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Much like the used car market. The new car always feels good, smells good and you feel good about the reliability. With a used car it better be a great deal, because you know it comes with something you won't like, and may not find out until later. Without a coach brokering a deal players are left with their inflated self worth to sell. What you think you are worth seldom equates to what another person thinks. I think the run-off game is really just, 'you would fit much better at X school, let me give them a call. We may have thought you were a great fit, and we will make sure you find a great home.' The transfer get none of that love and care. They just have to sell themselves and why their first choice didn't work out, with a skeptical buyer.

Mycah who, is all I have to say. Time to move onward and forward with math as I know it. You add through subtracting a negative, right?

Interesting take and I respect the substance behind you opinion, as usual. I would say Moorhead has had more or at least as much success as Tucker had, when he was hired at Colorado, not the NFL experience. I think Moorhead looks better on paper than Tucker did when he was hired and then hired again at MSU. The job he is custom fit for is PSU, if it opens up. As far as Smith, the dawg job is toxic, but agree the upside might lure him into that toxic environment. Smith is a whiz kid and may think he can deal with the dawg downside. That downside is the inevitable firing, and having to go back to OSU, who would welcome him back with open arms. Agree about Wilcox and Chip. Chip should fight to stay right where he is, Wilcox should run at the best opportunity, maybe the dawgs?

Nice analysis, and agree it would be nice to see more of this going forward. The team and program is getting better, stronger and more innovative as the season progresses. Thanks for putting this together and helping us understand the new Oregon Football Programs ways. It isn't what we use to seeing, but it is working out just fine, so far, Go Ducks! If Moorhead sticks around and develops one or two of the young qb's into a strong passing threat, he might be worth, on the open market, more than that coach down at #7. Can you imagine being a coach, on the verge of a bidding war for your services with what is going on? It might be between Thibs and Moorhead on who gets the most next season. If both of these guys stay healthy and put up good numbers, they will be very wealthy. I mean Moorhead has a chance to write his ticket if he leads this offense to the playoffs, right?

First fancy uniforms and now cool helmets, why didn't we think of that? The finest form of flattery is somebody trying to keep up. They even made their announcement the day before us, nice try Utah, and pretty nice stuff.

Begs the question, do you take it or tell them to write up something different where the expectations are realistic? There is very little upside to this for Tucker, other than the money. Say thanks, but make it realistic, and be willing to negotiate higher when I achieve something. He almost seems like the type of guy who might just say this.

Definitely makes one feel bad, but we must stay above and go forward!

Tuckers record as head coach 2-3 5-7 2-5 9-1 and bingo he is worth $95 million on what planet?

It is interesting that our 2015 Rose Bowl Championship Team had severe wide receiver issues, with injuries. Those players would have killed to have been on the field helping their teammates. Devon Allen, is to this day, a great Duck, and one to remember! This is the kind of players we need on this team. Hopefully this is the type we have behind Pittman. We need warriors who will do whatever it takes to help this team reach it's goal of winning out. Not sure how I will categorize a player who left, midseason, while his teammates struggled on? I suppose we are in new times and we need to evaluate things in a new light. I know I can't swallow this one without wanting to throw up, right now!

Classy tweet, I wish he showed the same class leading up to this point. I know Oregon will move on stronger and better, I hope he can too!

I hope he learns from this experience, it might take time, but I hope he can grow from the experience. Good luck, next man up! On that note Mykael Wright looked amazing as our kick returner, and it looks like Seven will step in as our punt returner. Hopefully Donte will get some more touches as a receiver, but not sure will be taking the snaps from Mycah? Sadly I wonder what program will take a chance on Mycah? The kid has been a distraction to a program which counted on him and is extremely successful. I think he has put a huge red flag next to his name, it will be interesting to see. Once again, best of luck, and onward!

He needs to learn how to create texts, twitters, videos and whatever else these kids do and sit on them for a day and see if they still seem like a great idea. I get the frustration, we all get frustrated. I don't get the selfish impulse to express that frustration at the expense of his team and teammates. That is a huge no bueno!

Me thinks Cohen and Bohn will be showen, well you know where I'm going!

I watched a bit of the second half and came away impressed with the Ducks effort. This is a key to any Altman's teams success. If he has their attention and effort he can mold them into a force. I came away impressed with the future of the Ducks and the shooting of BYU. I will take Altman over a hot shooting team, longterm, anytime!

Come on Mario, you're almost there!

The question too is what is Cristobal going to do with this disgruntled player. The guy needs to get back in tune with the attitude the team needs. I imagine this is an ongoing private conversation between Mario and Mycah. It would be interesting to be in on that discussion to see how Mario handles this type of action by a player. So far Mario is handling the player mentality pretty well, so we will have to, respectfully sit back and watch.

He begins to highlight what I have been saying for a while. The job of being a head coach at Oregon has so many perks and pluses other programs don't have, it is hard to quantify them all. The short version is Mario is more successful because he is at Oregon. Slick was more successful because he was at Oregon. Chip was more successful because he was at Oregon. Look at all their records before, during and after they came if you question this. The next coach will be more successful because he came to Oregon. A coach goes to sc, or up north, it won't be the case, the majority of the time. This is why you see the carrousel of coaches at each of those programs and will continue to see this. You can say it is the money and there is some truth to that as Oklahoma State has shown too. The difference is the sports program dynamic which has been laid down at Oregon. Coaches and student athletes are supported like few places. The families of elite athletes see this and it is creating a virtuous cycle, not the vicious cycle most programs are in. Great subject which could be explored much more extensively, but few if any can duplicate it.

Mycah deleted the post and put up this one, passionate guy who seems to be trying to redirect a destructive trait.

Wow, I haven't felt this good about a game we are favored to lose in a long time. Great writing, and support statistics to substantiate your take. I look forward to your hypothesis coming true, twice, Go Ducks!

Agree, in this market, he is a hot commodity.

Found it.

The problem, big problem I have with this is it effects the team he is a part of. If you are part of a team you make sure you have a positive impact, or you will be looked upon as a negative influence, anywhere you end up. The main big problem is he put himself before the team. This has happened more than once and it is becoming a trend. In my opinion he either leaves, or he is suspended. You don't allow individuals to put themselves before team, especially a veteran player. Remember what Cristobal did when a freshman player selfishly put himself ahead of the team. I think Cristobal is putting an end to this soon, I know I would.

Might not be a bad choice. He did take over a team that was 11-3 and went 2-7. This year he is 8-2, and he has a good track record as an assistant. I suppose it shows coaches they can make one good season into a fortune. That is if this turns into a major power program job. It is still a question if he can turn any program around. I guess that is true of any coach.

It would be another off the field victory, much like the preseason championships they are so good at, and they would revel in the smells and tastes of their kind of success! It actually won't matter if they get Chip, Willie Taggart, Mike Riley or even were able to pull David Beaty out of his consulting job at Texas, it will lead to only one thing, a preseason celebration and then the inevitable!

I think Chip has recently proven going to a school full of pompous buffoon's isn't the magic formula for his success. The dawgs can give it a go, might as well.