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I don't know if it would be a miracle.... it is going to take settling on a solid 5. And then making sure those 5 can communicate and work in sync. Most of these players have been with the program for multiple years which means they have the vocabulary and they have the physical gifts. They need to learn to put it all together and work as a unit which won't be easy. But if this is also truly a player led team... Moore and his offensive line should be out there on their own time repping and getting that chemistry. They need to be ok against PSU. Then they get a week. Then they need to show out against USC. It is completely possible. The 2024 line was just as bad (or maybe worse) in two games. It is going to take work to fix and most of it won't be on the coaches.

It would take a miracle to fix the O line.

We were 48-8 after 4 full seasons with coach Lanning. 4 of those losses were to that seasons eventual national champion. 2 others were to that seasons runner up. That's 6 of 8 losses to teams in the Natty. Not bad for a first time new head coach. I agree losing may end up being the best thing to happen because we as people seem to learn best from adversity. We fans have clearly become spoiled. It's hard not to with as much winning as we have experienced with coach Lanning. A saying I like, "don't doubt in the dark what has been proven to be true in the light". Lanning has hired 3 previous coordinators, all 3 are now head coaches of D1 programs. Pretty good percentage. I gotta believe he knows a thing or two about hiring. So I need to trust the process and give our new OC and DC some room to prove him right. Last week's game was a valuable wake up. Let's hope the coaches learn, the players learn, and this seasons team will reach their real potential. I've been a Duck for 50 years. I gotta believe that this is our year. (Or maybe next year 😉)

Wednesday War Room: What Oregon Is Getting in Portland StateChris Fisk inherited a 1-11 program and rebuilt much of it almost overnight. The Vikings are still looking for their first win and Friday night gives Oregon a very specific test.Wednesday War Room: What Oregon Is Getting in Portland StateChris Fisk inherited a 1-11 program and rebuilt much of it almost overnight. The Vikings are still looking for their first win and Friday night gives Oregon a very specific test.

Had this been another Boise State escape, then the immediacy of the situation may have remained hidden until it was too late. The Mulligan is gone. If this is what keeps us out of the playoffs, then we didn’t deserve to be in it. They say you have to hit rock bottom before you can start to climb up again. If last week wasn't rock bottom, then please keep all sharp objects away from me. Two weeks from now we will know what type of team we have. PS: Don’t bet the house on this week's game. Not because it won’t be a rout. But because we will probably see a running clock in the 4th quarter.

I think that I, too, was frequently floored, but I can't remember. 🙃

Humm, I remember being in college and being on the floor "occasionally" at the same time. 🤪

They lost because they didn't respect themselves or the opponent. To compete at a high collegiate or professional level you must(well except for the insanely talented)respect yourself and put in an intentional mental effort. This in turn shows respect to your opponent. They had two weeks in a row of lazy entitlement. Anyhow I predict them to beat USC by 10+ points.

I don’t understand how it’s possible that Oregon could field such a bad offensive line. Even when we were recruiting 2 and 3 star offensive lineman, I don’t recall them ever being this atrocious. Some of the film breakdowns out there are just flat out embarrassing. What were the coaches seeing in the spring and fall ? Were they incorrectly attributing it to the returning defensive lineman? Why didn’t Oregon pay top dollar to get some top portal OL transfers, given the unit was the biggest question mark heading into the season? When do we start to play the inexperience but more physically talented players?

Et tu, Nike? Rutgers? OK. But Miami? 🤬🤬🤬 On3Miami signing 10-year sponsorship, apparel deal with Nike....

It’s ridiculous that anyone is calling for Coach Lanning’s head. He deserves the benefit of the doubt and we should see how the season plays out. If the team goes into a Penn State nosedive, then it’s fair for people to demand answers. However, the team could turn around a win a national championship (albeit unlikely given what we’ve seen on the gridiron the first two weeks).

Amen, Herbie, Amen! On3Kirk Herbstreit calls out Ohio State's drop in AP Top 25...Kirk Herbstreit called out Ohio State's drop in the AP Top 25 poll after the loss to Texas and said, "It makes no sense to me at all."

It’s not the loss that bothered me the most, it’s how we lost. The real question for the coaches and players are how they are going to bounce back? The margin of error is gone.

Kenyon Barner and Johnathan Stewart pointed out, on a recent podcast, that Coach Lanning’s Oregon teams have a history of slow starts (e.g., Rose Bowl game against Ohio State, the first playoff game last year, the Indiana game). You cannot continue to spot your opponent points right out of the gate and then play catch up. Why don’t we script the opening plays better on offense? Are we being too conservative on defense trying to feel out how the opposing offense is going to attack us? Are the players not read mentally for the first snap?

It often seems like 1st quarters are defined by underdog teams taking the initiative (the idea being they have nothing to lose), and the favored team playing a waiting game of absorbing their best shots while zeroing in on match-up weaknesses. As David points out, being the favored team and playing like it are two different things.

Relax, it's OK. Grandkids? I have four on the floor. Well, one on the floor and three in college. 😁

A Picture is Worth a Lot More than JJ's Words - ( I am NOT referring to the photo of the cheerleaders!) CFB-HQ On SINew Chart Shows Most Expensive Teams in College FootballCollege football's roster-building arms race now carries a price tag approaching $54 million, with The Athletic's new survey showing how sharply access to playe

Or not even parking them. BTW, our new car has a Valet mode that lets us know how fast and how many miles a valet has driven it. Since I don't ever frequent a place that has valet, I guess I will just have to use it when/if I loan it to a kid or grandkid (heaven forbid I ever get that far gone).

Who determines the criteria for what is a ‘legitimate’ NIL deal? And, is this definition in anyway under scrutiny by the DC poles? Maybe that’s why car-parking Rebel football team members were referred to as Ocean’s 11?

Dan tells what is needed - https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/09/15/oregon-football-dan-lanning-offensive-tells-oklahoma-state/91770184007/

Will the Bill Cruz to passage and end well for Cantwell?😁 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2026/09/15/college-sports-act-ncaa-debate-maria-cantwell/91780894007/

Therein lies the rub. You can check to see whether NIL deals are kosher, if programs submit NIL deals to the clearinghouse as they are supposed to under the House settlement, but you can't cap players' legitimate NIL deals. Back in pre-NIL days, UNLV basketball players made a lot of money parking cars at casinos.😁

Yes, the WSJ article did end with this "What he found might just be the key to resurrecting Moore’s season." The question is how did it happen, this far into Dante's career! Just read on Oregonlive that apparently Indiana exploited it in the blowout win against OBD also last season and there is now a book on it. SMH... https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2026/09/does-oregon-football-have-a-tell-in-its-offense-dan-lanning-responds-to-criticism.html “We were hitting on all of them,” former Indiana linebacker Aiden Fisher said in the book. “We were like, ‘Dude, we have these guys on everything they want to do.’”

VERY little. But keep doing it vs PSU and the first couple of series in sc game, then switch.

Also, Smith became human and dropped a couple catchable passes.