The Kamikaze Kid

At least he knew how to utilize Herbert.

This is usually what he says right before they start getting better.

If they're saying no to Kiffin, I hope it's because they've got a bigger fish on the line.

That's a lot of doe to pay to lead Duke by six heading into the 4th qtr.

I hear Mario left a note on the coaches desk that said to start AB.

I mean if we're actually thinking about Kiffin, we might as well go all the way with Prime Time!

The down side of Kiffin is he'd only be here a couple years. The good side of Kiffin is he'd only be here a couple years.

A somewhat disappointing list but I guess I'd take a hopefully matured Kiffin out of the four. I highly doubt he would have stuck with AB through hell and high water over our star studded youngsters. Still holding out four an upper level SEC coordinator myself.

A big step up yes but half the folks on this forum would be thrilled if an offensive coordinator from New Hampshire with no prior head coaching experience returned.

Deion Sanders was Just named SWAC coach of the year after going 11-1 and 8-0 in conference. The average scores for Jackson ST were 29-13. Can you imagine UO recruiting in LA with Prime Time walking into a 5 start kids living room?

If all this is true then I would also suspect that team PK has given the UO a list of replacement candidates Friday evening. Things may start moving at warp speed on Monday.

Wow indeed. That pulled offer will show somebody out there that the UO IS a destination school and Uncle Phil ain't playing around.

Mario's silence is his statement. If your lady asks you if it's going to be her or the other woman and you pause to think, it's already over. Pretty much the same thing going on here. I say pull the offer and move on with some dignity. Maybe offer a top D coach from the SEC (Georgia, Alabama), let him bring along a position coach to run his system then giving the him $$$ to shower on the top offensive brain available. That $9,000,000 from Miami could go along way stocking up on top notch assistants. We shouldn't be acting like it's Mario or bust.

Um.... Doesn't Miami still have a coach under contract? Haven't seen anything on Diaz being fired yet.

Anyone else hear the Baylor Coach say the key to this season's success was to check their own egos, scrutinize what wasn't working process it and forge a new path forward? Almost sounded like he was talking to a certain other coach we know.

Moorhead has had to devise an offense complex enough to confuse upper level and future pro college players but simple enough for an average high school QB to run. No wonder he just ran for the door.

This game needs a laugh track.

At least it's been an impressive display of preserving red shirts.

Halftime score Utah 13 AB -10.

These are plays guys make knowing they'll never be pulled from the game.

The D wants to win this game. If the O wakes up, they will.

Outside of some amped up U fan boys, I don't see much smoke here let alone any fire. In the interview MC states that his mother was unconscious and unable to speak (sure hope she pulls through) but if she was she would have told him to get out of there and get back to work. To me, Mario doesn't seem like the kind of guy to use a family crisis as a media distraction to conceal ulterior motives. He prides himself on being a straight shooter and I don't see him breaking character now. Seems to me he is grateful for this opportunity giving to him by the UO (with the support of his players) to build the program of his dreams and is on a mission to complete the job. Also, the Miami dumpster fire will still be smoldering whenever he decides his work here is done.

I think those coveted top four spots should be exclusive to conference champions.

Does this team come out of the shoe with a win with a Freshman QB making his second start? For that matter, do they even beat Fresno State with a Freshman QB making their first start? If the Ducks start 0-2, we would be screaming for coach to bench the freshman and put in the experienced senior. At Stanford, every one of the questionable penalties near the end had to happen to even take it to overtime. That end zone pass interference on 4th down with time expired was over the top. At Utah, the Ducks killed their own drives early with bad passes to open receivers on 3rd downs. Once in a 21-0 hole, trying to score before half was the only way to try to salvage a win and we all saw what happened next. I'm pretty sure Coach brought in Brown to be a veteran back up to Shough allowing his young QBs to develop but was forced to start Brown when Shough transferred. I'd say 10-2 playing for a third straight Pac 12 Championship is pretty good for a team with a less than optimal QB.

Seems like every November and early December teams are licking their chops before playing the Ducks. Come late February or March it's more like a nervous gulp followed with panicked breathing.