Oregon’s Dan Lanning upset with CFP format

The Oregon Geese will tackle the Texas Tech Pink Raiders in a Faculty Soccer Playoff quarterfinal, which may also function the Orange Bowl.

The sport will probably be performed at a impartial web site, regardless of Texas Tech being the quantity 4 seed. It is an concept that Geese head coach Dan Lanning has had a tough time wrapping his head round. With the Playoff format as it’s now, there’ll solely be dwelling video games for the best seeds within the first spherical. The next rounds are thought of bowl video games, with a number of the previous methods remaining intact.

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Oregon head coach Dan Lanning calls on his staff in the course of the first half of the primary spherical of the NCAA Faculty Soccer Playoff towards James Madison, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Eugene, Oregon. (AP Photograph/Lydia Ely)

Lanning additionally had issues with the timing of the quarterfinals. Oregon defeated James Madison 51-34 on Saturday, however will not face Texas Tech till New Yr’s Day. Texas Tech hasn’t performed because the Large 12 Championship on Dec. 6.

“I do not know if there’s an additional benefit. I feel it is extra of an indicator that the way in which we do playoffs in school soccer is tousled. I imply, for my part, we’re very excited to get to the Orange Bowl, however this sport needs to be at Texas Tech. They seem to be a increased seeded staff. We must always play every week like proper after the final sport. The subsequent playoff sport needs to be the next Saturday. The subsequent playoff sport needs to be the next Saturday. The subsequent The play-off sport needs to be the next Saturday, after which a championship sport.”

Lanning mentioned a part of the problem is preserving the identical rhythm for his gamers regardless of there being a scarcity of order in Playoff video games this a part of the 12 months.

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning seems to be on the scoreboard in the course of the first half of the primary spherical of the NCAA Faculty Soccer Playoff towards James Madison, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Eugene, Oregon. (AP Photograph/Lydia Ely)

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“It is positively a ability and an artwork to verify your staff is ready when you’ve lengthy breaks. And I feel that was evident final 12 months,” he mentioned. “Definitely, it is going to be clear now. You’ve a bit of extra time to organize for this match, however a bit of totally different than the earlier one.

“And the opposite half that does not actually make sense is the sequence of days between every sport and every playoff. There’s simply probably not a rhythm. And for us as a coach, it is about how do you create that rhythm? How do you problem your self to say, ‘Okay, how can we maintain issues the identical as a lot as potential for our gamers?’ And it is laborious when you’ve massive gaps and large breakthroughs like that.”

Oregon will definitely have a problem towards Texas Tech.

Texas Tech Pink Raiders linebacker Ben Roberts (13) and linebacker Jacob Rodriguez (10) rejoice an interception towards the BYU Cougars in the course of the second half at AT&T Stadium on December 6, 2025. (Jerome Miron/Imagn Pictures)

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Joey McGuire’s staff is 12-1 and their solely loss got here towards Arizona State earlier this season. The Pink Raiders are averaging about 42.5 factors per sport, which ranks third within the nation. The protection is permitting 10.9 factors per sport, which additionally ranks third within the nation.

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