At the Monday morning meeting Dan Lanning said to his team, "We prepared ourselves all year for this moment."
Lanning told them they had been developing iron fists, hands bruised and toughened by combat. The power point showed a montage of Bruce Lee. Before the game in the locker room he repeated the lesson. "What's ruling with an iron fist mean? Operating from a position of power."
The latest edition of the "Ducks vs Them" series showed how the atmosphere at Autzen and 21 days of intense preparation set the stage for a fast start in the 51-34 win over James Madison in the first round of the College Football Playoff.