It’s Lanning
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PasadenaHuskyFan
New Fish
always has been. Jimmy Lake 2.0
So if he's successful, he'll be the 3rd coach in a row to head to a big boy school in a couple years
If he's unsuccessful, Phil will tantrum and force them to fire him in a couple years
Either way, it'll be interesting in a couple years
If he's unsuccessful, Phil will tantrum and force them to fire him in a couple years
Either way, it'll be interesting in a couple years
Honestly better shot at a successful hire than Wilcucks or Chip imo.
GrundleStiltzkin
New Fish
I think it’s a pretty good hire.
They’re going the route our? Huskies have been down quite a bit: hire someone who knows how it’s done at an elite level (ie worked for a great coach) and has demonstrated elite potential as a coordinator. Then basically see if he can replicate it. Sometimes it works (Kirby smart), sometimes it’s a dud (sark/Jeremy Pruitt).
He also fits well with Oregon’s culture and what mario emphasized. Young, energetic, lives for recruiting, etc. For better or worse, it will be a celebrated hire in the media because he’s leaving the all-mighty SEC.
Obviously, he’s never had to do it on his own. And no basically no ties to the west coast.
So let’s hope his staff ends up being mediocre and he can’t handle the bright lights.
But I don’t think it’s some obviously bad hire a la Wilcox.
They’re going the route our? Huskies have been down quite a bit: hire someone who knows how it’s done at an elite level (ie worked for a great coach) and has demonstrated elite potential as a coordinator. Then basically see if he can replicate it. Sometimes it works (Kirby smart), sometimes it’s a dud (sark/Jeremy Pruitt).
He also fits well with Oregon’s culture and what mario emphasized. Young, energetic, lives for recruiting, etc. For better or worse, it will be a celebrated hire in the media because he’s leaving the all-mighty SEC.
Obviously, he’s never had to do it on his own. And no basically no ties to the west coast.
So let’s hope his staff ends up being mediocre and he can’t handle the bright lights.
But I don’t think it’s some obviously bad hire a la Wilcox.
whatshouldicareabout
Active poster
Disagree.
This is Phil Knight's only way to buy a championship for Oregon; that the contracted head coach wins it while being a coordinator at another school.
BennyBeaver
New Fish
Great board selection as always.
CallMeBigErn
New Fish
Tequilla
Active poster
It's really clear that there's a type with Oregon in what they look for:
SEC experience, recruiting emphasis, high energy etc.
One of the challenges with this approach of course though is that while it has a chance to differentiate in recruiting against the SEC (similar approach, outside of the South) and the P12 (most of the conference is so far behind the curve) ... big picture is it really differentiating against the nation's elite? It's effectively pitching yourself as inferior to the SEC and eventually leads to coaches leaving to what they perceive as amore direct path to success
It's going to be interesting ... Georgia's obviously built a good program but they are a bit of a fraud until they prove otherwise
SEC experience, recruiting emphasis, high energy etc.
One of the challenges with this approach of course though is that while it has a chance to differentiate in recruiting against the SEC (similar approach, outside of the South) and the P12 (most of the conference is so far behind the curve) ... big picture is it really differentiating against the nation's elite? It's effectively pitching yourself as inferior to the SEC and eventually leads to coaches leaving to what they perceive as amore direct path to success
It's going to be interesting ... Georgia's obviously built a good program but they are a bit of a fraud until they prove otherwise
GrundleStiltzkin
New Fish
https://twitter.com/jacenmiller/status/1469797636760739840
Ackhully, Dec. 31 is a week after Christmas.
Ackhully, Dec. 31 is a week after Christmas.