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The guy next to Dan in the Oregon jacket is Alique Terry, OL coach.

And Dan was at the men's game on Saturday night.

Wonder if Nikko Reed is considering his options. He came to Oregon because of Martin.

Word is Iowa is a likely landing spot.

And the elephant in the room is the NCAA. Jim knows they're on his heels big time.

Updates:

I picked up on this as well regarding no mention of DM by Jabbar. This may have been in the works for awhile. Just speculating

Was wondering the same thing. Dan is not shy about making a move if it's for the greater good.

Is Martin leaving? EDIT- just saw the post with the link to the article.

If Harbaugh goes, and I think he does, I agree they will promote Moore.

Spot on. The way this works is via the agent. It was known in coaching circles early in the fall that this might be Saban's last ride. Saban's agent is Jimmy Sexton. Dan's agent is Jimmy Sexton. Dan's interest was checked early on and he said 'no thanks'. No AD EVER shows his hand by saying who was contacted. It's done via the agent who then shares his Intel with the AD. Oh and Sexton also represents Sark, Kiffin, and DeBoer. It doesn't matter if Dan was officially offered. He shut it down via his agent early on.

My favorite coach as well.

Saw on Twitter he has had 18 jobs in 24 years. If the Florida job opens he's gone.

Not so sure. Media accounts of his meeting with the players are pretty brutal. He basically walked in, said he was leaving and walked out. Word is the players were 'beyond angry'.

Last report was he restructured his contract and was staying at UA.

It was not a secret in coaching circles that this was probably Nick's last ride. Other interesting factiod, Saban, Norvell,Lanning and DeBoer and Sark all have the same agent, Jimmy Sexton. Guessing when they talked it was about more than the local weather.

This is exactly what I see him doing. He is a Florida guy and that job could very well open next year.

Wow- they are really reaching. But then again maybe, just maybe Wilcox is the guy to lead them into the Big.

I would give anything to hear Softy crying on the air. Pure gold!

Kamerman won't be getting press credentials from UO anytime soon.

Where did you read those reports?

Could not agree more about the defense. Dan knew when he took the job rebuilding the defense was priority 1. He continues to address it via the portal and recruiting. They were so much better coached than under the previous regime.

I hope Dan did not make a home visit unless he did so on Sunday. The dead period for recruiting is 1/5-7. There is an exception for transfers so if he did visit it would have had to have been on Sunday which is plausible. Just hoping this is the case.

Not to hijack this excellent thread because these responses are fantastic and show the depth and breadth of the knowledge on this board along with the well thought out responses but..... I was thinking last night as I watched the neighbors from the north incur that beating, Dan has pretty much revamped the roster 100% now. I know Hutson was a Cristobal guy as was Pat Herbert (clearly other factors there) but are there any MC guys still left? I'm not including the guys like JPJ and Franklin who declared for the draft either. Who am I forgetting?

Very good and thought provoking article. Certainly there are positives that all of those coaches brought to the table with the exception of Taggart. Yes, I know he helped change the face of recruiting to Oregon and Cristobal further (and to his credit) enhanced it. Chip was an enigma. We loved what he did on the field and in some moments he displayed a wicked sense of humor, but he was just not someone who seemed invested from the very beginning. Not much more to say about MH. Just not the right guy. Not going to ruminate on Mario because we have filleted that topic many ways here. That brings us to Dan and what makes him different. I remember the day Dan was hired, he was genuinely overjoyed at getting the job AND he stayed on at Georgia to finish what he started there. He chose not to leave them in a bind as they were prepping for a national championship. I also remember his introductory presser when he thanked his wife and kids with real and genuine heartfelt emotion in his voice. He also profusely thanked all those who had given him an opportunity previously. The 'thank yous' did not come across as perfunctory. All of that struck a chord with me. You are at this point probably asking yourself what is the point of this diatribe. Well, in my line of work there is one thing that I learned early on and it has served me well, you have to build and cultivate relationships because that's what matters most. You can be the best sales person, best lawyer, doctor, plumber etc. but what really matters are the relationships you build with people and that is what I think makes Dan different. Mario and Chip had little interest in relationships although they talked a good game. Helfrich tried but just did not have the right DNA. Not a slam at MH. Some people just don't but they are still often times successful. The net here is in my mind a simple one, Dan doesn't have to be the smartest man in the room, he is not arrogant and the absolute most important thing that makes Dan different (in a very good way) IMO is a simple premise, Dan is comfortable in his own skin. I think he has what it takes to take our OBD to new heights.