OFFICIAL: Oregon Coaching Search thread

bananasnblondes

Clearly, the best thing for Oregon to do is let the recruits decide who they want as head coach so that they can keep the class together.

What could go wrong?

AZDuck

@bananasnblondes - normally I agree with you. This is not a normal off-season hire.

The staff and the recruiting is really big for Oregon this year. This is supposed to be around a 30 recruit class to get the roster up to 85. If Taggart had left after next year wouldn't be as big for continuity because we were going to take a smallish class ~20 next year.

There's a decent argument to be made to give Cristobal or Leavitt a shot at the head job, and essentially a tryout. There aren't any good hires out there. The coaching carousel has been exceedingly crazy this year. Oregon swung for the fences last year, and put together one of the best staffs in the country to go with the Taggart hire. The head coach's play calling was one of the weakest points of last season.

If either of these guys sucks, well, I'm not sure Sumlin would do a whole lot better. Show them the door after year 2-4 and find a real coach with adequate time to pre-position the new coach and staff rather than scrambling to make a hire in less than a week. In this economy.

Taggart leaving definitely hurt Oregon. So let's mitigate the harm.

RaceBannon

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dannarc

2024 will be super speshul! Har har har.....

Will the Ducks keep there tinfoil costumes next season?

Does uncle PHIL still love me?

Will they fix the potholes in the Autzen porking lot?

doogie

There are plenty of fine coaches out there but, when you book your Christmas ski vacation this late in December, it costs money.

Again, Knight can afford it. He just doesn’t want to.

Sunk in yet?

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

YellowSnow said:

He looks tanned, rested and ready.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

ntxduck said:

FKA_Mousecop said:

I love all of the Oregon fans walking back all the praise they gave Taggart. If Taggart would've stayed they would've been ecstatic.

Helpful hint, most Oregon fans are fucking idiots. The few who are smart were in LIPO with Willie. He gone, so it'll be the same with the next. The only absolute is to keep Leavitt. He is a great DC.

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CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Edwin_Bambino said:

Fire_Marshall_Bill said:

semi o.t. but Sickhawk was extremely bitter and defensive on 950 this morning. Even goofy Doog Dick Fain was teasing him about the Oregon coaching meltdown

Anyone who listens to KJR Slickhawk can diaff

FremontTroll

> @BallzDeep said:
> @FremontTroll Lol nope. I got that from the UCLA 247 board.

Oh, the UCLA Kimmy. Nice sources!

ntxduck

CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

ntxduck said:

FKA_Mousecop said:

I love all of the Oregon fans walking back all the praise they gave Taggart. If Taggart would've stayed they would've been ecstatic.

Helpful hint, most Oregon fans are fucking idiots. The few who are smart were in LIPO with Willie. He gone, so it'll be the same with the next. The only absolute is to keep Leavitt. He is a great DC.

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He took Colorado from last in the country in defense to top 10 in 3 years...and took Oregon from last in the country in defense to top 50 in 1 year. But yeah, he sucks.