Laning in at Oregon
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He did spend two years at Arizona State in 2012, and 2013. In 2013, he was their recruiting coordinator. So, it has been a while, but he is somewhat familiar with recruiting out west. Plus, Oregon is a national program because of Nike, so he should be able to pull in some recruits from down south.
I guess University of Oregon is really embracing their role as a stepping-stone school.
Bring in a 35 y/o coordinator from the SEC, with deep roots to the southeast.
Like their last two head coaches with deep roots to the state of Florida.
He won't bring SEC talent to Eugene.
He will a candidate for the next SEC job that opens up, if he can string together one respectable season at UO. With a little luck he will go to Univ. of Florida, so Oregon can brag about filling the coaching jobs all 3 P5 schools in the state of Florida.
Bring in a 35 y/o coordinator from the SEC, with deep roots to the southeast.
Like their last two head coaches with deep roots to the state of Florida.
He won't bring SEC talent to Eugene.
He will a candidate for the next SEC job that opens up, if he can string together one respectable season at UO. With a little luck he will go to Univ. of Florida, so Oregon can brag about filling the coaching jobs all 3 P5 schools in the state of Florida.
I would be equal parts worried and excited if I were Oregon. Aside from the obvious flight risks, Lanning gets a lot of defensive-minded Kirby Smart halo effect the way Nick Saban's DCs have done. He's competent, but it's unclear how much is Lanning and how much is Kirby. They'd better win every head-to-head P12 hoss recruiting battle if he hopes to rule the conference, and even then expect to meet your match or superior when playing other P5 conferences.
As a Georgia alumnus/fan, any other info on Lanning from watching what has gone on at Georgia, Chip? His bio is pretty remarkable. From begging Todd Graham for a spot as a GA to a head coach at a top-15ish gig in less than a decade.
Nothing inside baseball. The consensus in Georgia is:
- People are pretty ambivalent - a recognition that it's Kirby's defense, not Lanning's
- Moderate excitement - looks like alum and HC washout (but excellent DC) Muschamp is stepping up
- Lanning was a good recruiter but had a lot of uncredited help from D staff. Not only is he losing that help, he's moving across the country for a completely different recruiting territory/style. I'd love to know from people who have done it what makes west coast recruits tick vs southern recruits
- Vicarious concerns for his inexperience. Everyone understands why you say yes to HC Oregon, but this is like hiring the best crack shot on your paintball team to lead the bin Laden raid
Just read Canzano. Really interesting. I actually thought Wilcox would have been the best choice....and that was before the Lanning hire. I know his record at Cal is underwhelming, but that school gives little support to its football program. Wilcox, as a Duck alum & former player, would have done quite well with UO/Knight resources.
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Why would Wilcox turn down his alma mater? He’s likely to get fired at Cal if he doesn’t turn it around soon?
Lots of speculation. Could be he doesn't want to face the extremely high expectations associated with the program. Winning conference titles and Rose Bowl experiences aren't enough for Uncle Phil now that he's in his 80s and time is running out for the elusive NC. Some coaches don't want that kind of stress. But that's just a WAG on my part.
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I tagged you in another post before seeing this as I was curious to see your thoughts. Appreciate the additional insight.
I like the hire for UO. From the bit I've read, Lanning executed the scheme (which is Kirby's) but execution is a big part. They score that OC from Florida State and UO is going to be interesting to watch the next few years in their sink or swim.
Ducks if they actually offered Wilcox should consider themselves lucky he turned them down
Do you really want an alum coach who isn't AMPED to take the gig?
All that early Doba talk "yeah, Levi will get his degree and take over in a few years" By mid 2004, that option was obviously never happening.
Dickert fail or not, at least quietly campaigned for the gig. Hard to evaluate candidates with all the COVID malaise on the West Coast.
Lanning may end up being a grand slam hire, but like the Dickert hire, there's little to no track record to show how he'll do as a head coach. (At least Dickert has a few impressive games under his belt as the head guy!) Oregon has shown that even mediocre coaches like Helfrich, Taggart & Cristobal (my opinion) can do pretty well with the resource-laden Duck football program. Lanning has a lot of potential but will require a good and experienced staff to help him succeed. My question is whether it's too soon for a guy without a lot of experience (just 2 years as a DC) to be entrusted with a huge job & responsibility that carries such high expectations uniquely associated with the Ducks. As far as I know, no other school was looking at Lanning as a potential HC....at least not yet. I really expected UO to go after an established head coach at a high achieving program (Kiffin or even Dave Aranda) or an NFL coach (Matt Rhule). Maybe they tried?
Glad Cougar
Solid points. I will say I heard a lot of chatter he was runner up to Venebles at OU.
Interesting. If true, then perhaps the Ducks made a bigger hire than I thought. I know their fans are quite excited and, now in hindsight, have less good things to say about Wilcox and even Cristobal.
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