Grantland headline - The Quiet Genius of Oregons Mark Helfreich
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Is quiet genius slang for slight retardation?
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Some ducks need an Owen12 to gain some perspective
“The Chip Kelly era, while it afforded the program this next level of growth, left a lot of people feeling like they didn’t have a connection to the program like they once did,” says Paul Swangard, managing director of Oregon’s Warsaw Sports Marketing Center. “It was the symbolism of a lot of things: The closing of practice, the building of those facilities, and just the feeling that it wasn’t as approachable a college team as it once was.”
Some of that was inevitable; some of that was a product of the choice Oregon and Knight made, in the mid-1990s, to elevate the program to an elite level. But some of it was specific to Kelly, who is unquestionably a brilliant football mind, but who is also complex to interface with and often seems trapped inside his own head. At one point, Swangard recalls, he found himself in the football office with a grandfather and his grandson, whom the grandfather presented to Kelly by saying, “Here’s your next great linebacker.” Kelly flashed an awkward smile and walked on without saying anything. -
Chip is so great.
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This is what I like about Chip Kelley. I think in general, he hates people and this type of stupid bullshit they say. Chip was probably thinking "Next great linebacker? The fuck? I have work to do."RaceBannon said:Some ducks need an Owen12 to gain some perspective
“The Chip Kelly era, while it afforded the program this next level of growth, left a lot of people feeling like they didn’t have a connection to the program like they once did,” says Paul Swangard, managing director of Oregon’s Warsaw Sports Marketing Center. “It was the symbolism of a lot of things: The closing of practice, the building of those facilities, and just the feeling that it wasn’t as approachable a college team as it once was.”
Some of that was inevitable; some of that was a product of the choice Oregon and Knight made, in the mid-1990s, to elevate the program to an elite level. But some of it was specific to Kelly, who is unquestionably a brilliant football mind, but who is also complex to interface with and often seems trapped inside his own head. At one point, Swangard recalls, he found himself in the football office with a grandfather and his grandson, whom the grandfather presented to Kelly by saying, “Here’s your next great linebacker.” Kelly flashed an awkward smile and walked on without saying anything.
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Kelly was probably getting a mild stiffy looking at the young kid so he walked away quickly. I don't know if you have heard, but he might be gay.RaceBannon said:Some ducks need an Owen12 to gain some perspective
“The Chip Kelly era, while it afforded the program this next level of growth, left a lot of people feeling like they didn’t have a connection to the program like they once did,” says Paul Swangard, managing director of Oregon’s Warsaw Sports Marketing Center. “It was the symbolism of a lot of things: The closing of practice, the building of those facilities, and just the feeling that it wasn’t as approachable a college team as it once was.”
Some of that was inevitable; some of that was a product of the choice Oregon and Knight made, in the mid-1990s, to elevate the program to an elite level. But some of it was specific to Kelly, who is unquestionably a brilliant football mind, but who is also complex to interface with and often seems trapped inside his own head. At one point, Swangard recalls, he found himself in the football office with a grandfather and his grandson, whom the grandfather presented to Kelly by saying, “Here’s your next great linebacker.” Kelly flashed an awkward smile and walked on without saying anything. -
That grandfather probably posted on eDuck when the kid was born with the same shitty line.RaceBannon said:Some ducks need an Owen12 to gain some perspective
“The Chip Kelly era, while it afforded the program this next level of growth, left a lot of people feeling like they didn’t have a connection to the program like they once did,” says Paul Swangard, managing director of Oregon’s Warsaw Sports Marketing Center. “It was the symbolism of a lot of things: The closing of practice, the building of those facilities, and just the feeling that it wasn’t as approachable a college team as it once was.”
Some of that was inevitable; some of that was a product of the choice Oregon and Knight made, in the mid-1990s, to elevate the program to an elite level. But some of it was specific to Kelly, who is unquestionably a brilliant football mind, but who is also complex to interface with and often seems trapped inside his own head. At one point, Swangard recalls, he found himself in the football office with a grandfather and his grandson, whom the grandfather presented to Kelly by saying, “Here’s your next great linebacker.” Kelly flashed an awkward smile and walked on without saying anything.
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All in all, a pretty good article. Bellotti, Peterman, and Helfrich are part of the Jim Sochor coaching tree from UC Davis. Helfrich and Peterman were both on Bellotti's staff in the mid-90's... Peterman as wide recievers coach, Helfrich as GA.
Remains to be seen how good Helfrich really is (he's 11-2 so far against non-shit-tier competition)*
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I am going to reserve my judgment on Helfrich until he no longer has Mariotta.
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And that's fair*CuntWaffle said:I am going to reserve my judgment on Helfrich until he no longer has Mariotta.
* although Hekfrich deserves credit for Mariota's recruitment since he discovered him riding the pine at St. Louis HS in Honolulu before anyone else and got him an Oregon offer before he was even the starter there
