A concerned reader reached out to tell me that he thinks Dan Lanning has it all wrong.
Not his coaching.
His choice of bottled water, of course.
Lanning has been seen drinking Aquafina at his weekly news conferences. The concerned reader pointed out that microplastics aren’t good for you. He urged Lanning to switch to Fiji. I’m just passing this along, and I wonder if one of the beat writers will ask about it at next week’s news conference.
“Maybe THAT’S the issue of the Ducks’ slow start,” the reader wrote.
I get my water out of the tap. I’m off to a solid start. Coincidence? Or direct correlation? Discuss.
I went 13-4 picking college football games straight up last week.
I posted an 8-7-2 record against the spread in Week 3.
My 2026 record picking college football games, straight up: 39-11 (78 percent).
2026 record vs. the spread: 26-22-2 (54 percent).
I handicapped 16 college football games this week. My Week 4 picks, thoughts, opinions, quips, quotes, and predictions…