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On why he was looking forward to the visit: “Just to learn more about the offense and the culture coach Lanning is building.”

On how the visit was and what all he was able to do: “Just to learn more about the offense and the culture coach Lanning is building.”

On main takeaways and what stood out most about Oregon: “The quarterbacks’ meetings and just being able to see Coach Lanning and the culture he’s building.”

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Derek Colman Brusa is a 3-star Class of 2026 weakside defensive end who is ranked No. 4 in the state and No. 22 at the position who has 12 offers, including from Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, and Southern Cal.

Colman-Brusa who was at Oregon's game vs. Ohio State on Oct. 12, stuck around to watch the Ducks practice on Mon. Oct, 14, where he got a closer look into the inside of Oregon’s operation. “I just really love the tempo they practice at. The energy was really there, the juice was really there,” he said.

He talked about sitting in on the team meeting before-hand, which he described as pivotal. “That was very, very critical,” he said.

Colman-Brusa talked about a moving speech from head coach Dan Lanning. The defensive lineman from Seattle described the story of the 20-mile march in detail. “I’m not sure if you’ve heard that story, but it’s about the story of the two teams that raced to the North Pole. One was very inconsistent, and one was very consistent. The (team) that was very inconsistent perished and died,” he said.

And Colman-Brusa said that speech further ties into the relentless attitude of the Ducks and the overall message of their program’s culture. “You know, I love the culture (Lanning) is bringing. It’s a very hard-working, consistent culture. And I think he will be able to maintain that in the future. I’m excited about what Oregon is going to do during the rest of this season and during the playoffs,” he said.

This is a small excerpt of his full interview with me, which will be fully released in an article and a recording that I will make available to the group.

Today we complete our look at the win over Illinois with our defensive report card:

Offensive lineman Nishad Strother spoke after practice today about the challenges of the Michigan DL.

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Really good stuff from Oregon defensive lineman Derrick Harmon following practice today.

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Oregon DB Brandon Johnson spoke after practice about Michigan's offense and the value of elite competition in practice every day.


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Here are our offensive grades for the win over Illinois. Pretty solid job overall:

Much more here:

Burch and Ferguson were 'avalable' for practice today so there looks like some chance that each return this week. I would call them 'questionable' at this point, so no real guarantees

Great interview from Noah Whittington after practice today. Here is our story:

Good morning. We are back with another Tuesday Take Two:

I didn't. I was just young enough to miss Vietnam, but my grandfather served and was mustard gassed in WW I and my Dad, may he RIP, was in training for WW II when it ended. He was in Officer Training, so he got a full ride to complete his medical degree at UM and then served during the Korean War. My best friend's father in the UK was in the Battle of Britain flying hurricanes to save Britain. My best friend's Dad in NC flew for the Navy in Korea and and Vietnam. My wife and I just lost a close friend who was awarded the Silver and Bronze Star's, along with a Purple heart in WWII. I know we have active and retired service members on the Board, but I don't know who ya'll are. Why did you/they do it? What is the higher calling, and why beckon to it? Could it be there is something bigger than ourselves? In times like these, it should seem obvious, but I fear it's not. Why serve the USA? And gratitude to those who did!

.....for our next OC?

I'm fairly confident that this will be Will Stein's last season before taking a Head Coaching position.

Who or where should we be looking to keep this thing rolling?

Dan Lanning talked about the challenges facing Oregon this week with a lot of first round level talent on the Michigan defense and said: "It's hard every single week" (in the Big Ten Conference)

Here is our recap of his comments:

Wow ... seven people were lined up on that 38. Guess you are getting close to understanding the Ducks .. we'll see if that continues with the visit to the big house. Adam carried the day witha near perfect prediction but he was doomed as soon as the Illini lined up for the two point conversion. Miss it, which they did, puts it a point short or make it is one too many on the high side. Still, great job, Adam you just didn't figure the coach was and idiot. Some really good results for a lot of you ..


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Great job guys see you soon for the Big Blue Mouse score guessing contest.

I met Peyton Pritchard’s sister Lexi on the Samford University campus yesterday—I just started working there in August . She is working on an MBA and played basketball there the past two years. It was fun talking all things Oregon and Ducks with her. Didn’t realize how many if her brothers played at Oregon.

Some notes following the weekend

Heard from a friend who was at the game and sat next to some very nice fans from Illinois that said seatmates commented that they thought the altitude in Eugene got to the Illini in the 4th quarter.

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