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In this era, a lost recruiting battle doesn't mean a lost recruit. A year or two later they may be requesting an opportunity to be part of your program. So, I still think putting energy and class into recruiting is vital even if you lose someone on their high school senior signing day.

I have this question a few times every year.

From a mile away, right? Can they both lose? 🤪

How bout this, USC 12 for 45 passing 30 yards and Fusky 12 turnovers and 17 penalties?

SUC vs Fuskies One of these two teams goes up in flames this weekend as another”This is THE year!” Is torched in the first week of October. On one hand watching the current fire in LA go full on Chernobyl is almost too glorious not to root for. The only thing that would concern me is that a full on China syndrome in LA could lead to a hasty departure for Riley. Since he’s the gift that keeps on giving, I’d prefer that he stick around. On the other hand, any day the Purple Pups take another L is a great day in my universe. On the other hand, most of their fan base has already given up on this year so I don’t see a loss this weekend having the same effect as one down the road after they start believing again. I will enjoy watching either one lose but I think SC has many more losses coming on the horizon so one this weekend wouldn’t matter that much in the end. I vote fusky L.

Because even Fox knows that a 9am start time on the west coast isn't great for a west coast game.

Can we detach the football knowledge from the rest of him? If so yes... But I don't think he and Dan can work together. I think there is some bad blood there now formed by the rivalry. We don't want Lincoln Riley the person near our program. But if he can get his football knowledge with him... Sure.

It's always an uphill battle to beat distance even against programs that are clearly floundering like USC. The Condoms are more organized from a recruiting standpoint which is why they're now clawing back more of the local recruits. That being said, NIL and a recent history of winning will always give OBD a fighting chance at winning those recruiting battles.

It would really depend. No one doubts his offense bone fides. The problem right now is his ego and attitude. If he gets knocked down a couple pegs and allows himself to check those things and work under a no-nonsense guys like DL then it could work. Otherwise it's a pass.

Perhaps this will hurt sUc a little, prob not though. No impact on the Ducks imo. Bruins might get a little bump. If any recruit get turned off of sUc they will probably bounce to one of the modern blue bloods.

Every thing Lanning does, every word out of his mouth is said and done with recruiting in his mind at some level. The dude is a maniac

Charles, that is a fair question to pose to the Forum. A few thoughts on this: I think parents are swayed by what they see and the adjoining perception. Kids are swayed by what is shiny and new. The immediate threat of that is Chesney with the Bruins. If a socal kid can make the cfp as a Bruin that tbreatens recruiting for both LR and our DL. NIL money is the biggest threat. It appears that top money drives some athletes. Winning at a high level and head to head influences recruits. The Ducks need to put UCLA down next weekend. Don't let the,Cignetti coaching tree take solid root out west. 3 seasons ago would anyone of us thought Indiana would be 30-3, riding a 20 game winning streak and playing for a 3rd straight CFP appearance? Who was Chesney's mentor? UCLA does not have IU or tOSU on their schedule. Just the Ducks. Go Ducks.....socal recruits will be watching. The Autzen game day experience is a great recruiting tool, too.

He would make a great OC. But Lanning, I think, absolutely hates him.

Oregon has quietly gained a reputation among players as place to go to rehab a downwardly spiraling career into a new and successful one. Bo Nix, Dante Moore and Dylan Raiola are pretty good examples. If players can check-in to the Duck recovery center, why not coaches?

If it appears that the recruiting needle is dipping into the red, you can bet Riley will soon be gone and a new hire in place before any ink can dry on signing day. The same old classic salvage story. AD’s know which side of the bread the butter goes on, and the need to appear “reborn” in the eyes of recruits.

BTW I became a Duck die hard years ago. To hell with UCLA. Ducks 48 Teddy Bears 20

No it is not the end. Most every High School kid in SoCal grew up a Trojan fan. They all think they can move the needle. I grew up in L.A. as a Bruin fan. The culture in L.A. is all about Trojan swagger. What you saw in number 8 was repeated all over the city. The culture is all about the inner city. It is what it is, Riley will recruit just fine. There is a reason the Bruins call them the University of Figueroa Ave. what you all witnessed was the real Toejam deal. That is exactly who they are. Remember #32 is hanging on their ring of honor. That is all you need to know. Those kids love that SOB and worse.

Definition of a masochist. We feel for ya.

Yes. I would take him in a second. His offenses set all kinds of program records at East Carolina and Oklahoma. He has coached 3 Heisman winning QBs. His Oklahoma offense averaged 46 points per game when he was the OC. As Charles indicated, I believe his main issues are lack of leadership and establishing a winning program culture. We already have that with Dan. If he just had to call plays and coach QBs, I would be onboard with giving it a shot.

It is not often that I have an opinion that has such strong disagreement. Makes me glad we have the rules of not making it personal! If any of you have a topic to debate and discuss....start a thread! (Because I think you can do better than I) And....You Might Be Surprised!

The last time SUC beat the Ducks was 2016 when everybody beat the Ducks. The time before that required a missed 38 yard field goal at the end of the game. The time before that, your talking the Pete Carrol days nearly twenty years ago. WSU has better recent history against OBD than the Fighting Juice Boxes.

As someone who has watched every minute of his coaching time at USC........No.

Things Riley claimed to not see after the hit. The hit. The player prancing around like a fool in the endzone after the hit. The player high fiving and still acting like a fool on the side line. Any video of all three above right after the game during media availability. Also had zero intent to punish the player at that time. With unaccountable leadership like that, I'd feel better giving the job to a juice box. As for his offensive philosophy, I think his dispirpotionate preference for passing over running will never work against top level competition which is reflected in his .333 winning percentage against the top 25. Hard pass.