Dan Lanning Should Go To Jail For Going For It On 4th And 3 At The End Of Oregon's Thriller Against Washington

Dan Lanning, what the FUCK were you thinking?

Look, I'm all for being aggressive. We get on coaches all the time for being too conservative. But there's a fine line between being aggressive and being stupid and going for it on 4th and 3 from midfield with Michael Penix Jr. on the opposing sideline and the game on the line is remarkably stupid.

Even just 30 yards of field position after a touchback would have been worth punting the ball. The only saving grace from that atrocious decision was that Washington rammed the ball down Oregon's throat so quickly that it gave the Ducks another chance. But football karma was on the side of the Huskies after Lanning's blunder and Oregon shanked the potential game-tying field goal.

I can appreciate trying to win the ballgame instead of punting to an offense led by the Heisman front-runner. But you had three yards and called a Bo Nix rollout to his left. Probably not the right decision.