Will Stein’s name being tossed around about the opening at UNLV. Maybe the only bad thing about success in college football.
haven't coordinators from winning teams been getting head coaching jobs on other NFL teams since that league began? It seems normal to me not bad, thats how Lanning came to Oregon. STOMP
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Oh for sure. But when your coordinators get plucked on a yearly basis it’s not good for continuity. It’s obviously more important to win. Just gotta be good about finding the right replacements. I’m sure they have some kind of process that searches out who would be the best candidate were a coach to leave while the season is still going on.
it's going to be a challenge for Oregon to hold onto all their assistant coaches, especially coordinators. Dillingham's success at ASU adds a ton of gravity to being a Lanning assistant
It's why you should never get attached to any coaches. All sports go through cycles and this is the best it'll be for awhile. The Lanning era will end as the best era of duck football though. Kelly will be a distant 2nd. That's my take.
I get it. Yes, whoever wins the title will have to win. I believe the #1 seed should get the more favorable draw. It appears some other folks don't think the seeds should matter and it should be more of a random draw. Difference of opinions. I am very surprised people are even pushing back at the idea the bracket is so unbalanced and out of wack. Anyone acting like any championship team has to go through all the best teams has omitted years of results in the brain. NCAA basketball doesn't do this. No major pro league does this. And for good reason. I do like all the coach speak in your post though!
Oh, for sure. I doubt Ohio St likes that they have to face Oregon in the quarterfinals. Though, because they lost two games, they shouldn't have the easiest path to the championship game. Been a great season for Oregon. Will be incredibly difficult for them to win it all this year, even if they are the best team. And spoiler alert: The best team doesn't always win the championship, that's what makes sports fun!
I don't think it's pushing back. I think it is simply understanding that this is the first year of this format and it will likely take time to get it dialed in. I'd rather have what we have than to have let it wait another decade with the talking heads arguing over the details. Sure, it could be better. I'm simply not worried about it. If the Ducks can get it done we get to watch a lot of really good football.
Yes, that is ridiculous that #3 Texas path to the the semi-final is by beating #16 Clemson (at home) and #12 Arizona State. #4 Penn State's path is beating 10th ranked SMU at home, then #9 Boise State. How is it that is it guaranteed that Oregon will have to beat a higher-ranked opponent (#6 or #7!) in the quarter-final than #3 Texas or #4 Penn State? Only #2 Georgia could face a higher-ranked opponent than Oregon in the semi-final (#5 Notre Dame), which, of course, is screwed up right there. #1 Oregon and #2 Georgia by design facing higher-ranked opponents in the semi-final than #3 Texas and #4 Penn State. Semi-final matchups if higher-ranked teams win first round #1 Oregon vs #6 Ohio State #2 Georgia vs #5 Notre Dame #3 Texas vs #12 Arizona State (is this real??) #4 Penn State vs #9 Boise State (wtf?) Who are the idiots that did this?
They got the #1 seed. Period. Win. #1 seed doesn't mean you get an easy draw. It's dependent year to year. Just win. There's no other discussion to be had.
Imagine getting the #1 seed and STILL complaining instead of trusting that your team can win. I mean, yikes. Don't be scared.
You know that BiG 10 Championship game wasn't neutral either. That place was almost a white out. I think the only real green area was where the band was and the section next to it where maybe half was students. The rest was very sparse.
Considering they’ve beat 3 out of the 12 teams that are in the playoffs, I don’t think anybody doesn’t think they can win. The issue is with how screwy the seeding is. It will be fixed. Oregon will win the 1st ever 12 man playoff in their first ever year in the Big 10. Exciting times to be a Duck fan! Woot woot!
Imagine being so out of touch you are actually defending the bracket and telling those who are asking for a fair deal, being the number one seed, to just win and don't be scared. Imagine being that guy…. Da fuck is wrong with some people….
Imagine telling the #1 seed in the nfl that they have to play the two seed in the first round and to don't be scared….
First off they don’t even play the first round and Georgia is the #2 seed and they will not play Georgia in the second round either.
It will be better than Indy thats for sure. We basically played a team on the home turf. Both Texas & OS travel well however. And of course there will USC fans there rooting against quack!
