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What an embarrassing game that was watched on national tv. Reminds me when Vernon Adams got hurt in a bowl game and we lost after leading by 30 at halftime. Combining that with Dillingham leaving, it will be interesting to see which recruits stick with their verbal commitment. It was a sad day for OBD

Incredibly Embarrassing Game, or Very Poor Coaching

The name change will ultimately get done for sure at some point, but I'm guessing avid fans of both schools aren't going to change easily. Just like words that can have different connotations, so can the name "civil war". Numerous countries have had them, not just us, and they stem from a disagreement in philosophy or power, kind of like UO and OSU in Oregon.

My warm and fuzzyness factor is based on who trotts out on offense in the first series. If Bo and one of the injured OL guys are there, I'm pretty optomistic. Otherwise, not so much.

I wish I could be more positive about the game with TT and not Bo, but I just can't. I've watched him in the spring game, and numerous times in games through the season. Unfortunately, he's tentative, unsure, doesn't appear to make good reads, and hasn't thrown well. I just can't get past that, but I sure hope he would surprise me. I would really like to know what's happened to Butterfield. He's been on the team quite awhile, played better than TT in the spring game, had good coaching before Oregon, and throws well. He looked much more poised to me. Why hasn't he at least got some mop up time? I think I'd prefer to see him in the game ahead of TT, if for no other reason, he's an unknown.

What Whittingham said about Utah's matchup with Oregon WWW.SI.COM Kyle Whittingham said they'll be watching a lot of film to prepare for the Oregon Ducks.

ASU hires outside consulting firm in search for next head football coach ARIZONASPORTS.COM Arizona State has hired outside help from an organizational consulting firm to aid the university in finding its next head football coach. Dillingham may be a candidate for the job, but he isn't necessarily THE candidate. ASU has hired a search group for candidates, and they also have the interim coach as a candidate. We'll just have to see how it plays out and if he's even offered the job.

This isn't very encouaging. Oregon OC Kenny Dillingham's candidacy for ASU job picking up steam | SuperWest Sports SUPERWESTSPORTS.COM SuperWest Sports News Feed: Oregon OC Kenny Dillingham's candidacy for ASU's head coaching job picking up steam

I revert back to our last head coach. Despite some questionable calls, Lanning is such a breathe of fresh air, and is unquestionably a better in game coach. We were tired of the conservative approach, and we're now getting what we wanted. If the gambles had worked, he'd be a hero. Chip made some questionable calls during his time as well. If you're going to be aggressive, you also need to be prepared for the failures when they occur. I'm sure he'll learn quickly how to fine tune it to increase his chances for success. If Bo hadn't got hurt and we scored on that possession, I don't know that Lanning would have been considered as outcoached.

One potential factor could be how badly he was injured Saturday. If it's significant enough that he misses many games, by draft time, he could be forgotten. Also, he still has that bad history of Good Bo / bad Bo from previous years. Another year may be to his benefit, but if he's able to finish this year, I think he's gone. If that's the case, we could be in big trouble next year with no QB that has any experience.

Love to see him stay, but I just don't see it happening. Short of an injury, I'm sure he'll finish strong this season. Being married, older, with lots of experience, I think he'll head for the pros. When he came, it appeared he planned on only one year. Next year could be pretty scary without him here. We'll have no experienced QB unless we hit the transfer portal.

I'll agree Lanning made coaching errors, but we had this game won until the play Bo got hurt. If they'd been able to score, it would have been a 10 point lead The biggest error I saw was with TT in, 4th down, Bo jumping up and down on the sidelines to get in, and Lanning saw him, but didn't call time out to get him in. If he had, it might have been Bo and Oregon driving to get the winning field goal instead of UW.

I don't think it's too harsh, though he isn't what lost the game from my perspectives. There were so many errors and bad calls in the first half that accounted for lost points, or points for UW. Regardless, we had that game in the bag right up until Bo got hurt. Then Bo jumping up and down on the sidelines on 4th down, and Lanning not calling timeout to get him in was the coop de gras. I just can't even imagine what our offense would look like without Bo at the helm in a full game. It concerns me for the rest of the year, and for next year as well. Locke and Burmeister comes to mind.

One 15 yd penalty cost us a touchdown, settled for a field goal One fumble on the two yard line cost us a touchdown An interception that wasn't allowed them to get a touchdown Don't understand the onside kick which gave them a field goal. Also don't understand going on 4th down with 45 seconds in the half which gained nothing.

Thank you for that perspective. Some really good points. As I said it's been more than entertaining checking their forums a couple times a month. They are not happy campers.

Since Mario left for Miami I have quickly scanned through some of Miami's forums once or twice a month just to see what's going on. Seeing what they have had to say from his hiring, to staff hires, recruiting, pre season expectations, to lack of success, and now loss of a star recruit has been nothing short of hilarious. While this holds absolutely no relevance to our beloved Ducks, it's been great entertainment. Put in a nutshell, most of the posts seem delusional. Why wouldn't any coach or any player want to be anywhere but at Miami? Why hasn't our team lived up to our preseason expectations of being a potential playoff team? How can our star QB be this bad? Why would a recruit decommit from our program, and how could this or that 5 star recruit pick anywhere else but Miami? As things have unravelled, they are looking where to place blame. We knew Mario couldn't run an offense, but can he ever recruit, Gettis has to go as he's a terrible OC, Mario's lost the locker room, the players have no talent, the blame just keeps spreading. I know this is a small sample of their fan base , but it has just been hilarious to read some of the most off the wall posts I've ever seen. I just can't help myself looking occasionally.

I love to pile on the Huskies. I grew up in E. Washington, but my dad went to Oregon, as did I, as well as my son. It will feel great if Oregon is able to win. I have a lot of friends in Washington, and they're being pretty tame as far as pre game trash talk goes. I've been the same as I don't want to have to live with the abuse if we were to loose. I think this will be a really tough game, with the only one similar being UCLA. If our offense hums like usual, Bo stats healthy, and we can keep scoring, we'll be fine. If it falters at all, it will be tough. If and when we win, I'll be all over them about it, but until then, I'm keeping my head down, except maybe here on this site.

When I saw the article stating Lanning had interest in Auburn, I thought there's not a chance of that happening. It just doesn't seem to match his character to pull up stakes and leave. I think loyalty is an important trait to him, as well as he pretty much hand picked Oregon as a destination he would go to for numerous reasons. In addition, the word has to be out regarding the Auburn coaching postion. It's a pressure cooker situation, with fans that are short fused, and donors that insist on significant input . It just seems like a costic situation, and I'd even be surprised if Dillingham would want to be in that situation. Just look what a little adversity Mari no O is facing at Miami already. Both schools have significant expectations and a short time table for success.

All the various Miami forums are going ballistic about their football teams performance. They're blaming the lack of talent, players giving up and having no heart, their offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator, QB coach, Mari no O in game coaching, but I think they're missing the real crux of the problem in their team performance: 1) Mario's micromanagement style of making his coaches conform to his medieval , archaic , unimaginative power game that he won't stubbornly see as being a thing of the past. I'm sure the players don't like it, aren't having fun trying to run it, and his coaches have no leeway to change it. 2) There is something wrong with Feld' strength and conditioning program. Miami is plagued by the same injury problems that we had here with Feld. Whatever it is, they're being decimated just like we were last year. Until Mari no O comes to his senses, stops micromanaging his coaches and players, let's them have fun and be innovative, nothing will change. Just look at the attitude of Oregon players and coaches now compared to last year.

Thank you for all that effort and work. It was a great day today for Oregon, both our game and the results of others. And especially thanks for supporting what I'm sure is one of my favorite local breweries here in Bend, most of which have awesome IPAs.

The Seven McGee Situation MIKEFARRELLSPORTS.COM Michael Black provides us with an update on the latest developments with the Seven McGee situation. I did see this regarding what may have occurred regarding his departure.

I'll be rooting for a 14 - 12 win in the 4th overtime by the Beavs.

I just don't see Lanning allowing this team to let down. It's not in his DNA, and he has his team motivated. I can't believe how effective our new coach has been week to week, and it's becoming more and more obvious how lucky we are to have him.

To me, Bucky seems stronger, faster, is more shifty, and reads the holes at least as well as Dye. Dye was great for Mario, Bucky has been awesome for Lanning. Dye made the right decision to move on.

I beleive that was Colt Lyerla. Kid had a terrible upbringing. Serious talent and physical presence, but definitely a headcase. Couldn't keep him oyt of trouble. I just don't know what to think or believe about TT. There was so much promise and excitement when he came here, and now so many question marks. I hope he can rally, but it's pretty uninspiring to watch him play.