8 hours ago8 hr No. This defense is good, but blown assignments are killing it. The offense is clueless. They run a few good plays that work and then try plays that have no chance. By far the worst part of it all is seeing the problems in week 1, and then watching progress happen so slowly. And when there is progress, it is only temporary. Then it reverts back. There has to be some kind of coaching change. Change the plays. Change how you prepare in practice. Change what kind of players you are recruiting. Or change the coaches themselves. The Oregon football program should not be falling this deep into a pit that they are playing even with mediocre teams all season. The season is over the halfway point, so if there was a tweak or a quick fix, it would have happened by now. Maybe Dan Lanning has reached his high point and other coaches have figured it out and they are doing things that Oregon just can't match. It sure feels like it. I think Oregon will bounce back in time. They have been a force for a quarter century. That counts for something. I am predicting that we will see a coaching change in the not too distant future. The best players are coming here as much as anywhere else. This is kind of like when Helfrich was struggling so badly. Maybe hitting rock bottom will force a change for the better?
8 hours ago8 hr No. So who is on your short list for HC? I don't agree that Lanning should be fired. I reserve the right to change my mind. See what he does with Meh' over the next couple days.
8 hours ago8 hr No. Maybe next week Chip will get nostalgic and call a few good offensive plays for the Ducks.
8 hours ago8 hr Author No. Just now, Log Haulin said:So who is on your short list for HC? I don't agree that Lanning should be fired. I reserve the right to change my mind. See what he does with Meh' over the next couple days.By coaching change, I meant it could be any of them in the program, including DL. Most likely, we will see a new OC by this winter. And there could be several other new assistants as well. But if I had to give you a short list right now, it would start with Cignetti. I thought he would fold by now, but he keeps it going.
8 hours ago8 hr No. Cignetti? Chuckle. His current salary is $13.2 million and a contract thru 2033. He is a top 3 salary with Smart and Kiffin.
8 hours ago8 hr Author No. 1 minute ago, HDuck said:Cignetti? Chuckle. His current salary is $13.2 million and a contract thru 2033. He is a top 3 salary with Smart and Kiffin.How many Nike shoes is that???But seriously, he knows how to use the portal with a checkbook. He doesn't recruit his whole team.
8 hours ago8 hr No. 13 minutes ago, Log Haulin said:So who is on your short list for HC? I don't agree that Lanning should be fired. I reserve the right to change my mind. See what he does with Meh' over the next couple days.The only college coaches I’d take over Lanning would be Nick Saban (who isn’t coming out of retirement to coach in the cold, rainy PNE), Urban Meyer and Chris Peterson. I believe any of those coaches would be an upgrade, at least in the short term, in terms of coaching chops and would be able to assemble a top of the line coaching staff. Not saying this will happen but if Phil Knight had a commitment from one of them…
1 hour ago1 hr No. 6 hours ago, BeaverStateDuck said:Maybe next week Chip will get nostalgic and call a few good offensive plays for the Ducks.Oregon should “kidnap” Chip when he’s in town next week and strap him to the OC booth seat with a headphone/microphone on his head… Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by OregonDucks
1 hour ago1 hr Moderator No. I don’t think Chip will leave a good thing going at Northwestern. They’re doing well and he probably has wide latitude to do what he wants.I do think Helfrich would be a better choice given his experience, availability, Oregon roots, and high football IQ.
Just now1 min No. It would be interesting to see what Helfich might cook up in 2026. Hard to believe he is only 52.
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