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Interesting insights into the process of hiring Lanning, specifically the reason for offering Wilcox. Good read. https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... anning-won

Not a lot of new stuff in there as its mostly focused on how the players like Akili and Joey wanted a nostalgia hire.

I'd like to know WHO in the AD was the one to float Lanning's name out there.

Good article, thanks for posting. The battle between the hire-an-Oregon-man camp and the best-man-win camp was fascinating, and probably set a significant chunk of our future for years to come.

I think it's a blessing Wilcox turned us down. I respect his lunch pail mentality but it's the right fit for small, underresourced schools like Oregon State, not ones gunning for a championship. To become elite you have to be innovative and cutting-edge, win recruiting battles and push a good-not-great program's limits. Head coaches who can make that happen are rare and we should cast our net far and wide to find one. It remains to be seen whether Lanning is that guy, but I think we gave ourselves a chance.

Thanks for posting this. Very interesting read and is consistent with what I heard why some weren’t excited about Wilcox and uncomfortable about hiring him. I personally never felt he was the right guy . I may be wrong as time will tell but there is a lot to like about Dan.


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