Augduck

First item of business- Acho talks a lot and says very little. Clicks vs substance (hmmm, seems I have heard that one before 😉) USC seems to be in a world of hurt with football right now. The post game episode with none of the players showing up and Riley blaming the officials was a really bad look. Caleb sitting on the bench and not exchanging post game handshakes was bad. I hope DL does not allow that sort of thing. The AD who spent big money on LR is gone under rather messy circumstances but that's a discussion for another day (remember the pronouncement of said AD that the LR hire would change the landscape of college football?) and now Jen Cohen has this mess to clean up. LR also has a big decision to make soon and that is what does he do with Alex Grinch. Grinch is his buddy and let's be honest no one likes to fire their buddy but he may have to. Like Mr. Fischer, I never said I was noble.

I would be very surprised to see him return to Oregon. Not saying I have ANY insights but I would be surprised. Dan seems to have a certain profile he looks for in assistants and while I certainly don't know his full criteria, it just strikes me that Frost would not be a fit. Frost always viewed himself as the smartest man in the room and I can't help but think that would not fly with Dan.

Frost was not well liked within the confines of the HDC so there’s that.

Transferred from Ga . DL knew him from his days there. There’s a reason DL did not even consider him when he entered the portal. He was considered a liability and a ‘me’ guy.

Maybe was a guest of Tuioti. Tuioti coached for him and Casey Rogers played under him.

Steve Stephens is certainly mature and admirable that he has goals for life after football. He will have his Masters degree at the end of fall term. Very good ambassador for the program. If I understood correctly he said Lanning would welcome him on the staff as a coach. Nice.

Regarding question #1- I don't see any correlation. Agree that its wins and losses and direction of the program.

Can't argue much with this. Now just keep it rolling and good things will happen.🤞

Hope you are correct and if so will you provide stock tips?😉

Just a little insight on Jon Wilner. He was the beat writer at the San Jose Mercury News for Stanford. Harbaugh loathed him when he was the HC there. He wanted Stanford to strip his press credentials but they could not. He literally used to follow Harbaugh around the facility in hopes of getting a ‘scoop’. During his time at Stanford which coincided with Chip’s time at Oregon, Wilner loathed Chip. Don’t know specifics but just know he did not like him at all. Harbaugh leaves and goes to the Niners and guess who becomes one of the 49er beat guys? Yep, good ole Jon. Harbaugh obviously had greater leverage with the 49ers than at Stanford so they gave him limited media access. Jon was known among the press corp as Jim’s lap dog. He then went back to college football but he was not well liked among the sports press in the Bay Area.

Chip coached at a time when the P12 was far less competitive. Just adding for context.

This post is spot on.

Disappointing to see this.

JRW- I will respectfully disagree. I want passion. I don't want Helfrich.

Totally agree Massduck and appreciate the maturity on this board. Scanning a few boards and there are many calling for Lanning's firing. Are there some things Dan would do differently? I am sure, and this will grind at him till they take the field next week. It always amazes me how many folks get irrational over things. Glad for the decency on this board.

Great post. Rational and reasonable.

I no longer watch Gameday. It’s become old, stale, tired and predictable. The Corso headgear thing has become trite. I get the students like it but it’s time to refresh that show. Reece Davis and Desmond Howard hate the Ducks and if Oregon were playing the Lane County School of Cosmetology they would pick the Fighting Cosmetologists.

Whew- hope these folks are right.

I've learned to read very little of what emanates from the north. And their social media posts are drenched in so much hyperbole and vitriol that I just learned to waste no energy reading them.

Very thankful Mario is not here. His game plan for this one would be nothing more than runs plays up the middle and on a rare occasion a run left or right and impose our physicality at the LOS.😉

Hope he plays. I was thinking they help him out at Stanford so to ensure he is fully good to go.

Love reading all the optimistic stuff here. I wish I could say it is quelling my nerves.😨

The old axiom applies here: 'They are not jealous of what you have. They are jealous of what they can't have'.

Thanks for these insights Nevada Dawg. Appreciate you sharing this. We'll soon know.