Dan Lanning is still only 39 years old. Nick Saban didn't win his first national championship until he was 52. Ryan Day didn't win one until he was 45. Kirby Smart won his first title at 46, in his sixth year of coaching.
Lanning is 32-0 when allowing less than 33 points to the opponent, 35-6 overall, 25-0 against unranked teams, 19-1 in Autzen Stadium, all in his first three seasons as a head coach.
Opposing fans say "he inherited a Lamborghini." In fact, the Ducks were 10-4 and 4-3 in the two seasons prior to his taking over the program in December 2021, and that winter he had two weeks to resurrect the recruiting class before Early Signing Day.