Dennis Dodd on Dan Lanning

CBS Sports columnist on whether or not Dan Lanning and Oregon is ready to win a national championship.

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00:00I know you know this show so you know, it's a big Dan Lanning house

00:03He's got them atop the AP poll for the first time since 2012 to me and maybe this uh,

00:09This qualifies as a hot take it's not a question of if but when he wins a natty

00:12I think that highly of the guy my question to you is this

00:15Do you think they're built to win at all right now this year?

00:20Yeah, I do. I do because of their physicality I do because of their team speed. I was talking to a penn state source

00:27Um after that penn state usc game and that was the same

00:31Weekend is that oregon game that oregon ohio state game and he said we don't have any receivers like that, you know on the perimeter

00:38We can't match up with them

00:40Um, you know, jordan james in the backfield is something special a lot of people have to get used to

00:45I think it's a west coast thing where people again, you know don't know about them because of when they play

00:50Maybe you don't pay attention

00:51but you have to now because they're in the big 10 and he has them jim at a place where chip kelly had oregon in

00:592010 where it was all clicking where the offense was elite he had difference makers on defense

01:04You're intimidating you so and I know it's only a one point win

01:08Against ohio state and they may meet again

01:10They may be two more times and I think it's more of a likelihood than not because the big ten championship game could be for seating

01:17Then they might meet up again in the playoff, but I love dan manning

01:21dan lanning, I followed him since he was a

01:24Ga or assistant coach at alabama

01:28Went to his 20th high school reunion this summer jim. He lives nearby

01:33In richmond, missouri, and I said, can I just drop by and see you, you know interact with these people?

01:39And he said absolutely about 70 miles from my house. I drive up there. He walks in

01:43Oh, you want to talk to me?

01:45I interview him for 20 minutes and then just fly on the wall

01:48Sit him watch there were about I guess about 50 people there from his uh from his high school

01:54Him lay down the credit card and tell the tell the bartender. This is all on me

01:59Such a class move and he he went from person to person didn't big time people

02:03But was uh, richmond, missouri zone. So I love dan lanning