That flight home from Atlanta to Eugene had to be a long one for the Oregon Ducks, but especially for head coach Dan Lanning.
After working all offseason to get his team prepared for the first game, and going up against his former team and mentor Kirby Smart, Lanning’s team didn’t show up. Instead, they got hosed, losing 49-3 in embarrassing fashion.
It’s time to move on, though, and Lanning and the Ducks are looking to do that this week with a much easier opponent — Eastern Washington — on the docket.
While there were still some topics to touch on from the past weekend, for the most part, Lanning looked ahead during his weekly press conference on Monday night. Here are some of the most notable quotes from the evening: