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RaceBannon
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I admit when the news broke that Willie Taggart had been hired as our new head coach, I wasn't totally enthused by it. However, without playing a single down he has turned me into a believer.
The man seems to know the one key to success that all great leaders know....surround yourself with the best. His hires he has made so far (both officially and those that are rumored to be a done deal) are nothing short of masterful, for many reasons. Not only is he getting guys who are objectively near the top of their profession in terms of coaching ability (Leavitt, Salave'a, Cristobal, etc), but they bring the added dimension of being well known and effective recruiters. Additionally, their recruiting ties/bases are spread out, from Florida, to SEC country, to the West coast and the Poly islands.
Regardless of where this year's class checks in rankings wise, WT has laid the foundation for future success, most likely sooner rather than later. Oregon football's future looks bright!
Go Ducks!
I admit when the news broke that Willie Taggart had been hired as our new head coach, I wasn't totally enthused by it. However, without playing a single down he has turned me into a believer.
The man seems to know the one key to success that all great leaders know....surround yourself with the best. His hires he has made so far (both officially and those that are rumored to be a done deal) are nothing short of masterful, for many reasons. Not only is he getting guys who are objectively near the top of their profession in terms of coaching ability (Leavitt, Salave'a, Cristobal, etc), but they bring the added dimension of being well known and effective recruiters. Additionally, their recruiting ties/bases are spread out, from Florida, to SEC country, to the West coast and the Poly islands.
Regardless of where this year's class checks in rankings wise, WT has laid the foundation for future success, most likely sooner rather than later. Oregon football's future looks bright!
Go Ducks!
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It all comes down to the HC, and they will likely be shitty still. But I'd love to have Cristobal, DAMNIT!
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To paraphrase Herman Muenster as the judge in My Cousin Vinny:
Your poast is well crafted, salient, erudite and insightful...over ruled
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Really when it comes down to it football is about 50% talent, 45% development, and 5% game managament. Nick Saban has 99% of coaches beat by Monday. Saturday on the field is a formality.
Taggart put together a better group of assistants than what were there before minus Coach Cam, who was retiring anyway. This staff will recruit much better than the staff before them as well.
I have yet to see anything that suggests Willie manages games like a fuck head, but he really hasn't coached many big games.
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And we had Helfrich, so a pretty simple upgrade.CokeGreaterThanPepsi said:It all comes down to the HC, and they will likely be shitty still. But I'd love to have Cristobal, DAMNIT!
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Everyone is talking about the difference between Helfrich and Taggart
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Taggart at least is smart enough to surround himself with a competent staff. Helfrich... not so much.Wombat_Guernica said:Everyone is talking about the difference between Helfrich and Taggart
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The ducks could be right here but the DAWG posters can't help but chuckle at how familiar this is.
Especially under Sark
I do disagree with Moss on the percentage of importance of game management. It much higher than 5%. Sark did some of the other shit well, but not as great at recruiting as his press, but he was shit on Saturday.
We just had a reminder of that -
Sounds like Sumlin is about to relinquish his title of Black Sark.
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Willie "banana in the tail pipe" Taggarts defining move out of the gate. He drains the SFU Swamp and brings in a nice child beater d coordinator. I'm moderately concerned this guy is a really good coach.RaceBannon said:The ducks could be right here but the DAWG posters can't help but chuckle at how familiar this is.
Especially under Sark
I do disagree with Moss on the percentage of importance of game management. It much higher than 5%. Sark did some of the other shit well, but not as great at recruiting as his press, but he was shit on Saturday.
We just had a reminder of that
Will he continue turning D's around? If so, I'm thinking / hoping he's gone soon to be a HC. Much of the D might bounce with him. The D side moves look good on paper but it also reads like a short term solution.
...and if the turn around doesn't happen, swoosh is gonna let heads roll. To keep it in the family, 49rers Chip style. Can't get too far away from winning otherwise the gear test market is in jeopardy. Need more than just die hards reppin at this point.
Potentially unrealistic expectations have been set, Mariota was a once a generation talent and Sarks was a bitch for not landing him.
