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While I agree Mario was a master at relationships, PR I think his hollowness began to show as this season played on. It wasn't just our transfer who was upset with what the relationship was built on and then left without any structure. The displeasure was beginning to echo through the program and we saw it on the field. My concern started with allowing players to come back on the team after the suspension so quickly. The justice system is fine, but the players needed to answer to Mario. That didn't happen, and even if it was ceremonial, the players, parents and fans needed to see it. While the players loved Mario, I don't think that set up the respect needed for a coach, and that lack of respect started to show through. The structure of discipline began to show on penalties and just being able to finish and start a game. We need a coach, not a best friend. On the spectrum of coach to friend, I think Mario was too close to the friend end. What I loved hearing from Dan was he was going to give the players honesty, even when it hurts. This is the edge I don't think Mario had. I think players and fans still love Mario, he was that good at making you like him, but the honesty when it hurts isn't in his DNA. I think we have a high character guy, who is going to be willing to be brutally honest, no coach speak. I won't grade the other areas, because we have no data for Coach Lanning at Oregon. I look forward to his own honest straight answer on these items! I think that is the biggest difference, other than the obvious training on different sides of the ball.

The world, down in Compton, still revolves around themselves. Riley was response to their lack of having a coach, and the series of terrible coaching hires and fires. Chess is a series of moves, the first move is never the end. Our was in response to our coach leaving and the opportunity to step it up, what we do, and will continue to do.

Welcome, we feel like the luckiest program in the country! You are already speaking our language, air it out!

Sources? My bet is Lanning was the real choice, and a good choice.

Canzano finally got a primary document on the subject and publishes it. I wonder if he tried to call any of the authors, or just wanted to look like he knew something, anything? Quite the reach, if you ask me. I will say I hope Lanning reaches out to Bellotti, maybe hires a Duck alumni, I have suggested some candidates in the past. What the players wrote is correct. The program reached out to those who weren't really of the Oregon type. I think Lanning will speak to a lot of the Duck alumni and is a very respectful person. Basically Canzano is back to his clown act. He should get back to his investigative reporting. Maybe the Pac-12 commish is doing something, or something wrong, stay in that lane. He did a nice job with that report, otherwise, questionable at best.

My source says Lanning is now pissed, didn't get the t-shirts Wilcox was offered. The whole Lanning is our next coach is on ice! What a joke! I give Canzano credit for the work on Lavish Larry and the problems with him running the Pac-12, but this whole series of stories was pathetic.

Like I said on another thread, I hope Lanning and others seek out Bellotti. These guys don't know the Pac-12, let alone the ins and outs of Oregon's Program. I doubt Mullens is a great resource, and they will need to get up to speed on so many things it would make one dizzy. A weekly meeting would be a shrewd move. Just knowing about the stadiums they will play in, any connections Bellotti still has would be invaluable. That is one move I would love to know they are doing because the learning curve on some of this stuff is steep, and can be painful. Even setting up a few calls with Moorhead and the new OC. I worry about these young coaches trying to go it alone, there is wisdom in the years these guys have put in. I love the youth, but I hope it is wise beyond their years.

I don't feel sorry for any of these guys. I didn't feel sorry for Helfrich either. When you live you dream it can become a nightmare. At least you don't wake up in the middle of the night with the real nightmare of never have tried! I do think they may be well served to have Bellotti on the speed dial, if that is such a thing anymore. I suppose it would be on the favorites on my phone. Maybe have a weekly meeting and a walkthrough with the coach. There is wisdom in experience, and beauty in a youthful outlook, why not combine them!

I just subscribed to the Atlanta Journal.

Spreads a rumor, from 'multiple sources,' then asks his source, communication director, and it is denied. That is all I need to know about Clownzano on this one. He was just reaching the whole time and continues to. The best source, sadly, was from Georgia and probably still is.

I would rather have whoever ended up at Oregon! There are programs where coaches become better, and programs that eat coaches. I think it is about the program, more than the coach! We had to hire a quality coach whose character wasn't suspect. The rest is up to the support and culture of the program. At Oregon Lanning will have the support and culture set up to win. At sc Riley doesn't have as much support, as expectations, and the culture at sc is toxic. Watching repeated sc games where players are jumping up and down pointing at themselves while their teammate had to get up by themselves was pathetic. Riley is a fine coach, no doubt. I would rather have an excellent character coach at Oregon, and that is what we have.

It is interesting to see the youth movement hitting Oregon squarely between the eyes. Maybe I am just getting older, but these guys look like they just graduated from college. As long as they can coach, recruit, manage athletes and our program, I am ok with it!

This is how I see it.

My take is Lanning will get a very good OC like Taggart got an extremely good and expensive DC to help him. Mario also got a very good OC, but, it seems, throttled him. I think it is important to remember what happened with Leavitt. He took a defense which was one of the worst in college football and turned it into one of the better in a short time. Our offense is loaded, and I mean loaded, and good coaching will pay huge dividends, more than Leavitt's did. I am not worried, but also understand it may take some time to really get it clicking. All I know is I was an OC I wouldn't be seeing what Leavitt saw. This offense is set up to go-go, and wouldn't that be the most exciting development of this whole thing! Charles might even get his 40+ points! I have a feeling this just might be one of Charles better gifts this year!

What is interesting is Georgia is ready for the next steps. They have put in place assistants to ensure their defense will be well taken care of. They were notified about the hiring and support it completely. I am sure Oregon is in full support mode for Lanning. I look at it as Christmas time and the gifts are wrapped up, the shopping isn't done and they will be opened as we get close to the New Year. With Uncle Phil in charge of the gifts, I am sure we won't be disappointed! I think it is going to be a busy Oregon Football support system. We already surprised everyone with Mr. Lanning and I am sure there will be good stuff to come!

From what I see Lanning was approached through the proper channels. Georgia has nothing negative to say about the hire, contrast that to just about any other hire out there! I also think Mullens list and job was pretty transparent. He spoke to the necessary candidates, big boosters, while Lanning lit up the radar on the screen that mattered. Mullens job now is to put together a tight contract that rewards success and punishes anyone who wants to take Lanning away. I am sure that was agreed upon, and something Mario was supportive of too. I do agree with what Mario has said about the process on hiring coaches. It isn't ideal, but it is what has been set up to date.

After a day it is also interesting to contrast how the Mario hire was done and received, while contrasting the Dan Lanning hire. Kirby Smart's statement says it all about how the Georgia's program feels about how the power brokers approached the Bulldogs. The Ducks did it the right way and got the right guy! https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/georgia-football/kirby-smart-issues-statement-on-dan-lanning-leaving-for-oregon-reveals-dcs-plans-for-playoff/

Out of respect to AB let him play on a qb run play. Out of respect to AB don't let him pass. The new era of passing should begin under one of the young guns. It may play out differently, but we need to get ready for next season, put the past behind us!

I have a feeling while Lanning is young, he knows a lot of coaches. The Oregon facilities and opportunity is well known in the CF world, exciting times ahead. It is going to be like Christmas with each announcement of coaches, recruits, transfers!

Who starts and how the game is called will be very telling. I wonder if Moorhead is coming back just to tell us through play calling just a little about what was going on.

I think the confusion came from the news outlets source being Mullens and the Oregon AD. The real work was being done on behalf of PK and his power brokers, they don't talk. The news leaked out of Georgia as the real Oregon sources don't talk to Canzano or other reporters, burned too many times. I agree it was a brilliant hire. Many times the moves PK makes don't add up on the surface. Why would he sign Michael Jordon to such a crazy contract back in the day? Those who doubt the decision maker on this one will, again, find out they were wrong. I look forward to seeing the assistants he signs and the whole culture he sets up. I can guarantee you one thing, anything Lanning needs he will get. I am not talking about some pie in the sky stadium, but the things he needs to succeed will quietly happen. Lanning will succeed beyond our wildest expectations, just wait!

What I wake up realizing is we are going to have a far better defense. Our defensive recruits have to be ecstatic. I wonder what recruits and transfers Lanning will bring in. I hope he brings one well over 300lbs to put under the Christmas tree for me! Way back when we signed Noah I thought we had a chance to become LBU, linebacker university. That dream seems to be coming closer to reality. I look forward to the end of the prevent offense and a dominating defense, Go Ducks! I also realize we have no idea what the offense will look like, but we have plenty of talent and time to figure that out.

I wonder what was happening to make this work. It sounded like Mullens was buy calling, talking to all the standard candidates. Somebody was busy getting Lanning on the line. I'm not sure it was Mullens.

The ideal situation is you build as at the season goes. Losing early to a good team, away, won't do any damage. We then play EWU and then BYU which may be our downfall. The main thing about scheduling is we need an 8 game conference schedule like the SEC. Having a patsy at the end of the season helps them and our conference schedule doesn't help us. Get to work George!

All that matters is Lanning fired up, and I bet the recruits, players are. If the fans take a while, oh well. I agree most of us need to give him the benefit of the doubt and learn to like the guy.