Dan Lanning’s 10 greatest quotes since taking over the Oregon Ducks

Get this man permanently mic'd up. The Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning is notorious for his pregame speeches and fired-up rhetoric.

He's also well known for defending his team, his players, and his permanence in Eugene.

While not all quotes have sat well with fans, and some have ruffled the feathers of opponents, which ones have been the most iconic?

Here are the 10 greatest quotes that Lanning has had since he became the Ducks' head coach:

10. “As crazy as college football has been in the last three years, there’s certainly some clarity for us to Oregon with the conference that we’re joining and where that positions us for the future.”

About Oregon’s move to the Big Ten

9. “I do think that we have the pieces to the puzzle that are gonna allow us to have a really good team and what that looks like you know, time will tell.”

National Signing Day 2024

8. “Everyone wants what we have, so of course there's going to be rumors, but there's no chance that I'm going anywhere.”

Reaffirming his commitment to the Ducks after Nick Saban retired

Vrbo Fiesta Bowl - Liberty v Oregon / Christian Petersen/GettyImages

7. “Go out there and execute the job. Believe in your technique.

On his game plan ahead of any game but specifically ahead of Washington State in 2023

6. “Go play the game, not the occasion.”

Ahead of facing his former boss Kirby Smart when Oregon played Georgia in 2023

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and Oregon head coach Dan Lanning meet during warm-ups before the game. / Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK

5. “There’s nothing like playing in front of our crowd here in Autzen and our fans are unbelievable. I know our players love playing in that stadium, so we embrace every single chance we get.”

About the specialness that Autzen Stadium holds for the Ducks

4. “There’s gonna be some guys that go on that walk that didn’t know Spencer, right? ... and there’s gonna be a lot of people that were impacted by Spencer every day when we climb that Butte.”

Following the tragic passing of former Oregon Duck Spencer Webb, and how Lanning has his team hike up Spencer’s Butte in Eugene in remembrance of him

3. “They’re fighting for clicks, we’re fighting for wins… The Cinderella story is over.”

Ahead of the Colorado game in 2023

Colorado coach Deion Sanders, left, and Oregon's Dan Lanning meet at midfield after the game at / Chris Pietsch / USA TODAY NETWORK

2 “FEBU”

Up for debate on whether Lanning said ‘Forget everybody but us’ or another version of the same notion…

1 “The grass is damn green in Eugene.”