Ohio State hiring Arthur Smith as OC

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This is exactly the type of hire I was hoping Lanning would make. I’m very nervous to have a first time playcaller next year with the talent we have.


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OregonFan4Life wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:18 pm This is exactly the type of hire I was hoping Lanning would make. I’m very nervous to have a first time playcaller next year with the talent we have.


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Dan can still hire Jon Gruden... :lol:
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OregonFan4Life wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:18 pm This is exactly the type of hire I was hoping Lanning would make. I’m very nervous to have a first time playcaller next year with the talent we have.


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Mehringer is not a first-time playcaller. Not saying that he is good or that I know if his offense was good when he called plays, but he has called plays before.
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Yeah, I really don't get why we didn't try harder to get a proven OC. I just think it's highly unlikely that our in-house option was the best available option.
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pdxduck2013 wrote:
OregonFan4Life wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:18 pm This is exactly the type of hire I was hoping Lanning would make. I’m very nervous to have a first time playcaller next year with the talent we have.


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Mehringer is not a first-time playcaller. Not saying that he is good or that I know if his offense was good when he called plays, but he has called plays before.
Isn’t this his first time as a permanent play caller though? Wasn’t he temporarily calling plays at Rutgers or something like that?


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No one knows if this guy is any good do they? We know he's connected to money.
But, aside from 1 season at Tennessee where he had prime Derrick Henry and he was working under Mike Vrable, he's been average has he not?
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bellsduck wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 12:48 pm No one knows if this guy is any good do they? We know he's connected to money.
But, aside from 1 season at Tennessee where he had prime Derrick Henry and he was working under Mike Vrable, he's been average has he not?
Arthur Smith is a good OC
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Duck07 wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 4:08 pm
bellsduck wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 12:48 pm No one knows if this guy is any good do they? We know he's connected to money.
But, aside from 1 season at Tennessee where he had prime Derrick Henry and he was working under Mike Vrable, he's been average has he not?
Arthur Smith is a good OC
In the nfl. College isn’t the nfl, and not many nfl OC have had success in college. And vise versa. Am I happy with Drew M? I’m skeptical about his abilities. Would I want a nfl OC? I’d be just as skeptical. Arthur smith isn’t a guy I’d want at UO, unless your wanting to revert back to Dudwig type numbers
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