Okay, so we have lost three games this year that we shouldn’t have. Only one with our starting QB.

Of those, two are to now ranked teams and the other loss is now in the first non-ranked loss of Lanning’s career. Do you know how many other fan bases would kill for that. Last count 135 out of 135.

Lanning has now made one bad hire, promoted from within. Promoting within will get you good assistants that think they have a chance to advance as opposed to avoiding you since you don’t promote from within. And I’m sure once bitten, Dan has now learned a lesson in regard to searching outside also.

This is the year to have a Mulligan year, the last year of the 12 team playoff. Only four teams made the first two 12 team playoffs: Georgia and Indiana which will probably make it three in a row, Oregon and Ohio St. which without Sayin will probably go the way of the Ducks and sit this year out.

Many of us Grey Beards longed for just a bowl game in the ole days. So, even with a disappointment this year, it is still a GREAT time to be a Duck.

So, if you are thinking about getting off the Oregon or the Lanning bandwagon, don’t let the rear wheels hit you on the way off . . . Better yet, go ahead and let them hit you.

You're right we are spoiled.

And we have high expectations and the last time we were looking at a season this awful (and this one might not turn out as bad in truth) was 2016. 10 years!!!

So we can all suck it up and see what the future holds.

Granted with the firing of Mehringer I'm actually feeling more optimistic right now than I was a week ago and that was after a win.

I'd enjoy a little cheese with my whine.

I think for most Duck fans, we are sucking it up. Licking our wounds and looking for better days.

The firing of Meh' was right on time. I don't think you can just kick a guy to the curb before attempting at fixing the issues. Lanning did that. Meh' got a win last week so he got another week.

I mentioned in the game chat that Lanning looked like a whipped dog. By the end of the game he looked better, like he finally knew what the next step was. He took that step this morning. It had to of been difficult at a personal level.

Keep grinding Dan. Oregons true fans will back your play from here.

10 minutes ago, Steven A said:

Okay, so we have lost three games this year that we shouldn’t have. Only one with our starting QB.

Of those, two are to now ranked teams and the other loss is now in the first non-ranked loss of Lanning’s career. Do you know how many other fan bases would kill for that. Last count 135 out of 135.

Lanning has now made one bad hire, promoted from within. Promoting within will get you good assistants that think they have a chance to advance as opposed to avoiding you since you don’t promote from within. And I’m sure once bitten, Dan has now learned a lesson in regard to searching outside also.

This is the year to have a Mulligan year, the last year of the 12 team playoff. Only four teams made the first two 12 team playoffs: Georgia and Indiana which will probably make it three in a row, Oregon and Ohio St. which without Sayin will probably go the way of the Ducks and sit this year out.

Many of us Grey Beards longed for just a bowl game in the ole days. So, even with a disappointment this year, it is still a GREAT time to be a Duck.

So, if you are thinking about getting off the Oregon or the Lanning bandwagon, don’t let the rear wheels hit you on the way off . . . Better yet, go ahead and let them hit you.

After 55 years of Oregon football, and actually having sat through the entire Toilet Bowl, yeah... some of us definitely remember.

And I also remember in 1989 having to beg, borrow, and steal just to get into the low-level Independence Bowl (while about half the state blew up the fax machine at Independence Bowl headquarters pleading to let us in). And when we found out we were going, after about a 152 year bowl drought, just getting in almost felt like we had won the Super Bowl.

And I never ever want to see anything like those God forsaken football decades again.

For better or for worse, we are now a program where the expectation is pretty much that we are Top-15 competitive, competing for a playoff spot, and, perhaps one day, a national championship.

So, when everybody's expectations were so high, to see the reality that's happening, is beyond shocking. However, today's move with the termination of our OC, should be a nice start back in the right direction.

But please, pardon me if, after 55 years, I stick around a little bit longer just to see how this plays out 😄.

This guy make a great point. Just make sure to read his whole post. “Champions miss, the great ones fix it”.

Here's an objective look at CFB to date in 2026. Many teams are not performing up to expectations. Talent has been spread out.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50278475/connelly-college-football-week-8-texas

3 minutes ago, Jon Joseph said:

Here's an objective look at CFB to date in 2026. Many teams are not performing up to expectations. Talent has been spread out.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50278475/connelly-college-football-week-8-texas

4 minutes ago, DrJacksPlaidPants said:

As bad as the Ducks look this year, SUC fans have to live with losing to them in a down year on their home field.

1 hour ago, Log Haulin said:

I think for most Duck fans, we are sucking it up. Licking our wounds and looking for better days.

The firing of Meh' was right on time. I don't think you can just kick a guy to the curb before attempting at fixing the issues. Lanning did that. Meh' got a win last week so he got another week.

I mentioned in the game chat that Lanning looked like a whipped dog. By the end of the game he looked better, like he finally knew what the next step was. He took that step this morning. It had to of been difficult at a personal level.

Keep grinding Dan. Oregons true fans will back your play from here.

I completely disagree. I'm going to beat this dead horse because Oregon fans have beat this dead horse, and I'm going to express how I feel about it.

It isn't wrong to be upset. It isn't wrong to vent. But when people start acting like they're better coaches than the guy who elevated this program so high- its insulting.

I will leave it at that because I'm beyond livid. I see a lot of Oregon fans that refused to recognize after the Oklahoma State game we were beyond capable of winning a National Title this year.

The time to lament is when Lanning's career is over. He's barely getting started. Settle in and enjoy the ride. Or put in an application and put your money where your mouth is.

3 hours ago, Desert Duck said:

After 55 years of Oregon football, and actually having sat through the entire Toilet Bowl, yeah... some of us definitely remember.

And I also remember in 1989 having to beg, borrow, and steal just to get into the low-level Independence Bowl (while about half the state blew up the fax machine at Independence Bowl headquarters pleading to let us in). And when we found out we were going, after about a 152 year bowl drought, just getting in almost felt like we had won the Super Bowl.

And I never ever want to see anything like those God forsaken football decades again.

For better or for worse, we are now a program where the expectation is pretty much that we are Top-15 competitive, competing for a playoff spot, and, perhaps one day, a national championship.

So, when everybody's expectations were so high, to see the reality that's happening, is beyond shocking. However, today's move with the termination of our OC, should be a nice start back in the right direction.

But please, pardon me if, after 55 years, I stick around a little bit longer just to see how this plays out 😄.

55 Whole years?

Pffffft! Mere child's play.

I sat through seasons where I was sometimes one of 4-5 fans in the east end zone, at times.

Those first few seasons at Autzen were painful.

Rich Brooks was a godsend, in some ways, after years of Jerry Frei, Dick Enright, and Don Read.

The murderers row of future HOF coaches who passed through the coaching tree under Frei is frustrating to ponder.

If Lanning can build that sort of group moving forward, with the sort of talent he seems to have the ability on the team, the future could be amazing.

GO DUCKS!

8 hours ago, Mike West said:

I completely disagree. I'm going to beat this dead horse because Oregon fans have beat this dead horse, and I'm going to express how I feel about it.

It isn't wrong to be upset. It isn't wrong to vent. But when people start acting like they're better coaches than the guy who elevated this program so high- its insulting.

I will leave it at that because I'm beyond livid. I see a lot of Oregon fans that refused to recognize after the Oklahoma State game we were beyond capable of winning a National Title this year.

The time to lament is when Lanning's career is over. He's barely getting started. Settle in and enjoy the ride. Or put in an application and put your money where your mouth is.

I am not sure about where I acted like I was a better coach than anyone. Not sure why I have to put my money where my mouth is.