Oregon State just told the entire coaching staff save the interim HC Cory Whatisname to hit the bricks by tomorrow.
This could easily be hesitation on Baldwin’s end.
He earned $650k in 2017(vs. $250@ EWU) and has two more years remaining on his Cal contract with all starters and 20/22 in the 2 deep returning. Cal’s defense is in a similar situation. The potential for Cal to breakout next season is strong. His HC stock over the next year or two should soar.
Oregon State on the other hand is a high risk move. Failure in his first head coaching stop since leaving Mosster level football could prove to be a fatal career move. Better to build some successes first.
But, if he doesn’t, he’s out of coaching. Better to wait and develop more power 5 assistant relationships and a deeper resume’. Let the new guy drain the swamp and clear the decks first.
Be the Sark, not the Ty.
Be Leach, not Wulff.
If he really needs to Beaver, do it in two years after the new guy fails.
Still no announcement tells me Baldwin said Thanks but no Thanks when it came down to announce and sign for reals. OS has had a head start on this whole process and still can't get anyone that they want to coach the team. They should be ringing Jim McIlvain's phone off the hook, but no one is talking about him. Maybe they are but they can't afford him.
Or maybe they have and He said thanks but no thanks. Now some radio idiots and columnists are talking Dennis Erickson and the Weasel again.
OS athletics are a disaster sans Baseball and Womens Hoops. It's pretty clear they are going to end up with a shit coach at this point. Hard to believe they were playing for Rosebowls a few years ago.