all game. Going deep to back up receivers is like setting up three point shots for roll players. 3rd and 9 two yard passes has the predictability of a dangerous drinking game. Abandoning a running game netting over six yards a rush for a hapless passing attach is peak Coach Meh. Killing your own drives with Tom foolery plays is icing on the clown cake.

Good write up David. I feel myself or one of my good friends could have called plays yesterday and we would have won. You hit all the key points I saw, but I'll add one. After an 11-play opening drive that we ran for a 5-yards a pop average we blew the opportunity to focus on the run game and score points on drives 2-4 of the game. We had a chance to extend an early lead and take good game control.

I just looked it up, and in his 2 years as OC at alabama, in his first season they won the national championship, and in his second season as OC they were runner-up. That doesn't exactly suck. And I like that he took over head coach at Maryland when that place was a total and absolute crap storm disaster. He stabilized the program. Got them into some Bowl games. And, along the way, learned that the head coaching role is not for him. I really know very very little about him. But I love the fact that he has no desire to be a head coach. It's great when people have enough maturity to know where their strengths are and know where their skills and abilities are best utilized. At a minimum, he appears to be somebody definitely worth taking a look at.

A coach's main job is to put the players in a position to win. That didn't happen this year. And from what I saw in this most recent outing I'm afraid that many of the players rightfully lost confidence in their coaching. Quite a few displayed a lack of intensity during the game. Despite valiant efforts on Defense, the Offense never could get anything going on a consistent basis. All the players were let down by the coaching despite whatever effort they put in. Meh failed and if he is gone that's step one in righting the ship. It sends a message of accountability to the team and staff alike. It also lets the players know that those shortcomings weren't necessarily all on them. So start the search for a capable OC already. And right now bring in a consultant or two to address an Offense that adds up to less than the sum of its parts.

I'm not so sure about that, Solar. If we continue losing, which at this point looks more likely than not, we are unfortunately going to turn into an incredibly fascinating story and tremendous cautionary tale. There are so many interesting angles with the team, beginning with the many 'experts' predicting that we would win the national championship this year, all the flash, marketing, tremendous amounts of money, NIL impact, ego, Nike, etc, etc. I'm a bit afraid we may have the makings of a new, upcoming, Michael Lewis best seller.

I feel like I needed to get this out sooner than later as with the news breaking that Mehringer is out at Oregon. I had it mostly written but thankfully the children today were being cooperative and letting me wrap this up. The Duck's Loss to Illinois is on MehringerOn Sunday morning Dan Lanning made the announcement that the Ducks were parting ways with Offensive Coordinator Drew Mehringer. At this point it was pretty obvious that Mehringer was not up to the tas

For grins, I utilized Google Gemini AI to see what it thought. The first four names are: Brennan Marion - UNLV OC Andy Kotelnicki - Penn State OC Major Applewhite - S. Alabama HC And, apparently for nostalgia, Chip Kelly

Whoever the OC will be should be given wide latitude to remake the offensive staff. If it were me the only ones I’d retain would be Douglas and Samples.

Spot on post. I don't think Dan is unaware of the very valid points you made. In today's world of CFB you cannot lose the off-season. Texas A&M's Mike Elko is in the same boat as Dan. And Elko doesn't have his 1st string QB out for a significant part of the season. But under a new OC, A&M QB Marcel Reese's play has regressed. Like Oregon, A&M is getting a terrible ROI from one of the most expensive rosters in CFB. There is nowhere to hide in the Power 2. The B1G, of course, has a few bottom feeders, but it is very difficult to win games, especially on the road. Unlike the SEC, Big Ten conference losses matter. Will anyone be surprised if Texas returns to the top 10 and Ole Miss stays there? Yesterday, Wisconsin upset USC and, in Iowa's case, a Minnesota defense that was carved up at Purdue shut down the Hawkeyes. In today's world of CFB, you cannot stock a roster, and you better have a top-drawer strength and conditioning program to minimize injuries. In terms of underperforming offenses, Oregon has B1G company. Michigan, UW, Penn State, Indiana, and even Ohio State are not running the ball at historic levels. O-line recruiting, development, and portal picking are at a premium. The marketing of the Oregon program has been extraordinary. But I think it's time for the Japan stuff and the other fluff to take a back seat to returning to the basics: blocking, tackling, and hitting the other guy in the face. Make Kelly Smelly!

I think the tight end guy I mean coach needs to go too. No prior coaching experience and the fact that none of the four star back ups have shown an ounce of growth this year puts him in the same category as the others that need to be cleaned out.

Hampton is doing well enough to retain him. All the big issues are on the offensive side…Mehringer is already out. I think the QB and OL coaches need to go too.

He was good enough to be the OC at Alabama. He has to be half way decent, right? If I was Lanning, I would be blowing his phone up all day today.

There are some good folks on this forum that could easily surpass what the former OC was doing!! Guaranteed!!

At midseason, the Oregon Ducks are vastly underachieving relative to their championship expectations, leaving a frustrated fan base in an uproar over a team that lacks identity, explosiveness, and grit. Athletic Director Rob Mullens holds heavy culpability for this trajectory, having originally hired Lanning and twice updated his contract—most recently locking in a massive extension featuring a staggering $56.7 million buyout on a head coach whose program appears to be imploding. As the steward of the Ducks' football brand and the multi-billion-dollar enterprise surrounding it, Mullens has a fundamental duty to the fan base and boosters to ensure the product on the field meets elite standards. With the heat turned all the way up in Eugene, Mullens must step out of the shadows, make the hard choices, and intervene to restore Oregon football to the trajectory he was hired to protect. An Intervention in AutzenMullens must step in and sit down with Lanning and Chief of Staff for Oregon Football Marshall Malchow to address the trajectory of the program, holding Lanning accountable for his offensive philosophy. Lanning favored Will Stein's horizontal spread zone blocking RPO system for its risk-averse conflict defender reads, low-interception design and focus on ball security. However, while this horizontal spread RPO system puts up high statistics, elite playoff teams easily scheme against and expose it. The last two years of playoffs showed growing doubts that the horizontal RPO could win a national championship against elite competition, which further undermines the credibility of Dan Lanning's decision to promote an offensive coordinator from within and continue running the same tenets of that system after Will Stein left. The immediate task is restoring the core Oregon brand: Mullens must force Lanning to pivot to an aggressive, high-potency offensive scheme capable of beating elite postseason competition, even if Lanning must accept higher risk to achieve it. Conservative play-calling and stagnant game management are unacceptable at this price point. In the multi-billion-dollar enterprise that is now college football, there is no room for playing it safe. Mullens must convey to Lanning that waiting around for passive internal improvement next season is a non-starter. Long-Term Offensive IdentityLooking ahead, the long-term discussion surrounding Oregon's offense must center on identifying an offensive system that maximizes the program's elite blue-chip recruiting talent. Notably, the last five national championships were won without a horizontal spread zone blocking RPO reliance—highlighting Georgia's pro-style gap blocking system under Todd Monken with a dominant run game and heavy tight end usage, alongside the pro-style spread systems used by Michigan, Ohio State, and Indiana's pro-style spread blending RPO's with gap schemes. Because Oregon is recruiting these exact types of blue-chip skill and offensive line talent—including five-star offensive linemen, star tight ends, dynamic wide receivers, and premier blue-chip quarterbacks—the forward-looking strategy must align with a physical, pro-style or high-powered pro-style spread system. Furthermore, transitioning to a pro-style or pro-style spread offense significantly enhances recruiting by providing top prospects with the same developmental foundation, playbook terminology, pre-snap checks, and post-snap reads they will utilize in the NFL. Unlike horizontal spread zone blocking RPO schemes that fail to adequately prepare players for the professional level, a pro-oriented system serves as a powerful recruiting tool by positioning Oregon as a premier springboard to Sunday success. Mandated Changes to the Coaching StaffThe mandate starts with the offensive staff. Lanning must bring in a new, battle-tested offensive coordinator to run the offensive scheme that is chosen to move forward with. They should be given full authority and total freedom to clear house on that side of the ball. This coordinator must have complete autonomy to rebuild the offensive staff with his own hand-picked hires if he so chooses, ensuring alignment across the board. Transfer Portal Strategy and Roster PlanBeyond the coaching staff, the leadership group must outline a concrete plan to rebuild the depth chart for next season, starting with a personnel assessment to invite players who do not fit the culture, scheme, or talent threshold to enter the portal. With significant roster turnover looming—including the loss all the starting defensive linemen, star receiver Evan Stewart, and quarterback Dante Moore—Oregon must aggressively deploy its freed-up NIL resources in the transfer market. To solidify the Ducks as a playoff contender for 2027, all key positions needing upgrade must be identified. The program must target two starting tackles with game experience and a starting center along the offensive line, while aggressively pursuing any elite quarterback who enters the portal as a proven upgrade. The buyout and contract extensions leave no escape hatch for the administration. If Rob Mullens and Dan Lanning want to protect the investment in Eugene, the realignment of Oregon's offensive philosophy, coaching staff, and portal strategy must begin immediately.

Maybe it's both.

Ok, stay strong coach

I don't have any idea if this guy can actually coach, but after reading the following, I'm already half in love with this guy: Locksley speaking: "I said, 'Jim (the AD), I understand, and if you have to do what you need to do, I care more about Maryland and these kids than my ego,'" Locksley said. "But what I won't do is resign. But we can talk and figure out how to let the pressure off of everybody because I care more about Maryland."

"The Three Stoges" Lol, exactly what I saw as receivers were tripping over themselves while the defenders just stood and watched. What a nightmare.

I would imagine it would be like any open job, some can get hired and start immediately.

Chip Kelly is coming to town this weekend. Oh wait, that's for a game and not an interview!