Next Duck Coach: DAN LANNING

[GrandpaDuck]

That letter was written at a time that a huge percentage of the board were expressing the same thing. At that time if you look at this board and the others, the criteria the vast majority of posters wanted in a coach, Lanning simply didn't have. Attitudes changed here and elsewhere as to what was a good hire.

Joey and other signees feel bushwhacked and attacked (like they are being attacked on this board and others) for something that was old and private. They are all on board supporting the new hire and they are feeling a bit defensive which doesn't come across well.

[ncduck]

That letter was written at a time that a huge percentage of the board were expressing the same thing. At that time if you look at this board and the others, the criteria the vast majority of posters wanted in a coach, Lanning simply didn't have. Attitudes changed here and elsewhere as to what was a good hire.

Joey and other signees feel bushwhacked and attacked (like they are being attacked on this board and others) for something that was old and private. They are all on board supporting the new hire and they are feeling a bit defensive which doesn't come across well.

This echoes general social media lessons. Be careful what you put out into the ether. You never know when your past words can be used against you. Be careful where you sign your name. Once you click send, you no longer control your narrative or how it may be colored by someone else releasing the info at a time that will be damaging to you.

[StevensTechU]

Grandpa, I think what you said about Joey is accurate. I don't, however, know that it extends to Akili.

I logged off if the Space. Did Dino say anything insightful? I believe he met Dan today.

[greenyellow]

Something that Dino just said minutes ago was Mario wanted to hire Lanning as DC but they didn't have the budget for him.

[lmduck]

They should have never sent a letter. Do a con call. You know a guy like Canzano lives for that stuff. Look what he did to Gary Anderson the former OS coach. Anderson confided a whole bunch of stuff to Canzano in text messages ( yes that was dumb) but Canzono published the messsges. JC claimed Anderson told him it was okay to make them public. I heard from multiple people Anderson did not say it was okay. It was water under the bridge at that point. I also asked a couple of people who are J school grads and both said under no circumstances would they have done that. Both said there are just some things you don’t do but then again we know JC has no standards as long as he can break the big news, he’s okay.


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[Mike Bellotti's Mustache]

Still can't believe Akili Smith literally rage quit the Oregon Duck twitter space.

[Kimber45]

Very heartened by the hire as well as the AD's commitment to physical football over the flash and dash.

Coach Lanning's success or failure at Oregon will be determined by his OC choice.

And, yes, Coach Lanning sees Oregon as a stepping stone and will be gone in 3-5 years.

But he will do better with Oregon than Coach Lincoln will do with USC.

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[lmduck]

Hmmm-

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[bellsduck]

Very heartened by the hire as well as the AD's commitment to physical football over the flash and dash.

Coach Lanning's success or failure at Oregon will be determined by his OC choice.

And, yes, Coach Lanning sees Oregon as a stepping stone and will be gone in 3-5 years.

But he will do better with Oregon than Coach Lincoln will do with USC.

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And on what basis do you say this?

[Everythingsducky]

Love Joey’s and Akili’s passion, but they aren’t in Mullen’s shoes. He can’t afford a soft hire, and average seasons. This letter should have been addressed to Phil, and it would have as such, been given the same thought process. Stay in your lane, it’s my team, we are hiring whom we think will get us to where we want to go. When people mention the AD, it ultimately is Phil’s call. Nostalgia doesn’t win championships.

[Kimber45]

And on what basis do you say this?

Taggart and Cristobal.

[pezsez1]

I also fully expect Lanning to be gone in 3-5 years. Either he'll be terrible and we'll fire him, or he'll do well and move back to the SEC. That isn't a knock on him, it's just today's world of college football.

[dthomas=ddixon]

I had to get off before Akili came on and didn’t hear all that Joey said, but what he said was so weak. Clamoring for the good old days of no glitz and glamor, and scrappy players with chips on their shoulders… like, does he even watch the team? Are the Sewell boys not scrappy? Or the Dye’s, or McKinley, Thibs? These guys have this scrappy little player/program fantasy that doesn’t exist. Either you settle for being the beavers or you strive to be the best.


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[greenyellow]

I don't get some of these people thinking the highly-rated guys aren't scrappers/fighters. Oregon has some hungry guys out there who are willing to smack people around.

[Mike Bellotti's Mustache]

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