SATURDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE:

OREGON HAS HIRED GEORGIA DC DAN LANNING AS IT'S NEW FOOTBALL HEAD FOOTBALL COACH PER SEVERAL SOURCES INCLUDING ESPN.

Original Post On Friday Afternoon:

Per multiple reports on the internet, it is either a done deal or will be done deal before Sunday.

Go Bears!

calbear80 said:

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Per multiple reports on the internet, it is either a done deal or will be done deal before Sunday.

Go Bears!

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Who knows? Lots of conflicting information going around now.

Good question! Is the consensus that Lanning is the guy but they just haven't finalized the details yet so they're denying it for the moment?

There are multiple source reporting it. Usually where there is smoke, there is fire. Maybe, it is not a "done" deal yet and they are still working out the details ($$$). Ir maybe, they are waiting for Uncle Phil's go a lead to finalize it.

Go Bears!

NVBear78 said:

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Good question! Is the consensus that Lanning is the guy but they just haven't finalized the details yet so they're denying it for the moment?

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Seems really dumb to deny it if your intent is to do it.

Just looks you look bad when it turns out to be true, like he wasn't your first choice, he isn't a desirable choice and you are a liar, Better if it is true but not finalized to just say nothing or "We do not have anything finalized with any candidate."

Wonder if they are playing chicken with UCLA through the media.

calbear80 said:

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Per multiple reports on the internet, it is either a done deal or will be done deal before Sunday.

Go Bears!

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The AJC reported it. A bunch of reputable people have said it's not true, including Bruce Feldman and John Cazano. (I'm not saying AJC isn't reputable, but usually when a report is true, somebody else will also report it.)

You say there are multiple reports. Do you have a link or links to the other reports?

As of 3:11 on Friday, it wasn't true according to the Oregonian.

Could be a good thing for Cal.

1. He is a DC. Why would a team known for high powered offense want a DC as head coach?

2. He is really inexperienced.

3. Even though he did coach at ASU he really has no West Coast ties.

4. He is known as one of the best recruiters in the country, but I am not sure recruiting is Oregon's biggest problem.

I think he fizzles. Seems like a real reach for a school like Oregon.

As a Cal fan I'm happy with their choice

dimitrig said:

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Could be a good thing for Cal.

1. He is a DC. Why would a team known for high powered offense want a DC as head coach?

2. He is really inexperienced.

3. Even though he did coach at ASU he really has no West Coast ties.

4. He is known as one of the best recruiters in the country, but I am not sure recruiting is Oregon's biggest problem.

I think he fizzles. Seems like a real reach for a school like Oregon.

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What's left for Oregon if not someone like Lanning? Aranda, Campbell, Fickell all said no to OU/LSU/USC already. UW scooped up the hot west coast G5 coach. Florida got their east coast equivalent in Billy Napier. Oregon was put in a difficult position with Cristobal waiting until after the CCG. USC/LSU/UW had months.

It might be a reach, but at least they aren't hiring a retread like Kelly or a nobody like Wilcox, for no good reason other than they used to be Ducks. That would be idiotic.

If the reports are true, the Sooners were down to Venables and Lanning, which is a pretty strong testament for how highly regarded Lanning is. Does Pat Narduzzi move the needle? Just fired Tom Herman? Ed O? People will find a way to **** on the decision no matter what.

dimitrig said:

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Could be a good thing for Cal.

1. He is a DC. Why would a team known for high powered offense want a DC as head coach?

2. He is really inexperienced.

3. Even though he did coach at ASU he really has no West Coast ties.

4. He is known as one of the best recruiters in the country, but I am not sure recruiting is Oregon's biggest problem.

I think he fizzles. Seems like a real reach for a school like Oregon.

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OTOH, he brings the SEC mentality to the job continuing what Cristobal started - a kick ass, take no prisoners approach to recruiting. The sport is all about talent acquisition.

Oregon has struggled defensively - they need a guy who can bring that unit up to a level that can compete nationally.

Oregon has had no difficulty attracting premier OC's and producing superior offensive results. Find one and give him the reins.

Oregon appears to be taking the same route as Ohio State when Ryan Day, a highly acclaimed coordinator with no HC experience, took over the Buckeye program from Meyer. That has worked out quite well for OSU.

No West Coast ties? That didn't hinder Cristobal……

I have no idea whether Lanning will be successful at UO (assuming he gets the job) but I certainly would not dismiss him out of hand.

71Bear said:

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dimitrig said:

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Could be a good thing for Cal.

1. He is a DC. Why would a team known for high powered offense want a DC as head coach?

2. He is really inexperienced.

3. Even though he did coach at ASU he really has no West Coast ties.

4. He is known as one of the best recruiters in the country, but I am not sure recruiting is Oregon's biggest problem.

I think he fizzles. Seems like a real reach for a school like Oregon.

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OTOH, he brings the SEC mentality to the job continuing what Cristobal started - a kick ass, take no prisoners approach to recruiting. The sport is all about talent acquisition.

Oregon has struggled defensively - they need a guy who can bring that unit up to a level that can compete nationally.

Oregon has had no difficulty attracting premier OC's and producing superior offensive results. Find one and give him the reins.

Oregon appears to be taking the same route as Ohio State when Ryan Day, a highly acclaimed coordinator with no HC experience, took over the Buckeye program from Meyer. That has worked out quite well for OSU.

No West Coast ties? That didn't hinder Cristobal……

I have no idea whether Lanning will be successful at UO (assuming he gets the job) but I certainly would not dismiss him out of hand.

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I would've been cool if Cal had hired somebody who had coached in the SEC, preferably a defensive coordinator.

71Bear said:

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dimitrig said:

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Could be a good thing for Cal.

1. He is a DC. Why would a team known for high powered offense want a DC as head coach?

2. He is really inexperienced.

3. Even though he did coach at ASU he really has no West Coast ties.

4. He is known as one of the best recruiters in the country, but I am not sure recruiting is Oregon's biggest problem.

I think he fizzles. Seems like a real reach for a school like Oregon.

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OTOH, he brings the SEC mentality to the job continuing what Cristobal started - a kick ass, take no prisoners approach to recruiting. The sport is all about talent acquisition.

Oregon has struggled defensively - they need a guy who can bring that unit up to a level that can compete nationally.

Oregon has had no difficulty attracting premier OC's and producing superior offensive results. Find one and give him the reins.

Oregon appears to be taking the same route as Ohio State when Ryan Day, a highly acclaimed coordinator with no HC experience, took over the Buckeye program from Meyer. That has worked out quite well for OSU.

No West Coast ties? That didn't hinder Cristobal……

I have no idea whether Lanning will be successful at UO (assuming he gets the job) but I certainly would not dismiss him out of hand.

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I am not dismissing him out of hand, but I would think Oregon could hire a coach with some more experience and more upside than simply recruiting.

A lot of people are crediting Kirby Smart with making Lanning's defenses look good.

Ryan Day coached in the NFL before landing the tOSU job so he was a least a little bit more experienced.

BTW, I don't think the job Cristobal did at Oregon was all that great compared to expectations.

okaydo said:

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71Bear said:

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dimitrig said:

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Could be a good thing for Cal.

1. He is a DC. Why would a team known for high powered offense want a DC as head coach?

2. He is really inexperienced.

3. Even though he did coach at ASU he really has no West Coast ties.

4. He is known as one of the best recruiters in the country, but I am not sure recruiting is Oregon's biggest problem.

I think he fizzles. Seems like a real reach for a school like Oregon.

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OTOH, he brings the SEC mentality to the job continuing what Cristobal started - a kick ass, take no prisoners approach to recruiting. The sport is all about talent acquisition.

Oregon has struggled defensively - they need a guy who can bring that unit up to a level that can compete nationally.

Oregon has had no difficulty attracting premier OC's and producing superior offensive results. Find one and give him the reins.

Oregon appears to be taking the same route as Ohio State when Ryan Day, a highly acclaimed coordinator with no HC experience, took over the Buckeye program from Meyer. That has worked out quite well for OSU.

No West Coast ties? That didn't hinder Cristobal……

I have no idea whether Lanning will be successful at UO (assuming he gets the job) but I certainly would not dismiss him out of hand.

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I would've been cool if Cal had hired somebody who had coached in the SEC, preferably a defensive coordinator.

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I remember a few weeks ago, when the latest conventional wisdom said that you don't want to hire a HC from the defensive side of the ball. Maybe this guy learned from recent history that he should just hire the best OC he can get, even at the risk of his offense looking like Sonny's.

Fast Learning Curve

Golden One said:

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dimitrig said:

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Could be a good thing for Cal.

1. He is a DC. Why would a team known for high powered offense want a DC as head coach?

2. He is really inexperienced.

3. Even though he did coach at ASU he really has no West Coast ties.

4. He is known as one of the best recruiters in the country, but I am not sure recruiting is Oregon's biggest problem.

I think he fizzles. Seems like a real reach for a school like Oregon.

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Seems hard to believe that Oregon wouldn't reach higher than a DC who has never been a P5 head coach. It would be a real blow to their reputation as the premier program of the Pac-12 if the report is true.

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Well, not just a DC who has never been a P5 head coach, but a guy who hasn't been a head coach ANYWHERE and just got the DC job in 2019.

This is the type of gamble Cal might (should?) take.

UrsineMaximus said:

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okaydo said:

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71Bear said:

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dimitrig said:

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Could be a good thing for Cal.

1. He is a DC. Why would a team known for high powered offense want a DC as head coach?

2. He is really inexperienced.

3. Even though he did coach at ASU he really has no West Coast ties.

4. He is known as one of the best recruiters in the country, but I am not sure recruiting is Oregon's biggest problem.

I think he fizzles. Seems like a real reach for a school like Oregon.

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OTOH, he brings the SEC mentality to the job continuing what Cristobal started - a kick ass, take no prisoners approach to recruiting. The sport is all about talent acquisition.

Oregon has struggled defensively - they need a guy who can bring that unit up to a level that can compete nationally.

Oregon has had no difficulty attracting premier OC's and producing superior offensive results. Find one and give him the reins.

Oregon appears to be taking the same route as Ohio State when Ryan Day, a highly acclaimed coordinator with no HC experience, took over the Buckeye program from Meyer. That has worked out quite well for OSU.

No West Coast ties? That didn't hinder Cristobal……

I have no idea whether Lanning will be successful at UO (assuming he gets the job) but I certainly would not dismiss him out of hand.

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I would've been cool if Cal had hired somebody who had coached in the SEC, preferably a defensive coordinator.

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Wilcox was the DC for Tennessee, are they in the SEC?

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I think that was sarcasm.

Edit: Would be great if Cal hired somebody who could recruit.

Maybe this guy or Wilcox as HC and Helton as OC?

71Bear said:

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dimitrig said:

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Could be a good thing for Cal.

1. He is a DC. Why would a team known for high powered offense want a DC as head coach?

2. He is really inexperienced.

3. Even though he did coach at ASU he really has no West Coast ties.

4. He is known as one of the best recruiters in the country, but I am not sure recruiting is Oregon's biggest problem.

I think he fizzles. Seems like a real reach for a school like Oregon.

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OTOH, he brings the SEC mentality to the job continuing what Cristobal started - a kick ass, take no prisoners approach to recruiting. The sport is all about talent acquisition.

Oregon has struggled defensively - they need a guy who can bring that unit up to a level that can compete nationally.

Oregon has had no difficulty attracting premier OC's and producing superior offensive results. Find one and give him the reins.

Oregon appears to be taking the same route as Ohio State when Ryan Day, a highly acclaimed coordinator with no HC experience, took over the Buckeye program from Meyer. That has worked out quite well for OSU.

No West Coast ties? That didn't hinder Cristobal……

I have no idea whether Lanning will be successful at UO (assuming he gets the job) but I certainly would not dismiss him out of hand.

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Oregon is hiring their third coach in 5 years. It lost both Taggert and Cristobal because they went "back home" albeit for more dollars. But I don't think it was a dollar issue - Oregon was offering Cristobal a big extension and he left anyway.

Lanning seems like a high risk/reward proposition. There are two ways this can go - Lanning doesn't pan out in which case they're hiring again. Or he does pan out, in which case he's very likely leaving like Cristobal did.

Yes - virtually all school's face the possibility of having a coach move to climb the ladder to a destination school (e.g., Lincoln Riley). But Oregon seems to think they are a destination rather than a stepping stone.

calumnus said:

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Maybe this guy or Wilcox as HC and Helton as OC?

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Is Helton considered a decent OC? He could be attractive for any school if USC is still paying him a buyout that would be mitigated with other income (ie that's how Cal got TDR on the cheap for 2 of 3 years).

Golden One said:

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dimitrig said:

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Could be a good thing for Cal.

1. He is a DC. Why would a team known for high powered offense want a DC as head coach?

2. He is really inexperienced.

3. Even though he did coach at ASU he really has no West Coast ties.

4. He is known as one of the best recruiters in the country, but I am not sure recruiting is Oregon's biggest problem.

I think he fizzles. Seems like a real reach for a school like Oregon.

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Seems hard to believe that Oregon wouldn't reach higher than a DC who has never been a P5 head coach. It would be a real blow to their reputation as the premier program of the Pac-12 if the report is true.

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Chip Kelly proved everyone wrong.

BearGoggles said:

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71Bear said:

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dimitrig said:

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Could be a good thing for Cal.

1. He is a DC. Why would a team known for high powered offense want a DC as head coach?

2. He is really inexperienced.

3. Even though he did coach at ASU he really has no West Coast ties.

4. He is known as one of the best recruiters in the country, but I am not sure recruiting is Oregon's biggest problem.

I think he fizzles. Seems like a real reach for a school like Oregon.

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OTOH, he brings the SEC mentality to the job continuing what Cristobal started - a kick ass, take no prisoners approach to recruiting. The sport is all about talent acquisition.

Oregon has struggled defensively - they need a guy who can bring that unit up to a level that can compete nationally.

Oregon has had no difficulty attracting premier OC's and producing superior offensive results. Find one and give him the reins.

Oregon appears to be taking the same route as Ohio State when Ryan Day, a highly acclaimed coordinator with no HC experience, took over the Buckeye program from Meyer. That has worked out quite well for OSU.

No West Coast ties? That didn't hinder Cristobal……

I have no idea whether Lanning will be successful at UO (assuming he gets the job) but I certainly would not dismiss him out of hand.

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Oregon is hiring their third coach in 5 years. It lost both Taggert and Cristobal because they went "back home" albeit for more dollars. But I don't think it was a dollar issue - Oregon was offering Cristobal a big extension and he left anyway.

Lanning seems like a high risk/reward proposition. There are two ways this can go - Lanning doesn't pan out in which case they're hiring again. Or he does pan out, in which case he's very likely leaving like Cristobal did.

Yes - virtually all school's face the possibility of having a coach move to climb the ladder to a destination school (e.g., Lincoln Riley). But Oregon seems to think they are a destination rather than a stepping stone.

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Cristobal did not leave for the money. UO's offer was in the ballpark. He left because of his ailing mother and because most of his and his wife's family live in the southeast. He also left because it has been his dream job since playing for the U. One could question why UO hired him with the knowledge that someday he would go back to Miami if he had an opportunity. That was an error on their part.

I used to believe in the idea of a "destination school" but I no longer subscribe to that concept. The money available to coaches today has blown that notion completely out the water. Today, it is "big fish with access to very, very big dollars" and everyone else. Schools that fit that definition include Oregon. Their problem re: the Cristobal departure is they started their search AFTER all the big names available in this cycle had made their move. Had they been in a position to hire earlier, they would have been in the mix for guys who no longer looking.

Heck, if nothing else, UO has made some guys very rich by putting their name in the hat (see Sitake). Who doesn't love the coaching carousel season!

Looks like the answer to the question in the title of this thread is "yes".

Deal done Oregon players have been informed the Dan Lanning will be the next University of Oregon coach.

— John Canzano (@johncanzanobft) December 11, 2021

Live look at the University of Oregon football program:

No sports news organizations are reporting it…

HateRed said:

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No sports news organizations are reporting it…

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This is coming out of the Oregon locker room. They tell the players first.
Oregon can't formally announce it publicly until Monday evidently.

It was posted on another post that Wilcox just had a second interview with Oregon

https://footballscoop.com/news/oregon-georgia-sec-dan-lanning-nick-saban-kirby-smart

Pretty much says it all

HateRed said:

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No sports news organizations are reporting it…

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It's now confirmed by Feldman and all.

When Sean McVay was hired 5 years ago next month, he was 30 and days away from 31.

McVay was born in 1986, the same month as Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and 3 months before Lenning.

Now being born in 1986 isn't so young as a coach.

Dan Lanning is BIG TIME!

Absolutely elite recruiter. Coached one of the best defenses in recent memory.

Has SEC cache and pedigree.

Lincoln Riley was 34 when he took over for Stoops.
Marcus Freeman has been at ND for 10 months before being promoted HC. Ryan day was young and green. The list goes on and on...

This is a roll the dice hire, but with huge upside. I think its a potential home run.

Or you can bring back old retreads like karl dorrel, herm Edwards, etc...

My wish for Christmas was that the ducks would be stupid enough to rid us of justin wilcox.... they're not!

dimitrig said:

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Golden One said:

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dimitrig said:

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Could be a good thing for Cal.

1. He is a DC. Why would a team known for high powered offense want a DC as head coach?

2. He is really inexperienced.

3. Even though he did coach at ASU he really has no West Coast ties.

4. He is known as one of the best recruiters in the country, but I am not sure recruiting is Oregon's biggest problem.

I think he fizzles. Seems like a real reach for a school like Oregon.

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Seems hard to believe that Oregon wouldn't reach higher than a DC who has never been a P5 head coach. It would be a real blow to their reputation as the premier program of the Pac-12 if the report is true.

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Well, not just a DC who has never been a P5 head coach, but a guy who hasn't been a head coach ANYWHERE and just got the DC job in 2019.

This is the type of gamble Cal might (should?) take.

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SHOULD take, when the time comes….

Of course, it won't happen because the guy doing the hiring has a phobia about creative thinking. He would be more comfortable with someone from Retread Tech…..

StarsDoMatter said:

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Dan Lanning is BIG TIME!

Absolutely elite recruiter. Coached one of the best defenses in recent memory.

Has SEC cache and pedigree.

Lincoln Riley was 34 when he took over for Stoops.
Marcus Freeman has been at ND for 10 months before being promoted HC. Ryan day was young and green. The list goes on and on...

This is a roll the dice hire, but with huge upside. I think its a potential home run.

Or you can bring back old retreads like karl dorrel, herm Edwards, etc...

My wish for Christmas was that the ducks would be stupid enough to rid us of justin wilcox.... they're not!

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I love the risk/reward element of the hire.

Given the timing of the hire, Oregon has hit a long fly ball to the fence. Either it is caught or is a home run. In any case, a lot better than a weak grounder to second…..