Duckman60

Difference perspective...Are you in it for the money or experience? I am far from rich (tier 2 PERs) and I would think about doing it for the experience and maybe not even charge them. You would have to do some research, maybe contact OSU about the offer and they might set you up with some good people. It's only a couple days and you might meet some great people who would reciprocate. You also might want to create a liability contract with them to protect yourself. I know many people will think this is stupid, the lawyers in the group will tell you about all the potential issues. Just my 2 cents...

Very good piece! While reading it, a thought occurred to me-Maybe to much talent? You mentioned 10 names that left and played well, not all of them would have played much if they all had stayed. I am on the fence about Graves...but I am not on the fence about Campbell. I think he could be great at Oregon. How much loyalty do you show a coach (Graves) who brought so much success to Oregon? Give him another year? Could we pry Campbell away from TCU? The way the team finished was very disappointing and is it a sign of a big issue that us outsiders cannot see? Would a great coach let his team quit the way they did? If Mullens was going to make a move you would think he would have done it by now. That's my 2-cents and you might have over paid me!

I think they need to go in a different direction...Mark Campbell. He is connected to Oregon's best teams and done a good job at TCU till injuries devastated the team. Sabrina said he was the reason she came to Oregon to begin with.

At least DeBoer hasn't spent hours in a strip club like the last Washingtonian hired by Alabama to coach!

The ultimate "Participation Trophy"!

The only thing better would be a recording of this conversation "Hey Dan, its Greg Byrne from Alabama. We would love to fly you out and talk about our opening for head football coach." "Hey Greg, thanks for the call I really appreciate it. But to be honest I am where I want to be, I made a promise and I am keeping it!"

I don’t think it’s a fine line…very thick line of offensive ineptitude

Didn’t Tony Hargain have to play quarterback years ago for Oregon? He was better than this kid, barely and he was a receiver.

No, the 2nd example is not a reach. Its an example of solving 1 issue at a time and not getting overwhelmed with the big picture. No again, Nick Saban would not have done this....he has one person on his staff who only job is to fix shoes! He is that organized!

I was watching a game a few weeks ago and it hit me where Chip should coach at; one of the academy’s. Totally different type of recruiting, disciplined players and can install his unique offense. i think he could do well there.

It’s from a funny commercial. The head coach benches a kid but gives him chips & avocados and the player is fine with it.

Thanks for that information, I want to state up front that I hope I am dead wrong about this. Looking at the list, Oregon and Notre Dame are the only schools that fan population is much higher then their state population. This would mean that many of these fans are not local which could imply they are not as connected to the team as home grown fans. In Notre Dames case they have an advantage because of their religious affiliation which could create a more loyal base. I would bet that most of the non local fans are really only football fans of Oregon not Oregon Duck fans like everyone on this board. Many of the non local fans fell in love with Chip Kelly's offense and cool Uniforms. I am concerned that these types of fan might be fickle and jump off the band wagon a lost faster then most of the fans from the other schools on this list. But like I stated before, I hope Fishduck is correct and I am shown in the future to be a total idiot! Go Ducks!

I wonder how this forum will look in 10 years when the "Football Powers that Be" want a 16 team super conference? If is all based on revenue.... They look and see that Oregon is not in the top 20 markets in the country and they have this little 54,000 seat stadium. They do not have or ever will have the rabid fan base that the SEC and a number of the other top schools have. (Maybe because we have lives ) We do not pack the stadium (54,000 approx) for our cupcakes but Auburn got 87,000 for UMass. In 2022 Oregon was 19th in Revenue, we would be left out in the cold. "First they came for the Communist" "I did not speak out"..... Just food for thought

Question, can/will the players who entered the portal play in the bowl game? I believe just because you entered it does not force you to leave.

Hopefully the team is to focused on preparation to even see this.