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I had the feeling Dye was looking for a place to be RB1 or at least take the majority of the starting reps. This seems like a lateral move at best. He will be in no different situation at SC than he was at Oregon. I doubt Riley will want to see him carrying the ball more often than Keontay Ingram or Austin Jones. Ingram seems like a typical Lincoln Riley-type running back. I could even see Ingram becoming a bell-cow, nearly every-down, back. This has to be about money that he has a chance to make NOW, that he knows he probably will not make post-college. IDK...

NIL will run wild and rampant on CFB until the playoff expansion occurs. I am hoping The Alliance schools and other conferences will use the 2025 date as a referendum on how this money and situation as a whole is being handled. In the meantime, programs can step up and lead the charge for positive control of this new money a number of different ways; but at the very least, requiring that a percentage of all NIL money from deals signed while attending said program go directly to the athletic department. As Charles explained above, the vast majority of sports programs at all Pac 12 schools are funded through the profits of the football program. If the Alliance member schools were to get on board with this, I believe the Big 12 would follow suit. It would also force the SEC to take a hard look at its current "recruit buying" operations. After all, only so many players can go to the SEC. The transfer portal could actually begin to work to the advantage of all schools not located in the south eastern United States. As kids with NIL deals sit on the sidelines of their dream SEC school, they may see elsewhere as a better option to profit off their name; while enabling their transfer destination to use a small portion of that money to feed back into the athletic department in general. Thus, allowing other sports programs to thrive, and in some cases, even just survive.

I am a firm believer that a top tier program needs to be recruiting a QB in every class. Rather than let walkons fill the lower ranks of the position group as we have with Bradley Yaffe and A.J. Abbott, we should be filling the depth chart with scholarship athletes that a coach has sought to bring into the program. If these recruits are told from the start that nothing is guaranteed, but will be given equal opportunity to climb the depth chart, then the position group as a whole benefits. As these players grind and grind, they constantly raise the bar of what is expected of the named starter. At the end of fall camp there will be some attrition, which is to be expected in all high level merit based programs. However, the identity of the position group will be engrained and recruits will know that the likelihood of a random transfer being brought in to sub-plant their status on the team is very unlikely. It may give some of these guys at least a little more confidence in sticking out another season with the program, in the hopes of raising their level of play enough to challenge for starting reps. We as a fan base need to regain the patience to let the unproven, but earned starter, take his lumps in the first season. Not all QBs are Marcus Mariota in their first year. I am fine with THIS year having a transfer brought in as an insurance policy (new coaching regime) and maybe even a starter, if in fact Ty Thompson or Jay Butterfield cannot truly rise to QB1. But the program needs to instill confidence in both the outside world and itself, that it can develop quality QB talent from within.

Butters will be gone after spring camp. Going on year number 3 in the program and if he can't establish himself as at least the QB2 he bounces. That's just what transfers do to a team. Would have liked to see Ty and Butters dueling it out for QB1 spot in the fall but that's looking much less likely now...

He did just publicly give all his teammates Bose Headphones. Maybe the coaches got some too... 🤔

Justin Flowe completes a full season!

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article256465056.html I'm thinking that it may be a while before the ship is righted down in South Florida. But this is what you get when you lean out too far over your skis. Manny Diaz is probably kicked back in Clearwater, drinking Mojitos and laughing at this.

What if this is Joe's interview for the job? What if he took the Akron gig out of frustration of the Cristobal micromanagement regime. AND it also wasn't a done deal that Cristobal was bouncing the Sunday after the Pac-12 Championship game. I believe they were still playing Monopoly with Miami at that time. Perhaps with the job open and no obvious candidate he may be given the shot to call the offense his way. McClendon is the interim HC sure, but that likely won't matter if Joe is calling the offense.

That's where having our own private El Dorado for them to throw money at hiring the best supporting cast around the HC comes in handy. He can learn from people more experienced and hopefully grow and adapt into his own legacy.

I see the current coaching landscape for Oregon as a bit of a Catch 22 situation with regard to the right coaching choice. The reality is that the Ducks are built to win NOW. With the right coach in the right system, we are playoff contenders next season. That being said, the most likely hire of a coach capable of taking the team to those heights will not be from within the organization OR a Duck Lifer. If Mullens and PK pony up the money we will get Lane Kiffin and he will hire a great staff (The Right Coach for Right Now). He has the chops to coach our Redshirt Freshman QB into a Heisman caliber player and our receivers will become monsters. The downside is the same that you got with Mario Cristobal, Slick, and even Chip Kelly. Eventually he will see greener pastures elsewhere (3 to 4 years) as they did. Eventually another team will drive their Brinks Truck into town and leave with him. The other side of this coin brings you to a guy like Justin Wilcox (The Right Coach for The Future of The Program). Let's look at a hypothetical situation where Oregon is the team in rebuild mode instead of the Beavs. Oregon isn't a team built to win NOW. What they arguably need is a coach who views Duck Football as the dream job that you couldn't pry him away from. A coach that is ideally an alum and has proven experience on the west coast. This is a guy who PK and the boosters can throw their money and resources behind to hire a staff that can focus on recruiting players that fit the program yet also have the chops to coach these guys up into quality talent. As they get better and consistently win more and more, the recruits start becoming bigger and more talented. Now these coaches can start selling the program rather than simply finding the right match. Kids will want to fit into the system. (If this is starting to sound familiar it's because another Oregon school is currently operating this way). The downside here is that a fanbase, team, and organization need to have the patience required to allow this to come to fruition. I am not optimistic we as fans have the patience for the Justin Wilcox type hire. He is the coach Oregon Football needs, not the coach Oregon Football wants.

I say with BMac as head coach they should throw some packages in there with Ty and Ashford at the same time. If they get rolling on offense and can develop some tempo, Ty could hit Ashford with a quick pass or reverse. He could use his speed to take the ball up field if available or pass it if that opens up. Might as well put everything on the table and let these kids have some fun to end the season!

AGREED. As shameful as AB's passing game was, he should have had a much better pocket to work out of. His legs saved him hand's down. Utah's front 7 cut through the OL like a hot knife through butter. I believe the sack count could and would have been much higher with Ty or Butters behind center. The OL gave very little time for Brown to go through his progressions. May have played a factor into his consistent over-throws...

Kiffin Would love to see what an offseason with him and Ty Thompson would turn into come September.

Just saying. This team is playing like it knows MC is leaving. There was never a single season under Chip Kelly where Oregon failed to atleast have a fighting chance in any game. So if Mario is gone by the end of the weekend and Chip is near the end of his contract, who could Oregon honestly do better by going after than the guy who knows how to coach an Oregon team to score more points than current passing yards tonight? His buyout is low and his contract would be less than the 7 ish million they are trying to put up to keep Cristobal in town. He would keep the top level receiver talent from transferring and give Ty Thompson the best chance at immediate success against a brutal Out of Conference schedule right out of the gates next season.

The smoke surrounding Cristobal to Miami is slowly turning to fire. At least that is what the media in South Florida wants the rest of the country to think. This is the second article, in addition to the Miami Herald that seems to think he is likely headed back to Miami after tonight. Let's hope his mind is on this game and the one after it in January (think roses)!

Dan Radakovich as AD (from Clemson) at Miami says more to me that staff is looking for someone with east coast ties/east coast recruiting. This could mean Lane Kiffin is the more likely candidate at this point. But lets see how tonight plays out!

Looks like he's waiting to formally announce until after the Pac-12 Championship. Hopefully that doesn't mean he's bolting after the game and leaving Mastro to call plays in the Rose Bowl. I mean, it's not exactly like there are big fish he is needing to go after at Akron in terms of recruiting. My bet is he does the right thing and coaches the bowl game.

I think this gives Cristobal more motivation to push his recruiting into SoCal even harder. But here's something to think about. He is already more successful than any other coach from Oregon at recruiting east of the Mississippi. He knows this What is also east of the Mississippi? An open LSU job and most likely Miami job; and now Oklahoma (not east of the river but east of here). Pulling SEC level talent out of the SEC is an incredibly difficult task even on the east coast. Cristobal knows this. Would it be enough to make him start practicing "Geaux Tigahhs" in the mirror?

If Rattler is willing to come to Oregon I'm totally fine with it. As long as the conversation that is had with him is that the position is an open battle. Let iron sharpen iron. There will clearly be attrition at the position with Ty, Butters, Ashford, and Tanner Bailey all on the roster next year; but whoever rises out of that slugfest will be an absolute force to be reckoned with.

If Jonathan Smith leaves its not for a Pac-12 job. I see him getting a raise and extension. If not, I could see him taking over a big time Big 10 school (Michigan State, Penn State may both have vacancies). I could also see the League coming after him as a well paid OC in the near future.

I have a pup co-worker in my office who totally believes that Washington will win. He also believes that the "dawgs" recruit better quality players on both sides of the ball. When asked why he believes this, despite the obvious signs, he brings up the Stanford game from last weekend. When asked what made him believe that prior to last week's game; he states that it is just obvious. Fusky fans seriously have nothing of substance to brag about this season yet will look you dead in the face and tell you their team in better. This is supposed to be the school that is better academically? Clearly the fanbase is unaware of this. *Side Note* He also refuses to place a small wager on this weekend's game, yet wants the entire office to bet money against him and his Arizona Cardinals every Sunday.

Ah-ha when the ol' academic stats have to come out midseason instead of the on-field stats, you know your team is in trouble. Maybe they can spend next Saturday calculating Oregon's CFP chances after moving to 8-1.

This is the year the War On The Willamette (I sure hope this is the new name) actually has far reaching implications. The Beavs have the best rushing attack in the conference. Both teams are tied for 1st in the north. Anthony Brown has to play better than he did against UCLA (zero interceptions); and the defense has to find a way to stop an elite run by committee offense. Knock on wood, but this game has the makings of a classic shoot out. The D line will need to be as stiff as ever. The secondary will have their hands full if Chance Nolan decides to be accurate. This is a game that decides who goes to the Alamo Bowl.

Oregon 48-20 4 3 359 AB passes for 209 yards and sits midway through the 3rd quarter. Ty takes over and throws for about 150 and a pair of TDs. He would throw and score more but the ball stays on the ground for the last half of the 4th quarter (Classic Cristobal Clock run).

Travis Dye would be carted off the field by the 3rd quarter if this was the 2019 pistol plunge offense. Plus it is finally an inescapable fact to Cristobal that Oregon operates best stretching the field despite his attempt to shove all 11 men into a phone booth.