Oregon HC Dan Lanning has warning for Big Ten teams

Oregon Geese head coach Dan Lanning is not one to shrink back from a sizzling take or two.

Final season, he famously called out Deion Sanders’ Colorado squad for “preventing for clicks” whereas his Geese have been “preventing for wins.” That was his pregame speech, and it might have gone poorly, however his workforce backed up his phrases — beating Colorado, 42-6.

In actual fact, Oregon backed up its head coach for a lot of the season. Sadly, the Geese fell to No. 3 Washington within the Pac-12 Championship Sport, however they did not go down with out a battle. Additionally they completed their season off with a 45-6 demolition of Liberty within the Fiesta Bowl.

Lanning has constructed a program that may discuss the discuss and observe it up by strolling the stroll, which is clearly one of many causes he feels good in regards to the Geese’ means to transition to being within the Massive Ten. Sure, the Geese might be coping with a bit of little bit of a distinct journey schedule (they play at Purdue, at Michigan and at Wisconsin), however Lanning does not suppose it is going to be that massive of a deal.

“There’s going to be some issues which might be totally different in regards to the Massive Ten. I’ve to do some research on journey, what journey will seem like, and the way that could be totally different, however there isn’t as a lot journey as most individuals suppose. We journey a superb quantity within the league we have been simply in,” Lanning said on “The Ryen Rusillo Podcast” (h/t On3). 

Lanning additionally believes the Geese will current extra issues to the remainder of the Massive Ten than journey will current to the Geese.

“I believe, on the finish of the day, the Massive Ten’s going to have to organize for us and what we do totally different for that league,” he stated.

Lanning is appropriate in that regard. Historically, the Massive Ten is a defense-first, hard-nosed, grind-it-out convention. That is to not say the Geese do not play robust soccer, however additionally they play a model of explosive soccer that almost all Massive Ten groups not named Ohio State do not often characteristic.

The Geese had the No. 2 scoring offense in school soccer final season, placing up 44.2 factors per sport.