Dan Lanning explains again why he's not going anywhere

Dan Lanning is so firmly committed to Oregon that they made it into a tee shirt, but national reporters are in town for the matchup of No. 7 Indiana versus the No. 3 Ducks so one of them asked about it again.

Chris Low is an SEC guy, formerly of ESPN but now writing columns for On3 Sports. He wouldn't know that half the Oregon fanbase has a green tee with yellow lettering that reads, "The grass is damn green."

Low wrote a piece today entitled "Dan Lanning isn't leaving Oregon; he's chasing a national championship for the Ducks." It's behind a paywall. Though On3 is a terrific website and Mr. Low is an insightful writer, this one only tells his national audience what Oregon fans already knew.

“The thing I love about this place is they keep saying, ‘What’s next? How do we elevate?’” Lanning told him.

“I’ve been very clear and adamant that I’m not going anywhere. A lot of coaches use that as an opportunity to say, ‘OK, I’m either going to get a big raise where I’m at,’ or maybe they really want that other job.

I don’t want any other jobs. I’ve got the job that I want," the 39-year-old head coach said.

For Duck fans, this is review. Before Alabama hired Kalen DeBoer in January 2024, Oregon released this video, squashing the rumor that Lanning was in Tuscaloosa, interviewing for the job.

When the news report came out, Lanning was on his couch watching a Jason Bourne movie with his son. After moving them eight times in ten years, his three boys are a big reason why he wants to stay in the Emerald City.

In August last year Lanning gave another interview to a national guy, Paolo Uggetti, of ESPN, and he told him, "I feel like I have the things necessary here to win. So how much money does a person need to make? What do you really need in your life?"

"For me, I want to be in a place where I can win championships. I feel like we're close to that here. And then there is a level of loyalty to people that gave you an opportunity. Why should anybody ever trust me again if I, if I do leave here for something else?"

Lanning has said things like this every time he's been asked, yet every time the coaching carousel starts up his name gets floated for the biggest, most high-profile jobs. In truth, the 39-year-old coach already has a plum job at a top salary.

Currently the Ducks are building a new 170,000 square foot, 100 feet tall indoor practice facility next to the Hatfield-Dowlin Center. It's spectacular, once again catapulting the Ducks to the top of the facilities race, with every bell and whistle needed to train and excel while appealing to top recruits.

Lanning is 40-6 at Oregon, the highest winning percentage in school history. He's not going anywhere. The grass is damn green in Eugene, and the money is too.