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Two problems here... I don't think Koa Ka'Ai is up to the task of being the QB coach at Oregon. He has overseen the regression of Moore and failed to prepare Raiola for UCLA. Mehringer's plan was a failure for UCLA. It forced Raiola to play hero ball... which brings out all his bad habits that he had at Nebraska. The Ducks need to run the ball that opens up the pass that allows Raiola to play within the system. That was why he looked so good against USC. He played within the system. Mehringer failed to make adjustments during the game against UCLA to allow his players to play in the system. Instead they just ran around panicked. They seemed shocked that UCLA dropped 7-8 into coverage at times. They were grossly unprepared. That's on the coaches.

In truth the only way we hold onto Dak I think is if we go out and get a new OC and QB coach. Even then Lanning is going to have to sell Dak on how this is going to be a boon for him. Probably comes with some extra NIL money as well.

I've noticed increasing and visible frustration from Dakorien because throws are not on target, he is getting missed, he gets separation and the throw is late. What a waste it would be if he decided to go become a top WR elsewhere because our offense is regressing.

Their back-up looks serviceable. He held is own against our best defensive showing of the season this far. They should be fine with the rest of the pieces Chesney has put together out there.

Because he’s not ready unless we are going to run the read-option offense again.

Oh no. That is really too bad. The Bruins are a great story. They may still run the table. Would mot be surprised.

Since Saturday, I have avoided this site. I was simply too gutted to follow Charles' very reasonable rules. I would have been nothing but expletives and hanging saliva strings. Unbecoming behavior for a 70-year-old man. Well done to take a break. It's nice to know our basement level is still competing with top 25 teams though isn't it? Young kids and all can flip a switch. The defense seems to have done that. Maybe the offense can too. You never know.

Line up 9 wide and draw plays in the dirt, since our OL is absolutely terrible? Have our defensive line play both ways at the line of scrimmage? Punt on 1st down and hope the defense can score or get the offense the ball within the 5 yard line?

It's been a really bizarre blooming of problems. Certainly I would sell all of my DL stock if he doesn't replace Terry and Mehringer during the off-season. There is only so much schematic change that can be made mid season, especially with our 1 bye week behind us. The only thing DL can do is lock the OL staff and players in their room and chew them a new one for their lack of execution. Make them ALL run until they can't stand up. Tell them he's already spooling up recruiting to find a bunch of portal players and a new assistants. If they won't motivate themselves by gratefulness for the opportunity, then Dan will just have to motivate them by fear and discomfort. But this can't continue. You can't have plays where it looks like a screen pass because the entire DL is immediately in the backfield on an inside run. You can't get knocked back on your heels over and over and over.

There is a fine line between confidence and arrogant hubris. To me he is a bit out over his skis and should have hired seasoned F1 Drivers to drive this supposedly F1 racecar of a roster. Hiring someone from the pit crew hasn't worked. Kind of the Jerry Jones style of cheaping out on the management when you pay a lot for talent.

Hire better coaches.

I want Dylan to have a go at it. Just promise him one half to figure it out.

Since Saturday, I have avoided this site. I was simply too gutted to follow Charles' very reasonable rules. I would have been nothing but expletives and hanging saliva strings. Unbecoming behavior for a 70-year-old man. But boy, if I were only 69, I would have lit this place up! Now, I'm all mature and stuff. It's a disappointing year, no matter what happens from here on out. They say winning teams have a certain "it" factor. This team seems to have a certain "it isn't here" factor.

If true…Yikes! On3Report: UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava expected to miss....

Excellent points. DR and BT stats can't be well compared. BTs stats came most with a prevent defense giving a lot of cushion and little pash rush. I would argue though the extreme lack of consistency from DR is traditionally a deal breaker. DT has shown more consistent poise every time he has been in a game, which is more than a handful at this point.

To be honest... I don't think firing Mehringer solves the problem. At least not mid season. The reality is that the quarterbacks are under coached. Moore was dreadful vs Oklahoma State and Raiola was dreadful vs UCLA. Part of that is on the OC and part of that is on the qb coach. Moore regressed this season (before injury). The offensive line talent is just not there and they are being under coached. Tight ends are being pushed more into blocking so they aren't a divserve weapon in this scheme like they were in previous years and they also feel a bit under coached. I do believe Mehringer has to go at the end of the season. Oregon needs a top tier OC. We aren't a G6 or FCS program that makes do on a budget. We are a premier brand and a destination job. It needs to be treated that way when it comes to hires. The scheme can change and mold into something new, Lanning's stubbornness to keep effectively the same scheme from Dillingham but without the Dillingham creativity is just not working. Stein riffed on it in his own way and it mostly worked. We need a staff of coaches with strong coaching resumes. Douglas and Samples are great examples of younger guys but they had established great track records and those positions have been fantastic! But the internal promotions killing the program right now. Stagnant ideas and now more than ever the same flaws in the schemes are just worse than ever. How to beat Oregon... disrupt the Offensive line enough to stop the run and then take away the short passes. Done! Boise State did it, Oklahoma did it, and UCLA did it. That needs a new coordinator for sure... but the other coaches need to be evaluated as well. My article this week was delayed but will be out tomorrow on this subject matter for sure. All I can say is thankfully I took up another hobby over the summer, HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts), and I love it or else this fall would be quite miserable right now.

Everyone here is so negative. Look at the bright side, they did give themselves a really cool nickname "The Law Firm." Being serious, what everyone here is bringing up can't be overstayed. Terry owns these results. These are his players that he "developed (or didn't as it seems). No portal transfers developed by other coaches to really lean on. Terry needs to go.

Why not Akili Smith?

Oregon delivered one of its most abysmal offensive performances we've seen since maybe the the Redbox Bowl of 2018. That offense at least grew into the vision of it's coach in a positive way (Mario Cristobal, Marcus Arroyo). This offense looks absolutely lost with zero identity or creativity for the talent on the field. Drew Mehringer does not look like he is growing into the position. In fact he seems to be a major liability in both play calling and now, most likely, retaining talent by the season's end. An offense is a sum of its pieces, and some of those pieces are clearly underperforming as well. Mehringer should bear the brunt of the criticism but A'lique Terry shares a substantial weight of this quagmire. He either can't develop players or does not have an eye for talent in recruiting. Linemen are consistently missing assignments, not getting the push needed to open running lanes, and bad pass protection is forcing every QB behind center to make nearly all of their passes off platform. Mehringer seems to have inherited a bunch of Will Stein plays and is just guessing at what to utilize and when. He is woefully wasting the plethora of talent he has to work with. To me, it is without question that Mehringer be replaced this coming offseason with a hungry, well-spoken offensive mind from a national coaching search. Most fans, including myself have entertained the thought of whether Lanning should pull the plug now. But it isn't that simple. If Lanning relieves Mehringer of his play-calling duties he will very likely still have to utilize in-house personnel for the remainder of the season. Ross Douglas is well though of as a wide receiver's coach, but has zero experience in calling offenses. The same can be said of running back coach Rashaad Samples. Oregon could theoretically hire someone mid-season as an "analyst" to assist the coaching staff. But as far as reaching for a new OC in the middle of the year; someone would have to be brought in that already knows Lanning's philosophy, most of the plays, the tendencies of players as well as their strengths and weaknesses. I don't see this as a viable option. Lanning has said everything is on the table. As I said before. An offense is the sum of its pieces. These pieces are running out of time to make a positive impact on a season that is suddenly on life support.

Gambling Dan needs to change. If he didn't go for two in the first TD, he would've needed to go for 2 in the end of the game and we would have gone to OT. As to 4th down conversions, we are 2 of 10 so far if we take out the PSU game. https://cfbstats.com/2026/team/529/fourthdown/offense/gamelog.html

Unfortunately, I think a lot more will pick Nebreska this week, me included... ☹️

Man. This thread aged like old milk lol! I give Dan props for showing restraint one game and then he rolls the dice in the next one the first chance he gets. I think the go for two and 4th and go for it play books need to be ritually burned.

He sure didn't show it against UCLA.

Raiola is not the only QB being roasted. https://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/jokes_pour_in_after_arch_mannings_disastrous_turnover_against_oklahoma/s1_127_44413555?utm_source=mb&utm_medium=email&mb_edition=20261012&mb_loc=left_r