Woody nominated for national athletic director of the year

AZDuck said:

"You guys weren't shit in the 90's."

Pac-10 1990's Standings:

Washington: 82 wins
Arizona: 71 wins
UCLA: 70 wins
UO: 70 wins
USC: 69 wins
ASU: 63 wins
Stanford: 61 wins
Wazzu: 53 wins
Cal: 51 wins (Cal is too high)
Oregon State: 29 wins

Nobody else was as good as Washington in the 1990's, but we were in the top tier of the "rest" (UCLA, UO, USC, ASU)

Is anyone else surprised to see AZ second? They had really good years in '93 and '98, but besides that made a few minor bowels.

So it's not a hijack, Uncle Phil defacto runs whOregon. This was obvious by the early 2000s. WIW. I can't wait until Oregon hits its 8-4 level again.

We all know it comes down to coaching not money.

Until Chip showed up Oregon was somewhat close to fading. He took the program to another level. Phil's money wasn't that instrumental for football. Belotti's performance was boosted because the conference sucked during much of his tenure.

Helfrich went 11-2 with perhaps the best roster in the country. How the fuck did he lose to Stanford and get manhandled when the same Stanford team barely beat UW? Then Oregon had a lackluster effort against Utah before getting plungered against Arizona and then barely beating a one dimensional Oregon St squad. He clearly lost the team after the Stanford game.

Helfrich is going to win enough to keep his job for a few years but Oregon has peaked for a long time. Their hire within thing will be fucked and they won't be able to find someone to match Petersen. They think they will be able to buy a great coach but getting a great coach is very tough. The Saban to Bama, Meyer to Florida type moves are rare. The Petersen to UW type moves are rare. Look at how many shitty coaches USC, UW, Miami, Oklahoma, UCLA, Alabama have hired in recent times. After Helfrich is shit canned in 3-4 years Oregon will have to hire a DeRuyter or Wilcox type and hope they evolve. A top 10 established coach is not going to jump ship for a 7-8 win program with limited historical tradition. Its just a fact. Coaches know Washington can be great because of a long history and dominant recruiting position. Oregon is great because of Chip Kelly, not because of Oregon's history or Oregon high school football.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Oregon is about to crash. They'll probably beat us this season and next. But their long-term trajectory is heading down. I'm talking about 5-10 years. The other thing is if they fall back out of the top 10 their recruiting will suffer because of their reliance on a national base. You aren't getting 4-5 star recruits from the south when you are no longer a top 5 program.

Photoshop?! Everything I do I do with MS-Paint and Powerpoint.

DM_Legion_of_Stooge said:

@AZDuck‌ is dialed into Photoshop, outside of that a lot of twisting from our feathered friend.