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From our guest reporter today:
“We were noticing earlier in the week that their (Oregon’s) offensive line had tendencies that helped us key into run (or) pass and a couple areas we could take advantage of,” said senior linebacker Tate Romney, “and obviously our defensive line was keyed into that. That was one big thing that gave us a big advantage.”
What were those tendencies? “Just their offensive line had a few stance indicators for most of the time run/pass,” said Romney.
Today on the Fifth Quarter the problems are familiar. The answers remain elusive.
My initial analysis of what went wrong in Champaign:
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I know of a fairly young (47 year old) former offensive coordinator at the FBS level who had success that is currently unemployed and familiar with the state of Oregon.
He also knows how to coach QBs.
Would it be weird to see him on the Oregon sidelines? Yes, but the most important question is would he be a solution for at least the rest of this season?
He would certainly be better than what we have seen so far.
Given that Lanning and Smith coached against each other three times @espn do not discount the possibility. Longshot? Maybe. But would be a elreally good hire
The Drew Mehringer era is officially over in Eugene. While the timing of the firing catches some off guard, the reality is the trajectory of this offense required an immediate, drastic pivot.
Tomorrow I will have a full breakdown on why this move had to happen today, the advanced metrics behind the collapse, and what comes next.
Sometimes what we lose is not the end of what we were building, but the beginning of something we could not yet imagine. The difficult part is learning to recognize the difference.
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Given the disaster travel day this week from @AmericanAir hopefully they don't fail me again today.
I mean, Lanning is incredibly snarky, rude, and arrogant in his responses to us in local media, but he doesn't yell exactly. It's actually worse the way he treats local media.
I get the need to get national attention for recruiting, but local media are the ones fans connect with and fans in the stands still matter. By alienating local media he starts to alienate the very fans that he says he appreciates so much.
This play made no sense in the moment. It feels like someone was trying to 'prove' they were innovative without actually being innovative.
A not good illinois rushing attack had 225 yards today. Wat will a Chip Kelly offense averaging 205 per game do next weekend?
I wrote last week that the toughest part of leadership is recognizing when you have made a bad hire - and rectifying the bad decision. When will Dan Lanning recognize his own bad decision?
It is DIFFICULT to make that call, but it can also be very necessary.
If you didn't catch us live, here is our post game reaction show:
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Going live with our post game reaction show right here
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Ducks fall to 4-3 with loss at Illinois - but bigger questions will rule the next week of conversation. here is my game recap:
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This is what high school football is all about.
A kid from North Dakota, under the lights, making a play nobody in that stadium will EVER forget.
Cameron Jesz. Catch of the Century.
@RandyMoss, I think you’d appreciate this one. 🏈 #SCTop10