Oregon Coach Dan Lanning has warning for the Big Ten
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Dan doing some Golden Tee (Frosty) impressions I see. Looking forward to seeing how that works out.
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i remember scott frost saying something similar.
Well, the difference is he's saying it with a top 10 team. Scott...not so much.
scott just came off a national championship team, come on.
Hahaha he was taking over a Mike Riley Nebraska team, come on.
and you forgot the asterisk by "national championship"
Ah yes, the Central Florida McKenzie Milton's.
I expect Oregon to immediately be one of the best teams in the conference. B1G will soon be the deepest division by far.
I’d “pfft” in this fvkin dudes face….
But he actually has UO playing darn well right now….
So are the other 3 teams that are joining
But he actually has UO playing darn well right now….
So are the other 3 teams that are joining
But I actually agree with Lanning.
Oregon is going to raise the level of the conference, not be brought down by it like Frost.
Didn’t Pelini say something similar when NU went to the BIG Ten?
Yup that's about right coming from the Wimpy 12. Oregon doesn't have the size, power or strength for Lanning to be talking his shit. Oregon wouldn't be top 10 or anywhere near it with a B1G schedule. To be honest when Oregon gets here this conference is going to physically beat them into oblivion and quite a few of these teams in the B1G have just as much speed as they do.
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Youre wrong about their strength and size. They also out recruit all BIG schools not named Mich or OSU. Like them or not, Oregon will be tope 3-5 perennially in the BIG. Lanning may be the 2nd best coach in the league day 1. Oregon also has a blank check from Knight to pay whatever it takes.
I believe so. When asked how we will have to adapt to the B1G I believe he said they will have to adapt to us. Sounded kind of good at the time. 😂
Willing to put money on that? The reason they can't and probably will never win a Natty is the same reason they got squashed both times in the CFP was the lack of size, strength and power and you can't win in either the B1G or SEC with speed alone and that's all they have. It's gonna take them a bit to catch up in those areas when they get here. When they get here, also they'll be playing 3rd fiddle in the rercruiting game behind tOSU and Michigan and that is truth. They can recruit to maybe close to the level of Michigan but nowhere near Ohio St.
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Scott Frost on December 3, 2017 when asked about how his offense will translate to the Big Ten: “I’m hoping that the Big Ten has to modify their (defensive) system for us.”
“We’re going to do what we do, and we’re going to do it well,” Pelini said. “We’re not going to adapt what we do to the conference. We’re going to hopefully make the conference adapt to what we do.”
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Yes, Id put money on it. I wouldnt have said the same thing 5 years ago, the time frame you reference the cfp. Your statement was correct then but now not so much. I hate it but Oregon is currently on par with Mich and nearing a top 10 class. They also are atteactive to transfers via portal too. Oregon will take a step back on the field next year (Bo Nix finally graduates again).
But over thw next 5 years they will avg between 3 and 6 on the field and I wont be shocked when they win the BIG. Always people in this conference want to refer to BIG football and size and strength. Then the BIG gets beaten up out of conference minus the top few. Im a husker and dont care who wins the conference if it isnt my Huskers, but that narrative about the BIG is old and wrong. There will be adjustments by the current BIG as well as Oregon. They do like to run the ball and Lanning is known as a great defensive guy. Time tells all, we qill ahve to wait and see.
LOL most Big Ten teams aren't that good. Who are the teams that are insurmountable for Oregon? Ohio State? Ok Ohio State has been a juggernaut and most people don't beat them, but Oregon did beat Ohio State in Columbus just two years ago. Michigan? Maybe, but they lose a ton of players and Oregon often outrecruits them and they might lose Harbaugh. Wisconsin? Oregon beat Wisconsin in a recent Rose Bowl and recruits way better.
Most of the Big Ten is inferior to Oregon and would be underdogs against them. They are going to be one of the best teams in the Big Ten.
Yeah I think Lanning is a better coach than Cristobal and Cristobal beat Ohio State in Columbus and beat Wisconsin in a recent Rose Bowl. Don't buy Oregon is going to have trouble competing. Comparing what he said to Frost is laughable. Oregon is a much better program right now than Nebraska was when Frost took over and Frost proved to be a bad coach.
I envy Oregon. And if anyone is going to back up that claim it will be them. I don’t see Oregon coming into this league and struggling with half the teams in this awful league. When they need a new coach…they ACTUALLY HIRE from coaches winning programs. Not career 500 losers and experiments like our Athletic department has been ok with.
Incorrect.. He said their defense coming in was more suited for Big 12 play with spread em out offenses and they would have to adjust recruiting different type linebackers for the style of the conference..
speed vs muscle one game; speed will win
Over the course of a season, the body eventually breaks down and muscle wins.
Over the course of a season, the body eventually breaks down and muscle wins.
Pelini brought a solid team to the B1G. We did ok at first, but it wasnt the cake walk we all thought it would be. Im pretty sure we got our dicks stomped on by NW of all teams that year. Oregon will be fine, but people out here shaking in their boots about these new PAC12 teams coming in are funny. This is a physical league. It may not be the best top to bottom, but show me Oregon, USC and UCLA in Madison or Columbus, Ann Arbor or Lincoln in early November when its 25degrees and windy. I want to see how their neon green looks while trying to win those games.
Eugene, Pullman, Seattle and Corvallis are not exactly a tropical paradise. I’m not sure about the other PAC teams, but I think Oregon will come in here and be fine. Their head coach came from a winning DNA and he’s been in the toughest environments. They will be ready.
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I've heard this before. Will Oregon win some games, of course they will. Their speed will be evident but much harder to do that over a season while running into actual defenses. Also, much harder to play that style when it is 35 degrees in West Lafayette in November on grass.
I do think it will be more of a struggle for UCLA & USC than Washington & Oregon long term. I think They can all assimilate more like Penn State did than Nebraska due to their current state.
No one besides maybe UCLA will struggle as much as Nebraska did joining the Big Ten imo. Nebraska's failures are far less what the BIG did and more on what Nebraska didn't do.
No one besides maybe UCLA will struggle as much as Nebraska did joining the Big Ten imo. Nebraska's failures are far less what the BIG did and more on what Nebraska didn't do.
this sorta ignorance is why other fanbases make fun of our fans.
I'd love to see an Oregon vs Michigan matchup this year and play this out a few years early.
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