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The NCAA will move at their usual glacial pace so this should be resolved by 2048. It took them 4 years to figure out the Willy Lyles thing and this is way more complicated so resolution in 23 years seems reasonable.

There may have been a tell on this yesterday at the tOSU celebration. Day called out the current safeties coach Matt Guerrieri (sp) as 'one of the brightest young minds in college foitball'. Guessing he would not bring in Hampton as it might cost him Guerrieri. Ryan Day Names One of the 'Brightest Minds' in College Football at National Championship Celebration - Athlon Sports

And if Chip jumps to the NFL Day might promote Hartline since he seems well respected and has surfaced as an HC candidate a few times. If Day was not willing to.fire Johnson to placate Knowles then you have to wonder if Day promotes him to DC. Just random thoughts, nothing else.

I can't access the article because it's behind a pay wall but Hampton's name has surfaced

Word is he is not well liked at all by coaching industry peers -FWIW

Hmmm- before Tosh I would wonder about Chris Hampton.

Other credible sources (Thamel and Bryan Fischer) reporting he is gone.

Has there been anything official on Whittington and Savage?

Supposedly Knowles is locked in BUT there are rumors Chip is interested in the OC job at Tampa Bay. Remember Chips first daliances with the NFL was with Tampa Bay

Honest question, who cares?

Yes and a number of them were at the Rose Bowl clad in green and yellow. The pitchfork crowd was present and accounted for unfortunately in Jan. 1

Fair and reasonable assessment. The upside is the issue with longer DBs is being addressed. Hopefully the guys waiting in the wings are ready to go and having Jalil Florence back next year should help. Bellotti’s point about Dan having the framework in place is a good one.

That was a line for sure that made him feel good but does not diminish his abysmal performance against Michigan.

Adding a thought here about the rumors that were rife in December of 2021 about Chip returning, they were out their for sure but the bigger issue is MANY donors (not just the big ones) still connect Chip with the Willy Lyles episode and I honestly think there was way too much baggage with Chip. Not only was there the Lyles thing but there were other big team discipline problems and the fact that inside the HDC Chip was viewed as extremely difficult to work with.

Don’t disagree in theory but this situation is clearly different. Also can’t forget that Carlos Locklyn is part of the coaching staff for tOSU. Something clearly happened with him at UO cause he left big mad. I know he asked for a significant pay increase at one point. Also , and not to hijack this thread but it was interesting that none of the RBs that he recruited to Oregon left with him. Not saying they didn’t like him but no one followed him.