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Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:59 pm
by Alan
As a fan since the mid 80’s I will say what a great season and a great coach we have. I have complete faith in Dan and can’t wait until next season.
Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 10:01 pm
by droop10
OregonFan4Life wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:53 pm
Meh, I mean Dante maybe improved a bit but not as much as he should’ve, and I think he largely looked better due to being on a better team moreso than being a better player. He can’t handle being hit and panics way too quickly when the pocket collapses, I’ve been at multiple games and I can say from the stands you can see how many times he misses open receivers and it’s quite a bit. Sometimes his progressions/anticipations make him look more like a true freshman than someone in his 3rd year of college. With that said I want Dante back, dude has a ton of talent and if Lanning makes the right hire at OC/QB Coach he could be lethal next year.
And Terry absolutely deserves the benefit of the doubt and you can’t pass up on a guy like Pregnon, but all season World and Harkey didn’t hold their own against anyone with a good pass rush, they just feasted on teams with no pass rush. Going forward with the recruits and young talent we have I really hope he starts using it more.
And Tuioti is good no doubt, but who is the one player that actually sacked the QB? Nasir Wyatt. There is no good reason he shouldn’t have seen the field more this season especially when it showed Tuioti and Matayo were unable to generate a consistent pass rush. Also the technique from our edges leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to pass rush, seems like the last few years it’s just try to bulldoze the tackle.
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Wyatt is undersized and there’s more to playing Edge than just pash rushing. The reason he succeeded is that they used him in situations that maximized his skillset, which were obvious passing downs, namely 3rd and longs. As he puts on weight and develops more, he will certainly see more playing time.
Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 10:12 pm
by Everythingsducky
Just hate saying it was a great year, after sustaining a loss. But we aren’t alone.
Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 10:12 pm
by alxtw
roleplay3r1 wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:18 pm
Also can I say, even though Indiana is just clearly the best team in college football this year, it freaking sucks to see these huge game all play on the east coast. How demoralizing turning on the screen and seeing nothing but red.
We’ve basically played two straight far away games. We never play teams this far away in distance during the regular season games and never back to back. It sucks that west coast teams playing for a natty will be at this type of a disadvantage and need to endure this bias for east coast game sites for this decade.
Traveling that far in back to back weeks, let alone these games are basically being filled with eastern fans a home game for the opponents, could also have hindered our performance today.
If we did beat Indiana, we’d have to fly diagonally across the country again and play a miami home game to win the natty.
Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 10:18 pm
by OfaFeather
I’m sorry, but hearing Lanning before the game talking about their game plan…I thought yup, we are going to lose. He stated, “we just have to play our game”….but that is not true. Cignetti and coaches like Meyer and Saban, and even Kelly, we’re good at looking at the other team and playing toward their weaknesses. No football team in this day and age can just play their game and keep winning, sooner or later a team will expose your weakness and it doesn’t work if you cannot execute. The fact that the team couldn’t execute a complete game more than once or twice this season is frustrating, not only for the fans, but the team and the coaches. The Ducks could have won this game, but not with the coordinators with one foot out the door and not without trying to exploit the weaknesses of the other team. I hope they learn from this but it will take self awareness as other posters have stated, I really hope they come back stronger and the new coordinators understand where they need to actually compete at the Natty level.
Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 10:22 pm
by OregonFan4Life
While I’m whining about coaches, I don’t actually want anyone on the current staff fired (Stein left so can’t fire him) but Mullens needs to fire whatever doctor Lanning is taking this team to.
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Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:36 pm
by GrantDuck
Dan is 48-8 as HC. I still believe he will get us that National Championship someday. We've gotten better under him every year, even with a very young team this year.
One year, all the breaks(literally in many cases) will go our way.
The 2 blowouts are concerning, but one year we will break through and all these years of pain will be worth it. Go Ducks!
Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:43 pm
by GDuck
GrantDuck wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:36 pm
Dan is 48-8 as HC. I still believe he will get us that National Championship someday. We've gotten better under him every year, even with a very young team this year.
One year, all the breaks(literally in many cases) will go our way.
The 2 blowouts are concerning, but one year we will break through and all these years of pain will be worth it. Go Ducks!
I pray it happens while Uncle Phil is still around.
Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:20 am
by spacefrog13x
OregonFan4Life wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 10:22 pm
While I’m whining about coaches, I don’t actually want anyone on the current staff fired (Stein left so can’t fire him) but Mullens needs to fire whatever doctor Lanning is taking this team to.
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You must be really fun to be with in a foxhole.
Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:42 am
by OrTDuck
Even with 3-5 solid portal additions, the team most likely will be younger next year. Guys like Pregnon, World, Harkey, Benson, Boettcher, Whittington, and Canady were all serious veterans.
The two deep will likely be pretty full of rSo, So, rFr, and probably a few true freshman.
Luli, Bear, and Stewart will likely be the only starting rSR. Regular seniors Matayo, Tuioti, and Mixon (and any of Sadiq, Washington, and Thieneman which all seem a bit unlikely). RJr and Jr: Moore, Jamari. Figure in 3 portal starters and that is still 11 starting underclassmen. This year's team had 5 (6 if you count McClellan).
(Forgive any errors, its been a long day)
Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 8:12 am
by dthomas=ddixon
GrantDuck wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:36 pm
Dan is 48-8 as HC. I still believe he will get us that National Championship someday. We've gotten better under him every year, even with a very young team this year.
One year, all the breaks(literally in many cases) will go our way.
The 2 blowouts are concerning, but one year we will break through and all these years of pain will be worth it. Go Ducks!
If Cristobal can figure out how to get to the championship game then Lanning can figure out how to win one.
IMO, the biggest change going forward needs to be on the OL. Rebuilding 60% of the line through the portal every season is a huge limiting factor.
Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 8:39 am
by dthomas=ddixon
"They made a good play," Stein said. "We threw a quick out. It's one of our plays we love and just a good drive-starting play. The guy made a good play and jumped the route. It's not on Dante. The guy's open for a second."
Indiana defensive coordinator Bryant Haines said Ponds lined up off Benson, hoping he would make Moore believe he was playing soft zone coverage. The plan, according to Haines, was to "bait it, bite it, take it to the house."
Sounds like Indiana knew exactly what we were going to run on that first play. Dante Moore made an inaccurate throw, and I guess shouldn’t have thrown it at all, but that was the playcall. Seems more like Stein shouldn’t be calling plays the other team knows are coming. Especially to start the game.
Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 8:50 am
by GDuck
Weak quote from Stein. We were too predictable and Dante stared down the receiver.
Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 8:51 am
by alxtw
dthomas=ddixon wrote: Sat Jan 10, 2026 8:39 am
"They made a good play," Stein said. "We threw a quick out. It's one of our plays we love and just a good drive-starting play. The guy made a good play and jumped the route. It's not on Dante. The guy's open for a second."
Indiana defensive coordinator Bryant Haines said Ponds lined up off Benson, hoping he would make Moore believe he was playing soft zone coverage. The plan, according to Haines, was to "bait it, bite it, take it to the house."
Sounds like Indiana knew exactly what we were going to run on that first play. Dante Moore made an inaccurate throw, and I guess shouldn’t have thrown it at all, but that was the playcall. Seems more like Stein shouldn’t be calling plays the other team knows are coming. Especially to start the game.
Sounds like Indiana was playing chess again while Stein, when he had free time to prep this week, was playing checkers.
Re: CFP SF: #5 Oregon v #1 Indiana (Jan. 9, Fri 4:30 PM ESPN)
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 9:03 am
by OregonFan4Life
That is truly a mind boggling quote by Stein. First, watch the all 22, he clearly was on Benson so it was a terrible decision by Moore to throw it there. Plus it’s clear he wasn’t developed by Stein cause a high quality QB would’ve seen wide open McLellan that play. Also it’s clear Indiana knew it was coming indicating Stein has a tendency to call that play early. Finally Hythloday did a film study and showed clearly that Indiana’s secondary cover the boundary really well so that play LITERALLY goes right into their strength and doesn’t exploit their weaknesses. For whatever reason OC’s all season long played right into Indiana’s defensive strength including Stein, not once, but twice.
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